(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yan (R), Yang Meng (C) and Qin Yanjie talk about cultural relics at the Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, April 26, 2024. The Henan Museum in Zhengzhou witnessed an increase in visitor flow during the May Day holiday. In the bustling crowd, the flashes of "volunteer red" is particularly eye-catching. They are volunteers of the Henan Museum. Qin Yanjie, Yang Meng, and Liu Yan are all members of the volunteer team at the museum, serving in the Chinese and English interpretation groups and the promotional team respectively. In recent years, the volunteer team of the Henan Museum has accumulated over 3.1 million hours of voluntary service to the public. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

Kenyan businesswoman optimistic about post COVID-19 pandemic recovery

STORY: Kenyan businesswoman optimistic about post COVID-19 pandemic recovery DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:36 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of former Kenyan hotelier Winnie Mutuli 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): WINNIE MUTULI, Former hotelier 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): WINNIE MUTULI, Former hotelier 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): WINNIE MUTULI, Former hotelier 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): WINNIE MUTULI, Former hotelier STORYLINE: Kenya's hospitality sector was one of the industries hit hard by severe restrictions on operations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions caused widespread unemployment, where about 3.1 million jobs were severely affected. Winnie Mutuli was once a well-paid hotelier in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. She never imagined that one day she would find herself weighed down by the drudgery of slum life. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): WINNIE MUTULI, Former hotelier "My name is Winnie Mutuli, and now I'm jobless. I used to work as a hotel supervisor. But in 20

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

MAKATI CITY, Philippines - Genta Ogami, 39, founder and honorary chairman of the Tokyo-based G.O. Group which is suspected of defrauding member investors, sought 400 million yen (about $3.1 million) in loans from Unitrust Development Bank (shown in file photo) in Makati City in Metro Manila shortly after the group acquired the bank in 2001, a former senior bank official said March 7.

Kenyans feel pinch facing steep rise in food prices

STORY: Kenyans feel pinch facing steep rise in food prices DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Toi market in Nairobi 2. STANDUP 1 (English): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANCIS NDEGE, Owner of cereal store 4. various of cereal stores and other agricultural commodities 5. STANDUP 2 (English): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent "Kenyans are caught in a grip of higher food prices brought about by a combination of adverse weather, rising input costs, which have been worsened by the Ukraine crisis. The prices for the staple commodities in the food basket used to compute inflation by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, such as maize flour, wheat flour, Irish potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cabbages, kales, and cooking oil, rose by an average of 20 percent in January 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. By the end of February 2022, 3.1 million Ken

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

MAKATI CITY, Philippines - Genta Ogami, 39, founder and honorary chairman of the Tokyo-based G.O. Group which is suspected of defrauding member investors, sought 400 million yen (about $3.1 million) in loans from Unitrust Development Bank (shown in file photo) in Makati City in Metro Manila shortly after the group acquired the bank in 2001, a former senior bank official said March 7.