Albania: Fires Spread In Coastal Town Of Shëngjin, Forcing Evacuation

Fires, raging in the coastal town of Shengjin, northern Albania for several days, prompted nearby residents to evacuate on Tuesday, July 30. The flames in Mal Shengjin started on Saturday afternoon and reignited on Monday morning.

China, UK companies seek cooperation in petrochemical industry

STORY: China, UK companies seek cooperation in petrochemical industry DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. various of chemical plants in China's Fujian 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN LIJUN, President of Greater China Region of JM Company 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN EDWARDS, Britain's HM Trade Commissioner for China 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WENG SHENGJIN, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zhongjing Petrochemical Group STORYLINE: Zhongjing Petrochemical Group, the largest private petrochemical enterprise in east China's Fujian Province, has signed a contract with British chemical company Johnson Matthey (JM Company) in China's Fuzhou to seek cooperation in petrochemical industry. The signing ceremony marked the introduction of BDO production technology from the British company and the launch of a BDO project with an annual output of 900,000 tonnes. As an important basic chemical raw material, BDO is widely u

China endeavors to keep ancient city of Pingyao alive

STORY: China endeavors to keep ancient city of Pingyao alive DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pingyao ancient city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEI YAXIAN, Director of Pingyao County cultural relics institute 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XUE SHENGJIN, Craftsman of Pingyao varnished lacquerware 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MENG JIAJIA, Xue's apprentice 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HU XIAOPENG, Resident 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GENG BAOGUO, Resident STORYLINE: Pingyao in north China's Shanxi Province is an ancient walled city with a history of over 2,800 years. Boasting well-preserved urban planning and architecture from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), Pingyao was named a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1997. Covering an area of 2.25 square km, the ancient city is home to more than 300 cultural relics and nearly 4,000 traditional buildings. Over the past decades, the Chinese government has initiated a string of measures for the prote