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CHINA-BEIJING-DING XUEXIANG-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM (CN)

(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the preparatory work for the upcoming 2024 national college entrance examination at the Beijing Education Examinations Authority in Beijing, capital of China, June 2, 2024. Ding on Sunday inspected preparatory work for the exam, also known as Gaokao. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Jingwen)

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CHINA-BEIJING-DING XUEXIANG-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM (CN)

(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the preparatory work for the upcoming 2024 national college entrance examination at the Beijing Education Examinations Authority in Beijing, capital of China, June 2, 2024. Ding on Sunday inspected preparatory work for the exam, also known as Gaokao. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal, French Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe Bechu, French Minister of State for Children Charlotte Caubel, French Minister of Labour Olivier Dussopt, during the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal, French Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe Bechu, French Minister of State for Children Charlotte Caubel, French Minister of Labour Olivier Dussopt, during the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal, French Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe Bechu, French Minister of State for Children Charlotte Caubel, French Minister of Labour Olivier Dussopt, during the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal, French Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe Bechu, French Minister of State for Children Charlotte Caubel, French Minister of Labour Olivier Dussopt, during the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal, French Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe Bechu, French Minister of State for Children Charlotte Caubel, French Minister of Labour Olivier Dussopt, during the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal, French Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe Bechu, French Minister of State for Children Charlotte Caubel, French Minister of Labour Olivier Dussopt, during the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal, French Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe Bechu, French Minister of State for Children Charlotte Caubel, French Minister of Labour Olivier Dussopt, during the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms and the Minister of National Education and Youth, responsible for Youth and Universal National Service Prisca Thevenot arrives for the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal arrives for the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms and the Minister of National Education and Youth, responsible for Youth and Universal National Service Prisca Thevenot arrives for the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms and the Minister of National Education and Youth, responsible for Youth and Universal National Service Prisca Thevenot arrives for the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal arrives for the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal arrives for the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interministerial Committee for Children Hotel Matignon - Paris

French Minister of education Gabriel Attal arrives for the Interministerial Committee for Children (CIE) at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 20, 2023, to present the government new plan to fight violence against children for the period 2023-2027, as part of International Children's Rights Day. The third Interministerial Committee for Children is an authority launched in November 2022 to develop a "transversal vision of childhood policy", which met again in June 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HELPING HAND

HELPING HAND. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. hands over a sack of premium rice to a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique on Friday (Oct. 6, 2023). The President also led the distribution of various forms of government assistance in the province, together with representatives of the departments of agriculture, social welfare, health, and labor; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; Philippine Crop Insurance Corp.; Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and Commission on Higher Education. (PNA photo by Rey Baniquet)

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yangzom milks at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction of a prosperous bor

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhoigar recalls her father at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction of a p

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People buy fruit and vegetable at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction of

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows houses at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction o

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhoigar makes butter at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction of a prosper

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 11, 2023 shows Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction of a

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yangzom walks out of the cabin to milk at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the constru

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member registers express parcels at a post office in Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has emba

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhoigar (L) and Yangzom talk with people in a street at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child is pictured at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction of a prospero

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of State Grid helps a customer to pay electricity bill at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Towns

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhoigar (R) and Yangzom pose for a photo with the sculpture of their father Sangye Quba at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction of a

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 11, 2023 shows houses at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction o

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soinam Toinzhub, the first university graduate of Yumai Township, is pictured in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has em

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CHINA-TIBET-YUMAI-BORDER GURDIAN-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230613) -- YUMAI, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yangzom milks at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. Located on the China-India border, Yumai Township was once known as China's least populated township. For a long period since the 1960s, it was inhabited by only one household consisting of Yangzom, Zhoigar and their father Sangye Quba, who passed away in 2001. Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well. Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. In February 2018, Tibet implemented the rural revitalization strategy, combining poverty alleviation and border defense with emphasis on key areas such as water and electricity supply, road construction, information networks, education, culture, health, and social security, striving to improve infrastructure and public services so as to accelerate the development of border areas. Since 2018, Yumai Township has embarked on the construction of a prosperous bor

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Huawei ICT Competition develops experiences of students: Kuwaiti official

STORY: Huawei ICT Competition develops experiences of students: Kuwaiti official DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Huawei ICT Competition award ceremony STORYLINE: The Huawei information communication technology (ICT) competition develops the experiences of Kuwaiti students, said an official of Kuwait's communication regulatory body on Wednesday. Shaymaa N. Alterkait, a board member of Kuwait's Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority, said to Xinhua in an exclusive statement that "Huawei's holding of the ICT Competition was useful and developed the experiences of the participating students and supported learning skills, whether in software or in ways of dealing with international organizations." Her statement comes on the sideline of an award ceremony honoring Kuwaiti students who participated and successfully passed the final qualifications of the competition. Students Dalal Al-Awadhi, Abeer Al-Far

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Afghans marking Eid al-Fitr amid U.S. sanctions

STORY: Afghans marking Eid al-Fitr amid U.S. sanctions DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): RUSTAM, Fruit seller in Kabul 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): FAZAL RAHMAN, Resident of Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): ZAHIR BEHZAD, Economics researcher, Technical Vocational Education and Training Authority of Afghanistan 5. various of Kabul STORYLINE: As the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan comes to an end, Afghans are celebrating Eid al-Fitr amid increasing poverty caused by sanctions imposed by the United States. The Afghans buy fresh and dried fruits, cookies, confectioneries, and different kinds of dishes during the three-day Eid al-Fitr festival as part of their culture, to mark the end of Ramadan. However, aid agencies predicted that a record 28.3 million Afghans, which is around two-thirds of the population, will need humanitarian assistance in 2023, with 6 million of those already perilously close to famine. SOUNDB

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Afghan education minister meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Abdul Rasoul Amin (L), education minister of the Afghan interim authority, attends a news conference at the education ministry in Tokyo on April 17.

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Afghan education minister meets Toyama

TOKYO, Japan - Abdul Rasoul Amin (L), education minister of the Afghan interim authority, shakes hands with Japan's education minister Atsuko Toyama prior to their meeting at the education ministry in Tokyo on April 17. Amin is in Japan on a four-day visit.

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Lingering drought worsens school dropout rate in northern Kenya

STORY: Lingering drought worsens school dropout rate in northern Kenya DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:19 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1 various of the locals 2 STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter 3 various of a primary school 4 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADAN MBURU, Headteacher of Silapani Primary school 5 SOUNDBITE 2 (Rendille): NTAMATIN KHOYAN, Parent 6 various of children 7 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUSTAFA PARKOLO, County Coordinator of National Drought Management Authority, Kenya 8 various of food relief and assistance efforts STORYLINE: As Kenya is hit by severe drought following four failed rainy seasons, ripple effects of the crisis are felt across the country. Marsabit County in northern Kenya, one of the worst-hit areas, has seen an increasing school dropout rate. STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter "This is Silapani primary school, one of the schools that have been highly affected by drought. Here in Marsabit, education has been affected massivel

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CHINA-BEIJING-SUN CHUNLAN-NATIONAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-INSPECTION (CN)

(220530) -- BEIJING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, hosts a symposium on preparation work of China's national college entrance exam for 2022 at China's National Education Examinations Authority during an inspection tour in Beijing, capital of China, May 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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Afghan education minister meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Abdul Rasoul Amin (L), education minister of the Afghan interim authority, attends a news conference at the education ministry in Tokyo on April 17.

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Science ministry official talks about Monju reactor at NRA hearing

Masaaki Tanaka (L, front), head of the Research and Development Bureau at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, talks about reform measures taken for the trouble-prone Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor during a hearing by the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo