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Baseball: Ohtani's Angels jersey donated to Smithsonian museum

A No. 17 Los Angeles Angels jersey worn by two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani during a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on July 27, 2023, is on display on Sept. 12, 2024 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington following its donation. Ohtani threw the first complete-game shutout of his major league career in Game 1 and blasted two homers in Game 2 as the Angels won both games.

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Baseball: Ohtani's Angels jersey donated to Smithsonian museum

A No. 17 Los Angeles Angels jersey worn by two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani during a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on July 27, 2023, is on display on Sept. 12, 2024 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington following its donation. Ohtani threw the first complete-game shutout of his major league career in Game 1 and blasted two homers in Game 2 as the Angels won both games.

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Baseball: Ohtani's Angels jersey donated to Smithsonian museum

A No. 17 Los Angeles Angels jersey worn by two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani during a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on July 27, 2023, is on display on Sept. 12, 2024 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington following its donation. Ohtani threw the first complete-game shutout of his major league career in Game 1 and blasted two homers in Game 2 as the Angels won both games.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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Thai Rice Exports To China Shrink in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Thai rice on sale at a supermarket in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Sept 10, 2024. Thailand's Kaitai Research Center released a report on September 9 that Thai rice exports to China in 2024 will drop from 470,000 tons in 2023 to 460,000 tons, down 2% year-on-year. However, due to the expected 14% year-on-year increase in Thai rice export prices, the value of Thai rice exports to China in 2024 is still expected to increase from $311 million in 2023 to $347 million, an increase of 12%.

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-THE KAIPING SOUTH OILFIELD (CN)

(240308) -- SHENZHEN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works on a drilling platform at the Kaiping South oilfield in the eastern part of the South China Sea, Sept. 12, 2023. An oilfield was discovered in the South China Sea, and it has proven oil and gas reserves reaching 102 million tonnes of oil equivalent, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on Friday. The Kaiping South oilfield, featuring light crude oil, is located in the eastern part of the South China Sea, approximately 300 km from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The average depth of the ocean at the oilfield is about 500 meters and the deepest hole drilled is 4,831 meters deep. Zhou Xinhuai, chief executive officer of the CNOOC, said exploring deep water and drilling deep holes will lead to an increase in oil and gas reserves and output. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-HONG KONG-MACAO GREATER BAY AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240217) -- GUANGZHOU, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows a view of the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a city cluster, is one of the most open areas in China with economic vitality. The greater bay area is composed of nine cities in Guangdong Province including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, and two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN-CULTURE-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240206) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yufang shows finished fish-shaped lanterns in Zhanqi Village of Shexian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 6, 2023. The parade with fish-shaped lanterns is an important folk cultural activity in Shexian County. Every year, in the first month of Chinese lunar calendar, it attracts tourists from all over the country. Born in 1996, Wang Yufang is an inheritor of fish-shaped lantern making skills, an intangible cultural heritage. Wang started to learn the skills from local villagers when he was 12 years old. Wang now runs a company selling fish-shaped lanterns and organizing related performances. He wishes to pass on the making skills of the lanterns, develop related cultural and creative products, and spread the culture of fish-shaped lanterns. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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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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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hao Zhao)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests rice at a paddy field in Huajia Village of Wanchang Town in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Sept. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-PLA NAVY-ESCORT MISSION-15 YEARS (CN)

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vessel of the 26th escort mission fleet dispatched by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sails on Suez Canal in Egypt, Sept. 2, 2017. Since December 2008, China has been dispatching naval ships to carry out vessel protection operations in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. Over the past 15 years, 45 consecutive fleets, 150 vessels and 35,000 personnel of the PLA Navy have joined the efforts, escorting more than 7,200 Chinese and foreign vessels, including 12 World Food Program ships. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese navy's 15-year quest for peace in Gulf of Aden, waters off Somalia" (Photo by Lin Jian/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Vietnam lift ties to new stage, aiming for shared future

(231213) -- HANOI, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member moves durians from Vietnam waiting for custom clearance at the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xi kicks off Vietnam visit, calling for China-Vietnam community with a shared future

(231212) -- BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Vietnamese merchant promotes commodities to visitors at the Nanning International Conference and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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(SkyEye) CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-SILK ROAD

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows the site of Talgar in Kazakhstan. About 2,000 years ago, in the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 25), a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian began his expedition to the Western Regions and opened a trade route that later became the Silk Road. In 2014, a joint application by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan led to the recognition of "the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spanning thousands of miles and thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road was not only a route for trade and barter, but also a route for exchanges between civilizations, making a significant contribution to the development and progress of human society. (Photo by Alisher Bayazitov/Xinhua)

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CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Wei Danwen (back) explains as a student practices "Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 13, 2022 shows a view of Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 30, 2021 shows the Jiefangbei business district (upper) and Shibati scenic area in southwest China's Chongqing. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 8, 2023 shows the building of Bank of China (L) in Singapore. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 4, 2023 shows Singapore's Raffles Place. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the exhibition hall of China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity in southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 13, 2023. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023 shows the headquarters of Chongqing Bank in southwest China's Chongqing. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 3, 2023 shows a commercial street in the T3A terminal of the Jiangbei Airport in southwest China's Chongqing. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wild smooth-coated otters are spotted next to Singapore's tourism icon, the Merlion, on its 50th birthday at the Merlion Park in Singapore, Sept. 15, 2022. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 8, 2023 shows the building of Development Bank of Singapore at Singapore's Marina Bay. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a view of Singapore. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship is berthed at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Container Terminal on Sept. 8, 2023. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship is berthed at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Container Terminal on Sept. 8, 2023. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Commercial ships anchor in the waters of the Singapore Straits on Sept. 8, 2023. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the indoor man-made waterfall Rain Vortex at Singapore's Changi Airport on Sept. 7, 2023. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship is berthed at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Container Terminal on Sept. 8, 2023. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 13, 2023 shows the interior of Chongqing branch of Development Bank of Singapore in southwest China's Chongqing. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows Singapore's Chinatown area. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Chinese-built railways empower locals to "fish on their own"

(231007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sida Phengphongsawanh (C) learns to inspect a train from a Chinese instructor at the China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) railing base for the China-Laos railway, on the northern outskirts of Vientiane, capital of Laos, Sept. 12, 2021. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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Turkish inflation keeps rising, adding burden to ordinary Turks

STORY: Turkish inflation keeps rising, adding burden to ordinary Turks DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HASAN DENIZ ARPACI, Unemployed mechanical engineer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): OZAN SENOL, Student STORYLINE: According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, Türkiye's annual inflation rate rose to 61.53 percent in Sept., climbing for a third straight month since it started to slide from Oct. last year. Due to runaway inflation, Turks are often on a bargain hunt for deals. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HASAN DENIZ ARPACI, Unemployed mechanical engineer "We have to juggle between several stores to find cheaper goods but then risk spending more transport fares. I don't see a bright future ahead of us. This high inflation will create high unemployment, impact further the economy in a negative way, and create social problems. Inflation has impacted everyone." SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): OZAN SENOL, Student

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CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230930) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yu Xiuying paints a wooden fan at the workshop of the Jiangxi Shenglian Fan Development Company Limited in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, on Sept. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Handicraft wooden fans from east China spark vitality overseas" (Xinhua/Zhu Yunuo)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230930) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows packaged wooden fans to be exported to Spain at the Jiangxi Shenglian Fan Development Company Limited in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Handicraft wooden fans from east China spark vitality overseas" (Xinhua/Zhu Yunuo)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230930) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows the construction site of a fan industrial park in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Handicraft wooden fans from east China spark vitality overseas" (Xinhua/Zhu Yunuo)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230930) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows wooden fans processed by UV flatbed printers at a fan company in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Handicraft wooden fans from east China spark vitality overseas" (Xinhua/Zhu Yunuo)