Taiwan-funded medical firm vows to further tap into Chinese mainland market

STORY: Taiwan-funded medical firm vows to further tap into Chinese mainland market SHOOTING TIME: File & June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MINGHUI, Assistant to the president of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-invested gene sequencing firm, entered the Chinese mainland market in 2016. Based in China's eastern coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian Province, the company has grown rapidly due to the favorable business environment and supportive policies. It has vowed to continue its pace of investing in the health sector in the coming years. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MINGHUI, Assistant to the president of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. "In the past three years, the company's business in Xiamen has grown exponentially, strengthening our confidence and determination to deeply cultivate the Chinese mainland market. The compa

"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier works at her studio in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Zeng's compa

"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2022 shows an installation designed by Sophie Poirier for a fireworks show. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Zeng's compa

Türkiye's tourism insiders upbeat about prospect of culinary tourism

STORY: Türkiye's tourism insiders upbeat about prospect of culinary tourism SHOOTING TIME: May 19, 2024/File DATELINE: May 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAMIT KUK, Chief advisor to the president of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies 3. various of Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NALAN YESILYURT, Owner of a tourism company in Istanbul STORYLINE: A growing presence of Türkiye's restaurants in the prestigious Michelin Guide is fueling a surge in culinary tourism across the country, tourism insiders have said. Türkiye now boasts 110 Michelin-starred dining establishments, with two of them given two stars and 11 others receiving a single star. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAMIT KUK, Chief advisor to the president of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies "It's not just about eating and drinking; gastronomy tourism encompasses a broader range of experiences. Therefore, it has a distinct significance compa

Chongqing sees increase in export via China-Europe freight train service

STORY: Chongqing sees increase in export via China-Europe freight train service SHOOTING TIME: March 18, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe freight train service 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU RUNQIU, Marketing manager, Yuxinou (Chongqing) Logistics Co., Ltd. 3. various of containers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LUO YONG, Chairman of a local new energy company STORYLINE: Thanks to the growth in freight train numbers and the launch of new routes, Chongqing Municipality in southwest China has seen increase in its export via China-Europe freight train service this year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU RUNQIU, Marketing manager, Yuxinou (Chongqing) Logistics Co., Ltd. "We have taken a number of measures together to cater for the export need of local and neighboring companies, and significantly increased the number of Europe-bound trains. In January this year, the volume of Europe-bound cargo increased by about 200 percent compa

American businessman eyes opportunities in China's Hainan

STORY: American businessman eyes opportunities in China's Hainan SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Randy Floyd working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RANDY FLOYD, Founder of Haikou Tongbang Chang Foreign Language Education Consulting Co., Ltd. 3. various of Hainan Province (file footage) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RANDY FLOYD, Founder of Haikou Tongbang Chang Foreign Language Education Consulting Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: American businessman Randy Floyd has stayed in China for 12 years. He established his own company in south China's Hainan Province several years ago, attracted by the promising opportunities and the favorable business environment. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RANDY FLOYD, Founder of Haikou Tongbang Chang Foreign Language Education Consulting Co., Ltd. "My name is Randy, and I'm from America. I've been in Hainan for six years, in China for almost 12 (years). I have a foreign language consultation compa

AI helps identify lost work by Spain's key author from "Golden Age"

STORY: AI helps identify lost work by Spain's key author from "Golden Age" DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of books by Felix Lope de Vega 2. various of Spain's National Library STORYLINE: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to the discovery of a lost play by one of the greats of Spanish literature, Felix Lope de Vega. The National Library on Jan. 31 confirmed that Lope de Vega, a key author of Spain's Golden Age, wrote "La francesa Laura" (The Frenchwoman Laura) a few years before he died in 1635. Since 2017, scholars from the universities of Valladolid and Vienna have been using AI to help determine the authorship of plays from the 16th and 17th centuries. "La francesa Laura," which was catalogued in the library's archive of 85,000 works as anonymous, was among 1,300 Golden Age plays transcribed by the text recognition platform, Transkribus. The text was then identified after it was analyzed by the Stylo AI program, which compa