China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing

STORY: China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: HARBIN CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood affected areas in Heilongjiang and Jilin Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI CHEN'GANG, Engineer, China Railway No.4 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI ZHIHENG, Head of the emergency rescue center, Shulan City, Jilin Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DU YANHUI, Director of Wuchang City's agricultural technology promotion center 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI YANJUN, Plant protection researcher, Wuchang City's agricultural technology promotion center STORYLINE: China has been ramping up prevention measures against Typhoon Khanun, which is expected to make landfall in northeastern provinces on Saturday. While grappling with extreme rainfall affected by Typhoon Doksuri, China's breadbasket province Heilongjiang on Thursday activated the second-level emergency response to flood control to cope with the impact of

Coffee industry adds vitality to economy in NE China's border city

STORY: Coffee industry adds vitality to economy in NE China's border city DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Yanji 2. various of local coffee shops 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YANHUI, Coffee shop owner 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU ZIWEI, Tourist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI XIANGYING, Coffee shop owner STORYLINE: Yanji, a border city in northeast China's Jilin Province, is seeing its coffee industry flourishing and adding vitality to local economy. In recent years, coffee has gained increasing popularity in Yanji. With a population of 680,000, Yanji is now home to nearly 600 coffee shops. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YANHUI, Coffee shop owner "In terms of population and urban area, the coffee shop penetration rate in Yanji City is very high. There is a demand (for coffee) in the city." According to statistics, from January to May this year, the city's online sales of coffee products on Meituan, a major food d

Guided bus tours in 3 languages a big hit in Hakodate

Guided bus tours in 3 languages a big hit in Hakodate

Zhu Yanhui (far R), a Chinese student studying at Hokkaido University, works as a tour guide, providing commentary in Chinese, English and Japanese, on Oct. 10, 2016, on Hakodate Bus Corp.'s bus route to the top of Mt. Hakodate, Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Guided bus tours in 3 languages a big hit in Hakodate

Guided bus tours in 3 languages a big hit in Hakodate

Zhu Yanhui, a Chinese student studying at Hokkaido University, works as a tour guide, providing commentary in Chinese, English and Japanese, on Sept. 3, 2016, on Hakodate Bus Corp.'s bus route to the top of Mt. Hakodate, Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wang Yanhui, Zhang Tongxi, Zhai Yixiang, Wang Zijian

Wang Yanhui, Zhang Tongxi, Zhai Yixiang, Wang Zijian

Actors Wang Yanhui, from left, and Zhang Tongxi, director Zhai Yixiang and producer Wang Zijian arrive to present Mosaic Portrait film at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, on July 3, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Wang Yanhui, Zhang Tongxi

Wang Yanhui, Zhang Tongxi

Actors Wang Yanhui, left, and Zhang Tongxi arrive to present Mosaic Portrait film at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, on July 3, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Wang Yanhui, Zhang Tongxi, Zhai Yixiang

Wang Yanhui, Zhang Tongxi, Zhai Yixiang

Actors Zhang Tongxi, left, and Wang Yanhui, right, and director Zhai Yixiang arrive to present Mosaic Portrait film at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, on July 3, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)