CHINA-XINJIANG-KUQA-TOMBS SITE MUSEUM-OPEN (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KUQA-TOMBS SITE MUSEUM-OPEN (CN)

(240715) -- KUQA, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Potteries are exhibited at the Wei and Jin Dynasties Ancient Tombs Site Museum in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2024. An underground museum of the Wei and Jin dynasties (220-420) ancient tombs opened on Monday in Kuqa County, an area that previously belonged to the ancient Qiuci State. The Qiuci State, which commenced in the second century BC and existed for more than 1,000 years, was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions, a term used in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) for areas west of the Yumen Pass, including present Xinjiang and parts of Central Asia. This in-situ museum with an exhibition space of 5,000 square meters was built to protect 15 brick tomb chambers discovered in 2007 during the construction of the Youyi Road underground pass. The discovery was one of China's top ten new archaeological discoveries that year. The tomb complex was built in consistence with the Han Dynasty style bric

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

Reflection in a window mirror from bric a brac for sale. Atmosphere, meetings and portraits, sharing with companions from the Emmaus 82 Community, la Ville-Dieu-du-Temple (82), Emmaus, a national, European and international movement created by Abbe Pierre in 1949, sharing a lunch with the whole team and selling clothes, second-hand clothes, toys, second-hand furniture and other useful items, bicycles, radios, tvs, computers, junk and recycling. One of Emmaus fundamental principles is self-reliance through work. France, Ville-Dieu-du-Temple on October 31, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

China to host BRIC-plus-1 summit

China to host BRIC-plus-1 summit

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks during a news conference in Beijing on March 7, 2011. Yang said China will host the summit of Brazil, Russia, India and China, four emerging powerhouses collectively known as the BRIC economies, plus South Africa, in Sanya, Hainan Province, in mid-April.

"BRICS Plus" provides unique "soft" approach to regional cooperation: economist

STORY: "BRICS Plus" provides unique "soft" approach to regional cooperation: economist DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view of BRICS countriesSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDRE THOMASHAUSEN, South African economistSOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDRE THOMASHAUSEN, South African economistSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANDRE THOMASHAUSEN, South African economist STORYLINE: In a recent interview with Xinhua, South African economist Andre Thomashausen said that the "BRICS Plus" will continue to provide a unique "soft" approach to regional cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDRE THOMASHAUSEN, South African economist "BRICS countries are very successful in health and infrastructure, and educational and science cooperation, and these are the growth areas for the BRICS. The BRICS cooperation will continue to refuse to be drawn into an arms race and into conflicts. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDRE THOMASHAUSEN, South African economist "The 'BRIC

China to host BRIC-plus-1 summit

China to host BRIC-plus-1 summit

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks during a news conference in Beijing on March 7, 2011. Yang said China will host the summit of Brazil, Russia, India and China, four emerging powerhouses collectively known as the BRIC economies, plus South Africa, in Sanya, Hainan Province, in mid-April. (Kyodo)