AUSTRALIA-QUEENSLAND-HOTEL-HELICOPTER CRASH

AUSTRALIA-QUEENSLAND-HOTEL-HELICOPTER CRASH

(240812) -- SYDNEY, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the site where a helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in Australia's Far North Queensland, Aug. 12, 2024. The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into the roof of a hotel in Australia's Far North Queensland early Monday morning has died, and two other people have been injured, police and local media said. (Photo by Wang Zhaojun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

AUSTRALIA-QUEENSLAND-HOTEL-HELICOPTER CRASH

AUSTRALIA-QUEENSLAND-HOTEL-HELICOPTER CRASH

(240812) -- SYDNEY, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the site where a helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in Australia's Far North Queensland, Aug. 12, 2024. The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into the roof of a hotel in Australia's Far North Queensland early Monday morning has died, and two other people have been injured, police and local media said. (Photo by Wang Zhaojun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pearl mussels from China's largest freshwater lake shine in overseas markets

STORY: Pearl mussels from China's largest freshwater lake shine in overseas markets SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): SHU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Poyang Lake 3. various of pearl and shell industry 4. STANDUP 2 (English): SHU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent 5. various of shells and shell products 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHAO JIANHUA, CEO of Zhaojun Industrial Co., Ltd. 7. various of pearl and shell industry 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU WENYING, Official of Zhouxi Town, Duchang County, Jiangxi Province STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): SHU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent "See the bottles lined up in the water? Do you know what they are used for? They mark the position of cultured shells underwater. Now I'm in Duchang County, which is known as a hometown of Chinese freshwater pearls and located at the shore of the Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, in east China's Jiangxi Prov

China, Arab countries deepen cooperation on technology

STORY: China, Arab countries deepen cooperation on technology DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. pics of the Qatar World Cup stadiums 2. various of the irrigation technology developed by Ningxia University 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN ZHAOJUN, Researcher from Ningxia University 4. various of the irrigation technology developed by Ningxia University 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN ZHAOJUN, Researcher from Ningxia University 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HUANG YING, Director of China-Arab States Technology Transfer Center 7. various of China-Arab cooperation STORYLINE: Chinese elements can be spotted in many arenas at the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup. Among them is the turf at the Qatar World Cup stadiums maintained by irrigation technology developed by Ningxia University. Unlike ordinary drip or sprinkler irrigation, the technology uses underground hoses to ooze water droplets evenly and apply water precisely to the roots of the grass. SOUNDBITE 1