71 Nepali students granted Chinese scholarships

STORY: 71 Nepali students granted Chinese scholarships DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony STORYLINE: A total of 71 Nepali students were awarded Chinese government scholarships on Monday for studies in Chinese universities in the 2023/2024 academic year. Ashok Rai, Nepal's minister for education, science and technology, encouraged Nepali students to learn from China's progress in science and technology, saying, "Your success is linked to the success of our country." Addressing the awarding ceremony, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song referred to the Nepali students as "the witnesses, beneficiaries, builders and communicators" of the China-Nepal friendship. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

Taiwanese entrepreneur embraces pet economy in mainland city

STORY: Taiwanese entrepreneur embraces pet economy in mainland city DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chu Hui-ning working as a pet communicator 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHU HUI-NING, Taiwanese living in Xiamen city 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHU HUI-NING, Taiwanese living in Xiamen city STORYLINE: Chu Hui-ning from China's Taiwan came to the eastern Chinese city of Xiamen in 2016. She works as a pet communicator, embracing the booming pet economy in the Chinese mainland. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHU HUI-NING, Taiwanese living in Xiamen city "In fact, as people's living standards are getting better and better, more people will keep pets, and more young people already begin to choose pets as companions. Then I found that the pet economy is a future trend. The occupation of pet communicators actually emerged in Taiwan 20 years ago. However, in the Chinese mainland, there are not as many pet communicators. I thought it would be a future tr