Apples link northwest China's Gansu with BRI countries

STORY: Apples link northwest China's Gansu with BRI countries DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of apples 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIE LILING, International Sales Manager of Long Yuanhong Fruits Selling Co.,Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHANG ZHILIANG, Director of Commerce Bureau of Jingning County 4. various of apple packaging STORYLINE: China is a major producer of apples. One of its apple-producing regions, northwest China's Gansu Province has abundant sunshine and a significant variation in temperature between day and night, which is conducive to the growth of apples. Over 80 percent of farmers in Jingning County are engaged in apple planting and related industries. The export of fresh apples not only benefits the enterprises involved, but also contributes to the growth of the county's apple industry, benefiting 36,000 apple-growing farming households. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIE LILING, International Sales Manager of Long Yuanh

China receives 1st batch of Indonesian exports under "Two Countries, Twin Parks" project

STORY: China receives 1st batch of Indonesian exports under "Two Countries, Twin Parks" project DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vessel and prawns STORYLINE: A vessel taking more than 1,600 tonnes of frozen prawns from Indonesia arrived Monday at a port in Fuzhou, the capital of east China's Fujian Province. This is the first batch of exports China received from Indonesia since the two countries agreed to promote the joint construction of the flagship project of "Two Countries, Twin Parks" which aims to build a cooperation platform centered on the international food industry chain and supply chain. China designated Yuanhong Investment Zone in Fuzhou as the Chinese park, and Indonesian authorities selected the Bintan Industrial Estate, Aviarna Industrial Estate and Batang Industrial Estate collectively as the Indonesian park. Indonesia is the largest trading partner of Fujian among the members of the Association of Southeast Asi

East China port welcomes ocean-going fishing haul

STORY: East China port welcomes ocean-going fishing haul DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the port and unloading operation 2. various of workers 3. various of vessels STORYLINE: In recent days, an ocean-going fishing vessel loaded with 2,145 tonnes of fish haul docked at Yuanhong International Port, Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province, marking the first batch of ocean-going fishing haul unloaded at the port this year. These frozen sardines and other catches from the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean will be transported to the cold storage warehouse of Fujian Fengda Group after the completion of unloading operations, and subsequently become the raw materials for food processing enterprises. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China. (XHTV)