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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-TAIWAN-YOUTH-ENTREPRENEURSHIP-PLATFORM (CN)

(240616) -- XIAMEN, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yu Hui-fang (L), head of T-makers, talks with a team member at T-makers in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 14, 2024. Based in Xiamen of southeast China's Fujian Province, T-makers is a platform dedicated to providing services of innovation and entrepreneurship for young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Since its establishment in August 2016, T-makers has attracted more than 170 companies and applied for subsidies amounting to over ten million yuan for more than 100 youth businesses from Taiwan. At the same time, it provides convenience and preferential treatment in business registration, financial and tax services for young entrepreneurs and resident companies. Yu Hui-fang, head of T-makers, said that her team aims to provide more meticulous and professional services for young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, so that the platform serves young people in realizing their entrepreneurial dreams. "An increa

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-JINHUA-WUZHOU JUYAN TEA-INDUSTRY (CN)

(240407) -- JINHUA, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces Wuzhou Juyan tea via live streaming at the Wuzhou Juyan tea base in Lutian Village of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 7, 2024. Originated from Lutian Village in Jinhua City of east China's Zhejiang with a time-honored reputation, the Wuzhou (ancient name of Jinhua) Juyan tea has recently entered its harvest season. The making technique of the Juyan tea, together with that of Longjing tea (West Lake Dragon Well tea), Changxing Zisun tea (a tea variety originated from Changxing County) and some other reputed tea varieties in Zhejiang, was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2022. In recent years, with joint efforts from local authorities, leading tea companies and Juyan tea making technique inheritors, Juyan tea has quickened its pace of development and moved towards standardized production and industrialization. The development of Juyan tea industry has promoted local eco-tourism and helped increa

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OPEC secretary general eyes broad cooperation with China in energy transition

STORY: OPEC secretary general eyes broad cooperation with China in energy transition DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): HAITHAM AL GHAIS, OPEC Secretary General 2. various of ports in China 3. various of the ongoing 8th OPEC Int'l Seminar 4. various of clean energy sectors of China STORYLINE: The secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said that he is very optimistic about China's economic recovery, and he sees broader cooperation with China in energy transition, technology and other areas. SOUNDBITE (English): HAITHAM AL GHAIS, OPEC Secretary General "China is a stable, reliable outlet for oil production, oil consumption actually, with increasing imports year-on-year. Most of our member countries in OPEC have excellent relationships with China, including my own country Kuwait. For oil demand growth, our forecasts are showing global oil demand growth this year, compared to last year, increa

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China Shipbuilding Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Workers work at a shipbuilding company in Guanyun county, Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 22, 2023. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, the local shipbuilding industry continues to recover, some shipbuilding enterprises have achieved three consecutive years of order growth, new shipbuilding orders and maintenance orders increa.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Workers work at a shipbuilding company in Guanyun county, Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 22, 2023. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, the local shipbuilding industry continues to recover, some shipbuilding enterprises have achieved three consecutive years of order growth, new shipbuilding orders and maintenance orders increa.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Workers work at a shipbuilding company in Guanyun county, Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 22, 2023. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, the local shipbuilding industry continues to recover, some shipbuilding enterprises have achieved three consecutive years of order growth, new shipbuilding orders and maintenance orders increa.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Workers work at a shipbuilding company in Guanyun county, Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 22, 2023. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, the local shipbuilding industry continues to recover, some shipbuilding enterprises have achieved three consecutive years of order growth, new shipbuilding orders and maintenance orders increa.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Workers work at a shipbuilding company in Guanyun county, Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 22, 2023. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, the local shipbuilding industry continues to recover, some shipbuilding enterprises have achieved three consecutive years of order growth, new shipbuilding orders and maintenance orders increa.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Workers work at a shipbuilding company in Guanyun county, Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 22, 2023. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, the local shipbuilding industry continues to recover, some shipbuilding enterprises have achieved three consecutive years of order growth, new shipbuilding orders and maintenance orders increa.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Workers work at a shipbuilding company in Guanyun county, Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 22, 2023. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, the local shipbuilding industry continues to recover, some shipbuilding enterprises have achieved three consecutive years of order growth, new shipbuilding orders and maintenance orders increa.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Workers work at a shipbuilding company in Guanyun county, Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 22, 2023. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, the local shipbuilding industry continues to recover, some shipbuilding enterprises have achieved three consecutive years of order growth, new shipbuilding orders and maintenance orders increa.

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Palestinian farmer makes profit in growing saffron in West Bank

STORY: Palestinian farmer makes profit in growing saffron in West Bank DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jaber Bani Taha at his farm 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): JABER BANI TAHA, Nablus-based Palestinian farmer STORYLINE: Jaber Bani Taha, a Palestinian farmer living in Nablus, has earned himself good money by planting saffron in the West Bank. "I came up with the idea to grow saffron in 2012 when I watched a number of documentary films that showed its benefits for people's health," the 46-year-old farmer told Xinhua. As the first person to grow the plant on the West Bank, Taha came across many challenges. He had little money and couldn't afford to buy the bulbs from overseas. A project funded by the non-government Agricultural Relief helped him to import 17,000 bulbs from the Netherlands. Taha said he kept cultivating the bulbs for three years to harvest more saffron that would be enough to sell them. "Every year the number of bulbs increa

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BRICS looking for enhanced policy coordination: South African ambassador

STORY: BRICS looking for enhanced policy coordination: South African ambassador DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SIYABONGA CYPRIAN CWELE, South African Ambassador to China STORYLINE: While attending the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum held on Wednesday, South African Ambassador to China Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele said BRICS is looking for "enhanced policy coordination in terms of supporting global economic recovery." SOUNDBITE (English): SIYABONGA CYPRIAN CWELE, South African ambassador to China "The important thing is policy coordination as BRICS partners really, what we're looking here is enhanced policy coordination in terms of supporting global economic recovery other than being for the protectionism or unilateralism, and open up this globalization and to raise the protection of the global supply and industrial supply chains. For instance, we take South African trade with China, it increa

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Gen Z's love of Guochao bodes well for Chinese economy

STORY: Gen Z's love of Guochao bodes well for Chinese economy DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the products 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG ZHE, Consumer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU SINAN, BLoomage Biotech STORYLINE: Guochao, a consumer trend translated as "China-chic", has swept through the nation's younger generations recently. Many believe that the younger generations' confidence in Chinese culture and their national identity is reflected in the popularity of cultural products. Zhang Zhe, born in 1999, has bought many Chinese-brand cosmetic products or those featuring Chinese designs. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG ZHE, Consumer "I prefer to buy the domestic products for their fashionable design. Besides, they are as good as the overseas brands in quality. Now I like the Chinese makeup brands more." According to Chinese internet giant Baidu last year, the amount of consumer attention received by Guochao has increa