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(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang presents his ID card in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 7, 2021. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of his grandchildren at home and exercise occasio

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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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Universal Beijing Resort kicks off 1st Spring Carnival

STORY: Universal Beijing Resort kicks off 1st Spring Carnival SHOOTING TIME: March 30, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Spring Carnival at the Universal Beijing Resort 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Tourist 3. various of the Spring Carnival at the Universal Beijing Resort 4. various of the Universal Beijing Resort STORYLINE: Universal Beijing Resort on Saturday kicked off its first-ever Spring Carnival featuring festive characters, parade, food, dancing, and more. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Tourist "I just danced for a while with my friends. These characters are difficult to meet if there's no meet and greet. Through this carnival, we can interact with them face to face." The carnival will last through May 26. The Universal Beijing Resort, the fifth Universal Studios theme park globally, began formal operations in September 2021. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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"There's no end of opportunity" in China: DHL Express CEO

STORY: "There's no end of opportunity" in China: DHL Express CEO SHOOTING TIME: March 7, 2024 DATELINE: March 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the DHL 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN PEARSON, Global CEO of DHL Express 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN PEARSON, Global CEO of DHL Express 4. various of the logistics 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHN PEARSON, Global CEO of DHL Express 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN PEARSON, Global CEO of DHL Express STORYLINE: German logistics giant DHL was one of the first international logistics companies to establish a presence in China. The country now plays a crucial role in the company's global strategy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN PEARSON, Global CEO of DHL Express "Like anything in China, there's no end of opportunity, there's no end of innovation. It's about which innovation fits us." DHL estimates its global market share at around 43 percent according to a 2021 survey. It has seen market share expansion thank

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U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on Colorado primary ballot

STORY: U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on Colorado primary ballot SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024, Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court (March 4, 2024) 2. various of former U.S. President Donald Trump arriving in Greer, South Carolina (Feb. 20, 2024) STORYLINE: U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that former President Donald Trump can remain on the primary ballot in Colorado, rejecting the state's disqualification and potentially setting national wide guidelines. The nine justices, three liberal and six conservative, all agreed with the ruling. By deciding that states lack the authority to remove Trump from the ballot due to his involvement in the events preceding the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, the Supreme Court delivered a significant victory to the former president, who is the frontrunner in the Republican presidential race. The U.S. Supreme Court declared that

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What to expect at "two sessions" in pivotal year

STORY: What to expect at "two sessions" in pivotal year SHOOTING TIME: February 2024 & file DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing 2. various of China STORYLINE: The upcoming annual sessions of China's top legislature and political advisory body will offer the world a window to observe the country's development and understand its policy direction for the following year. The second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open on March 5 and 4, respectively. The year 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and is a crucial year for the realization of the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025). At the "two sessions" each year, the annual economic development goals of the world's second-largest economy are

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China-built light rail project commissioned in Nigeria

STORY: China-built light rail project commissioned in Nigeria SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lagos city 2. various of Ikeja station of the Red Line rail corridor 3. various of the event 4. various of the project STORYLINE: The first phase of a China-built state-of-the-heart light rail project in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos was commissioned Thursday by President Bola Tinubu, opening a new chapter in addressing the challenges of traffic congestion and commuting delays that have long plagued the country's economic powerhouse. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in 2021, the transformative Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line project is 26.5 km long, with eight stations. Cui Jianchun, Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, said the Lagos light rail project demonstrated a people-centered initiative while calling for a stronger partnership between the two friendly nations to

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COVID-19 vaccine not responsible for sudden deaths in India: study

STORY: COVID-19 vaccine not responsible for sudden deaths in India: study SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) 3. various of COVID-19 vaccination (file) 4. various of India STORYLINE: India's top health research body, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said on Tuesday a comprehensive study showed that COVID-19 vaccination was not responsible for unexplained sudden deaths among young adults in the country. The investigation, titled "Factors associated with unexplained sudden deaths among adults aged 18-45 years in India, a multicentric matched case-control study," was conducted between October 2021 and March 2023. It referred to certain factors that may increase the risk of sudden deaths. Among the causes, history of severe COVID-19 infection, binge-drinking, use of recreational drugs or substances are responsible for deaths

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India's annual exports grow at nearly 14 pct: commerce ministry

STORY: India's annual exports grow at nearly 14 pct: commerce ministry DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of wholesale market 3. various of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) 4. various of street view STORYLINE: India's total exports, including merchandise and services, stood at 770.18 billion U.S. dollars, in fiscal 2023, up around 13.84 percent over the previous financial year (April 2021-March 2022), said official data released on Thursday. According to the data by the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, merchandise exports registered the highest figure of 447.46 billion dollars, with a 6.03 percent growth during the 2022-23 financial year (April 2022-March 2023). Services exports led the overall export growth and are projected to set a new record annual value of 322.72 billion dollars with a growth rate of 26.79 percent during the current financial year over the previous year. In an offici

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Indian gov't exempts basic customs duty on drugs for rare diseases

STORY: Indian gov't exempts basic customs duty on drugs for rare diseases DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of buildings 3. various of hospitals 4. various of medicine shops STORYLINE: The Indian government on Thursday said basic customs duty on all imported drugs and food for special medical purposes for personal use for the treatment of all rare diseases listed under the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 has been exempted. According to the federal finance ministry, an individual importer has to produce a certificate from the health department officials to avail exemption. Drugs and medicines otherwise attract basic customs duty of 10 percent, while some categories of lifesaving drugs and vaccines attract a concessional rate of 5 percent or nil. As per the official notification, the import duty waiver will come into effect from April 1. Officials said the exemption will result in substantial cost sa

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India's annual exports cross 750 bln USD: minister

STORY: India's annual exports cross 750 bln USD: minister DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of India gate 2. shots of government buildings 3. shots of the wholesale market area 4. shots of export containers STORYLINE: India's overall exports crossed an all-time high of 750 billion U.S. dollars in the current financial year 2022-23, said the Federal Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday. According to the minister, India's overall exports have grown by nearly 250 billion dollars during the past three years. "The exports have risen from 500 billion dollars in 2020-2021 to this figure in extremely challenging times," Goyal said at the annual session of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. India aims to become a self-reliant nation, and "making India self-reliant is not about closing doors but about opening them wider," he added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Facing potential eruption, DR Congo volcanic monitoring impeded by ongoing war

STORY: Facing potential eruption, DR Congo volcanic monitoring impeded by ongoing war DATELINE: March 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nyamulagira volcano, DR Congo 2. various of the Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG), DR Congo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): KASEREKA MAHINDA, Scientific director at OVG 4. various of a temporary shelter near Goma, DR Congo 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CHANCE BARAMBESHA, Victim of Nyiragongo volcano eruption in 2021 6. various of people 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): CHARLOTTE BUTERA, Displaced civilian STORYLINE: As the Nyamulagira volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been experiencing volcanic activities since Monday evening, the Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG) claims that their job is held by the ongoing war that is shaking the region. "A fiery glow was observed at the top of the Nyamulagira volcano," the volcanological observatory said in a statement last Monday, adding that current s

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Smart tech makes farming easier in China's Hubei

STORY: Smart tech makes farming easier in China's Hubei DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring plowing in central China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TAO ZHE, Farming machine operator, Wuhan Yongwang Agricultural Products Cooperative 3. various of smart machines in the fields 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU DAN, Manager of Wuhan Yongwang Agricultural Products Cooperative STORYLINE: Spring plowing started in central China's Hubei Province. Intelligent farming machines and systems are applied in the plowing process. At Wuhan Yongwang Agricultural Products Cooperative, farming machines navigated by China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System have been introduced here since 2021. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TAO ZHE, Farming machine operator, Wuhan Yongwang Agricultural Products Cooperative "We use a mobile app to control the driverless tractors so that they can finish their work automatedly in the fields, just like the remote-controlled toys

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AUKUS military pact poses major challenge to NPT: Pakistan expert

STORY: AUKUS military pact poses major challenge to NPT: Pakistan expert DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australia related footage 2. various of U.S. related footage 3. various of Britain related footage 4. SOUNDBITE (English): ADIL SULTAN, Dean of Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies of Air University, Pakistan STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert has expressed concerns over the tripartite AUKUS military pact, which was announced in 2021 and involves the United States, Britain, and Australia. Under the agreement, Washington and London will support Canberra in building nuclear-powered submarines. The expert has warned that the military pact is a geopolitical maneuver that poses a significant challenge to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). SOUNDBITE (English): ADIL SULTAN, Dean of Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies of Air University, Pakistan "AUKUS has posed a major challenge to the NPT ba

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Tanzania commends Chinese support in malaria fight

STORY: Tanzania commends Chinese support in malaria fight DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:09 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CATHERINE JOACHIM, Head of programs in Tanzania's Ministry of Health 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. PROSPER CHAKI, Chief Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUO PENG, Minister counselor of the Chinese embassy in Tanzania 5. various of Tanzania STORYLINE: Tanzanian health officials and professionals on Friday thanked China for its support in fighting malaria in the African country through a cooperative project. According to a conference on malaria control held in Dar es Salaam, a cooperative project implemented between 2015 and 2021 has seen a marked malaria burden reduction from more than 30 percent to around 3 percent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CATHERINE JOACHIM, Head of programs in Tanzania's Ministry of Health "This Chinese success story in Tanzania in the f

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Chrysanthemums blooming in tropical city in China's Hainan

STORY: Chrysanthemums blooming in tropical city in China's Hainan DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of chrysanthemums 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUAN SHIFENG, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University 3. various of chrysanthemums 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN SHIFENG, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University 5. various of chrysanthemums STORYLINE: Hundreds of thousands of chrysanthemums are in full bloom in a vast field in Sanya, a tropical city in China's Hainan Province. Chrysanthemums, which usually blossom in autumn, are mostly planted in China's northern and central regions where the temperatures suit their growth best. Since 2021, a research team has been growing certain types of the flower in Sanya, trying to build an industrial chain of chrysanthemum farming here. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUAN SHIFENG, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University "There is no frost in Hainan throughout the

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Chinese envoy calls for immediate return of Afghanistan's overseas assets

STORY: Chinese envoy calls for immediate return of Afghanistan's overseas assets DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English interpretation): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to UN 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese/English interpretation): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to UN 5. various of Security Council Chamber 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese/English interpretation): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to UN STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the United States and other countries to immediately return the overseas assets of Afghanistan to the Afghan people to protect the rights and interests of women and girls. After the "Kabul debacle" in 2021, the United States announced that it would freeze some 9.5 billion U.S. dollars in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank, a move some consider "pure loo

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Guardian of marine species in China's Hainan

STORY: Guardian of marine species in China's Hainan DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PU BINGMEI, Secretary-General of BROCA 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PU BINGMEI, Secretary-General of BROCA STORYLINE: After almost a year of intensive care in a marine biological base in south China's Hainan, an injured dolphin rescued last April recovered and was released into the sea on Wednesday. BlueRibbon Ocean Conservation Association (BROCA), a local non-profit organization, was involved in the rescue, transport coordination and release of the dolphin. Pu Bingmei, the secretary general of the organization, said this is their first successful case of saving a stranded dolphin and helping it get back to the sea. For more than a decade, she has been dedicated to the protection of marine species such as stranded dolphins and whales. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PU BINGMEI, Secretary-General of BROCA "In 2021, I invited researchers from

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CHINA-HAINAN-MARINE WILD ANIMAL-PROTECTION (CN)

(230304) -- HAIKOU, March 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A drill on rescuing stranded animals, organized by the BlueRibbon Ocean Conservation Association (BROCA), is conducted in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on May 22, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Guardian of marine species in China's Hainan" (Xinhua)

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Moscow opens world's longest metro ring

STORY: Moscow opens world's longest subway line DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening of the 70-km Big Circle Line (BCL) 2. various of Russian President Vladimir Putin participating in the opening ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (Russian): SERGEI SOBYANIN, Moscow Mayor 4. various of the Big Circle Line STORYLINE: Moscow on Wednesday opened the 70-km Big Circle Line (BCL), the longest subway line in the world. The metro line was constructed from 2011 to 2022. The first section of the BCL opened in 2018, and another 20-km section, which is the longest in the history of the capital's metro, was launched in December 2021. The BCL has 31 stations, with 24 of those providing 47 interchanges to existing and future stations of the capital's metro. Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the ceremony dedicated to the launch of the BLC via video link, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended the opening in person. SOUNDBITE (Rus

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 4, 2022 shows the river of images during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games from February 4 to 20 and the Paralympic Winter Games from March 4 to 13. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening and closing ceremonies and declared both events open. China notched nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals to rank third, with the number of gold and total medals marking record highs in its Olympic Winter Games history. Sitting atop the medal standings with 61 medals, of which 18 were golds, the host nation also set new records in its Paralympic Winter Games history. The legacy of Beijing 2022 went far beyond the arena. When Beijing won the Olympic bid in 2015, China aimed to engage 300 million people in winter sports. And by October 2021, over 346 million Chinese people had participated in winter

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 4, 2022 shows the Olympic delegation of the People's Republic of China parade into the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games from February 4 to 20 and the Paralympic Winter Games from March 4 to 13. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening and closing ceremonies and declared both events open. China notched nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals to rank third, with the number of gold and total medals marking record highs in its Olympic Winter Games history. Sitting atop the medal standings with 61 medals, of which 18 were golds, the host nation also set new records in its Paralympic Winter Games history. The legacy of Beijing 2022 went far beyond the arena. When Beijing won the Olympic bid in 2015, China aimed to engage 300 million people in winter sports. And by October 2021, over 346 mill

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Japan PM Suga at parliament

TOKYO, Japan, March 4 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 4, 2021, wearing a mask amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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(CPC Congress) Xinhua Headlines: CPC maps out further steps on path to common prosperity

(221020) -- BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teacher instructs students from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region during a free skill training program at Fujian-based SCUD Technical College in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 4, 2021. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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IMF cuts India's growth projection to 6.8 pct this year

STORY: IMF cuts India's growth projection to 6.8 pct this year DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of government buildings 2. various of market areas 3. various of Reserve Bank of India 4. various of containers STORYLINE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its projection of India's economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 percent. This was the second time that the IMF lowered India's growth forecast this year. In July, the IMF projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.4 percent for India in the fiscal year beginning April 2022. The forecast was lower than 8.2 percent projected in January this year. India grew by 8.7 percent in the 2021-22 fiscal year (April 2021 to March 2022). In its annual World Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday, the IMF said that the outlook for India is a growth of 6.8 percent in 2022, a 0.6 percentage point slide from the July forecast, reflecting a weaker-than-expected outturn

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Xinhua Headlines: Pairing assistance brings sea change to landlocked region

(220829) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teacher guides students from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region at SCUD Senior Technical School in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 4, 2021. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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New Zealand GDP decreases 0.2 pct in Q1

STORY: New Zealand GDP decreases 0.2 pct in Q1 DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets 2. various of port 3. various of production line of milk 4. various of supermarket STORYLINE: New Zealand GDP fell 0.2 percent in the March quarter, following a rise of 3 percent in the December 2021 quarter, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. Primary industries drove the decrease in GDP, down 1.2 percent in the quarter. Goods-producing industries also experienced a slight decline, down 0.1 percent, Stats NZ said. "We saw lower output in the food, beverage, and tobacco manufacturing sub-industry; and the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry," national accounts industry and production senior manager Ruvani Ratnayake said in a statement. "These declines corresponded to falls in related exports categories, including dairy products; meat products; agriculture and fishing products; and other food, beverage and tobacco products,

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India attracts highest ever foreign direct investment in 2021-22

STORY: India attracts highest ever foreign direct investment in 2021-22 DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of government buildings 3. various of mall 4. various of retail market area 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: India received the highest ever foreign direct investment (FDI) worth 83.57 billion U.S. dollars during the financial year 2021-22 (April 2021-March 2022), the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Friday. The ministry said India had rapidly emerged as a preferred FDI destination, and that the FDI inflows had increased 20-fold in the past 20 years. According to the ministry, FDI equity inflows in the manufacturing sector rose by 76 percent during 2021-22. The country's southern state of Karnataka emerged as the top FDI equity inflow recipient state. Singapore remained the top investor with 27 percent share, followed by the United States with 18 percent share in total FDI inflows. Computer softw

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Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years

STORY: Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Greece 2. various of the economic forum about Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system held in Athens on Tuesday 3. various of the National Bank of Greece 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTINA PAPACONSTANTINOU, Bank of Greece (BoG) Deputy Governor 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): CHRISTOS STAIKOURAS, Greece Finance Minister STORYLINE: Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system had been reduced by 82.8 pct in the period 2016-2021, but the outlook for the future is cloudy due to the new challenges, local officials told an online economic forum in Athens on Tuesday. NPLs at the end of December 2021 amounted to 18.4 billion euros (19.4 billion U.S. dollars), down by 90.3 billion euros compared to March 2016, when they had peaked during the acute debt crisis Greece went through (2010-2018), said Christina Papaconstantinou, Bank o

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India's wholesale inflation surges to 15.08 pct as cost of living rises

STORY: India's wholesale inflation surges to 15.08 pct as cost of living rises DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of wholesale market 3. various of food 4. various of crowded general market area 5. various of fuel station STORYLINE: The wholesale price index (WPI), or rate of inflation of items in the wholesale market, in India surged to 15.08 percent in April, up from 14.55 percent in March, showed the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. The rate of WPI was 10.74 percent in April 2021. The rate of inflation based on the WPI Food Index grew marginally to 8.88 percent in April from 8.71 percent in March. "The high inflation is due to rise in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, petroleum and natural gas, chemicals, food and non-food products," said an official statement. According to media reports, this wholesale inflation is at a three-decade high as high commodity prices and supply-c

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Egypt's annual headline inflation continues to rise

STORY: Egypt's annual headline inflation continues to rise DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of the Nile River (in Cairo) 3. various of open-air market selling fruits and vegetables 4. various of people doing shopping at a supermarket STORYLINE: Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Tuesday that the country's annual headline inflation rate increased to 14.9 percent in April, up from 12.1 percent in March and 4.4 percent in April 2021, with inflation in urban areas jumping to 13.1 percent. The annual headline inflation measures the total inflation within the economy including volatile commodities such as food and energy. Monthly headline inflation also climbed by 3.7 percent in April, mainly due to the rising prices of food commodities and services, according to the CAPMAS. Inflation has been on the rise in Eg

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China-Europe freight trains inject impetus into world economy

STORY: China-Europe freight trains inject impetus into world economy DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN FANG, Horgos Customs officer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARKUS TEUBER, China Representative, Mayor's Department, Duisburg, Germany 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARKUS TEUBER, China Representative, Mayor's Department, Duisburg, Germany 5. various of Duisburg STORYLINE: The number of China-Europe freight trains has surpassed 15,000 in 2021, up by 22 percent year-on-year, making a new record. This means at least 40 China-Europe freight trains head for their destinations every day. Horgos, known as a "millennium relay station" along the ancient Silk Road, serves as a major railway port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The first China-Europe freight train departed from Horgos in March 2016. Ever since then, cargo trains from across the country head for their destinations in Asia

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India's exports rise to record high of 417.8 billion USD in FY22

STORY: India's exports rise to record high of 417.8 billion USD in FY22 DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of gems and jewellery 3. various of a chemical lab 4. various of a fuel station 5. various of the traffic and export containers STORYLINE: India's merchandise exports increased to a record high of 417.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2021-22 fiscal year ending March on higher shipments of petroleum products, engineering goods, gem and jewellery and chemicals, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement Sunday. "Merchandise exports from India have reached 417.8 billion U.S. dollars in the current financial year," said the statement. "This figure excludes the figures from non-Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) ports and it is likely to exceed 418 billion U.S. dollars, an all-time high in India's export history." According to the ministry, India has achieved the highest monthly value of merchandise export i

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India's exports rise to record high of 417.8 billion USD in FY22

STORY: India's exports rise to record high of 417.8 billion USD in FY22 DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of gems and jewellery 3. various of a chemical lab 4. various of fuel station 5. various of traffic and freight train STORYLINE: India's merchandise exports increased to a record high of 417.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2021-22 fiscal year ending March on higher shipments of petroleum products, engineering goods, gem and jewellery and chemicals, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement Sunday. According to the ministry, India has achieved the highest monthly value of merchandise export in March 2022 amounting 40.38 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 14.53 percent over 35.26 billion U.S. dollars in March 2021. "The exports have witnessed a significant growth in non-petroleum goods also in April 2021-March 2022 which was 352.76 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 32.62 percent over 266 billion U.

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Inspirational Eriksen comes back to Danish national stadium with goal

STORY: Inspirational Eriksen comes back to Danish national stadium with goal DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: AALBORG, Denmark CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark 2. various of press conference with Kasper Schmeichel, Christian Eriksen and coach Kasper Hjulmand 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN 4. various of Parken Stadium 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRISTIAN LEANDER SIMONSEN, Editor 6. various of Parken Stadium and Danish fans 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATHILDE NORKING, Nurse student 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): EMIL NIELSEN, Student 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MANUS HALL, Engineering Student STORYLINE: Danish football player Christian Eriksen returned to Parken, Denmark's national stadium, for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest during a European Championship match against Finland on June 12, 2021. To add to the anticipation of the largest attendance for a non-competitive match at Parken in 17 years, Eriksen prom

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Kenyans feel pinch facing steep rise in food prices

STORY: Kenyans feel pinch facing steep rise in food prices DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Toi market in Nairobi 2. STANDUP 1 (English): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANCIS NDEGE, Owner of cereal store 4. various of cereal stores and other agricultural commodities 5. STANDUP 2 (English): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent "Kenyans are caught in a grip of higher food prices brought about by a combination of adverse weather, rising input costs, which have been worsened by the Ukraine crisis. The prices for the staple commodities in the food basket used to compute inflation by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, such as maize flour, wheat flour, Irish potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cabbages, kales, and cooking oil, rose by an average of 20 percent in January 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. By the end of February 2022, 3.1 million Ken

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Underground and undernourished: Cave dwellers in Afghanistan's Bamiyan risk starvation

STORY: Underground and undernourished: Cave dwellers in Afghanistan's Bamiyan risk starvation DATELINE: March 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:13 LOCATION: BAMIYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of caves in which poor people live 2. STANDUP (English): SHI XIANTAO, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ZARIFA GULL AHMAD, Cave dweller 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): NORIA, Cave dweller 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): HASSAN, Cave dweller STORYLINE: For the whole of history, people have lived in caves in Afghanistan. Many people had no choice but to take up residence in one, and in central Bamiyan province, many families find themselves forgotten and starving. STANDUP (English): SHI XIANTAO, Xinhua correspondent "Following the pullout of its troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, the United States has frozen nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars worth of assets of Afghanistan's central bank, which is widely seen as the primary factor leading to the current economic crisis and humanitarian disaster in the wa

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Greek households hit hard by price increases: survey

STORY: Greek households hit hard by price increases: survey DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 National flag of Greece 2 various of markets in Greece 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): GEORGE KAVVATHAS, GSEVEE President 4 various of George Kavvathas at work 5 SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): GEORGE KAVVATHAS, GSEVEE President 6 various of views in Greece STORYLINE: The income of one in two households in Greece lasted until the 19th of each month on average in 2021, according to the results of a survey released recently in Athens. The survey was conducted last year by the Small Enterprises' Institute (IME) of the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants (GSEVEE). One in two respondents to the survey expected their income to further shrink in 2022 due to rising inflation linked to skyrocketing energy costs, and to struggle to meet their obligations to the tax office, insurance funds and lenders. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): GEORGE KAVVATHAS, GSEVEE Presid

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Britain's inflation hits new high of 6.2 pct in February

STORY: Britain's inflation hits new high of 6.2 pct in February DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of England 2. various of gas stations in London 3. various of the supermarket in London 4. various of Camden Market in London STORYLINE: Britain's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 6.2 percent in the 12 months to February 2022, up from 5.5 percent in January, hitting a 30-year high, official statistics showed Wednesday. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.8 percent in February 2022, compared with a rise of 0.1 percent in February 2021, and it was the largest monthly CPI increase between January and February since 2009, according to the country's Office for National Statistics (ONS). "Inflation rose steeply in February as prices increased for a wide range of goods and services, for products as diverse as food to toys and games," said ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner. Clothing and footwear saw a return to traditional February price ri

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Wild elephants' epic journey in China accelerates efforts for human-nature harmony

STORY: Wild elephants' epic journey in China accelerates efforts for human-nature harmony DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of elephants in Yunnan Province away from their habitat 2. SOUNDBITE (English):JOSE AHIMSA ARCEIZ, Ecologist, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DAI CUNZHUANG, Official of Dahuangba Village, Yunnan Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GUO XIANMING, Director of the scientific research institute with Xishuangbanna nature reserve STORYLINE: In March 2020, a herd of wild Asian elephants left their home, a forest nature reserve in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. They trekked northwards, arrived in the provincial capital Kunming in June 2021, and then headed back home safely. Their journey has highlighted the need to continue efforts to make the animals content in the nature reserves they call home, and minimize the impact of the

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(BeijingCandid)CHINA-BEIJING-ARCHITECTURE (CN)

(220321) -- BEIJING, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows the Central Radio & TV Tower in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2021. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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Rising energy costs drive up food prices in Denmark: statistics

STORY: Rising energy costs drive up food prices in Denmark: statistics DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a gas station in Copenhagen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DARIUS KOLODZIEJSKI, Customer in a gas station 3. various of Copenhill, a combined heat and power waste-to-energy plant and recreational facility in Copenhagen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIGEL BARNARD, Copenhagen resident 5. various of a supermarket in Copenhagen STORYLINE: Food prices in Denmark increased by 5.7 percent in February compared to that of the same month last year, outpacing the consumer price index as a whole, according to figures published by Statistics Denmark on March 14. The consumer price index increased by 4.8 percent year-on-year in February owing primarily to rising energy prices and global shortages. Between February 2021 and February 2022, the price of butter increased by 16.3 percent, that of cooking oils went up by 20 percent, and pasta pri

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Greek jobless rate drops to 12-year low

STORY: Greek jobless rate drops to 12-year low DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Shot of a Greek flag 2. Graphic shot of the numbers for the unemployed people in Greece as the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on March 17 3. Various shots of people in center of Athens 4. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KOSTIS HATZIDAKIS, Labor and Social Affairs Minister 5. Shot of people in center of Athens STORYLINE: The unemployment rate in Greece in January was a 12-year record low of 12.8 percent, unchanged from December 2021, the authorities said here on Thursday. In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, the unemployment rate was 13.2 percent, down from 16.2 percent in the same period of 2020, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KOSTIS HATZIDAKIS, Labor and Social Affairs Minister "The main goal (of the state) is the effective support of the unemployed, especially the long-term unemployed, with their fastest possible return

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India's wholesale inflation rises to 13.11 pct in February

STORY: India's wholesale inflation rises to 13.11 pct in February DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of government buildings 3. various of wholesale market 4. various of fuel station 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 13.11 percent in February, data released by the federal ministry of commerce and industry Monday showed. "The annual rate of inflation is 13.11 (provisional) for the month of February 2022 as compared to 4.83 percent in February 2021. The high rate of inflation in February 2022 is primarily due to the rise in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, chemicals, and chemical products, crude petroleum and natural gas, food articles and non-food articles, etc. as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year," a statement issued by the ministry said. In January, wholesale price inflation (WPI) was 12.96 percent. The month-over-month change in WPI

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya reviews her suggestions to be put forward during this year's "two sessions" in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should be better optimized to facilitate students' growth

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India's agri-products exports see significant rise despite pandemic

STORY: India's agri-products exports see significant rise despite pandemic DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of government buildings 3. various of farming field 4. various of crops 5. various of farmers working in field 6. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by more than 23 percent year on year during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (starting April 2021), said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday. This is despite logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, said the ministry in a statement. The exports of products under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) ambit increased from 15.9 billion U.S. dollars in April-January 2020-21 to 19.7 billion U.S. dollars during the period. For the current financial year, the ministry has fixed the exports target under APEDA basket products at

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World food prices reach all-time high over supply issues, Ukraine crisis

STORY: World food prices reach all-time high over supply issues, Ukraine crisis DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children eating at school 2. various of villages in Africa 3. various of containers being unloaded from ship 4. various of food production 5. various of food in the markets STORYLINE: World food prices reached their highest point in the 61-year history of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index, pushed higher by supply chain issues and the Ukraine crisis. The monthly index, released Friday by the organization, best known as FAO, averaged 140.7 points in February. That is 3.9 percent higher than in January, 24.1 percent higher than in February 2021, and 2 percent above its previous all-time high set in February 2011. The index, which measures prices dating back to 1961, uses the average for prices between 2014 and 2016 as the value of 100. It is adjusted for inflation. The monthly FAO Food

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GLOBALink | NE China village protecting endangered migratory birds for 12 years

STORY: NE China village protecting endangered migratory birds for 12 years DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the oriental white stork 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YILUN, Volunteer in Zhangjia Village 3. various of the oriental white stork 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YILUN, Volunteer in Zhangjia Village 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LENG WANJUN, Party chief of Zhangjia Village STORYLINE: Zhangjia Village in Lyushunkou District of Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, attracts flocks of migrating oriental white storks every winter. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YILUN, Volunteer in Zhangjia Village "In this migrating season, the birds began to arrive here on Nov. 20, 2021. More than 500 birds came in succession." The oriental white stork is a migratory bird under first-class national protection in China and listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Twelve years ago, a lo

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-ECONOMY-GDP

(220304) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles drive on a road in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 4, 2022. Brazil's economy grew 4.6 percent in 2021, marking the fastest rate since 2010 and a clear recovery from the sharp 3.9 percent contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, the state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said on Friday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-ECONOMY-GDP

(220304) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 4, 2022 shows the headquarters of oil company Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil's economy grew 4.6 percent in 2021, marking the fastest rate since 2010 and a clear recovery from the sharp 3.9 percent contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, the state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said on Friday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)