Satellite positioning aids in sugarcane planting in S China

STORY: Satellite positioning aids in sugarcane planting in S China SHOOTING TIME: March 12 and March 13, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of driverless tractors guided by BeiDou Navigation Satellite System 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU QIHUI, Director of Wuxuan Bosheng Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU QIHUI, Director of Wuxuan Bosheng Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative STORYLINE: BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has turned out to be a real game changer for the sugarcane planting in Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which makes the seeding process of sugarcane ten times more efficient than before. In sugarcane field in Shangtang village of Wuxuan County, several unmanned sugarcane tractors move straight forward guided by the BDS, and farmers sit behind the tractors to drop sugarcane seeds. With the help of the driverless trac

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

Heavy Fog Hit Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2023 - Wind turbines, villages and trees loom in the fog in Shangtang town, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, Oct 26, 2023.

China mobilizes resources to combat rare drought and ensure production, livelihoods

STORY: China mobilizes resources to combat rare drought and ensure production, livelihoods DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of drought areas in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU GUOPENG, Head of Zhouxi Township 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU CHENCHEN, Party official, Shangtang Township 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI YUEBIN, Electric pumping station 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese):LIANG JINGCAI, Villager, Liming Village STORYLINE: China has mobilized resources to combat rare drought and ensure production, livelihoods as scorching heatwaves sweep through vast parts of the country. Since the beginning of July, the south, central and southwest regions of China have experienced droughts as a result of low precipitation and high temperatures. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, the drought has affected millions of people in nine provincial-level regions. In Jiangxi, about 1.38 million officials and locals are fighting the dro