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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first Airbus A321 aircraft is produced at the Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) facility in north China's Tianjin on Nov. 9, 2022. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's porcelain capital nurtures dreams of global youth

(230709) -- NANCHANG, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- South Korean ceramist Donghyun Kang works at a ceramic studio in Lijia'ao Village of Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 27, 2022. (Photo by Wang Zhongqing/Xinhua)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT (CN)

(230409) -- HANGZHOU, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 13, 2022 shows a view of a village adjacent to the Taihu Lake in Wuxing District of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. In June 2003, Zhejiang Province launched the "Thousand Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project, with the aim of comprehensively renovating ten thousand administrative villages in the province and building a thousand key villages of them into all-round well-off model villages. For twenty years, the project has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-ALL-WOMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM (CN)

(230309) -- CHONGQING, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ni, leader of an all-woman archaeological team, conducts preliminary restoration of a pottery article at the site of a relics excavation project in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 19, 2022. Established in 2012, the all-woman team has carried out more than 10 excavation projects and organized field work on over 10 cultural relic investigation and exploration projects over the past decade. TO GO WITH "Across China: All-woman team dedicated to archaeological work in China's Chongqing" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-ALL-WOMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM (CN)

(230309) -- CHONGQING, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ni (1st R), leader of an all-woman archaeological team, processes unearthed pottery shards at the site of a relics excavation project in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 19, 2022. Established in 2012, the all-woman team has carried out more than 10 excavation projects and organized field work on over 10 cultural relic investigation and exploration projects over the past decade. TO GO WITH "Across China: All-woman team dedicated to archaeological work in China's Chongqing" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-ALL-WOMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM (CN)

(230309) -- CHONGQING, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xuelian, a member of an all-woman archaeological team, measures an unearthed article at the site of a relics excavation project in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 19, 2022. Established in 2012, the all-woman team has carried out more than 10 excavation projects and organized field work on over 10 cultural relic investigation and exploration projects over the past decade. TO GO WITH "Across China: All-woman team dedicated to archaeological work in China's Chongqing" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-ALL-WOMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM (CN)

(230309) -- CHONGQING, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ni, leader of an all-woman archaeological team, conducts preliminary restoration of a pottery article at the site of a relics excavation project in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 19, 2022. Established in 2012, the all-woman team has carried out more than 10 excavation projects and organized field work on over 10 cultural relic investigation and exploration projects over the past decade. TO GO WITH "Across China: All-woman team dedicated to archaeological work in China's Chongqing" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-HAINAN-FREE TRADE PORT-ECONOMY-GROWTH (CN)

(230209) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2022 shows the construction site of the quarantine and inspection area on the transfer base for global animal and plant germplasm resources in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. In 2022, the key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port completed a total investment in fixed assets of 126.15 billion yuan (about 18.62 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent. The accumulated operating income was 1.82 trillion yuan (about 269.32 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 31.6 percent. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-FREE TRADE PORT-ECONOMY-GROWTH (CN)

(230209) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2022 shows the construction site of the Deep-sea Science and Technology Public Innovation Platform of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. In 2022, the key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port completed a total investment in fixed assets of 126.15 billion yuan (about 18.62 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent. The accumulated operating income was 1.82 trillion yuan (about 269.32 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 31.6 percent. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-FREE TRADE PORT-ECONOMY-GROWTH (CN)

(230209) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2022 shows the construction site of the quarantine and inspection area on the transfer base for global animal and plant germplasm resources in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. In 2022, the key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port completed a total investment in fixed assets of 126.15 billion yuan (about 18.62 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent. The accumulated operating income was 1.82 trillion yuan (about 269.32 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 31.6 percent. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-FREE TRADE PORT-ECONOMY-GROWTH (CN)

(230209) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 23, 2022 shows a view of the Dongfang Lingang Industrial Park in south China's Hainan Province. In 2022, the key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port completed a total investment in fixed assets of 126.15 billion yuan (about 18.62 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent. The accumulated operating income was 1.82 trillion yuan (about 269.32 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 31.6 percent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-FREE TRADE PORT-ECONOMY-GROWTH (CN)

(230209) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2022 shows a view of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. In 2022, the key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port completed a total investment in fixed assets of 126.15 billion yuan (about 18.62 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent. The accumulated operating income was 1.82 trillion yuan (about 269.32 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 31.6 percent. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-LEADING CHINA

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, awards Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the Friendship Medal of the People's Republic of China during a ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-LEADING CHINA

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, leads members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau to visit an exhibition on the 13 years of the CPC Central Committee in Yan'an at the Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 27, 2022. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, was accompanied by Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, in a trip to Yan'an, an old revolutionary base in Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-LEADING CHINA

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, waves to journalists at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2022. Xi Jinping and the other newly elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi met the press on Oct. 23, 2022. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows members of Team China and president of Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) Liu Guoliang pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the men's teams final match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. China won all eight matches to claim its fifth consecutive women's team title at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships held in Chengdu, China from September 30 to October 9. Meanwhile, the Chinese men's team swept Germany 3-0 to lift the trophy for the 10th time in a row. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates for claiming the champion during the race of the Formula One Japan Grand Prix held at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. Red Bull's Verstappen won the F1 Japanese Grand Prix to seal the 2022 F1 Drivers' World Championship title ahead of schedule. He then took a record 14th win in a single Formula 1 season with victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix, surpassing Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel's joint record of 13. With his win in the Abu Dhabi finale, Verstappen's single-season winning record was finally set at 15. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Ex-Ukrainian President Yanukovych's home

Photo taken Oct. 9, 2022, in the outskirts of Kyiv shows the interior of the residence where Viktor Yanukovych used to live when he was Ukrainian president.

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Ex-Ukrainian President Yanukovych's former home

Photo taken Oct. 9, 2022, shows the former home of ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in the outskirts of Kyiv.

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Argentina announces 1st monkeypox death

STORY: Argentina announces 1st monkeypox death DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views, vaccination sites in Argentina STORYLINE: Argentina recorded its first death from monkeypox of an adult male with underlying pathologies, the health ministry announced Monday. In a bulletin, the ministry said that the 44-year-old man "had been in intensive care on a ventilator since Oct. 9," adding that he presented HIV/AIDS risk factors. As of Nov. 22, the South American country had accumulated 895 monkeypox cases, a weekly increase of 3.46 percent, according to official data. Over 66.4 percent of confirmed cases were registered in the city of Buenos Aires, which along with the provinces of Buenos Aires and Cordoba, accounted for 94.9 percent of national infections, the bulletin reported. Meanwhile, infections have been recorded in 15 of the 24 provinces in the country since the first case was detected on May 27, while the ave

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Xinhua Headlines: Africa urges climate actions rather than broken promises, double standard

(221127) -- KAMPALA, Nov. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows flooded houses in the Ahoada West area of Rivers state, south Nigeria. (NAN via Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Digital technology propels China's pursuit for common prosperity

(221112) -- HANGZHOU, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member displays an intelligent management system for pig farms at an exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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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) -- This photo taken on Oct. 22, 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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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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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CONSTRUCTION-GREEN MEASURE

(221109) -- CAIRO, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 22, 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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Xinhua Headlines: China beefs up wetlands conservation to enhance people's well-being

(221109) -- CHANGSHA/XINING, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2022 shows a wetland in Ruoergai County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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1st Chinese-invested expressway injects new vitality into Cambodia's economic growth

STORY: 1st Chinese-invested expressway injects new vitality into Cambodia's economic growth DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent 2. aerial view of Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): TENG SOK HEM, Supervisor at PPSHV Expressway Monitoring Center 4. various of the Traffic Camera Control Center at Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm here at the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville (PPSHV) Expressway, which has been open for trial use since Oct. 1. Invested by the China Road and Bridge Corporation, it connects the capital of Phnom Penh and the deep-water port province of Preah Sihanouk. And it is the country's first-ever expressway. It also marks the quality cooperation between Cambodia and China under the Belt and Road Initiative." The over-187-kilometer expressway has two lanes for traffic in each direction plus an eme

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WETLANDS-SCENERY (CN)

(221105) -- URUMQI, Nov. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows a view of the Akyaz National Wetland Park in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, a series of measures have been taken to reinforce wetlands protection in the region. (Photo by Li Wenwu/Xinhua)

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, in Okinawa's capital Naha shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons ahead of a ceremony later in the day to reconstruct Shuri Castle. The log will be used as a beam for the main building of the castle, of which six buildings were burned down in the Oct. 31, 2019, fire.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, in Okinawa's capital Naha shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons ahead of a ceremony later in the day to reconstruct Shuri Castle. The log will be used as a beam for the main building of the castle, of which six buildings were burned down in the Oct. 31, 2019, fire.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, in Okinawa's capital Naha shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons ahead of a ceremony later in the day to reconstruct Shuri Castle. The log will be used as a beam for the main building of the castle, of which six buildings were burned down in the Oct. 31, 2019, fire.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, in Okinawa's capital Naha shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons at a ceremony to reconstruct Shuri Castle. The log will be used as a beam for the main building of the castle, of which six buildings were burned down in the Oct. 31, 2019, fire.

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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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China launches new experimental satellite

STORY: China launches new experimental satellite DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shiyan-20 C satellite blasting off STORYLINE: China sent a new satellite into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday. The Shiyan-20 C satellite was launched at 9:01 a.m. (Beijing Time) on a Long March-2D carrier rocket. The satellite will be mainly used for in-orbit verification of new technologies such as space environment monitoring. The launch marked the 445th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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Lebanese president leaves office amid steep financial crisis

STORY: Lebanese president leaves office amid steep financial crisis DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:30 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Michel Aoun leaving Baabda Palace 2. various of Michel Aoun walking 3. various of Michel Aoun's supporters 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MICHEL AOUN, Lebanese President 5. various of Michel Aoun's supporters 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): CHARBEL AOUN, Michel Aoun's supporter 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): STEPHANIE KHAZAAL, Michel Aoun's supporter 9. various of Michel Aoun's supporters STORYLINE: Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Sunday departed the presidential palace a day before the end of his term, leaving the country in a presidential vacuum amid a steep financial crisis. Hundreds of supporters gathered at Baabda Palace to bid farewell to Aoun by chanting slogans and carrying portraits of the president. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MICHEL AOUN, Lebanese President "Today morning, I sent a letter to the parliament, as per my constitutional powers, I signed

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151 killed, 82 injured in Halloween stampede in S.Korea's Seoul

STORY: 151 killed, 82 injured in Halloween stampede in S.Korea's Seoul DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the accident site (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of the accident site STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent "Four Chinese nationals have been confirmed killed and two others have suffered minor injuries in a stampede that occurred Saturday night at Itaewon, a district in Seoul, during Halloween gatherings, the Chinese embassy in South Korea said Sunday. As of 9 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) Sunday, the accident has left 151 dead and 82 injured, according to the South Korean firefighting authorities." South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the accident site in Seoul on Sunday morning. "This is truly tragic," he said in a televised national address, declaring national mourning for the tragedy on Sunday. The accident was believed to have happened near a narrow

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Israel heads to 5th elections in 4 years, but political paralysis may persist

STORY: Israel heads to 5th elections in 4 years, but political paralysis may persist DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views and election signs 2. various of Bennet/Lapid government swearing in or their first cabinet meeting (file) 3. various of Netanyahu (file) 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EFRAIM INBAR, President of Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security 5. various of people voting in previous elections (file) 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GAYLE TAL SHIR, Research faculty in political science at the Hebrew University 7. various of Netanyahu election signs (file) 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EFRAIM INBAR, President of Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security 9. various of recent West Bank clashes 10. various of Election signs STORYLINE: Israel is heading to its fifth general elections in less than four years next week. As polls indicate a tight race, the result of the elections will not necessarily mean an end to the paralysis,

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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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Chocolate festival held in Paris

STORY: Chocolate festival held in Paris DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:53 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center 2. various of Billboard for Salon du Chocolat 3. various of Spectators queuing for entry 4. various of Salon du Chocolat's kitchen 5. various of Chocolate dessert competition 6. various of Chocolate Fashion Show 7. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): PASCAL POCHON, Chocolatier 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ALIA, Visitor 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CORALIE, Visitor STORYLINE: The renowned chocolate festival, Salon du Chocolat, returns to the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center in Paris from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. The event delights visitors with its numerous programs. Tastings, workshops and live demonstrations of chocolate costumes are all features of the event, where the delicious scent of cocoa attracts chocolate lovers. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): PASCAL POCHON, Chocolatier "Through my creations, I want to bring some of the emotions in ch

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons being transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons being transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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IRELAND-DUBLIN-LANTERN SHOW

(221029) -- DUBLIN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit a lantern show at Dublin Zoo in Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 28, 2022. A lantern show with a theme of biodiversity opened to the public here on Friday night. All the installations displayed at the show were made by a lantern company from Zigong City in Sichuan Province, southwest China, said Dublin Zoo, adding that the event will run until Jan. 9, 2023. (Photo by Liu Yanyan/Xinhua)