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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gas Tanker Explosion Leaves More That 60 People Injured - Mexico

Experts attends the explosion scene occurred when a gas tanker overturned, causing the tragic accident that left 70 people have been injured, three dead, and two unidentified at Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, near the Puente de la Concordia, . on September 10, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Marco Gonzalez/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gas Tanker Explosion Leaves More That 60 People Injured - Mexico

Experts attends the explosion scene occurred when a gas tanker overturned, causing the tragic accident that left 70 people have been injured, three dead, and two unidentified at Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, near the Puente de la Concordia, . on September 10, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Marco Gonzalez/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian troops strike Vilniansk with missiles

VILNIANSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2024 - A man walks past criminal experts examining cars destroyed by the Russian missile strike in central Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine. Russia launched rockets at the centre of Vilniansk, a city close to the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, at 17:40 local time on Saturday, June 29. The attack killed seven people, including three children. Thirty-six people were injured, including nine children.

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Russian troops strike Vilniansk with missiles

VILNIANSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2024 - Criminal experts examine the bodies of people killed by the Russian missile attack in central Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine. Russia launched rockets at the centre of Vilniansk, a city close to the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, at 17:40 local time on Saturday, June 29. The attack killed seven people, including three children. Thirty-six people were injured, including nine children.

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Russian troops strike Vilniansk with missiles

VILNIANSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2024 - Criminal experts examine the bodies of people killed by the Russian missile attack in central Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine. Russia launched rockets at the centre of Vilniansk, a city close to the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, at 17:40 local time on Saturday, June 29. The attack killed seven people, including three children. Thirty-six people were injured, including nine children.

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Russian troops strike Vilniansk with missiles

VILNIANSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2024 - Criminal experts examine cars destroyed by the Russian missile strike in central Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine. Russia launched rockets at the centre of Vilniansk, a city close to the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, at 17:40 local time on Saturday, June 29. The attack killed seven people, including three children. Thirty-six people were injured, including nine children.

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Russian troops strike Vilniansk with missiles

VILNIANSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2024 - Criminal experts examine the bodies of people killed by the Russian missile attack in central Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine. Russia launched rockets at the centre of Vilniansk, a city close to the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, at 17:40 local time on Saturday, June 29. The attack killed seven people, including three children. Thirty-six people were injured, including nine children.

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCIENCE-SEMICONDUCTOR-TANKEBLUE (CN)

(240608) -- BEIJING, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yang Jian (R) poses for a group photo with researcher Chen Xiaolong (C) and engineer Wang Wenjun, both experts from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. In 2006, Yang Jian, the entrepreneurial team leader, founded TankeBlue Semiconductor Co., Ltd., in close cooperation with a research team of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The company now takes the lead in China in the research and development, manufacture and sales of the third generation of semiconductor SiC (silicon carbide) substrates. After 18 years of development, the company has up to now owned seven core technology systems with independent intellectual property rights, covering the whole SiC integrated industrial chain. It has formed a large-scale business layout consisting of a research center, three wholly-owned subsidiaries and a holding subsidiary. Silicon carbide substrate is the id

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCIENCE-SEMICONDUCTOR-TANKEBLUE (CN)

(240608) -- BEIJING, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Jian (R) poses for a group photo with researcher Chen Xiaolong (C) and engineer Wang Wenjun, both experts from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. In 2006, Yang Jian, the entrepreneurial team leader, founded TankeBlue Semiconductor Co., Ltd., in close cooperation with a research team of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The company now takes the lead in China in the research and development, manufacture and sales of the third generation of semiconductor SiC (silicon carbide) substrates. After 18 years of development, the company has up to now owned seven core technology systems with independent intellectual property rights, covering the whole SiC integrated industrial chain. It has formed a large-scale business layout consisting of a research center, three wholly-owned subsidiaries and a holding subsidiary. Silicon carbide substrate is the ideal material for

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Experts meet in Kenya to promote transboundary pest management in East Africa

STORY: Experts meet in Kenya to promote transboundary pest management in East Africa SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference held in Nairobi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, IGAD Executive Secretary 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JONATHAN MUEKE, Principal secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Kenya STORYLINE: Experts began a three-day meeting in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Wednesday to promote transboundary pest management in the East African region. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional ministerial meeting on risk transfer and transboundary pest management brought together more than 100 stakeholders from IGAD member states, along with representatives from partner organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank. The focus of the meeting is to foster collaboration in effectivel

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10th World Water Forum opens in Indonesia's Bali

STORY: 10th World Water Forum opens in Indonesia's Bali SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: BALI, Indonesia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the forum STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "The World Water Forum is underway in Bali, Indonesia. From 18th to 25th of May, heads of state, heads of international organizations, high-level government officials, experts, scholars, entrepreneurs and economists from all over the world will share their knowledge, experiences, and practices regarding a wide range of topics related to water. The World Water Forum is the largest international gathering in the water sector involving various stakeholders, which has been co-hosted by the World Water Council and a host city. The forum is held every three years and has been taking place since 1997. The World Water Forum is not just a conference: it includes a three-year preparation phase, a one-week ev

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Interdisciplinary conference on Marco Polo held in Zagreb

STORY: Interdisciplinary conference on Marco Polo held in Zagreb SHOOTING TIME: May 9, 2024 DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. wide of the Faculty of Croatian Studies at the University of Zagreb 2. various of a conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EVA KATARINA GLAZER, Assistant professor at the University of Zagreb 4. various of Marco Polo exhibition 5. various of a conference 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IVANA GUBIC, Assistant at the Department of Sinology at the University of Zagreb 7. various of a conference 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): IVANA GUBIC, Assistant at the Department of Sinology at the University of Zagreb STORYLINE: An interdisciplinary conference, entitled "East Meets West: Cultural and Economic Contacts between Croatia and Asia from Marco Polo to the Present," was held at the Faculty of Croatian Studies at the University of Zagreb. The three-day conference, from May 8-10, attracted many Croatian experts on China and Asia, as well as ambassadors

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Experts meet in Kenya to enhance cooperation in border management in Africa

STORY: Experts meet in Kenya to enhance cooperation in border management in Africa SHOOTING TIME: April 2, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants at the conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KITHURE KINDIKI, Cabinet secretary in Kenya's Ministry of Interior and National Administration 3. various of participants at the conference STORYLINE: The National Border Management Conference concluded on Thursday in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The three-day event was held under the theme of "building on coordination and moving towards integration." It brought together more than 300 participants, including senior border control officials from across Africa, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in border management in the continent. SOUNDBITE (English): KITHURE KINDIKI, Cabinet secretary in Kenya's Ministry of Interior and National Administration "The use of technology, in particular, digital technology is going to become crucial for

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Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister

STORY: Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Monday at a press conference in Tehran that the turnout in the country's 12th parliamentary and sixth Assembly of Experts elections, which were held on Friday, reached 41 percent. The voting began at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) at 59,000 polling stations across Iran, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. The voting was initially scheduled to end at 6:00 pm local time but was extended three times, with each extension lasting for two hours. Vahidi said 25 million of the total 6

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Award ceremony of lantern drawing contest held in Bulgaria

STORY: Award ceremony of lantern drawing contest held in Bulgaria SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The award ceremony of a lantern drawing contest, dedicated to the Chinese Lantern Festival, was held in Sofia on Thursday evening. More than 300 students from six national art schools from five Bulgarian cities took part in the contest. After a preliminary internal selection at each school, a total of 186 works were on display at the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria, which organized the contest. To ensure transparency and fair judging, the embassy invited three experts from the National Academy of Art in Sofia to evaluate the lanterns. Around 120 contestants attended the ceremony. They had the opportunity to see all the lanterns on site and choose their winners. Other activities such as riddle solving, lantern assembling and calligraphy were also part of the ceremony. Xinhua News Agency corre

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui attends a video conference with experts at a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012

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GHANA-EASTERN REGION-AFRICA PROSPERITY DIALOGUE

(240128) -- ACCRA, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo speaks at the Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana's Eastern Region, Jan. 27, 2024. African leaders attending the Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana have urged the continent to propel industrialization to achieve prosperity at a faster pace. The three-day dialogue, which kicked off Thursday in Ghana's Eastern Region, brought together many African leaders, experts, and stakeholders to delve into road maps for the continent's prosperity. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-EASTERN REGION-AFRICA PROSPERITY DIALOGUE

(240128) -- ACCRA, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretary-General Wamkele Mene speaks at the Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana's Eastern Region, Jan. 27, 2024. African leaders attending the Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana have urged the continent to propel industrialization to achieve prosperity at a faster pace. The three-day dialogue, which kicked off Thursday in Ghana's Eastern Region, brought together many African leaders, experts, and stakeholders to delve into road maps for the continent's prosperity. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-EASTERN REGION-AFRICA PROSPERITY DIALOGUE

(240128) -- ACCRA, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2024 shows the Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana's Eastern Region. African leaders attending the Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana have urged the continent to propel industrialization to achieve prosperity at a faster pace. The three-day dialogue, which kicked off Thursday in Ghana's Eastern Region, brought together many African leaders, experts, and stakeholders to delve into road maps for the continent's prosperity. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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China's economy resilient, attractive for foreign investments: experts

STORY: China's economy resilient, attractive for foreign investments: experts SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOSTAFA IBRAHIM, Vice-president of the Chinese-Egyptian Business Council STORYLINE: China's economy expanded 5.2 percent year on year in the first three quarters of the year, marking the strongest performance among the world's major economies. Recent forecasts from multiple international institutions, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, all showed that China can achieve its growth target of around 5 percent this year. Some experts have said that China's economy performs well with resilience and is attractive for foreign investments. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COL

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SCO member states optimistic about China's tourism potential

STORY: SCO member states optimistic about China's tourism potential SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Forum "Year of Tourism 2023" 2. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YU, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SARVAR ALISHEROVICH MUSAEV, Chairman of the Uzbek-Chinese Tourism Association 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YERZHAN MALIKOVICH ERKINBAEV, Kazakhstan's deputy minister of tourism and sports STORYLINE: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Forum "Year of Tourism 2023" concluded Sunday in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The three-day forum brought together heads of tourism administrations, representatives of international organizations and tourism businesses, and experts in the field of tourism from SCO member states and other countries. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YU, Xinhua correspondent "It

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Experts expect more international cooperation in new energy industry with China

STORY: Experts expect more international cooperation in new energy industry with China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: NINGDE, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN BAINOUS KARGBO, Representative and Head, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Regional Office 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TIAN QING, Special advisor to vice chair Gunda California Energy Commission STORYLINE: Ningde, Fujian, China The World Energy Storage Conference 2023 concluded Friday in Ningde, Fujian Province. During the three-day event, experts shared their expectations on international cooperation in the new energy industry and China's leading role in this regard. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN BAINOUS KARGBO, Representative and Head, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Regional Office "China has not only been a leader in technologies, in manufacturing, but also been a market leader,

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2023 Int'l Floriculture Trade Fair opens in the Netherlands

STORY: 2023 Int'l Floriculture Trade Fair opens in the Netherlands SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: VIJFHUIZEN, the Netherlands CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Int'l Floriculture Trade Fair. STORYLINE: The 2023 International Floriculture Trade Fair (IFTF) opened on Wednesday in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands, bringing together horticultural professionals and industry experts from around the world. The three-day event, which marks its 13th edition this year, is expected to attract some 40,000 people, including exhibitors and visitors, from more than 100 countries and regions. Nearly 300 exhibitors, including flower growers, from dozens of countries around the world are expected to present the latest varieties available on the market. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands. (XHTV)

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Experts, scholars gather in Beijing to foster dialogue among civilizations

STORY: Experts, scholars gather in Beijing to foster dialogue among civilizations SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the forum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERIK SOLHEIM, Former under-secretary-general of United Nations 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN THORNTON, Chair emeritus of U.S. Brookings Institution 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YVES LETERME, Former prime minister of Belgium 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): JOSE LUIS CENTELLA, President of Communist Party of Spain STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "The Inter-Civilizational Communication and Global Development Forum is currently being held in Beijing." The three-day event, which opened on Tuesday, is hosted by the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It attracts around 150 politicians, entrepreneurs, think tank experts, scholars, cultural celebrities and dipl

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German companies seek more cooperation with China's auto industry

STORY: German companies seek more cooperation with China's auto industry DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):LIU DIANXUN, Director of the Investment Promotion Agency of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce 3. various of the event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): HELMUT STETTNER, CEO of Audi FAW New Energy Automobile Co., LTD. STORYLINE: The 2023 Sino-German Automobile Conference concluded in Changchun, the capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province on Thursday. During the three-day event, enterprise representatives, business association leaders and industry experts from the both sides discussed industrial development tendency, leading technologies and industrial innovation to seek more cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):LIU DIANXUN, Director of the Investment Promotion Agency of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce "The German delegation to Changchun is composed of about 50 people. Many enterprises have come

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Hybrid rice field achieves single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu in SW China

STORY: Hybrid rice field achieves single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu in SW China DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration rice field 2. various of a meeting of hybrid rice demonstration project 3. various of the demonstration rice field STORYLINE: A demonstration project for hybrid rice in southwest China's Sichuan Province announced after on-site inspection by experts to achieve a remarkable single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares) on Saturday. Dechang County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, where the project is located, features favorable light and temperature conditions, significant day-night temperature differences, good water quality, and ideal conditions for the accumulation of organic materials in rice. The demonstration field spans a total of 110 mu. Three rice fields were randomly selected by a team led by the association of agricultural science society of central

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Technology helps transform saline-alkali soil into fertile land in China's Baicheng

STORY: Technology helps transform saline-alkali soil into fertile land in China's Baicheng DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: BAICHENG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenery of Baicheng 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MAO YINHUA, Head of Lihua Family Farm, Baicheng City 3. various of scenery of Baicheng STORYLINE: Modern technologies have been helping farmers in Baicheng City in China's Jilin Province reap bumper harvests on saline-alkali land. Mao Yinhua contracted 150 hectares of saline-alkali land in 2015 and tried to convert it into farmland. However, due to a lack of technology, the rice yield was very low, which resulted in a loss of over 3 million yuan (about 410,900 U.S. dollars) in the first three years. Later, experts from the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences imparted their knowledge to Mao on the techniques for converting saline-alkali soil into arable land, and introduced saline-alkali tolerant rice varieties. In 2022, Mao's rice fields produced 8,000 kg of gr

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (1st R) communicates with local farmers at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local farmers work at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oil crop expert Zhou Cheng (1st L) instructs local farmers in cultivating oilseed rape at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (1st R) examines the growth status of broad beans with local farmers at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (R) instructs a local farmer on field management of broad beans at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fruit crop expert Wang Li (R) works with a local farmer on field management of apple saplings at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Aftermath of Russian drone attack on Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 - State Emergency Service experts respond to the Russian drone strike at industrial warehouses in Lviv, western Ukraine. In the early hours of Tuesday, September 19, the Russian army launched 18 Shahed one-way attack drones in the direction of Lviv Region. Three UAVs hit industrial warehouses in Lviv. One man was found dead under the rubble. The attack destroyed a humanitarian warehouse with 300 tonnes of relief supplies.

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Aftermath of Russian drone attack on Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 - State Emergency Service experts respond to the Russian drone strike at industrial warehouses in Lviv, western Ukraine. In the early hours of Tuesday, September 19, the Russian army launched 18 Shahed one-way attack drones in the direction of Lviv Region. Three UAVs hit industrial warehouses in Lviv. One man was found dead under the rubble. The attack destroyed a humanitarian warehouse with 300 tonnes of relief supplies.

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Aftermath of Russian drone attack on Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 - State Emergency Service experts respond to the Russian drone strike at industrial warehouses in Lviv, western Ukraine. In the early hours of Tuesday, September 19, the Russian army launched 18 Shahed one-way attack drones in the direction of Lviv Region. Three UAVs hit industrial warehouses in Lviv. One man was found dead under the rubble. The attack destroyed a humanitarian warehouse with 300 tonnes of relief supplies.

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Items Seized At Florida Airport Return Home - Miami

Customs and Border Protection Officer Juan Esteves holds a terra cotta animal head at a Thursday, September 14, 2023 ceremony in Miami, FL, USA. This is one of three artifacts the U.S. is repatriating to Costa Rica. Six years ago, Juan Esteves found something he never expected during a security screening at Orlando International Airport. Wrapped and tucked inside a pair of shoes were three pieces of stone art. One of the carved clay rocks was a bowl. The two others appeared to be animals. Experts later determined that those artifacts Esteves flagged belonged to the Kingdom of Nicoya, an ancient indigenous nation in modern-day Costa Rica. Now, the artifacts will be returning home, placed under the care of the country’s national museum in San Jose. Photo by Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Items Seized At Florida Airport Return Home - Miami

Customs and Border Protection Officer Juan Esteves holds a terra cotta animal head at a Thursday, September 14, 2023 ceremony in Miami, FL, USA. This is one of three artifacts the U.S. is repatriating to Costa Rica. Six years ago, Juan Esteves found something he never expected during a security screening at Orlando International Airport. Wrapped and tucked inside a pair of shoes were three pieces of stone art. One of the carved clay rocks was a bowl. The two others appeared to be animals. Experts later determined that those artifacts Esteves flagged belonged to the Kingdom of Nicoya, an ancient indigenous nation in modern-day Costa Rica. Now, the artifacts will be returning home, placed under the care of the country’s national museum in San Jose. Photo by Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistani experts hail BRICS as inclusive platform for global development

STORY: Pakistani experts hail BRICS as inclusive platform for global development DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Pakistan 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. various of BRICS 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "The experts in Pakistan are of the view that BRICS cooperation mechanism has been demonstrating a spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. Through joint efforts, BRICS has grown into the most influential South-South cooperation platform and a crucial driver for global growth defined by three main pillars: political and security cooperation, economic and finance cooperation, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Eco

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Int'l experts discuss cave temple conservation in China's Chongqing

STORY: Int'l experts discuss cave temple conservation in China's Chongqing DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dazu Rock Carvings 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HE MANCHAO, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. various of the Dazu Rock Carvings 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AUSTIN BENJAMIN NEVIN, Professor of Courtauld Institute of Art in London, U.K. 5. various of the Dazu Rock Carvings 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CECILIE CHRISTINE CHARLOTTE SMITH-CHRISTENSEN, Board Member of the International Council of Monuments and Sites STORYLINE: The International Forum on Cave Temple Conservation concluded on Monday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, which is home to the renowned Dazu Rock Carvings. During the three-day event, archaeologists and conservation experts from various countries discussed the protection of cave temples in the context of climate change. The Dazu Rock Carvings feature an exceptional series of rock carvings

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Ratoon cropping to boost grain yield in east China

STORY: Ratoon cropping to boost grain yield in east China DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of harvests of ratoon rice STORYLINE: East China's Jiangxi Province has made a breakthrough in the practice of ratoon cropping, as the major grain producer adopts ratoon rice to enhance its grain yield. The yield measurement result released on Sunday indicated the average yield per mu (about 667 square meters) in the early season of the rice ratoon crops reached 905.1 kg, nearing the national standard for super hybrid rice. Ratoon cropping is a rice planting model in which rice crops are able to regrow from the stubble after the first harvest, according to experts. Three plots of land were randomly selected for the test within a demonstration area covering 170 mu in the province's Poyang County, said Wu Wenge, head of the expert panel, adding that additional efforts are underway to cultivate the crop. "Ratoon rice can be harvested twice

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Cambodian patients hail traditional Chinese medicine for effective treatment of their illnesses

STORY: Cambodian patients hail traditional Chinese medicine for effective treatment of their illnesses DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of patients waiting for treatment at the TCM clinic 2. various of TCM experts consulting with patients 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): POR LON, Cambodian patient 4. various of Por Lon getting acupuncture 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): KEO SORYA, Cambodian patient 6. various of doctors treating patients 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YUAN GENG, TCM expert team leader STORYLINE: For several years, Cambodian elderly woman Por Lon, who has been paralyzed after a stroke, has not been able to walk, but that changed when she received treatment using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The 82-year-old mother of three children said she sought TCM treatments after hearing from other patients that a team of Chinese TCM experts provided TCM treatment to patients at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital's Chinese Medi

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Chinese auto brand unveils new SUV models in Egypt

STORY: Chinese auto brand unveils new SUV models in Egypt DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony of three new SUV models held by China's Jetour Auto at the Giza Pyramids in Giza 2. various of assistant general manager of Jetour and general manager of Jetour International Marketing Company Chen Jiacai speaking 3. various of the launching ceremony and new SUV models STORYLINE: Jetour Auto, a Chinese auto brand, on Tuesday unveiled three new SUV models in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, as Chinese automakers are accelerating their expansion in the Middle Eastern region. Under the theme of "Travel Together," the launching ceremony held by Jetour in front of the grand pyramids attracted more than 500 guests from the two countries, including auto dealers, auto experts, internet influencers, and media representatives. During the ceremony, Jetour introduced three SUV models, namely X70Plus, X90Plus and Dashing, whose ultra-modern