China Silk Museum

China Silk Museum

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2024 - The Tang Dynasty gilt Karma tri-cobalt pestle silver 耻 vase on display at the China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 20, 2024.

Cobalt blue Biwa trout

MAIBARA, Japan, May 4 Kyodo - Video taken on May 4, 2024, shows cobalt blue Biwa trout at a fish-raising farm in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Only this trout, one of about 250,000 trout fry hatched in the fall of 2022, is cobalt blue-colored. (Kyodo)

Cobalt blue Biwa trout

Cobalt blue Biwa trout

Photo taken on May 4, 2024, shows cobalt blue Biwa trout at a fish-raising farm in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Only this trout, one of about 250,000 trout fry hatched in the fall of 2022, is cobalt blue-colored.

Cobalt blue Biwa trout

Cobalt blue Biwa trout

Photo taken on May 4, 2024, shows cobalt blue Biwa trout at a fish-raising farm in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Only this trout, one of about 250,000 trout fry hatched in the fall of 2022, is cobalt blue-colored.

Africa can become participant in global supply chains by harnessing rich minerals: UN

STORY: Africa can become participant in global supply chains by harnessing rich minerals: UN DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the report launch 2. various of press conference STORYLINE: Africa can become a major participant in global supply chains by harnessing its abundant minerals that are needed by high-technology sectors, the UN said in a report released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on Wednesday. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says Africa has an enormous stock of critical minerals and metals, including aluminum, cobalt, copper, lithium and manganese that are vital for global supply chains. "Key players and stakeholders are looking to strengthen the resilience of existing supply chains by diversifying their sources. This may create an opportunity for African economies to heighten their involvement in global supply chains," says the Economic Development in Africa Report 2023. According to the find

Zimbabwean president commissions Chinese-built lithium processing plant to develop mining industry

STORY: Zimbabwean president commissions Chinese-built lithium processing plant to develop mining industry DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: GOROMONZI, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the lithium processing plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 3. various of the lithium processing plant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President STORYLINE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday commissioned a Chinese-built lithium processing plant at a mine in Goromonzi District, some 40 km east of the capital Harare. The plant at one of the world's largest hard rock lithium resources, the Arcadia Lithium Mine, was constructed by the Chinese firm Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. from May 2022 to January this year. It has an installed capacity to process 4.5 million tonnes of lithium ore every year, from which 450,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate will be exported. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimba

Angola, DR Congo, Zambia to expand mineral exports via the Lobito Corridor

STORY: Angola, DR Congo, Zambia to expand mineral exports via the Lobito Corridor DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: Luanda CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference STORYLINE: Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Zambia on Tuesday agreed to expand mineral exports and foster regional economic integration via the Lobito Corridor. The three countries agreed in the Angolan city of Lobito to make optimal use of Angola's Lobito Corridor, to facilitate the export of minerals coming from the mineral-rich Greater Katanga region of the DRC and the Copperbelt province of Zambia. The Atlantic port of Lobito, along with the Benguela railroad, makes up the Lobito Corridor, which reaches more than 1,300 km deep into the continent, making it the quickest export route for copper, cobalt and other ores from Zambia, the DRC and beyond. The three countries have agreed on the transfer of the concession of railway services and support logistics of the Lobito Corrido

Chinese investment helps Zimbabwe play bigger role in renewable energy value chain

STORY: Chinese investment helps Zimbabwe play bigger role in renewable energy value chain DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of builders working at construction sites 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE TOGARA, Mine Manager, Arcadia Lithium 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TREVOR BARNARD, Deputy General Manager, Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TREVOR BARNARD, Deputy General Manager, Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe STORYLINE: A Chinese-invested lithium mine near Harare, Zimbabwe will start delivering lithium-containing minerals next year. According to industry professionals, the project will contribute immensely to the growth of Zimbabwe's mining sector, helping the country play a bigger role in the renewable energy value chain. China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, one of the world's major producers of cobalt, purchased Arcadia lithium mine from Australia-listed Prospect Resources last year. The Arcadia project is considered to be one of the wor

GLOBALink | NW China's mining city explores path of green development

STORY: NW China's mining city explores green path of development DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZIXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIE ZONGHUA, Deputy director of management committee of Jinchang National Economic and Technological Development Zone STORYLINE: Relying on rich mining resources, Jinchang City in northwest China's Gansu Province, which was a major mining city in the region, has explored a path of green development over the past few years. STANDUP (English): WANG ZIXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "How to boost green development in traditional industrial cities based on mining resources? Northwest China's Jinchang City gives the answers with practice. In recent years, relying on the rich nickel, copper, cobalt resources and the advantages of chemical materials of Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd., Jinchang has successfully transformed and embraced the new energy materials and battery indust

Aerial video of Lake Okotampe, Chitose City

Lake Okhotampe, located west of Chitose City, Hokkaido, is one of the three most secret lakes in Hokkaido. The beautiful cobalt blue surface of the lake can be seen from above. Permission has been granted to the relevant authorities for drone photography

Rocks containing rare metals found off eastern Japan

Rocks containing rare metals found off eastern Japan

A rock containing cobalt and other rare metals, found on the Pacific seafloor off eastern Japan, is displayed at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on June 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo