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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUJIAQU-URBAN GREEN SPACE(CN)

(240510) -- WUJIAQU, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a city view of Wujiaqu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, Wujiaqu, a national garden city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has made great efforts in promoting greening projects and optimizing the living ecological environment. By the end of 2023, Wujiaqu has owned over 15,700 mu (about 1,046.7 hectares) of urban green space, with a green coverage rate of more than 45 percent. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUJIAQU-URBAN GREEN SPACE(CN)

(240510) -- WUJIAQU, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a city view of Wujiaqu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, Wujiaqu, a national garden city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has made great efforts in promoting greening projects and optimizing the living ecological environment. By the end of 2023, Wujiaqu has owned over 15,700 mu (about 1,046.7 hectares) of urban green space, with a green coverage rate of more than 45 percent. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUJIAQU-URBAN GREEN SPACE(CN)

(240510) -- WUJIAQU, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a park and its surrounding area in Wujiaqu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, Wujiaqu, a national garden city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has made great efforts in promoting greening projects and optimizing the living ecological environment. By the end of 2023, Wujiaqu has owned over 15,700 mu (about 1,046.7 hectares) of urban green space, with a green coverage rate of more than 45 percent. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUJIAQU-URBAN GREEN SPACE(CN)

(240510) -- WUJIAQU, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a city view of Wujiaqu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, Wujiaqu, a national garden city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has made great efforts in promoting greening projects and optimizing the living ecological environment. By the end of 2023, Wujiaqu has owned over 15,700 mu (about 1,046.7 hectares) of urban green space, with a green coverage rate of more than 45 percent. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUJIAQU-URBAN GREEN SPACE(CN)

(240510) -- WUJIAQU, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a residential area in Wujiaqu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, Wujiaqu, a national garden city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has made great efforts in promoting greening projects and optimizing the living ecological environment. By the end of 2023, Wujiaqu has owned over 15,700 mu (about 1,046.7 hectares) of urban green space, with a green coverage rate of more than 45 percent. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUJIAQU-URBAN GREEN SPACE(CN)

(240510) -- WUJIAQU, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a city view of Wujiaqu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, Wujiaqu, a national garden city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has made great efforts in promoting greening projects and optimizing the living ecological environment. By the end of 2023, Wujiaqu has owned over 15,700 mu (about 1,046.7 hectares) of urban green space, with a green coverage rate of more than 45 percent. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUJIAQU-URBAN GREEN SPACE(CN)

(240510) -- WUJIAQU, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows the Qinggeda lake wetland in Wujiaqu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, Wujiaqu, a national garden city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has made great efforts in promoting greening projects and optimizing the living ecological environment. By the end of 2023, Wujiaqu has owned over 15,700 mu (about 1,046.7 hectares) of urban green space, with a green coverage rate of more than 45 percent. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUJIAQU-URBAN GREEN SPACE(CN)

(240510) -- WUJIAQU, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial panoramic drone photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a city view of Wujiaqu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, Wujiaqu, a national garden city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has made great efforts in promoting greening projects and optimizing the living ecological environment. By the end of 2023, Wujiaqu has owned over 15,700 mu (about 1,046.7 hectares) of urban green space, with a green coverage rate of more than 45 percent. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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China's Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship docks with space station combination

STORY: China's Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship docks with space station combination SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. China's Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship docks with space station combination STORYLINE: China's Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination early on Friday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the radial port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 3:32 a.m. (Beijing Time). The whole process took approximately 6.5 hours, said the CMSA. The taikonaut trio aboard the spaceship will then enter the Tianhe module and the Shenzhou-17 crew have got ready for their arrival. The two crews with an average age of less than 40 years old are about to meet in the Tiangong space station. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cente

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BRI's connectivity brings prosperity to world: former Turkish diplomat

STORY: BRI's connectivity brings prosperity to world: former Turkish diplomat DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GULRU GEZER, Former Turkish diplomat and foreign policy analyst 3. various of BRI projects STORYLINE: Former Turkish diplomat Gulru Gezer shared her views with Xinhua on the significance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation has just concluded in Beijing. SOUNDBITE (English): GULRU GEZER, Former Turkish diplomat and foreign policy analyst "Over the ten years, when we talk about the BRI, it's not a single initiative. It has many other areas of cooperation, bilateral with China as well. I think the BRI has been an important tool in financing projects in developing and underdeveloped countries. Connecting via such an initiative, I think, will bring prosperity and peace to the world.

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Egypt issues 3.5-bln-yuan sustainable panda bonds

STORY: Egypt issues 3.5-bln-yuan sustainable panda bonds DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Finance Ministry 2. various of the Central Bank of Egypt 3. various of Egyptian banknotes STORYLINE: Egypt issued on Monday sustainable panda bonds in the Chinese financial market in the amount of about 3.5 billion yuan (nearly 479 million U.S. dollars). In a statement, Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said the issuance has a maturity of three years with a coupon rate of 3.5 percent. He explained that the issuance is backed by a credit guarantee provided by international development banks with high credit ratings, such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the African Development Bank. Maait noted that Egypt is the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to issue sustainable panda bonds, adding that it succeeded in attracting many Chinese investors. The minister said the issuance serves as a new portal for achievin

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Libya-Italy flights resume after decade-long halt

STORY: Libya-Italy flights resume after decade-long halt DATELINE: July 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flight 2. various of the press conference 3. various of speech STORYLINE: Direct flights between Libya and Italy will resume after a hiatus of almost 10 years, announced the Libyan government on Monday. "Today, Monday, Italian Airlines ITA launched a test flight from Rome to Tripoli, carrying Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, after a suspension of about 10 years as a result of the European Union air ban on Libya," said the government in a statement. In a press conference following the arrival of the flight, Dbeibah said that the test flight is a practical announcement to lift the ban on Libyan civil aviation using European airspace, confirming that commercial flights between Libya and Italy will officially resume in September. "The decision to resume flights between Tripoli and Rome comes after intensive meetings of the committee formed by th

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China's Inner Mongolia reports progress in sand control

STORY: China's Inner Mongolia reports progress in sand control DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of sand control in Inner Mongolia STORYLINE: North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has made substantial progress in sand control over the past 10 years, according to a seminar held on Friday. During the 10-year period, Inner Mongolia has planted 131 million mu (about 8.7 million hectares) of trees, grown 318 million mu of grass, and treated 138 million mu of desertified and sandy land, said Wang Zhaosheng, director of the regional forestry and grassland bureau. The region's forest coverage and grassland vegetation coverage have reached 20.79 percent and 45 percent, respectively. Wang said that the autonomous region has integrated the prevention and control of desertification with industrial development and improvements to people's livelihoods. It has also developed industries including new energy and desert ecotourism. Home

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Hainan Airlines voted best airline in China by Skytrax

STORY: Hainan Airlines voted best airline in China by Skytrax DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 World Aviation Awards Event STORYLINE: Hainan Airlines was named 2023 "Best Airline in China," "Best Business Class Comfort Amenities" and "Best Airline Staff Service in China" in the Skytrax awards Tuesday. Skytrax, a London-based air transport research and review organization, unveiled the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards at the Paris Air Show, which runs until June 25. Hainan Airlines has been the Chinese mainland's only Skytrax Five-Star Airline since 2011, which, according to Skytrax, is the prestigious and unique mark of Quality Achievement and a global benchmark of Airline Excellence. "It is a great honor to receive recognition in 12 years, which reflects Hainan Airlines' continued commitment to maintaining high-quality service and something all our employees are cheerful about. Hainan Airlines are working to offer passenger travel

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Jurassic Quest Exhibition Held in Texas

STORY: Jurassic Quest exhibition held in Texas DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: DALLAS, U.S. CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. exhibition's entrance 2. various of dinosaur models and audiences in the exhibition STORYLINE: From June 9 to 11, 2023, Dallas, Texas hosted the Jurassic Quest Dinosaur Exhibition, the largest interactive dinosaur experience in North America. The exhibition featured life-sized dinosaur models that spanned 165 million years of history, from the Triassic to the Cretaceous periods. Visitors could walk among the realistic dinosaurs and learn about their habits, habitats, and evolution. The dinosaur models were made with exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail, matching the proportions and appearances of their ancient counterparts. They also had sound and lighting effects that made them seem alive and ready to roar. The exhibition was a thrilling adventure for children, who could not only see the dinosaurs up close, but also ride on some of them and intera

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Egyptian businessman eyes cooperation at China's intl' vegetable fair

STORY: Egyptian businessman eyes cooperation at China's int'l vegetable fair DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: SHOUGUANG, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 24th China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Sci-Tech Fair 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMED REFAAT, Egyptian businessman STORYLINE: The 24th China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Sci-Tech Fair is underway in Shouguang City, east China's Shandong Province. Different varieties of vegetables and new planting technologies are being displayed here, attracting many foreign businessmen to visit. Egyptian businessman Mohamed Refaat is one of them. Living in China for 15 years, Refaat now runs an agricultural technology company. He came to the fair for the first time to seek more cooperation. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMED REFAAT, Egyptian businessman "I think this is a good opportunity for business and technology exchange, especially for the international participants coming here to know more about Chinese good techno

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Life in China broadens my horizon: Japanese expat

STORY: Life in China broadens my horizon: Japanese expat DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KATO YUKI, Japanese expat 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KATO YUKI, Japanese expat 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): KATO YUKI, Japanese expat 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): KATO YUKI, Japanese expat 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): KATO YUKI, Japanese expat 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Japanese): KATO YUKI, Japanese expat 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (Japanese): KATO YUKI, Japanese expat STORYLINE: Kato Yuki has been working and living in China for six years. His job is to help foreign-funded enterprises in China find talents and provide consultants and services to their human resources departments. Speaking about his experience in China, Yuki said "I would define myself as a Japanese who has grown a lot in China." SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KATO YUKI, Japanese expat "As a foreigner and as a person living in Guangdong, to understand what Chinese companies need, to understand th

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Visitors flock to assassination site in Sarajevo

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tourists gather in front of a museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at about 10:45 a.m. on June 28, 2014, the place and time where Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated 100 years ago.

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Japanese expert, Filipino farmer check buckwheat flowers

BUMBARAN, Philippines - Japanese agricultural expert Takeyoshi Sumikawa (L) and a Muslim farmer examine buckwheat flowers in Bumbaran on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 19, 2014. The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group signed a final peace pact in March, ending about 45 years of conflict.

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China human rights lawyer tells of torture by police

BEIJING, China - Tang Jitian, a 45-year-old human rights lawyer who has spent many years concerned with the issue of China's so-called "black jails," shows injuries to his foot during an interview with Kyodo News in Beijing on April 6, 2014. Tang, who was released from prison that day, spoke about the violence he endured, including being assaulted at a police station in Heilongjiang province and being threatened with having his kidneys removed.

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China human rights lawyer tells of torture by police

BEIJING,縲China -Tang Jitian, a 45-year-old human rights lawyer who has spent many years concerned with the issue of China's so-called "black jails," is interviewed in Beijing on April 6, 2014. Tang, who was released from prison that day, spoke about the violence he endured, including being assaulted at a police station in Heilongjiang province and being threatened with having his kidneys removed.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R bottom, in a black suit), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, shakes hands with a supporter, with his wife Radha sitting next to him, aboard an airplane ahead of departure from Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. To the left is their daughter Mithila. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Radha Mainali (R), the wife of Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, and their daughters Mithila (L) and Alisha (C), meet the press at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gets off a bus while surrounded by immigration officials, near an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gets off a bus while surrounded by immigration officials, near an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, shakes hands with a supporter, with his wife Radha sitting next to him, aboard an airplane ahead of departure from Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

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U.S. only functioning uranium mill draws increasing environmental concerns

STORY: U.S. only functioning uranium mill draws increasing environmental concerns DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the White Mesa Uranium Mill 2. various of Michael Badback 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen STORYLINE: The White Mesa Uranium Mill in southeast Utah, the only operating conventional uranium mill in the United States, has drawn increasing concerns for its impacts on environment and public health. For 40 years, the Mill has processed uranium ore next to the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in southeast Utah. Local residents have been complaining about health threats from the mill's toxic containment ponds, radioactive shipping deliveries and smoke stack emissions. Michael Badback, a Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen, expressed his concerns. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute

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Turkish barista shares life in Shenzhen, China

STORY: Turkish barista shares life in Shenzhen, China DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bukmus's coffee shop in Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GOKHAN BUKMUS, Barista STORYLINE: Gokhan Bukmus, a barista from Istanbul, Türkiye, is running a Turkish cafe in south China's Shenzhen. Having lived in China for about 20 years, Bukmus says he likes Chinese culture very much, and China also gives foreigners an opportunity to introduce their own cultures. SOUNDBITE (English): GOKHAN BUKMUS, Barista "I came to China in 2002 as a tour leader, and I did that for one year. In that one-year time, I traveled to many parts of China. I learned a lot about Chinese culture. I liked it very much. There are similarities and differences, and they are altogether very attractive to me. I met new friends, also my wife at the time I met. So I decided to stay. Before, we opened one small handicraft store in another city, in the neighboring Dongguan

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China donates cash to support needy school girls in Malawi

STORY: China donates cash to support needy school girls in Malawi DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donating ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONICA CHAKWERA, First Lady of Malawi 3. various of the press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LONG ZHOU, Chinese Ambassador to Malawi 5. various of school girls in Malawi STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy to Malawi donated 27.6 million Malawi Kwacha (about 27,000 U.S. dollars) to Shaping Our Future Foundation run by Malawi's First Lady Monica Chakwera on Monday in an effort to support neddy school girls in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONICA CHAKWERA, First Lady of Malawi "This money that you have given us, a 27.6 million (Malawi Kwacha) grant from the Chinese Embassy, is well-timed. And I think the result of what you are doing now can only be told in four-five years' time. We will make sure that we give you all the statistics on how that is helping." Chinese Ambassador to

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Nigeria transforms state-run oil corporation into independent firm

STORY: Nigeria transforms state-run oil corporation into independent firm DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of NNPC Towers 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President STORYLINE: Nigeria has transformed the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into an independent and limited liability firm, about 45 years after the creation of the national oil corporation. The move is part of the ongoing reform of the country's oil industry, heralded by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) signed into law last year by President Muhammadu Buhari. On Tuesday, Buhari unveiled the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), which replaced the now defunct NNPC, at a ceremony in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President "This is a landmark event for the Nigerian oil industry. Our country places a high premium on creating the right atmosp

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Business magnate voices optimism about Hong Kong's prospects

STORY: Business magnate voices optimism about Hong Kong's prospects DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hong Kong 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALLAN ZEMAN, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALLAN ZEMAN, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALLAN ZEMAN, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group STORYLINE: Business magnate Allan Zeman has voiced optimism about Hong Kong's prospects, as the city is to mark the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland. Zeman left Canada for Hong Kong when he was 19. Over the past decades, he has witnessed the significant changes that have occurred in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALLAN ZEMAN, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group "I had my first office in Changsha, Hunan (in the Chinese mainland) 45 years ago. China was a different place at that time. I watched the progress of China the last 45 years, and basically it changed so much that in 2008, I changed my nation

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Astronomers unveil first image of black hole at center of galaxy

STORY: Astronomers unveil first image of black hole at center of galaxy DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the animation of black hole STORYLINE: Astronomers revealed the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy on Thursday. The black hole is about 27,000 light-years away from Earth, and 4 million times more massive than the Sun, according to the astronomers. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Chinese muralists decorate countryside with creativity, passion

STORY: Chinese muralists decorate countryside with creativity, passion DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of murals 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHICHENG, Mural artist STORYLINE: Liu Zhicheng, a 26-year-old painter, together with his partner Xu Fengkai, has been creating artworks on the walls of farmhouses in Xingyi Village, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Liu has studied wall painting for about six years. In 2020, Liu and his partner began painting walls free of charge and full of love and passion. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHICHENG, Mural artist "I started painting walls in villages when I lived in Tongliang District of Chongqing. Now I paint in Lijiang City of Yunnan Province, which is my hometown. When I paint on walls, I try to combine the environment with my paintings. I also borrow some highlights from 'China chic' and Chinese ink painting. I was in a period of teenage rebellion, and my family worried about me a

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GLOBALink | Ukraine crisis rooted in NATO's eastern expansion: Pakistani editor

STORY: Ukraine crisis rooted in NATO's eastern expansion: Pakistani editor DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): NAJMA MINHAS, Editor, Pakistani media outlet Global Village Space STORYLINE: When Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized "a special military operation" in Ukraine last month, he noted that the move is in response to the "fundamental threats" of NATO. And a Pakistani expert has also said that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict was rooted in NATO's ambition to expand eastward. SOUNDBITE (English): NAJMA MINHAS, Editor, Pakistani media outlet Global Village Space "You know, it's interesting, the role of the United States in this Ukraine-Russia crisis right now. We're thinking it's all Russia-related, and it's all Putin-related. But the fact of the matter is that for many, many years, in fact, decades, United States policymakers have been warned about going into an extending NATO so closely to Russia. You know, we've

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Kanden Engineering's Newly Introduced VR Device for Experiencing Danger

Kanden Engineering Co., Ltd. (Kita Ward, Osaka City) expanded its facilities for experiencing dangerous acts during construction, inspection, and diagnosis of electrical equipment, etc., and opened the new "Safety and Technology Training Center" (Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture) on April 14. The facility will be used to train about 600 people a year, including all employees and subcontractors. The company analyzed past occupational accidents such as electric shock, crashes and falls, and equipment accidents caused by mishandling, and compiled a booklet with mottoes and lessons learned, "100 Failures of Engineering Version," which took two years to complete. The related investment was about 45 million yen. Mr. Aoshima hopes that the booklet and the facility will "help people improve their sensitivity to danger with their minds and bodies. (November 14, 2019, Safety & Technology Training Center, Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Ex-Osaka resident produces salt in western Japan mountains

Mitsutaka Matsuura, a 65-year-old former Osaka resident, watches boiling seawater in a giant iron pot at his salt-making factory in the depopulated Irokawa district of Nachikatsuura town on the Pacific coast on Feb. 4, 2015. The district started accepting immigrants from urban areas about 40 years ago, with these new residents now accounting for about 45% of its population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"A-bomb writer" Tamiki Hara

Writer Tamiki Hara, best known for his work "Summer Flowers" about his experience of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, is shown in this file photo taken in December 1948, three years before his death at age 45. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Visitors flock to assassination site in Sarajevo

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tourists gather in front of a museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at about 10:45 a.m. on June 28, 2014, the place and time where Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated 100 years ago. (Kyodo)

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All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

The last nine of 1,001 Kannon statues are brought back to Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 22, 2017, after about 45 years of restoration work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

The last nine of 1,001 Kannon statues are brought back to Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 22, 2017, after about 45 years of restoration work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

The last nine of 1,001 Kannon statues are brought back to Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 22, 2017, after about 45 years of restoration work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

The last nine of 1,001 Kannon statues are brought back to Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 22, 2017, after about 45 years of restoration work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo