Explore Belt and Road Int'l Skills Competition with Chinese participant

STORY: Explore Belt and Road Int'l Skills Competition with Chinese participant SHOOTING TIME: June 24, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI SIYIN, Participant of Belt and Road Int'l Skills Competition 3. various of participants STORYLINE: The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is underway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Local college student Li Siyin is one of nearly 600 participants from 61 countries and regions. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI SIYIN, Participant of Belt and Road Int'l Skills Competition "Our major is called BIM, Building Information Modeling. It has many applications in the construction industry. For example, designers can use it to optimize blueprints." The three-day event aims to provide a platform for communication and exchange between talented young individuals, promoting international cooperation in the field of vocational skills. It al

(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-LUTHIER (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-LUTHIER (CN)

(240111) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yu Haixu looks at violin blueprints at his studio in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 9, 2024. Yu Haixu is a luthier working in Yingkou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. Influenced by his father since childhood, he gradually grew attached to the sophisticated making crafts of the violin family and started working as a luthier after graduation from the university, majoring in the making of violins as well as other bowed instruments like violas and cellos. From raw materials to a fine instrument, each handmade violin, viola or cello needs to go through more than 100 complicated procedures and requires the refined skills and great patience of a luthier. After years of practice, Yu Haixu has long been familiar with these processes. "I hope the making crafts of the violin family can be passed on," said Yu, "I also hope that more people can enjoy playing a handmade one while being warmed and touched by its rich, resonate tone." (X

KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore reviews blueprints at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km south

Vietnam's party central committee meeting sheds light on economic growth

STORY: Vietnam's party central committee meeting sheds light on economic growth DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mid-term session of the 13th CPVCC in Hanoi 2. various of Nguyen Phu Trong delivering a speech STORYLINE: The mid-term session of the 13th Communist Party of the Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) concluded on Wednesday with a consensus on the target to ensure macro-economic stability and build an independent economy amid global headwinds. General Secretary of the CPVCC Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted that the meeting is aimed to lay out blueprints to realize resolutions adopted at the 13th National Party Congress, according to Vietnam News Agency's report on Wednesday. The meeting has also analyzed the domestic and global conditions with the target to come up with measures to ensure macro-economic stability, keep inflation under control and enhance an independent and self-reliant economy. Given current complex and unusual devel

Xinhua Headlines: China rolls out red carpet for Central Asian leaders ahead of milestone summit

Xinhua Headlines: China rolls out red carpet for Central Asian leaders ahead of milestone summit

(230517) -- XI'AN, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This poster shows an electronic screen displaying information of the China-Central Asia Summit at the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda scenic area in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 16, 2023. China on Wednesday staged hearty welcome ceremonies for Central Asian leaders attending a milestone summit that is expected to draw up new blueprints for China-Central Asia cooperation. (Xinhua)

Istanbul's 123-year-old Art-Nouveau building revives as culture center

STORY: Istanbul's 123-year-old Art-Nouveau building revives as culture center DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of people in Istanbul 3. various of the Casa Botter 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MAHIR POLAT, Deputy secretary-general of the Istanbul Municipality 5. various of an art exhibition in Casa Botter 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MELIKE BAYIK, Artist 7. various of the Casa Botter 8. various of Istanbul STORYLINE: Built under the blueprints of the renowned Italian architect Raimondo D'Aronco in 1900, Casa Botter, or Botter's House, was recently saved from the brink of collapse in Istanbul through a year-long restoration led by a group of experts, who have transformed it into a distinctive culture and design center. Mahir Polat, deputy secretary-general of the Istanbul Municipality, is leading the restoration process. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MAHIR POLAT, Deputy secretary-general of the Istanbul Municipal

Ex-employees of machine tool maker held over spying

Ex-employees of machine tool maker held over spying

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows Yoshizuka Seiki Co. in Kawasaki near Tokyo on June 21, 2012. Two former employees of the machine tool maker were arrested the previous day on suspicion of unlawfully copying confidential blueprints of a press machine and handing them to a Chinese company.

Chinese sling company participates in construction of two stadiums for Qatar World Cup

STORY: Chinese sling company participates in construction of two stadiums for Qatar World Cup DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of stadiums under construction 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YANYING, Executive Vice President of Juli Sling Co., Ltd. 3. various of design engineers drawing blueprints 4. various of workers producing slings 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YANYING, Executive Vice President of Juli Sling Co., Ltd. 6. various of the construction site of stadiums STORYLINE: Among the eight stadiums for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the roof of Lusail Stadium and the curtain wall of Al Thumama Stadium were built by a company from China's Hebei province, Juli Sling Co., Ltd. The roof of Lusail Stadium is hyperboloid, covering an area of 67,000 square meters. Compared with other single buildings with cable network roofs, the span of Lusail Stadium is larger and the structure is more complex, making it even more difficult to construct t