(SP)CHINA-JINHUA-ASIAN GAMES-SEPAKTAKRAW (CN)

(SP)CHINA-JINHUA-ASIAN GAMES-SEPAKTAKRAW (CN)

(231007) -- JINHUA, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sittipong Khamchan (2nd L) and Pichet Pansan (3rd L) of Thailand block the net during the Men's Regu Gold Medal Match of Sepaktakraw between Thailand and Malaysia at the 19th Asian Games in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea

STORY: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:08:07 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tea garden 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Laos): JOY KEODUANGTA, employee of 36 Manor plantation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Laos): XAIY BUAPHAIVAN, employee of 36 Manor plantation 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Laos): XAIY BUAPHAIVAN, employee of 36 Manor plantation 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Laos): PHIMPHONE PHANNANOUVONG, Governor of Paksong district 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Laos): BOUNYADETH THONGSAVAN, Director of Champasak industry and trade department 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Laos): KHAMCHAN PHETBUACHAN, village chief STORYLINE: A tea garden in Paksong district of Champasak province has been good news for local people, providing them with a better lifestyle than they have ever known. The plantation, which is owned by Lao Manor, a China-Laos joint venture, is one of the largest tea companies in Laos. "In recent years, local people have built many new houses by selling tea to us," said Hu Xiaofeng.

Lao village takes Chinese route to poverty alleviation

STORY: Lao village takes Chinese route to poverty alleviation DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:30 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ban Xor Village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): KHAMCHAN BOUDVINAI, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): KHAMCHAN BOUDVINAI, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): KA SIDAVONGXAY, Local resident 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Lao): KHAMCHAN BOUDVINAI, Local resident STORYLINE: In the mountains of northern Laos, life keeps getting better and better for the villagers of Ban Xor. According to Khamchan Boudvinai, the deputy village chief, everyone has a little more money to spend these days. In 2017, the Ban Xor village was chosen to pilot a China-backed poverty alleviation project. Two hours' drive north of capital Vientiane, the project was one of the first communities in Laos to benefit from China's years of hard work to end poverty at home. Khamchan Boudvinai has seen for himself how rural communities in China were transformed. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): KHAMCHAN BOUDVINAI,