From illiteracy to acclaimed author: inspiring life of 87-year-old Chinese grandma

STORY: From illiteracy to acclaimed author: inspiring life of 87-year-old Chinese grandma SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiang Shumei writing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG SHUMEI, Author 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG AILING, Daughter of Jiang Shumei 4. various of Jiang Shumei drawing 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIANG SHUMEI, Author STORYLINE: 87-year-old Jiang Shumei was illiterate for much of her life. She only started learning to write Chinese characters at 60. After more than a dozen years of hard work, Jiang published her first book at 76. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG SHUMEI, Writer "I started learning to read and write at 60, and once I learned to write, I began writing my own stories, stories of my life experiences. By now, I have published six books." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG AILING, Daughter of Jiang Shumei "In 1996, my father passed away, and at that time, my mother was deeply saddene

Teacher battles adult illiteracy with online video courses

STORY: Teacher battles adult illiteracy with online video courses DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jin Xia lecturing in online video courses 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIN XIA, Teacher 3. various of Jin Xia lecturing in online video courses 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIN XIA, Teacher STORYLINE: Each day, Jin Xia gives online reading lessons to her students. Over the past year, the 41-year-old from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has been using video-sharing and livestreaming app Kuaishou to teach illiterate people to read, following a program of 600 lessons she designed herself. Armed with a computer, a cellphone and some textbooks, she now has about 100,000 online followers and teaches basic Chinese and mathematics to an online class of over 1,000 students. Each student pays just 100 yuan (about 14.5 U.S. dollars) for the courses. Jin is a resident of one of the largest settlement areas for relocated peop

Egyptian expert hails CPC's success in leading China to achieve socio-economic progress

STORY: Egyptian expert hails CPC's success in leading China to achieve socio-economic progress DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMAD AL-SAEED, Chairman of Wisdom House for Cultural Industries 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMAD AL-SAEED, Chairman of Wisdom House for Cultural Industries 3. various of China's cities STORYLINE: An Egyptian book publisher and expert on Chinese culture says the Communist Party of China (CPC) has led China to achieve fast and remarkable socio-economic progress. Ahmad al-Saeed, chairman of the Cairo-based Chinese-Egyptian institution Wisdom House for Cultural Industries, notes China's success in poverty alleviation is a miracle. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMAD AL-SAEED, Chairman of Wisdom House for Cultural Industries, Cairo "The CPC has lifted the Chinese people from the state of illiteracy to education, and moved China from an agricultural country to a civilized, industrial country. The CPC also has provide

Tunisian PM stresses human resources as important asset

STORY: Tunisian PM stresses human resources as important asset DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tunisian PM Najla Bouden visiting a school in Tunis STORYLINE: Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden inspected a newly-built school in Tunis on Thursday, when the country's primary and secondary schools opened. Bouden visited various facilities of the school and communicated with students. After the inspection, she said that human resources are an important asset of Tunisia. Tunisian families always attach great importance to education. The government will continue to increase investment in education to ensure that schools at all levels have a safe and good teaching environment, she added. Relevant institutions in Tunisia have stated that, due to the impact of COVID-19, the education quality and teaching conditions in the country have declined compared with previous years. The illiteracy rate has also increased recently. Xinhua News

CPC builds full-fledged democracy in China: Bulgarian association chief

STORY: CPC builds full-fledged democracy in China: Bulgarian association chief DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zahari Zahariev 2. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian): ZAHARI ZAHARIEV, Chairman, Bulgaria National Association for Belt and Road STORYLINE: Zahari Zahariev, Chairman of Bulgaria National Association for the Belt and Road and former member of Bulgarian Parliament, said that the Communist Party of China (CPC) is a party for the people, which focuses on interests, expectations, views and creative impulse of Chinese society. He added that the main challenge facing the world, especially in the so-called Western democracies, is largely being overcome successfully in China. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian): ZAHARI ZAHARIEV, Chairman, Bulgaria National Association for Belt and Road "The first is that the Communist Party of China, through its policies, has managed to pull the Chinese people out of poverty, deprivation, misery, illiteracy. And the second thing i

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

(220420) -- AL-RADHMAH (YEMEN), April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Yemeni student reads a book at the destroyed Shuhada-Alwahdah school in Al-Radhmah district, Ibb province, western Yemen, on April 11, 2022. Thousands of schools have been destroyed and abandoned in Yemen as a result of the civil war, according to teacher's unions, which warn that illiteracy among the younger generation is on the rise and the country's future is being gradually destroyed. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Students at Yemen's "rubble school" struggle to keep learning

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

(220420) -- AL-RADHMAH (YEMEN), April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni students are seen at the destroyed Shuhada-Alwahdah school in Al-Radhmah district, Ibb province, western Yemen, on April 11, 2022. Thousands of schools have been destroyed and abandoned in Yemen as a result of the civil war, according to teacher's unions, which warn that illiteracy among the younger generation is on the rise and the country's future is being gradually destroyed. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Students at Yemen's "rubble school" struggle to keep learning

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

(220420) -- AL-RADHMAH (YEMEN), April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Yemeni student reads a book at the destroyed Shuhada-Alwahdah school in Al-Radhmah district, Ibb province, western Yemen, on April 11, 2022. Thousands of schools have been destroyed and abandoned in Yemen as a result of the civil war, according to teacher's unions, which warn that illiteracy among the younger generation is on the rise and the country's future is being gradually destroyed. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Students at Yemen's "rubble school" struggle to keep learning

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

(220420) -- AL-RADHMAH (YEMEN), April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni students are seen at the destroyed Shuhada-Alwahdah school in Al-Radhmah district, Ibb province, western Yemen, on April 11, 2022. Thousands of schools have been destroyed and abandoned in Yemen as a result of the civil war, according to teacher's unions, which warn that illiteracy among the younger generation is on the rise and the country's future is being gradually destroyed. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Students at Yemen's "rubble school" struggle to keep learning

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

(220420) -- AL-RADHMAH (YEMEN), April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Yemeni student is seen at the destroyed Shuhada-Alwahdah school in Al-Radhmah district, Ibb province, western Yemen, on April 12, 2022. Thousands of schools have been destroyed and abandoned in Yemen as a result of the civil war, according to teacher's unions, which warn that illiteracy among the younger generation is on the rise and the country's future is being gradually destroyed. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Students at Yemen's "rubble school" struggle to keep learning

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

YEMEN-AL-RADHMAH-"RUBBLE SCHOOL"

(220420) -- AL-RADHMAH (YEMEN), April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni students are seen at the destroyed Shuhada-Alwahdah school in Al-Radhmah district, Ibb province, western Yemen, on April 11, 2022. Thousands of schools have been destroyed and abandoned in Yemen as a result of the civil war, according to teacher's unions, which warn that illiteracy among the younger generation is on the rise and the country's future is being gradually destroyed. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Students at Yemen's "rubble school" struggle to keep learning