African youths fulfill career aspirations on Chinese-built project in Cote d'Ivoire

STORY: African youths fulfill career aspirations on Chinese-built project in Cote d'Ivoire SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:26 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Northern Road project in Cote d'Ivoire 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARCOS ALLADAWEMON, Quality inspector, No.3 section of the Northern Road project in Cote d'Ivoire 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BALOGOUN BABATUNDE, Chief of the earthworks division, No.3 section of the Northern Road project in Cote d'Ivoire 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MAYIF TCHABANA, Chief translator and chief of pavement division, No.3 section of the Northern Road project in Cote d'Ivoire STORYLINE: The Northern Road project in Cote d'Ivoire is being constructed by China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC). Stretching approximately 228 kilometers, the road starts from Cote d'Ivoire's Odienne in the south and goes straight north to the border of Guinea and Mali. After completion, the Northern Road will become one of the country's tra

Smart platform helps earthworks in construction of China's Pinglu Canal

STORY: Smart platform helps earthworks in construction of China's Pinglu Canal DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction of the Pinglu Canal 2. various of the smart cloud platform 3. various of construction of the Pinglu Canal STORYLINE: Construction of China's new canal, the Pinglu Canal, started in May in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. So far, more than 50 million cubic meters of earth and stone have been dug. Some of the earth and stone have been recycled. A smart cloud platform has been adopted to manage the earthworks. The Pinglu Canal, stretching over 134 km with an estimated investment of 72.7 billion yuan (about 10.3 billion U.S. dollars), aims to link the Xijiang River, a major waterway in southwest China, with ports in the Beibu Gulf. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)