Moon Festival celebrated in Basel

STORY: Moon Festival celebrated in Basel DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU QIN, Vice president of the Basel Moon Festival Association Council 2. various of the Basel Moon Festival STORYLINE: Though the full moon is still a week away, the square of Munsterplatz at central Basel, in northwest Switzerland, has already filled with crowds celebrating the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival in China. People from the canton of Basel, other Swiss regions and even border cities of France and Germany flocked to the ancient square on Saturday to enjoy a taste of the Chinese folk festival, a tradition set up 15 years ago. According to Xu Qin, vice president of the Basel Moon Festival Association Council, the city has started to celebrate the Moon Festival since 2009, two years after Basel became the sister city of Shanghai. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU QIN, Vice president of the Basel Moon Festival Associat

China's autos reach more overseas consumers with growing popularity

STORY: China's autos reach more overseas consumers with growing popularity DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles production 2. various of the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JENS OLESEN, Managing Director of Xpeng Denmark 4. various of Xpeng vehicles 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARK ANDREW TIENG, Managing Director of BYD Philippines 6. various of BYD vehicles 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): YEHYA SHANTI, Sales manager of Changan in Jordan STORYLINE: China's automobiles are gaining popularity and reaching more consumers overseas, with an export of 3.11 million units in 2022, a jump of 54.4 percent year on year. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, passenger car exports neared 2.53 million units, an increase of 56.7 percent year on year. Exports of commercial vehicles climbed 44.9 percent from 2021 to 582,000 units, and exports of new-energy vehicles increased 1.2 times year on year to 679,000 units. The associat

Chinese young man in Kenya helps slum children through feeding program

STORY: Chinese young man in Kenya helps slum children through feeding program DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kenya 2. various of children in Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIMENGHAN LIU, Promoter of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YIMENGHAN LIU, Promoter of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KEVIN OLUOCH, Deputy head teacher in Changrong Light Center 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YIMENGHAN LIU, Promoter of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) STORYLINE: A Chinese young man in Kenya is helping children from the Mathare slum stay in school through a feeding program via a Chinese non-governmental organization (NGO). After visiting the second-largest slum in Kenya, Yimenghan Liu volunteered to help renovate schools and initiated the feeding program, Dream Building Service Association (DBSA). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIMENGHAN LIU, Promoter of Dream Building Service Associat