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China: Talented Parrot Scrolls Through Social Media in Guangdong

This video was recorded on August 3 in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It shows a parrot scrolling through short videos on a smartphone and even tapping the like button with ease.

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Hawaii: Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Lava Fountains Reach 100 Meters 3

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, September 2, sending lava up to 330 feet (100 meters) into the air from its summit crater. This marks the 32nd eruption since December, all contained within Halemaumau Crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Lava emerged from multiple vents, including the north, south, and a central vent. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is on Hawaii Island, about 200 miles south of Honolulu.

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump arrives during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

Franklin Graham, son of the late Reverend Billy Graham, speaks with US President Donald Trump during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

A plate and menu during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump arrives alongside Franklin Graham, son of the late Reverend Billy Graham, right, during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump speaks during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump bows his head during a prayer during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump and Paula White, senior advisor to the White House Faith Office, during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump speaks during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

Paula White, senior advisor to the White House Faith Office, speaks with US President Donald Trump during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump speaks during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump speaks during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump bows his head during a prayer during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump At An Easter Prayer Service And Dinner - DC

US President Donald Trump walks past a portrait of former US President John Tyler during an Easter prayer service and dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Trump said negotiators made "big progress" in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Yankees Fans Set Soto Jersey On Fire After Mets Deal Announcement

Angry New York Yankees fans burned Juan Soto's jersey following the announcement on Sunday, December 8, that he had signed a massive 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets.

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China-Europe media cooperation help address climate change: Austrian media insider

STORY: China-Europe media cooperation help address climate change: Austrian media insider SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2-7, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kunming City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTIAN JUNGWIRTH, General Manager of OktoLab GmbH, Austria 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRISTIAN JUNGWIRTH, General Manager of OktoLab GmbH, Austria STORYLINE: At the 5th World Media Summit held in China's Kunming, an Austrian media chief told Xinhua that China-Europe media cooperation can play an important role in addressing climate change. Christian Jungwirth, general manager of OktoLab GmbH, regarded China as a key player in tackling climate change, hailing its efforts and achievements in dealing with the issue. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTIAN JUNGWIRTH, General Manager of OktoLab GmbH, Austria "I know about these big efforts and these big strategies of the People's Republic of China on how to find new ways to deal with the climate change

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Vlog: Discovering green initiatives at Hangzhou Asian Games Village

STORY: Vlog: Discovering green initiatives at Hangzhou Asian Games Village DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Asian Games Village in Hangzhou 2. STANDUP 1 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 2 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 4. STANDUP 3 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN RONG, Director, Division of Venue Construction Management, Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIFENG, Deputy chief of Electricity Guarantee and Coordination Office of State Grid Hangzhou Power Supply Company 7. STANDUP 4 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent "Just another pre-breakfast cardio workout. You might think, no big deal. But today I'm inside the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, jogging on a 2.3-km running track up in the air." Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River, the

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UAW Launches A Historic Strike Against All Big 3 Automakers - US

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Members of the United Auto Workers union stand on the picket line outside the Wentzville General Motors plant, MO, USA on Friday, September 15, 2023. For the first time ever, the United Auto Workers union is striking against all Big Three automakers at once, after it failed to clinch a deal on a new contract by the 11:59 p.m. deadline on Thursday. Workers at three Midwest auto plants — a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri, a Stellantis assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio, and part of a Ford plant in Wayne, Mich. — were the first to walk off the job under UAW president Shawn Fain's "stand up strike" strategy. Photo by David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UAW Launches A Historic Strike Against All Big 3 Automakers - US

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Members of the United Auto Workers union stand on the picket line outside the Wentzville General Motors plant, MO, USA on Friday, September 15, 2023. For the first time ever, the United Auto Workers union is striking against all Big Three automakers at once, after it failed to clinch a deal on a new contract by the 11:59 p.m. deadline on Thursday. Workers at three Midwest auto plants — a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri, a Stellantis assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio, and part of a Ford plant in Wayne, Mich. — were the first to walk off the job under UAW president Shawn Fain's "stand up strike" strategy. Photo by David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xinjiang, My home: A caring nurse's daily life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A caring nurse's daily life DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Feng Xueping working 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG XUEPING, Nurse STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG XUEPING, Nurse "I am Feng Xueping, 23 years old. I'm working at Wusu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine as a nurse at the Geriatric Encephalopathy Department. Elderly people are like children. When they get sick, they always feel stressed. So at our department, we need to console them and help them receive treatment without worries. Do you feel better, auntie? (Yes, I do feel better. Thank you for taking care of me these days.) It's no big deal. I am doing my job. Please take medicines on time at home. Take care of yourself. (Okay. Thank you!) I like watching Douyin in my spare time. And I often post things about my work and life on it. Surprisingly, these brought me some fans. And they often encourage me to keep updating." Xinhua News Agen

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UN sees Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China as opportunity for Yemen

STORY: UN sees Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China as opportunity for Yemen DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press briefing room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General 3. various of journalists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HANS GRUNDBERG, UN Special Envoy for Yemen 5. various of Grundberg on screen 6. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: A UN spokesman said Wednesday the China-brokered agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran on the restoration of diplomatic relations represents an opportunity for the resolution of the conflict in Yemen. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General "This is clearly an opportunity, right? I mean, it is a big deal, to put it in diplomatic terms. We hope that this creates a climate that is conducive to enshrining a political path towards peace in Yemen. We haven't seen major clashes. We've seen greater humanitarian a

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China-mediated Iran-Saudi Arabia agreement contributes to regional security: Lebanese expert

STORY: China-mediated Iran-Saudi Arabia agreement contributes to regional security: Lebanese expert DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Saudi Arabia-Iran Talks 2. various of Saudi Arabia 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KHALED HAMADE, Military and political analyst, Lebanon 4. various of Iran STORYLINE: As announced by China, Saudi Arabia and Iran on Friday, the latter two have reached a deal which includes the agreement to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions within two months. A Lebanese military analyst has said the agreement will have positive effects on the whole region while hailing China's contribution to peace and stability. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KHALED HAMADE, Military and political analyst, Lebanon "There is no doubt that the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran with Chinese mediation to resume diplomatic relations constitutes a big change on international relations and in the situation and stability in the re

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One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation

STORY: One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of countries within the framework of RCEP 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LAO ZHENGCHANG, China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 3. various of cross-border trains 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BUI THI HAI, Head of a company based in Vietnam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior vice president, Kasikornbank, Thailand 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALEKSIUS JEMADU, Int'l relations observer, Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia STORYLINE: One year on, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact offers a timely boost to faster economic recovery and long-term growth and prosperity of the region. The RCEP agreement, the world's largest free trade deal, entered into force a year ago. It groups 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as China, Japan,

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Jojima sees big money in Hawks' new deal, now 4th richest

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima, a catcher for the Pacific League baseball club Softbank Hawks, smiles during a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 28 after signing a new single-year contract worth 500 million yen with the team.

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(2)Jojima sees big money in Hawks' new deal, now 4th richest

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks catcher Kenji Jojima smiles as he gets into his car after signing a new single-year contract worth 500 million yen with the Pacific League club on Dec. 28. He became the fourth-highest-paid Japanese player in national baseball history.

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I feel enthusiastic to live here: Italian professor in China

STORY: I feel enthusiastic to live here: Italian professor in China DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ROCCO LACORTE, Associate professor at Nankai University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROCCO LACORTE, Associate professor at Nankai University "I've had the rare privilege of working in three different foreign countries. As I come from Italy, I worked in the United States for almost 10 years, in Brazil for almost 10 years. And now I'm starting working in China." Subtitle 1: What impresses you the most about China's development? SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROCCO LACORTE, Associate professor at Nankai University "The thing that most impacts me is the will of the Chinese people to deal with all these matters and to solve the problems related to these matters. Obviously, I've noticed that there was a big effort to alleviate poverty. They solved the question of absolute poverty, hundreds of millions of Chinese people where freed

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German FM visits Türkiye, praises grain export deal

STORY: German FM visits Türkiye, praises grain export deal DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bilateral meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock 2. various of the joint press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (German): ANNALENA BAERBOCK, German Foreign Minister 4. various of the signing ceremony 5. various of Grain corridor agreement signing ceremony 6. various of Mariupol port in Black Sea Ukraine 7. various of cargo ship advancing in the Bosphorus 8. various of Istanbul port in Türkiye STORYLINE: Visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hailed the Black Sea grain export deal recently signed in Istanbul to transfer Ukrainian grain to global markets, according to Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency. "Türkiye has accomplished a big achievement," Baerbock praised at a joint press conference with her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. SOUNDBITE (German): ANNALENA BAE

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Syria to receive Chinese communications equipment in aid

STORY: Syria to receive Chinese communications equipment in aid DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exchange-of-notes ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IYAD MOHAMMAD AL-KHATIB, Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FENG BIAO, Chinese Ambassador to Syria STORYLINE: According to a deal signed at an exchange-of-notes ceremony held in Damascus on Wednesday, Syria is set to receive communications equipment from China as part of an ongoing aid to the war-torn country. The aid aims to improve local network infrastructure, especially in those areas hit hard during the Syrian crisis since 2011. Under the agreement, the aid equipment will be delivered in two batches to the Syrian Communications and Technology Ministry. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IYAD MOHAMMAD AL-KHATIB, Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology "This will have a big positive impact on the return of displaced people to areas they had

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Thai expert hails RCEP deal as big move in promoting regional economy, multilateralism

STORY: Thai expert hails RCEP deal as big move in promoting regional economy, multilateralism DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (ENGLISH) : WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior Vice President, Kasikornbank in Thailand SOUNDBITE 2 (ENGLISH) : WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior Vice President, Kasikornbank in Thailand STORYLINE: A Thai expert says the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is a big move in promoting the regional economy and regional multilateralism against protectionism. SOUNDBITE 1 (ENGLISH) : WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior Vice President, Kasikornbank in Thailand "RCEP, it's indeed, a big move in promoting the regional economy, regional multilateralism against the protectionism. It's an important move. We know that RCEP is beneficial to regional supply chain development." The RCEP agreement, the world's largest free trade deal to date, came into force on the first day of 2022. It has brought great benefits to enterpri

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Patients help out in Shanghai's makeshift hospitals

STORY: Patients help out in Shanghai's makeshift hospitals DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of volunteers in a makeshift hospitalvarious of Yang ZhifangSOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIFANG, Volunteer in Lingang makeshift hospitalvarious of people working in a makeshift hospital STORYLINE: In Shanghai's makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, some residents quarantined there have volunteered to help out. Yang Zhifang has lived in Shanghai for 20 years. After being hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection, she volunteered to do sanitation work and hand out meals at the temporary hospital. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIFANG, Volunteer in Lingang makeshift hospital "I heard that some people had signed up as volunteers, so I also volunteered to help out. Every day I do some cleaning, go to the wards to deliver meals, three meals a day. Whether it's my shift or other people's shift, I will come forward to help them. It's no big deal. It's no tire

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New Zealand dairy exporters optimistic about China market potentials as RCEP came into effect

STORY: New Zealand dairy exporters optimistic about Chinese market potentials as RCEP came into effect DATELINE: March 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of grassland of New Zealand 2. various of cows running on the grassland 3. various of the container port STORYLINE: New Zealand dairy companies Yashili and Fonterra are optimistic about China's market potential after the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest trade deal, came into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Wei Song, CEO of Yashili New Zealand Dairy Co., Ltd, told Xinhua: "China is a big consumer of dairy products and has strong market potential. New Zealand is recognized as a golden milk source and one of the largest dairy exporters in the world." "After RCEP came into effect, the certification and customs procedures are simplified and more convenient. The customs clearance time is shortened. It is more conducive to the circulation of goods between China and New Zeal

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Jojima sees big money in Hawks' new deal, now 4th richest

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima, a catcher for the Pacific League baseball club Softbank Hawks, smiles during a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 28 after signing a new single-year contract worth 500 million yen with the team. (Kyodo)

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A BIG HAND FOR THE LITTLE LADY

A BIG HAND FOR THE LITTLE LADY aka BIG DEAL IN DODGE CITY Date: 1966

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Tokushima Pref. city, bus firm sign disaster relief deal

Personnel of Tokushima Prefecture's Anan city and Kaifu-Kankou Co. pose for photos in front of a bus in the western Japanese city on April 21, 2015. The city and company sealed a deal on the use of buses in the firm's bus barn on a hill as a temporary evacuation site for local elementary school children in case of big quake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump pins hopes on China envoy's visit to N. Korea

Combined file photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said on Nov. 16, 2017 that China's decision to send Song Tao, head of the Communist Party's International Department, to North Korea on Nov. 17 is a "big" deal amid continued tension over Pyongyang's weapons program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump pins hopes on China envoy's visit to N. Korea

Song Tao, head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, seen in this file photo, is scheduled to visit North Korea on Nov. 17, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 16 that China's decision to send the special envoy amid continued tension over North Korea is a "big" deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo