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Conclave Staff Take Oath of Secrecy - Vatican

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave take the oath of secrecy in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on May 5, 2025 ensuring the integrity of the process to elect the new pontiff. The oath includes a solemn promise to maintain absolute secrecy regarding all matters directly or indirectly related to the voting and scrutiny for the election of the Supreme Pontiff, with a perpetual obligation unless expressly authorised by the newly elected Pope or his successors. It also reaffirms the prohibition of audio and video recording devices, under penalty of latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Staff Take Oath of Secrecy - Vatican

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave take the oath of secrecy in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on May 5, 2025 ensuring the integrity of the process to elect the new pontiff. The oath includes a solemn promise to maintain absolute secrecy regarding all matters directly or indirectly related to the voting and scrutiny for the election of the Supreme Pontiff, with a perpetual obligation unless expressly authorised by the newly elected Pope or his successors. It also reaffirms the prohibition of audio and video recording devices, under penalty of latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Staff Take Oath of Secrecy - Vatican

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave take the oath of secrecy in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on May 5, 2025 ensuring the integrity of the process to elect the new pontiff. The oath includes a solemn promise to maintain absolute secrecy regarding all matters directly or indirectly related to the voting and scrutiny for the election of the Supreme Pontiff, with a perpetual obligation unless expressly authorised by the newly elected Pope or his successors. It also reaffirms the prohibition of audio and video recording devices, under penalty of latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Staff Take Oath of Secrecy - Vatican

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave take the oath of secrecy in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on May 5, 2025 ensuring the integrity of the process to elect the new pontiff. The oath includes a solemn promise to maintain absolute secrecy regarding all matters directly or indirectly related to the voting and scrutiny for the election of the Supreme Pontiff, with a perpetual obligation unless expressly authorised by the newly elected Pope or his successors. It also reaffirms the prohibition of audio and video recording devices, under penalty of latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Staff Take Oath of Secrecy - Vatican

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave take the oath of secrecy in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on May 5, 2025 ensuring the integrity of the process to elect the new pontiff. The oath includes a solemn promise to maintain absolute secrecy regarding all matters directly or indirectly related to the voting and scrutiny for the election of the Supreme Pontiff, with a perpetual obligation unless expressly authorised by the newly elected Pope or his successors. It also reaffirms the prohibition of audio and video recording devices, under penalty of latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Staff Take Oath of Secrecy - Vatican

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave take the oath of secrecy in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on May 5, 2025 ensuring the integrity of the process to elect the new pontiff. The oath includes a solemn promise to maintain absolute secrecy regarding all matters directly or indirectly related to the voting and scrutiny for the election of the Supreme Pontiff, with a perpetual obligation unless expressly authorised by the newly elected Pope or his successors. It also reaffirms the prohibition of audio and video recording devices, under penalty of latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken In Paris Amid Fears Of Mideast Escalation

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a working dinner with European Quint counterparts in Paris, France, September 19, 2024. From left, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne, Blinken, and Political Director of the German Federal Foreign Office Gunter Sautter. Blinken arrived in Paris Thursday for talks on the Middle East hosted by France after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel. Washington has not explicitly condemned the explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by group operatives across Lebanon which have cost dozens of lives and injured thousands. But the White House on Wednesday warned all sides against escalation, as did France. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken In Paris Amid Fears Of Mideast Escalation

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne deliver remarks to the press in Paris, France, September 19, 2024. Blinken arrived in Paris Thursday for talks on the Middle East hosted by France after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel. Washington has not explicitly condemned the explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by group operatives across Lebanon which have cost dozens of lives and injured thousands. But the White House on Wednesday warned all sides against escalation, as did France. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken In Paris Amid Fears Of Mideast Escalation

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne in Paris, France, September 19, 2024. Blinken arrived in Paris Thursday for talks on the Middle East hosted by France after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel. Washington has not explicitly condemned the explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by group operatives across Lebanon which have cost dozens of lives and injured thousands. But the White House on Wednesday warned all sides against escalation, as did France. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken In Paris Amid Fears Of Mideast Escalation

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne in Paris, France, September 19, 2024. Blinken arrived in Paris Thursday for talks on the Middle East hosted by France after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel. Washington has not explicitly condemned the explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by group operatives across Lebanon which have cost dozens of lives and injured thousands. But the White House on Wednesday warned all sides against escalation, as did France. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken In Paris Amid Fears Of Mideast Escalation

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France, September 19, 2024. Blinken arrived in Paris Thursday for talks on the Middle East hosted by France after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel. Washington has not explicitly condemned the explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by group operatives across Lebanon which have cost dozens of lives and injured thousands. But the White House on Wednesday warned all sides against escalation, as did France. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken In Paris Amid Fears Of Mideast Escalation

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne in Paris, France, September 19, 2024. Blinken arrived in Paris Thursday for talks on the Middle East hosted by France after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel. Washington has not explicitly condemned the explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by group operatives across Lebanon which have cost dozens of lives and injured thousands. But the White House on Wednesday warned all sides against escalation, as did France. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken In Paris Amid Fears Of Mideast Escalation

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France, September 19, 2024. Blinken arrived in Paris Thursday for talks on the Middle East hosted by France after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel. Washington has not explicitly condemned the explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by group operatives across Lebanon which have cost dozens of lives and injured thousands. But the White House on Wednesday warned all sides against escalation, as did France. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken In Paris Amid Fears Of Mideast Escalation

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne deliver remarks to the press in Paris, France, September 19, 2024. Blinken arrived in Paris Thursday for talks on the Middle East hosted by France after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel. Washington has not explicitly condemned the explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by group operatives across Lebanon which have cost dozens of lives and injured thousands. But the White House on Wednesday warned all sides against escalation, as did France. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

A crew member adjusts the motion capture devices for Yin Kai at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

A crew member adjusts the motion capture devices for Yin Kai (L) at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING-MINIBUS (CN)

(240522) -- HANGZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A supervisor is pictured at the driver's seat on an autonomous driving minibus in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 22, 2024. The autonomous driving bus route in Yuhang District is the first one of its kind powered by vehicle-road coordination technology in Hangzhou. This 5-kilometer bus line winds through schools, industrial parks, residential compounds and subway stations, free of charge for all citizens. Autonomous driving buses achieve holographic sensing of the road network through smart sensing devices such as high-definition cameras and radars along the roads. The vehicle-road coordination technology also effectively improves operational safety for the vehicles. That said, each of these buses still has a human supervisor, who would immediately take over the vehicle in case of emergency to further ensure passenger safety. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING-MINIBUS (CN)

(240522) -- HANGZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A screen displays real-time road surface situation and operational information inside an autonomous driving minibus that runs on a road in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 22, 2024. The autonomous driving bus route in Yuhang District is the first one of its kind powered by vehicle-road coordination technology in Hangzhou. This 5-kilometer bus line winds through schools, industrial parks, residential compounds and subway stations, free of charge for all citizens. Autonomous driving buses achieve holographic sensing of the road network through smart sensing devices such as high-definition cameras and radars along the roads. The vehicle-road coordination technology also effectively improves operational safety for the vehicles. That said, each of these buses still has a human supervisor, who would immediately take over the vehicle in case of emergency to further ensure passenger safety. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING-MINIBUS (CN)

(240522) -- HANGZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A citizen books a free trip on the autonomous driving minibus through a mobile phone application in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 22, 2024. The autonomous driving bus route in Yuhang District is the first one of its kind powered by vehicle-road coordination technology in Hangzhou. This 5-kilometer bus line winds through schools, industrial parks, residential compounds and subway stations, free of charge for all citizens. Autonomous driving buses achieve holographic sensing of the road network through smart sensing devices such as high-definition cameras and radars along the roads. The vehicle-road coordination technology also effectively improves operational safety for the vehicles. That said, each of these buses still has a human supervisor, who would immediately take over the vehicle in case of emergency to further ensure passenger safety. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING-MINIBUS (CN)

(240522) -- HANGZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An autonomous driving minibus runs on a road in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 22, 2024. The autonomous driving bus route in Yuhang District is the first one of its kind powered by vehicle-road coordination technology in Hangzhou. This 5-kilometer bus line winds through schools, industrial parks, residential compounds and subway stations, free of charge for all citizens. Autonomous driving buses achieve holographic sensing of the road network through smart sensing devices such as high-definition cameras and radars along the roads. The vehicle-road coordination technology also effectively improves operational safety for the vehicles. That said, each of these buses still has a human supervisor, who would immediately take over the vehicle in case of emergency to further ensure passenger safety. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING-MINIBUS (CN)

(240522) -- HANGZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An autonomous driving minibus runs on a road in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 22, 2024. The autonomous driving bus route in Yuhang District is the first one of its kind powered by vehicle-road coordination technology in Hangzhou. This 5-kilometer bus line winds through schools, industrial parks, residential compounds and subway stations, free of charge for all citizens. Autonomous driving buses achieve holographic sensing of the road network through smart sensing devices such as high-definition cameras and radars along the roads. The vehicle-road coordination technology also effectively improves operational safety for the vehicles. That said, each of these buses still has a human supervisor, who would immediately take over the vehicle in case of emergency to further ensure passenger safety. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING-MINIBUS (CN)

(240522) -- HANGZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger gets on an autonomous driving minibus in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 22, 2024. The autonomous driving bus route in Yuhang District is the first one of its kind powered by vehicle-road coordination technology in Hangzhou. This 5-kilometer bus line winds through schools, industrial parks, residential compounds and subway stations, free of charge for all citizens. Autonomous driving buses achieve holographic sensing of the road network through smart sensing devices such as high-definition cameras and radars along the roads. The vehicle-road coordination technology also effectively improves operational safety for the vehicles. That said, each of these buses still has a human supervisor, who would immediately take over the vehicle in case of emergency to further ensure passenger safety. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PRIVATE ECONOMY (CN)

(240301) -- TAIZHOU, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Automated devices perform endurance tests on harmonic reducers for robots at Zhejiang FORE Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. in Huangyan, Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 29, 2024. Private firms account for more than 99 percent of all enterprises in Taizhou, where the local authorities have continuously implemented diversified measures in recent years to promote high-quality development of the private economy. In 2023 alone, the city recorded an industrial added value of 222.994 billion yuan (about 30.98 billion U.S. dollars), with new energy, high-tech and strategic emerging industries becoming the new propellers of its industrial development. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Mobile World Congress 2024 opens with focus on 5G, AI innovations

STORY: Mobile World Congress 2024 opens with focus on 5G, AI innovations SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the MWC STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent "The 2024 edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's leading trade fair for mobile technology and related industries, began here in Barcelona on Monday. This year's MWC centers on the 'Future First' concept, highlighting the importance of uniting industries, continents, technologies and communities to realize the potential of the future." GSMA, the organizer of the event, expects some 95,000 visitors from all over the world to attend the congress at Barcelona's Gran Via venue, compared to the 88,500 recorded last year. GSMA is an industry group representing the world's biggest mobile phone operators. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications across devices an

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USB-c Charger Compulsory In France From The End Of 2024

Illustration of the universal USB type C charger in Paris, France on December 28, 2023. Within a year, smartphones, tablets and other small electronic devices sold in France must all have the same charger, in accordance with a European decision which will come into effect effective December 28, 2024. The European Union requires the use of USB-C chargers for all electronic devices from fall 2024. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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USB-c Charger Compulsory In France From The End Of 2024

Illustration of the universal USB type C charger in Paris, France on December 28, 2023. Within a year, smartphones, tablets and other small electronic devices sold in France must all have the same charger, in accordance with a European decision which will come into effect effective December 28, 2024. The European Union requires the use of USB-C chargers for all electronic devices from fall 2024. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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USB-c Charger Compulsory In France From The End Of 2024

Illustration of the universal USB type C charger in Paris, France on December 28, 2023. Within a year, smartphones, tablets and other small electronic devices sold in France must all have the same charger, in accordance with a European decision which will come into effect effective December 28, 2024. The European Union requires the use of USB-C chargers for all electronic devices from fall 2024. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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USB-c Charger Compulsory In France From The End Of 2024

Illustration of the universal USB type C charger in Paris, France on December 28, 2023. Within a year, smartphones, tablets and other small electronic devices sold in France must all have the same charger, in accordance with a European decision which will come into effect effective December 28, 2024. The European Union requires the use of USB-C chargers for all electronic devices from fall 2024. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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USB-c Charger Compulsory In France From The End Of 2024

Illustration of the universal USB type C charger in Paris, France on December 28, 2023. Within a year, smartphones, tablets and other small electronic devices sold in France must all have the same charger, in accordance with a European decision which will come into effect effective December 28, 2024. The European Union requires the use of USB-C chargers for all electronic devices from fall 2024. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-MOHE-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(231226) -- MOHE, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Director Lyu Jiansheng (R) and his colleague Wang Shaoting, staff members of a local power supply station, inspect power supply devices in Beiji Village of Mohe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 23, 2023. In Mohe, the northernmost city of China, workers from all walks of life are faced with extremely cold climate in winter. People of different professions stick to their posts here despite harsh winter weather to protect the environment and safeguard life of local residents and tourists. (Xinhua/Xu Kaixin)

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea (2nd R) and his colleagues communicate with villagers who use Chinese-aided satellite television devices in Goba Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 26, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and le

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea (C) and his colleagues check Chinese-aided satellite television devices at Goba Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 26, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on the job. His famil

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea and his colleagues go to check Chinese-aided satellite television devices at Goba Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 26, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on the job. His fam

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2 dead, 7 missing following central China landslide

STORY: 2 dead, 7 missing following central China landslide DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue sites STORYLINE: Two people were killed and seven are missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, local authorities said on Monday. The landslide struck a construction site in Yueshan Village, which is located in the Tujia Autonomous County of Wufeng in Yichang City, at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday. Nine people -- all construction workers -- were initially reported missing, and five were reported injured. According to the rescue headquarters, one missing person was retrieved at 5:05 p.m. Monday, but showed no vital signs. The first death was reported on Sunday. Hundreds of rescue workers are using more than 500 rescue devices and heavy machinery to continue search operations for the seven people who are still missing. Rescue official Wang Mougang said the rescue eff

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Saudi project dismantles 880 landmines in Yemen in 3rd week of June

STORY: Saudi project dismantles 880 landmines in Yemen in 3rd week of June DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: ADEN, Yemen CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of landmine clearance project in Yemen STORYLINE: A landmine clearance project in Yemen said its teams had dismantled 880 landmines in the war-torn country during the third week of June, the official Saba news agency reported Thursday. The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) has successfully cleared 405,213 landmines since its inception in 2018, the Saba report added. In cooperation with Yemen's government demining teams, the objective of the project is to remove all landmines and explosive devices in the country and create a safer environment for local communities. Various Yemeni warring factions have laid a large number of mines and improvised explosive devices in the years-long military conflict, posing significant risks to civilians. Yemen's demining experts said more than 1 million landmines have been laid since the

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Chen Ling (L) instructs apprentice Judith Wanzila Peter on operating electrical devices in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Chen works for the electrical equipment maintenance section of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. In the four years she has been working in Kenya, she witnessed the improvement on vocational skills of her female apprentices. "Now they can all work on their own," Chen said. Judith, one of Chen's apprentices, said she learned more than just skills from her instructor. She also learned a lot from their intercultural exchanges. "We are more like friends and sisters," Judith said. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration project of the Belt and Road Initiative. The 480-km rail line, linking the largest port in East Africa, Mombasa, to Kenya's capital Nairobi, was built by the China Road and

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Digital technologies power strawberry planting in E China

STORY: Digital technologies power strawberry planting in E China DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the planting base 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHAO JINZHENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG QIUCHEN, Digital demonstration garden operator 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAO JUN, Deputy Director of Integrated Innovation Center 5. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHAO JINZHENG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHAO JINZHENG, Xinhua correspondent "It is surprising to see all these smart devices like agricultural sensors, automatic robots and intelligent watering and fertilizing system are used for planting strawberries. Today we come to Changfeng County, east China's Anhui Province to explore the digital technologies behind the sweet strawberries." With an annual output of over 350,000 tonnes of strawberries, Changfeng County is one of the largest strawberry production bases in China. Over the recent years, the local

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Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete 4th spacewalk, setting China record

STORY: Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete 4th spacewalk, setting China record DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 4th spacewalk STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-15 taikonauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station have completed their fourth spacewalk, the China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday. Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu, together with Deng Qingming who worked inside the space station and the supporting team on the ground, collaborated to pull off all set tasks on Saturday. Fei and Zhang have since safely returned to the Wentian lab module. The trio have now performed extravehicular activities on four occasions since they were launched into space in November 2022, setting a domestic record for the most spacewalks by a single crew. During the latest extravehicular mission, they installed several items of equipment, including the extravehicular extended pump sets, the cross-module cables, and supporting devices for the extra

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China-made products popular among Iraqis

STORY: China-made products popular among Iraqis DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shops selling Chinese goods STORYLINE: In the past few years, an increasing number and variety of Chinese-made goods have become an important part of local people's lives in the Iraqi market. Chinese goods attract local people due to the products' affordability and good quality that meet the needs of the people. Ihsan Baqir, the owner of an electrical appliances store in al-Rasheed Street in downtown Baghdad, told Xinhua that most of the devices in his store are imported from China because there is a great demand. "Chinese goods meet the demand of all levels and provide consumers with a variety of choices," Baqir said. Mohammed al-Tamimi, head of Iraq's Chamber of Commerce office in Diyala, Iraq's eastern province, told Xinhua that "a large share of the goods in the provincial markets are Chinese-made products, especially electrical products." According to M

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Tennis racket with play-tracking sensor on sale

OSAKA, Japan - A tennis racket with a sensor in the handle to track all aspects of the user's play, put on sale on Dec. 25, 2014, is shown in this photo released by its manufacturer Dunlop Sports Co. The "Pure Drive Play" racket enables the user to download data such as the number of serves to his or her smartphone and other devices.

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Samsung CEO touts linking all devices to Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Yoon Boo Keun, president and co-chief executive officer of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., discusses the "Internet of Things," a world in which all devices are connected on the Net, during a keynote speech at the U.S. International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Bangladesh healthcare seeks Chinese equipment to offer affordable services to all

STORY: Bangladesh healthcare seeks Chinese equipment to offer affordable services to all DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 13th Meditex Bangladesh 2022 International Expo 2. various of visitors 3. various of booths 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): GAWSHAL AZAM MITHU, Managing director of Pulse Technologies 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): MD MONAYEM, Director of Bangladesh Medical Items Ltd. 6. various of medical devices 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ERIC, Director of Sansure Biotech Inc. 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): EDWARD GUO, Shenzhen Emperor Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. 9. various of booths STORYLINE: Many people in Bangladesh are struggling to pay for healthcare as it is expensive in the country mainly due to overpriced medical equipment from traditional foreign sources. Against this backdrop, Bangladeshi healthcare providers are trying to make a change by seeking affordable equipment from China. Gawshal Azam Mithu is an importer and supplier

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Greece presents energy-saving measures for public sector

STORY: Greece presents energy-saving measures for public sector DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of streets views STORYLINE: The Greek government presented on Wednesday a package of energy-saving measures in the public sector as part of wider efforts to address the current energy crisis and act against climate change. It is aimed to reduce energy consumption in the public sector by 10 percent in the coming months and by 30 percent by 2030, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas told a press conference on Wednesday. Organizations meeting the targets will be awarded extra funds, while those lagging behind will not get funding for new hirings. A digital energy consumption monitoring system will also be launched, and all public entities should appoint energy managers for each of their buildings to make sure lights and devices are switched off when not in use and heating and cooling systems are properly maintained. Moreover, m

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EU agrees on common charger for mobile devices by 2024

STORY: EU agrees on common charger for mobile devices by 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEX AGIUS SALIBA, European Parliament rapporteur 3. various of chargers and mobile devices 4. various of street views 5. various of the mobile devices store STORYLINE: Chargers will be harmonized for small and medium-sized portable electronic devices by 2024 in the European Union (EU), negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council agreed on Tuesday. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," a press release from the Parliament said. The devices affected include mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers rechargeable via a wired cable, keyboards, computer mice, and portable navigation devices, according to European Parliame

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Women flaw detection team in NW China

STORY: Women flaw detection team in NW China DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the women flaw detection team 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) LV YE, Yinchuan Works Section of China Railway Lanzhou Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Along a railway section in northwest China's Ningxia, a nine-member team is working on tracks to detect rail flaws to ensure the safety of railway operations. All the team members are women with the oldest aged 27 and the youngest 24. They need to walk nearly 2,000 km each year on the railway tracks. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) LYU YE, Yinchuan Works Section of China Railway Lanzhou Group Co., Ltd. "Our team is the only women rail flaw detection team of China Railway Lanzhou Group Co., Ltd. The youngest of us was born in 1998. Our work mainly uses ultrasonic waves to do 'physical examinations' on rails, the same work as medical examinations. Our rail detecting devices weigh more than 40 kg when filled with water, making it diffi

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NC lathes to be equipped with IoT system by the end of the year by Sekiguchi Sangyo

Sekiguchi Sangyo willaccelerate the automation of its production sites to cope with the labor shortage. In addition, the quality control department will adopt three sets of devices that automatically input measurement records wirelessly. All of these systems are scheduled to go into operation in early 2008. The total investment is expected to be about 15 million yen. Preventive maintenance data such as motor insulation resistance, total spindle speed, and fan speed will also be collected in detail. The new system will make it much easier for us to measure continuously. At the end of 2005, the company introduced a system for batch management using 2D codes and RFID (radio frequency identification) tags in the press processing section. The company has achieved a certain level of success, and will continue to expand horizontally while verifying the cost effectiveness of the new system, including IoT. (Photo taken on August 27, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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A-net captain took photos from cockpit upon takeoff, landing

TOKYO, Japan - This photo of a runway at Kochi airport is among those taken by a 31-year-old captain of Air Nippon Network with a digital camera from the cockpit of a plane during takeoff and landing when use of electronic devices is banned. The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry issued a stern warning on Jan. 30 against the All Nippon Airways group airline, telling it that such action violates the civil aeronautics law. Photo was provided by Air Nippon Network. (Kyodo)

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Tennis racket with play-tracking sensor on sale

OSAKA, Japan - A tennis racket with a sensor in the handle to track all aspects of the user's play, put on sale on Dec. 25, 2014, is shown in this photo released by its manufacturer Dunlop Sports Co. The "Pure Drive Play" racket enables the user to download data such as the number of serves to his or her smartphone and other devices. (Kyodo)

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Samsung CEO touts linking all devices to Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Yoon Boo Keun, president and co-chief executive officer of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., discusses the "Internet of Things," a world in which all devices are connected on the Net, during a keynote speech at the U.S. International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Airlines starts security checks on electronic devices

Photo taken July 18, 2017, at Tokyo's Haneda airport shows a crowded boarding gate of a New York-bound flight of All Nippon Airways Co. Japan's major airlines have started security checks on hand-carried electronic devices, such as PCs, cameras and e-book readers, to enforce anti-terrorism measures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo