Expats on conservation efforts in Erhai, China

STORY: Expats on conservation efforts in Erhai, China DATELINE: August 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of Erhai LakeSTANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG BOFEI, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIRANDA LI, Shan Shui Conservation Center researcherSOUNDBITE 3 (English): VICTORIA ELIZABETH CANN, Instructor at the China Agricultural University and University of Colorado STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG BOFEI, Xinhua correspondent "As China nurtures greener development around the Erhai area in southwest China's Yunnan Province, there's one rural house that was transformed into a platform providing agricultural know-how to local farmers by drawing the participation of young talent from around the country. How would foreign young people see the achievement of this effort? By organizing an event inviting 18 youths from a total of 13 countries, China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration gave participants an opportunity to experience the change an

East China's hydropower station ensures electricity supply during peak summer season

STORY: East China's hydropower station ensures electricity supply during peak summer season DATELINE: August 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Changlongshan pumped-storage hydropower stationSTANDUP (English): LIN GUANGYAO, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 1 (English): XU JIE, Deputy General Manager of Zhejiang Changlongshan Pumped Storage Co., Ltd.various of Changlongshan pumped-storage hydropower stationSOUNDBITE 2 (English): XU JIE, Deputy General Manager of Zhejiang Changlongshan Pumped Storage Co., Ltd.various of Changlongshan pumped-storage hydropower station STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LIN GUANGYAO, Xinhua correspondent "We are now in Changlongshan pumped-storage hydropower station of Anji, east China's Zhejiang Province. This power station was put into full operation on June 30 this year. This is the largest pumped-storage hydropower station in east China, with a total capacity of 2.1 million kilowatts. This is the first month that t

WHO declares monkeypox outbreak int'l public health emergency

STORY: WHO declares monkeypox outbreak int'l public health emergency DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of WHO headquartersSTANDUP 1 (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua CorrespondentSOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director General STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua Correspondent "The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared on Saturday that the current multi-country monkeypox outbreak outside of the traditional endemic areas in Africa has already turned into a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). After reconvening the WHO Emergency Committee on Thursday concerning the monkeypox outbreak, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision at a press briefing on Saturday to sound the highest level of alert that the global health authority can issue for the time being, even without a consensus of the committee." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBRE

Visit to a bazaar in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Visit to a bazaar in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: SHACHE, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of bazaar in Shache county, XinjiangSOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): VendorSTANDUP (Chinese): YANG ZHANFEI, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): VendorSOUNDBITE 3(Chinese): Vendor STORYLINE: In Uygur language, bazaar means market and trade place. Follow Xinhua correspondents to a bazaar in Shache County, northwest China's Xinjiang and feel the hustle and bustle. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): Vendor "This naan is two yuan (about 0.3 USD) and it has rose sauce in it. This one is plain. My mother sells naans. I work in the township health center. After work, I come to my mother to help her." STANDUP (Chinese): YANG ZHANFEI, Xinhua correspondent "How much can you earn from selling naans?" SOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): Vendor "My father and mother do business together, and they earn about 5000 yuan (about 747 USD) a month." SOUNDBITE 3(Chinese): Vendor "When we were little, we often ca

Chinese embrace digital yuan as China further promotes pilot program

STORY: Chinese embrace digital yuan as China further promotes pilot program DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: STANDUP(English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 1(Chinese):LIU YIYING, Manager of Canton Tower Tourism Culture Co.various of GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): MS. ZHANG, Touristvarious of Guangzhou STORYLINE: China has stepped up efforts to promote the digital yuan with pilot programs. Since 2017, the country has tested the use of the digital yuan in a number of cities, including Guangzhou. STANDUP(English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent "We are now in the Canton Tower. As China keeps promoting its digital fiat currency, we can use the digital yuan in restaurants, vending machines, stores, and even in the tramcars. Let's have a look. I'm about to enter the station. I have already downloaded the digital yuan application. I can simply use the QR code to take the trams." SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese):LIU YIYING, Manager of Canton Tower Tourism

Palestinians condemn killing of journalist in West Bank

STORY: Palestinians condemn killing of journalist in West Bank DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:36 LOCATION: RAMALLAH/GAZA/JERUSALEM CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of protestersSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAELA KHALIL, Ramallah-based journalistSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NEDAA IBRAHIM, Ramallah-based Al-Jazeera correspondentSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HIBA AKILAH, Gaza-based Al-Jazeera correspondent STORYLINE: The killing of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday morning sparked condemnation and outrage among the Palestinians. Abu Akleh's colleagues, Palestinian eyewitnesses, and medics told Xinhua that the "Israeli soldiers opened fire at her and another journalist when they were covering an Israeli army force raid on the northern West Bank city of Jenin." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAELA KHALIL, Ramallah-based journalist "There are more than 55 journalists who have been targeted by the Israeli army. There are many journalists we have not worked with but whose death

John Lee elected as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate

STORY: John Lee elected as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:04 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of Hong KongSOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEITH YEUNG, Returning Officervarious of Hong KongSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): JOHN LEE, HKSAR chief executive designatevarious of Hong KongSTANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua CorrespondentSOUNDBITE 3(Chinese): TAM YIU-CHUNG, Member of National People's Congress Standing Committeevarious of Hong KongSOUNDBITE 4(Chinese): TAM YIU-CHUNG, Member of National People's Congress Standing CommitteeSOUNDBITE 5(Chinese): TANG FEI, HKSAR Election Committee memberSOUNDBITE 6(Chinese): Hong Kong citizenSOUNDBITE 7(Chinese): Hong Kong citizenSOUNDBITE 8(Chinese): TAM YIU-CHUNG, Member of National People's Congress Standing Committee STORYLINE: The returning officer for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said on Sunday that John Lee has been elected as t

GLOBALink | Putin, Bennett discuss Ukraine over phone

STORY: Putin, Bennett discuss Ukraine over phone DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in UkraineSTANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent "Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday to discuss the Ukrainian situation. The leaders paid special attention to humanitarian issues, including the evacuation of civilians held by militants of nationalist battalions from the Azovstal steel plant, the Kremlin said in a statement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that he had separate conversations with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Zelensky tweeted that he discussed future joint international legal events and the issues of defensive support for Ukraine at th

Discovering ancient Chinese writing brush craftsmanship

STORY: Discovering ancient Chinese writing brush craftsmanship DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the townSOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondentvarious of the production baseSOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): SUZUKI TAKAHIRO, Japanese teacher at Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsSOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): SUZUKI TAKAHIRO, Japanese teacher at Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsSOUNDBITE 5 (Japanese): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): LI XIAOPING, Inheritor of the Wengang brush-making techniquesSOUNDBITE 7 (Japanese): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 8 (Japanese): SUZUKI TAKAHIRO, Japanese teacher at Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsSOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): LI XIAOPING, Inheritor of the Wengang brush making techniques STORYLINE: How did ancient Chinese make Chinese ink brushes? Follow a Japanese expat in east Ch

The rising popularity of pet funerals in China

STORY: The rising popularity of pet funerals in China DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the pet crematorySOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FLORA YANG, Manager of the pet crematorySOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AMBER BAI, Founder of Mao Memory Castle Pet Funeral Services STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent "In China, more and more people love pets and start keeping pets. According to the data of White Paper on China's Pet Industry in 2021, the number of pet dogs and cats in cities and towns in China exceeded 100 million in 2021, reaching 112 million, and its consumption market reached 249 billion yuan (39 billion U.S. dollars). The life span of pets is mostly around ten to 20 years. With more people starting to keep pets, how to bid farewell with our pet friends after death has long been a problem that cannot be ignored." At Zhongqiao village in Hangzhou,

China's Harbin making efforts to ensure food supply amid pandemic

STORY: China's Harbin making efforts to ensure food supply amid pandemic DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: HARBIN CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of HarbinSTANDUP (English): CHEN CONG, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI XIAOJU, General manager of Longyuan wholesale marketSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LYU BIN, Researcher of Market Regulation Administration in Xiangfang District, Harbin STORYLINE: China's northeastern city of Harbin has been making efforts to ensure food supply amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. STANDUP (English): CHEN CONG, Xinhua correspondent "Now we are in Harbin's Hada Market, the biggest wholesale market for fruits and vegetables in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Since new cases of COVID-19 in the latest outbreak were reported here, the market has been shut down. A string of measures were adopted to curb the spread of epidemic and stabilize supply." Other wholesale markets together with big supermarkets in Harbin have increased fruits and vegetabl

On site in Ukraine: Sirens fill air, necessities supplied in Lviv

STORY: On site in Ukraine: Sirens fill air, necessities supplied in Lviv DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: various of the hotelSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN WENXIAN, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN WENXIAN, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN WENXIAN, Xinhua correspondentvarious of the galleryvarious of the mallSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): REN KE, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: Air raid siren sounded four times on Wednesday in Lviv, a border city in west Ukraine. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN WENXIAN, Xinhua correspondent "The siren is wailing again. It is the third time today. Now we're going to run to the underground shelter in the hotel." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN WENXIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Chen Wenxian, correspondent of China's Xinhua News Agency. Now I'm in the Ukrainian western city of Lviv. I'm now in the hotel shelter and at just about 8:30 p.m. we heard the siren alarm, so everyone in the hotel ran to the shelter. Th