Giant panda Tian Bao celebrates 8th birthday at Belgian zoo

STORY: Giant panda Tian Bao celebrates 8th birthday at Belgian zoo SHOOTING DATE: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pandas at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda breeder, Pairi Daiza Zoo STORYLINE: Giant panda Tian Bao celebrated his eighth birthday at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium on Sunday. Tian Bao, born in 2016, and twins Bao Di and Bao Mei, born in 2019, will leave the Belgian zoo for China in the autumn of 2024. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Tourist "It's my baby. I don't know why. I come so often to Pairi Daiza. I see Tian Bao all the time as he grows up. Now (I feel a) little pain because he is going to China." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda breeder, Pairi Daiza Zoo "How time flies! Tian Bao is turning eight years old today. I will miss them very much after they return to China. I wish they can meet new friends, get used to the new environme

Over 15,000 tourists visit Afghan Herat province in 9 months

STORY: Over 15,000 tourists visit Afghan Herat province in 9 months DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of street view in Kabulvarious of tourist attractions in Kabul STORYLINE: More than 15,000 local and foreign tourists have visited historical monuments and cultural heritages in the western Herat province over the past nine months, head of the province tourism department Wahidullah Sultani said Monday. In addition to Afghans from across the war-torn country, many foreign tourists from India, Pakistan, Iran and Spain have paid visits to Herat and toured the historical sites, the official added. The number of tourists visiting Herat has been on a constant rise, Sultani said, adding that the administration would do its best to attract more tourists to the country. As the number of tourists visiting Afghanistan has decreased, the Taliban-run administration since its takeover in mid-August 2021 has promised to facilitate a conducive environme