China's night economy lights up streets of cities, showing consumption potential

STORY: China's night economy lights up streets of cities, showing consumption potential DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of night market across Chinavarious of people eating street foodSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE LUO, Food vendor in Xi'anSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG YING, Restaurant manager in ChangshaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIN XIAOSHUN, Food vendor in ShundeSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MA LILI, School of Economics and Management at Northwest University STORYLINE: With the COVID-19 epidemic being mitigated, and thanks to stimulus measures and favorable weather, many cities in China have seen a robust recovery of the nighttime economy. To grab the opportunities brought by the night economy, the central and local governments have introduced a variety of policies and measures to turbocharge its development, with a view to expanding domestic demand, promoting consumption and increasing employment. Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi, has enacted pol

Culinary competition held in Nanning, China to promote China-ASEAN exchanges

STORY: Culinary competition held in Nanning, China to promote China-ASEAN exchanges DATELINE: April 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of foodSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE GUOHUA, Judge of 2022 Guangxi Int'l Food Innovation and Exchange CompetitionSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU DONGPING, Organizer of 2022 Guangxi Int'l Food Innovation and Exchange Competitionvarious of Nanning STORYLINE: The 2022 Guangxi International Food Innovation and Exchange Competition was held in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday. Chefs from both home and abroad joined the competition and brought food of Southeast Asian flavor, Japanese flavor, Korean flavor, and European flavor to the event. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE GUOHUA, Judge of 2022 Guangxi Int'l Food Innovation and Exchange Competition "65 chefs participate in this year's competition, bringing 65 dishes, including Japanese cuisine, Thai cuisine, Vietnamese cuisine, Malaysian cuisine a