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Manufacturing Intelligent Equipment - China

Manufacturing Intelligent Equipment - China

This photo taken on June 29, 2025 shows a robotic arm grinding a unit at Greatoo Intelligent in Jieyang, south China's Guangdong Province. Guangdong Province has been bolstering its pivot cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan to engage in manufacturing intelligent equipment, an effort to build an industrial cluster for manufacturing high-end equipment. In 2024, the province's operating revenue from the high-end equipment manufacturing reached 390.565 billion yuan (54.5 billion U.S. dollars) with the total profit standing at 18.873 billion yuan (2.63 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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UK: Major Fire Erupts at Kilwinning Battery Recycling Plant 3

A major fire erupted at Fenix Battery Recycling in Kilwinning, Scotland, on Wednesday, April 9, almost a year after a similar fire at the same location. Authorities advised residents in the surrounding area to stay indoors and keep their windows closed.

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UK: Major Fire Erupts at Kilwinning Battery Recycling Plant 2

A major fire erupted at Fenix Battery Recycling in Kilwinning, Scotland, on Wednesday, April 9, almost a year after a similar fire at the same location. Authorities advised residents in the surrounding area to stay indoors and keep their windows closed.

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26th China Qingdao International Industrial Automation Technology and Equipment Exhibition

26th China Qingdao International Industrial Automation Technology and Equipment Exhibition

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 18, 2024 - Participants look at an AI dynamic visual grasping unit display at the 26th China Qingdao International Industrial Automation Technology and Equipment Exhibition in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 18, 2024.

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Exploring advanced technology in NE China's giant manufacturer

STORY: Exploring advanced technology in NE China's giant manufacturer SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the workshop and the equipment in making 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG CHEN, Director of the rotor workshop, Shengu Group 3. various of the workshop, the equipment in making and the exterior of the company STORYLINE: Based in northeast China's Shenyang, Shengu Group is an equipment manufacturer of large centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, pumps, and industrial steam turbines. In the rotor workshop of Shengu, a new axial compressor rotor is being finely machined. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG CHEN, Director of the rotor workshop, Shengu Group "The equipment behind me is our most critical 10-meter horizontal lathe (heavy lathe). Currently, it's dedicated to machining a new axial flow compressor rotor of 110,000 air separation unit. This rotor showcases the most advanced 6+1 structure in the

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China's bathroom fittings enterprise makes headway in seeking high-quality development

STORY: China's bathroom fittings enterprise makes headway in seeking high-quality development SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jomoo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group STORYLINE: Chinese enterprises have made headway in fostering high-quality development through sci-tech innovation. Jomoo, a bathroom fittings enterprise in east China's Fujian, is one of them. It has been dedicated to upgrading toilet manufacturing by engaging robots in its smart factory. With the help of the 5G network and AI technology, the smart "lights-out" factory has greatly improved its efficiency and reduced energy use. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group "Since 2010, Jomoo has started to seek industrial transformation

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Molecular Organism Research

Molecular Organism Research

GUIYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19, 2024 - A technician of Guizhou Zhongke Molecular Biology Co., Ltd. sets the parameters of a membrane filter unit at Nanming Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Feb. 19, 2024.

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Molecular Organism Research

Molecular Organism Research

GUIYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19, 2024 - A technician of Guizhou Zhongke Molecular Biology Co., Ltd. sets the parameters of a membrane filter unit at Nanming Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Feb. 19, 2024.

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Molecular Organism Research

Molecular Organism Research

GUIYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19, 2024 - A technician of Guizhou Zhongke Molecular Biology Co., Ltd. sets the parameters of a membrane filter unit at Nanming Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Feb. 19, 2024.

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Molecular Organism Research

Molecular Organism Research

GUIYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19, 2024 - A technician of Guizhou Zhongke Molecular Biology Co., Ltd. sets the parameters of a centrifugal filter unit at Nanming Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Feb. 19, 2024.

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Molecular Organism Research

Molecular Organism Research

GUIYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19, 2024 - A technician of Guizhou Zhongke Molecular Biology Co., Ltd. cleans the equipment of a recrystallization unit at Nanming Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Feb. 19, 2024.

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India's industrial production grows 3.8 pct in Dec. 2023

STORY: India's industrial production grows 3.8 pct in Dec. 2023 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Indian gate 2. various of manufacturing unit STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 3.8 percent in December last year, government data showed Monday. "For the month of December 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 151.5," the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said in a statement. It said the IIP for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors in December stand at 139.4, 150.6 and 181.6 respectively. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 151.7 for primary goods, 103.3 for capital goods, 159.3 for intermediate goods and 177.9 for infrastructure/construction goods, it said. The indices for consumer durables and consumer non-durables stand at 114.0 and 178.0 respectively for D

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India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September

STORY: India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of electronic product manufacture unit 3. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) fell to 5.8 percent in September from 10.34 percent in August, the government data showed on Friday. "For the month of September 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 141.6. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of September 2023 stand at 111.5, 140.6 and 205.9 respectively," read the data issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 138.8 for primary goods, 111.6 for capital goods, 153.8 for intermediate goods and 168.7 for infrastructure/construction goods

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Padalarang, Indonesia. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the development sectors inclu

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos with a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at the platform of Tegalluar Station on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and dr

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos in a carriage of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the development sector

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger shows a commemorative ticket in a carriage of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the deve

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take selfies in a carriage of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the development sectors i

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers chat in a carriage of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the development sectors including

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the development sectors i

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Padalarang, Indonesia. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the development sectors inclu

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Industrial Transformation And Upgrading in China

Industrial Transformation And Upgrading in China

LELING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers at a pilot workshop of a health food R&D company distill alcohol through a distillation unit in Leling, Shandong province, China, September 9, 2023.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

(230714) -- TIANJIN, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the industrial internet operation center of the New Tianjin Steel Group in Tianjin, north China, July 12, 2023. To achieve carbon reduction and improve energy efficiency, Tianjin has pushed forward the comprehensive transformation of its iron and steel industry chain in recent years. Iron and steel producers are encouraged to reform their energy mix, upgrade technology and develop hydrogen-fuelled transportation. The iron and steel enterprises still in operation in Tianjin have all completed the ultra-low emission transformation. As a result, the energy consumption per unit of the increased value of industrial enterprises above designated size is in steady decline. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

(230714) -- TIANJIN, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A hydrogen-fuelled heavy truck leaves a hydrogen refueling station of the Rockcheck Group in Tianjin, north China, July 13, 2023. To achieve carbon reduction and improve energy efficiency, Tianjin has pushed forward the comprehensive transformation of its iron and steel industry chain in recent years. Iron and steel producers are encouraged to reform their energy mix, upgrade technology and develop hydrogen-fuelled transportation. The iron and steel enterprises still in operation in Tianjin have all completed the ultra-low emission transformation. As a result, the energy consumption per unit of the increased value of industrial enterprises above designated size is in steady decline. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

(230714) -- TIANJIN, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 12, 2023 shows a sintering flue gas desulfurization and denitrification project of the New Tianjin Steel Group in Tianjin, north China. To achieve carbon reduction and improve energy efficiency, Tianjin has pushed forward the comprehensive transformation of its iron and steel industry chain in recent years. Iron and steel producers are encouraged to reform their energy mix, upgrade technology and develop hydrogen-fuelled transportation. The iron and steel enterprises still in operation in Tianjin have all completed the ultra-low emission transformation. As a result, the energy consumption per unit of the increased value of industrial enterprises above designated size is in steady decline. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

(230714) -- TIANJIN, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows a solar power plant of the Rockcheck Group in Tianjin, north China. To achieve carbon reduction and improve energy efficiency, Tianjin has pushed forward the comprehensive transformation of its iron and steel industry chain in recent years. Iron and steel producers are encouraged to reform their energy mix, upgrade technology and develop hydrogen-fuelled transportation. The iron and steel enterprises still in operation in Tianjin have all completed the ultra-low emission transformation. As a result, the energy consumption per unit of the increased value of industrial enterprises above designated size is in steady decline. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISES-GREEN TRANSITION (CN)

(230714) -- TIANJIN, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 12, 2023 shows solar panels on the roof of a workshop of the New Tianjin Steel Group in Tianjin, north China. To achieve carbon reduction and improve energy efficiency, Tianjin has pushed forward the comprehensive transformation of its iron and steel industry chain in recent years. Iron and steel producers are encouraged to reform their energy mix, upgrade technology and develop hydrogen-fuelled transportation. The iron and steel enterprises still in operation in Tianjin have all completed the ultra-low emission transformation. As a result, the energy consumption per unit of the increased value of industrial enterprises above designated size is in steady decline. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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China Sichuan Muli Fire

China Sichuan Muli Fire

MULI, CHINA - MAY 31, 2023 - An emergency militia unit organized by local villagers delivers water to a pristine forest 3,700 meters above sea level in Muli County, Liangshan, Sichuan province, China, May 31, 2023. At 11:00 a.m. on June 2, 2023, the forest fire in Jimaodian Village, Sanjueyya Township, Muli County, which happened on May 27, entered the stage of clearing emitters after Chengdu Brigade of Sichuan Provincial Forest Fire Brigade cleared a cliff smoke point in the middle section of the north line of the fire site with a large industrial UAV. Since the early morning of June 1, the local government has organized villagers and emergency militia to drive 25 small water tankers overnight to transport water from fire channels to the 3,700-meter-high mountain top to set up temporary water storage tanks, in an effort to ensure that fire rescue workers carry out water extinguishing operations.

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China Sichuan Muli Fire

China Sichuan Muli Fire

MULI, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A militia emergency response unit organized by local villagers carries water by truck to a pristine forest at an altitude of 3,700 meters in Muli County, Liangshan, Sichuan, China, June 1, 2023. At 11:00 a.m. on June 2, 2023, the forest fire in Jimaodian Village, Sanjueyya Township, Muli County, which happened on May 27, entered the stage of clearing emitters after Chengdu Brigade of Sichuan Provincial Forest Fire Brigade cleared a cliff smoke point in the middle section of the north line of the fire site with a large industrial UAV. Since the early morning of June 1, the local government has organized villagers and emergency militia to drive 25 small water tankers overnight to transport water from fire channels to the 3,700-meter-high mountain top to set up temporary water storage tanks, in an effort to ensure that fire rescue workers carry out water extinguishing operations.

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Matsushita shuts 2 China plants due to SARS

Matsushita shuts 2 China plants due to SARS

BEIJING, China - A female employee leaves Beijing Matsushita Color CRT Co. (BMCC), a local unit of Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., on May 20. Matsushita has been shut the plant down, aalong with Beijing Matsushita Lighting Co. (BMLC), since May 17 after five local workers at the plants were confirmed infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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INDONESIA-NICKEL INDUSTRY-CHINA INVESTED-INDUSTRIAL PARKS

INDONESIA-NICKEL INDUSTRY-CHINA INVESTED-INDUSTRIAL PARKS

(221116) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a control room of ferronickel business unit in Weda Bay Industrial Park, North Maluku, Indonesia, Sept. 25, 2022. TO GO WITH "World Insights: China-invested industrial parks bring boom to Indonesia's nickel industry". (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Uyenotecnica's handling equipment for robots

Uyenotecnica's handling equipment for robots

Ueno Technica has developed a handling device for industrial robotsthat can pick up and grasp workpieces with a single unit. It is expected to be used for picking parts in bulk, and the two functions can be used separately according to the weight and size of the workpiece. The company is looking for needs mainly in the automotive industry and aims to put it to practical use as soon as possible. Normally, the pad sticks out at the tip and the fingers are folded. When the finger is used, it is extended and moved toward the tip, and the pad is moved by the linear motion mechanism and stored at the top. The company is a group company of Hirotec Corporation (Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City), which is engaged in the design and manufacture of automotive parts, and will exhibit at the International Robot Exhibition to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from April 18. Photo: December 3, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Matsushita unit to launch theft-resistant electric bicycle

Matsushita unit to launch theft-resistant electric bicycle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an electric bicycle equipped with a Secom Co. global positioning system (GPS) designed to foil theft, which National Bicycle Industrial Co. will launch in August. The bicycle maker has developed a battery for its ViVi brand electric bicycles that can simultaneously supply electricity to the bicycle and recharge the COCO-SECOM portable GPS unit. The new bicycle will come in three models priced from 74,800 yen to 124,800 yen. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita shuts 2 China plants due to SARS

Matsushita shuts 2 China plants due to SARS

BEIJING, China - A female employee leaves Beijing Matsushita Color CRT Co. (BMCC), a local unit of Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., on May 20. Matsushita has been shut the plant down, aalong with Beijing Matsushita Lighting Co. (BMLC), since May 17 after five local workers at the plants were confirmed infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). (Kyodo)

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Tencent

Tencent

Tencent participates in the Shanghai Yangtze River Delta International Cultural Industry Expo (ICEI) on November 19, 2020. On April 22, 2021, after Tencent announced the initial investment of 50 billion yuan to set up the sustainable social value business unit, Pony Ma, chairman of the board of directors and CEO, said in an interview with the media that the sustainable social value innovation strategy should become the base of Tencent's development together with the consumer Internet and industrial Internet strategies.

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World Class Petrochemical Industry Base

World Class Petrochemical Industry Base

A primary distillation tower for the atmospheric pressure reducing unit of the Shenghong Petrochemical Integration Project is prepared for lifting operation at lianyungang Petrochemical Industrial Base, Lianyungang city, Jiangsu Province, China, December 16, 2020.

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World Class Petrochemical Industry Base

World Class Petrochemical Industry Base

A heavy lifting operation takes place in the normal pressure relief unit area of the Shenghong Refinery Integration Project at lianyungang Petrochemical Industrial Base, Lianyungang city, Jiangsu Province, China, December 16, 2020.

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World Class Petrochemical Industry Base

World Class Petrochemical Industry Base

A deethane tower of the atmospheric pressure relief unit of the Shenghong Petrochemical Integration Project arrives at the site at Lianyungang Petrochemical Industrial Base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, Dec. 16, 2020.

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World Class Petrochemical Industry Base

World Class Petrochemical Industry Base

A deethane tower of the atmospheric pressure relief unit of the Shenghong Petrochemical Integration Project arrives at the site at Lianyungang Petrochemical Industrial Base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, Dec. 16, 2020.

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