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MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

(240605) -- FUZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fang Shaohuang wipes the head of a dragon boat before delivering it to a customer at a dragon boat factory in Fangzhuang Village, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2024. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, workers in Fangzhuang Village are working flat out to service orders for dragon boats from both home and abroad. Dubbed "the Dragon Boat Village", Fangzhuang has a history of dragon boat making for over 700 years. Every year, over 200 boats are sold from here to the world. Fang Shaohuang, an inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, a Fuzhou city-level intangible cultural heritage, has been fixing and making dragon boats for over 50 years. As the third-generation inheritor of the family, Fang has insisted in making traditional boats only by hands with tools inherited from elder generations. According to Fang, making a dragon boat needs to be particular both in selecting raw materials and in making procedures. The

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MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

(240605) -- FUZHOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fang Shaohuang wipes the head of a dragon boat before delivering it to a customer at a dragon boat factory in Fangzhuang Village, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2024. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, workers in Fangzhuang Village are working flat out to service orders for dragon boats from both home and abroad. Dubbed "the Dragon Boat Village", Fangzhuang has a history of dragon boat making for over 700 years. Every year, over 200 boats are sold from here to the world. Fang Shaohuang, an inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, a Fuzhou city-level intangible cultural heritage, has been fixing and making dragon boats for over 50 years. As the third-generation inheritor of the family, Fang has insisted in making traditional boats only by hands with tools inherited from elder generations. According to Fang, making a dragon boat needs to be particular both in selecting raw materials and in making proced

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(CIIE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-CIIE-PAKISTANI EXHIBITORS (CN)

(231109) -- BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Habib Ur Rehman (R) introduces salt lamps to a customer at the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 7, 2021. Pakistani exhibitor Habib Ur Rehman brought local specialty lamps made of rock salt to the fourth CIIE, fanning a craze among the expo visitors. He sold about 60,000 lamps through the orders harvested at the expo and a fair in Shanghai dedicated to selling CIIE goods. At the 6th CIIE, Habib and his brother Mian Muhammad Zubair have been promoting Pakistani cultural heritage camel skin lamps. "The Chinese market is very resilient, and many of my old customers have already contacted me to order new products for this year," he said. "We hope through the expo, Chinese consumers will pay attention to the originality of Pakistani handicrafts, which will help the sustainable development of our handicraft industry." (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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(CIIE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-CIIE-PAKISTANI EXHIBITORS (CN)

(231109) -- BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mian Muhammad Zubair (R) packs a camel skin lamp for a customer at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 6, 2023. Pakistani exhibitor Habib Ur Rehman brought local specialty lamps made of rock salt to the fourth CIIE, fanning a craze among the expo visitors. He sold about 60,000 lamps through the orders harvested at the expo and a fair in Shanghai dedicated to selling CIIE goods. At the 6th CIIE, Habib and his brother Mian Muhammad Zubair have been promoting Pakistani cultural heritage camel skin lamps. "The Chinese market is very resilient, and many of my old customers have already contacted me to order new products for this year," he said. "We hope through the expo, Chinese consumers will pay attention to the originality of Pakistani handicrafts, which will help the sustainable development of our handicraft industry." (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)

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Chinese aircraft maker receives over 1,000 C919 jet orders

STORY: Chinese aircraft maker receives over 1,000 C919 jet orders DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of C919 jet STORYLINE: The order quantity for China's homegrown C919 jet has reached 1,061, according to Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. According to the aircraft maker, which developed the C919 and ARJ21 jetliners, China's domestically-produced passenger aircraft sector has initially formed a product lineup ranging from regional aircraft, short- to medium-haul narrow-body aircraft, to long-haul wide-body aircraft. In December 2022, China Eastern Airlines, the inaugural customer of C919, received deliveries, with commercial operations beginning in May 2023. Two C919 aircraft are actively serving on the air route between Shanghai and Chengdu operated by the airlines. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-JILIN-YANJI-ECONOMY-COFFEE SHOP(CN)

(230405) -- YANBIAN, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xiangying (L) takes orders from a customer at her cafe in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 4, 2023. The northeastern border city of Yanji in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has witnessed a spark of coffee trend as over 540 coffee shops are registered in the 680,000 dwellers city in recent years. According to the data from Meituan Waimai, a major food delivery platform in China, Yanji ranked first in coffee consumption among counties (including county-level cities) in China from January to February this year. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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Summer gift season

OSAKA, Japan - An employee speaks to a customer on items for "chugen" summer gifts at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 15, 2013, the day the department store began accepting orders for the gifts.

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African e-commerce platform sees growing orders during World Cup season

STORY: African e-commerce platform sees growing orders during World Cup season DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of operations at Kilimall 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): COLLINS KINZI, Kilimall operations officer 3. various of customer ordering for a TV online 4. various of TV sets at the Kilimall store 5. various of football gifts at Kilimall 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID MWENDWA, Customer STORYLINE: Kilimall, a major e-commerce platform in East Africa and owned by a company based in China's Changsha, has put in place attractive offers to motivate football lovers to enjoy the World Cup in Qatar. At a godown of Kilimall on the south-eastern outskirts of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, inquisitive customers surveyed giant television screens whose demand has spiked during this World Cup season. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): COLLINS KINZI, Kilimall operations officer "Kilimall actually has been a great endorsement for people who are watching the World

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Orders being accepted for gov't bonds targeting individuals

TOKYO, Japan - A UFJ Bank clerk (R) briefs a customer on Japan's first government bonds specifically targeting individuals, to be issued March 10 in Tokyo's Otemachi district Feb. 3. Commercial banks, securities houses and post offices began accepting orders for the bonds the same day.

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Difficult days ahead for Hungarians as prices soar

STORY: Difficult days ahead for Hungarians as prices soar DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): MARA KISS, Bakery shop owner 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): IMRE FERENC, Customer 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Hungarian): MARA KISS, Bakery shop owner 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Hungarian): LACI KATONA, Food courier, Protester STORYLINE: Fueled by supply chain disruptions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, soaring prices are making life increasingly difficult for Hungarians. Some chose to protest while others mull closing their businesses. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): MARA KISS, Bakery shop owner 0:00-0:03 "The price of the bakery products increased by 200 Hungarian forints (0.5 U.S. dollars) recently." 0:03-0:07 "What people buy the most is bread, the basic product." 0:07-0:21 "People eat less, there are fewer orders for bakery products and sweets. This is where people cut their budgets." SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): IMRE FERENC, Customer 0:25-0:30 "As prices have in

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-FOREIGNERS' STREET-BUSINESS (CN)

(220724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer orders at Tulip Turkish Cafe Bar in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: 'Foreigners' street' in Kunming sees business bounce back" (Xinhua/Cao Mengyao)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-COVID-19-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220509) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deliveryman Hua Qilong (R) delivers take-away food to a customer at a hospital in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, May 8, 2022. Together with his colleagues, Hua Qilong, a 25-year-old deliveryman in Zhengzhou, has been working in the front line of epidemic prevention and control and deliver food, medicine and other daily necessities to guarantee people's livelihoods. "I usually deliver medicine and orders from hospitals first, which are urgent for customers," said Hua. From May 4, except for the closed-off management areas, other areas in downtown Zhengzhou have been placed under restrictive control management. Many grassroots workers like Hua in the city have made selfless contributions to help the city's fight against COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-COVID-19-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220509) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deliveryman Hua Qilong shows the text messages sent by his customer in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, May 8, 2022. Together with his colleagues, Hua Qilong, a 25-year-old deliveryman in Zhengzhou, has been working in the front line of epidemic prevention and control and deliver food, medicine and other daily necessities to guarantee people's livelihoods. "I usually deliver medicine and orders from hospitals first, which are urgent for customers," said Hua. From May 4, except for the closed-off management areas, other areas in downtown Zhengzhou have been placed under restrictive control management. Many grassroots workers like Hua in the city have made selfless contributions to help the city's fight against COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

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House Committee On The Judiciary Hearing - Washington

Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft Corporation, appears before a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing 'Secrecy Orders and Prosecuting Leaks: Potential Legislative Responses to Deter Prosecutorial Abuse of Power' in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On The Judiciary Hearing - Washington

Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft Corporation, appears before a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing 'Secrecy Orders and Prosecuting Leaks: Potential Legislative Responses to Deter Prosecutorial Abuse of Power' in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On The Judiciary Hearing - Washington

Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft Corporation, appears before a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing 'Secrecy Orders and Prosecuting Leaks: Potential Legislative Responses to Deter Prosecutorial Abuse of Power' in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Custom-made hand puppet shop popular in Tokyo's Yanaka area

Harumi Ikeda beams with joy as she receives a custom-made hand puppet of herself from puppeteer Mitsuaki Tsuyuki at his studio in Tokyo's Yanaka area on Sept. 17, 2015. Tsuyuki takes orders to make puppets based on photos provided by the customer and is so popular that the waiting list was at one point as long as six years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan having upbeat gift-giving season on stock gains

A sales clerk (R) serves a customer at a Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 13, 2015, at the start of taking orders for "chugen" summer gifts in western Japan. Some gift packages cost 20,000 yen each as the Nikkei Stock Average a month earlier rose above the 20,000 mark for the first time in 15 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota to sell Crown in customized color for limited period

Toyota Motor Corp.'s sky-blue luxury sedan "Crown" is shown in an undated photo. The leading automaker is to receive orders during April 2015 alone for the model -- colored either sky blue or bright green according to customer taste -- for production from June in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the birth of the Crown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alza.cz, the largest Czech e-shop, customer, shop assistant

Sales of Alza.cz, the largest Czech e-shop, grew by 19.3 percent to record Kc25bn, excluding value added tax, in 2018, and Alza.cz thus ranks among the ten largest retailers in the country, the company said at a press conference, not disclosing its bottom line.Alza.cz processed 10.3 million orders, up by 30 percent, placed by 3.7 million customers, the company said. In Hungary, the company's turnover reached nearly Kc1bn, which is a jump of 129 percent, deputy chairman of Alza.cz's board Tomas Havryluk (not pictured) said in Prague, Czech Republic, January 30, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Sushi-go-round restaurant opens in Pyongyang

A customer (L) is assisted in placing orders with a touch panel at a newly opened sushi restaurant in Pyongyang on Sept. 7, 2016. The two-story restaurant is equipped with a rotating conveyor belt to carry sushi to customers, a rare facility in the North Korean capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Orders being accepted for gov't bonds targeting individuals

TOKYO, Japan - A UFJ Bank clerk (R) briefs a customer on Japan's first government bonds specifically targeting individuals, to be issued March 10 in Tokyo's Otemachi district Feb. 3. Commercial banks, securities houses and post offices began accepting orders for the bonds the same day. (Kyodo)