Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality

STORY: Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the planting areas of coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG JIALU, General manager, Yunnan Simao Beigui Coffee Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAWA, Manager at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village, Menglian County STORYLINE: Coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts, originating from various parts of the world, have been widely grown in China's Yunnan, earning widespread acclaim in the global market. Pu'er City, famous for Pu'er tea, a deep-brewed tea with a sweet aroma, is making a name for itself as China's coffee capital. In 2022, the city's coffee planting area reached 679,000 mu (about 45,267 hectares), and the output value of the coffee industry exceeded 5 billion yuan (about 696 million USD). It has become a leading city within China in terms of both coffee production an

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality

Xinhua Headlines: Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality

(231120) -- KUNMING, Nov. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Bi Jiafu trims a macadamia nut tree at his plantation in Xingtang Village of Yongde County, Lincang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 23, 2019. (Xinhua)

1-year prison term given to ex-Korean Air VP over "nut rage"

1-year prison term given to ex-Korean Air VP over "nut rage"

File photo shows former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun Ah appearing at South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2014. A Seoul court on Feb. 12, 2015, sentenced Cho, a 40-year-old daughter of the airline's chairman, to one year in prison for obstructing aviation safety on Dec. 5 by ordering a plane to return to the gate because she was angered over being served macadamia nuts in an unopened pack instead of a bowl. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo