Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N Iraq

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N Iraq DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an old anti-terror operation of Türkiye against the PKK (file) 2. various of photos of Celal Birdal, press and archives officer of the PKK, who was "neutralized" in the Gara region of north Iraq (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of the militants of the PKK 4. various of an old anti-terror operation of Türkiye against the PKK (file) STORYLINE: The Turkish National Intelligence Organization killed a senior member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a cross-border operation in northern Iraq, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Wednesday. Celal Birdal, codenamed "Sidar Serhat," was "neutralized" in the Gara region of northern Iraq, Anadolu said, adding that he was the responsible person for the "press and archives" of the PKK. The term "neutralized" is often used by Turkish authorities to imply that "terrorists" are killed,

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

(220511) -- LHASA, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sidar (1st R) shoots photos and videos for the traditional Zhentang Sherpa dancers in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 14, 2022. Living in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Namkha is an inheritor of the Zhentang Sherpa dance, a national intangible cultural heritage. TO GO WITH "Feature: A Sherpa family's efforts to preserve traditional dance at foot of Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

Emerging young talents carry forward traditional Chinese culture

STORY: Emerging young talents carry forward traditional Chinese culture DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:04 LOCATION: TAIYUAN/LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of introductions of emerging young people 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Ancient architecture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHI DA, Photography enthusiast 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHU XIAOCONG, Cultural relics restorer 5. various of stories of young people STORYLINE: China has placed great emphasis on inheriting and promoting the traditional culture in recent years. Young people with a passion for carrying forward traditional culture are gradually having a much deeper understanding of Chinese traditions. They appreciate, record and inherit the essence of Chinese culture and wish to pass it on from generation to generation. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU KAI, Ancient architecture painter "My name is Liu Kai. I paint ancient architecture in Shanxi Province." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHI DA, Photography enthusiast "My name is Sidar. I r

Xinhua Headlines: Emerging young talents carry forward traditional Chinese culture

Xinhua Headlines: Emerging young talents carry forward traditional Chinese culture

(220504) -- TAIYUAN, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken by Sidar shows Sherpa villagers enjoying liquor made from Eleusine Coracana in Zhentang of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 16, 2019. (Photo by Sidar/Xinhua)