China's Beibu Gulf Port sees rise in cargo throughput in Q1

STORY: China's Beibu Gulf Port sees rise in cargo throughput in Q1 DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beibu Gulf Port 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU CHUIJIAN, Manager, Operation Department of Guangxi Qinzhou Shenggang Wharf Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: In the first quarter of this year, the cargo throughput of Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reached 68.77 million tonnes, up 5.5 percent year on year. According to Beibu Gulf Port Group, more than 1.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers were handled by the port, up 14.7 percent year on year. The port serves as an important transit point in the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a trade and logistics passage jointly built by western Chinese provincial regions and Singapore. Since last year, the port has launched specific foreign trade routes covering destinations in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries.

Egyptian students show language talents as "Chinese Bridge" contest concludes in Cairo

STORY: Egyptian students show language talents as "Chinese Bridge" contest concludes in Cairo DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of students attending the "Chinese Bridge" contest 2. various of presentation of the awards and participants posing for a group photo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYA IBRAHIM, Winner of the first prize 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG SHENGGANG, Minister Counselor of Education at the Chinese Embassy in Egypt STORYLINE: The 21st Chinese Bridge competition, a Chinese language proficiency contest, concluded on Saturday in Egypt's capital Cairo, as contestants showed their talent and skills in Chinese language and culture. Three out of the 12 finalists, who distinguished themselves from the preliminary rounds of the competition, won grand prizes after their excellent performances at the Ain Shams University in Cairo. Hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Egypt and Confucius Institute at Ain Shams University, the competition a