China, Vietnam open new border gate pair

STORY: China, Vietnam open new border gate pair SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: FANGCHENGGANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony and vehicles passing 2. various of the customs STORYLINE: China and Vietnam officially opened a new cross-border gate pair, including the customs gate of Lihuo-Bac Phong Sinh, linking the Dongzhong in China and the Hoanh Mo in Vietnam. The construction and upgrade of the Dongzhong border, including Lihuo customs gate, started in July 2019 and were accepted and approved in September 2023, involving a total investment of 1.614 billion yuan (about 222 million U.S. dollars). The border gate pair is expected to help shorten transport time and reduce costs for businesses. It will also facilitate immigration and trade, and step up people-to-people exchanges. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fangchenggang, China. (XHTV)

Hanoi opens new bridge built with Japanese aid

Hanoi opens new bridge built with Japanese aid

HANOI, Vietnam - Nguyen Sinh Hung (2nd from R), chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, and Japanese infrastructure minister Akihiro Ota (2nd from L) unveil a nameplate for the Nhat Tan Bridge at its inauguration ceremony in Hanoi on Jan. 4, 2015. The bridge, crossing over the Red River and linking the Noi Bai International Airport to the city center, was completed with 54.1 billion yen in official loans from Japan.

Voting held in India to elect next president

STORY: Voting held in India to elect next president DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India Gate 2. various of the president house of India 3. various of the parliament building of India 4. various of the headquarters of BJP, main ruling party in India 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: Voting to elect the next president of India began on Monday across the country as the incumbent president Ram Nath Kovind will complete his five-year term later this week. Elected representatives from Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) across all the states cast their votes to elect the country's 15th president. The counting of votes is slated to take place on Thursday. Ruling National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu is expected to win the election against the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, as NDA had a majority in both the Houses of Parliament and most states' assemblies. Both Murmu and Sinh