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NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY-DEMONSTRATION CENTER

(230923) -- ABUJA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Abuja, Nigeria. The China-aided Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center is located in the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja. Construction of the project started in March 2021 and completed in Sept. 2022. China handed over the project to Nigeria on Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY-DEMONSTRATION CENTER

(230923) -- ABUJA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a rice milling processing room at the Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Abuja, Nigeria. The China-aided Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center is located in the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja. Construction of the project started in March 2021 and completed in Sept. 2022. China handed over the project to Nigeria on Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY-DEMONSTRATION CENTER

(230923) -- ABUJA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local employees plant rice seedlings at the Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 19, 2023. The China-aided Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center is located in the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja. Construction of the project started in March 2021 and completed in Sept. 2022. China handed over the project to Nigeria on Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY-DEMONSTRATION CENTER

(230923) -- ABUJA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local employees grow vegetable at the Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 19, 2023. The China-aided Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center is located in the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja. Construction of the project started in March 2021 and completed in Sept. 2022. China handed over the project to Nigeria on Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY-DEMONSTRATION CENTER

(230923) -- ABUJA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local employees display rice seedlings at the Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 19, 2023. The China-aided Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center is located in the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja. Construction of the project started in March 2021 and completed in Sept. 2022. China handed over the project to Nigeria on Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY-DEMONSTRATION CENTER

(230923) -- ABUJA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the entrance to the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja, Nigeria. The China-aided Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center is located in the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja. Construction of the project started in March 2021 and completed in Sept. 2022. China handed over the project to Nigeria on Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY-DEMONSTRATION CENTER

(230923) -- ABUJA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local employees raise rice seedlings at the Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 19, 2023. The China-aided Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center is located in the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja. Construction of the project started in March 2021 and completed in Sept. 2022. China handed over the project to Nigeria on Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINA-AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY-DEMONSTRATION CENTER

(230923) -- ABUJA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the rice variety GAWAL R1 developed by Green Agriculture West Africa Ltd. at the Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Abuja, Nigeria. The China-aided Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center is located in the CGCOC Agriculture Abuja High-tech Industrial Park in Abuja. Construction of the project started in March 2021 and completed in Sept. 2022. China handed over the project to Nigeria on Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two children eat sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Laborers process sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People peel sugarcane in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor arranges bundles of sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man drinks sugarcane juice at a roadside stall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 18, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor prepares sugarcane juice at a roadside stall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 18, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People peel sugarcane in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A laborer carries on shoulder a bundle of sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor arranges bundles of sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Unscrupulous cyber spying sheds light on U.S. hegemonic paranoia

(230919) -- BEIJING, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on March 18, 2015 shows Edward Snowden on the display of a camera during a live remote interview at CeBIT 2015, the world's top trade fair for information and communication technology, in Hanover, Germany. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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U.S. homebuilder sentiment turns negative for first time in five months

STORY: U.S. homebuilder sentiment turns negative for first time in five months DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction sites 2. various of local residential areas STORYLINE: U.S. homebuilder confidence dropped below the key break-even measure of 50 for the first time in five months amid high mortgage rates, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released Monday. Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes in September fell five points to 45, as persistently high mortgage rates above 7 percent continue to erode builder confidence, the association said in a statement. The decrease follows a 6-point drop in August. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has been over 7 percent since June, due to the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes since March last year. The target range for the federal funds rate is at 5.25 percent to 5

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - South Korean athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - North Korean athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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Coastal breakwater rebuilding in progress in north Japan

SENDAI, Japan - The severed coastal breakwater (L) in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 19, 2011, eight days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region. Rebuilding of the breakwater in the same area (R) is in progress on Sept. 3, 2014.

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2011 disaster: sporting goods store then and now

SENDAI, Japan - Shoes and clothes from "Ken Sports," a sporting goods store in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are distributed to survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami free of charge, as shown in the photo (top) taken on March 19, 2011. Storekeeper Kensuke Sasaki and his wife Reiko stand in the store as shown in the photo (bottom) taken on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Harvest moon over "miracle pine"

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 19, 2013, shows a harvest moon above the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, hit by the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake. The tree, which initially withstood the tsunami and later died, was reassembled for a monument after being dissected for anti-decay treatment.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show a coastal area in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 19, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R) with a breakwater under construction.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the downtown area of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 19, 2011 (top), soon after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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6 Japanese swimmers complete 110-km relay to Taiwan

SU-AO, Taiwan - A team of six Japanese swim in waters near the Taiwanese town of Su-ao on Sept. 19, 2011. They completed a 110-kilometer relay from Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, to the town to express gratitude to the Taiwanese people for sending donations to Japanese people afflicted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Antinuclear power protest in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People attend an antinuclear power protest rally held at Meiji Park in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2011. The rally was the largest in the country since the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant triggered by the March earthquake and tsunami.

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6 Japanese swimmers complete 110-km relay to Taiwan

SU-AO, Taiwan - A team of six Japanese swimmers (in blue swimming caps), including Kazuya Suzuki (1st man wearing swimming cap) is welcomed by local people at a beach in the Taiwanese town of Su-ao on Sept. 19, 2011, after completing a 110-kilometer relay from Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture. The relay was conducted to express gratitude to the Taiwanese people for sending donations to Japanese people afflicted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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6 Japanese swimmers complete 110-km relay to Taiwan

SU-AO, Taiwan - A team of six Japanese swimmers (in blue swimming caps) including Kazuya Suzuki (3rd from R, front row) arrive at a beach in the Taiwanese town of Su-ao on Sept. 19, 2011, after completing a 110-kilometer relay from Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, to express gratitude to the Taiwanese people for sending donations to Japanese people afflicted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Nintendo to launch tiny Game Boy micro this fall

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. said Aug. 18 it will launch tiny game gadget ''Game Boy micro'' (shown in handout photo) in Japan and overseas this fall targeting customers in their 20s to 40s. The company expects global sales of 4 million units by next March after starting the sales on Sept. 13 in Japan, on Sept. 19 in the United States and on Nov. 4 in European countries.

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Nagoya Castle 'shachihoko' statues come down to earth

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows one of a pair of golden ''shachihoko'' statues from the top of Nagoya Castle that were brought to the ground for the first time in 21 years March 3 for a Nagoya Castle exhibition to coincide with the Aichi Expo, which runs from March 25 to Sept. 25. The statues will be displayed at a Nagoya Castle exhibition to be held inside the castle for three months starting March 19.

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Demonstrators seek Indonesian military's pullout from E. Timor

TOKYO, Japan - Demonstrators of citizens groups and nongovernmental organizations march along the streets near Tokyo's JR Shibuya Station on Sept. 19, demanding an early withdrawal of the Indonesian military from East Timor.

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Demonstrators oppose introduction of MOX fuel

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Demonstrators march Sept. 19 in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, protesting against the upcoming arrival of two cargo ships carrying mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel. Under the ''pluthermal'' plan, pellets of MOX fuel will be burned inside light-water reactors to generate heat for producing electricity. The two ships will make their first of two stops in Japan on Wednesday at the pier of the No. 1 Fukushima nuclear power plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co.

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(220924) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students learn at the Djibouti Luban Workshop at Djibouti Industrial and Commercial School in Djibouti City, capital of Djibouti, on Sept. 19, 2022. Africa's first Luban Workshop was launched in Djibouti in March 2019 with an aim to provide quality vocational training to local people, the country's youth in particular. In 2022, the first batch of 24 students will graduate from the Luban Workshop. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(220924) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student uses a touch screen at the Djibouti Luban Workshop at Djibouti Industrial and Commercial School in Djibouti City, capital of Djibouti, on Sept. 19, 2022. Africa's first Luban Workshop was launched in Djibouti in March 2019 with an aim to provide quality vocational training to local people, the country's youth in particular. In 2022, the first batch of 24 students will graduate from the Luban Workshop. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(220924) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2022 shows the Djibouti Luban Workshop at Djibouti Industrial and Commercial School in Djibouti City, capital of Djibouti. Africa's first Luban Workshop was launched in Djibouti in March 2019 with an aim to provide quality vocational training to local people, the country's youth in particular. In 2022, the first batch of 24 students will graduate from the Luban Workshop. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(220924) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students learn at the Djibouti Luban Workshop at Djibouti Industrial and Commercial School in Djibouti City, capital of Djibouti, on Sept. 19, 2022. Africa's first Luban Workshop was launched in Djibouti in March 2019 with an aim to provide quality vocational training to local people, the country's youth in particular. In 2022, the first batch of 24 students will graduate from the Luban Workshop. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(220924) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student shows a train driving simulator at the Djibouti Luban Workshop at Djibouti Industrial and Commercial School in Djibouti City, capital of Djibouti, on Sept. 19, 2022. Africa's first Luban Workshop was launched in Djibouti in March 2019 with an aim to provide quality vocational training to local people, the country's youth in particular. In 2022, the first batch of 24 students will graduate from the Luban Workshop. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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Tohoku cycling event returns to public roads

Local residents wave fishing flags in support of the first Tour de Tohoku cycling event on public roads since 2019 held in Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2022. The road race, aimed at supporting recovery from the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region, was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ==Kyodo

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Tohoku cycling event returns to public roads

Local residents wave fishing flags in support of the first Tour de Tohoku cycling event on public roads since 2019 held in Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2022. The road race, aimed at supporting recovery from the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region, was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Israel approves 6-country annual conference

STORY: Israel approves 6-country annual conference DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: (courtesy of GPO) 1. various of the Israeli cabinet meeting 2. officials' meeting 3. participants at the Negev Forum STORYLINE: Israel's cabinet approved Sunday the establishment of an annual gathering of senior officials from the United States and five Middle Eastern countries, namely Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt. The decision "institutionalizes" the work of the Negev Forum, a six-party meeting held in Sde Boker in southern Israel's Negev Desert in March 2022, said a statement issued by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office. The Negev Forum will act on the basis of six working multilateral groups in the fields of food security and water, energy, tourism, health, education and tolerance, and regional security, the office said. Among the four Arab countries in the forum, the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco normalized ties with

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Construction of Luban Workshop accelerating in SCO countries

STORY: Construction of Luban Workshop accelerating in SCO countries DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:13 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. a Luban Workshop in Tajikistan 2. Shahriyor Sadullozoda, Vice Rector of Tajik Technical University, speaks in interview 3. a Luban Workshop in Uzbekistan 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU ZONGBAO, President, Tianjin Maritime College 5. Luban workshops 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YING, Deputy director, International Exchange Department of Tianjin Modern Vocational and Technical College STORYLINE: The construction of Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talents overseas, has been accelerating in some Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries. The vocational workshop is named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master. It aims to promote vocational education exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries and regions. So far, 20 such workshops have been built in 19 countries. On March 24, a

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China launches new remote sensing satellite group

STORY: China launches new remote sensing satellite group DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching 2. various of the control center STORYLINE: China launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket on Tuesday to place a remote sensing satellite group in space. The fifth batch of the Yaogan-35 family, the satellites were lifted at 12:19 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and entered the preset orbit. They will be mainly used to conduct scientific experiments, land resource surveys, agricultural product yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. This mission is the 436th flight of the Long March carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-NEW REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE GROUP-LAUNCH (CN)

(220906) -- XICHANG, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite group blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 6, 2022. The fifth batch of the Yaogan-35 family, the satellites were lifted at 12:19 p.m. Beijing Time (0419 GMT) and entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zhang Mengyu/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-NEW REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE GROUP-LAUNCH (CN)

(220906) -- XICHANG, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite group blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 6, 2022. The fifth batch of the Yaogan-35 family, the satellites were lifted at 12:19 p.m. Beijing Time (0419 GMT) and entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zhang Mengyu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-EXPRESS SERVICE-RURAL AREA (CN)

(220319) -- YUNCHENG, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of ZTO Express load a truck with produce in Linyi County of Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 27, 2020. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Express service spots offer Chinese rural people cyber lifestyle" (Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-CANAKKALE BRIDGE-INAUGURATION

(220319) -- INSTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 11, 2021 shows the construction site of the 1915 Canakkale Bridge in Canakkale, Turkey. Turkey's 1915 Canakkale Bridge, the longest midspan suspension bridge that spans the Dardanelles Strait and connects Europe and Asia at the western end of the Marmara Sea, was inaugurated on Friday in Turkey's northwestern province of Canakkale. China's Sichuan Road and Bridge Construction Group also took part in the bridge's construction after winning the steel box girder hoisting project bid. (Xia Zhenhan/Sichuan Road and Bridge Construction Group/Handout via Xinhua)

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Nintendo to launch tiny Game Boy micro this fall

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. said Aug. 18 it will launch tiny game gadget ''Game Boy micro'' (shown in handout photo) in Japan and overseas this fall targeting customers in their 20s to 40s. The company expects global sales of 4 million units by next March after starting the sales on Sept. 13 in Japan, on Sept. 19 in the United States and on Nov. 4 in European countries. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya Castle 'shachihoko' statues come down to earth

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows one of a pair of golden ''shachihoko'' statues from the top of Nagoya Castle that were brought to the ground for the first time in 21 years March 3 for a Nagoya Castle exhibition to coincide with the Aichi Expo, which runs from March 25 to Sept. 25. The statues will be displayed at a Nagoya Castle exhibition to be held inside the castle for three months starting March 19. (Kyodo)