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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

Marine One carrying US President Donald Trump takes off from the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

Marine One carrying US President Donald Trump takes off from the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump aboard Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

Marine One carrying US President Donald Trump takes off from the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump, left, gestures, in the Oval Office at the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

President Trump Departs Washington For Weekend In Palm Beach - DC

US President Donald Trump leaves the Oval Office at the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. Trump is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Supermarkets - France

Farmers Protest in Supermarkets - France

Bananas with blue, white, and red stickers at Intermarche Moissac, France on September 13, 2025. Action by farmers, Young Farmers JA and FDSEA 82 against unfair competition in supermarkets. ‘Let's not import the agriculture we don't want!’, ‘Unfair competition’, ‘Don't consume what the French government prohibits from being produced’. Last week, Europe approved the MERCOSUR agreement, which opens the floodgates to agricultural imports. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Marathon

Shanghai Marathon

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 1, 2024 - Volunteers provide water, bananas and other energy supplies to runners during the Shanghai Marathon in Shanghai, China, December 1, 2024.

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Chinese volunteers serve food to underprivileged Pakistanis during Ramadan

STORY: Chinese volunteers serve food to underprivileged Pakistanis during Ramadan SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD SALMAN, Pakistani volunteer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG JING, Chinese volunteer STORYLINE: About a dozen volunteers associated with the China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) and other Chinese charity organizations have been distributing food items and arranging iftar dinners for locals during Ramadan in Pakistan. Muhammad Salman, a Pakistani volunteer with the community, said they have been arranging dinners for about 200 people daily since the first day of Ramadan this year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD SALMAN, Pakistani volunteer "Considering the balance of nutrition, in addition to rice, we will also serve naan and other staples. There are also many kinds of fruits, such as bananas, apples, melons, strawberries, and so on. We also se

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Farmers market in Kyiv

Farmers market in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 10, 2024 - A seller puts bananas on display at her stall at a farmers market in Darnytska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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NE China port launches container ship route to South America

STORY: NE China port launches container ship route to South America SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of WAN HAI 357 at Dalian port STORYLINE: A container ship, named "WAN HAI 357," arrived at the Dalian port in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Tuesday, marking a regular container ship route linking the port and the west coast of South America has been launched. The ship loaded with 3,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, such as bananas and white prawns, left the Guayaquil port in Ecuador on Dec. 8. The route links the Dalian port with ports in Colombia and Ecuador as well as other major ports on the west coast of South America. The entire journey now takes only 25 days, saving at least seven days compared to the previous transportation mode via transit shipment service. This will expedite the entry of cold chain goods, such as seafood and fruits, from South America into the

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INDIA-ASSAM-GOALPARA-BANANA MARKET

INDIA-ASSAM-GOALPARA-BANANA MARKET

(231113) -- ASSAM, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers carry harvested bananas on bicycles near a banana market in Goalpara district of India's northeastern state of Assam, Nov. 13, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-ASSAM-GOALPARA-BANANA MARKET

INDIA-ASSAM-GOALPARA-BANANA MARKET

(231113) -- ASSAM, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers load harvested bananas onto a truck at a banana market in Goalpara district of India's northeastern state of Assam, Nov. 13, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-ASSAM-GOALPARA-BANANA MARKET

INDIA-ASSAM-GOALPARA-BANANA MARKET

(231113) -- ASSAM, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer carries harvested bananas at a banana market in Goalpara district of India's northeastern state of Assam, Nov. 13, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-ASSAM-GOALPARA-BANANA MARKET

INDIA-ASSAM-GOALPARA-BANANA MARKET

(231113) -- ASSAM, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers load harvested bananas onto a truck at a banana market in Goalpara district of India's northeastern state of Assam, Nov. 13, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

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China's isolated county sees a decade of transformation

STORY: China's isolated county sees a decade of transformation SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 10-15, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway and Medog-related footage STORYLINE: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the highway connecting Bome to Medog in China's Xizang Autonomous Region Before the opening of the highway, Medog residents had to rely on mountain trails, ziptreks, and wooden and rattan bridges Supplies, ranging from grain to medicine and textbooks, had to be transported to the county through human labor and by horseback The highway, which opened in 2013, brought many changes to the county Bananas, lemons, and other fruits produced in Medog could find markets far and wide The once-remote mountain county has also evolved into a thriving tourist destination, receiving about 348,000 tourists in first 9 months of this year According to official data, the local GDP increased from 260 million yuan (35.6 m

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(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-ASEAN-EXCHANGE-COOPERATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-ASEAN-EXCHANGE-COOPERATION (CN)

(230909) -- NANNING, Sept. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman chooses bananas imported from the Philippines at a supermarket in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. As cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) deepens, various kinds of goods from ASEAN countries have entered the Chinese market through border port cities such as Dongxing, Pingxiang and Qinzhou. Meanwhile, the cultural exchanges and people-to-people bonds between the two sides have grown stronger. The 20th China-ASEAN Expo, along with the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Forum, will be held in Nanning from Sept. 16 to 19. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)

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YEMEN-ADEN-CURRENCY-DEVALUATION

YEMEN-ADEN-CURRENCY-DEVALUATION

(230710) -- ADEN, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor sells bananas at a local market in Aden, southern Yemen, on July 10, 2023. The Yemeni riyal plummeted on Sunday to a new low against the U.S. dollar, raising concerns about an impending economic crisis. Money traders in the southern port city of Aden and other government-controlled areas confirmed to Xinhua that the Yemeni riyal declined sharply to 1,430 against the greenback, marking the lowest exchange rate since the beginning of this year. (Photo by Murad Abdo/Xinhua)

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HONDURAS-SCENERY-DAILY LIFE

HONDURAS-SCENERY-DAILY LIFE

(230606) -- TEGUCIGALPA, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A street vendor pushes a cart with bananas on a street in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 1, 2023. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

(230308) -- KAMPONG SPEU, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers slice ripe mangoes at the Zhong Bao (Cambodia) Food Science & Technology Co., Ltd. in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia on March 7, 2023. Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina said Cambodia and China have solid agricultural cooperation and that Cambodia has exported rice, mangoes, bananas, and longan fruit, among others to China. He noted the RCEP and the CCFTA have injected a new impetus into the development of Cambodia's agriculture. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodians get better income as more mangoes enter Chinese market" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

(230308) -- KAMPONG SPEU, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers prepare ripe mango slices at the Zhong Bao (Cambodia) Food Science & Technology Co., Ltd. in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia on March 7, 2023. Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina said Cambodia and China have solid agricultural cooperation and that Cambodia has exported rice, mangoes, bananas, and longan fruit, among others to China. He noted the RCEP and the CCFTA have injected a new impetus into the development of Cambodia's agriculture. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodians get better income as more mangoes enter Chinese market" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

(230308) -- KAMPONG SPEU, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 7, 2023 shows a view of the Zhong Bao (Cambodia) Food Science & Technology Co, Ltd in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia. Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina said Cambodia and China have solid agricultural cooperation and that Cambodia has exported rice, mangoes, bananas, and longan fruit, among others to China. He noted the RCEP and the CCFTA have injected a new impetus into the development of Cambodia's agriculture. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodians get better income as more mangoes enter Chinese market" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

(230308) -- KAMPONG SPEU, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers slice ripe mangoes at the Zhong Bao (Cambodia) Food Science & Technology Co., Ltd. in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia on March 7, 2023. Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina said Cambodia and China have solid agricultural cooperation and that Cambodia has exported rice, mangoes, bananas, and longan fruit, among others to China. He noted the RCEP and the CCFTA have injected a new impetus into the development of Cambodia's agriculture. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodians get better income as more mangoes enter Chinese market" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-CHINA-COOPERATION

(230308) -- KAMPONG SPEU, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers slice ripe mangoes at the Zhong Bao (Cambodia) Food Science & Technology Co., Ltd. in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia on March 7, 2023. Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina said Cambodia and China have solid agricultural cooperation and that Cambodia has exported rice, mangoes, bananas, and longan fruit, among others to China. He noted the RCEP and the CCFTA have injected a new impetus into the development of Cambodia's agriculture. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodians get better income as more mangoes enter Chinese market" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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Couple sells bananas on street in Old Havana

Couple sells bananas on street in Old Havana

HAVANA, Cuba - A couple sells bananas on a street in Old Havana on Dec. 22, 2014, amid moves between Cuba and the United States to normalize their severed relations.

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Banana peel slickness study nets Japanese team Ig Nobel award

Banana peel slickness study nets Japanese team Ig Nobel award

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Kiyoshi Mabuchi, a professor of Japan's Kitasato University, holds a bunch of bananas during an interview with Kyodo News at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 18, 2014. The work by a group of researchers, including himself, measuring the friction that occurs when someone steps on a banana peel, led to the winning of the spoof Ig Nobel Prize for physics in 2014, which was awarded the same day at the university.

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Wild monkey officially recognized as alpha male

Wild monkey officially recognized as alpha male

OITA, Japan - Makoto (front), a male wild monkey at Mt. Takasaki in Oita, southwestern Japan, eats bananas during a ceremony to recognize him as the new alpha male of a troop of some 540 wild monkeys fed by humans on March 3, 2012. The Takasakiyama (Mt. Takasaki) Natural Zoological Garden conducted the ceremony after a one-month observation period to make sure that Makoto, estimated to be 14 years old, had indeed become the troop's 16th boss, taking over the post from Tiger, believed to be 26-year old.

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Banana vending machine in Tokyo

Banana vending machine in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A spokeswomen for Dole Japan Ltd. holds bananas sold at the vending machine in Tokyo's Shibuya district on July 21, 2010. The machine has sold more than 2,500 bananas since it was installed in late June.

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Cuba black beans and rice, fried bananas

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Cuba black beans and rice, fried bananas

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows four Cuban dishes with the cocktail Mojito served at Cuban Cafe in Tokyo. The dishes are: Arroz Congri (top right), or rice cooked with black beans and hashed pork, Masita de Puerco Frito (top left), or fried chopped pork, Patacones o Tostones (lower left), or fried unripe banana slices, and Yuca con Mojo (lower right), cassava cooked with garlic sauce.

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Cuba black beans and rice, fried bananas

World Cuisine in Tokyo: Cuba black beans and rice, fried bananas

TOKYO, Japan - People dance during a salsa party at Cuban Cafe in Tokyo on July 30. The restaurant, located just next to Tsukiji fish market, is also a popular spot for holding dance parties and concerts.

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New Zealand's annual food price increase grows to 10

STORY: New Zealand's annual food price increase grows to 10 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views of Wellington 2. various of supermarkets 3. various of street views of Wellington STORYLINE: New Zealand's food prices were 10.7 percent higher in November 2022 compared with November 2021, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Tuesday. Food prices increased 10.1 percent in October 2022 compared with October 2021. In November 2022, the annual increase was due to rises across all the broad food categories measured. Compared with November 2021, grocery food prices increased by 10 percent; fruit and vegetable prices increased by 20 percent; and meat, poultry, and fish prices increased by 12 percent, Stats NZ said. The second-largest contributor to the annual movement was fruit and vegetables, with potatoes, onions, and bananas influencing this movement the most, Mitchell said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from W

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1st "banana train" leaves Laos for China

STORY: 1st "banana train" leaves Laos for China DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of train 2. various of opening ceremony STORYLINE: A freight train carrying 25 cold-chain containers loaded with 500 tonnes of fresh Lao bananas departed from the Vientiane station in Lao capital on Wednesday. The train will travel all the way along the China-Laos Railway to Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province. This is the first "banana train" that travels directly to a specific Chinese city since the China-Laos Railway was put into operation a year ago. The "banana train" is also the debuting train under the "One Way, Two Parks" project launched by Hunan provincial government and Laos this year. The two sides aim to realize the annual average agricultural produce trade volume of over 1 million tonnes. Banana is among the top agricultural products exported from Laos. During the first half of 2022, banana exports were worth 141 million U.S. do

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-BANANA

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-BANANA

(221207) -- VIENTIANE, Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Containers on the first banana train heading to China via the China-Laos Railway are seen at the Vientiane South Station in Vientiane, Laos, on Dec. 6, 2022. A special freight train carrying 25 cold-chain containers loaded with 500 tons of fresh Lao bananas departed from the Vientiane station in Lao capital on Wednesday. The train will travel all the way north across mountains and rivers along the China-Laos Railway to Changsha, capital of southern China's Hunan Province. This is the first "banana train" that travels directly to a specific Chinese city since the China-Laos Railway was put into operation a year ago. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-BANANA

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-BANANA

(221207) -- VIENTIANE, Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks the packaged bananas to be loaded on the first banana train heading to China via the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, Laos, on Dec. 6, 2022. A special freight train carrying 25 cold-chain containers loaded with 500 tons of fresh Lao bananas departed from the Vientiane station in Lao capital on Wednesday. The train will travel all the way north across mountains and rivers along the China-Laos Railway to Changsha, capital of southern China's Hunan Province. This is the first "banana train" that travels directly to a specific Chinese city since the China-Laos Railway was put into operation a year ago. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-BANANA

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-BANANA

(221207) -- VIENTIANE, Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bananas to be loaded on the first banana train heading to China via the China-Laos Railway are seen in Vientiane, Laos, on Dec. 6, 2022. A special freight train carrying 25 cold-chain containers loaded with 500 tons of fresh Lao bananas departed from the Vientiane station in Lao capital on Wednesday. The train will travel all the way north across mountains and rivers along the China-Laos Railway to Changsha, capital of southern China's Hunan Province. This is the first "banana train" that travels directly to a specific Chinese city since the China-Laos Railway was put into operation a year ago. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MOHAN-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-IMPORTED FRUITS (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MOHAN-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-IMPORTED FRUITS (CN)

(221204) -- MOHAN, Dec. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member inspects imported bananas in the border town of Mohan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "China-Laos Railway sees first direct train for imported fruits to Chinese markets" (Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-BANANA AND COCONUT MARKET

MYANMAR-YANGON-BANANA AND COCONUT MARKET

(221127) -- YANGON, Nov. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers carry bananas on their shoulders in a banana and coconut wholesale market near the Yangon River in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-BANANA AND COCONUT MARKET

MYANMAR-YANGON-BANANA AND COCONUT MARKET

(221127) -- YANGON, Nov. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers carry bananas in a banana and coconut wholesale market near the Yangon River in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Cambodia launches longan exports to China

STORY: Cambodia launches longan exports to China DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Phnom Pen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of launching ceremony 2. various of Dith Tina speaking 3. various of longan 4. various of Wang Wentian speaking 5. various of longan STORYLINE: Cambodia on Thursday launched longan exportation to China, marking another fruitful cooperation in the agricultural sector between the two countries. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina said practical cooperation in agriculture has promoted the development of Cambodia-China friendly relations, and friendly relations between the two countries have also provided good development space for their agricultural cooperation. The minister said China has been the largest export market for Cambodian rice for several years, and since 2019, Cambodia has been approved to export bananas, mangoes, Basa fish, corn and longan to China. Tina said it is believed that m

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RCEP helps boost fruit trade between China, ASEAN countries

STORY: RCEP helps boost fruit trade between China, ASEAN countries DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports and fruits 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU BO, Quarantine official with customs in Nanning 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): QIN JUN, Vice president of YH Global 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TANG CHUNLONG, Deputy general manager of Guangxi Xuanma Food Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: From the bananas of Myanmar to the longan of Cambodia, more fruits from ASEAN countries have loaded the shopping bags of Chinese consumers thanks to the vigorous development of economic and trade relations between China and ASEAN, especially after the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). On Monday, a batch of 18.24 tonnes of fresh Vietnamese durians arrived in Youyiguan Port of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Vietnam thus became the second ASEAN country following Thailand to gain market access to China for selling fres

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Cambodia exports agricultural products worth 1.94 bln USD to China in past 3 years: minister

STORY: Cambodia exports agricultural products worth 1.94 bln USD to China in past 3 years: minister DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of rice fields, rice paddy and rice processing at a factory 2. various of pepper 3. various of Cambodian Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon speaking 4. various of potatoes, rubber, bananas, mangoes, and longans 5. various of trucks transporting agricultural products STORYLINE: Cambodia exported more than 2.4 million tons of agricultural products to China from 2019 to June 2022, earning a gross revenue of 1.94 billion U.S. dollars, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said on Thursday. The Southeast Asian nation had shipped 24 kinds of agricultural products to China, he said in a Facebook post, adding that they included fresh bananas, milled rice, dried cassava chips, cassava starch, dried mangoes, fresh mangoes, dried rubber, cashew nuts, and cocoa powder, among others. The mi

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UGANDA-JINJA-NATIONAL AGRICULTURE EDUCATION SHOW

UGANDA-JINJA-NATIONAL AGRICULTURE EDUCATION SHOW

(220610) -- JINJA (UGANDA), June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Exhibitors shows bread and cakes made from Matoke bananas during the National Agriculture Education Show in Jinja, Uganda, on June 9, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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