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Xinhua Headlines: African agriculture thrives with Chinese technology, market access

(240618) -- NAIROBI, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Huang Zinan (R), chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., Ltd., selects flowers at a factory of Tambuzi Limited, in Nanyuki, Kenya, May 18, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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Xinhua Headlines: African agriculture thrives with Chinese technology, market access

(240618) -- NAIROBI, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan (R), chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., Ltd., selects flowers at a factory of Tambuzi Limited, in Nanyuki, Kenya, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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North China's Tianjin embraces booming cruise tourism

STORY: North China's Tianjin embraces booming cruise tourism SHOOTING TIME: April 7, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cruise ship 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Tianjin Dongjiang border inspection station 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO JINGWEN, Tianjin branch of Bank of China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU ZINAN, Chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises STORYLINE: North China's Tianjin Municipality has embraced booming cruise tourism since international cruise ship transport to and from ports of China was fully resumed in September 2023. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The 275-day cruise on the ship is the longest round-the-world route at present, and Tianjin is its only stop in the Chinese mainland. To aid the growth of cruise tourism, the city has beefed up efforts to provide effecti

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Royal Caribbean voices high anticipation for Chinese market

STORY: Royal Caribbean voices high anticipation for Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Royal Caribbean 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LIU ZINAN, SVP of Royal Caribbean Group & Chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Asia STORYLINE: Royal Caribbean has become the first international cruise giant to announce its return to the Chinese mainland market after the pandemic. Royal Caribbean said its super-sized luxury cruise ship Spectrum of the Seas will resume cruises in Shanghai in April 2024. SOUNDBITE (English): LIU ZINAN, SVP of Royal Caribbean Group & Chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Asia "Next year, we will deploy the largest cruise ship in Asia, Spectrum of the Seas, to sail from Shanghai and Hong Kong to the neighboring countries, including Japan and (South) Korea. I think the confidence level of international cruise industry is increasing, as (Chinese) government emphasized the open-door pol

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CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-FLOWER

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan, chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., ltd., makes a bouquet with flowers from Kenya at the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. In recent years, the export of Kenyan flowers to China has experienced a consistent upward trend, propelled by factors including the establishment of direct flights between China and Africa and the optimizing of customs procedures. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-FLOWER

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan, chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., ltd., arranges flowers from Kenya at the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. In recent years, the export of Kenyan flowers to China has experienced a consistent upward trend, propelled by factors including the establishment of direct flights between China and Africa and the optimizing of customs procedures. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-FLOWER

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan, chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., ltd., introduces flowers from Kenya to a customer at the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. In recent years, the export of Kenyan flowers to China has experienced a consistent upward trend, propelled by factors including the establishment of direct flights between China and Africa and the optimizing of customs procedures. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-FLOWER

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan, chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., ltd., arranges flowers from Kenya at the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 1, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. In recent years, the export of Kenyan flowers to China has experienced a consistent upward trend, propelled by factors including the establishment of direct flights between China and Africa and the optimizing of customs procedures. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-FLOWER

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan, chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., ltd., arranges flowers from Kenya at the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. In recent years, the export of Kenyan flowers to China has experienced a consistent upward trend, propelled by factors including the establishment of direct flights between China and Africa and the optimizing of customs procedures. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-FLOWER

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan, chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., ltd., arranges flowers from Kenya at the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. In recent years, the export of Kenyan flowers to China has experienced a consistent upward trend, propelled by factors including the establishment of direct flights between China and Africa and the optimizing of customs procedures. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-FLOWER

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan, chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., ltd., arranges flowers from Kenya at the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 1, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. In recent years, the export of Kenyan flowers to China has experienced a consistent upward trend, propelled by factors including the establishment of direct flights between China and Africa and the optimizing of customs procedures. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-FLOWER

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan, chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., ltd., makes a bouquet with flowers from Kenya at the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. In recent years, the export of Kenyan flowers to China has experienced a consistent upward trend, propelled by factors including the establishment of direct flights between China and Africa and the optimizing of customs procedures. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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African products increasingly popular in China as cross-border trade thrives

STORY: African products increasingly popular in China as cross-border trade thrives DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of African products 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG ZINAN, Chairwoman of Hunan Xiyue Culture Media Co., Ltd. 3. various of Kenya flowers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): JEMAL ABRAR, Deputy manager of quality control of Mullege Coffee Export Private Limited Company (PLC) 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALI ABDU, Coffee quality control expert of Mullege Coffee Export Private Limited Company (PLC) 6. various of coffee production 7. various of African seafood 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SU JUNPING, President of the Asia-Europe and Africa Joint Trade and Investment Promotion Association 9. various of African fruits STORYLINE: From fresh roses from Kenya to Yirgacheffe coffee beans from Ethiopia, more products from Africa are increasingly sold well in the Chinese market thanks to more convenient cross-border trade. Gaoqiao Grand Market in

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Xinhua Headlines: African products blossom in China as cross-border trade thrives

(230719) -- CHANGSHA, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zinan makes a bouquet with flowers from Kenya at the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park (Gaoqiao Grand Market) in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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Xinhua Headlines: African products blossom in China as cross-border trade thrives

(230719) -- CHANGSHA, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This poster shows a vendor (above) trimming flowers to be sold at a market in Nairobi, Kenya, July 10, 2023, and Huang Zinan (below) arranging flowers from Kenya at the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park (Gaoqiao Grand Market) in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. (Xinhua)