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Chinese-aided housing project under construction in Kabul

STORY: Chinese-aided housing project under construction in Kabul SHOOTING TIME: April 7/8, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-aided Neela Bagh Housing Project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MAWLAWI ABUL SALAM HANAFI, Afghan interim government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Administrative Affairs 3. various of the China-aided Neela Bagh Housing Project 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI PEILONG, General manger of MCC 19's Afghanistan branch STORYLINE: The China-aided Neela Bagh Housing Project officially started construction on Sunday in Afghansitan's capital of Kabul. Under the project worth 71 million U.S. dollars, China 19th Metallurgical Group Corporation Limited (MCC 19) is schedule d to construct 1,400 apartments in 56 blocks in three years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MAWLAWI ABUL SALAM HANAFI, Afghan interim government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Administrative Affairs "It will provide direct and indirect employment for almost 5,00

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Astronaut Scrubbed From Apollo 13 Dies At 87

Handout file photo dated April 11, 1970 shows astronaut Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly II, who was scheduled as a prime crew member for the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission but was replaced in the final hours when it was discovered he had been exposed to measles, watches the liftoff phase of the mission. He is seated at a console in the Mission Control Center’s (MCC) Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR). Scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, a spacecraft communicator for the mission, looks on at right. Ken Mattingly, astronaut scrubbed from apollo 13, is dead at 87. He later orbited the moon, but in 1970 he was bumped from the Apollo flight after being exposed to measles. Then, from mission control, he helped it avert disaster. Photo by Nasa via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan staffer makes big stride in China-invested project

STORY: Afghan staffer makes big stride in China-invested project DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a construction site in Kabul 2. various of the auditorium of Kabul University 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NOOR AZIZ, Interpreter of MCC 19's Afghanistan project team 4. various of a construction site in Kabul 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): NOOR AZIZ, Interpreter of MCC 19's Afghanistan project team 6. various of a construction site in Kabul 7. various of the auditorium of Kabul University 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CAO BINGSEN, Procurement manager of MCC 19's Afghanistan project team STORYLINE: Noor Aziz joined the Afghanistan project team of the China 19th Metallurgical Group Corporation Limited (MCC 19) in 2017, when the company was building the comprehensive teaching building and auditorium of Kabul University. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NOOR AZIZ, Interpreter of MCC 19's Afghanistan project team "Fortunately, I learned some Chinese language, and the company off

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AFGHANISTAN-PUL-E-ALAM-CHINESE DONATION-EID AL-ADHA

(230628) -- PUL-E-ALAM, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2023 shows foodstuff donated by MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) for the occasion of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Logar Province, Afghanistan. A crowd of needy Afghans from east Logar Province gathered at the Mosi Aynak base of the MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) on June 21 to receive a package of foodstuff supplied by the Chinese mining firm ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which falls on June 28 this year in Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans laud Chinese company for essential Eid food aid" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PUL-E-ALAM-CHINESE DONATION-EID AL-ADHA

(230628) -- PUL-E-ALAM, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Locals receive foodstuff donated by MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) for the occasion of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2023. A crowd of needy Afghans from east Logar Province gathered at the Mosi Aynak base of the MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) on June 21 to receive a package of foodstuff supplied by the Chinese mining firm ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which falls on June 28 this year in Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans laud Chinese company for essential Eid food aid" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PUL-E-ALAM-CHINESE DONATION-EID AL-ADHA

(230628) -- PUL-E-ALAM, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2023 shows foodstuff donated by MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) for the occasion of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Logar Province, Afghanistan. A crowd of needy Afghans from east Logar Province gathered at the Mosi Aynak base of the MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) on June 21 to receive a package of foodstuff supplied by the Chinese mining firm ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which falls on June 28 this year in Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans laud Chinese company for essential Eid food aid" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Chinese company distributes food to Afghan families

STORY: Chinese company distributes food to Afghan families DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the company distributing food 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI ATIQULLAH AZIZI, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): HABIBULLAH, Elder of the area STORYLINE: Chinese mining firm MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) distributed foodstuff worth 20,000 U.S. dollars to 300 families in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Wednesday. The items including rice, flour, cooking oil, tea and sugar, were distributed to families in Mohammad Agha district of the province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI ATIQULLAH AZIZI, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture "Today's program of aid distribution is an example of China's concern about the people of Afghanistan and those living around Mosi Aynak area and we are thankful for the support." SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): HABIBULLAH, Afghan citizen "I am very thankful for the supp

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Chinese firm scores top points in construction quality for high-rise project in Malaysia

STORY: Chinese firm scores top points in construction quality for high-rise project in Malaysia DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of QLASSIC score award press conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI ANWEI, Managing director of MCC Malaysia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHMAD ASRI ABDUL HAMID, Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia STORYLINE: China's state-owned enterprise, China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC Group), scored top points in construction quality for a high-rise project in Malaysia on Wednesday. Its development of the Face 2 Platinum Victory Suites received a rating of 89 percent in the Quality Assessment System in Construction (QLASSIC). It is the highest-ever score achieved under the high-rise residential category since the introduction of the system in 2007. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI ANWEI, Managing director of MCC Malaysia "For this QLASSIC assessment, we have been tested for more than 600 materials and they pi

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Chinese firm donates aid to Afghan quake victims

STORY: Chinese firm donates aid to Afghan quake victims DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony of earthquake relief in Kabul STORYLINE: A handover ceremony of earthquake relief donated by a Chinese firm was held on Thursday in the Afghan capital Kabul. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu, Sheikh Shahabuddin Delawar, acting minister of mines and petroleum of Afghanistan's Taliban-led caretaker government and Mawlawi Sharafuddin Muslim, deputy minister of state for disaster management and humanitarian affairs, attended the ceremony. At the ceremony, Wang said the Chinese government immediately announced emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, and the MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) has also donated materials to help Afghan disaster victims since the earthquake occured. Wang said as a good neighbor, brother and partner, China attached great importance to the difficulties of Afghanistan and

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Yves Le Drian welcomes French Prime Minister Jean Castex for a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex arrives for a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Yves Le Drian welcomes French Prime Minister Jean Castex for a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Franck Riester arrives to welcome the prime minister during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

France Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives to welcome the prime minister during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Prime Minister Jean Castex next to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian as he delivers a speech during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Jean Castex speech to european abassadors - Paris

French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Franck Riester, French Minister of State for Tourism, French Nationals Abroad and Francophonie, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Baptiste Lemoyne arrives to welcome the prime minister during a meeting with ambassadors and ambassadresses at the Ministerial Conference Center (MCC) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, on August 31, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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REIGN OF FIRE (BR/US/IRE2002) Izabella Scorupco, Matthew McC

REIGN OF FIRE Izabella Scorupco, Matthew McConaughey Date: 2002