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US: Four Injured in Metallurgical Plant Explosion in Langeloth, Pennsylvania

Four people were injured after an explosion at the Langeloth Metallurgical Company plant in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, January 29. Authorities initially issued a shelter-in-place order due to a potential hydrogen peroxide release during a chemical transfer, but the notice was later lifted after officials confirmed there was no public health threat.

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Chinese-aided housing project under construction in Kabul

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

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers check the operation of environmental protection equipment at a metallurgical company in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers check the production of a batch of high-silicon ferrosilicon at a metallurgical semi-finished product workshop in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb. 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers check the operation of environmental protection equipment at a metallurgical company in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Loaders transport ore to a smelting workshop at a metallurgical company in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, February 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Technicians check the quality of high-silicon ferrosilicon in a metallurgical semi-finished product workshop in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb. 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers load and unload high silicon ferrosilicon smelted in a metallurgical semi-finished product workshop in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, February 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers warm up a coal furnace at a smelting plant in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb. 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers observe molten iron injected into a finished mold at a smelting plant in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb. 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers load high-silicon ferrosilicon for export at a metallurgical finished product workshop in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, February 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers open a furnace hole to prepare for the drainage of molten iron at a smelting plant in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers observe molten iron injected into a finished mold at a smelting plant in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb. 11, 2024.

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A Metallurgical Company in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11, 2024 - Workers observe molten iron injected into a finished mold at a smelting plant in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Feb. 11, 2024.

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Sukha Moskovka River in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 5, 2023 - The land at the mouth of the Sukha Moskovka River turns red due to the oxidation of iron sediments found in the wastewater from metallurgical plants after the Kakhovka Dam blast and the subsequent drop in water levels, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Sukha Moskovka River in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 20, 2023 - A man takes pictures of the landscape at the mouth of the Sukha Moskovka River which turned red due to the oxidation of iron sediments in the wastewater from metallurgical plants after the Kakhovka Dam blast and the subsequent drop in water levels, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Russian steel giant Novostal-M seeks to expand cooperation with Egypt

STORY: Russian steel giant Novostal-M seeks to expand cooperation with Egypt DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of new administrative capital headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry 2. various of meeting STORYLINE: Russian metallurgical holding company Novostal-M seeks to expand its cooperation with Egypt, including establishing a new factory in the North African country, according to a statement released by the Egyptian cabinet on Wednesday. After a meeting between Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir and a visiting delegation of Novostal-M headed by Ivan Demchenko, the president of the Russian steel giant, Samir said that the company wants to set up a steel factory in Egypt, supply metals for Egyptian projects, and build infrastructure for food warehouses. The two sides also discussed cooperation in the field of construction, nitrogen supply, and the export of fertilizers from Egypt to other African countrie

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Afghan staffer makes big stride in China-invested project

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

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(230727) -- GUANGHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows an exhibit depicting metallurgical process at the new building of the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The new building of the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province started trial operation on Thursday, with nearly 600 relics unearthed from the renowned Sanxingdui Ruins displayed to the public for the first time. A total of more than 1,500 pieces or sets of relics, including pottery, bronze, jade and gold wares are showcased in the new building, which has an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters. More than 300 relics were newly excavated from the sacrificial pits No. 3 to No. 8. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-CHINA-HOSPITAL-OPENING

(230216) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows an interior view of the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. The soft opening ceremony of Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate was held on Wednesday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-CHINA-HOSPITAL-OPENING

(230216) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the main building of the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. The soft opening ceremony of Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate was held on Wednesday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-CHINA-HOSPITAL-OPENING

(230216) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows an interior view of the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. The soft opening ceremony of Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate was held on Wednesday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-CHINA-HOSPITAL-OPENING

(230216) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital after its soft opening ceremony in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait, on Feb. 15, 2023. The soft opening ceremony of Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate was held on Wednesday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-CHINA-HOSPITAL-OPENING

(230216) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital after its soft opening ceremony in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait, on Feb. 15, 2023. The soft opening ceremony of Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate was held on Wednesday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-CHINA-HOSPITAL-OPENING

(230216) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the main building of the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. The soft opening ceremony of Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Jahra Governorate was held on Wednesday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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Ceremony held to celebrate opening of Chinese-built hospital in Kuwait

STORY: Ceremony held to celebrate opening of Chinese-built hospital in Kuwait DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: AHMADI, Kuwait CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of the hospital STORYLINE: The soft opening ceremony of a hospital built by a Chinese company was held in Ahmadi, Kuwait, on Sunday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. Chairman of Health Assurance Hospitals Company, Mutlaq Al-Sanea and Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait Zhang Jianwei attended the ceremony. As one of the first hospitals to be built under Kuwait's "National Vision 2035," the project will improve basic medical services in Kuwait and has been closely watched by society since constructio

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KUWAIT-AHMADI-CHINA-BUILT HOSPITAL-OPENING

(221220) -- AHMADI, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2022 shows the main building of the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Ahmadi, Kuwait. The soft opening ceremony of a hospital built by a Chinese company was held in Ahmadi, Kuwait, on Sunday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-AHMADI-CHINA-BUILT HOSPITAL-OPENING

(221220) -- AHMADI, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital after its soft opening ceremony in Ahmadi, Kuwait, Dec. 18, 2022. The soft opening ceremony of a hospital built by a Chinese company was held in Ahmadi, Kuwait, on Sunday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-AHMADI-CHINA-BUILT HOSPITAL-OPENING

(221220) -- AHMADI, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Journalists visit the ICU of the Kuwait Health Assurance Hospital in Ahmadi, Kuwait, Dec. 18, 2022. The soft opening ceremony of a hospital built by a Chinese company was held in Ahmadi, Kuwait, on Sunday. The Kuwait Health Assurance Hospitals project undertaken by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd exclusively provides medical insurance services to foreigners. It includes two hospitals in Ahmadi and Al Jahra, with a total construction area of approximately 85,000 square meters and a contract value of around 500 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Dong Ling/Xinhua)

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

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

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A CPC national congress delegate striving to become a best steelworker

STORY: A CPC national congress delegate striving to become a best steelworker DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: HANDAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of daily works of steel mill 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG XIAOYU, Steel mill worker STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG XIAOYU, Steel mill worker "My name is Tang Xiaoyu. Since I started working 14 years ago, I've devoted myself to the frontline of production, and have kept honing my skills and studying production technologies." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG XIAOYU, Steel mill worker "In 2008, I graduated from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, majoring in metallurgical engineering. When I first started working, I was sort of at a loss. I learned a lot of theoretical knowledge, but I felt that I knew nothing at the steel mill. Fortunately, I met my mentor He Shunsheng. His words enlightened me. He said to me, 'do what you have to do. At steel mills, we should try to become the best steelworker. As long as you keep s

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Chinese enterprises donate 250,000 USD to flood victims of Pakistan's Balochistan province

STORY: Chinese enterprises donate 250,000 USD to flood victims of Pakistan's Balochistan province DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: KARACHI, Pakistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the handover ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE XUPING, Head of the Saindak Copper-Gold mine project of Metallurgical Corporation of China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): FAISAL NASEEM, Director of Provincial Disaster Management Authority Balochistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Chinese companies working in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province donated 250,000 U.S. dollars for the flood-affected people of the province. Balochistan is one of the most under-developed part of Pakistan, (which) has been devastated by the recent floods." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE XUPING, Head of the Saindak Copper-Gold mine project of Metallurgical Corporation of China "On behalf of the Metallurgical Corporation of China and more than 3,000 C

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-CHINESE ENTERPRISES-DONATION

(220902) -- KARACHI, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Bijian (1st L) , consul general of China to Karachi, He Xuping (2nd L), head of the Saindak Copper-Gold mine project of Metallurgical Corporation of China, and Faisal Naseem (3rd R), director of Provincial Disaster Management Authority Balochistan, attends the donation handover ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, Sept. 1, 2022. The Chinese enterprises in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province donated 250,000 U.S. dollars on Thursday to the flood victims of the province. (Xinhua)

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Vessels containing low-enriched uranium kept in Kazakhstan

Photo taken at a metallurgical factory in Ust-Kamenogorsk, eastern Kazakhstan, on Aug. 28, 2015, shows an array of vessels containing low-enriched uranium kept for a nuclear fuel bank the country and the International Atomic Energy Agency are preparing to launch in 2017 to sell the uranium to IAEA member states under international control. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l low-enriched uranium bank eyed for nuclear nonproliferation

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2015, shows Alexander Khodanov, an official of a metallurgical factory in Ust-Kamenogorsk, eastern Kazakhstan, explaining vessels containing low-enriched uranium for a nuclear fuel bank the country and the International Atomic Energy Agency are preparing to launch in 2017 to sell the uranium to IAEA member states under international control. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Metallurgical plant in Kazakhstan to be used for storing uranium

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2015, shows the inside of a metallurgical factory in Ust-Kamenogorsk, eastern Kazakhstan, where nearly 100 vessels containing low-enriched uranium are housed for a nuclear fuel bank the country and the International Atomic Energy Agency are preparing to launch in 2017 to sell the uranium to IAEA member states under international control. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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