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Japan: Heavy Snow Paralyzes Aomori as Record Accumulation Piles Up

A series of strong cold air masses brought heavy snowfall to northern Japan from January 21 through February 2. According to authorities, a total of 30 people have died across the region since January 20 due to snow-related incidents. In Aomori City, numerous vehicles were left stranded by the snow, causing traffic congestion in many areas. Snow accumulation reached 178 centimeters on February 2—about 2.6 times the seasonal average—prompting the closure of all public elementary and junior high schools in the city.

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RECAP: Celebrations and Protests Erupt After Maduro Captured by U.S.

Venezuelans around the world gathered in streets and public squares on January 3, 2026, celebrating after the U.S. announced the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

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US: Explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana Prompts Evacuations

An explosion occurred at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana on Friday, August 22, prompted mandatory evacuations within a one-mile radius. The blast at the automotive manufacturing facility, which employs around 400 people, caused no reported injuries. Residents reported feeling the ground shake and saw black residue, believed to be oil, falling from the sky.

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Tunnel boring machine empowers construction of expressway tunnel in China

STORY: Tunnel boring machine empowers construction of expressway tunnel in China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25/26, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: HEJING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of TBM Shengli STORYLINE: The construction of Tianshan Shengli tunnel in NW China's Xinjiang is underway with the help of two tunnel boring machines. One of the machines named Shengli is 282-meter-long and weighs about 2,900 tonnes. It has an excavation diameter of more than 8 meters. The machine can drill 15 to 20 meters into the rock on average per day, about five times faster than traditional drilling and blasting. The Tianshan Shengli tunnel is one of the world's longest expressway tunnels under construction. Stretching for 22 km, the tunnel is a crucial part of the 1,300-km expressway linking Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang, with Yuli County, 50-km south of the city of Korla in central Xinjiang. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hejing, China. (XHTV)

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Photo taken at a Sharp Corp. plant in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024, shows a solar battery, weighing about five times less than a conventional solar panel, mounted on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's SLIM lunar lander. The spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon in the small hours of Jan. 20, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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Western media's reports about China are false: Jordanian writer

STORY: Western media's reports about China are false: Jordanian writer SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAMER KHAIR AHMED, Jordanian writer and expert on Arab-China relations STORYLINE: Samer Khair Ahmed is a Jordanian writer and an expert on Arab-China relations, who has visited China 20 times since 2007. He holds a perspective about China that is vastly different from what the Western media has distortedly portrayed over the years. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAMER KHAIR AHMED, Jordanian writer and expert on Arab-China relations "Western media's reports about China are false. I visited China for the first time in 2007. What I remember in the year 2007 is that I experienced a civilizational shock due to the tremendous development in China. It was clear that China is a country that is moving forward and looking forward to further construction and development. Before going to China, I had no

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The Hollywood Sign Turns 100

File photo dated December 20, 2000 shows the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The giant letters are as famous as the Los Angeles streets they tower above, and through its 100-year history, it has become one of the world’s most recognised landmarks. Sat on top of Mount Lee in the Santa Monica mountains, the current sign is not the original, which, made from wood and sheet metal, fell afoul of the elements a few times over before its current version, which was made in 1978, and most recently repainted in 2005. The sign was first illuminated on December 8, 1923, and originally said “Hollywoodland” to advertise an upscale housing developing in the city. Spanning about 137 metres and almost 15 metres tall, each letter had thousands of individual light bulbs thus making the sign visible day and night. Photo by Hahn-Campion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Hollywood Sign Turns 100

File photo dated December 20, 2000 shows the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The giant letters are as famous as the Los Angeles streets they tower above, and through its 100-year history, it has become one of the world’s most recognised landmarks. Sat on top of Mount Lee in the Santa Monica mountains, the current sign is not the original, which, made from wood and sheet metal, fell afoul of the elements a few times over before its current version, which was made in 1978, and most recently repainted in 2005. The sign was first illuminated on December 8, 1923, and originally said “Hollywoodland” to advertise an upscale housing developing in the city. Spanning about 137 metres and almost 15 metres tall, each letter had thousands of individual light bulbs thus making the sign visible day and night. Photo by Hahn-Campion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Hollywood Sign Turns 100

File photo dated December 20, 2000 shows the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The giant letters are as famous as the Los Angeles streets they tower above, and through its 100-year history, it has become one of the world’s most recognised landmarks. Sat on top of Mount Lee in the Santa Monica mountains, the current sign is not the original, which, made from wood and sheet metal, fell afoul of the elements a few times over before its current version, which was made in 1978, and most recently repainted in 2005. The sign was first illuminated on December 8, 1923, and originally said “Hollywoodland” to advertise an upscale housing developing in the city. Spanning about 137 metres and almost 15 metres tall, each letter had thousands of individual light bulbs thus making the sign visible day and night. Photo by Hahn-Campion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Hollywood Sign Turns 100

File photo dated December 20, 2000 shows the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The giant letters are as famous as the Los Angeles streets they tower above, and through its 100-year history, it has become one of the world’s most recognised landmarks. Sat on top of Mount Lee in the Santa Monica mountains, the current sign is not the original, which, made from wood and sheet metal, fell afoul of the elements a few times over before its current version, which was made in 1978, and most recently repainted in 2005. The sign was first illuminated on December 8, 1923, and originally said “Hollywoodland” to advertise an upscale housing developing in the city. Spanning about 137 metres and almost 15 metres tall, each letter had thousands of individual light bulbs thus making the sign visible day and night. Photo by Hahn-Campion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Hollywood Sign Turns 100

File photo dated December 20, 2000 shows the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The giant letters are as famous as the Los Angeles streets they tower above, and through its 100-year history, it has become one of the world’s most recognised landmarks. Sat on top of Mount Lee in the Santa Monica mountains, the current sign is not the original, which, made from wood and sheet metal, fell afoul of the elements a few times over before its current version, which was made in 1978, and most recently repainted in 2005. The sign was first illuminated on December 8, 1923, and originally said “Hollywoodland” to advertise an upscale housing developing in the city. Spanning about 137 metres and almost 15 metres tall, each letter had thousands of individual light bulbs thus making the sign visible day and night. Photo by Hahn-Campion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China has capacity to sustain rapid growth: Financial Times economics commentator

STORY: China has capacity to sustain rapid growth: Financial Times economics commentator DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN WOLF, Chief economics commentator at Financial Times 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARTIN WOLF, Chief economics commentator at Financial Times 4. various of street views in China STORYLINE: Renowned British expert on global economics Martin Wolf has told Xinhua that China has the potential and the capacity to continue to grow rapidly and double its GDP per capita relative to most advanced countries over the next generation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN WOLF, Chief economics commentator at Financial Times "The potential to grow rapidly to a higher level clearly must exist. I'm talking about doubling over maybe a generation, maybe less, 20 to 30 years or so, not tomorrow, but continuing to catch up. Now, what makes this plausible in China's case is what it's achieved alre

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20 years on, Individual Visit Scheme brings great benefits to Hong Kong tourism industry: official

STORY: 20 years on, Individual Visit Scheme brings great benefits to Hong Kong tourism industry: official DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors in HK 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DANE CHENG, HKTB Executive Director 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DANE CHENG, HKTB Executive Director 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DANE CHENG, HKTB Executive Director STORYLINE: Dane Cheng, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the Individual Visit Scheme for Chinese mainland travelers launched in 2003 has brought revolutionary changes to Hong Kong's tourism industry. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DANE CHENG, HKTB Executive Director "The Individual Visit Scheme was introduced in 2003. In 2002, the number of the mainland visitors to Hong Kong was 6.8 million. At its peak in 2018, the number of visitors reached 51 million, an increase of about seven times, which has brought us a very large increase in the

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Drone Intelligent Agriculture in China

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers use a plant protection drone to "kill insects" for rice in Chongqing, China, June 20, 2023. It is reported that a plant protection drone can operate more than 300 acres per day, which is about 50 times more efficient than farmers' traditional disease prevention and pest control.

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Mars Rover Captures Incredible Images Of Martian Day

Handout photo - Figure B is the morning panorama without added color. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day on April 8, 2023. The panoramas were captured at 9:20 a.m. and 3:40 p.m. local Mars time, then merged together. Color was added for an artistic interpretation of the scene, with blue representing the morning panorama and yellow representing the afternoon one. Each of these new panoramas took about 7 1/2 minutes to capture and include five individual images that were stitched together after being sent to Earth. By capturing the panoramas at two different times of day, the scene shows dramatic shadows similar to stage lighting coming in from the left and right of center stage. Additionally, it was winter at Curiosity’s location at the time these images were captured; shadows are sharper and deeper during winter, when dust is at its lowest in the Martian atmosphere. At the bottom right of the postcard is Curiosity. The rover's three

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Mars Rover Captures Incredible Images Of Martian Day

Handout photo - Figure A is an annotated version of the postcard noting geographic features and elements of the rover. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day on April 8, 2023. The panoramas were captured at 9:20 a.m. and 3:40 p.m. local Mars time, then merged together. Color was added for an artistic interpretation of the scene, with blue representing the morning panorama and yellow representing the afternoon one. Each of these new panoramas took about 7 1/2 minutes to capture and include five individual images that were stitched together after being sent to Earth. By capturing the panoramas at two different times of day, the scene shows dramatic shadows similar to stage lighting coming in from the left and right of center stage. Additionally, it was winter at Curiosity’s location at the time these images were captured; shadows are sharper and deeper during winter, when dust is at its lowest in the Martian atmosphere. At the bottom righ

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Mars Rover Captures Incredible Images Of Martian Day

Handout photo - Figure C is the afternoon panorama without added color. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day on April 8, 2023. The panoramas were captured at 9:20 a.m. and 3:40 p.m. local Mars time, then merged together. Color was added for an artistic interpretation of the scene, with blue representing the morning panorama and yellow representing the afternoon one. Each of these new panoramas took about 7 1/2 minutes to capture and include five individual images that were stitched together after being sent to Earth. By capturing the panoramas at two different times of day, the scene shows dramatic shadows similar to stage lighting coming in from the left and right of center stage. Additionally, it was winter at Curiosity’s location at the time these images were captured; shadows are sharper and deeper during winter, when dust is at its lowest in the Martian atmosphere. At the bottom right of the postcard is Curiosity. The rover's thr

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Mars Rover Captures Incredible Images Of Martian Day

Handout photo - Curiosity's 'Postcard' of 'Marker Band Valley'. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day on April 8, 2023. The panoramas were captured at 9:20 a.m. and 3:40 p.m. local Mars time, then merged together. Color was added for an artistic interpretation of the scene, with blue representing the morning panorama and yellow representing the afternoon one. Each of these new panoramas took about 7 1/2 minutes to capture and include five individual images that were stitched together after being sent to Earth. By capturing the panoramas at two different times of day, the scene shows dramatic shadows similar to stage lighting coming in from the left and right of center stage. Additionally, it was winter at Curiosity’s location at the time these images were captured; shadows are sharper and deeper during winter, when dust is at its lowest in the Martian atmosphere. At the bottom right of the postcard is Curiosity. The rover's three anten

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Int'l students experience charm of traditional Chinese opera

STORY: Int'l students experience charm of traditional Chinese opera DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Qinqiang Opera 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMANYA, Cameroonian student, Ningxia University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANZAR, Pakistani student, Ningxia University STORYLINE: Forty-nine international students at Ningxia University had a chance on Wednesday to learn about Qinqiang Opera, a genre of Chinese folk opera mainly prevailing in northwest China. Guided by actors from a local theater, the students applied facial makeup, tried on various costumes, and learned about professional moves and gestures. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMANYA, Cameroonian student, Ningxia University "I think it's a very good experience. At other times I just heard about it, but I didn't have a chance to participate. I think Chinese culture is very interesting. So if I have the opportunity and time to do that, I will definitely go and learn." SOUNDBITE 2 (Engl

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Spain ends face mask mandate on public transport

STORY: Spain ends face mask mandate on public transport DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people without masks in public transport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): YAIZA, Resident of Madrid 3. various of people without masks in public transport 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): PABLO, Tourist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YSABEL JESUS, Madrid resident 6. various of Spain's Minister for Health Carolina Darias 7. various of people without masks in public transport STORYLINE: Starting from Wednesday, people in Spain don't have to wear face masks on public transport. The decision was taken during Tuesday's cabinet meeting. It is the latest towards the normalization of life in Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the obligatory use of face masks in most indoor settings ending on April 20, 2022, and outdoors a year ago, on Feb. 10. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): YAIZA, Madrid resident "We are happy about it, but it is true that in times of colds or flu, if there are a

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French bakers worry about rising energy prices

STORY: French bakers worry about rising energy prices DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a baker making bread 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ADRIEN FAGES, Baker 3. various of bread for sale 4. bread close-ups STORYLINE: With the new electricity tariffs, some French bakeries are facing a very significant increase in their energy cost. SOUNDBITE (French): ADRIEN FAGES, Baker "In the post-pandemic era, we first met the difficulty of inflation of raw materials, such as wheat, dairy products and canned fruit. Now the difficulty is energy. Our cost has increased by at least 50 percent because flour increased by around 20 to 30 percent, and the price of energy for my bakery has multiplied by three times." The European countries have been suffering under painfully high energy prices as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic and the spillover of the United States' aggressive interest rate hikes. Xinhua News Age

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1st batch of Japanese rice sold out in Beijing

BEIJING, China - The first batch of Japanese rice which hit store shelves in Beijing for the first time in four years last month has sold out, despite being about 20 times the price of normal rice in the country, stores that sold the rice said Aug. 13. Photo shows only a few Japanese rice bags (front) left for sale at a supermarket chain store in Beijing on Aug. 12.

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Rickshaws, banned in West Bengal, still ply in Kolkata streets

KOLKATA, India - Rickshaw drivers wait for their fares in the East India city of Kolkata. The state government of West Bengal banned rickshaws as ''inhuman'' a year ago, but rickshaws still provide an inexpensive means of transport for the citizens in Kolkata. Rickshaw drivers say they can rent a rickshaw for 20 rupees (about 60 yen) a day. One 60-year-old driver says he can earn 50 rupees a day after paying the rental fee. ''I can hardly give up this way of life. In the past, there were times when I took in only 10 rupees in cash a month as a farmer in my hometown,'' he says.

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'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''Kumamon,'' the official black bear mascot for the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, when it visited the Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2013. Sales of products featuring Kumamon swelled to at least 29.36 billion yen in 2012, about 11 times more than those of the previous year, local officials said Feb. 20, 2013.

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'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 20, 2013, shows various merchandise featuring ''Kumamon,'' the official black bear mascot for the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, on display at the prefectural government offices. Sales of products featuring Kumamon swelled to at least 29.36 billion yen in 2012, about 11 times more than those of the previous year, local officials said the same day.

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'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo shows ''Kumamon,'' the official black bear mascot for the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. Sales of products featuring Kumamon swelled to at least 29.36 billion yen in 2012, about 11 times more than those of the previous year, local officials said Feb. 20, 2013.

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'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''Kumamon,'' the official black bear mascot for the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, when it visited the Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2013. Sales of products featuring Kumamon swelled to at least 29.36 billion yen in 2012, about 11 times more than those of the previous year, local officials said Feb. 20, 2013.

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'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''Kumamon,'' the official black bear mascot for the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, when it visited the Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2013. Sales of products featuring Kumamon swelled to at least 29.36 billion yen in 2012, about 11 times more than those of the previous year, local officials said Feb. 20, 2013.

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Osaka bourse inaugurates J-Gate derivatives trading system

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange President Michio Yoneda (L) receives a gift from Lars Ottersgard, senior vice president of Nasdaq OMX Market Technology, in Osaka on Feb. 14, 2011. A new financial derivatives trading system, named J-Gate, went into operation that day at the OSE, handling buy and sell orders about 20 times faster than previously. The new system was developed by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.

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Black bear goes into hibernation in Ueno Zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Koo the black bear has gone into hibernation in an artificial environment at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. Zoo officials say there is no precise evidence to determine that the 20-month-old female bear has gone into winter hibernation, but since around Dec. 18 she has been sleeping all day, and her breathing rate has gone down from about 10 times a minute to just three. The zoo believes Koo is the first bear in Japan to have gone into hibernation in a zoo, and visitors can see her asleep inside her cage at the zoo now. (Photo provided by Tokyo Zoo Association).

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27,000 people form human chain around U.S. Kadena Air Base

NAGO, Japan - About 27,000 people surround the U.S. Air Force Kadena Air Base (L) in Okinawa on July 20, shouting ''no'' to the U.S. military presence in Japan's southernmost prefecture before Group of Eight (G-8) leaders meet for their annual summit from July 21. Participants formed a human chain three times from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. to encircle the 17.4-kilometer fence that surrounds the biggest U.S. military base in the Far East.

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China's Jiangsu facilitates low-carbon grain harvest

STORY: China's Jiangsu facilitates low-carbon grain harvest DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of grain harvest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN ZENGZENG, Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shuyang County, Jiangsu Province 3. various of air-source heat pump dryers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHEYUAN, State Grid Huai'an Power Supply Company 5. various of harvest scenes STORYLINE: The late-season rice harvest is nearing the end. Farmers in east China's Jiangsu Province are working round the clock to dry the unhusked rice to fill up every granary. To facilitate the work, Jiangsu has installed more than 4,000 air-source heat pump dryers in farms and companies across the province. It costs about 5.62 U.S. dollars to dry a tonne of grain with these dryers, while the same workload powered by coal or fuel oil costs four times as much. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN ZENGZENG, Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shuyang Cou

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Kenyan president hails Chinese-built roads for boosting development

STORY: Kenyan president hails Chinese-built roads for boosting development DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter 2. various of expressway 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): UHURU KENYATTA, Kenyan President 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): UHURU KENYATTA, Kenyan President 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZHOU PINGJIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter "The Chinese-built 27-km Nairobi Expressway was officially launched by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday, coming after three months of public trial phase. The 648-million-U.S. dollar highway, built under the public-private partnership model, is expected to cut travel time from the south to west of Nairobi, to about 20 minutes from two hours currently during peak times." Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday hailed Chinese-built roads for their transformation of the country's socio-economic sector at the launch of the

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EGYPT-CAIRO-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

(220420) -- CAIRO, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of a pharaonic coffin of ancient Egypt at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, on April 19, 2022. The total area of the museum is approximately 138,600 square meters. The Main Hall, whose area is about 2,000 square meters, exhibits artifacts from the prehistoric times, the pharaonic dynasties, the Islamic and Coptic eras until modern-day Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

(220420) -- CAIRO, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, on April 19, 2022. The total area of the museum is approximately 138,600 square meters. The Main Hall, whose area is about 2,000 square meters, exhibits artifacts from the prehistoric times, the pharaonic dynasties, the Islamic and Coptic eras until modern-day Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

(220420) -- CAIRO, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, on April 19, 2022. The total area of the museum is approximately 138,600 square meters. The Main Hall, whose area is about 2,000 square meters, exhibits artifacts from the prehistoric times, the pharaonic dynasties, the Islamic and Coptic eras until modern-day Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

(220420) -- CAIRO, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, on April 19, 2022. The total area of the museum is approximately 138,600 square meters. The Main Hall, whose area is about 2,000 square meters, exhibits artifacts from the prehistoric times, the pharaonic dynasties, the Islamic and Coptic eras until modern-day Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

(220420) -- CAIRO, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, on April 19, 2022. The total area of the museum is approximately 138,600 square meters. The Main Hall, whose area is about 2,000 square meters, exhibits artifacts from the prehistoric times, the pharaonic dynasties, the Islamic and Coptic eras until modern-day Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

(220420) -- CAIRO, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, on April 19, 2022. The total area of the museum is approximately 138,600 square meters. The Main Hall, whose area is about 2,000 square meters, exhibits artifacts from the prehistoric times, the pharaonic dynasties, the Islamic and Coptic eras until modern-day Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)