Xi's vision for "city of the future"

STORY: Xi's vision for "city of the future" DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:41 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various aerial shots of Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YUXIN, Then deputy head of managing committee of Xiong'an New Area 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GE LIANG, Deputy executive director of start-up area of Xiong'an New Area 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GE LIANG, Deputy executive director of start-up area of Xiong'an New Area 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): QIU XIANGGUO, Villager of Qiuxiaowang Village of Rongcheng County, Xiong'an New Area 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): PENG XUGENG, Deputy Party secretary of China Xiong'an Group Ecological Construction Investment Co., Ltd. 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): CHANG YONGSHAN, General manager of Xiong'an branch of Taiji Computer Co., Ltd. 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): ZHAO LONGJUN, Deputy General Manager of China Xiong'an Group Digital City Technology Co

Woman pleads not guilty over deaths of 2 children in Shiga Pref.

Woman pleads not guilty over deaths of 2 children in Shiga Pref.

OTSU, Japan - Zheng Yongshan (in file photo),a Chinese national indicted on charges of killing two kindergarteners in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, in 2006, pleaded not guilty during the first hearing of her trial at the Otsu District Court on Feb. 2. ''I stabbed sand dolls, not humans,'' Zheng told the court. ''They did not bleed nor scream. The two children are still alive.'' (Kyodo)

Wake held for slain kindergartners

Wake held for slain kindergartners

NAGAHAMA, Japan - Pictures of slain kindergartners -- Wakana Taketomo (L) and Jin Sano (R), both 5 -- are displayed on an altar in a wake held in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on Feb. 19. The suspect, Zheng Yongshan, was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing the two as she was driving them to a kindergarten in the city together with her daughter, who attends the same kindergarten. (Kyodo)

Arrested woman investigated over murder of 5-yr-olds

Arrested woman investigated over murder of 5-yr-olds

OTSU, Japan - Zheng Yongshan (C), who was arrested Feb. 17 on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 5-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy as she was taking them to kindergarten in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, leaves the Otsu prosecutor's office after investigation on Feb. 19. (Kyodo)