U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

(240613) -- LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A person stands by barricades set up by pro-Palestinian protesters near the Student Services Building at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on June 12, 2024. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school administrators were reportedly trapped inside the building after the university urged employees to shelter in place. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

(240613) -- LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A person is seen near barricades set up by pro-Palestinian protesters in front of the Student Services Building at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on June 13, 2024. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school administrators were reportedly trapped inside the building after the university urged employees to shelter in place. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

(240613) -- LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows barricades set up by pro-Palestinian protesters in front of the Student Services Building at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), in Los Angeles, California, the United States. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school administrators were reportedly trapped inside the building after the university urged employees to shelter in place. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

(240613) -- LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A pro-Palestinian protester sets up barricades in front of the Student Services Building with large furniture, office electronics and equipment at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on June 13, 2024. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school administrators were reportedly trapped inside the building after the university urged employees to shelter in place. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

(240613) -- LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A person stands by barricades set up by pro-Palestinian protesters near the Student Services Building at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on June 12, 2024. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school administrators were reportedly trapped inside the building after the university urged employees to shelter in place. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

(240613) -- LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows barricades set up by pro-Palestinian protesters in front of the Student Services Building at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), in Los Angeles, California, the United States. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school administrators were reportedly trapped inside the building after the university urged employees to shelter in place. (Xinhua)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

(240613) -- LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A person is seen near barricades set up by pro-Palestinian protesters in front of the Student Services Building at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on June 13, 2024. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school administrators were reportedly trapped inside the building after the university urged employees to shelter in place. (Xinhua)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-CAL STATE LA-PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS-STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING-TAKING OVER

(240613) -- LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pro-Palestinian protester sets up barricades in front of the Student Services Building with large furniture, office electronics and equipment at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on June 13, 2024. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school administrators were reportedly trapped inside the building after the university urged employees to shelter in place. (Xinhua)

Australian National University students agree to move pro-Palestine encampment

STORY: Australian National University students agree to move pro-Palestine encampment SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of pro-Palestinian encampment's new position 2. various of Kambri precinct 3. various of ANU campus STORYLINE: Student protesters at the Australian National University (ANU) have agreed to move their pro-Palestinian encampment to a nearby site in the center of the northern Canberra campus. The protesters voted on Monday night in favor of moving their encampment to a new site approximately 50 meters away. Earlier on Monday, the protesters defied an order to disband the encampment. University administrators cited safety concerns about the camp obstructing the primary emergency evacuation site for ANU facilities. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Police visited the site on Monday evening and warned protesters that failure to leave by midday Tuesday could result in further polic

Columbia University requests police presence on campus until May 17

STORY: Columbia University requests police presence on campus until May 17 SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024 DATELINE: May 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of police officers outside Columbia University 2. various of protesters 3. various of arrested protesters in bus 4. various of protesters being arrested STORYLINE: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Tuesday requested the presence of New York Police Department (NYPD) officers through at least May 17, two days after the university's commencement. The measure aims to "maintain order and ensure encampments are not reestablished," Shafik said in a letter to the NYPD regarding the "unrest" on Columbia University's campus. The negotiations between university administrators and student protesters reached an impasse on Sunday, she said. On Tuesday night, nearly 100 protesters were arrested by the NYPD, who were called in to clear Hamilton Hall occupied by protesters in the earl

Columbia University tightens campus access after student protesters control building

STORY: Columbia University tightens campus access after student protesters control building SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024 DATELINE: May 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters STORYLINE: Columbia University further limited access to its Morningside Campus on Tuesday as dozens of student protesters occupied Hamilton Hall on the campus early Tuesday. Only students residing in residential buildings on campus and employees who provide essential services to campus buildings, labs and residential student life have access to the campus now, said an announcement by Columbia University. "This access restriction will remain in place until circumstances allow otherwise," it said. The escalation follows a setback in the talks between student protesters and the administrators of the university on Monday, when students in the encampment were asked to disperse by Monday afternoon and faced suspension for staying in the encampment. Col

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Joseph Abubakar (R), a graduate of the Chinese Language Learning Center, works at a Chinese shop in Juba, South Sudan, on April 13, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students read books in a reading room at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengjun (R), a teacher of the Chinese Language Learning Center, instructs a student in a classroom at the center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students read books in a reading room at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengjun, a teacher of the Chinese Language Learning Center, instructs students in a classroom at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students read the text during a Chinese language lesson at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students take Chinese classes in a classroom at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student writes Chinese characters in a classroom at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students read books in a reading room at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengjun, a teacher of the Chinese Language Learning Center, gives a lecture in a classroom at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Chinese-funded link road launched at Confucius Institute of Kenyan university

STORY: Chinese-funded link road launched at Confucius Institute of Kenyan university SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of exteriors of Kenyatta University 2. various of commissioning of the road 3. various of tour of the road 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL WAINAINA, Kenyatta University Vice-Chancellor 5. various of tree planting 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUO ZICHENG, Deputy General Manager of China Wu Yi Kenya branch 7. various of entertainment STORYLINE: A paved road linking Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University, Kenya's second oldest university, to other campus buildings, which was funded and constructed by China Wu Yi, was launched Wednesday. Senior university administrators, faculty members, executives from China Wu Yi Kenya branch and students graced the ribbon cutting and tree planting ceremony to inaugurate the recently completed link road. Paul Wainaina, Kenyatta University vice-chancellor,

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrators Summit on Fire Prevention & Control

US President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks to the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention & Control from the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2023.

France to ban abaya dress in schools

STORY: France to ban abaya dress in schools DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Paris 2. SOUNDBITE (French): Paris resident STORYLINE: France has announced to ban schoolchildren from wearing abayas, a traditional long robe that covers the entire body, ahead of the academic year starting from September 4. In an interview with TF1 television on Sunday, Education Minister Gabriel Attal said that the wearing of abayas will no longer be permitted in French schools. He emphasized his intention to establish "clear rules at the national level" for school administrators regarding the contentious issue of wearing this robe. The minister has been facing controversy over the past few months due to incidents related to the wearing of abayas. SOUNDBITE (French): Paris resident "For this topic, from my personal experience, I was forbidden to wear a cross necklace as a child. So if there is legislation within the school to avoid unfairness between studen

Kenya flags off 1st batch of anchovies destined for Chinese market

STORY: Kenya flags off 1st batch of anchovies destined for Chinese market DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: KWALE, Kenya CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the factory 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALIM MVURYA, Cabinet secretary for mining, blue economy and maritime affairs, Kenya 4. various of the factory 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): HASSA MOHAMMED, Local resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter "The first consignment of anchovies has been flagged off from Ukunda, a town in the south of Kenya, to China. The anchovies will be showcased at the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in central China." Senior government officials, local administrators and fishermen graced the ceremony to officially dispatch the inaugural batch of anchovies to China, harvested from the Indian Ocean coastline. The export of anchovies sourced from the Kenyan coast to the Chinese market is anchored on a bilateral agreement sign

Novelist Enjo given special citation in U.S. sci-fi award

Novelist Enjo given special citation in U.S. sci-fi award

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Japanese novelist To Enjo. Enjo was given a special citation by the administrators of the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award for science fiction published in the United States, his publisher Hayakawa Publishing Co. said April 19, 2014, Japan time.

McDonald's Japan to give store managers overtime pay

McDonald's Japan to give store managers overtime pay

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada, chairman and president of McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan), speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on May 20. He said the company will introduce a new system on Aug. 1 to provide overtime pay to store managers and area market developers who have not been receiving it. The new system comes after the Tokyo District Court in January ruled that it was unreasonable for the fast food restaurant chain to treat store managers without special authority as administrators who receive no overtime pay.

Nova's executive suite for ex-company president Nozomu Sahashi

Nova's executive suite for ex-company president Nozomu Sahashi

OSAKA, Japan - Court-appointed administrators of Nova Corp., the failed largest language school chain, on Oct. 30 allowed the media inside the executive suite at the company's administrative headquarters in Osaka that it said was used by Nozumu Sahashi, the former Nova president. Sahashi, who co-founded the company in 1981, has vanished from public view since he was removed in absentia by the company board on Oct. 25, a day before the company filed for court protection against creditors.

FRC declares Kansai Kogin, Tokyo Shogin insolvent

FRC declares Kansai Kogin, Tokyo Shogin insolvent

TOKYO, Japan - Hakuo Yanagisawa, chief of the government's Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC), declares at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16 Kansai Kogin and Tokyo Shogin insolvent, believing the credit unions are severely undercapitalized, and will appoint administrators to oversee them. The two will be allowed to continue operations under the administrators with their deposits fully protected, but will likely see many of their customers queuing up on Dec. 18 at their counters to withdraw deposits.

Beijing students protest over rape-murder

Beijing students protest over rape-murder

BEIJING, China - Hundreds of students stage a sit-in at Beijing University on May 24 to protest administrators who waited three days to inform them that a classmate had been raped and killed. The students demanded to meet with university President Xu Zhihong. Excluding those organized by the government, it was the biggest gathering at Beijing University since the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations that led to the Tiananmen Square massacre June 4, 1989.

Failed Kofuku Bank to be sold to U.S. investor group

Failed Kofuku Bank to be sold to U.S. investor group

OSAKA, Japan - Wilbur L. Ross (R), chairman of Asian Recovery Fund, an investment fund, speaks at a news conference in Osaka on May 18 after Japan's Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC) and a group of FRC-appointed reorganization administrators of Kofuku Bank decided to sell the failed bank to his fund. Asian Recovery Fund will establish a new bank to take over the Osaka-based bank at the end of December.

Gov't takes control of Niigata Chuo Bank

Gov't takes control of Niigata Chuo Bank

TOKYO, Japan - The government's Financial Reconstruction Commission puts failed Niigata Chuo Bank, a second-tier regional bank based in Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast, under its control Oct. 2. Lawyer Tetsuya Sunada, certificate accountant Koichi Matsumura and the DIC as administrators, responsible for the bank's administration, operations and asset management, the commission's chief Hakuo Yanagisawa told a press conference.

Heavy rains in India's Mumbai cause waterlogging

STORY: Heavy rains in India's Mumbai cause waterlogging DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of places in India's Mumbai in heavy rain and waterlogged roads STORYLINE: Several places in India's Mumbai were battered by heavy rains on Thursday, leading to heavy traffic and waterlogged roads. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts of Maharashtra state. Orange Alert, the second-highest level of weather warning, calls for administrators to "be prepared." The city's disaster management authority was also on high alert and ready for any eventuality. For Mumbai in particular, the IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas until Saturday, putting them at a higher risk of waterlogging. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mumbai, India. (XHTV)

Nature reserve in China's Inner Mongolia sees over 60,000 migratory birds

STORY: Nature reserve in China's Inner Mongolia sees over 60,000 migratory birds DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the birds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN LIANG, Chief of forest police station of Tumuji National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: More than 60,000 migratory birds have made a stopover at the Tumuji National Nature Reserve in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, before heading farther north to spend the summer, according to administrators at the nature reserve. 　　 Thanks to a series of supporting policies rolled out by the local government over the past few years, the Tumuji National Nature Reserve has seen significant improvement in its environment. 　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN LIANG, Chief of forest police station of Tumuji National Nature Reserve "Since 2017, the nature reserve has reported no illegal poaching of migratory birds or other wild animals. We go deep into the stopover areas of the migratory birds, wetl

Queen Maxima Paid A Working Visit To A Dairy Farm - Lettele

Queen Maxima Paid A Working Visit To A Dairy Farm - Lettele

Queen Maxima paid a working visit to a dairy farm in Lettele, municipality of Deventer, , Netherlands on Thursday afternoon 3 June. Queen Maxima spoke with the owners, other stakeholders and administrators about the causes of debt problems in rural areas, the use of debt relief organizations and the importance of financial health. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Paid A Working Visit To A Dairy Farm - Lettele

Queen Maxima Paid A Working Visit To A Dairy Farm - Lettele

Queen Maxima paid a working visit to a dairy farm in Lettele, municipality of Deventer, , Netherlands on Thursday afternoon 3 June. Queen Maxima spoke with the owners, other stakeholders and administrators about the causes of debt problems in rural areas, the use of debt relief organizations and the importance of financial health. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Paid A Working Visit To A Dairy Farm - Lettele

Queen Maxima Paid A Working Visit To A Dairy Farm - Lettele

Queen Maxima paid a working visit to a dairy farm in Lettele, municipality of Deventer, , Netherlands on Thursday afternoon 3 June. Queen Maxima spoke with the owners, other stakeholders and administrators about the causes of debt problems in rural areas, the use of debt relief organizations and the importance of financial health. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Paid A Working Visit To A Dairy Farm - Lettele

Queen Maxima Paid A Working Visit To A Dairy Farm - Lettele

Queen Maxima paid a working visit to a dairy farm in Lettele, municipality of Deventer, , Netherlands on Thursday afternoon 3 June. Queen Maxima spoke with the owners, other stakeholders and administrators about the causes of debt problems in rural areas, the use of debt relief organizations and the importance of financial health. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM