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Floods subside at Rongjiang River of south China's Guangxi

STORY: Floods subside at Rongjiang River of south China's Guangxi SHOOTING TIME: June 19, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:15 LOCATION: RONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people cleaning up the bank of Rongjiang River STORYLINE: People cleaned up the bank of Rongjiang River in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after the area was afflicted by floods. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rong'an, China. (XHTV)

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A visit to quake-hit areas in China's Xinjiang

STORY: A visit to quake-hit areas in China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23-24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): GU YU, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): GU YU, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in a resettlement site of Wushi County, which is located at the epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake (on Tuesday). We can see people afflicted by the earthquake have moved into tents. Although the temperature is very low, there is heating equipment in each tent. Rice, flour, oil, and other daily necessities are sufficient. According to local authorities, after the earthquake, organized rescue efforts are carried out in an orderly manner." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter helps people to board a rescue boat in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter distributes life vests to people in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer transfers food and water for people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer distributes food to people on a transshipment vehicle in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take a rescue boat to a transshipment point in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People head towards a transshipment point after taking a rescue boat in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers help people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters drive a rescue boat to evacuate people in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take a rescue boat to a transshipment point in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People line up to get on a transshipment vehicle bound for a settlement point in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A transshipment vehicle with people afflicted by rainstorms and floods leaves for a settlement point in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People head towards a transshipment point after taking a rescue boat in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take a rescue boat to a transshipment point in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter drives a rescue boat to evacuate people in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN-RAINSTORM AND FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take a rescue boat to a transshipment point in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Some parts of the Fangshan District suffered from flood and geological disasters caused by recent rainstorms in the capital city. A rescue team comprised of firefighters, medical workers and volunteers set out to evacuate people afflicted by rainstorms and floods in Pinggezhuang Village of Liulihe Town on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng walks in the area of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/H

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng opens the water supply valve of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng is pictured inside the monitoring room of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager carrying water is pictured on the way home in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinh

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng cleans the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng fills the generator of a well project with diesel in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Sene

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nogaye yak, Mamadou Dieng's wife, cooks at home in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (L) collects water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng checks the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 20, 2023 shows a general view of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng climbs up a water tower to check and clean the water storage tank in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng checks the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager collects water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng walks in the area of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/H

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (R) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (3rd R) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (1st L) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua

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3D printer helpful in rare lung transplant in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Hiroshi Date (R) and a fellow doctor of Kyoto University Hospital on May 14, 2014, hold models of a chest region and a lung produced by a three-dimensional printer for priori simulation of a rare lung transplant from a living donor. In the operation claimed to be the world's first of its kind, the lower lobe of a man's right lung was rotated before being transplanted to the place of his wife's severely afflicted left lung which had been removed in advance.

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6 Japanese swimmers complete 110-km relay to Taiwan

SU-AO, Taiwan - A team of six Japanese swim in waters near the Taiwanese town of Su-ao on Sept. 19, 2011. They completed a 110-kilometer relay from Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, to the town to express gratitude to the Taiwanese people for sending donations to Japanese people afflicted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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6 Japanese swimmers complete 110-km relay to Taiwan

SU-AO, Taiwan - A team of six Japanese swimmers (in blue swimming caps), including Kazuya Suzuki (1st man wearing swimming cap) is welcomed by local people at a beach in the Taiwanese town of Su-ao on Sept. 19, 2011, after completing a 110-kilometer relay from Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture. The relay was conducted to express gratitude to the Taiwanese people for sending donations to Japanese people afflicted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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6 Japanese swimmers complete 110-km relay to Taiwan

SU-AO, Taiwan - A team of six Japanese swimmers (in blue swimming caps) including Kazuya Suzuki (3rd from R, front row) arrive at a beach in the Taiwanese town of Su-ao on Sept. 19, 2011, after completing a 110-kilometer relay from Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, to express gratitude to the Taiwanese people for sending donations to Japanese people afflicted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Collecting donations in ballpark

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Members of a nonprofit group of Japanese Americans collect donations for people afflicted by the March 11, 2011, massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan in AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 28.

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Emperor expresses sympathy for people afflicted by earthquake

KITAAKITA, Japan - Emperor Akihito delivers a speech during a tree-planting ceremony in the city of Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, on June 15. In his speech, the emperor expressed sympathy for people afflicted by a major earthquake that rippled through northeastern Japan the previous day.

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China's old industrial base makes headway on revitalization

STORY: China's old industrial base makes headway on revitalization DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: SHENYANG/CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of factories in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIN CHENGZHE, Official, Yanji high-tech industrial development zone 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FRANZ DECKER, President and CEO, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. 4. various of companies in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang STORYLINE: Northeast China, once the nation's heavy-industry heartland, is upbeat about the future thanks to its revitalization drive based on innovation and opening up. The resource-rich region has been long afflicted by industrial overcapacity, shrinking resources and the outflow of talent. In an effort to foster new growth engines, the region is endeavoring to promote innovation-based development while adopting a global vision for reinvigorating the economy. In Jilin Province, Yanji high-tech industrial development zone has offered p

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Efforts under way to help families of suicide victims

OSAKA, Japan - A counselor at the Osaka Suicide Prevention Center in Osaka's Chuo Ward receives a call from an afflicted person.

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINGTAI-DOCTOR IN WHEELCHAIR (CN)

(220225) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jiao Junying (C) talks to a villager in Nanjie Village in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 24, 2022. Jiao Junying, 46, is a village doctor in Nanjie Village Clinic. When he was a child, Jiao was afflicted with poliomyelitis, which disabled his lower limb. However, he determined to become a doctor from very young because he wanted to bring health to people. In 2015, Jiao Junying became a family doctor in Nanjie Village. Despite in a wheelchair, he takes on the responsibility to treat patients, give physical examinations to the elderly, conducts follow-up visits to those with chronic diseases, and have established health records for the villagers. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINGTAI-DOCTOR IN WHEELCHAIR (CN)

(220225) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jiao Junying conducts treatments at a clinic in Nanjie Village in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 24, 2022. Jiao Junying, 46, is a village doctor in Nanjie Village Clinic. When he was a child, Jiao was afflicted with poliomyelitis, which disabled his lower limb. However, he determined to become a doctor from very young because he wanted to bring health to people. In 2015, Jiao Junying became a family doctor in Nanjie Village. Despite in a wheelchair, he takes on the responsibility to treat patients, give physical examinations to the elderly, conducts follow-up visits to those with chronic diseases, and have established health records for the villagers. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINGTAI-DOCTOR IN WHEELCHAIR (CN)

(220225) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jiao Junying (R) diagnoses a villager in Nanjie Village in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 24, 2022. Jiao Junying, 46, is a village doctor in Nanjie Village Clinic. When he was a child, Jiao was afflicted with poliomyelitis, which disabled his lower limb. However, he determined to become a doctor from very young because he wanted to bring health to people. In 2015, Jiao Junying became a family doctor in Nanjie Village. Despite in a wheelchair, he takes on the responsibility to treat patients, give physical examinations to the elderly, conducts follow-up visits to those with chronic diseases, and have established health records for the villagers. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINGTAI-DOCTOR IN WHEELCHAIR (CN)

(220225) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jiao Junying (front) is on his way to visit his patients in a wheelchair in Nanjie Village in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 24, 2022. Jiao Junying, 46, is a village doctor in Nanjie Village Clinic. When he was a child, Jiao was afflicted with poliomyelitis, which disabled his lower limb. However, he determined to become a doctor from very young because he wanted to bring health to people. In 2015, Jiao Junying became a family doctor in Nanjie Village. Despite in a wheelchair, he takes on the responsibility to treat patients, give physical examinations to the elderly, conducts follow-up visits to those with chronic diseases, and have established health records for the villagers. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINGTAI-DOCTOR IN WHEELCHAIR (CN)

(220225) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jiao Junying (L) talks to his colleague at a clinic in Nanjie Village in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 24, 2022. Jiao Junying, 46, is a village doctor in Nanjie Village Clinic. When he was a child, Jiao was afflicted with poliomyelitis, which disabled his lower limb. However, he determined to become a doctor from very young because he wanted to bring health to people. In 2015, Jiao Junying became a family doctor in Nanjie Village. Despite in a wheelchair, he takes on the responsibility to treat patients, give physical examinations to the elderly, conducts follow-up visits to those with chronic diseases, and have established health records for the villagers. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINGTAI-DOCTOR IN WHEELCHAIR (CN)

(220225) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jiao Junying (front) waves goodbye to villagers in Nanjie Village in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 24, 2022. Jiao Junying, 46, is a village doctor in Nanjie Village Clinic. When he was a child, Jiao was afflicted with poliomyelitis, which disabled his lower limb. However, he determined to become a doctor from very young because he wanted to bring health to people. In 2015, Jiao Junying became a family doctor in Nanjie Village. Despite in a wheelchair, he takes on the responsibility to treat patients, give physical examinations to the elderly, conducts follow-up visits to those with chronic diseases, and have established health records for the villagers. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)