CHINA-CHONGQING-ESPORTS (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-ESPORTS (CN)

(240514) -- CHONGQING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2024 shows the site of the 2024 King Pro League (KPL) Spring Season held in Bishan District, Southwest China's Chongqing. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chongqing harnesses esports talent to boost digital economy" (Photo by Zeng Qinglong/Xinhua)

Launch of cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway seen as historic event

STORY: Launch of cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway seen as historic event DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): KHAMPHEUY PHILAPHA, Director General of Lao News Agency (KPL) 3. various of passengers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): VANXAY TAVINYAN, Official of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): THONGLOR DUANGSAVANH, Editor-in-Chief of the local daily Vientiane Times STORYLINE: The cross-border passenger service on the China-Laos Railway to be launched on Thursday has been regarded as a historic event, which will be a significant achievement of the China-Laos cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The China-Laos Railway is a docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): KHAMPHEUY PHILAPHA, Director

Yamaha aims to develop world's 1st gas-electric hybrid bike

Yamaha aims to develop world's 1st gas-electric hybrid bike

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a prototype of the Hybrid Commuter, which Yamaha Motor Co. hopes will be the world's first gas-electric hybrid bike. The Hybrid Commuter, with a bicycle-like frame, achieves a mileage of 250 kilometers per liter (kpl), much higher than that of motorcycles, Yamaha says.

Yamaha aims to develop world's 1st gas-electric hybrid bike

Yamaha aims to develop world's 1st gas-electric hybrid bike

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a prototype of the Hybrid Commuter, which Yamaha Motor Co. hopes will be the world's first gas-electric hybrid bike. The Hybrid Commuter, with a bicycle-like frame, achieves a mileage of 250 kilometers per liter (kpl), much higher than that of motorcycles, Yamaha says. (Kyodo)