Lao Telecom launches 5G service

STORY: Lao Telecom launches 5G service SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: Lao Telecommunications Public Company, known as Lao Telecom, has launched its 5G service in an effort to facilitate people in Laos and elevate the nation's digital economy. The launching ceremony was held in Vientiane on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of the five-day Lao Digital Week 2024. At the same event, the Lao government also announced January 10 as the National Digital Day, with Lao Telecom being the first telecom operator in Laos to launch a full 5G service to coincide with the declaration of National Digital Day and signify its importance for Laos' development. Lao Telecom has already launched the 5G system in Lao capital Vientiane at 28 locations, covering urban areas, important places, and various tourist attractions. It plans to expand the system throughout the country to ensur

CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st L) instructs as the students line up during a PE class at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensur

CHINA-BEIJING-DAILY LIFE-CAT CAFE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-DAILY LIFE-CAT CAFE (CN)

(230621) -- BEIJING, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cat Dafu is pictured at Gudaomaone cat cafe in Xiaojuer Hutong of the Nanluoguxiang neighborhood in Beijing, capital of China, on June 7, 2023. In recent years, cat cafes have experienced a surge in popularity across major Chinese cities, attracting a growing number of cat lovers. One of these establishments, Gudaomaone (Frolics with Cats), is owned and operated by a woman nicknamed Yu Xiaomao (Kitten Yu) in Xiaojuer Hutong of Beijing's Nanluoguxiang neighborhood. Visitors to this cafe can indulge in coffee, sugary snacks, and, most importantly, the delightful and furry company of cats. Within the cafe's walls live 37 cats, each with their unique appearance and personality. Among them, Zhaocai (Fortune), a short-haired American tabby, stands out as the only one wearing a collar because of an early accident. In 2017, Zhaocai was taken away by a stranger outside the cafe, prompting Yu Xiaomao to exhaust all available resources, both online and offline, to ensur

CHINA-BEIJING-DAILY LIFE-CAT CAFE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-DAILY LIFE-CAT CAFE (CN)

(230621) -- BEIJING, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cat Huazhu looks out at Gudaomaone cat cafe in Xiaojuer Hutong of the Nanluoguxiang neighborhood in Beijing, capital of China, on June 7, 2023. In recent years, cat cafes have experienced a surge in popularity across major Chinese cities, attracting a growing number of cat lovers. One of these establishments, Gudaomaone (Frolics with Cats), is owned and operated by a woman nicknamed Yu Xiaomao (Kitten Yu) in Xiaojuer Hutong of Beijing's Nanluoguxiang neighborhood. Visitors to this cafe can indulge in coffee, sugary snacks, and, most importantly, the delightful and furry company of cats. Within the cafe's walls live 37 cats, each with their unique appearance and personality. Among them, Zhaocai (Fortune), a short-haired American tabby, stands out as the only one wearing a collar because of an early accident. In 2017, Zhaocai was taken away by a stranger outside the cafe, prompting Yu Xiaomao to exhaust all available resources, both online and offline, to ensur

CHINA-BEIJING-DAILY LIFE-CAT CAFE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-DAILY LIFE-CAT CAFE (CN)

(230621) -- BEIJING, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cat Xiaomei is pictured at Gudaomaone cat cafe in Xiaojuer Hutong of the Nanluoguxiang neighborhood in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2023. In recent years, cat cafes have experienced a surge in popularity across major Chinese cities, attracting a growing number of cat lovers. One of these establishments, Gudaomaone (Frolics with Cats), is owned and operated by a woman nicknamed Yu Xiaomao (Kitten Yu) in Xiaojuer Hutong of Beijing's Nanluoguxiang neighborhood. Visitors to this cafe can indulge in coffee, sugary snacks, and, most importantly, the delightful and furry company of cats. Within the cafe's walls live 37 cats, each with their unique appearance and personality. Among them, Zhaocai (Fortune), a short-haired American tabby, stands out as the only one wearing a collar because of an early accident. In 2017, Zhaocai was taken away by a stranger outside the cafe, prompting Yu Xiaomao to exhaust all available resources, both online and offline, to ensur

China's largest land port handles 15,000 China-Europe freight trains

STORY: China's largest land port handles 15,000 China-Europe freight trains DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe freight trains 2. various of China's land port of Manzhouli 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CUI TIANLIANG, Manzhouli Station Transfer Office STORYLINE: Manzhouli, China's largest land port, has seen over 15,000 China-Europe freight train trips since operations started in 2013 here, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. 　　 By Thursday, a total of 15,051 cross-border freight train trips have been handled at the port, in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, involving nearly 1.39 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo. The imported and exported goods mainly include daily necessities and industrial machinery. So far, 19 China-Europe freight train routes pass through the port, linking more than 10 European countries with 60 Chinese cities including Guangzhou and Suzhou. 　　 In order to ensur