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China: Mischievous Dog Snatches Hat and Shoe During Military Training in Xi’an

On September 15, 2025, in Xi’an, Shaanxi, a mischievous dog disrupted Chinese university students’ military training, first snatching a hat and then a shoe, much to the amusement of the trainees.

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CHINA-CARRIER AIRCRAFT-PILOT TRAINEES-FEMALE-SOLO FLIGHTS-COMPLETION (CN)

(240429) -- SHENYANG, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of the first group of female pilot trainees from the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy gives a sign to a staff member before taxiing in China, April 25, 2024. The first group of female pilot trainees from the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has completed their inaugural solo flights, indicating that they are now capable of independently piloting an aircraft and conducting flights. TO GO WITH "Chinese female carrier aircraft pilot trainees complete solo flights" (Photo by Chen Chao/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CARRIER AIRCRAFT-PILOT TRAINEES-FEMALE-SOLO FLIGHTS-COMPLETION (CN)

(240429) -- SHENYANG, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A flight instructor from Naval Aviation University guides a member of the first group of female pilot trainees from the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in China, March 6, 2024. The first group of female pilot trainees from the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has completed their inaugural solo flights, indicating that they are now capable of independently piloting an aircraft and conducting flights. TO GO WITH "Chinese female carrier aircraft pilot trainees complete solo flights" (Photo by Chen Chao/Xinhua)

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

italian priest, father Mario After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

italian priest, father Mario After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant Mar Yousef located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant Mar Yousef located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant Mar Yousef located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Association Habibi Valtiberina - Amman

After a first period in Palestine, specifically in Bethlehem, where the Association still today supports children with physical and mental disabilities, from 2016 Habibi Valtiberina (HAVA) also works in Jordan and located in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Amman. This association supports a programme offering culinary, catering and sewing training to Iraqi Christians who have fled ISIS persecution in northern Iraq. The trainees practise their skills in a restaurant located in the church complex. Amman, Jodan, December 21, 2023. Photo by Nicolas Messyasz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ETHIOPIA-DJIBOUTI-RAILWAY-TRAINING PROGRAM-GRADUATION (CN)

(231108) -- TIANJIN, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees of a senior management training program for the Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company pose for a group photo at Tianjin Railway Technical and Vocational College in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 7, 2023. A graduation ceremony of senior management training program for the Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company was held at Tianjin Railway Technical and Vocational College on Tuesday. In total 35 senior executives attended the ceremony after finishing their two-month training here in Tianjin. The 752-km Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway, also known as the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, is the first electrified trans-boundary railway in Africa, a flagship project under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. The project officially started commercial operations in January of 2018. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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China-U.S. co-founded robotic surgery training center inaugurated

STORY: China-U.S. co-founded robotic surgery training center inaugurated DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training center 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AHAREH M. NEJAD, Director of Robotic Surgery, UC Davis STORYLINE: The International Robotic Surgery Training Center, jointly established by Chinese and U.S. institutions, was inaugurated in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, on Tuesday. The center was jointly established by the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou and UC Berkeley. It will provide training on robotic surgeries to trainees from China, the United States and other Asia-Pacific countries. The center, covering an area of 1,200 square meters in the Nansha Division of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, is equipped with two sets of the state-of-the-art fourth-generation da Vinci Xi surgical robotic system, other devices needed in surgeries, as well

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China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia

STORY: China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the railway program 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): DEJEN GEZU, Ethiopian driver for electrified trains 3. various of the railway program 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): DEJEN GEZU, Ethiopian driver for electrified trains 5. various of the railway program 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ABDI ZENEBE, Chief executive officer of the EDR 7. various of the railway program STORYLINE: Dejen Gezu, one of the first licensed drivers for electrified trains in Ethiopia, is tasked with dual responsibilities of safely chauffeuring the Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway and training aspiring young people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): DEJEN GEZU, Ethiopian driver for electrified trains "I was just a train driver trainee, and I was trained by the Chinese. Now, I am giving the training for other trainees. We can now teach ourselves by our own e

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club train in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Bangs (1st R) talks to trainees during a dragon boat training in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club train in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club train in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Bangs (4th L) trains with trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Bangs (1st L) trains with trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club train in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club train in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Bangs (L) explains skills to his trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-DRAGON BOAT-AMATEUR

(230623) -- LONDON, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees of Amathus Dragon Boat Club train in Liverpool, Britain, on June 20, 2023. David Bangs, founder of the Amathus Dragon Boat Club, first became involved with the sport as a paddler in 1988 when he went to China's Fujian Province to compete in an international dragon boat race. "This trip really opened my eyes to the wonders of dragon boat racing and I have been totally committed ever since, wanting to make our boats go even faster than the Chinese," Bangs said. When Bangs returned from his "inspirational trip to China," he founded the Amathus Dragon Boat Club. "Dragon boating is all about working together for your friends and putting your heart and soul into a race. ... You win or lose together. You share that camaraderie together. That's what dragon boat racing to me is all about," Bangs said. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail

STORY: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail DATELINE: June 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. drone footage of Madiun 2. drone footage of Indonesian Railway Polytechnic 3. various of students in class 4. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): FARIDA MAKHMUDAH, PPI's head of Finance, General Affairs and Cooperation 5. various of EMU test run STORYLINE: Madiun, a small Indonesian city in East Java Province is home to the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic (PPI). Here, the first training courses are underway for the operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR). 173 Indonesians attend the classes taught online by experts in China. The courses started this February, with 3 to 6 months of theoretical training targeting drivers, mechanicians, dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. Trainees will leave Madiun with qualifications before being arranged for practical training on the Jakarta-Bandung HSR. S

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees in the EMU (electric multiple unit) driver class leave a teaching building at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese employee Liu Shuyuan (C) interprets for trainees during the first training courses for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, March 20, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees in the EMU (electric multiple unit) driver class attend a training at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230608) -- JAKARTA, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees take Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU machinist training class at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Currently, the joint commissioning and testing of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) is underway in Indonesia. Personnel training related to the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is also ongoing. The first training class for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway started in February with over 170 Indonesian students enrolled. The duration of theoretical training will vary from one to six months, depending on the specific professions, after which students will receive practical training on the railway. The training courses are provided by the Chinese operation and maintenance management team, as well as Chinese railroad-related colleges and universities. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230608) -- JAKARTA, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees take Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway on-call emergency response training class at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Currently, the joint commissioning and testing of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) is underway in Indonesia. Personnel training related to the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is also ongoing. The first training class for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway started in February with over 170 Indonesian students enrolled. The duration of theoretical training will vary from one to six months, depending on the specific professions, after which students will receive practical training on the railway. The training courses are provided by the Chinese operation and maintenance management team, as well as Chinese railroad-related colleges and universities. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230608) -- JAKARTA, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees take Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway operational control center training class at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Currently, the joint commissioning and testing of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) is underway in Indonesia. Personnel training related to the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is also ongoing. The first training class for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway started in February with over 170 Indonesian students enrolled. The duration of theoretical training will vary from one to six months, depending on the specific professions, after which students will receive practical training on the railway. The training courses are provided by the Chinese operation and maintenance management team, as well as Chinese railroad-related colleges and universities. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230608) -- JAKARTA, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees take Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway on-call emergency response training class at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Currently, the joint commissioning and testing of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) is underway in Indonesia. Personnel training related to the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is also ongoing. The first training class for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway started in February with over 170 Indonesian students enrolled. The duration of theoretical training will vary from one to six months, depending on the specific professions, after which students will receive practical training on the railway. The training courses are provided by the Chinese operation and maintenance management team, as well as Chinese railroad-related colleges and universities. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230608) -- JAKARTA, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees take Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway on-call emergency response training class at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Currently, the joint commissioning and testing of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) is underway in Indonesia. Personnel training related to the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is also ongoing. The first training class for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway started in February with over 170 Indonesian students enrolled. The duration of theoretical training will vary from one to six months, depending on the specific professions, after which students will receive practical training on the railway. The training courses are provided by the Chinese operation and maintenance management team, as well as Chinese railroad-related colleges and universities. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230608) -- JAKARTA, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU driver trainees walk inside the campus of the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Currently, the joint commissioning and testing of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) is underway in Indonesia. Personnel training related to the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is also ongoing. The first training class for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway started in February with over 170 Indonesian students enrolled. The duration of theoretical training will vary from one to six months, depending on the specific professions, after which students will receive practical training on the railway. The training courses are provided by the Chinese operation and maintenance management team, as well as Chinese railroad-related colleges and universities. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Pioneer female voice actor Kato dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Pioneer female voice actor Michiko Kato (in photo taken in 1998) died of pancreatic cancer at a Tokyo hospital Jan. 31, her family said. She was 84. A native of Tokyo, Kato became one of the first trainees of a Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) voice actor training center in 1941 and served as a presenter for a team of female singers in NHK's first annual year-end singing contest pitting men against women in 1951.

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Vocational training program fosters skilled workforce in Africa

STORY: Vocational training program fosters skilled workforce in Africa DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Djibouti Luban Workshop 2. various of trainees taking lessons 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): AISHA ABDOULKADER ABDALLAH, Student at Djibouti Luban workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ABDI DJAMA EGUEH, Principal of Djibouti Industrial and Commercial High School 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ELIJAH MUCHIMA, Acting Minister of Education STORYLINE: The Djibouti Luban Workshop, a vocational training program jointly implemented by China and Djibouti, is helping build a local talent pool for the railway industry in the African country. Aisha Abdoulkader Abdallah is among the first batch of enrolled students at the Djibouti Luban Workshop. She is working on an internship program at a station on the Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): AISHA ABDOULKADER ABDALLAH, Student at Djibouti Luban workshop "I am a student of Djibouti Lu

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UGANDA-CHINA-MACHINE OPERATORS-TRAINING

(220923) -- KIRUHURA, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese engineer introduces excavators to Ugandan trainees in Lyantonde District of Uganda, Sept. 15, 2022. Chinese firm AIPEC at the request of the Ugandan government has trained 30 young people in construction machine operation and driving, in the first of a series of skilling programs held in the western Ugandan district of Kiruhura. TO GO WITH "Chinese firm trains machine operators in western Uganda in skilling program" (Photo by Guo Xintong/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-CHINA-MACHINE OPERATORS-TRAINING

(220923) -- KIRUHURA, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan trainees studies theoretical knowledge of construction machines in Lyantonde District, Western Region, Uganda, Sept. 16, 2022. Chinese firm AIPEC at the request of the Ugandan government has trained 30 young people in construction machine operation and driving, in the first of a series of skilling programs held in the western Ugandan district of Kiruhura. TO GO WITH "Chinese firm trains machine operators in western Uganda in skilling program" (Photo by Guo Xintong/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-CHINA-MACHINE OPERATORS-TRAINING

(220923) -- KIRUHURA, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese engineer introduces an excavator to Ugandan trainees in Kiruhura District of Uganda, Sept. 17, 2022. Chinese firm AIPEC at the request of the Ugandan government has trained 30 young people in construction machine operation and driving, in the first of a series of skilling programs held in the western Ugandan district of Kiruhura. TO GO WITH "Chinese firm trains machine operators in western Uganda in skilling program" (Photo by Guo Xintong/Xinhua)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-AFRICAN YOUTH-ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING

(220916) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, Sept. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trainees and guests of the training camp take a group photo after the opening ceremony of a training camp in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Sept. 15, 2022. The first training camp of the Center of Innovation and Maritime Excellence, supported by Chinese companies, was opened Thursday in Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti, with the theme featuring "Digital innovation and cross-border e-commerce." (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY-PAINTING (CN)

(220808) -- JINAN, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oil painter Wang Gang (1st L) teaches a student on a public welfare program in Weihai, east China's Shandong province, Aug. 7, 2022. Wang Gang, who became disabled after a car accident, was one of the first batch of students attending the oil painting program. Now he is an instructor of the program. The public welfare program helping people with disability learn oil painting skills was implemented in Weihai in 2015. The organizers of the program also help sell the paintings via exhibitions, auctions and on-line sales. So far, the program has benefitted more than 600 trainees. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY-PAINTING (CN)

(220808) -- JINAN, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oil painter Wang Gang (1st R) shares his ideas with students on a public welfare program in Weihai, east China's Shandong province, Aug. 7, 2022. Wang Gang, who became disabled after a car accident, was one of the first batch of students attending the oil painting program. Now he is an instructor of the program. The public welfare program helping people with disability learn oil painting skills was implemented in Weihai in 2015. The organizers of the program also help sell the paintings via exhibitions, auctions and on-line sales. So far, the program has benefitted more than 600 trainees. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY-PAINTING (CN)

(220808) -- JINAN, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oil painter Wang Gang (3rd L) poses for a group photo with his students on a public welfare program in Weihai, east China's Shandong province, Aug. 7, 2022. Wang Gang, who became disabled after a car accident, was one of the first batch of students attending the oil painting program. Now he is an instructor of the program. The public welfare program helping people with disability learn oil painting skills was implemented in Weihai in 2015. The organizers of the program also help sell the paintings via exhibitions, auctions and on-line sales. So far, the program has benefitted more than 600 trainees. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)