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Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Visiting “City of the Future”

STORY: Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Visiting “City of the Future” SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:37 LOCATION: Xiong'an, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST various of Xiong'an STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE(English) DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian Student Hello everyone! I'm Darina, I came from Russia. (I'm) in China for learning Chinese. And now I'm a student of Hebei University. I really like to travel around China. And today I came to the modern city Xiong'an. It was established in 2017 and for many years it had been simply traditional countryside. But today, it is one of the most modern cities in China. Let's have a look. On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area, about 100 km southwest of Beijing The new area is designed to take over Beijing's functions nonessential to its role as the national capital Can you imagine that? The bus I'm waiting for is automatically driving. Oh, it's coming. Let's try it. VO Half size of a traditional bus, this mini-v

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Japan's corporate bankruptcies up 35 pct in 2023

STORY: Japan's corporate bankruptcies up 35 pct in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan STORYLINE: The number of company bankruptcies in Japan increased by 35 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year due to rising prices and labor costs, a local credit research company has reported. According to a survey conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd., the number of bankrupt companies in Japan with debts exceeding 10 million yen (about 68,189 U.S. dollars) reached 8,690 in 2023. The total debt of bankrupt companies exceeded 24.026 trillion yen. Small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer employees constitute the majority of bankruptcies, according to the report, noting that the number of companies with debts below 100 million yen accounted for 74.7 percent of the total number of bankruptcies. Companies with debts exceeding 1 billion yen increased by 24 percent compared to the previous

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Foreign scholars impressed with green development in China's Hubei

STORY: Foreign scholars impressed with green development in China's Hubei DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hubei Province 2. various of the event on Chinese modernization 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHUKWUEMEKA IKEMEFUNA MBAH, Deputy director of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Nigeria 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ADEOLA ADEYINKA OLUMEYAN, Assistant general counsel of the Channels TV, Nigeria 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LUDOVIC FLOREAC, Adviser to deputy speaker of the Parliament of Moldova STORYLINE: Scholars attending a recent thematic event in China's Hubei have spoken positively about China's efforts in promoting green development. More than 100 foreign experts and political party representatives attended the event on Chinese modernization, and had a tour in various cities of Hubei. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHUKWUEMEKA IKEMEFUNA MBAH, Deputy director of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Nigeria "Everywhere i

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Classic cars on display in western Japan

KOBE, Japan - About 100 classic cars, including a 1951 Bentley (in photo), leave Kobe on April 24 for a parade through Hyogo, Tokushima, Kagawa and Okayama prefectures. The parade, which began in 1999 to promote the reconstruction of cities damaged by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, featured cars manufactured before 1970.

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Mayors from some 100 cities begin talks in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mayors and other representatives of about 100 cities in 30 countries kick off a six-day conference in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 4 to discuss the roles of municipal governments in creating peace in the new century. Participants of the fifth World Conference of Mayors for Peace through Inter-city Solidarity will also explore ways to form networks among themselves to eliminate nuclear weapons and help prevent armed conflicts in various regions in the world.

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN-10,000TH TRIP (CN)

(220624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A cargo train marking the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), waits for departure at Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, June 23, 2022. The cargo train, fully loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts and daily necessities, Thursday departed from a railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and headed for Germany's Duisburg. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), launched in March 2011, now operates nearly 40 routes reaching about 100 cities in Asia and Europe. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN-10,000TH TRIP (CN)

(220624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a cargo train, which marks the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), leaving Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China. The cargo train, fully loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts and daily necessities, Thursday departed from a railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and headed for Germany's Duisburg. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), launched in March 2011, now operates nearly 40 routes reaching about 100 cities in Asia and Europe. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN-10,000TH TRIP (CN)

(220624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a cargo train, which marks the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), leaving Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China. The cargo train, fully loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts and daily necessities, Thursday departed from a railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and headed for Germany's Duisburg. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), launched in March 2011, now operates nearly 40 routes reaching about 100 cities in Asia and Europe. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN-10,000TH TRIP (CN)

(220624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A cargo train marking the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), waits for departure at Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, June 23, 2022. The cargo train, fully loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts and daily necessities, Thursday departed from a railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and headed for Germany's Duisburg. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), launched in March 2011, now operates nearly 40 routes reaching about 100 cities in Asia and Europe. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN-10,000TH TRIP (CN)

(220624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a cargo train, which marks the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), leaving Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China. The cargo train, fully loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts and daily necessities, Thursday departed from a railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and headed for Germany's Duisburg. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), launched in March 2011, now operates nearly 40 routes reaching about 100 cities in Asia and Europe. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN-10,000TH TRIP (CN)

(220624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A cargo train marking the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), waits for departure at Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, June 23, 2022. The cargo train, fully loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts and daily necessities, Thursday departed from a railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and headed for Germany's Duisburg. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), launched in March 2011, now operates nearly 40 routes reaching about 100 cities in Asia and Europe. (Photo by He Jianchi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN-10,000TH TRIP (CN)

(220624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a cargo train, which marks the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), waiting for departure at Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China. The cargo train, fully loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts and daily necessities, Thursday departed from a railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and headed for Germany's Duisburg. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), launched in March 2011, now operates nearly 40 routes reaching about 100 cities in Asia and Europe. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN-10,000TH TRIP (CN)

(220624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A cargo train marking the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), departs from Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, June 23, 2022. The cargo train, fully loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts and daily necessities, Thursday departed from a railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and headed for Germany's Duisburg. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), launched in March 2011, now operates nearly 40 routes reaching about 100 cities in Asia and Europe. (Photo by He Jianchi/Xinhua)

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Classic cars on display in western Japan

KOBE, Japan - About 100 classic cars, including a 1951 Bentley (in photo), leave Kobe on April 24 for a parade through Hyogo, Tokushima, Kagawa and Okayama prefectures. The parade, which began in 1999 to promote the reconstruction of cities damaged by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, featured cars manufactured before 1970. (Kyodo)