Night schools trending among Chinese youth

STORY: Night schools trending among Chinese youth SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: JINAN/QINGDAO/WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a night school in Jinan City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BAOYUE, Student at night school in Jinan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YINGXIN, Student at night school in Jinan 4. various of a night school in Qingdao City 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI XIAOJUAN, Student at night school in Qingdao 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG QUNYUAN, Teacher at the Linka night school in Qingdao 7. various of a night school in Wuhan City 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): DING SIYU, Student at night school in Wuhan 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): HE XIANG, Calligraphy teacher at night school in Wuhan STORYLINE: For many youngsters in China, working during the day and taking school classes at night are becoming a new way of life. With relatively low or zero price, interest-oriented curricula, and increasingly fine-tuning culture servic

"Happiness Stations" provide services for herdsmen in China's Xinjiang

STORY: "Happiness Stations" provide services for herdsmen in China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: EMIN COUNTY, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of sports meeting and the "Happiness Station" facilities 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YERBOL YELEWSIZ, Director of Emin County Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau STORYLINE: A sports meeting has been held recently at a "Happiness Station" in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. "Happiness Stations," located on pastures or on the paths traveled by herdsmen during their migrations, provide services and organize activities for herdsmen in pastoral areas. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YERBOL YELEWSIZ, Director of Emin County Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau "In our pastoral area, there are 1,293 herder households and 365,000 heads of livestock. Each year, herdsmen spend about half a year on the winter pasture. We assign personnel to the 'Happiness Station' to provide servic

(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-YUMIN COUNTY-NOMADS-LIFE (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-YUMIN COUNTY-NOMADS-LIFE (CN)

(230711) -- YUMIN, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Habudelashen Nusupbek sets up a tent at the summer pasture in Yumin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 4, 2023. Baht Turlksi, a 53-year-old herder, lives near the majestic Baluke Mountain, which lies in the south of Yumin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. "Baht" means "happiness", this name carries the purest expectation of parents for a better life of the next generation. With the hard working of the family during the decades and the support from the government, the good wishes have already become reality. Kazak herders move between the winter pastures, spring-autumn pastures and summer pastures throughout the year. For many nomadic families in the autonomous region, the country's modernization drive has brought continuous benefits to their daily lives. In recent years, the Chinese government has launched projects to build permanent settlements for herders, where medical, educational and cultural servic

Cabs, taxi operators observe strike in India's Delhi

STORY: Cabs, taxi operators observe strike in India's Delhi DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the landmark in New Delhi 2. various of cabs and taxis waiting for fuel filling STORYLINE: Cabs and taxi operators in India's Delhi began their two-day strike on Monday demanding fixation of fares or charges by the government, reduction in fuel prices, and a fare revision in the wake of continuously rising fuel prices. Presently, the fares are decided by the cabs-aggregators like Ola and Uber. The strike was called despite the Delhi government's assurance to look into the matter. Last week, Delhi's Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said that the state government would soon form a committee regarding the requests. The cabs operators demanded that the Delhi government reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) which it imposes on the diesel and petrol before the fuels are sold at the retail outlets, and bring the fuels under the ambit of Goods and Servic

Mitsubishi Ki-21-1a 'Sally' -this bomber entered servic

Mitsubishi Ki-21-1a 'Sally' -this bomber entered servic

Mitsubishi Ki-21-1a 'Sally' -this bomber entered service with the Japanese Army in August 1938, but relegated to secondary duties by 1942 Over 1700 built.

'Voyage of the Damned' *** Image embargoed for publication

'Voyage of the Damned' *** Image embargoed for publication

'Voyage of the Damned' *** Image embargoed for publication until Saturday 8th December 2007 *** ©Darenote Ltd. Picture shows: (l-r) DAVID TENNANT as The Doctor and KYLIE MINOGUE as Astrid Peth. TX: BBC ONE Tuesday 25th December 2007 WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Picturesí BBC Digital Picture Service. In particular, this image may only be published in print for editorial use during the publicity period (the weeks immediately leading up to and including the transmission week of the relevant programme or event and three review weeks following) for the purpose of publicising the programme, person or service pictured and provided the BBC and the copyright holder in the caption are credited. Any use of this image on the internet and other online communication services will require a separate prior agreement with BBC Pictures. For any other purpose whatsoever, including advertising and commercial prior written approval from the copyright holder will be required. DOCTOR WHO [BR TV SERIES 1963 - ] Episode 'Voyage of the Damned', December 2007 DAVID TENNANT as The Doctor and KYLIE MINOGUE as Astrid Peth 'Voyage of the Damned' *** Image embargoed for publication until Saturday 8th December 2007 *** Darenote Ltd. Picture shows: (l-r) DAVID TENNANT as The Doctor and KYLIE MINOGUE as Astrid Peth. TX: BBC ONE Tuesday 25th December 2007 WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures�BC Digital Picture Service. In particular, this image may only be published in print for editorial use during the publicity period (the weeks immediately leading up to and including the transmission week of the relevant programme or event and three review weeks following) for the purpose of publicising the programme, person or service pictured and provided the BBC and the copyright holder in the caption are credited. Any use of this image on the internet and other online communication servic