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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-FINE ART-GEN-Z PRODUCTS (CN)

(231104) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Lingyi, owner of the beverage shop "Huanxichuo'o" in Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, makes an ice cream for a customer in Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Young entrepreneurs turn fine art into Gen-Z bestsellers" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-FINE ART-GEN-Z PRODUCTS (CN)

(231104) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 2, 2023 shows paper-sculpture lamps at a shop in Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, in Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Young entrepreneurs turn fine art into Gen-Z bestsellers" (Photo by Chen Xinxian/Xinhua)

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GLOBALink | Smart home appliances gain popularity in China's Chonqging during Spring Festival

STORY: Smart home appliances gain popularity in China's Chongqing during Spring Festival DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a home appliance mall in Chongqing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN WEI, Store manager of Suning.com in Chongqing 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Voice of GUO YI, Associate professor at Institute of Journalism, Communication & Social Development, Chongqing University STORYLINE: Fully automated floor cleaning machine, one-click cooking machine, hair dryer that can "think" on its own... A wide selection of home appliances are becoming bestsellers in China's Chongqing during the Spring Festival holiday. In a home appliance mall, the staff told Xinhua that their Spring Festival sales volume has increased by over 146 percent year on year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN WEI, Store manager of Suning.com in Chongqing "Especially during the Chinese New Year, many customers would like to cook at home. So, for the cooking section,

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Comedian Matsumoto marries, expects baby this year

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto (in this file photo), 45, married Rin Ihara, 26, a former weather forecaster, and she is expected to have a baby by the end of this year, his office Yoshimoto Kogyo said May 17. He published ''Isho'' (Farewell Note), a collection of essays, in 1994 and it became one of the bestsellers of the year.

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Children's books selling briskly in U.S.: report

NEW YORK, United States - Children's books have been selling briskly over the past year in the United States, thanks to the blockbuster ''Harry Potter'' series and other bestsellers such as ''Pokemon'' and ''Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace,'' according to a new study. Sales of children's books jumped by more than 15% last year, to $1.72 billion, according to ''Book Industry Trends 2000,'' an annual survey commissioned by the Book Industry Study Group Inc.

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Comedian Matsumoto marries, expects baby this year

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto (in this file photo), 45, married Rin Ihara, 26, a former weather forecaster, and she is expected to have a baby by the end of this year, his office Yoshimoto Kogyo said May 17. He published ''Isho'' (Farewell Note), a collection of essays, in 1994 and it became one of the bestsellers of the year. (Kyodo)

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Children's books selling briskly in U.S.: report

NEW YORK, United States - Children's books have been selling briskly over the past year in the United States, thanks to the blockbuster ''Harry Potter'' series and other bestsellers such as ''Pokemon'' and ''Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace,'' according to a new study. Sales of children's books jumped by more than 15% last year, to $1.72 billion, according to ''Book Industry Trends 2000,'' an annual survey commissioned by the Book Industry Study Group Inc.