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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-DEVELOPMENT-INTELLIGENT LEVEL (CN)

(240615) -- NANCHANG, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An automated harvester equipped with navigation system works in the rice fields in Nanchang County of China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 11, 2022. With the application of technologies such as 5G and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, the intelligent level of traditional industries in China's central region has been upgraded in recent years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-DEVELOPMENT-INTELLIGENT LEVEL (CN)

(240615) -- NANCHANG, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An automated harvester equipped with navigation system works in the rice fields in Nanchang County of China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 11, 2022. With the application of technologies such as 5G and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, the intelligent level of traditional industries in China's central region has been upgraded in recent years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-DEVELOPMENT-INTELLIGENT LEVEL (CN)

(240615) -- NANCHANG, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An automated harvester equipped with navigation system works in the rice fields in Nanchang County of China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 11, 2022. With the application of technologies such as 5G and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, the intelligent level of traditional industries in China's central region has been upgraded in recent years. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-DEVELOPMENT-INTELLIGENT LEVEL (CN)

(240615) -- NANCHANG, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An automated harvester equipped with navigation system works in the rice fields in Nanchang County of China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 11, 2022. With the application of technologies such as 5G and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, the intelligent level of traditional industries in China's central region has been upgraded in recent years. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-SCIENTISTS-FRESHWATER SNAIL SPECIES-DISCOVERY (CN)

(240112) -- KUNMING, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a male Helicostoa liuae clinging on a female one in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (L, photo taken on Oct. 11, 2023), a shell sample of a female Helicostoa liuae (above, R, photo taken on Sept. 16, 2022) and a shell sample of a male Helicostoa liuae (below, R, photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022). A group of international scientists has rediscovered a sessile freshwater snail endemic to China after it had disappeared for more than 100 years. TO GO WITH "Freshwater snail species spotted in south China after over 100 years" (Xinhua)

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Baseball: SoftBank Hawks pitcher Senga

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 25 Kyodo - Kodai Senga of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 11, 2022.

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How have China's EVs managed to win hearts and minds of Europeans

STORY: How have China's EVs managed to win hearts and minds of Europeans SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 11/Oct. 29, 2023 DATELINE: DEC. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Stockholm/ CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of European cities 2. various of cars 3. various of NIO power swap station 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHAN LIND, NIO ET7 owner in Sweden 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): HELMUT STETTNER, CEO, Audi FAW NEV Co., Ltd. 6. various of car making process STORYLINE: With high quality, innovative designs, and competitive prices, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brands such as BYD, NIO, Xpeng, Hongqi and Lynk & Co are increasingly winning the hearts and minds of European consumers. Statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show that Chinese brands account for almost 4 percent of European Union (EU) battery-electric car sales in 2022, up from 0.4 percent just three years ago. The EU imported over half a million Chinese-made cars in 2022, of which around 63 percent were

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-AUTUMN HARVEST-DRONE PHOTO (CN)

(231024) -- HARBIN, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 11, 2023 shows a harvester collecting corns in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang has remained China's top grain producer for 13 consecutive years. The total grain output of Heilongjiang accounted for 11.3 percent of China's national grain output in 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-AUTUMN HARVEST-DRONE PHOTO (CN)

(231024) -- HARBIN, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 11, 2023 shows trucks loaded with grains queuing to enter a grain storage and processing enterprise in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang has remained China's top grain producer for 13 consecutive years. The total grain output of Heilongjiang accounted for 11.3 percent of China's national grain output in 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-AUTUMN HARVEST-DRONE PHOTO (CN)

(231024) -- HARBIN, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 11, 2023 shows a harvester collecting soybeans in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang has remained China's top grain producer for 13 consecutive years. The total grain output of Heilongjiang accounted for 11.3 percent of China's national grain output in 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-AUTUMN HARVEST-DRONE PHOTO (CN)

(231024) -- HARBIN, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 11, 2023 shows a harvester collecting corns in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang has remained China's top grain producer for 13 consecutive years. The total grain output of Heilongjiang accounted for 11.3 percent of China's national grain output in 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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Xinhua Headlines: Increasing foreign investment in NE China highlights new opportunities

(231023) -- SHENYANG, Oct. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a scene during the signing ceremony of BMW new battery production project in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative leaves Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - Rail lifts shuttle cargo at a container yard at Qingdao Port in Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative leaves Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship from countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative docked at Qingdao Port in Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - Several cargo ships destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative load goods at Qingdao Port in Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative leaves Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - Several cargo ships destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative load goods at Qingdao Port in Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative leaves Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative leaves Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative leaves Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - Rail lifts shuttle cargo at a container yard at Qingdao Port in Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative leaves Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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Qingdao Port Trade Growth

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - A cargo ship destined for countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative leaves Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Oct 11, 2023. According to Qingdao Customs statistics, from 2013 to 2022, Shandong's import and export value to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 745.05 billion yuan to 1.78 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.7%.

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CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-BRI-LOGISTICS-CITIES

(231010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows a city view of Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. In 2013, China proposed the idea of building an "economic belt along the Silk Road" in Kazakhstan, which, combined with the proposal of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, eventually became the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base, launched in 2014, is the first entity project under the BRI. Acting as a dry port in the Horgos-Eastern Gate special economic zone and the Western China-Western Europe international transport corridor, it has become an important platform for products from Central Asian countries to reach seaports. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-FINLESS PORPOISE (CN)

(230228) -- YICHANG, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A finless porpoise swims in the Yangtze River in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 11, 2022. A scientific investigation conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2022 showed that the number of Yangtze finless porpoises has reached 1,249, up 23.42 percent from five years ago, according to a press conference held on Tuesday. The finless porpoise, known as the "giant panda of the water," is a barometer of the ecological environment in the Yangtze River basin. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-FINLESS PORPOISE (CN)

(230228) -- YICHANG, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A finless porpoise jumps out of the water of the Yangtze River in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 11, 2022. A scientific investigation conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2022 showed that the number of Yangtze finless porpoises has reached 1,249, up 23.42 percent from five years ago, according to a press conference held on Tuesday. The finless porpoise, known as the "giant panda of the water," is a barometer of the ecological environment in the Yangtze River basin. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Xinhua Headlines: GDP reaches new level as Chinese economy embarks on new journey of hope

(230117) -- BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows workers installing photovoltaic power panels on the roof of a factory in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-NEW ENERGY (CN)

(221219) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows workers installing photovoltaic power panels on the roof of a factory in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 11, 2022. In 2022, Hebei Province has invested about 100 billion yuan (14.3 billion U.S. dollars) in new energy power generation, which added an installed capacity of more than eight million kilowatts. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-NEW ENERGY (CN)

(221219) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker installs photovoltaic power panels on the roof of a factory in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 11, 2022. In 2022, Hebei Province has invested about 100 billion yuan (14.3 billion U.S. dollars) in new energy power generation, which added an installed capacity of more than eight million kilowatts. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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GERMANY-BERLIN-INFLATION

(221111) -- BERLIN, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Consumers shop at a supermarket in Berlin, capital of Germany, Oct. 28, 2022. Inflation in Germany, Europe's largest economy, has been rising and reached 10.4 percent in October, according to official data. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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Demonstrators take to streets across France to demand pay rise

STORY: Demonstrators take to streets across France to demand pay rise DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of demonstrators on the streets of Saint-Etienne 2. various of CGT union banners 3. various of protesters STORYLINE: The French union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) launched a new strike call Thursday with demonstrations nationwide asking for a pay hike. A rally was organized at Place de la Republique in Paris while more than 120 demonstrations were organized in many cities in France. On Oct. 18, a little over 100,000 demonstrators gathered across the country while several trade unions called for a strike. "For months, in the face of galloping inflation, workers in all professional sectors have been mobilized to obtain general wage increases," announces the CGT union in a press release before, adding that "the government does not respond to social emergencies and the rise of inequalities only through ineffective measu

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CONSTRUCTION-GREEN MEASURE

(221109) -- CAIRO, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows a regional energy station under construction at the new administrative capital of Egypt. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's construction giant integrates "green development" idea into CBD project in new Egyptian capital" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CONSTRUCTION-GREEN MEASURE

(221109) -- CAIRO, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows a regional energy station under construction at the new administrative capital of Egypt. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's construction giant integrates "green development" idea into CBD project in new Egyptian capital" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CONSTRUCTION-GREEN MEASURE

(221109) -- CAIRO, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yuan Hao, design director of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC Egypt), introduces the green measures adopted in the construction of the new administrative capital of Egypt, Oct. 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's construction giant integrates "green development" idea into CBD project in new Egyptian capital" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CONSTRUCTION-GREEN MEASURE

(221109) -- CAIRO, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows a construction site of the new administrative capital of Egypt. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's construction giant integrates "green development" idea into CBD project in new Egyptian capital" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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CPC's governance in foreign expats' eyes

STORY: CPC's governance in foreign expats' eyes DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of technology and infrastructure 2. various of farmland 3. STANDUP 1 (English): HUANG AIPING, Xinhua correspondent 4. shot of ethnic minority people 5. various of Mark Levine 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUANG AIPING, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARK LEVINE, Professor at Minzu University of China 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HUANG AIPING, Xinhua correspondent 9. various of traffic 10. various of ethnic minority people 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARK LEVINE, Professor at Minzu University of China 12. various of photos of Mark Levine 13. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): HUANG AIPING, Xinhua correspondent 14. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MARK LEVINE, Professor at Minzu University of China 15. various of countryside houses 16. various of Mark Levine playing the guitar 17. exterior shot of the Great Hall of the People 18. various of David Ferguson 19. SOUNDBITE 7 (English

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Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon

STORY: Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the start point of the Nairobi Marathon 2. various of marathon in session 3. various of an award ceremony STORYLINE: Kenyan marathoners Elias Chelimo and Sheila Chepkech won the men's and women's titles of the Nairobi Marathon in Nairobi, capital of Kenya on Sunday. Over 25,000 participants took part in the event where Chelimo disposed of his challengers with two kilometers to go to take home the men's top honor in 2:10:22. Wilfred Kirwa led the challengers home 29 seconds behind, ahead of Felix Kangogo, who rounded off the podium in 2:11:10. In the women's race, Chepkech broke the tape in 2:27:04 after surging away from her competitors from the 40km mark in the event staged on a looped course in the southern part of the Kenyan capital. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Daniel Ebenyo won the men's half marathon after clocking 1:00:50. Evaline Chirchir took home the women'

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Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

STORY: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the students helping to set up tents as makeshift classrooms in Hajjah province, northern Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAHYA KADISH, Head of the school 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI HADI, School teacher STORYLINE: "You are the bright future of Yemen," Yahya Kadish, head of a newly rebuilt school in war-torn Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah, kept cheering up the students while walking from one classroom to another to welcome them back to school. The new school year in the school, located in the village of al-Rawozm under the government-controlled northern district of Abs, started about two months later than other schools as the work to rebuild the school just finished a few days ago. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods a

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BRI projects help deepen Cambodia-China cooperation, benefit world: Cambodian official, expert

STORY: BRI projects help deepen Cambodia-China cooperation, benefit world: Cambodian official, expert DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Phnom Phen CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the aerial view of Phnom Penh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAO KIM HOURN, Cambodian minister attached to the Prime Minister 3. various of the construction of Siem Reap International Airport 4. various of the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor, BELTEI International University, Phnom Penh 6. various of a hydropower station in Cambodia 7. various of a river bridge in Cambodia 8. various of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port 9. various of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway 10. various of Phnom Penh International Airport 11. various of the National Stadium in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects have played an important role in deepening pragmatic cooperation between Cambodia and China, Cambodian officials and expe

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Tunisia holds exhibition of traditional handicrafts

STORY: Tunisia holds exhibition of traditional handicrafts DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition of traditional handicrafts STORYLINE: Tunisian Tourism Ministry held an exhibition of traditional handicrafts from Thursday to Saturday to promote the development of the local traditional handicraft industry. Products on display included Tunisian traditional clothing, jewellery, home furnishings and handcrafted food and skincare products. The organizers hoped to promote Tunisian traditional culture through the exhibition. The handicraft industry is an important part of Tunisia's tourism industry and plays an important role in employment. According to the Tunisian government, 11 percent of the country's workforce is engaged in handicraft industry. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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Farmers in China's Nenjiang benefit from rural e-commerce

STORY: Farmers in China's Nenjiang benefit from rural e-commerce DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nenjiang's view 2. various of live broadcast training 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUO HONGYING, Head of e-commerce service station in Hutan Village, Nenjiang City 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG XU, Manager of logistics department, Nenjiang e-commerce operation center 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU HAIJUN, General manager, Nenjiang e-commerce operation center 7. various of county view STORYLINE: As e-commerce booms in most Chinese cities, some rural areas in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province have also been given a welcome fillip, with many farmers garnering a handsome income in the sector. In the first nine months of this year, online sales volume of agricultural products in Nenjiang City reached 8.36 million yuan (1.15 million U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 32.38 percent. The total e-commerce transaction volume went up 11

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Volatile economic situation makes forecasts for 2023 speculative after "great" year for Spanish economy, says expert

STORY: Volatile economic situation makes forecasts for 2023 speculative after "great" year for Spanish economy, says expert DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of headquarters of the Bank of Spain in Madrid 2. various of manufacturers and food production companies 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of economics, IESE Business School 4. various of the headquarters of the Bank of Spain 5. various of a food market, a gas station and a gas stove in a kitchen 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of economics, IESE Business School 7. various of the Spanish government's spokesperson at a press conference days ago 8. various of manufacturers 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of economics, IESE Business School 10. various of gas facilities and a gas ship in the Port of Huelva, southern Spain 11. various of a user withdrawing money from an ATM and central offices of a bank in Barcelon

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S.Korean banks' lending rate for households hits 10-year high in September

STORY: S.Korean banks' lending rate for households hits 10-year high in September DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Korea 2. various of apartments and banks (courtesy: Yonhap TV) STORYLINE: South Korean banks' lending rate for households hit the highest in over 10 years in September due to policy rate hikes, central bank data showed Friday. The weighted average rate for new bank loans to households was an annualized rate of 5.15 percent in September, up 0.39 percentage points from the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). It marked the highest in more than 10 years since July 2012 amid the higher policy rates. The BOK began to tighten its monetary policy stance in August last year, raising the key rate in eight steps from a record low of 0.5 percent to 3.0 percent. The rate for mortgage loans to households rose 0.44 percentage points from August to 4.79 percent in September, while the credit loans rate

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Reform and innovation strength of CPC leadership: Rwandan scholar

STORY: Reform and innovation strength of CPC leadership: Rwandan scholar DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's economic development 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EGIDE KARURANGA, Rwanda-based economist STORYLINE: Rwanda-based economist Egide Karuranga says seeking reform and innovation has been the strength of the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has led the country to make numerous achievements. SOUNDBITE (English): EGIDE KARURANGA, Rwanda-based economist "The organization of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has shown through time how to deal with problems and to make reforms and organize change without any disruption. The reality is that the Communist Party of China has been going through reforms and dealing with problems in a way which is conducive to the current state of affairs, which is applauded by everybody. The Chinese went out of poverty on a sustainable route. In the modernization, for any system to surviv

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Jordan's PM reshuffles cabinet

STORY: Jordan's PM reshuffles cabinet DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of new ministers taking oath before King Abdullah II STORYLINE: Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday. According to a royal court statement, King Abdullah II approved the reshuffle. The latest cabinet reshuffle changed nearly a third of cabinet ministers. The finance, foreign and interior ministers were kept in place. Of 11 new ministers, three are women. The new ministers were sworn in before King Abdullah II. It was the fifth cabinet shakeup under al-Khasawneh, who had been appointed by King Abdullah in 2020. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amman. (XHTV)

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LEBANON-AKKAR-BIBNIN-CHOLERA

(221026) -- BIBNIN (LEBANON), Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese and displaced Syrians infected with cholera are treated at a field hospital in Bibnin, Akkar, northern Lebanon, on Oct. 25, 2022. Lebanon is facing its first cholera outbreak since 1993. So far, 305 cases and 11 deaths have been reported by the Lebanese health ministry after the disease was first detected on Oct. 6. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-AKKAR-BIBNIN-CHOLERA

(221026) -- BIBNIN (LEBANON), Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese and displaced Syrians infected with cholera are treated at a field hospital in Bibnin, Akkar, northern Lebanon, on Oct. 25, 2022. Lebanon is facing its first cholera outbreak since 1993. So far, 305 cases and 11 deaths have been reported by the Lebanese health ministry after the disease was first detected on Oct. 6. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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Baseball: SoftBank Hawks pitcher Senga+

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 25 Kyodo - Kodai Senga of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 11, 2022.