Air sports a big hit in China's Hainan

STORY: Air sports a big hit in China's Hainan DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: SANYA, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in Hainan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU YISI, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU LIWEN, Secretary general of Hainan air sports association 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LEE NAM, Master rigger and coach, Sanya Tarhe Skydiving Club 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SEBASTIEN, Accelerated free fall instructor, Ledong Yinggehai Skydiving Center 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GUO RUI, General Manager of Ledong Yinggehai Skydiving Center STORYLINE: In recent years, south China's island province of Hainan has been dedicated to building a national sports tourism demonstration zone, where the combination of air sports and tourism has been thriving. A steady stream of tourists come to Hainan to experience air sports such as skydiving and paragliding. Such "air sports fever" spurs Hainan's economic growth. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU YISI, Tourist "The scenery in Hainan

Chinese woman overcomes obstacles to become professor

Chinese woman overcomes obstacles to become professor

BERKELEY, United States - Chen Lixing (R), a professor of sociology at Nihon Fukushi University, talks with her son Yisi (L) and daughter Yixing on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Chen, who gained a university teaching post in Japan when she was 42 after overcoming such barriers as age, gender and nationality, is conducting a comparative study for one year on international small and midsize enterprises at Berkeley. (Kyodo)