Xinhua Headlines: How a Chinese-made jetliner bolsters China-Indonesia relations

Xinhua Headlines: How a Chinese-made jetliner bolsters China-Indonesia relations

(240502) -- JAKARTA/SHANGHAI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- China-manufactured commercial jetliner ARJ21 (R) and C919 are seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Lei)

Xinhua Headlines: How a Chinese-made jetliner bolsters China-Indonesia relations

Xinhua Headlines: How a Chinese-made jetliner bolsters China-Indonesia relations

(240502) -- JAKARTA/SHANGHAI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian airline TransNusa Vice President Leo Budiman has an interview with Xinhua in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Lei)

Namibian city market bolsters local product commerce

STORY: Namibian city market bolsters local product commerce SHOOTING TIME: April 14, 2024 DATELINE: April 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Village Sunday Market in Windhoek 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALAIN SEHA, Founder of Village Sunday Market 3. various of the Village Sunday Market in Windhoek STORYLINE: The Village Sunday Market in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, is creating a trade space for local vendors to thrive and boost their businesses. The market offers a variety of local products, such as cosmetics, arts, health products, food, fashion, home decor, and music. Alain Seha from the agricultural training firm Urban Eden established the market in 2022. SOUNDBITE (English): ALAIN SEHA, Founder of Village Sunday Market "It all started during the pandemic. What actually happened was that a lot of the shops were closed, and the markets were also falling apart, which was quite horrible. A lot of people moved to the road, trying to sell goods, tryi

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CITY MARKET

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CITY MARKET

(240415) -- WINDHOEK, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vendors exhibit and sell local products at the Village Sunday Market Day in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 14, 2024. The Village Sunday Market Day in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, is creating a trade space for local products and vendors to thrive and boost their businesses. TO GO WITH "Feature: Namibian city market bolsters local product commerce" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CITY MARKET

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CITY MARKET

(240415) -- WINDHOEK, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vendors exhibit and sell local products at the Village Sunday Market Day in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 14, 2024. The Village Sunday Market Day in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, is creating a trade space for local products and vendors to thrive and boost their businesses. TO GO WITH "Feature: Namibian city market bolsters local product commerce" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CITY MARKET

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CITY MARKET

(240415) -- WINDHOEK, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vendor stands at her stall at the Village Sunday Market Day in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 14, 2024. The Village Sunday Market Day in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, is creating a trade space for local products and vendors to thrive and boost their businesses. TO GO WITH "Feature: Namibian city market bolsters local product commerce" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

(231204) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows the mid-sized Ring Main Unit (RMU) supplied by Sifang at Panari Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm's automation technology bolsters stable power supply in Kenya" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

(231204) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Xiangning (L), Kenya Project Manager of Beijing Sifang Automation Company, communicates with an employee at the Advanced Distribution Management System Laboratory under Institute of Energy Studies and Research affiliated with Kenya Power, in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm's automation technology bolsters stable power supply in Kenya" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

(231204) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Xiangning (R), Kenya Project Manager of Beijing Sifang Automation Company, communicates with an employee at the Advanced Distribution Management System Laboratory under Institute of Energy Studies and Research affiliated with Kenya Power, in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm's automation technology bolsters stable power supply in Kenya" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

(231204) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Xiangning (L), Kenya Project Manager of Beijing Sifang Automation Company, communicates with an employee at the Advanced Distribution Management System Laboratory under Institute of Energy Studies and Research affiliated with Kenya Power, in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm's automation technology bolsters stable power supply in Kenya" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

(231204) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows Sifang's Ring Main Unit (RMU) at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm's automation technology bolsters stable power supply in Kenya" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Kenya bolsters flood mitigation efforts as El Nino rains claim lives

STORY: Kenya bolsters flood mitigation efforts as El Nino rains claim lives SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods 2. various of senior officials and humanitarian agency representatives 3. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 4. various of floods STORYLINE: Kenya has stepped up measures to mitigate the effects caused by El Nino rains, which have resulted in over 20 deaths and missing individuals, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said Friday. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya "More than 19 counties in ASAL (arid and semi-arid lands) and non-ASAL areas have been adversary affected by the continuing heavy rains. Two, sections of roads have been cut off in counties like Wajir, Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana river, and Garissa, among others. This has reduced access to land. Three, families have been displaced, especially in northern Kenya and downstr

Israel bolsters forces on border with Gaza as regional powers scramble to mediate

STORY: Israel bolsters forces on border with Gaza as regional powers scramble to mediate DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: GAZA/JERUSALEM/Cairo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gaza City under airstrikes 2. STANDUP 1 (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter in Gaza 3. STANDUP 2 (Arabic): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter in Gaza 4. various of residents in Gaza 5. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 6. STANDUP 4 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo 7. various of the exterior of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in Cairo 8. various of the UNIFIL soldiers patrolling at the borders between Lebanon and Israel 9. various of the debris at the Gaza City STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter in Gaza "Here I'm standing in one of the most devastated areas in the coastal enclave. In this neighborhood, the devastation that we are seeing on the camera is not because of the earthquake, it's just because the Israeli warplanes th

Mongolia bolsters tree planting to curb desertification

STORY: Mongolia bolsters tree planting to curb desertification DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tree planting in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolia on Saturday stepped up efforts to plant more trees across the country to combat desertification and protect the environment, its Ministry of Environment and Tourism said. The measure was introduced to mark the country's National Tree Planting Day, its largest tree-planting and nature care event, which falls on the second Saturday of May and October every year. This year's National Tree Planting Day will last two weeks to promote the national tree-planting campaign dubbed "Billion Trees" launched in 2021, said the ministry in a statement. It said that households, businesses and public and private organizations across the country are expected to plant more trees in their yards and surroundings and take care of the previously planted trees. "Planting trees is one of the most important gifts

China's economic recovery bolsters global growth: experts

STORY: China's economic recovery bolsters global growth: experts DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scenes in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE BARCELON, President of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry 3. various of Chinese people working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HERMAN TIU LAUREL, Founder of Philippine BRICS Strategic Studies 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FAHEEM SARDAR, Senior Policy Specialist at Strategic Policy Planning Cell, National Security Division of Prime Minister's Office of Government of Pakistan STORYLINE: China's economy has shown remarkable resilience and enormous potential, as evidenced by key indicators that have surpassed expectations and signs of consumer and investor confidence. Experts say that this has become a significant driving force for the struggling global economy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE BARCELON, President of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry "China's economic recovery

Chinese-built school bolsters education provision in Namibia

STORY: Chinese-built school bolsters education provision in Namibia DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) ELIZABETH BAMM, Acting principal, Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School 3. various of Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SEMA UASIRAPI, Student, Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School STORYLINE: In Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, a Chinese-built school has been bridging gaps in education access for local children. The acting principal of Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School said the school helps the Namibian government tackle classroom shortfalls and accords underprivileged children access to quality education. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) ELIZABETH BAMM, Acting principal, Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School "The establishment of the school played a major role in taking off that burden from the Namibian government's shoulders, because to construct such a st

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CHAIRMAN MAO ZEDONG SECONDARY SCHOOL

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CHAIRMAN MAO ZEDONG SECONDARY SCHOOL

(230125) -- WINDHOEK, Jan. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Learners attend class at Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School in Windhoek, Namibia, Jan. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Chinese-built school bolsters education provision in Namibia" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CHAIRMAN MAO ZEDONG SECONDARY SCHOOL

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CHAIRMAN MAO ZEDONG SECONDARY SCHOOL

(230125) -- WINDHOEK, Jan. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Learners pose for a photo at Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School in Windhoek, Namibia, Jan. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Chinese-built school bolsters education provision in Namibia" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign trade bolsters China's economic outlook with steadily growing momentum

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign trade bolsters China's economic outlook with steadily growing momentum

(220807) -- BEIJING, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows a container terminal in Qingdao Port, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign trade bolsters China's economic outlook with steadily growing momentum

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign trade bolsters China's economic outlook with steadily growing momentum

(220807) -- BEIJING, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai, east China, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign trade bolsters China's economic outlook with steadily growing momentum

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign trade bolsters China's economic outlook with steadily growing momentum

(220807) -- BEIJING, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker arranges durians at a durian processing factory in the Chanthaburi province, Thailand, May 5, 2022. This year, after the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) entered into force in January, Thailand's durian sales to China have been further boosted. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign trade bolsters China's economic outlook with steadily growing momentum

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign trade bolsters China's economic outlook with steadily growing momentum

(220807) -- BEIJING, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a cargo train, which marks the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing), waiting for departure at Tuanjie Village Central Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

(220528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows a data center of Apple in Gui'an New Area of southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

(220528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows the "Huawei Cloud" data center (R) and the Tencent Qixing data center (L) in Gui'an New Area of southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

(220528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks equipment at a data center of China Mobile in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

(220528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member watches a video at the exhibition center of the national big data comprehensive pilot zone in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

(220528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows Guizhou Information Park of China Telecom Cloud Computing in Gui'an New Area, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

Xinhua Headlines: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

(220528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China Unicom's data center is seen in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure

STORY: Mega data project bolsters China's digital infrastructure DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of infrastructure in Guiyang, China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XI XINGYU, Deputy general manager, Guizhou Zhongyun Co., Ltd. 3. various of infrastructure in Guiyang, China 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG JUN, Deputy director, Big data bureau of Gui'an New Area STORYLINE: As China rides the digitalization wave and seeks to tap into the full potential of the big data industry, a megaproject addressing the soaring demand for computing power is taking shape. In February, China started work on the project to build an integrated national big data system involving the establishment of eight national computing hubs and 10 national data center clusters. Dubbed "East data, west computing," the project is a key part of China's digital infrastructure. It aims to coordinate the computing capabilities of the country's eastern regions, where the ne

As NATO bolsters eastern flank, Serbia marks another anniversary of NATO bombing

STORY: As NATO bolsters eastern flank, Serbia marks another anniversary of NATO bombing DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: KRALJEVO, Serbia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the commemorationSOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian PresidentSOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian PresidentSOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): MILENA, Serbian citizenSOUNDBITE 4 (Serbian): ANA, Serbian citizenSOUNDBITE 5 (English): NAJMA MINHAS, Editor at Global Village Space in PakistanSOUNDBITE 6 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International Universityvarious of Brussles STORYLINE: Serbian people marked another Remembrance Day for Victims of the NATO Aggression on Thursday. It's the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the 78-day attack spearheaded by the United States that took away lives of many civilians and brought immense material damages. Thousands of Serbians gathered at a square in Kraljevo to commemorate the deaths of thousands of innocent people

GLOBALink | As NATO bolsters eastern flank, Serbia marks another anniversary of NATO bombing

Serbian people marked another Remembrance Day for Victims of the NATO Aggression on Thursday. It's the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the 78-day attack spearheaded by the United States that took away lives of many civilians and brought immense material damages. Thousands of Serbians gathered at a square in Kraljevo to commemorate the deaths of thousands of innocent people. Produced by Xinhua Global Service