GDI in sync with development goals of BRICS countries: Indian expert

STORY: GDI in sync with development goals of BRICS countries: Indian expert DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of BRICS countriesSOUNDBITE 1 (English): B.R. DEEPAK, Chairperson of the Center of Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies at the New Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru UniversitySOUNDBITE 2 (English): B.R. DEEPAK, Chairperson of the Center of Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies at the New Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru UniversitySOUNDBITE 3 (English): B.R. DEEPAK, Chairperson of the Center of Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies at the New Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru Universityvarious of Chinese people fighting against poverty STORYLINE: An Indian expert says that the China-proposed Global Development Initiative (GDI) will help promote the development of BRICS countries. BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): B.R. DEEPAK, Chairperson of the

Ancient sea route witnesses trade and cultural exchanges

STORY: Ancient sea route witnesses trade and cultural exchanges DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:31 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the Veracruz Universityvarious of Anibal Carlos Zottele talking to reporterSOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANIBAL CARLOS ZOTTELE, Director of the China-Veracruz Studies Center of the Veracruz University 4. various of Anibal Carlos Zottele talking to reporter 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ANIBAL CARLOS ZOTTELE, Director of the China-Veracruz Studies Center of the Veracruz University 6. various of Anibal Carlos Zottele talking to reporter 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ANIBAL CARLOS ZOTTELE, Director of the China-Veracruz Studies Center of the Veracruz University 8. various of Veracruz 9. various of scenes of Veracruz and Mexico Naval Museum STORYLINE: In 1565, "The China Ship" arrived in Acapulco, Mexico, from the Philippines laden with porcelain and silk, initiating an important maritime trade route that lasted for about 250 years.

Germany scholar aspires to become cross-cultural ambassador

STORY: Germany scholar aspires to become cross-cultural ambassador DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Lanzhou UniversitySOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ULRICH THOMAS FORDERER, Faculty staff, Lanzhou Universityvarious of UlrichSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JUNYI, Student, Lanzhou UniversitySOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI JIAYANG, Student, Lanzhou UniversitySOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIN LINGNA, Faculty staff, Lanzhou University STORYLINE: Ulrich Thomas Forderer, a 64-year-old German scholar, has been teaching at Lanzhou University in northwest China's Gansu Province for nine years. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): ULRICH THOMAS FORDERER, Faculty staff, Lanzhou University "I'm Ulrich, a teacher at the German Department of the School of Foreign Languages and Literatures of Lanzhou University. I teach both the German language and culture, as well as German philosophy. I'm very interested in Chinese philosophy. I present a comparative study between Chinese and German philos

High prices in Spain set to continue into next year, says economist

STORY: High prices in Spain set to continue into next year, says economist DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of shops and consumers in SpainSOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): MONTSERRAT GUILLEN, Professor of Economics at Barcelona UniversitySOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): MONTSERRAT GUILLEN, Professor of Economics at Barcelona Universityvarious of a petrol stationSOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): MONTSERRAT GUILLEN, Professor of Economics at Barcelona University STORYLINE: An economist has said high prices in Spain are set to continue into next year but measures will work. Prices in Spain went up again in June by a double-digit increase, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed to 10.2 percent, according to the National Institute of Statistics, the highest number for 37 years. With prices going up all over Europe, the European Central Bank announced in June that it will try to dampen consumer spending by raising interest rates by 0.25 percent in July, the bank's first rate rai

China-proposed GDI injects impetus into world development: Brazilian expert

STORY: China-proposed GDI injects impetus into world development: Brazilian expert DATELINE: June 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: SAO PAULO, Brazil CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of BRICS countriesSOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUIS ANTONIO PAULINO, Professor, Sao Paulo State UniversitySOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUIS ANTONIO PAULINO, Professor, Sao Paulo State UniversitySOUNDBITE 3 (English): LUIS ANTONIO PAULINO, Professor, Sao Paulo State Universityvarious of Chinese people fighting against poverty STORYLINE: A Brazilian expert has said that the Global Development Initiative (GDI) proposed by China last year injects impetus into sustainable development and strengthens cooperation in the world, especially for the BRICS countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUIS ANTONIO PAULINO, Professor, Sao Paulo State University "It(GDI) represents a new impetus for the cooperation development in the world. It is also a platform to achieve the sustainable development goals of the UN. This global initiative gives a roadmap a

Chinese scientists find potential in lunar soil to generate oxygen and fuel

STORY: Chinese scientists find potential in lunar soil to generate oxygen and fuel DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN SHENGWEI, Xinhua correspondentvarious of China's Chang'e-5SOUNDBITE (English): YAO YINGFANG, Professor with Nanjing Universityvarious of the lab in Nanjing University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN SHENGWEI, Xinhua correspondent "Can you imagine living in a vacuum environment, for example, on the moon? You got one step closer now. A group of Chinese researchers have found that the lunar sample brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuel. So today, we paid a visit to Nanjing University in east China's Jiangsu Province and invited one of the finders to give us more details." SOUNDBITE (English): YAO YINGFANG, Professor with Nanjing University "In 2021, we received the Chang'e-5 lunar soil, and we used it as the catalyst

As NATO bolsters eastern flank, Serbia marks another anniversary of NATO bombing

STORY: As NATO bolsters eastern flank, Serbia marks another anniversary of NATO bombing DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: KRALJEVO, Serbia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the commemorationSOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian PresidentSOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian PresidentSOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): MILENA, Serbian citizenSOUNDBITE 4 (Serbian): ANA, Serbian citizenSOUNDBITE 5 (English): NAJMA MINHAS, Editor at Global Village Space in PakistanSOUNDBITE 6 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International Universityvarious of Brussles STORYLINE: Serbian people marked another Remembrance Day for Victims of the NATO Aggression on Thursday. It's the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the 78-day attack spearheaded by the United States that took away lives of many civilians and brought immense material damages. Thousands of Serbians gathered at a square in Kraljevo to commemorate the deaths of thousands of innocent people