French chocolatiers pin hopes on sales during Easter amid soaring prices

STORY: French chocolatiers pin hopes on sales during Easter amid soaring prices SHOOTING TIME: March 30, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the making of chocolate eggs 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JULIEN, Chocolatier 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JULIEN, Chocolatier STORYLINE: French chocolatiers have pinned hopes on sales during Easter holiday amid soaring prices. In a chocolate factory near Saint-Etienne, Julien had been at work for several days for one of the most important selling seasons of the year. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JULIEN, Chocolatier "The molds are not dirty but they are already covered with a good layer of chocolate because we have been making molds non-stop for several days." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JULIEN, Chocolatier "We use nearly five tonnes of chocolate mainly for Easter and Christmas in a year. Those are the two big moments for us." The price of chocolate is soaring due to the decrease of cocoa output glob

(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION (CN)

(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION (CN)

(240125) -- HEFEI, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Yuanfan communicates with a member of his company in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2024. Yang Yuanfan, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), is the founder of Anhui Shengke Culture Technology Co., Ltd. Students from the USTC and graduates who studied abroad, sixteen in total, constitute the company. In 2022, Yang Yuanfan started his own business at the Shushan Area of Grand Union of Innovation, a platform that aims to incubate innovation enterprises and promote the commercialization of innovation achievements. His company mainly focuses on the visualization of scientific results and scientific research equipment, providing services for scientific research institutes and universities. Scientific visualization is to display scientific principles and technologies through pictures, videos, AR, VR, and other visualized methods. Recently, Grand Union of Innovation signed the second batch of glob

International Congress of Basic Science kicks off in Beijing

STORY: International Congress of Basic Science kicks off in Beijing DATELINE: July 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of International Congress of Basic Science 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHING-TUNG YAU, Chairman of the ICBS, World-renowned mathematician 3. various of International Congress of Basic Science STORYLINE: The International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS) was inaugurated in Beijing on Sunday under the theme of "Advancing Science for Humanity." The event will run from Sunday to July 28 and brings together over 800 leading scientists and renowned scholars from home and abroad to promote collaboration and knowledge exchange. The congress focuses on three branches of basic science: mathematics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer and information sciences, according to the congress organizer. The congress, featuring more than 500 lectures, satellite meetings, and engaging exchange events, aims to provide a robust platform for scholars glob

Chinese scientist wins prize in global sustainability competition

STORY: Chinese scientist wins prize in global sustainability competition DATELINE: April 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: MONTREUX, Switzerland CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN-CLAUDE BURGELMAN, director of the Frontiers Planet Prize STORYLINE: A Chinese scientist won the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 in a new global sustainability competition, which was announced here on Thursday during a live event. The Frontiers Planet Prize celebrates breakthroughs in sustainability science, rewarding solutions that show measurable potential to help humanity remain within the boundaries of the Earth's ecosystem. Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University has been awarded the prize for his research article "Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution," which was published in the major academic journal Science in 2021. During the award ceremony, Gu said that his research focused on glob

Israeli innovative startups struggle for growth amid inflation

STORY: Israeli innovative startups struggle for growth amid inflation DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:13 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israel 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JENNIFER SCHWARZ, Executive director of EcoMotion 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EITAN KYIET, CEO of Road2 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YARON GOLGHER, CEO and co-founder of I Know First STORYLINE: The year 2022 was harsh for innovative startups in Israel, as inflation hit its highest level in 20 years. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, the annual inflation in Israel reached 5.3 percent in 2022, the highest since 2002. Bank of Israel, the country's central bank, has raised the base interest rate for seven consecutive times since April 2022 to curb inflation. The rise in interest rates made financing more difficult for young startups. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JENNIFER SCHWARZ, Executive director of EcoMotion "When 2022 came around, with the war in Ukraine and the start of economic concerns glob

Soccer Globe exhibition booth opens in Berlin

Soccer Globe exhibition booth opens in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - A giant ball-shaped exhibition booth featuring FIFA 2006 World Cup finals is illuminated during a ceremony in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on June 1. The 15-meter-high ''Soccer Glob'' is part of the cultural program of World Cup and hosts an exhibition about soccer.

China adopts productive stance to promote integration in Asia-Pacific: Turkish scholar

STORY: China adopts productive stance to promote integration in Asia-Pacific: Turkish scholar DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 3. various of APEC forum in Thailand 4. various of economic activities in China STORYLINE: Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies met in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday to discuss ways to promote sustainable development and facilitate trade and investment. A Turkish scholar spoke positively of the APEC's role in trade facilitation and economic cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies "APEC itself is a representative of economic globalization. In that regard, there is a unification of the glob

Soccer Globe exhibition booth opens in Berlin

Soccer Globe exhibition booth opens in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - A giant ball-shaped exhibition booth featuring FIFA 2006 World Cup finals is illuminated during a ceremony in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on June 1. The 15-meter-high ''Soccer Glob'' is part of the cultural program of World Cup and hosts an exhibition about soccer. (Kyodo)