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Leather products exhibition opens in west Afghanistan

STORY: Leather products exhibition opens in west Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the leather products exhibition in Herat 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): TORYALI GHAWSEE, Provincial deputy of Chamber of Industries and Mines 3. various of the leather products exhibition in Herat STORYLINE: A five-day leather products exhibition kicked off in western Afghanistan's Herat province on Wednesday. Local businesspersons and enterprises have put on display their leather products such as shoes, sandals and valises in 54 booths in the fair in Herat city. The event aims to develop and promote leather products, Toryali Ghawsee, provincial deputy of Chamber of Industries and Mines, told Xinhua. Due to decades of wars, leather embroidery industry was wrecked in Herat. SOUNDBITE (Dari): TORYALI GHAWSEE, Provincial deputy of Chamber of Industries and Mines, Herat "But we are trying to build up the industry aga

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Making bags in quake-hit town to help recovery

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Akio Sato, who launched a factory to make leather bags in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, shows off its products on April 22, 2013, at the factory. With the launch, he hopes to create a new industry in the coastal fishing and farming town, hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and help speed its recovery.

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Baghdad's traditional leather industry enters new phase

STORY: Baghdad's traditional leather industry enters new phase DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the al-Sarajeen market in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KARIM ABU SAMER, Shopkeeper in al-Sarajeen market 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU YOUSIF AL-SARAJ, Shopkeeper in al-Sarajeen market STORYLINE: The leather industry, which is one of the popular heritage professions in Baghdad has entered a new stage with the presence of modern technologies that enriched the ancient profession and increased production. Located in the Shawaka neighborhood in downtown Baghdad on the western side of the Tigris River, the al-Sarajeen (Saddles) market is one of the most popular markets in Baghdad and is known for producing and selling various types of leather items. The name of the al-Sarajeen means Saddles because in the past centuries the market was known for making saddles and harnesses for horses. Nowadays, the market is producing leather sheaths for knive

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ZIMBABWE-BULAWAYO-LEATHER INDUSTRY

(220509) -- BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE), May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mduduzi Jele (L) follows instructions from his mentor Cecil Rusere at a tannery in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on May 3, 2022. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Generational inheritance keeps leather making tradition alive in Zimbabwe

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ZIMBABWE-BULAWAYO-LEATHER INDUSTRY

(220509) -- BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE), May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers process cow hides at a tannery in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on May 3, 2022. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Generational inheritance keeps leather making tradition alive in Zimbabwe

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ZIMBABWE-BULAWAYO-LEATHER INDUSTRY

(220509) -- BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE), May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Themba Jele makes a leather jacket at a company in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on May 3, 2022. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Generational inheritance keeps leather making tradition alive in Zimbabwe

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ZIMBABWE-BULAWAYO-LEATHER INDUSTRY

(220509) -- BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE), May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bongani Sibanda (2nd L) and his colleagues load cow hides onto a trailer at a tannery in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on May 3, 2022. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Generational inheritance keeps leather making tradition alive in Zimbabwe

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"Made in Sudan" exhibition held to promote local industry, products

STORY: "Made in Sudan" exhibition held to promote local industry, products DATELINE: April 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Made in Sudan" exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SITT AL-AHAL ABDUL-AZIZ, Head of marketing department of exhibitions and conferences administration of Sudanese Ministry of Industry 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AL-MAHI AL-NUMAN, Executive Director of Al-Musobin Leather Products Company 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): Umm Al-Kiram Hassan, a businesswoman and producer of traditional women's perfume 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): Mohamed Abdul-Ghader, Visitor of the exhibition STORYLINE: The annual "Made in Sudan" exhibition closed in Khartoum on Friday with the participation of 72 Sudanese factories and companies. Organized by the Sudanese Ministry of Industry in partnership with the Sudanese Free Zones and Markets Company and GIAD Industrial Group, the exhibition this year featured a variety of products, most notably women's jewellery, home f

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ZIMBABWE-BULAWAYO-INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR

(220429) -- BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE), April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sikhangezomuhle Somali, co-founder and administrator of Millennium Footwear, a local company that specializes in exotic leather footwear, shows her company's products at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on April 29, 2022. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday urged local industry and businesses to adopt new business models and innovative strategies to raise productivity and boost competitiveness. Mnangagwa made the remarks while officially opening the 62nd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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Tunisia holds Artisanal Creation exhibition to promote traditional handicraft industry

STORY: Tunisia holds Artisanal Creation exhibition to promote traditional handicraft industry DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The Artisanal Creation exhibition is being held at the Kram Exhibition Center in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. Organized by the Tunisian Tourism Ministry, the event is attended by more than 800 exhibitors from all over the country with their handicrafts including leather products, bronzes, jewelry, food, spices, cosmetics and household items. The traditional handicraft industry is an important industry in Tunisia with an output value accounting for 4 percent of the country's GDP. It also plays an important role in job creation, absorbing 350,000 employees in the industry. Due to COVID-19, the tourism and handicraft industries have been greatly affected. The Tunisian Tourism Ministry plans to improve the professional skills of the handicraft practitioners as well as the product quality,

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Lil Nas X

Rapper Lil Nas X wearing a suit by Gucci arrives at the 10th Annual LACMA Art + Film Gala 2021 held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 6, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/NurPhoto) (Credit:Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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Repairing shoes

Carried on page 43 of the May 30, 1872 edition of The Far East. Entitled Traveling shoe repair man in Japan . The explanation says that the men in the photo are outcasts, that they engage in the leather industry and as criminal executioners, and that there is no reason to discriminate against them apart from their professions.==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:THE FAR EAST, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number17‐46‐0]

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