Shipping throughput of Three Gorges Dam exceeds 2 bln tonnes

STORY: Shipping throughput of Three Gorges Dam exceeds 2 bln tonnes SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:11 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Three Gorges Project STORYLINE: As of Tuesday, the cargo throughput of the Three Gorges Project hit 2.081 billion tonnes, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. Three Gorges Dam ship locks logged cargo throughput of 2.064 billion tonnes. The project, which became operational in 2003, consists of a 2,309-meter-long and 185-meter-high dam, five-tier ship locks on the north and south sides, and 34 turbo-generators with a combined generating capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China. (XHTV)

Int'l Museum Day: Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities

STORY: Int'l Museum Day: Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq 2. various of people visiting the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq STORYLINE: As the world commemorates International Museum Day, Iraq is still struggling to retrieve thousands of looted antiquities despite the passing of 21 years of the U.S.-led invasion of the country. As an ancient civilization with a history of thousands of years, Iraq is rich in archeological resources. However, the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the ensuing chaos and instability provided a rare opportunity for robbers and lawbreakers to plunder and smuggle Iraqi antiquities from museums and unprotected archeological sites. Years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, antiquity trafficking remains a serious problem in Iraq, as chaos and weak management have left more than 10,000 archeological

Tracing climate change on roof of world

STORY: Tracing climate change on roof of world SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024/File DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the observatory 2. SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): WANG JIANQIONG, Deputy director of China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory 3. various of the observatory STORYLINE: The China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory stands on China's Qinghai-Xizang plateau, where it has been in operation for 30 years. It is one of 32 global baseline observatories established by the World Meteorological Organization. Standing more than 3,800 meters above sea level on Waliguan mountain, it's the world's highest of its kind. Deputy director Wang Jianqiong has been working at the observatory since 2003. SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): WANG JIANQIONG, Deputy director of China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory "Over the past 30 years, generations of meteorologists have accumulated a large amount of atmospheric composition observat

BMW Brilliance rolls off 6 millionth vehicle

STORY: BMW Brilliance rolls off 6 millionth vehicle SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: MARKET/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the roll-off ceremony 2. various of the production line 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI KAI, Vice President, China Academy of Northeast Revitalization STORYLINE: A BMW i5 electric car rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday in northeast China's Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province. It marked the 6 millionth car produced by BMW Group's joint venture in China, BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA). This came just 15 months after the joint venture produced its 5 millionth car. In April, the BMW Group announced an additional investment of 20 billion yuan (about 2.8 billion U.S. dollars) in the Shenyang production base. The German carmaker said that the investment will be used for upgrading and innovating BBA's Dadong plant, which was founded in 2003. In 2023, the BMW Group delivered a total of more

Kurdistan Oil Battle - Iraq

Kurdistan Oil Battle - Iraq

The group uses heavy machinery for excavating oil resources. Since 2003 Iraqi Kurdistan government employs foreign experts' help to boost its oil industry on May 2, 2016. Photo by Younes Mohammad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kurdistan Oil Battle - Iraq

Kurdistan Oil Battle - Iraq

The group uses heavy machinery for excavating oil resources. Since 2003 Iraqi Kurdistan government employs foreign experts' help to boost its oil industry on May 2, 2016. Photo by Younes Mohammad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kurdistan Oil Battle - Iraq

Kurdistan Oil Battle - Iraq

The group uses heavy machinery for excavating oil resources. Since 2003 Iraqi Kurdistan government employs foreign experts' help to boost its oil industry on May 2, 2016. Photo by Younes Mohammad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kurdistan Oil Battle - Iraq

Kurdistan Oil Battle - Iraq

The group uses heavy machinery for excavating oil resources. Since 2003 Iraqi Kurdistan government employs foreign experts' help to boost its oil industry on May 2, 2016. Photo by Younes Mohammad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take a touring boat in Puyuan Town of Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 2, 2023. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

South Korean man promotes Pu'er tea in China's Yunnan

STORY: South Korean man promotes Pu'er tea in China's Yunnan DATELINE: May 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kim Yong-wen drinking Pu'er tea 2. various of tea mountains in Yunnan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KIM YONG-WEN, Tea merchant from South Korea 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KIM YONG-WEN, Tea merchant from South Korea 5. various of Kim Yong-wen and his employees making Pu'er tea 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): KIM YONG-WEN, Tea merchant from South Korea STORYLINE: A South Korean man has been attracted by a much sought-after tea in China's Yunnan Province and has settled here. Pu'er tea is a deep-brewed tea with a sweet aroma from Yunnan, a major tea production base in China. Kim Yong-wen settled down in the province in 2003 to learn Pu'er tea making skills, and launched a company in South Korea specializing in Pu'er tea. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KIM YONG-WEN, Tea merchant from South Korea "When I arrived in Yunnan in 2003, I didn't want to go anywhere el

Russia commemorates 20th anniversary of Amber Room's reconstruction

STORY: Russia commemorates 20th anniversary of Amber Room's reconstruction DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Amber Room 2. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Russia's Tsarskoye Selo State Museum held a press conference on Tuesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Amber Room's opening to the public at the Catherine Palace, during which it introduced the history and technology of the reconstruction of the Amber Room. The museum is located in the south of St. Petersburg. As part of the museum, the Catherine Palace was built in the 18th century and served as the royal summer residence for many years. The Amber Room at the palace disappeared mysteriously during World War II. After decades of reconstruction, the Amber Room finished reconstruction and opened to the public in 2003. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

ASEAN summit concludes with pledge to enhance bloc centrality, economic integration

STORY: ASEAN summit concludes with pledge to enhance bloc centrality, economic integration DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of leaders attending the summit 3. various of the summit 4. various of the media center STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "The 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded here on Thursday in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. This year's summit with Indonesia as the chair is themed 'ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth.' The ASEAN, founded in 1967, groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The last time Indonesia chaired ASEAN was in 2011, after hosting the summits in 1976 and 2003. The archipelagic country has scheduled the 43rd summit and the East Asia Summit to be held in September in the national capital Jakarta." The 42nd ASEAN Summit conclu

Nikkei falls 9.6%, ends below 8,000 for 1st time since May 2003

Nikkei falls 9.6%, ends below 8,000 for 1st time since May 2003

TOKYO, Japan - An electric signboard at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average down 811.90 points, or 9.60 percent, from Oct. 23 to 7,649.08, marking the first time the Nikkei index closed below the 8,000 mark since May 2, 2003, when it finished at 7,907.19.

Abe, Mubarak reaffirm efforts to promote Mideast peace process

Abe, Mubarak reaffirm efforts to promote Mideast peace process

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak share a joke while posing for photographers during a meeting in Cairo on May 2. The two leaders reaffirm efforts to promote Mideast peace process. Abe is the first Japanese premier to visit Egypt since his predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, paid a visit in 2003. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

Nikkei falls 9.6%, ends below 8,000 for 1st time since May 2003

Nikkei falls 9.6%, ends below 8,000 for 1st time since May 2003

TOKYO, Japan - An electric signboard at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average down 811.90 points, or 9.60 percent, from Oct. 23 to 7,649.08, marking the first time the Nikkei index closed below the 8,000 mark since May 2, 2003, when it finished at 7,907.19. (Kyodo)

Finding Nemo (2003)

Finding Nemo (2003)

Marlin & Dory - Wire Frame (2 Of 5) Characters: Marlin & Dory Film: Finding Nemo (USA 2003) Director: Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich 30 May 2003 Date: 30 May 2003