7th Silk Road Int'l Exposition opened in China's Xi'an

STORY: 7th Silk Road Int'l Exposition opened in China's Xi'an SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN KANG, Exhibitor 3. various of the expo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Staff member, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Xi'an office 5. various of the expo STORYLINE: The 7th Silk Road International Exposition opened Thursday in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Guests from over 50 countries and regions gathered at the expo to share new opportunities for international cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN KANG, Exhibitor "We came to the Silk Road International Expo mainly to promote Azerbaijan's agricultural products, such as pomegranate juice, pomegranate wine, red wine, other imported wines, tea, candy, and snacks. This is our first time participating in the expo. This batch of products was shipped to China by sea. In the future, we will take the Chi

S. Korean businessman eyes growing opportunities in China

STORY: S. Korean businessman eyes growing opportunities in China DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trade between China and South Korea 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SEONGMOO HEO, Director General of KOTRA Harbin KBC STORYLINE: A South Korean businessman told Xinhua that he eyes growing opportunities in China and expects closer trade relations between the two countries. Seongmoo Heo is the director general of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Harbin KBC. He has been engaged in promoting economic and trade exchanges between China and South Korea for 15 years. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SEONGMOO HEO, Director General of KOTRA Harbin KBC "My name is Seongmoo Heo. I work at the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Harbin KBC. Our work focuses on two parts. First, we introduce South Korean daily commodities to consumers in Heilongjiang Province and other parts of China and to Chinese importers and department stores. Secon

China-ASEAN Expo sets up exhibition area for boutique products from ASEAN, RCEP countries

STORY: China-ASEAN Expo sets up exhibition area for boutique products from ASEAN, RCEP countries DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG SHAOGANG, Vice president of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KIM JOOCHEOL, Director general of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Guangzhou office STORYLINE: The 19th China-ASEAN Expo, which is being held in south China's Nanning City, sets up a special exhibition area for boutique products from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries. The four-day expo is themed with "Sharing RCEP New Opportunities, Building a Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area," as this year marks the first year of implementation of the RCEP free trade agreement. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG SHAOGANG, Vice president of China Council for the

RCEP injects new impetus to regional trade: S. Korean businessperson

STORY: RCEP injects new impetus to regional trade: S. Korean businessperson DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of ports, ships, cargoSOUNDBITE (Korean): KIM SAMSOO, Director-general of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Dalian office STORYLINE: A South Korean businessperson working in China says the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is injecting new impetus to regional trade. SOUNDBITE (Korean): KIM SAMSOO, Director-general of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Dalian office "The RCEP agreement not only promotes trade exchanges, but also enhances investment. Why? Because many countries have signed the RCEP agreement. So if South Korean companies invest in Dalian, they can import raw materials from RCEP countries and then export their products to other RCEP countries. In this way, international trade and investment will become active. Recently, an international business distr