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Japanese emperor, empress in Hiroshima

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit an erosion-control dam in Asaminami Ward in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 20, 2025. A deadly mudslide disaster hit the area in August 2014. (Pool photo)

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China's Juncao technology helps PNG people improve livelihood: former official

STORY: China's Juncao technology helps PNG people improve livelihood: former official SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. various of Juncao 3. SOUNDBITE (English): PETI LAFANAMA, Former governor of Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands Province STORYLINE: The 19th International Conference on Juncao Industry Development was held in Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province on Sunday. Over 71 representatives from 19 countries and regions and more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass," can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as "the grass of happiness." SOUNDBITE (English): PETI LAFANAMA, Former governor of Papua

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CHINA-FUJIAN-JUNCAO-INDUSTRY-SEMINAR (CN)

(240616) -- FUZHOU, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Lin Zhanxi, the inventor of Juncao technology, speaks during a seminar on development of Juncao industry in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 16, 2024. Representatives from 19 countries and regions including Rwanda, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-JUNCAO-INDUSTRY-SEMINAR (CN)

(240616) -- FUZHOU, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Guests attend a seminar on development of Juncao industry in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 16, 2024. Representatives from 19 countries and regions including Rwanda, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-JUNCAO-INDUSTRY-SEMINAR (CN)

(240616) -- FUZHOU, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Guests attend a seminar on development of Juncao industry in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 16, 2024. Representatives from 19 countries and regions including Rwanda, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-JUNCAO-INDUSTRY-SEMINAR (CN)

(240616) -- FUZHOU, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Guests attend a seminar on development of Juncao industry in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 16, 2024. Representatives from 19 countries and regions including Rwanda, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-JUNCAO-INDUSTRY-SEMINAR (CN)

(240616) -- FUZHOU, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend a seminar on development of Juncao industry in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 16, 2024. Representatives from 19 countries and regions including Rwanda, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-JUNCAO-INDUSTRY-SEMINAR (CN)

(240616) -- FUZHOU, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend a seminar on development of Juncao industry in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 16, 2024. Representatives from 19 countries and regions including Rwanda, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-JUNCAO-INDUSTRY-SEMINAR (CN)

(240616) -- FUZHOU, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend a seminar on development of Juncao industry in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 16, 2024. Representatives from 19 countries and regions including Rwanda, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-JUNCAO-INDUSTRY-SEMINAR (CN)

(240616) -- FUZHOU, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Zhanxi, the inventor of Juncao technology, speaks during a seminar on development of Juncao industry in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 16, 2024. Representatives from 19 countries and regions including Rwanda, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as more than 200 Chinese experts, scholars, and business representatives attended the meeting. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240331) -- BEIJING, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Media (R) from Rwanda learns about Juncao from a Chinese student in the national engineering research center of Juncao technology at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 28, 2024. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-JUNCAO (CN)

(240330) -- FUZHOU, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ben Menda Ukii from Papua New Guinea studies in the national engineering research center of Juncao technology at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 28, 2024. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-JUNCAO (CN)

(240330) -- FUZHOU, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Media (R) from Rwanda learns about Juncao from a Chinese student in the national engineering research center of Juncao technology at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 28, 2024. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-JUNCAO (CN)

(240330) -- FUZHOU, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from Rwanda and Papua New Guinea talk with Chinese schoolmates who are majored in Juncao technology at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 28, 2024. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-JUNCAO (CN)

(240330) -- FUZHOU, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from Rwanda and Papua New Guinea check the growth of Juncao at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 28, 2024. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-JUNCAO (CN)

(240330) -- FUZHOU, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Aimable (L) from Rwanda talks with Luo Xiaofen, a staff member of the national engineering research center of Juncao technology, at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 28, 2024. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-JUNCAO (CN)

(240330) -- FUZHOU, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ben Menda Ukii (R) and Fuke Hako from Papua New Guinea read a book on Juncao technology at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 28, 2024. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-JUNCAO (CN)

(240330) -- FUZHOU, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Zhanxi (2nd R), the inventor of Juncao technology, introduces a plate made from Juncao to students at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 28, 2024. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass", can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. Having taken root in over 100 countries and regions around the globe, Juncao has been hailed by the locals as the "Chinese grass" or "grass of happiness." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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Chinese Juncao technology contributes to global poverty alleviation

STORY: Chinese Juncao technology contributes to global poverty alleviation DATELINE: June 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the symposium 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KORAROME FREDA, Eastern Highlands Provincial Administration, Papua New Guinea 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HILDA TARISAI MANDITSVARA, Agricultural extension specialist in Zimbabwe STORYLINE: Agriculture experts attending a symposium in China's Fuzhou have spoken highly of China's Juncao technology for helping people in developing countries shake off poverty. The three-day symposium on Juncao industry development, which concluded on Monday, aimed to boost international cooperation on Juncao technology. Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass," can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KORAROME FREDA, Eastern Highlands Pro

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China making headway in combating desertification

STORY: China making headway in combating desertification DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of desertified land 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAO LIBO, Zhongwei Shapotou National Nature Reserve, Ningxia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PATIGUL YASIN, Staff member, Desertification control station of Qiemo County STORYLINE: Friday marks the the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, which is observed by the United Nations on June 17 every year. As a country troubled by serious soil erosion, land desertification and soil salinization, China faces an arduous task in its afforestation work. Many places in the country have taken measures to tackle desertification. In the southern edge of China's Tengger Desert, straw checkerboards are used to combat desertification. It's a dune fixation technique in which straw is placed on the surface of the desert in the shape of a checkerboard. The "straw-checkerboard mode" has prevented the desert from en

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Chinese Juncao technology spells bright future for Tanzania's mushroom growers

STORY: Chinese Juncao technology spells bright future for Tanzania's mushroom growers DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:49 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of a mud house used to grow mushroomvarious of visitors in a mushroom farmvarious of Juncao grassSOUNDBITE 1 (English):BATHSHEBA MCHUZA, Founder and sales officer for Uyogaplus projectSOUNDBITE 2 (English):DR. ELLY LIGATE, National Juncao technological consultant at the Sokoine University of Agriculture STORYLINE: Participants in a workshop held in Tanzania's Dar es Salaam say Chinese Juncao technology spelled a bright future for mushroom growers and livestock keepers in the country. Juncao, meaning "mushroom" and "grass" in Chinese, can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier to control soil erosion and stop desertification. The Juncao technology has been developed by the National Engineering Research Center for Juncao Technology of the Fujian Ag