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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Enjoying beauty of nature

STORY: Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Enjoying beauty of nature SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiong'an 2. STANDUP 1 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student 3. STANDUP 2 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student 4. various of Baiyangdian STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student "Hello everyone, I'm Darina. I came to China for learning Chinese. Now I'm a student of Hebei University. I like traveling around China. So today I came to Xiong'an. Established in 2017, Xiong'an New Area is more than just a city of high-tech elements. It is also a sample of green cities in China. Today, let's see the beautiful scenery here." When people talk about China's cityscape, they usually think of skyscrapers in Beijing or Shanghai. Yet in Xiong'an, the story is totally different. Rivers, lakes, trees and grass can be seen everywhere. Blue and green spaces will account for 70 percent of t

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240401) -- BEIJING, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 29, 2024 shows the Xiong'an Railway Station in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Experiencing convenience of community life

STORY: Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Experiencing convenience of community life SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 0:06:15 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: China announced the decision to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, with the aim of developing the area into a modern city that is green, intelligent, livable and competitive by 2035. Darina Semenova visits Xiong'an to experience the convenience of community life here. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student "Hello everyone. I'm Darina from Hebei University. I came to China for learning Chinese, and of course I like to travel in China a lot. Today I came to Xiong'an New Area, the 'future city' in China. New communities in Xiong'an are designed to be convenient. People living here used to be villagers, but now they can enjoy modern urban facilities with a walk of less than 15 minutes. Now I am in Rongxi area which contains nearly 40,000 residents. Healthcare, education, enterta

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Int'l experts speak positively about rural revitalization in China

STORY: Int'l experts speak positively about rural revitalization in China SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China/Moscow/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's poverty alleviation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KLAUS SCHUSTEREDER, Visiting scholar of Boao Forum for Asia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): PAVEL KUZNETSOV, Deputy director, Institute of China and Modern Asia, Russian Academy of Sciences 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AMER TAMAM, Egyptian expert STORYLINE: China began to implement a rural revitalization strategy in 2017 to address the imbalance between urban and rural areas and between regions. In February 2021, China announced it had secured a "complete victory" in its fight against poverty. Over the past 40 years, China had lifted nearly 800 million people out of poverty, accounting for over 75 percent of global poverty reduction in the same period. China has now embarked on a new journey of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization

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European logistics company expands business thanks to China-Europe Express Rail

STORY: European logistics company expands business thanks to China-Europe Express Rail SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe Express Rail 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARTIN KOUBEK, Director of Silk Road and CIS division of Metrans 3. various of China-Europe Express Rail STORYLINE: Metrans, a major player in seaport container traffic in Europe, has expanded its rail services linking the growing markets of Asia and Europe, thanks to rapid cargo transport connections from the China-Europe Express Rail project. The China-Europe Express Rail allows cargo to be delivered from China to Europe within 14 days, a fast transportation solution costing only slightly more than sea freight, but significantly lower than air freight. SOUNDBITE (English): MARTIN KOUBEK, Director of Silk Road and CIS division of Metrans "We have started with the Chinese trains in 2017. The first train was from Zhengzhou to Hamburg, whi

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Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Visiting “City of the Future”

STORY: Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Visiting “City of the Future” SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:37 LOCATION: Xiong'an, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST various of Xiong'an STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE(English) DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian Student Hello everyone! I'm Darina, I came from Russia. (I'm) in China for learning Chinese. And now I'm a student of Hebei University. I really like to travel around China. And today I came to the modern city Xiong'an. It was established in 2017 and for many years it had been simply traditional countryside. But today, it is one of the most modern cities in China. Let's have a look. On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area, about 100 km southwest of Beijing The new area is designed to take over Beijing's functions nonessential to its role as the national capital Can you imagine that? The bus I'm waiting for is automatically driving. Oh, it's coming. Let's try it. VO Half size of a traditional bus, this mini-v

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Huawei holds awarding ceremony for ICT regional competition in Lebanon

STORY: Huawei holds awarding ceremony for ICT regional competition in Lebanon SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JONNY CORM, Lebanese Telecommunications Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD CHARARA, Huawei's employee in Lebanon 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MICHELLE HADDAD, Winner of Huawei competition STORYLINE: China's tech giant Huawei on Thursday held in Lebanon an awarding ceremony for the country's participants who won the Huawei ICT Regional Competition. According to a statement released by Huawei, the seventh edition of Huawei's ICT (information and communications technology) talent development initiative saw the highest level of participation since the competition was launched in 2017, attracting more than 27,500 students from more than 600 universities in 21 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia. The main objectives of the ICT Competiti

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African entrepreneurs eye opportunities in China's Xiong'an New Area

STORY: African entrepreneurs eye opportunities in China's Xiong'an New Area SHOOTING DATE: March 25, 2024 DATELINE: Mar. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GODSWORD GEORGE CHINEMEREM, Nigerian entrepreneur 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMUEL NWOKOCHA, Student from Shenyang University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GODSWORD GEORGE CHINEMEREM, Nigerian entrepreneur 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SAMUEL NWOKOCHA, Student from Shenyang University 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur STORYLINE: Attracted by opportunities, two young entrepreneurs and one university student from African countries have eyed their future in Xiong'an New Area. Two of them are among the first foreigners to register companies here. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New

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China's rail-sea intermodal trains complete 2,000 trips in 2024

STORY: China's rail-sea intermodal trains complete 2,000 trips in 2024 SHOOTING DATE: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the intermodal trains and ports STORYLINE: China's rail-sea intermodal trains have completed 2,000 trips along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor since the beginning of 2024, achieving the first-quarter target ahead of schedule. On Sunday morning, a cargo train loaded with 108 containers departed from Qinzhou railway container center station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, heading for Sichuan Province. This marked the 2,000th trip this year, representing a 16.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. The rail-sea intermodal service has expanded to cover 71 cities in 18 p

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240303) -- BEIJING, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a vessel leaving the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a vessel approaching the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows trucks transporting containers at a railway container terminal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a railway container terminal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a train loaded with containers departing from a railway container terminal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows vessels docking for unloading at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows the container storage area at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a vessel leaving the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a railway container terminal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated March 10, 2017 shows a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Fo

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the Rongdong area on March 24, 2023 (up) and the construction site of it on Aug. 11, 2020 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the business service center on March 31, 2023 (up) and the construction site of it on Aug. 13, 2020 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the Rongxi area on March 31, 2023 (up) and the construction site of it on July 3, 2021 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the Rongdong area on March 24, 2023 (up) and the construction site of it on Nov. 6, 2020 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the Xiong'an Railway Station on March 23, 2023 (up) and the construction site of it on Aug. 29, 2019 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of a forest on March 30, 2023 (up) and on Jan. 17, 2019 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of Xiong'an citizen service center on March 31, 2023 (up) and the construction site of it on March 21, 2018 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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Changes in China's Yellow River in eyes of "river chief"

STORY: Changes in China's Yellow River in eyes of "river chief" DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: QINGTONGXIA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GUI TAO, River chief in Chentan Village, Ningxia STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GUI TAO, River chief in Chentan Village, Ningxia "I'm a river chief in Chentan Village in Qingtongxia City, in Ningxia. I was raised up near the Yellow River. My home is no more than 500 meters away from the river, which flows through my hometown and feeds the people there. The river chief at the village level should patrol the river 16 times per month since 2017. I fly a drone when patrolling the river. The drone can take clearer pictures as it flies higher. Now we use an app specially designed for river chiefs. It's so convenient. I can upload problems immediately. Thanks to efforts to protect the upper reaches and the whole Yellow River in recent years, the water has turned clearer, and we can barely see any floating objects. Besides

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China's rail-sea intermodal trains make 25,000 trips on trade corridor

STORY: China's rail-sea intermodal trains make 25,000 trips on trade corridor DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cargo train 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU WEI, Staff of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Int'l Combined Transport Development Co., Ltd. 3. various of port STORYLINE: China's rail-sea intermodal trains have made 25,000 trips along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. A cargo train carrying 74 containers of imported goods departed from the Qinzhou port station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday. It's the 25,000th rail-sea intermodal train to travel along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU WEI, Staff of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Int'l Combined Transport Development Co., Ltd. "The number of train trips the rail-sea intermodal service of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has made surged from 178 in 2017 to 8,820 in 2022, a 49-time increase. It maintains an

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China-aided project improves water supply in Cameroonian city

STORY: China-aided project improves water supply in Cameroonian city DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village and the water supply project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): LAURENCE WANDJI, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CARINE NEM, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): PAUL DJIENTCHEU LEUDJEU, West regional manager, Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER) STORYLINE: In the Cameroonian city of Bafoussam, a China-aided water plant has been providing local residents with clean drinking water. The Bafoussam water plant, built by Chinese construction enterprise CGCOC Group, was completed in 2017 and put into use soon after. The plant has a daily capacity of 10,000 cubic meters of water. After water is pumped from a local river, it is processed at the plant and sent to thousands of local homes. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): LAURENCE WANDJI, Local resident "This is more convenient because in the past, we had to fetch water a few kilo

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Trump suggests he will be arrested next week

STORY: Trump suggests he will be arrested next week DATELINE: March 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. webpage of Trump's Truth Social post 2. various of Trump at the White House (file footage) STORYLINE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that he will be arrested next week. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, wrote that "illegal leaks" from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office indicate that he "will be arrested on Tuesday of next week." "Take our nation back," Trump added, issuing a call for his supporters to protest. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is reportedly investigating whether Trump falsified business records in connection with an alleged hush-money payment made to an adult film star during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump's lawyer has said he has no plans to participate in the probe, and the Republican, who served as U.S. president from January 2017 to January 2021, has denounced the investigation as

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Prince Hitachi

File photo taken on May 29, 2017, shows Prince Hitachi, the uncle of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. The prince was hospitalized on March 1, 2023, for fever, the Imperial Household Agency said.

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Female workers in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Female workers eat dinner while sitting on stools set up outside a restaurant in Hanoi on March 1, 2017.

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PM Abe at upper house budget committee

TOKYO, Japan, March 24 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the upper house budget committee in Tokyo on March 24, 2017, a day after the head of a nationalist Osaka school operator at the center of a growing political scandal testified in parliament that Abe donated 1 million yen to his organization.

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Baseball: U.S. beats Japan to reach WBC final

LOS ANGELES, United States, March 21 Kyodo - Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga (L) reacts after giving up the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of a 2-1 loss to the United States in their World Baseball Classic semifinal at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 21, 2017.

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Japan beat Australia 4-1 in WBC

TOKYO, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - Players of the Japanese team celebrate after beating Australia 4-1 in a World Baseball Classic Pool B match at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2017, following their 11-6 win over Cuba the previous day.

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Japan beat China in WBC

TOKYO, Japan, March 10 Kyodo - Japan team players celebrate on March 10, 2017, after beating China 7-1 in a World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Tokyo Dome.

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School involved in controversial land deal approached LDP lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan, March 2 Kyodo - During a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on March 1, 2017, ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshitada Konoike admits that he met the administrator of a school operator at the center of a controversial land deal, while denying he played any role in lobbying the Finance Ministry on behalf of the operator over the deal.

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Watabe wins silver in LH individual Gundersen at worlds

LAHTI, Finland, March 2 Kyodo - Japan's Akito Watabe (C) races in the large hill individual Gundersen 10-kilometer competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland, on March 1, 2017, to earn silver. It was the first time in 18 years a Japanese won an individual medal at the Nordic ski worlds.

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Local residents, reporters observe live-fire training

OITA, Japan, March 2 Kyodo - U.S. Marines allow local residents and reporters to observe live-fire training on March 1, 2017, at an exercise area in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita. The event was held to reassure locals about the safety of the drills, which some locals have expressed disquiet about.

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 31, 2022 shows the Xiong'an Railway Station in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the business service center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 31, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)