China's auto industry rides new wave of smart, electric innovation

STORY: China's auto industry rides new wave of smart, electric innovation DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China FAW Group 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU SHIYING, Vice president of FAW Global R&D Center 3. various of production lines 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO YACHEN, New energy department, FAW Jiefang 5. various of production lines 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG LINGYU, Vice general manager of China FAW Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. 7. various of vehicles 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): JIANG HUAISHENG, General Manager, Vitesco Automotive Electronics (Changchun) Co., Ltd. 9. various of China FAW Group STORYLINE: The construction of the First Automotive Works, China's first automotive manufacturing plant and predecessor of FAW Group Co., Ltd., was launched in Changchun on July 15, 1953, marking the beginning of the nation's auto industry. From its first car rolling off the production line to being one of the world's top 500 compan

Int'l defense expo FEINDEF kicks off in Madrid

STORY: Int'l defense expo FEINDEF kicks off in Madrid DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the International Security and Defense Fair 2. various of the International Security and Defense Fair 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): CARMEN PEREZ, Director of Innovation at TRC Group 4. file of the Spanish Emergency Military Unit responding to the eruption of the La Palma volcano 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ARMANDO SALAZAR, Brigade of Spanish Military Emergency Unit (UME) 6. various of the International Security and Defense Fair STORYLINE: The third edition of the International Security and Defense Fair (FEINDEF) kicked off in the Spanish capital Madrid on Wednesday. The three-day event is the only exhibition in Spain from this sector with the institutional support of the Spanish Ministry of Defence. FEINDEF is a reference forum that encompasses the defense and security sector in Spain, to innovate, cooperate internationally and share knowledge between compan

Egypt signs 7 memos in petro sector to reduce carbon emissions

STORY: Egypt signs 7 memos in petro sector to reduce carbon emissions DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP27 vibes 2. various of agreements signed STORYLINE: Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, witnessed the signing of seven memoranda of understanding and agreements between the oil and gas sector and a number of international companies in the field of sustainability and emissions reduction, on the sidelines of the Sharm El-Sheikh COP27. El Molla stressed that the memoranda of understanding come with the efforts launched by the ministry to enhance the capabilities of the Egyptian oil and gas industry and its capabilities in the field of carbon reduction and environmental sustainability of projects, and to benefit from the best experiences and practices offered by international companies in this field. A memorandum of Understanding was inked between the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Compan