Taiwan: Typhoon Kong-Rey Makes Landfall, Bringing Strong Winds, Heavy Rain 7

Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taitung, southeastern Taiwan, on Halloween afternoon, October 31, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall, and leaving at least one person dead. Authorities closed schools, offices, and financial markets, evacuated thousands of people, and suspended flights and train services.

Rainstorm Hit Liuzhou

Rainstorm Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 19, 2024 - People drive through a flooded road on Xinxing Road in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 19, 2024.

Rainstorm Hit Liuzhou

Rainstorm Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 19, 2024 - People drive through a flooded road on Xinxing Road in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 19, 2024.

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 18, 2024 - A citizen rides in the rain on Xinxing Road in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 18, 2024.

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 18, 2024 - People drive through a flooded urban road in the rain on Xinxing Road in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 18, 2024.

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 18, 2024 - People drive through a flooded urban road in the rain on Xinxing Road in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 18, 2024.

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 18, 2024 - People drive through a flooded urban road in the rain on Xinxing Road in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 18, 2024.

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 18, 2024 - People drive through a flooded urban road in the rain on Xinxing Road in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 18, 2024.

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

Heavy Rain Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 18, 2024 - People drive through a flooded urban road in the rain on Xinxing Road in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 18, 2024.

Chinese ductile iron pipes firm to establish new factory in Egypt

STORY: Chinese ductile iron pipes firm to establish new factory in Egypt SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of signing ceremony (Courtesy of the Egyptian Cabinet) STORYLINE: China's Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd. has signed a land lease contract with Egypt-TEDA SEZone Development Company to build a new factory in the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone. The signing ceremony held on Wednesday was attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Suez Canal Economic Zone Chairman Waleid Gamaleldien, and other senior Egyptian officials. The project is planned to cover an area of about 270,000 square meters and produce 250,000 tons of ductile iron pipes per year, said Ma Ye, head of the Egypt project of Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd. With an investment of approximately 145 million U.S. dollars, the project is expected to generate nearly 200 million dollars in foreign exc

Chinese artist carves on tiny items

STORY: Chinese artist carves on tiny items SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HU CHENHUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of carving 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ZHOU XINXING, Miniaturist from Jinxian County, Jiangxi 4. various of carving STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HU CHENHUAN, Xinhua correspondent "Hello, everyone. This is a grain of rice engraved with eight pandas. Because it is too small, we need a magnifying glass to see it." Zhou Xinxing, a miniaturist from China's Jiangxi, carves on tiny items. He can even write down words on a thread of hair. SOUNDBITE (English): ZHOU XINXING, Miniaturist from Jinxian County, Jiangxi "When I first started doing 'hair carving,' I could hardly make a successful one out of 100 pieces. So I kept practicing every day. A little mistake would waste my entire work. The success rate was very low." Over the years, Zhou's works have extended to rice, paper fans, se

CHINA-GUANGDONG-YUNFU-RURAL SCHOOLS-RENOVATED SPORTS GROUND (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-YUNFU-RURAL SCHOOLS-RENOVATED SPORTS GROUND (CN)

(230328) -- GUANGZHOU, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 26, 2022 shows a renovated sports ground of a primary school in Taiping Town of Xinxing County in Yunfu City, south China's Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Renovated sports ground welcomes happier schoolchildren in rural area" (Xinhua)

Chinese police hold disgruntled ex-workers at Beijing compound

Chinese police hold disgruntled ex-workers at Beijing compound

BEIJING, China - People laid off from a Hebei Province military factory continue protest activities June 3 on the premises of the factory's parent Xinxing Pipes Corp. in southern Beijing, with police officers standing guard.