Xinjiang girls' soccer dreams

STORY: Xinjiang girls' soccer dreams DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of girl soccer players 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MUNIRE ADILI, Fifth-grader at Gujiangbage township Central Primary School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MUNIRE ADILI, Fifth-grader at Gujiangbage township Central Primary School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BUMAIREMU ALI, Ninth-grader at Bageqi Town School 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): BUMAIREMU ALI, Ninth-grader at Bageqi Town School 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): MUNIRE ADILI, Fifth-grader at Gujiangbage township Central Primary School 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): MUNIRE ADILI, Fifth-grader at Gujiangbage township Central Primary School 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): BUMAIREMU ALI, Ninth-grader at Bageqi Town School 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): MUNIRE ADILI, Fifth-grader at Gujiangbage township Central Primary School 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): BUMAIREMU ALI, Ninth-grader at Bageqi Town School STORYLINE: Girl football players in Hotan City, Xinji

Bangladeshi girl "little China" dreams to study medical science in China

STORY: Bangladeshi girl "little China" dreams to study medical science in China DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Alifa Chin's family 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): JANNATUL FERDOUS, Mother of Alifa Chin 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ANWAR HOSSAIN, Father of Alifa Chin 4. various of Alifa Chin's family 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): ALIFA CHIN, Bangladeshi girl STORYLINE: Bangladeshi fifth-grader Alifa is destined to have a special link with China after the girl was born on China's naval hospital ship Peace Ark in 2010. The 12-year-old, whose full name is Alifa Chin ("China" in Bengali) often called herself "little China." Alifa's mother Jannatul Ferdous has been working as an office assistant in Bangladesh Navy. In 2010, when the hospital ship Peace Ark of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) came to Bangladesh to provide free medical services to local people, she was eight-month pregnant. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): JANNATUL FERDOUS, Mother of

Grade school boy poses before award-winning drawing

Grade school boy poses before award-winning drawing

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shinnosuke Takagi, a fifth grader at an elementary school in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, pose in front of his drawing (upper R) at the Fukuoka city office building on Oct. 5, 2014. He won a prize at an exhibition of drawings by Japanese, Chinese and South Korean preschool and elementary school pupils to promote understanding among the three countries.

Japanese, N. Korean children to work for peace through drawings

Japanese, N. Korean children to work for peace through drawings

OSAKA, Japan - An Inoue (R), a fifth grader from Tokyo's Chuo Ward, draws a picture, together with a 10-year-old local girl at Rungra elementary school in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2013.

Letters from Kobe

Letters from Kobe

ONAGAWA, Japan - Photo taken March 22, 2011, shows an encouragement letter from a fifth-grader at Yamada Elementary School in Kobe, western Japan, to students at Onagawa Daini Elementary School in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. A wide area of northeastern and eastern Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, while Kobe was also devastated by a catastrophic earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995.

Colorful activities enrich children's lives at Chinese schools

STORY: Colorful activities enrich children's lives at Chinese schools DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial views of the primary school 2. STANDUP 1 (English): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of pupils in a farming experiencing activity 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Student 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FENG YUHAO, Sixth-grader 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG YUYUAN, Sixth-grader 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG YUCHEN, Sixth-grader 8. various of the sewing class 9. STANDUP 2 (English): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): JIANG RUOYIN, Fifth-grader 11. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): LIU MUFAN, Fourth-grader 12. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): CHEN JIAN, Teacher of the sewing class 13. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): LI JIMENG, School principal STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent "After China launched a 'double reduction' policy to ease students' burden, positive changes have taken place. Chil

Xinjiang, My home: Elementary school student chases dancing dream

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Elementary school student chases dancing dream DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mukheddes Mutarifu's daily life STORYLINE: Hello, everyone. I'm a fifth grader from Akto County, Xinjiang. My name is Mukheddes Mutarifu. I love dancing best. So I joined our school's dance club. Hello, everyone. This is my brother. His name is Tulpulag. He is two years older than me. My mom and dad always come home late. So my brother and I would come home early to do our homework together. My parents are both professional dancers. Sometimes they would teach me to dance. I'm dreaming of becoming a dancer or an idol. I think it would be amazing. Every time when I watch dancers perform on the stage, I wish I was one of them. But I believe that one day, through my unremitting efforts, I could stand on an even bigger and fancier stage. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

Xinjiang, My home: Brothers making nest for cute birdie

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Brothers making nest for cute birdie DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: Ehsan Arslan and Imran Arslan are brothers in Artux city, China's Xinjiang. They live a happy life with their parents. Check out their story with a lovely birdie. #GLOBALink "Good shot!" SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): EHSAN ARSLAN "I feel really happy today. Bro, tomorrow let's play football again." 　 SOUNDBITE 2 (Uygur): IMRAN ARSLAN "OK." SOUNDBITE 3 (Uygur): EHSAN ARSLAN 　　 I'm Ehsan, 11 years old. I'm going to be a fifth-grader. My brother is 16 years old, to be a ninth-grader. My father runs a barbecue restaurant. He is good at cooking mutton kebabs." 　　 SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Father of Ehsan Arslan and Imran Arslan "Here comes the barbecue." "Enjoy it." 　 SOUNDBITE 5 (Uygur): EHSAN ARSLAN 　 My mother runs a small shop. She loves us so much and takes good care of us. We also love our parents so much. SOUNDBITE 6 (Uygur): EHSAN ARSLAN and his mother "Yiks

Pupils long for stable Afghanistan with education for girls

STORY: Pupils long for stable Afghanistan with education for girls DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of pupils at school in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HAFSA, Student 3. various of pupils at school in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ZAHRA, Student 5. various of pupils at school in Kabul 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): AMIR BEGAM, Teacher 7. various of pupils studying at school and on the way home in Kabul STORYLINE: "My big wish is to see the end of the war and a stable Afghanistan where all including girls could go to school and get the education to build a better future for the country," 12-year-old girl student Hafsa said. She is a fifth-grader at the Khawaja Rawash Lycee school on the outskirts of Kabul. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HAFSA, Student "My big wish is to see the end of the war and a stable Afghanistan where all including girls could go to school and get the education to build a better future for the country. I love my school, as well as my books

FEATURE: Japanese photographer brings "cinema stars" to Africa

FEATURE: Japanese photographer brings "cinema stars" to Africa

Musician Gen Nagahara demonstrates the djembe for fifth- and sixth-graders gathered at Toyotama Minami Elementary School in Tokyo's Nerima Ward on Jan. 13, 2018. Fifth-grader Dabide Denishi, 11, was selected to play the percussion instrument in front of the class. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Letters from Kobe

Letters from Kobe

ONAGAWA, Japan - Photo taken March 22, 2011, shows an encouragement letter from a fifth-grader at Yamada Elementary School in Kobe, western Japan, to students at Onagawa Daini Elementary School in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. A wide area of northeastern and eastern Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, while Kobe was also devastated by a catastrophic earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995. (Kyodo)

(4)Learning English

(4)Learning English

TOKYO, Japan - A fifth grader replies to a British teacher in English at Negata Elementary School in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture. The photo was taken Aug. 1, 2001. (Kyodo)