China-ASEAN Expo a platform to promote communication and boost trade: Pakistani exhibitor

STORY: China-ASEAN Expo a platform to promote communication and boost trade: Pakistani exhibitor DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-ASEAN Expo 2. SOUNDBITE (English): YASEEN ASGHAR, Pakistani businessman 3. various of China-ASEAN Expo STORYLINE: The 20th China-ASEAN Expo concludes Tuesday in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A Pakistani exhibitor says the expo is a platform to promote communication and boost trade. SOUNDBITE (English): YASEEN ASGHAR, Pakistani businessman "This is a very good expo, China-ASEAN expo. I mean I am the first time at the China-ASEAN expo. I like the style and the organization. I have expectations because people come here and like our products, and some people are buying, and some people take our brochures and some people take our WeChat, and maybe in the future, they provide me with more good business. The exhibition is a platform all over the world. To commun

Foreign vendors join Lantern Festival night fair in China's Haikou

STORY: Foreign vendors join Lantern Festival night fair in China's Haikou DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LYDIA, Vendor from Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WAHEED YASEEN, Vendor from Pakistan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FU XIUYING, Inheritor of double-sided embroidery of Li nationality in Hainan 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI LAN, Local resident STORYLINE: As part of celebrations for the Lantern Festival, a unique night fair was held in Qilou old street in Haikou, capital of China's Hainan Province. Revelers could watch performances, view lanterns and solve riddles written on attached notes. The booths, featuring local delicacies, intangible cultural heritages, and foreign products, not only light up the night economy, but also offer visitors a special experience of the Lantern Festival. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LYDIA, Vendor from Spain "I am selling coconut icecream. We make it ourselves with

Qatar's Shami grabs marathon gold, Osaki takes bronze

Qatar's Shami grabs marathon gold, Osaki takes bronze

DOHA, Qatar - Bahrain's Khalid Kamal Yaseen (L) and Japan's Satoshi Osaki cross the finish line in identical 2:15:36 in the men's marathon at the Asian Games. Yaseen took the silver and Osaka the bronze medal in a photo finish.

Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

(from R) Taha Hussein Yaseen of Iraq, Michael Norman of the United States and Thapelo Phora of South Africa compete in the first round of the men's 400 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 1, 2021, at the National Stadium in Tokyo. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

Palmyra ruins in Syria after ISIS's withdrawal

Palmyra ruins in Syria after ISIS's withdrawal

Photo taken April 20, 2016, shows graffiti saying in Arabic, "Abu Yaseen was here," on the Roman Theater, which escaped destruction by the Islamic State extremist group, in the ruins of Palmyra, a world heritage site in central Syria. The group controlled the historic city for 10 months until March 2016, and in that time the militants destroyed some of the ruins' monuments, including the Arch of Triumph and the main sanctuary inside the Temple of Bel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Qatar's Shami grabs marathon gold, Osaki takes bronze

Qatar's Shami grabs marathon gold, Osaki takes bronze

DOHA, Qatar - Bahrain's Khalid Kamal Yaseen (L) and Japan's Satoshi Osaki cross the finish line in identical 2:15:36 in the men's marathon at the Asian Games. Yaseen took the silver and Osaka the bronze medal in a photo finish. (Kyodo)

Japan vs Iraq in World Cup Asian qualifier

Japan vs Iraq in World Cup Asian qualifier

Ahmed Yaseen of Iraq (9) and Gotoku Sakai of Japan (21) compete for the ball during the first half of the World Cup Asian qualifier match at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo