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Christine Lagarde Meeting - Brussels

Belgium, Brussels, 15 July 2024: Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB and Paschal Donohoe, Irish Minister for Public Expenditure, Implementation of the National Development Plan and Reform and President of the Eurogroup - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christine Lagarde Meeting - Brussels

Belgium, Brussels, 15 July 2024: Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB and Paschal Donohoe, Irish Minister for Public Expenditure, Implementation of the National Development Plan and Reform and President of the Eurogroup - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madagascar marks 64th independence anniversary

STORY: Madagascar marks 64th independence anniversary SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the independence anniversary celebrations 2. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy): ANDRY RAJOELINA, Malagasy President STORYLINE: Madagascar celebrated the 64th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday in Antananarivo, the Malagasy capital. A military parade followed by cultural performances was held at the Barea stadium in Antananarivo. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy): ANDRY RAJOELINA, Malagasy President "The development of a country must be done with mutual assistance of all citizens. All Malagasy must take the same path towards a better future as stipulated in our National Development Plan." Madagascar gained independence on June 26, 1960, after being colonized by France for over 60 years. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Antananarivo. (XHTV)

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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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Libya's eastern gov't launches reconstruction projects in flood-hit Derna

STORY: Libya's eastern gov't launches reconstruction projects in flood-hit Derna DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of an international conference 2. various of the speech 3. various of participants STORYLINE: Prime Minister of Libya's eastern-based government Osama Hammad on Wednesday announced the launch of major reconstruction projects in Derna, a city in eastern Libya that was devastated by heavy floods in September. At the opening ceremony of an international conference held in Derna on the city's reconstruction, Hammad called on national companies to establish partnerships with regional and international companies to improve the country's economy and development. According to Hammad, the main goal of the conference was to discuss and formulate a plan for the reconstruction of Derna. Mediterranean storm Daniel unleashed Libya's worst floods in decades on Sept. 10, killing and displacin

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CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL DATA ADMINISTRATION-INAUGURATION (CN)

(231025) -- BEIJING, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bicycle riders are pictured in front of the building of National Data Administration in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 25, 2023. China inaugurated the National Data Administration on Wednesday to advance the planning and building of a Digital China, the digital economy and a digital society. The administration is also responsible for fostering the construction of data infrastructure and coordinating the integration, sharing, development and application of data resources, according to a plan on reforming Party and state institutions released by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council in March. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

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China marks first Ecology Day amid efforts toward dual carbon goals

STORY: China marks first Ecology Day amid efforts toward dual carbon goals DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO CHENXIN, Deputy director of National Development and Reform Commission 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZHIBIN, Senior official with Ministry of Ecology and Environment 4. various of China STORYLINE: Tuesday marks China's first National Ecology Day. China released its remarkable achievements in ecological civilization construction in recent years at a National Ecology Day event held Tuesday in Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO CHENXIN, Deputy director of National Development and Reform Commission "In 2020, China's carbon dioxide emission intensity was reduced by 48.4 percent from that of 2005, exceeding the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) commitment in the first phase. In the first two years of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), China'

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China's ecological expertise beneficial to Egypt's green bid: Egyptian ecologist

STORY: China's ecological expertise beneficial to Egypt's green bid: Egyptian ecologist DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1.various of Egypt 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAGDY ALLAM, Advisor to the Global Environment Facility 3.various of solar industry in China 4.SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAGDY ALLAM, Advisor to the Global Environment Facility STORYLINE: China's ecological expertise and technological advancement are beneficial to Egypt's effort to curb pollution and "go green" amid the two countries' growing cooperation, an Egyptian ecologist has said ahead of World Environment Day. Magdy Allam, an advisor to the Global Environment Facility, said the Egyptian leadership has launched a plan to plant 100 million trees under the country's "Go Green" initiative launched as part of the National Sustainable Development Strategy "Egypt 2030." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAGDY ALLAM, Advisor to the Global Environment Facility "China is the number one country in the world i

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Scientific Literacy Popularization In China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 28, 2023 - College students look at the equipment for ocean research on the "Innovation 1" research ship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) docked in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 28, 2023. In the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Science and Technology Popularization, it is proposed that by 2025, more than 15 percent of citizens should have scientific literacy, a mechanism for investing in diversified science popularization will be basically formed, and a number of national science popularization education bases will be established.

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Scientific Literacy Popularization In China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 28, 2023 - College students look at the equipment for ocean research on the "Innovation 1" research ship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) docked in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 28, 2023. In the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Science and Technology Popularization, it is proposed that by 2025, more than 15 percent of citizens should have scientific literacy, a mechanism for investing in diversified science popularization will be basically formed, and a number of national science popularization education bases will be established.

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Scientific Literacy Popularization In China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 28, 2023 - Young players operate robots at a youth robot competition in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 28, 2023. In the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Science and Technology Popularization, it is proposed that by 2025, more than 15 percent of citizens should have scientific literacy, a mechanism for investing in diversified science popularization will be basically formed, and a number of national science popularization education bases will be established.

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Scientific Literacy Popularization In China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 28, 2023 - Young players operate robots at a youth robot competition in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 28, 2023. In the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Science and Technology Popularization, it is proposed that by 2025, more than 15 percent of citizens should have scientific literacy, a mechanism for investing in diversified science popularization will be basically formed, and a number of national science popularization education bases will be established.

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Scientific Literacy Popularization In China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 28, 2023 - Young players test equipment at a youth robot competition in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 28, 2023. In the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Science and Technology Popularization, it is proposed that by 2025, more than 15 percent of citizens should have scientific literacy, a mechanism for investing in diversified science popularization will be basically formed, and a number of national science popularization education bases will be established.

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Scientific Literacy Popularization In China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 28, 2023 - Young players test equipment at a youth robot competition in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 28, 2023. In the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Science and Technology Popularization, it is proposed that by 2025, more than 15 percent of citizens should have scientific literacy, a mechanism for investing in diversified science popularization will be basically formed, and a number of national science popularization education bases will be established.

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Scientific Literacy Popularization In China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 28, 2023 - College students look at the equipment for ocean research on the "Innovation 1" research ship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) docked in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 28, 2023. In the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Science and Technology Popularization, it is proposed that by 2025, more than 15 percent of citizens should have scientific literacy, a mechanism for investing in diversified science popularization will be basically formed, and a number of national science popularization education bases will be established.

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China, Russia open new stage in economic cooperation: Russia expert

STORY: China, Russia open new stage in economic cooperation: Russian expert DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets of Russia 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): VASILY KASHIN, Head of Center for Integrated European and International Studies at Russia's National Research University-Higher School of Economics STORYLINE: A Russian expert has spoken highly of the economic cooperation between China and Russia, saying the signing of the pre-2030 development plan on priorities in China-Russia economic cooperation opens a new stage of economic cooperation between the two countries. SOUNDBITE (Russian): VASILY KASHIN, Head of Center for Integrated European and International Studies at Russia's National Research University-Higher School of Economics "A broad discussion of the entire agenda of our economic relations took place here, and important joint statements were signed. Attention is drawn to the joint statement on the plan for the development of

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OECD urges Japan to implement bold structural reforms

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 15, 2015. The Paris-based club of 34 wealthy nations urged Japan in its policy proposal the same day to implement bold structural reforms to boost economic growth and map out a "credible" plan to restore its precarious fiscal health.

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China unveils plan to combat climate change

BEIJING, China - Jie Zhenhua, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, speaks about China's plan to combat climate change at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2014.

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China outlines plan to tackle global warming

BEIJING, China - Ma Kai, the head of the National Reform and Development Commission, speaks about the Chinese government's plans to fight climate change at a press conference in Beijing on June 4.

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Chinese legislative advisers meet to discuss social equality

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R, bottom), Premier Wen Jiabao (L, bottom) and other Chinese leaders listen to the national anthem in Beijing's Great Hall of the People as the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference opened to discuss the country's next five-year socio-economic development plan.

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China aims for 4% growth in peasant incomes

BEIJING, China - Chinese State Development Planning Commission Minister Zeng Peiyan bared the country's economic and social development plan for 2002 at the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 6. He said China will try to increase the income of its peasants by 4% this year.

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China's hydrogen energy sector advances amid green transformation

STORY: China's hydrogen energy sector advances amid green transformation DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION:CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of hydrogen energy industry in China 2. various of a megawatt-scale hydrogen-integrated utilization station in Anhui 3. various of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles delivered FAW Jiefang 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU JIANGWEI, Assistant Dean, FAW Jiefang Commercial Vehicle Development Institute STORYLINE: Following a national plan released in March aiming to promote the development of the hydrogen energy industry, local governments in China are speeding up introducing relevant policies and investment to the fast-developing sector. Hydrogen can be produced from different primary energy such as coal and natural gas. The one produced from renewable energy is called green hydrogen, which is the key direction of China's development in the hydrogen energy industry. As a wind and photovoltaic power base in northeast China, Ji

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Lao PM vows to stabilize economy, finance, currency to avert crisis

STORY: Lao PM vows to stabilize economy, finance, currency to avert crisis DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: The Lao government will strive to stabilize the economy, financial situation and currency in order to prevent a crisis, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh told the National Assembly (NA) at the start of its 3rd ordinary session which kicked off in the capital Vientiane on Monday. At the session, the NA President Xaysomphone Phomvihane delivered the opening remarks, giving the floor to the government to present a report on the progress made in implementing the socio-economic development, budget and currency plans over the first half of this year. Prime Minister Phankham said an 11-point work plan has been devised to support the achievement of the development targets set for 2022. "The government will speed up efforts to resolve the fragility of the macro-economy and normalize the situation," loc

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CHINA-HONG KONG-CARRIE LAM-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(211231) -- HONG KONG, Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam attends a year-end press conference of the HKSAR government in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 30, 2021. Carrie Lam on Thursday recalled 2021 as a year of Hong Kong further blending in the national development plan, and laid out the emphasis of work for the HKSAR government in 2022. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-CARRIE LAM-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(211231) -- HONG KONG, Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam attends a year-end press conference of the HKSAR government in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 30, 2021. Carrie Lam on Thursday recalled 2021 as a year of Hong Kong further blending in the national development plan, and laid out the emphasis of work for the HKSAR government in 2022. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

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China aims for 4% growth in peasant incomes

BEIJING, China - Chinese State Development Planning Commission Minister Zeng Peiyan bared the country's economic and social development plan for 2002 at the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 6. He said China will try to increase the income of its peasants by 4% this year.

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China's new 5-year economic plan stresses fixing income gap, deregulation

China's National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Xu Shaoshi meets the press at a briefing in Beijing on Nov. 3, 2015, on the country's next five-year plan, noting that the focus will be on fixing the income gap as well as deregulation to open up markets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese legislative advisers meet to discuss social equality

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R, bottom), Premier Wen Jiabao (L, bottom) and other Chinese leaders listen to the national anthem in Beijing's Great Hall of the People as the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference opened to discuss the country's next five-year socio-economic development plan. (Kyodo)

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China unveils plan to combat climate change

BEIJING, China - Jie Zhenhua, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, speaks about China's plan to combat climate change at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2014. (Kyodo)

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COMAC

A photo taken on April 15, 2021 shows the office building of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) in Shanghai, China. Comac is China's largest airliner in the implementation of the national major projects large aircraft project of the main body, is to plan development main plane and regional jet, the main carrier of realizing industrialization of our country civilian aircraft, mainly engaged in the design of the civil aircraft and related products, development, production, modification, testing, sales, maintenance, service, technology development and technology consulting business.

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COMAC

A photo taken on April 15, 2021 shows the office building of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) in Shanghai, China. Comac is China's largest airliner in the implementation of the national major projects large aircraft project of the main body, is to plan development main plane and regional jet, the main carrier of realizing industrialization of our country civilian aircraft, mainly engaged in the design of the civil aircraft and related products, development, production, modification, testing, sales, maintenance, service, technology development and technology consulting business.

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COMAC

A photo taken on April 15, 2021 shows the office building of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) in Shanghai, China. Comac is China's largest airliner in the implementation of the national major projects large aircraft project of the main body, is to plan development main plane and regional jet, the main carrier of realizing industrialization of our country civilian aircraft, mainly engaged in the design of the civil aircraft and related products, development, production, modification, testing, sales, maintenance, service, technology development and technology consulting business.