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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CHILD LABOR

(240612) -- BAGHDAD, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Abbas, 14, works in a carpentry workshop in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 8, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Iraq struggles to curb child labor after decades of wars, conflicts" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CHILD LABOR

(240612) -- BAGHDAD, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Abbas, 14, works in a carpentry workshop in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 8, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Iraq struggles to curb child labor after decades of wars, conflicts" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes during a carpentry competition at China's second Vocational Skills Competition in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 17, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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Guardian of bird cage making skills in Hong Kong

STORY: Guardian of bird cage making skills in Hong Kong DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bird-cage store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): CHEN LECAI, Bird cage maker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Cantonese): CHEN LECAI, Bird cage maker 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Cantonese): CHEN LECAI, Bird cage maker 5. various of the bird-cage store 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Cantonese): KWOK DYLAN, Chen Lecai's disciple STORYLINE: Near the Prince Edward Flower Market in Kowloon, there is a bird garden with a Chinese garden design theme. When you are in it, you are greeted with all kinds of bird cages and birds, and your ears echo with crisp birdsong. An inconspicuous stall is full of bird cages of different sizes and styles, and an old master is focusing on fiddling with the bird cages in front of him. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): CHEN LECAI, Bird cage maker "In the old days, no one studied this trade, most people would learn carpentry, cement, electrical and so on. This business wa

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Iraqi carpenter turns hobby into business

STORY: Iraqi carpenter turns hobby into business DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Awarah Muhammad Rashid, an Iraqi carpenter, working in his workshop in Erbil 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kurdish): AWARAH MUHAMMAD RASHID, Iraqi carpenter 3. various of Rashid working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Kurdish): AWARAH MUHAMMAD RASHID, Iraqi carpenter 5. various of Rashid working STORYLINE: Awarah Muhammad Rashid, a young Iraqi carpenter from Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, has been able to provide for himself and his family with his carpentry skills during the past few years. Rashid spends several hours a day making wooden tools and artifacts between his workshop at home and his other workshop in the market where he has established a local brand in the field of handicrafts in the Kurdistan region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kurdish): AWARAH MUHAMMAD RASHID, Iraqi carpenter "I felt that wooden handicrafts are rare in our country. So I started with a group of simple wor

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Iraqi youth starts carpentry business through self-study

STORY: Iraqi youth starts carpentry business through self-study DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shamal Ahmed Muhammad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter 3. various of carpentry workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter STORYLINE: An Iraqi young man has opened his own carpentry workshop after learning the craft through the Internet. Shamal Ahmed Muhammad is a university graduate from Erbil. He spends about 8 hours a day practicing carpentry, relying on it to provide daily sustenance for him and his family. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter "I started this project in 2014. The reason that I started this project is my passion for woodworking. I wanted to do something that I love and that I have passion for. So I started making projects for myself, for friends and for family. In time, more people got to know me and they asked for small projects. An

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Takenaka opens new carpentry museum in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Carpenters' tools are exhibited at Takenaka Corp.'s Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014, during a press preview. Official inauguration is scheduled for Oct. 4.

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Takenaka opens new carpentry museum in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A real-size dummy pillar of Toshodaiji Temple's main hall is exhibited at Takenaka Corp.'s Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014, during a press preview. Official inauguration is scheduled for Oct. 4.

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CHINA-BEIJING-CHAOYANG-CULTURAL SERVICES (CN)

(220923) -- BEIJING, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Wei (L), director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall of Chaoyang District, explains the mortise-and-tenon structure of traditional carpentry to visitors in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 22, 2022. In recent years, Beijing's Chaoyang District has worked on the improvement of its public cultural service system. Service facilities have been integrated and upgraded at all levels. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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#CHINA-SUMMER VACATION-ACTIVITY (CN)

(220711) -- YANTAI, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children experience carpentry during summer vacation in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Sun Wentan/Xinhua)

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GLOBALink | Colorful labor skills courses in Chinese school build up confidence, hands-on ability

Since 2019, a primary school in Lanzhou, northwest China, has been teaching various practical labor skills to students, including carpentry, handicraft, cooking, household appliances repair, vegetable planting, and alpaca raising. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Colorful labor skills courses in Chinese school build up confidence, hands-on ability

STORY: Colorful labor skills courses in Chinese school build up confidence, hands-on ability DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: LANZHOU,China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of studentsSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIANG, Principal of Fulongping Primary SchoolSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG MINGJUN, Six grader of Fulongping Primary Schoolvarious of students STORYLINE: Since 2019, a primary school in Lanzhou, northwest China, has been teaching various practical labor skills to students, including carpentry, handicraft, cooking, household appliances repair, vegetable planting, and alpaca raising. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIANG, Principal of Fulongping Primary School "We aim to develop the children's self-confidence and hands-on ability, and make them pursue happiness in life. Meanwhile, their interest in learning is also boosted. Through labor skills courses, we promote development of our students in all aspects." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG MINGJUN, Six grader of Fulongping Primary School

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Sudanese man with visual impairment becomes carpentry instructor

STORY: Sudanese man with visual impairment becomes carpentry instructor DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Abdalla Abdul-Rahim 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDALLA ABDUL-RAHIM, Carpenter 3. various of Abdalla Abdul-Rahim doing carpentry work 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDALLA ABDUL-RAHIM, Carpenter 5. various of Abdalla Abdul-Rahim making a wooden table 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDALLA ABDUL-RAHIM, Carpenter STORYLINE: Physical disability has not prevented Sudanese man Abdalla Abdul-Rahim from living a normal life and taking up carpentry as a profession despite its difficulty and danger as it depends on use of sharp tools. Abdul-Rahim told Xinhua that he also trains new students at his carpentry workshop at the Institute of Blind People's House in Khartoum, adding that some of the students are sighted people who do not suffer from impaired vision. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDALLA ABDUL-RAHIM, Carpenter "I work at the carpentry department. I teach a

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CANADA-TORONTO-NATIONAL HOME SHOW

(220421) -- TORONTO, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing safety glasses learns some carpentry skills during the 2022 National Home Show in Toronto, Canada, on April 20, 2022. As one of the largest displays of innovative products, new ideas and great deals for all things about home and garden in North America, this annual ten-day event is held here from April 15 to 24 with more than 500 home vendors. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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Postgraduates flocking to carpentry jobs at small builder in Japan

Hisao Akimoto, president of Heisei Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News about his construction company, where employees start working as carpenters. It is drawing scores of postgraduate students from top schools in Japan. Photo was taken Dec. 14, 2016 at the company's head office in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Postgraduates flocking to carpentry jobs at small builder in Japan

Taiyo Byakuno engages in carpentry on a home building site. He and scores of other postgraduate students from top schools in Japan have taken up jobs with Heisei Corp., a small construction company offering competitive salaries to graduates wishing to work as carpenters. Photo was taken Dec. 14, 2016 in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takenaka opens new carpentry museum in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Carpenters' tools are exhibited at Takenaka Corp.'s Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014, during a press preview. Official inauguration is scheduled for Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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Takenaka opens new carpentry museum in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A real-size dummy pillar of Toshodaiji Temple's main hall is exhibited at Takenaka Corp.'s Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014, during a press preview. Official inauguration is scheduled for Oct. 4. (Kyodo)