China's e-vehicle brand Neta enters Kenya's market

STORY: China's e-vehicle brand Neta enters Kenya's market SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG AIPING, CEO of Moja EV Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOY WANYONYI, Head of business development, Kenya's Associated Vehicle Assemblers 4. various of Neta electric vehicles STORYLINE: Chinese automotive brand Neta announced its entry into the Kenyan market Wednesday, with Moja EV Kenya, a motor dealer, as its distributor. Zhou Jiang, the overseas business general manager at Neta, told journalists in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, that the firm will initially offer the Neta V model, which will retail for 4 million Kenyan shillings (about 31,000 U.S. dollars) and has a range of about 380 km on a full charge. Neta chose to establish a presence in Kenya because it is a regional economic hub and will serve as a gateway for exporting e-vehicles to the rest of the African c

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGHAI-SKATEBOARDING-WOMEN'S PARK-PRELIMS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGHAI-SKATEBOARDING-WOMEN'S PARK-PRELIMS (CN)

(240516) -- SHANGHAI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gadea Moja of Spain competes during the women's park preliminaries of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGHAI-SKATEBOARDING-WOMEN'S PARK-PRELIMS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGHAI-SKATEBOARDING-WOMEN'S PARK-PRELIMS (CN)

(240516) -- SHANGHAI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gadea Moja of Spain competes during the women's park preliminaries of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Chinese-built Kenya's Nairobi Expressway opens new exit to ease mobility

STORY: Chinese-built Kenya's Nairobi Expressway opens new exit to ease mobility SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENGINEERING SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Haile Selassie exit 2. various of the Nairobi Expressway 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport STORYLINE: The Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway opened a new exit in downtown Nairobi on Saturday to ease traffic flow in the capital city where most government offices are located. The Haile Selassie exit on the 27.1-km highway is expected to reduce travel time for motorists. SOUNDBITE (English): KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport "As a result, we are here today as a fulfillment of promise. And I just want to congratulate the Nairobi Expressway itself, led by Moja Expressway, for the good job they have done to make sure they construct this exit within five months." Constructed under a public-private partnership model

Kenyan employees of Chinese firms honored in speech contest on Belt and Road Initiative

STORY: Kenyan employees of Chinese firms honored in speech contest on Belt and Road Initiative DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awards ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICK NYANGWESO, CEO of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNNCI) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CONCILIA OWIRE, Locomotive driver, SGR 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JEANEE MAY ONGIYO, Head of Public Relations, MOJA Expressway company STORYLINE: Ten employees of Chinese companies based in Kenya were awarded on Friday after they emerged as winners in "The Belt and Road: My China Story" Speech Competition, organized by the Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association. The inaugural edition of the contest began in September where 60 participants won in the preliminary rounds and advanced through the intense stages of the semifinals, which culminated in the selection of the final ten contestants. The Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association said that the competiti