Towards Mt. Qomolangma: departing the base camp

STORY: Towards Mt. Qomolangma: departing the base camp DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:07 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mt. Qomolangma base camp 2. various of the scientific researchers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG JIAN, Associate researcher at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU TAO, Researcher at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS 6. various of the paleontological team STORYLINE: At an altitude of 5,200 meters, the Mt. Qomolangma mountaineering base camp in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has seen numerous departures of climbers who want to attain the world's highest peak. The recent one is of a group of Chinese scientific researchers. Since the end of April, a total of 170 scientists have been conducting research on water, ecology and human activities around the Mt. Qomolangma region. Zhao Huabiao, a researcher with the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research under the Chinese Academy of Scien

SPbU rector optimistic about China-Russia cooperation in education

STORY: SPbU rector optimistic about China-Russia cooperation in education DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:33 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): NIKOLAY KROPACHEV, Rector of St. Petersburg University 3. various of the joint campus 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): NIKOLAY KROPACHEV, Rector of St. Petersburg University STORYLINE: Nikolay Kropachev, rector of St. Petersburg University (SPbU), has said that China-Russia cooperation in education sees broad prospects. He says SPbU, with rich resources, offers educational programs on Chinese studies, noting that training specialists in this field will help enhance China-Russia relations in many aspects. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): NIKOLAY KROPACHEV, Rector of St. Petersburg University "Our university is rich in these resources, not only in its teaching staff and excellent students, but in all these resources, including the university's world-famous Scien