AI technologies capture global attention at 7th World Intelligence Congress

STORY: AI technologies capture global attention at 7th World Intelligence Congress DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the World Intelligence Congress 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMAD ARSLAN KHAN, Power Electronics Pakistan Private Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMIRHOSSEIN KARAMOOZIAN, PishRobot Company in Iran 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TAFADZWA MASAWI, Tabmick Investment in Zimbabwe STORYLINE: The rapidly growing generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have captured global attention at the seventh World Intelligence Congress, which was held in north China's Tianjin Municipality from May 18 to 21. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMAD ARSLAN KHAN, Power Electronics Pakistan Private Ltd. "My name is Muhammad Arslan Khan and I'm from Pakistan. And I am here to import products from Chinese companies. China is making a lot of progress in (areas) such as AI machine learning. And this is a very hot topic of research in this area

Zimbabwean students benefit from Chinese-funded scholarships

STORY: Zimbabwean students benefit from Chinese-funded scholarships DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of scholarship handover ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE ZHAO, Chairman of China-Zimbabwe Exchange Center 3. various of a group photo of students and officials 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TAFADZWA MUDONDO, Principal of Harare Polytechnic 5. various of students getting professional training 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RONALD MUTORE, Student STORYLINE: Eleven students from Zimbabwe's Harare Polytechnic on Friday received scholarships under the China-Zimbabwe Friendship Scholarship program. The program was launched in 2020. It's facilitated by the China-Zimbabwe Exchange Center (CZEC), a private voluntary organization that seeks to contribute to the development of local communities. The scholarships are funded by the Chinese community in Zimbabwe. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE ZHAO, Chairman of China-Zimbabwe Exchange Center "During the ti

Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends

STORY: Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trucks carrying tobacco bales and farmers sitting at the back of a truck 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): TAFADZWA MUGWAGWA, Tobacco farmer 3. various of farmers offloading tobacco bales 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): DOROTHY CHIGWEDEDZA, Tobacco farmer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): SHEPHERD CHIGUVARE, Tobacco farmer STORYLINE: Early morning on the last day of Zimbabwe's tobacco auction season, trucks carrying tobacco bales waited to offload the crop at the Tobacco Auction Floors in the capital Harare. On the waiting bays, the farmers, who had braved the mid-winter chilly morning could be seen anxiously waiting for their crop to finally go under the hummer before the curtain came down on the season. "This season was okay, although not as good as last year," said Tafadzwa Mugwagwa, a small-scale farmer from Rusape, a farming region southeast of H

ZIMBABWE-BULAWAYO-INT'L TRADE FAIR

ZIMBABWE-BULAWAYO-INT'L TRADE FAIR

(220501) -- BULAWAYO, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tafadzwa Nyabuta (R), marketing officer of Zimoco, a Zimbabwean distributor of Chinese car brands, talks with visitors at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on April 30, 2022. The annual Zimbabwe International Trade Fair concluded here on Saturday. The three-day event held in Zimbabwe's second largest city, themed "Rethink, Reimagine, Reinvent Value Chains for Economic Development," attracted more than 500 exhibitors from home and abroad, including many from China. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)