Spring Festival gala held in Namibia

STORY: Spring Festival gala held in Namibia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:26 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the 2024 "Happy Spring Festival" Gala held in Windhoek STORYLINE: The Namibia 2024 "Happy Spring Festival" gala was held on Saturday in Namibia's capital city Windhoek. Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, Namibia's Minister of Labor, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, Namibia's Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab, and other government officials, along with over 500 local Chinese nationals, Chinese expatriates, and Namibian attendees, participated in the gala. The event showcased the charm of traditional Chinese culture through diverse cultural performances, including cheongsam displays, dances, songs, and poetry recitations. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Windhoek. (XHTV)

When a "mobile museum" visits a special school

STORY: When a "mobile museum" visits a special school DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition held at a special education school in northwest China's Gansu Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU WEIPING, Deputy curator, Museum of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture STORYLINE: Excitement was in the air at a special education school in northwest China's Gansu Province last week when a "mobile museum" arrived at the campus. Students gathered in front of colorful boards of the Museum of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu, which displayed images of treasured items from the museum's collection. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU WEIPING, Deputy curator, Museum of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture "May 18 marks the International Museum Day. This year's theme is 'The Power of Museums,' which indicates museums in the 21st century have enormous potential to make the world a better place. Under this theme, we have launch

Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect

STORY: Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Chinavarious of Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO TAO, Yihai Kerry (Lanzhou) Oils and Grains industries Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JERRY ZHANG, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Chinavarious of ChinaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIPING, Vice general manager, Trutzschler Textile Machinery STORYLINE: Despite challenges brought by the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, foreign investors in China pin high hope on the country's resilience in recovery as well as its capacity to achieve the growth target. In Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, agricultural and food products processing enterprise Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd. is constructing its first factory. Yihai Kerry Arawana is a subsidiary of Wilmar International Limited, a leading agribusiness group in A

Foreign firms optimistic about Chinese market despite headwinds of epidemic

STORY: Foreign firms optimistic about Chinese market despite headwinds of epidemic DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: PINGHU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of companies in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NEO MA, Operation director, Stabilus 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIPING, Vice general manager, Trutzschler Textile Machinery STORYLINE: Despite uncertainties induced by COVID-19, foreign companies in east China's Zhejiang Province still pin high hopes on the Chinese market and plan to further increase investment. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent "Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, business confidence in China remains high. According to a report released by foreign chambers of commerce in China, the country remains one of the top three priority investment destinations for over 60% of foreign companies in their near-term global investment plans. But don't just take it from me. Thi