Graduates in home economics eye opportunities amid growing market demand

STORY: Graduates in home economics eye opportunities amid growing market demand DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of undergraduate students majoring in home economics 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU CHUNNAN, College graduate majoring in home economics 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG WANLING, Director of Home Economics, School of Public Administration, Shanghai Open University STORYLINE: A batch of 95 undergraduate students majoring in home economics has recently graduated from a college in Shanghai. Zhu Chunnan is one of the graduates. Though having worked in the domestic services sector for more than 10 years, she said that the professional education may bring her more opportunities. According to incomplete statistics, about one third of the more than 8 million households in Shanghai have demands for domestic services. Many higher education institutions across the country have set up a major in home economics for undergraduat

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(230110) -- DOHA, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doo Hoi Kem (R)/Zhu Chengzhu of China's Hong Kong compete against Zhang Wanling/Zhou Jingyi of Singapore during the women's doubles round of 16 match of World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Asian Continental Stage in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 9, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TABLE TENNIS-WTTC-ASIAN CONTINENTAL STAGE-WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TABLE TENNIS-WTTC-ASIAN CONTINENTAL STAGE-WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(230110) -- DOHA, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Wanling (R)/Zhou Jingyi of Singapore compete against Doo Hoi Kem/Zhu Chengzhu of China's Hong Kong during the women's doubles round of 16 match of World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Asian Continental Stage in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 9, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TABLE TENNIS-WTTC-ASIAN CONTINENTAL STAGE-WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TABLE TENNIS-WTTC-ASIAN CONTINENTAL STAGE-WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(230110) -- DOHA, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doo Hoi Kem (R)/Zhu Chengzhu of China's Hong Kong react against Zhang Wanling/Zhou Jingyi of Singapore during the women's doubles round of 16 match of World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Asian Continental Stage in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 9, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

China accelerates COVID-19 vaccination for elderly

STORY: China accelerates COVID-19 vaccination for elderly DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of a community in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG HUAQING, Expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Preventionvarious of elderly people getting vaccinatedSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ZHIHUA, Official of Xingang neighborhood in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU DEYOU, 89-year-old resident in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): TANG WANLING, 66-year-old resident in Guangzhou STORYLINE: China has stepped up efforts to improve the vaccination rate among the elderly amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. China has a large population of 1.4 billion and is home to 267 million elderly, who are more vulnerable to the virus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG HUAQING, Expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention "For the elderly people and those with underlying diseases, to reduce the severe case rate and the fatality rate, the best