Chinese brands lauded at electric vehicle conference in Kenya

STORY: Chinese brands lauded at electric vehicle conference in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HEZBON MOSE, Chair of the Electric Mobility Association of Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JIT BHATTACHARYA, CEO of BasiGo 4. STANDUP 2 (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID MUNENE, Businessperson in Nairobi STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter "The electric vehicle conference has drawn the attention of many people here in Nairobi, the Kenya capital. According to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), there is an increased number of registered e-vehicles from 2022 to 2023 and according to the e-mobility association, currently, there are about 4,000 e-vehicles in this country, including motorbikes, cars, and even motorcycles. Evidently here at the exhibition, the Chinese brands seem

Experience China-built metro line in Vietnam

STORY: Experience China-built metro line in Vietnam SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:30 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): LIN HAO, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Vietnamese): Resident in Hanoi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Vietnamese): Resident in Hanoi 4. STANDUP 2 (English): LIN HAO, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): LIN HAO, Xinhua correspondent "Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Like many cities across Southeast Asia, Hanoi is crowded with millions of cars and motorcycles. But since two years ago, a newly-opened metro line has provided another way of travel for the public in Hanoi. Let's check it out today. This is the first metro line of Hanoi, linking the city center all the way to the suburbs. It takes only around 23 minutes to complete the trip whereas in rush hour, it would take up to an hour or more to take a car. Even motorbikes, the preferred way of Vietnamese, will like to take more than half an hour and have prob

Zambia youth shift to motorbike courier business to make ends meet

STORY: Zambia youth shift to motorbike courier business to make ends meet DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the riders 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinyanja): STEVEN HANG'ANDU, Vice-Chairman of the Downtown Bikers 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinyanja): GIFT NYIRONGO, Rider 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinyanja): GIFT NYIRONGO, Rider 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): VINCENT SIACHIYASA, Rider 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinyanja): ACRAS MAPULANGA, Rider 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): DIANA MWANGALA, Rider STORYLINE: As formal jobs continue to elude many young people in Zambia, some young people have decided to find alternative ways of earning incomes through the informal sector. Some have since joined the highly growing business of providing courier services using motorbikes, which is slowly gaining popularity in Lusaka, the country's capital. A visit to Downtown Mall, one of the popular shopping malls in the city, found a group of young people at the back of the mall with their motorbikes waiting

Scenes of Asian Games co-host city Palembang

Scenes of Asian Games co-host city Palembang

PALEMBANG, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Photo shows a busy street with many motorbikes in Palembang, Indonesia, which is co-hosting the Asian Games 2018 with Jakarta on Aug. 17, 2018, a day before the opening of the event.

PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-FLOODS

PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-FLOODS

(220825) -- HYDERABAD, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People ride motorbikes through flood water after heavy rains in southern Pakistan's Hyderabad on Aug. 23, 2022. As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods continued to play havoc in Pakistan since mid-June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. (Str/Xinhua)

Scenes of Asian Games co-host city Palembang

Scenes of Asian Games co-host city Palembang

Photo shows a busy street with many motorbikes in Palembang, Indonesia, which is co-hosting the Asian Games 2018 with Jakarta on Aug. 17, 2018, a day before the opening of the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo