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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin at Supreme Court

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in front of the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Sept. 9, 2025. Thaksin was returned to prison to serve a one-year sentence after the court ruled that he had faked illness to avoid incarceration when he returned from years of self-imposed exile in August 2023.

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin at Supreme Court

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in front of the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Sept. 9, 2025. Thaksin was returned to prison to serve a one-year sentence after the court ruled that he had faked illness to avoid incarceration when he returned from years of self-imposed exile in August 2023.

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin at Supreme Court

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) and his daughter and former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (front, 2nd from L) arrive at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Sept. 9, 2025. Thaksin was returned to prison to serve a one-year sentence after the court ruled that he had faked illness to avoid incarceration when he returned from years of self-imposed exile in August 2023.

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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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Xinhua Headlines: Western China achieves higher grain yields through production upgrades

(240809) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Sept. 9, 2023 shows germplasm resources to be stored at the Sichuan provincial germplasm resource bank in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Jin)

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ETHIOPIA-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-HANDOVER

(240511) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers buy tickets at the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ETHIOPIA-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-HANDOVER

(240511) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant checks passengers' tickets in the cabin in Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ETHIOPIA-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-HANDOVER

(240511) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A local train driver receivs a notebook from his Chinese predecessor at the Adama station in Adama City, Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ETHIOPIA-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-HANDOVER

(240511) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board a train at the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ETHIOPIA-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-HANDOVER

(240511) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 9, 2023 shows the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ETHIOPIA-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-HANDOVER

(240511) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers chat in the dining cabin of a train in Ethiopia on Sept. 9, 2023. The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation. TO GO WITH "Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore on Sept. 7, 2023. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 13, 2023 shows the race track of Singapore Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 8, 2023 shows a park along the Marina Bay in Singapore. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks among the rubble of a destroyed building after a massive earthquake in Tahannaout, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on Sept. 8 at 11:11 p.m. local time (2211 GMT) at a depth of 18.5 km, said the United States Geological Survey. (Photo by Saouri Aissa/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2023

(231230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk near the Sandton Convention Center, the venue of the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 21, 2023. Top 10 world news events in 2023 5. The Global South's resounding support for multilateralism On Aug. 24, the BRICS cooperation mechanism witnessed a historic expansion as countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Iran and Ethiopia were invited to join the BRICS family. On Sept. 9, the African Union was invited to officially become a member of the G20. Currently, the strength of developing countries is continuously growing, and the collective rise of the Global South has become an irreversible trend. The call and desire for unity, coordination and collaborative development have never been stronger. As the largest developing country, China is a natural member of the Global South, firmly safeguarding the common interests of developing countries and promoting increased representation and voice of emerging market economi

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

(231213) -- HANOI, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 9, 2023 shows a view of the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GANSU-JIAYUGUAN-GREAT WALL-TECHNOLOGICAL PROTECTION (CN)

(231209) -- JIAYUGUAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Diangang, an associate researcher from the cultural heritage monitoring center of Jiayuguan Silk Road (the Great Wall) cultural research institute, checks the monitoring system at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 26, 2023. In recent years, cultural heritage protection institutions have increased the investment in the technological protection of the Great Wall. Institutions utilize technological equipment to collect data, analyze metrics and detect any possible damage. These methods guarantee the implementation of effective preservation and restoration measures in time and the Great Wall well-preserved. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RURAL GIRLS-FOOTBALL (CN)

(231209) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qin Furong (4th L) instructs girls of a football team in practice in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: The rural girls chasing goals on football pitches" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RURAL GIRLS-FOOTBALL (CN)

(231209) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students throw footballs into the sky during the opening ceremony for a new semester at Sanhe Town Primary School in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: The rural girls chasing goals on football pitches" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GREAT WALL-RUINS-MEMORIES (CN)

(231109) -- YINCHUAN, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A clay component of drainage system used on an ancient Great Wall dating back to the Warring States period (475-221 BC) is on display at a museum dedicated to the Great Wall in Guyuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Enduring memories of Red Army amidst Great Wall ruins in NW China" (Xinhua)

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(CIIE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-CIIE-PAKISTANI EXHIBITORS (CN)

(231109) -- BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Habib Ur Rehman (R) introduces salt lamps to a customer at the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 7, 2021. Pakistani exhibitor Habib Ur Rehman brought local specialty lamps made of rock salt to the fourth CIIE, fanning a craze among the expo visitors. He sold about 60,000 lamps through the orders harvested at the expo and a fair in Shanghai dedicated to selling CIIE goods. At the 6th CIIE, Habib and his brother Mian Muhammad Zubair have been promoting Pakistani cultural heritage camel skin lamps. "The Chinese market is very resilient, and many of my old customers have already contacted me to order new products for this year," he said. "We hope through the expo, Chinese consumers will pay attention to the originality of Pakistani handicrafts, which will help the sustainable development of our handicraft industry." (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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(CIIE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-CIIE-PAKISTANI EXHIBITORS (CN)

(231109) -- BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Habib Ur Rehman puts carpets in place at the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 7, 2021. Pakistani exhibitor Habib Ur Rehman brought local specialty lamps made of rock salt to the fourth CIIE, fanning a craze among the expo visitors. He sold about 60,000 lamps through the orders harvested at the expo and a fair in Shanghai dedicated to selling CIIE goods. At the 6th CIIE, Habib and his brother Mian Muhammad Zubair have been promoting Pakistani cultural heritage camel skin lamps. "The Chinese market is very resilient, and many of my old customers have already contacted me to order new products for this year," he said. "We hope through the expo, Chinese consumers will pay attention to the originality of Pakistani handicrafts, which will help the sustainable development of our handicraft industry." (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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Hong Kong records over 1 mln mainland visitors during double festivals holiday

STORY: Hong Kong records over 1 mln mainland visitors during double festivals holiday DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourism in Hong Kong, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MR. WU, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MR. ZHANG, Tourist 4. various of fireworks and light show STORYLINE: The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government recorded 1.1 million mainland visitors during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. Official data showed that the daily average visitors from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 was around 140,000, 10 percent higher than the figure during the Labor Day Holiday Golden Week. The overall hotel occupancy rate reached 90 percent, the HKSAR government said in a press release on Saturday. Among the mainland visitors visited Hong Kong, 45 percent of them were overnight visitors. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MR. WU, Tourist "It takes 16 to 18 minutes from Shenzhen North t

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CHINA-HUNAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS-PROTECTION(CN)

(231009) -- LANSHAN, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 with a mobile phone shows Zhang Xiuqiang, a part-time guardian, watching real-time monitor of migratory birds at a station set up for bird protection in Lanshan County, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Lights out to let through migratory birds" (Xinhua/Liu Wangmin)

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CHINA-HUNAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS-PROTECTION(CN)

(231009) -- LANSHAN, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 with a mobile phone shows a station set up for bird protection in Lanshan County, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Lights out to let through migratory birds" (Xinhua/Liu Wangmin)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Europe forge deeper ties via thriving maritime trade routes

(231009) -- HANGZHOU/BERLIN, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Captain Mo Weidong operates the radar at the bridge of the container ship Cosco Shipping Virgo on its way to Rotterdam Port, in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Europe forge deeper ties via thriving maritime trade routes

(231009) -- HANGZHOU/BERLIN, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The container ship Cosco Shipping Virgo calls at Rotterdam Port in the Netherlands, Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Europe forge deeper ties via thriving maritime trade routes

(231009) -- HANGZHOU/BERLIN, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The container ship Cosco Shipping Virgo calls at Rotterdam Port in the Netherlands, Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Europe forge deeper ties via thriving maritime trade routes

(231009) -- HANGZHOU/BERLIN, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Captain Mo Weidong checks the body of the container ship Cosco Shipping Virgo and the condition of the port as the ship is calling at Rotterdam Port, the Netherlands, Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-ZOOM-IN

(231005) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pose for photos with high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) trains of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway and a comprehensive inspection train at Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2023. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, it shortens the train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes via this new 142.3-km line. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Egypt releases imported goods worth nearly 54 bln USD in 9 months

STORY: Egypt releases imported goods worth nearly 54 bln USD in 9 months DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt 2. various of the cabinet of Egypt 3. various of Suez Canal waterway and ships STORYLINE: Egypt released 53.7 billion U.S. dollars worth of imported goods from ports in the first nine months this year. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday discussed ways of facilitating customs clearance procedures for commodities at various Egyptian ports with ministers. Madbouly indicated that the government is in an effort to reach the goal of transforming various Egyptian ports into global ones, with the aim of increasing trade movement. The meeting referred that during the period from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, the total value of the goods released amounted to 53.7 billion U.S. dollars. In details, the value of the strategic goods amounted to 14.3 billion U.S. dollars while the total value of the production supplies reached 24.8 billi

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Xinhua Headlines: Centuries-old tea road regains glory as Belt and Road cooperation deepens

(231002) -- BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Quan Wei, who specializes in dark tea-making techniques, smells at a tea brick in Chibi City, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 9, 2023. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Centuries-old tea road regains glory as Belt and Road cooperation deepens

(231002) -- BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit an ancient street in Yangloudong of Chibi City, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 9, 2023. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE (CN)

(230929) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows a view of the Shanghai Haitong International Automotive Terminal in Waigaoqiao of east China's Shanghai. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China's first pilot free trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. Since its inauguration, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereafter shortened to Shanghai FTZ) has achieved innumerous firsts and opened a new chapter in China's reform and opening-up. Over the past decade, Shanghai FTZ has grown over threefold to 120.72 square km from its original 28.78-square-km plot, attracting 84,000 new enterprises by the end of 2022, 2.35 times the number of enterprises established in the 20 years before the zone's establishment, according to a white paper released last week. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue waits for passengers to board the Fuxing bullet train G9801 at Fuzhou South Railway Station in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue provides ticket service for a passenger on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue (R) introduces to a passenger the scenery along the way on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)