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Mount Fanjing Matcha Industry - China

A drone photo shows a farmer weeding at a tea garden in Jiangkou County of Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on April 16, 2025. Located at the foot of Mount Fanjing, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jiangkou County is a powerhouse in the world's matcha industry. The county boasts over 10,000 hectares of tea plantations, nearly a fifth of which are dedicated to matcha production. In 2024, Jiangkou County produced more than 1,200 tonnes of matcha with a total output value of 350 million yuan (about 48.02 million U.S. dollars). The local matcha products have been exported to more than 40 overseas markets. Experts and agronomists believe that Guizhou, located on a plateau, possesses geographical and climatic advantages such as high altitude, low latitude, abundant fog and limited sunlight ideal for growing tea. Therefore, tea produced in this area is green, ecological and organic. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mount Fanjing Matcha Industry - China

An aerial drone photo shows a tea garden in Jiangkou County of Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on April 16, 2025. Located at the foot of Mount Fanjing, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jiangkou County is a powerhouse in the world's matcha industry. The county boasts over 10,000 hectares of tea plantations, nearly a fifth of which are dedicated to matcha production. In 2024, Jiangkou County produced more than 1,200 tonnes of matcha with a total output value of 350 million yuan (about 48.02 million U.S. dollars). The local matcha products have been exported to more than 40 overseas markets. Experts and agronomists believe that Guizhou, located on a plateau, possesses geographical and climatic advantages such as high altitude, low latitude, abundant fog and limited sunlight ideal for growing tea. Therefore, tea produced in this area is green, ecological and organic. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mount Fanjing Matcha Industry - China

An aerial drone photo shows a farmer applying shading nets at a tea garden in Jiangkou County of Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on April 16, 2025. Located at the foot of Mount Fanjing, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jiangkou County is a powerhouse in the world's matcha industry. The county boasts over 10,000 hectares of tea plantations, nearly a fifth of which are dedicated to matcha production. In 2024, Jiangkou County produced more than 1,200 tonnes of matcha with a total output value of 350 million yuan (about 48.02 million U.S. dollars). The local matcha products have been exported to more than 40 overseas markets. Experts and agronomists believe that Guizhou, located on a plateau, possesses geographical and climatic advantages such as high altitude, low latitude, abundant fog and limited sunlight ideal for growing tea. Therefore, tea produced in this area is green, ecological and organic. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mount Fanjing Matcha Industry - China

An aerial drone photo shows a tea garden in Jiangkou County of Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on April 16, 2025. Located at the foot of Mount Fanjing, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jiangkou County is a powerhouse in the world's matcha industry. The county boasts over 10,000 hectares of tea plantations, nearly a fifth of which are dedicated to matcha production. In 2024, Jiangkou County produced more than 1,200 tonnes of matcha with a total output value of 350 million yuan (about 48.02 million U.S. dollars). The local matcha products have been exported to more than 40 overseas markets. Experts and agronomists believe that Guizhou, located on a plateau, possesses geographical and climatic advantages such as high altitude, low latitude, abundant fog and limited sunlight ideal for growing tea. Therefore, tea produced in this area is green, ecological and organic. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese solar energy solutions gain popularity in Lebanon

STORY: Chinese solar energy solutions gain popularity in Lebanon SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Lebanon International Solar Week 2024 and Chinese companies' representatives STORYLINE: More than 15 Chinese companies showcased their solar technology at the Lebanon International Solar Week 2024, highlighting China's growing interest in Lebanon's burgeoning solar market. Companies displayed everything from solar panels to batteries and inverters, eager to establish connections with potential clients. Belinda Huang from Atess Power Technology cited Lebanon's electricity shortages and high power demand as reasons for the market's appeal. "The economic crisis and foreign currency shortage force Lebanese factories to turn to local production, causing a rise in demand for our power solutions," said Huang, adding that her company's revenues from businesses in Lebanon amounted to 150 million U.S. dollars last y

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks with his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara as he plays in a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 12, 2024. Mizuhara was dismissed later in the month and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than 16 million dollars from one of Ohtani's bank accounts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks with his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara as he plays in a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 12, 2024. Mizuhara was dismissed later in the month and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than 16 million dollars from one of Ohtani's bank accounts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara are pictured in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Glendale, Arizona, on March 5, 2024. Mizuhara was dismissed later in the month and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than 16 million dollars from one of Ohtani's bank accounts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (C) are pictured in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Glendale, Arizona, on March 13, 2024. Mizuhara was dismissed later in the month and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than 16 million dollars from one of Ohtani's bank accounts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (back) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (L) watch Major League Baseball's season-opening game against the San Diego Padres from the dugout at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome on March 20, 2024. Mizuhara was dismissed during the team's trip to Seoul and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than 16 million dollars from one of Ohtani's bank accounts.

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Japanese glass enterprise confident in China's display market

STORY: Japanese glass enterprise confident in China's display market SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): TAKAHIDE FUJII, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A Japanese enterprise in east China's Xiamen has voiced confidence in and vowed to better serve the Chinese market. Electric Glass (Xiamen) is one of the leading Japanese manufacturers and suppliers of liquid crystal glass blocks. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): TAKAHIDE FUJII, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. "We've invested more than 500 million yuan (about 70 million U.S. dollars) in the fifth phase of our Xiamen project. It will be put into production in May. So far, our total investment in Xiamen has exceeded 8 billion yuan. We have full confidence in the development of our business in Xiamen. China has great market potential in the display industry.

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist poses for photos with actors in front of a theater in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 6, 2023. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows a rainbow in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for photos in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 15, 2023. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 7, 2023 shows the Potala Palace in the morning in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows a city view in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man proposes to her girlfriend on the top of a restaurant in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 7, 2023. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists in traditional Tibetan costumes pose for photos in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 13, 2023. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist in traditional Tibetan costume poses for photos in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 13, 2023. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 7, 2023 shows the Potala Palace at sunset in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist in traditional Tibetan costume poses for photos in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 6, 2023. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 2, 2023 shows a city view in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-VEHICLE (CN)

(230416) -- HARBIN, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A China-Europe freight train loaded with Chinese-brand vehicles waits for departure at the Harbin international container center station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on April 16, 2023. Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province launched its first China-Europe freight train carrying domestic brand vehicles on Sunday, according to China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. On Sunday morning, the freight train left the railway station of Harbin international container center, in the provincial capital, loaded with 55 containers of 165 commercial vehicles worth more than 33 million yuan (about 4.81 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-VEHICLE (CN)

(230416) -- HARBIN, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 16, 2023 shows a China-Europe freight train loaded with Chinese-brand vehicles leaving from the Harbin international container center station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province launched its first China-Europe freight train carrying domestic brand vehicles on Sunday, according to China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. On Sunday morning, the freight train left the railway station of Harbin international container center, in the provincial capital, loaded with 55 containers of 165 commercial vehicles worth more than 33 million yuan (about 4.81 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-VEHICLE (CN)

(230416) -- HARBIN, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A China-Europe freight train loaded with Chinese-brand vehicles waits for departure at the Harbin international container center station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on April 16, 2023. Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province launched its first China-Europe freight train carrying domestic brand vehicles on Sunday, according to China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. On Sunday morning, the freight train left the railway station of Harbin international container center, in the provincial capital, loaded with 55 containers of 165 commercial vehicles worth more than 33 million yuan (about 4.81 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-VEHICLE (CN)

(230416) -- HARBIN, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 16, 2023 shows a China-Europe freight train carrying Chinese-brand vehicles at Harbin international container center station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province launched its first China-Europe freight train carrying domestic brand vehicles on Sunday, according to China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. On Sunday morning, the freight train left the railway station of Harbin international container center, in the provincial capital, loaded with 55 containers of 165 commercial vehicles worth more than 33 million yuan (about 4.81 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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Agreement on Spain's almond export to China benefits both countries, says business insider

STORY: Agreement on Spain's almond export to China benefits both countries, says business insider DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of almonds in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JORGE DE SAJA, Director General of Feed, Food & Health Trade Associations 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JORGE DE SAJA, Director General of Feed, Food & Health Trade Associations STORYLINE: Spain will begin to export almonds to China after a phytosanitary protocol was reached between the two countries. The agreement will allow the export of 50,000 tons per year of Spanish almonds to China, with a total value of more than 600 million euros (about 659.72 million U.S. dollars). Jorge de Saja, an experienced professional in the feed and food industry, said that it's a huge opportunity for Spanish almond producers, who are looking for new markets. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JORGE DE SAJA, Director General of Feed, Food & Health Trade Associations "It is a huge opportunity. We bel

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MYANMAR-YANGON-CORN-EXPORT

(230216) -- YANGON, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers carry bags of corn grains at a warehouse in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 16, 2023. Myanmar exported 85,585 tons of corn in January, earning more than 25.7 million U.S. dollars, the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association (MCIA) said on Tuesday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-CORN-EXPORT

(230216) -- YANGON, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers carry bags of corn grains at a warehouse in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 16, 2023. Myanmar exported 85,585 tons of corn in January, earning more than 25.7 million U.S. dollars, the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association (MCIA) said on Tuesday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-CORN-EXPORT

(230216) -- YANGON, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker loads a truck with bags of corn grains at a warehouse in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 16, 2023. Myanmar exported 85,585 tons of corn in January, earning more than 25.7 million U.S. dollars, the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association (MCIA) said on Tuesday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-ICE-AND-SNOW TOURISM (CN)

(230130) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 30, 2023 shows tourists skiing at the Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province. Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people, and northeast China is among the top destinations due to its cold winter. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist trips, up 23.61 percent year on year, and garnered domestic tourism revenue of some 11.2 billion yuan (1.66 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 33.31 percent from last year. In addition, official statistics show that the bookings of homestays around snow fields in Jilin during the holiday have increased by more than 16 times compared with 2019. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-ICE-AND-SNOW TOURISM (CN)

(230130) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child plays at the Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 30, 2023. Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people, and northeast China is among the top destinations due to its cold winter. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist trips, up 23.61 percent year on year, and garnered domestic tourism revenue of some 11.2 billion yuan (1.66 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 33.31 percent from last year. In addition, official statistics show that the bookings of homestays around snow fields in Jilin during the holiday have increased by more than 16 times compared with 2019. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-ICE-AND-SNOW TOURISM (CN)

(230130) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children have fun at the Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 23, 2023. Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people, and northeast China is among the top destinations due to its cold winter. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist trips, up 23.61 percent year on year, and garnered domestic tourism revenue of some 11.2 billion yuan (1.66 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 33.31 percent from last year. In addition, official statistics show that the bookings of homestays around snow fields in Jilin during the holiday have increased by more than 16 times compared with 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-ICE-AND-SNOW TOURISM (CN)

(230130) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist skis at the Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 30, 2023. Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people, and northeast China is among the top destinations due to its cold winter. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist trips, up 23.61 percent year on year, and garnered domestic tourism revenue of some 11.2 billion yuan (1.66 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 33.31 percent from last year. In addition, official statistics show that the bookings of homestays around snow fields in Jilin during the holiday have increased by more than 16 times compared with 2019. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-ICE-AND-SNOW TOURISM (CN)

(230130) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ice hangs on the hair of a skier at the Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 23, 2023. Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people, and northeast China is among the top destinations due to its cold winter. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist trips, up 23.61 percent year on year, and garnered domestic tourism revenue of some 11.2 billion yuan (1.66 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 33.31 percent from last year. In addition, official statistics show that the bookings of homestays around snow fields in Jilin during the holiday have increased by more than 16 times compared with 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-ICE-AND-SNOW TOURISM (CN)

(230130) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists ski at the Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 30, 2023. Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people, and northeast China is among the top destinations due to its cold winter. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist trips, up 23.61 percent year on year, and garnered domestic tourism revenue of some 11.2 billion yuan (1.66 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 33.31 percent from last year. In addition, official statistics show that the bookings of homestays around snow fields in Jilin during the holiday have increased by more than 16 times compared with 2019. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-ICE-AND-SNOW TOURISM (CN)

(230130) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 30, 2023 shows tourists skiing at the Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province. Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people, and northeast China is among the top destinations due to its cold winter. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist trips, up 23.61 percent year on year, and garnered domestic tourism revenue of some 11.2 billion yuan (1.66 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 33.31 percent from last year. In addition, official statistics show that the bookings of homestays around snow fields in Jilin during the holiday have increased by more than 16 times compared with 2019. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-ICE-AND-SNOW TOURISM (CN)

(230130) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist skis at the Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 30, 2023. Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people, and northeast China is among the top destinations due to its cold winter. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist trips, up 23.61 percent year on year, and garnered domestic tourism revenue of some 11.2 billion yuan (1.66 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 33.31 percent from last year. In addition, official statistics show that the bookings of homestays around snow fields in Jilin during the holiday have increased by more than 16 times compared with 2019. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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Egypt releases fodder stranded in ports to ease price pressure on poultry, eggs

STORY: Egypt releases fodder stranded in ports to ease price pressure on poultry, eggs DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Egyptian Agriculture Minister speaking 2. various of chicken farm and market STORYLINE: Egypt has released millions of tons of fodders stranded at the country's ports over the past few months, which is expected to help reduce the price pressure on poultry and eggs, the Egyptian Agricultural Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the most populous Arab country released 2.1 million tons of fodders between Oct. 16, 2022 and Jan. 19, 2023, which are worth more than 1 billion U.S. dollars. In recent months, the prices of eggs and poultry, which many low-income Egyptians rely on as a source of protein instead of costly red meat, have soared in local markets amid an increase in fodder prices and other production costs. The Egyptian authorities slapped restrictions on import financing when the country faced a severe shortage o

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3 sentenced to life for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

STORY: 3 sentenced to life for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the court on Nov. 17, 2022 on the trial of suspects for downing the flight STORYLINE: Dutch judges on Thursday sentenced three suspects in absentia to life imprisonment for their involvement in the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, which led to the loss of 298 people. A fourth suspect, a Russian citizen also in absentia, was acquitted. The three were also ordered to pay more than 16 million euros (16.5 million U.S. dollars) in damages to the relatives of the victims. The sentences were announced following a two-hour hearing in a high-security court house near Amsterdam in the presence of the victims' relatives. "The court considers it proven that flight MH17 was hit by a Buk missile fired from an agricultural field near (the village of) Pervomaiskyi in Ukraine. This was in separatist-controlled territory

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows one section of a new highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert under construction on May 16, 2020 (top, photo taken by Hu Huhu) and the same section after construction on June 25, 2022 (photo taken by Li Xiang), in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN CHARITY EVENT

(220418) -- CAIRO, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang (2nd L, front) attends a Ramadan charity event in Cairo, Egypt, April 16, 2022. More than 30 Chinese companies in Egypt have taken the chance of a Ramadan charity event in Cairo to donate 1 million Egyptian pounds (about 54,245 U.S. dollars) to help local families in need, said the organizers on Saturday. This year's event is the eighth of its kind since it was launched by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Egypt in 2015. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN CHARITY EVENT

(220418) -- CAIRO, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children display backpacks during a Ramadan charity event in Cairo, Egypt, April 16, 2022. More than 30 Chinese companies in Egypt have taken the chance of a Ramadan charity event in Cairo to donate 1 million Egyptian pounds (about 54,245 U.S. dollars) to help local families in need, said the organizers on Saturday. This year's event is the eighth of its kind since it was launched by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Egypt in 2015. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN CHARITY EVENT

(220418) -- CAIRO, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members unload Ramadan gift boxes from a vehicle during a Ramadan charity event in Cairo, Egypt, April 16, 2022. More than 30 Chinese companies in Egypt have taken the chance of a Ramadan charity event in Cairo to donate 1 million Egyptian pounds (about 54,245 U.S. dollars) to help local families in need, said the organizers on Saturday. This year's event is the eighth of its kind since it was launched by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Egypt in 2015. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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U.S. spends big on military biological research in Ukraine: Russian military

STORY: U.S. spends big on military biological research in Ukraine: Russian military DATELINE: April 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry STORYLINE: The Russian military said Thursday Washington has spent more than 350 million U.S. dollars "in recent years alone" on projects of the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU), including on military biological programs. Igor Kirillov, chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, said the STCU distributed grants for research in the interests of the Pentagon, including in the field of biological weapons. He said from 2014 to 2022, the STCU implemented more than 500 research projects in some post-Soviet countries. Many of them were aimed at studying potential agents of biological weapons and pathogens of economically significant infections. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)