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AI robotics learning booms in U.S. education

STORY: AI robotics learning booms in U.S. education SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: DALLAS, the United States CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students practicing a robotics competition project 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KAN XU, Head coach of AI Robotics Academy STORYLINE: A small robot ran around the field, turning back and forth and then swiftly from left to right, picking up triballs, a ball in the shape of a triangle, and moving them into a net goal zone, then climbing a pole and lifting itself vertically off the field. Amazingly, it was all done in less than two minutes with great speed and precision. Students at the AI Robotics Academy in Plano, a suburban city in Dallas, Texas, were rehearsing a global robotics competition project for the 2024 VEX World Robotics Championship concluded in Dallas on May 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KAN XU, Head coach of AI Robotics Academy "This robotic competition has several steps. It's called a

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U.S.-TEXAS-AI ROBOTICS LEARNING

(240512) -- DALLAS, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2024 shows a competition robot designed by two 11th grade students at the AI Robotics Academy, an after-school club, in Plano, Texas, the United States. TO GO WITH "Feature: AI robotics learning booms in U.S. education" (Photo by Lin Li/Xinhua)

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U.S.-TEXAS-AI ROBOTICS LEARNING

(240512) -- DALLAS, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two 11th grade students control a competition robot at the AI Robotics Academy, an after-school club, in Plano, Texas, the United States, April 20, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: AI robotics learning booms in U.S. education" (Photo by Lin Li/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-DATONG-ICE-AND-SNOW ECONOMY BOOMING (CN)

(240130) -- DATONG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Speed skating team members of the Datong Foreign Languages School are pictured during their training in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 28, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ice-and-snow economy booms in China's historic city" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-DATONG-ICE-AND-SNOW ECONOMY BOOMING (CN)

(240130) -- DATONG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Coach Gao Rui (2nd R) and her students pose for photos at a winter camp in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ice-and-snow economy booms in China's historic city" (Xinhua)

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

Workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers harvest cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

A worker pulls a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

High-voltage power lines tower above a worker as he walks through cranberries during harvest at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers harvest cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

Workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

A worker walks through cranberries during harvest at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

A worker pulls a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

A frog jumps across cranberries being harvested at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers harvest cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

High-voltage power lines tower above workers harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers pull booms while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

Workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers harvest cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

A worker pulls a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

A worker pulls a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cranberry Harvest - Canada

A worker pulls a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TOURISM-CAMPING ECONOMY (CN)

(230801) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows campers having fun at a special park for recreational vehicles (RVs) in Xiqing District, north China's Tianjin Municipality. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese urbanites flock to nature as "camping economy" booms" (Xinhua)

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Cross-border e-commerce booms in NE China's border city

STORY: Cross-border e-commerce booms in NE China's border city DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial views of Northeast China's Suifenhe 2. various of the e-commerce base in Northeast China's Suifenhe 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHUANG LISHA, Manager of a local e-commerce business 4. various of the e-commerce base in Northeast China's Suifenhe STORYLINE: Northeast China's Suifenhe on the China-Russia border has seen soaring cross-border e-commerce volume as China continues to deepen economic and trade ties with countries and regions along the Belt and Road. At an e-commerce base in Suifenhe, shared live-streaming rooms have been built where more than 100 enterprises at the base promote their goods that are imported from over 20 countries and regions. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHUANG LISHA, Manager of a local e-commerce business "In recent years, relying on the geographical advantages of the border city of Suifenhe, we run our business bo

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Cross-border tourism between China, Vietnam booms

STORY: Cross-border tourism between China, Vietnam booms DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists crossing the China-Vietnam border in Dongxing, Guangxi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BI YAN, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Shop assistant in Dongxing 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FAN GUOQING, Tourism official in Dongxing 5. various of the customs STORYLINE: Dongxing city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is located on the China-Vietnam border. It has seen reinvigorating tourism as many tourists choose to start their outbound journeys here. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BI YAN, Tourist "We can travel between China and Vietnam by merely crossing this line." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Shop assistant in Dongxing "Tourists from all over our country come (to Dongxing), and there are tourists from Vietnam too." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FAN GUOQING, Tourism official in Dongxing "The highlight of the Fangchenggang Border Tourism Pilot Zone (in D

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist buys souvenirs during a visit to the Nubian village of Gharb Soheil in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take boats at a dock after visiting the Nubian village of Gharb Soheil in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Nubian village of Gharb Soheil in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk from a dock to the Nubian village of Gharb Soheil in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker

STORY: Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:40 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. aerial footage of affected waters 2. various of the affected waters 3. various of people recovering spilled oil in the vicinity of the affected waters STORYLINE: The Philippine authorities on Thursday scrambled to contain the oil spill caused by an oil tanker carrying around 800,000 liters of industrial oil that sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro province. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spearheaded cleaning up patches of emulsified oil along the shoreline of four coastal municipalities to prevent its spread. It said the oil spill has reached 35 nautical miles south of the sunken tanker. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said if the source of the leak was pinpointed, the PCG would install spill booms and dispersants to prevent the pollutant from widening and reaching the shoreline. The oil tanker sank on Wednesday due to engine

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Winter sports tourism booms in NE China

STORY: Winter sports tourism booms in NE China DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YANG ZHE, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUAN ZETING, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAUL HANDO, Tourist from Australia 4. STANDUP 2 (English): YANG ZHE, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG LIJUN, Manager, Huaxiaqushe homestay 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHOU NING, Ski coach of Yabuli Sunshine Ski Resort 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): JIN HONGLAN, Manager of Heilongjiang Yabuli Sun Mountain Resorts Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): YANG ZHE, Xinhua correspondent "In winter, the coldest places in China could become the hottest tourist spots. I'm in the northernmost province of China, Heilongjiang, which is famous for its bountiful snow and ice during winter. The province has long been aware of making good use of its ice and snow resources to prop up the economy." Since its birth in 1999, the Harbin Ice-

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk past an ice-made booth on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk past ice-made booths on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy hot pot at an ice-made booth on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy hot pot at an ice-made booth on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists buy snacks on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child poses for a photo at an ice-made booth on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist enters an ice-made booth on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist poses for a photo at an ice-made booth on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists buy Tanghulu, a traditional Chinese snack of candied fruits, on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk past ice-made booths on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy hot pot at an ice-made booth on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-ICE-MADE BOOTHS (CN)

(230129) -- HARBIN, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy hot pot at an ice-made booth on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 28, 2023. A food fair with ice-made booths on the Central Street has become a popular tourist destination as ice-snow tourism booms in Harbin. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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Shimbashi cafe booms as oasis for smokers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows '' Cafe Tobacco'' that recently opened in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. Smoking is allowed in all of its three-story premises with 44 seats. The cafe also offers original blend coffee with a bitter taste, which is believed to go well with cigarettes.