Bangladesh's Chawkbazar Iftar market comes alive for Ramadan

STORY: Bangladesh's Chawkbazar Iftar market comes alive for Ramadan SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chawkbazar Iftar market on the 1st day of the holy month of Ramadan in Dhaka, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Bangladesh's century-old Chawkbazar Iftar market once again comes alive with distinctive appeal to Ramadan food connoisseurs. Chawkbazar is an iftar market in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka, which turns into a bustling hub during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Bangladesh capital dwellers Tuesday flocked to the makeshift stalls at the market to buy varied delectable items for Iftar, or the evening meal when Muslims break their Ramadan fast. Ramadan starts here on March 12. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning Chinese wineries wow world's connoisseurs

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning Chinese wineries wow world's connoisseurs

(230610) -- YINCHUAN, June 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People taste wine during the International Conference on Grape and Wine Industries, and the third China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo, in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning Chinese wineries wow world's connoisseurs

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning Chinese wineries wow world's connoisseurs

(230610) -- YINCHUAN, June 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows a tractor weeding a wine grape planting base at the foot of the Helan Mountain in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning Chinese wineries wow world's connoisseurs

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning Chinese wineries wow world's connoisseurs

(230610) -- YINCHUAN, June 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 8, 2023 shows a winery in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning Chinese wineries wow world's connoisseurs

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning Chinese wineries wow world's connoisseurs

(230610) -- YINCHUAN, June 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers sort grapes at a winery at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Oct. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

Rising Chinese wineries wow int'l connoisseurs

STORY: Rising Chinese wineries wow int'l connoisseurs DATELINE: June 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wine-themed international conference and an expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARIA TERESA ROMERO PONCE, Chilean winemaker, Stone & Moon Winery 3. various of wine-producing area in Ningxia 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUA MIN, General manager of Pernod Ricard (Ningxia) Winemakers Co., Ltd. 5. various of wine-producing area in Ningxia 6. various of the French wine connoisseur 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRISTELLE CHENE, French wine connoisseur, Worldwide Brand Ambassador of Xige Estate 8. various of wine-producing wineries and land in Ningxia STORYLINE: A wine-themed international conference and an expo were held in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Opened Friday, the two-day International Conference on Grape and Wine Industries and the third China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo gather representatives in t

East China's tea products gaining popularity in Africa

STORY: East China's tea products gaining popularity in Africa DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea fields STORYLINE: Huangshan of east China's Anhui Province is famous for its tea. As one of China's major tea cultivating areas, Huangshan's tea products not only serve tea connoisseurs nationwide but also cater to the palate of tea lovers around the world. STANDUP 1 (English): DU YU, Xinhua correspondent "There are 20,000 tonnes of tea produced in this factory every year. Here I am in a warehouse. As you can see, the motif of the package, it's all for export. It will be distributed to many African countries." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FANG GUANMING, Manager of foreign trade department of Wei Wei tea company "We started to export our tea products in 1998 as one of the largest tea exporters in Anhui. Currently, we export about 20,000 tonnes of tea annually to more than 20 African countries, such as Ghana and Togo." According to the "2021

Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture

STORY: Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture DATELINE: March. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coffee fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL WAHAB HAMIDI, Agricultural expert STORYLINE: A special coffee fair was held this week in Sanaa to celebrate the National Day for Coffee Planting. Hundreds of Sanaa residents came to the fair to taste coffee, one of the country's most famous products. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant "It's a national festival for the country's coffee culture. Coffee is an important part of Yemen's national identity. We call more farmers in the country to grow coffee." Yemen's coffee plantation used to enjoy esteem among the world's coffee connoisseurs. But it was severely dampened by the protracted civil war. The fair, which has been held annually since 2015, has become an important window for coffee farmers to showcase their pr

Foreign apprentices at traditional Japanese sake brewer

Foreign apprentices at traditional Japanese sake brewer

Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2018, shows Nishiyama Shuzojo Co., a Japanese sake brewer with a more than 160-year history in Tamba, western Japan -- known worldwide by sake connoisseurs for its award-winning Kotsuzumi brands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Foreign apprentices at traditional Japanese sake brewer

Foreign apprentices at traditional Japanese sake brewer

Kelley Kaminsky (L), 28, from the U.S. state of Florida, and Chen Hsiao-jou, 26, from Taiwan work as apprentices on Nov. 5, 2018, at Nishiyama Shuzojo Co., a Japanese sake brewer with a more than 160-year history in Tamba, western Japan -- known worldwide by sake connoisseurs for its award-winning Kotsuzumi brands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Foreign apprentices at traditional Japanese sake brewer

Foreign apprentices at traditional Japanese sake brewer

Kelley Kaminsky, 28, from the U.S. state of Florida, works as an apprentice on Nov. 5, 2018, at Nishiyama Shuzojo Co., a Japanese sake brewer with a more than 160-year history in Tamba, western Japan -- known worldwide by sake connoisseurs for its award-winning Kotsuzumi brands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Foreign apprentices at traditional Japanese sake brewer

Foreign apprentices at traditional Japanese sake brewer

Kelley Kaminsky, 28, from the U.S. state of Florida, works as an apprentice on Nov. 5, 2018, at Nishiyama Shuzojo Co., a Japanese sake brewer with a more than 160-year history in Tamba, western Japan -- known worldwide by sake connoisseurs for its award-winning Kotsuzumi brands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Beer stand in Hiroshima

Beer stand in Hiroshima

Customers line up outside Beer Stand Shigetomi in the entertainment district of Nakagawa, Hiroshima, on Oct. 17, 2017. Beer connoisseurs queue for as long as 90 minutes at the bar, which has a two-beer per person limit and does not sell any other types of alcoholic drinks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Beer stand in Hiroshima

Beer stand in Hiroshima

Yutaka Shigetomi pours beer at Beer Stand Shigetomi in the entertainment district of Nakagawa in Hiroshima on Oct. 17, 2017. Beer connoisseurs queue for as long as 90 minutes at the bar, which has a two-beer per person limit and does not sell any other types of alcoholic drinks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo