Youths from Central Asian countries express expectations for China-Central Asia Summit

STORY: Youths from Central Asian countries express expectations for China-Central Asia Summit DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xi'an 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HIKMATOV MURODALI, Tajik student, Jinan University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHADI ALDABERGENOV, Kazakh student, Tsinghua University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AMANGELDIYEV SAPARGELDI, Turkmen student, Peking University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SHAHOBIDIN MAHKAMOV, Uzbek student, Beijing Language and Culture University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ZHANIN FAN, Kyrgyz student, Peking University 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): AHMEDOV JAVOHIR, Tajik student, Tsinghua University 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): ZIYAEVA CHAROSKHON, Uzbek student, Jinan University 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): MAHMUDOVA GULANDOM, Tajik student, Peking University STORYLINE: As the China-Central Asia Summit is to be held from Thursday to Friday in the historic Chinese city of Xi'an, youths from Central Asian countries have

Kazakh student pursues dream in China

STORY: Kazakh student pursues dream in China DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of campus life 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SHADI, Kazakh student in Beijing 3. various of Shadi studying on the campus STORYLINE: A Kazakh student studying at a top Chinese university wishes to use what he learns to further improve and develop Kazakstan in the future. SOUNDBITE (English): SHADI, Kazakh student in Beijing "My first time being in China was in 2006. At that time, my parents pursued their higher education in China. They brought me with them. After spending eight years in China, I went back to Kazakhstan. At that moment, I understood that China after all became my second hometown. SOUNDBITE (English): SHADI, Kazakh student in Beijing "One of my favorite Chinese holidays is the Mid-Autumn Festival. One of the best parts of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the mooncakes. During the festival, we would always gather together as a whole family an

12 killed, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan's port

STORY: 12 killed, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan's port DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: AQABA, Jordan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a video from a nearby CCTV camera, which shows the accident 2. various of injuries being treated at a local hospital in Aqaba of Jordan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOAWIA ALSQOOR, Worker at the Aqaba port 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SHADI MARRYAT, Administrator at the Islamic hospital in Aqaba STORYLINE: Twelve people were killed and 251 others injured on Monday in a chemical gas leak from a container at Jordan's Aqaba port, Jordan state TV reported. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOAWIA ALSQOOR, Worker at the Aqaba port "I heard a loud explosion, so I got out from the crane towards the ship, and I saw the yellow material. I didn't know that it is toxic. I thought that the ship exploded later on. When I knew it's a toxic material, I ran away. Then I started to suffocate. And they took me to the ambulance and got to the hospital." Jordan opened a l

Jordanian artists paint mural to memorize Al-Jazeera journalist

STORY: Jordanian artists paint mural to memorize Al-Jazeera journalist DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people painting the mural 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NIHAD DABBAS, Organizer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD AL-KHATIB, Artist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SHADI KOKASH, Artist STORYLINE: Jordanian artists recently painted a mural in honor of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while covering clashes in the occupied West Bank. A total of 20 artists, 40 children, several volunteers and journalists participated in the drawing of the mural, which would be displayed at a viewable location in the capital Amman, according to the organizer Nihad Dabbas. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NIHAD DABBAS, Organizer "A gesture of peace, humanity and giving is the message that we hope to send locally and to the whole world. To say that this beautiful mural expresses the solidarity of the Jordanian people, from across the country, with the Palestini