China's dynamic zero-COVID policy necessary for global recovery: experts

STORY: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy necessary for global recovery: experts DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of anti-pandemic efforts in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MEBRATU MASSEBO, Ethiopia's National COVID-19 Response Task Force CoordinatorSOUNDBITE 3 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholarSOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies STORYLINE: In its fight against the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, China sticks to its dynamic zero-COVID policy. Experts say the policy is necessary and effective for the country with a population of some 1.4 billion and also benefits the global fight against the virus as well as economic recovery. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China "China has been contributing immensely to controlling this pandemic, not only nationally, b

Chinese companies help rejuvenate major seaport in Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese companies help rejuvenate major seaport in Bangladesh DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the seaportvarious of dredging vesselsSOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): ABU SUFYAN, Project coordinatorSOUNDBITE 2 (English): LI HUISHENG, Project managerSOUNDBITE 3 (English): REAR ADMIRAL M MUSA, Chairman of Mongla port authority STORYLINE: Despite COVID-19, Chinese and Bangladeshi technicians are working hard to help rejuvenate Mongla, Bangladesh's second largest seaport. Due to increasing congestion in Bangladesh's largest Chattogram seaport, many international shipping firms have turned to Mongla as an alternative. Also, Mongla is set to emerge as an attractive gateway because of the construction of the country's largest Padma Bridge and Padma Rail Link. The two major projects in Bangladesh are expected to connect the port to the national capital Dhaka. But the port is currently underutilized due to the navigability problem of its key Pashu