China's rescue team in Türkiye: A race against time

STORY: China's rescue team in Türkiye: A race against time DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:05:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China Search and Rescue Team 2. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): FU JIE, China Search and Rescue Team 3. various of China Search and Rescue Team 4. SOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): ZHAO YANG, Vice captain of China Search and Rescue Team 5. various of China Search and Rescue Team 6. STANDUP 3(English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent 7. various of China Search and Rescue Team 8. SOUNDBITE 4(Chinese): ZHU WEI, China Search and Rescue Team 9. various of China Search and Rescue Team 10. STANDUP 5(English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent 11. various of China Search and Rescue Team 12. SOUNDBITE 6(Chinese): HE JUN, Captain, Rescue Team of Ramunion 13. various of China Search and Rescue Team 14. SOUNDBITE 7(Chinese): ABDULHAMIT, Earthquake rescue volunteer in Türkiye 15. various of China Search and Rescue Team STORYLINE: Feb. 7 Beijing, China Guys, are you confident? Yes.

TÜRKIYE-MALATYA-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM

TÜRKIYE-MALATYA-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM

(230214) -- MALATYA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members from the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, distribute food to local people in Malatya, Türkiye, Feb. 13, 2023. The death toll from the earthquakes in Türkiye has climbed to 31,643, the country's disaster agency was quoted by the Anadolu Agency on Monday as saying, bringing the total fatalities with neighboring Syria to more than 35,000, with tens of thousands injured. (Xinhua/Wang Tengfei)

83-year-old quake survivor saved by Chinese and Turkish rescuers in stable condition

STORY: 83-year-old quake survivor saved by Chinese and Turkish rescuers in stable condition DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: MALATYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the 83-year-old woman 3. various of ruins 4. various of the Chinese Blue Sky Rescue Team STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent "This is Wang Tengfei from Xinhua News Agency. Now, I'm reporting from Malatya, a city in Türkiye. Now I'm in a school. A camp where the Chinese Blue Sky Rescue Team set their temporary headquarters in this building. In the past days, this team successfully rescued three survivors from the ruins, and one of them is an 83-year-old woman. When she was rescued, she had already been under the ruins for over 125 hours." The 83-year-old survivor has been confirmed to be in stable condition in the hospital. The woman was plucked to safety by Chinese and Turkish rescuers on Saturday. The Blue Sky Rescue Tea

TÜRKIYE-HATAY-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM-WOMAN SURVIVOR-RESCUE

TÜRKIYE-HATAY-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM-WOMAN SURVIVOR-RESCUE

(230210) -- ANTAKYA, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the China Search and Rescue Team transfer a woman survivor with their local partners in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. In Antakya, Hatay, Chinese and Turkish rescuers successfully saved three women from the rubble of collapsed buildings on Thursday through their joint operations. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Hopes fade for finding quake survivors as death toll surpasses 17,000 in Türkiye" (Xinhua/Wang Tengfei)

TÜRKIYE-HATAY-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM-WOMAN SURVIVOR-RESCUE

TÜRKIYE-HATAY-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM-WOMAN SURVIVOR-RESCUE

(230209) -- ANTAKYA, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of the China Search and Rescue Team transferring a woman survivor with their local partners in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. The Chinese rescue team, working with local partners, rescued a woman from a collapsed building Thursday afternoon here. (Xinhua/Wang Tengfei)

TÜRKIYE-HATAY-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM-WOMAN SURVIVOR-RESCUE

TÜRKIYE-HATAY-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM-WOMAN SURVIVOR-RESCUE

(230209) -- ANTAKYA, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of the China Search and Rescue Team transferring a woman survivor with their local partners in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. The Chinese rescue team, working with local partners, rescued a woman from a collapsed building Thursday afternoon here. (Xinhua/Wang Tengfei)

TÜRKIYE-HATAY-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM-WOMAN SURVIVOR-RESCUE

TÜRKIYE-HATAY-EARTHQUAKES-CHINESE RESCUE TEAM-WOMAN SURVIVOR-RESCUE

(230209) -- ANTAKYA, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of the China Search and Rescue Team transferring a woman survivor with their local partners in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. The Chinese rescue team, working with local partners, rescued a woman from a collapsed building Thursday afternoon here. (Xinhua/Wang Tengfei)

Chinese rescue team works to locate trapped survivors in Hatay, Türkiye

STORY: Chinese rescue team works to locate trapped survivors in Hatay, Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: HATAY, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the site STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent "This is Wang Tengfei from Xinhua News Agency reporting from Hatay. Now I'm at the ruins from this earthquake and the Chinese rescue team is working on these ruins. This early morning, Chinese rescue team cooperated with Turkish local rescue team successfully to rescue a pregnant lady. So hopefully they will get more people out of the ruins. Till now, they already worked over 20 hours without any breaks. They are keeping working on this. As far as we know, later, they will send rescue dogs here to find out, to identify which ruins are valuable for them to do the rescue work. And also they will use other machines to take out the bricks and ashes from the ruins to look deep inside if there is any

Rescue efforts underway after powerful earthquakes jolt Türkiye, Syria

STORY: Rescue efforts underway after powerful earthquakes jolt Türkiye, Syria DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:42 LOCATION: Istanbul/Ankara/Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the quake sites 2. STANDUP 1 (English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 2 (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent 4. STANDUP 3 (English): MONSEF MEMARI, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: Around 5,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured as of Tuesday noon after strong earthquakes jolted parts of Türkiye and neighboring Syria early Monday. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said that the death toll has risen to 3,419 in Türkiye, adding that at least 20,534 people were injured. According to the Syrian health ministry and local authorities, more than 1,500 people died, and some 3,500 were injured in the country. Xinhua reporters from Istanbul, Ankara and Damascus have arrived at quake-hit areas to bring details. STANDUP 1 (English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent "After nearly 20 hours o

Powerful quakes jolt Türkiye

STORY: Powerful quakes jolt Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Wang Tengfei reporting on a highway heading to Marash (Kahramanmaras), the center of the earthquake that happened early morning today on Monday. Türkiye's state-owned energy company BOTAS has suspended natural gas flow to several southern provinces. The airport in Hatay is damaged and flights are halted. Turkish energy minister said there were power outages in the provinces of Antep, Hatay and Kilis. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a total of 2,470 people have been rescued from the rubble. Aid poured out from Türkiye's major cities. Governor of Türkiye's largest city Istanbul said over 1,000 personnel and 30 tonnes of aid materials had been dispatched to the quake-hit region. According to Türkiye's meteorology agency, the air temperatures recorded minu

Türkiye plans to fly unmanned fighter in 2023

STORY: Türkiye plans to fly unmanned fighter in 2023 DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: SAMSUN, Türkiye CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Red Apple, some other Turkish drones on the air 3. various of Selcuk Bayraktar from BAYKAR Technologies 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK BAYRAKTAR, Chief technology officer of of Baykar Technology STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm reporting from the Technofest of Türkiye in the city of Samsun. And behind, this is the superstar of this event. This is the first unmanned fighter jet of Türkiye. And this is a high technology product of the Turkish industry this year. And it's still under development." Türkiye's defense company Baykar Technology said on Tuesday that it plans to make the maiden flight of unmanned fighter named Kizilelma in 2023. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) : SELCUK BAYRAKTAR, Chief technology officer of of Baykar Technology "We're prepar