World media leaders amazed by China's fast development

STORY: World media leaders amazed by China's fast development SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 5th World Media Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESZTER RIGO-KANTOR, Head of int'l relations of Duna Media Service Provider, Hungary 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GIANMARCO VOLPE, Global desk chief of Agenzia Nova, Italy 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): KHALID MUBARAK SH S AL-SHAFI, Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula Newspaper, Qatar STORYLINE: Representatives at the 5th World Media Summit are amazed by China's development, praising the country's achievement in infrastructure construction, technological advancement and ecological protection. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESZTER RIGO-KANTOR, Head of int'l relations of Duna Media Service Provider, Hungary "I think that the buildings, the infrastructure is just amazing. I think that China has changed over the last 20, 30 years in an incredible way and for a European person

World media leaders meet to address challenges, foster cooperation

STORY: World media leaders meet to address challenges, foster cooperation SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2-4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fifth World Media Summit 2. STANDUP (English): ZHENG XIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of participants in the summit 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARK LEVINE, American professor with the Minzu University of China 5. various of participants in the summit 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JONATHAN RICHARD WELLS, President and Bureau Chief of SIPA USA 7. various of participants in the summit 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI, Editor-in-chief of The Peninsula Newspaper, Qatar 9. various of participants in the summit 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): FERNANDO SANCHEZ MEJORADA, President of National Network of Public Media of Mexico 11. various of participants in the summit 12. SOUNDBITE 5 (Russian): ANDREY PERSHIN, Deputy general director of Rossiyskaya Gazeta 13. various of participants in the sum

Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war

STORY: Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Afghanistan 2. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 4. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD SHAFI AZIM, Chief of Psychiatric Department, Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): KHAWAJA QUDRATULLAH SEDIQI, Neurologist 8. various of Afghan refugees STORYLINE: Mohammad Hussain was an interpreter for the U.S. forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2012. He said that the outcome of his joining the war has been noth

Jordanian consumers gravitate towards affordable, reliable Chinese EVs

STORY: Jordanian consumers gravitate towards affordable, reliable Chinese EVs DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dealership 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JIHAD ABU NASSER, Secretary and representative of the vehicle sector in the Jordan Free Zone Investor Commission 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RAMI AL-SHAFI, Auto business professional STORYLINE: According to the Jordan Free Zone Investor Commission, Chinese cars are taking a majority share of Jordan's imported electric vehicle (EV) market in the first half of 2023. Jihad Abu Nasser, secretary and representative of the vehicle sector in the commission, said that between January and June, some 16,000 foreign-made EVs have entered a major free trade zone in Jordan's central governorate of Zarqa. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JIHAD ABU NASSER, Secretary and representative of the vehicle sector in the Jordan Free Zone Investor Commission "If we take the first six months of this year, we've notic

JORDAN-AMMAN-CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE

JORDAN-AMMAN-CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE

(230711) -- AMMAN, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rami Al-Shafi, an auto business professional, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Amman, Jordan, on July 6, 2023. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Jordanian consumers gravitate towards affordable, reliable Chinese EVs" (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

Women Started Online Twitter Campaign - Afghanistan

Women Started Online Twitter Campaign - Afghanistan

★Shafi Karimi, My wife wearing traditional Afghan attire in Bamyan. This is Afghan culture and this is how Afghan women dress. Afghan women have started an online Twitter campaign to protest the Taliban's female dress code by posting photos with traditional clothes. The photos went viral with a hashtag: #DoNotTouchMyClothes. That hashtag and #AfghanistanCulture soon became a worldwide trend on social media. It all started with one photograph from Dr Bahar Jalali, a former history professor at the American University in Afghanistan. The photos, the hashtags and the viral online campaign soon became a global protest- where Afghan women were saying 'No' to the Taliban diktat on clothes. Dr Bahar Jalali, an Afghan historian and gender studies expert, posted the first photo using the #DoNotTouchMyClothes hashtag, which has since inspired Afghan women across the globe. Afghanistan, September 13