Major highway upgrading project launched in Zambia

STORY: Major highway upgrading project launched in Zambia SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ground-breaking ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG SHENG, Minister counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia 3. various of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema STORYLINE: Zambia on Tuesday launched the upgrading work of a key highway undertaken by Chinese firms. Last year, MOIC-LN Consortium Limited comprising of Chinese companies was awarded the contract to upgrade the Lusaka-Ndola road into a 327-km dual carriageway linking Lusaka, the country's capital and Ndola city in the Copperbelt province. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said that the project was beneficial not only for Zambia but also for the southern African region. Zambian Minister of Technology and Science Felix Mutati said the project would accelerate skills transfer to Zambian companies and create more jobs. As China and Zambia celebra

Chinese embassy in U.S. holds reception celebrating Chinese National Day

STORY: Chinese embassy in U.S. holds reception celebrating Chinese National Day DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of classical music performance brought by students of Julliard School in New York 2. various of the event STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in the United States held a reception Wednesday evening to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng attended the reception and gave a speech. Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, and Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, also addressed the reception. The reception featuring a classical music performance brought by students of the famed Julliard School in New York also attracted many dignitaries and guests from various walks of the United States and Chinese communities and institutions in the country. The Chinese National Day is celebra

Lebanon's Mevlevi dance during Ramadan

STORY: Lebanon's Mevlevi dance during Ramadan DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:33 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 2. various of a man singing Syrian traditional songs 3. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 4. various of people watching the Sufi dancer 5. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OUAIS AL-MUZARZA'A, Sufi dancer 7. various of people sitting at the coffee shop in Sidon 8. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 9. various of a man singing Sufi traditional songs and a Sufi dancer sitting beside him 10. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 11. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): OUAIS AL-MUZARZA'A, Sufi dancer 12. various of al-Muzarza'a wearing his Sufi hat 32. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance STORYLINE: Lebanon's difficult economic circumstances do not stop hundreds of Lebanese people from gathering daily in coffee shops and restaurants in the old market of Sidon to celebra

Skiing event held in Gaza

STORY: Skiing event held in Gaza DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazans wearing Santa Clause dresses performing skiing in the sea 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALDOUN ABU SALIM, Head of PSRF 3. various of Gazans wearing Santa Clause dresses performing skiing in the sea 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU GHANIM, Participant STORYLINE: On the occasion of Christmas and New Year holiday, a skiing event was held in Gaza. The event was organized by the Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation in the Gaza Strip (PSRF), as two young men wore "Santa Claus" costumes and performed a series of spectacular movements in the sea. "We launched this initiative event to send our congratulations to our Christian brothers on their Christmas and to inform the world that Gazans deserve love, coexistence, and life," Khaldoun Abu Salim, the head of PSRF told Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALDOUN ABU SALIM, Head of PSRF "We organized this event today to celebra