Foreign experts laud China's developments in deep-sea technology, equipment

STORY: Foreign experts laud China's developments in deep-sea technology, equipment DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: SANYA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAREN LLOYD, Microbiology professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHBAZ KHAN, Director of UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for East Asia 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AMR ZAKARIA HAMOUDA, President of the Egyptian National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries STORYLINE: Foreign experts attending a conference on international deep-sea science and technology cooperation in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, lauded the developments that China has made in deep-sea technology and equipment. The 2023 Hainan Free Trade Port International Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Forum and Deep-Sea Technology Innovation Conference, which concluded on Thursday, saw the participation of representatives from about 170 organizations and inst

CHINA-HAINAN-DEEP-SEA SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION-FORUM (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-DEEP-SEA SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION-FORUM (CN)

(231024) -- SANYA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Amr Zakaria Hamouda, vice-president of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and president of the Egyptian National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, addresses the inauguration ceremony of the 2023 Hainan Free Trade Port International Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Forum and Deep-Sea Technology Innovation Conference, in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Forum on int'l deep-sea science, technology cooperation opens in China's Hainan" (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

GLOBALink | Rare Chinese white dolphins spotted off the coast of E China

STORY: Rare Chinese white dolphins spotted off the coast of E China DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese white dolphins 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XIANYAN, Researcher of the Xiamen-based Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources STORYLINE: Xiamen is the only city in the Chinese mainland where Chinese white dolphins can be spotted from the beaches. Known as "giant panda of the sea," the endangered species is under first-class state protection in China. The species generally lives in shallow waters less than 10 meters deep in the sea. According to Wang Xianyan, a Xiamen-based researcher, there are 60 to 70 Chinese white dolphins in the Xiamen bay now, as compared to around 40 in the 1990s. Some residents living by the shores can even spot the mammals on their balconies. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XIANYAN, Researcher of the Xiamen-based Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources "Scie