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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows musical instruments on display at an enterprise in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

A worker works at a workshop in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows musical instruments on display at an enterprise in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows musical instruments on display at an enterprise in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

A worker works at a workshop in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows semi-finished musical instruments at an enterprise in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows musical instruments on display at an enterprise in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

Students perform at Queshan Violin Industrial Park in Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

Clients check the quality of musical instruments at an enterprise in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

A worker works at a workshop in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

A tourist visits the exhibition hall of an enterprise at Queshan Violin Industrial Park in Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

A worker works at a workshop in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

Students perform at Queshan Violin Industrial Park in Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

A worker works at a workshop in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, July 24, 2025. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violin Family Manufacturing - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows musical instruments on display at an enterprise in Queshan Violin Industrial Park, Queshan County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province. In recent years, Queshan County has developed a complete industrial chain of the violin family manufacturing from raw material processing to instrument and accessories production. Local production accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's total output and the products are exported to European and American markets. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhugou Township in Queshan County was once a key anti-Japanese base, and now the county is pursuing its development in modern manufacturing. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Weixi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong charts 1.5-fold YoY increase in tourist arrivals in Q1

STORY: Hong Kong charts 1.5-fold YoY increase in tourist arrivals in Q1 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: TOURISM SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at the check points 2. various of people in the streets of Hong Kong 3. various of firework show in Hong Kong STORYLINE: Hong Kong recorded over 11.23 million visitor arrivals in the first quarter this year, a 1.5-fold increase year-on-year and a 5-percent quarter-on-quarter hike, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced on Tuesday, citing preliminary statistics. The figure reflects that the number of tourists registered a steady growth, the HKTB said. There were some 3.4 million tourist arrivals in March, up 40 percent from the previous year. Among them, more than 2.46 million were from the Chinese mainland, a year-on-year increase of 25.4 percent. Non-mainland visits exceeded 930,000, up 92.1 percent year-on-year, it added. The Tourism Board also announced that starting from May, it

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1,150 Chinese books on display at Paris Book Festival 2024

STORY: 1,150 Chinese books on display at Paris Book Festival 2024 SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Paris Book Festival 2024 2. various of the Chinese Pavilion 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CARLA, French visitor 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI TIANSHU, Deputy editor-in-chief, Beijing Children's and Teenagers' Publishing House, Beijing Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 5. various of the Paris Book Festival 2024 STORYLINE: The three-day Paris Book Festival 2024 opened Friday with 1,150 Chinese books on display and sale and more than 40 percent of them in French version. Up to 59 Chinese publishers from Beijing, Shanghai, Hebei, Zhejiang and other places are present in the festival, exhibiting and selling books on such subjects as literature, traditional Chinese culture, and children's books. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CARLA, French visitor "This book is very good, I think it is exceptionally well presented, the writing is clea

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FRANCE-PARIS-BOOK FESTIVAL-CHINESE BOOKS

(240413) -- PARIS, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People read Chinese books during Paris Book Festival 2024 in Paris, France, April 12, 2024. The book festival opened Friday and will last for three days here. About 1,150 Chinese books are on display and on sale at the event, of which more than 40 percent are in French version. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-BOOK FESTIVAL-CHINESE BOOKS

(240413) -- PARIS, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman reads a Chinese book during Paris Book Festival 2024 in Paris, France, April 12, 2024. The book festival opened Friday and will last for three days here. About 1,150 Chinese books are on display and on sale at the event, of which more than 40 percent are in French version. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-BOOK FESTIVAL-CHINESE BOOKS

(240413) -- PARIS, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese books are pictured during Paris Book Festival 2024 in Paris, France, April 12, 2024. The book festival opened Friday and will last for three days here. About 1,150 Chinese books are on display and on sale at the event, of which more than 40 percent are in French version. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-BOOK FESTIVAL-CHINESE BOOKS

(240413) -- PARIS, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese books are pictured during Paris Book Festival 2024 in Paris, France, April 12, 2024. The book festival opened Friday and will last for three days here. About 1,150 Chinese books are on display and on sale at the event, of which more than 40 percent are in French version. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-BOOK FESTIVAL-CHINESE BOOKS

(240413) -- PARIS, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese books are pictured during Paris Book Festival 2024 in Paris, France, April 12, 2024. The book festival opened Friday and will last for three days here. About 1,150 Chinese books are on display and on sale at the event, of which more than 40 percent are in French version. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-BOOK FESTIVAL-CHINESE BOOKS

(240413) -- PARIS, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese books are pictured during Paris Book Festival 2024 in Paris, France, April 12, 2024. The book festival opened Friday and will last for three days here. About 1,150 Chinese books are on display and on sale at the event, of which more than 40 percent are in French version. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Cardiac conditions a major killer on Australian beaches: report

STORY: Cardiac conditions a major killer on Australian beaches: report SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of beaches in Australia STORYLINE: Cardiac conditions cause more deaths on Australian beaches than sharks or other wildlife, a research has found. A federal government-funded study published by Surf Life Saving Australia, the country's leading provider of surf rescue services, on Friday revealed that almost 40 percent of the 1,667 deaths that occurred on Australia's coasts over a 10-year period were not related to drowning. Cardiac conditions were the leading cause of non-drowning coastal deaths, the research found, accounting for 51.8 percent of the 620 over the 10-year period. Traumatic collisions and injuries accounted for 15.9 percent and falls for 10.4 percent, the study said. Marine creatures including sharks and jellyfish were identified as the cause of 5 percent of non-drowning deaths and less than

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Passenger trips on Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway hit 2 mln

STORY: Passenger trips on Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway hit 2 mln SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at a railway station in Jakarta STORYLINE: The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first of its kind in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has transported more than 2 million passengers in total, said China Railway International Limited on Sunday. According to the company, the HSR has been safely operating for 139 days, carrying a total of 2,008,387 passengers, since its official operation on Oct. 17, 2023. At present, the HSR's daily train trips have been increased from 14 to 40, and the number of passenger seats has tripled from 8,400 to more than 24,000. The highest number of passengers sent in a single day was 21,537, while the highest daily seat occupancy rate recorded was 99.6 percent. To better meet the needs of passengers, a dynamic fare policy was introduced, the operation

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Tesla's Shanghai plant delivers 947,000 vehicles in 2023

STORY: Tesla's Shanghai plant delivers 947,000 vehicles in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tesla's Shanghai plant STORYLINE: Tesla's Shanghai plant, the U.S. carmaker's first gigafactory outside the United States, delivered 947,000 vehicles in 2023, the company said on Wednesday in its production and deliveries report for 2023. The company said the figure was a 33 percent increase from the previous year. It added that more than half of the over 1.8 million electric vehicles Tesla globally delivered last year came from the Shanghai plant. Capable of producing a car in less than 40 seconds, Tesla's localization rate of car components used in the Shanghai factory has exceeded 95 percent. In 2023, Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai delivered more than 600,000 electric vehicles to the Chinese market. Tesla has kept revving up investment in Shanghai in recent years. The company officially launched it

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China-Mongolia border port sees record-high goods volume in 2023

STORY: China-Mongolia border port sees record-high goods volume in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Ganqmod Port STORYLINE: The volume of goods handled in 2023 by Ganqmod Port, the largest highway port on the China-Mongolia border, reached 37.86 million tonnes, up 98.54 percent year on year, hitting a record high since the port was opened. According to Qin Ruiqiang, deputy director of the management committee of the port, in 2023, the port continued to promote the construction of intelligent customs clearance, special passages for cross-border unmanned vehicle and special customs supervision zone, as well as significant improvement in customs clearance efficiency. In 2023, Ganqmod Port invested more than 40 million yuan (about 5.65 million U.S. dollars) to enlarge the original roads, doubling the customs clearance capacity and further improving traffic safety, said Qin. Situated in north China'

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Inner Mongolia ranks first in China in afforestation

STORY: Inner Mongolia ranks first in China in afforestation DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. aerial views of lands in Inner Mongolia 2. various of people planting trees and grasses STORYLINE: Over the past ten years, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has added more than 10 million mu (about 666,667 hectares) of afforestation and 30 million mu (about 2 million hectares) of grass on average every year, ranking first in China, according to an official from the regional forestry and grassland department recently. Home to four of the country's major deserts and four major sandy areas, Inner Mongolia stands at the forefront of China's afforestation and sand control work. In the last ten years, Inner Mongolia has completed 12 million mu of sand control programs on average every year, accounting for more than 40 percent of the country's total desertification control work in the corresponding period, said the official. Xinhua

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Japan's population estimated to shrink to 87 mln by 2070

STORY: Japan's population estimated to shrink to 87 mln by 2070 DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's population is expected to fall to 87 million by 2070, shrinking 30 percent from 2020, a government estimate showed on Wednesday. According to projections released by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, those aged 65 and over are predicted to account for 38.7 percent of the total population, with 33.67 million in 2070 after peaking at 39.53 million in 2043, resulting in ballooning social security costs. Foreign residents, including students and workers residing in Japan for more than three months, are set to comprise 10.8 percent of the population in 2070, hitting 9.39 million. Despite the increasing influx of foreign nationals, the working-age population, or people aged 15 to 64, is forecast to decline sharply to 45.35 million in 2070, representing a 40-percent fall from

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Malaysia's property transactions value rises to 40 bln USD last year

STORY: Malaysia's property transactions value rises to 40 bln USD last year DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings in Malaysia 2. various of construction workers working at the site STORYLINE: Malaysia's property transactions value rose 23.6 percent year-on-year to 179.07 billion ringgit (40 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, the National Property Information Center (NAPIC) said on Wednesday. According to NAPIC, more than 389,000 property transactions were recorded last year, up 29.5 percent year-on-year. The residential sub-sector led the overall property market activity, with a 62.5 percent contribution in volume. There were 243,190 transactions worth 94.28 billion ringgit recorded in the review period, increasing by 22.3 percent in volume and 22.6 percent in value year-on-year. The commercial property segment recorded 32,809 transactions worth 32.61 billion ringgit in 2022, increasing by 46.3 percent in volume and 16.7 percent

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Tunisia sees increase in tourist arrivals in 2022

STORY: Tunisia sees increase in tourist arrivals in 2022 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ruins of the ancient city of Carthage 2. various of tourists in the town of Sidi Bou Said in Tunis STORYLINE: The number of inbound tourists to Tunisia will increase notably this year compared with last year, according to the latest data released by the Tunisian Ministry of Tourism. The ministry said that this year's tourist number will reach about 60 percent of that in 2019, which stood at 9.5 million. In order to attract more tourists, Tunisian tourism practitioners participated in more than 40 international tourism exhibitions this year to promote local cuisine, culture and natural resources. The ministry added that Tunisia's tourists come from surrounding countries like Algeria and Libya, as well as European countries such as France, Spain and the United Kingdom. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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Former mining land in central China restored to protect biodiversity

STORY: Former mining land in central China restored to protect biodiversity DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO TIE'AN, Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: The biodiversity conservation progress at Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve in central China has recently been listed as an outstanding case for biodiversity by China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve is located at the easternmost end of the Qinling Mountains in central China's Henan Province. It has a total area of 15,160 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 81.2 percent. The nature reserve was once the second largest gold producing area in China. More than 40 years of gold mining had caused serious damage to the environment. Thanks to great efforts made by local governments in restoring ecology since 2016, the area has once again become home of national prot

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China's short grain rice

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Chinese rice sold at a supermarket in Tokyo in April 2012. China's production of short grain japonica rice, a staple food for Japanese, grew just over 40 percent in a decade to nearly 65 million tons in 2011, a level more than six times greater than Japan's annual production, according to a recent survey by a Japanese think tank.

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Japanese universities consider big change to academic year

TOKYO, Japan - University of Tokyo President Junichi Hamada (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2012, over a plan to shift the beginning of its academic year to fall from spring. Results released Jan. 25, 2012, of a Kyodo News survey showed more than 40 percent of Japan's national universities, as well as many of the country's top private universities, will consider following the University of Tokyo's lead in switching to start their academic year in the autumn.

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Japanese universities consider big change to academic year

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows students and others attending the University of Tokyo's entrance ceremony in Tokyo in April 2010. Results released Jan. 25, 2012, of a Kyodo News survey showed more than 40 percent of Japan's national universities, as well as many of the country's top private universities, will consider following the University of Tokyo's lead in switching the start of their academic year from spring to fall.

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Japan budget enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) watches as lawmakers cast their votes on a fiscal 2011 budget in the House of Councillors in Tokyo on March 29, 2011. A record 92.41 trillion yen budget for the fiscal year beginning in April was enacted the same day, although there is no prospect of the Diet passing a bill to enable the government to issue bonds to secure more than 40 percent of its funding.

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Türkiye registers 4.8 mln foreign visitor arrivals in October

STORY: Türkiye registers 4.8 mln foreign visitor arrivals in October DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Antalya airport and plane 2. various of tourists at the airport 3. various of tourists on the beach STORYLINE: More than 4.8 million foreign visitor arrivals were registered in Türkiye in October, up by 38.3 percent year on year, official statistics showed on Monday. In October, the top country of origin among foreign tourists is Russia, which sent nearly 768,000 visitors, down by 10.7 percent from the previous month and down by 15.1 percent year on year. Russia was closely followed by Germany, which sent more than 746,000 visitors. Britain ranked third with more than 388,000 visitors, according to statistics from Türkiye's Culture and Tourism Ministry. The number of arriving foreign visitors to Türkiye in the January-October period this year increased by 88.14 percent to 39 million compared to the same period last year, according to the

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France sees rice shortage as rice-producing countries in Asia experience bad harvest

STORY: France sees rice shortage as rice-producing countries in Asia experience bad harvest DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rice in supermarkets 2. various of rice-cooking 3. various of cooked rice STORYLINE: After shortages of mustard oil and sunflower oil, France is facing a new wave of shortage in rice as some Asian countries are experiencing a bad year for the rice harvest. Unfavorable climate conditions have destroyed some 250,000 tons of rice in India and Pakistan. To ensure sufficient supply in the domestic market, India, the source of 40 percent of rice on the world market, has implemented a 20 percent tax on the export of rice. As a result, the price of rice, which has already increased by more than 10 percent in one year in France, may still climb. In France, nearly 200,000 tons of rice are imported each year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lyon, France. (XHTV)

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China's "grain barn" sees soybean harvest

STORY: China's "grain barn" sees soybean harvest DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the soybean fields 2. various of the corn fields 3. various of the paddy fields STORYLINE: Heilongjiang is China's main soybean production base, contributing to more than 40 percent of the country's total soybean planting area. It is seeing a bumper autumn harvest. Based in Heilongjiang, China's leading agricultural business Beidahuang Group had completed the harvesting of nearly 46 million mu (about 3 million hectares) of autumn grain crops by Saturday. The 854 Farm Co., Ltd. of the Beidahuang Group achieved 311.2 kg of soybean yield per mu (0.07 hectares). Technologies have played an increasingly important role in the country's agricultural development. The group increasingly uses advanced technologies to help with crops production and harvest. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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China's "grain barn" enjoys bumper harvest

STORY: China's "grain barn" enjoys bumper harvest DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of autumn harvest in Heilongjiang STORYLINE: Sunday will mark the 42nd World Food Day. Heilongjiang Province, known as China's "grain barn," is witnessing a bumper autumn harvest. Last year, the province saw its 18th consecutive bumper year, with a grain harvest of more than 78.68 billion kg. This year, the total sown area in Heilongjiang stands at over 218 million mu (about 14.53 million hectares). The province is China's main soybean production base, contributing to more than 40 percent of the country's total soybean planting area. It has achieved its target of adding 10 million mu (about 666,667 hectares) of soybean plantation this year, with its total soybean growing area exceeding 68.5 million mu (about 4.57 million hectares). The province's soybean output is estimated to hit 8.5 billion kg this year, about 1.3 billion kg more than last yea

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China's Canton Fair opens online with record exhibits

STORY: China's Canton Fair opens online with record exhibits DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Canton Fair STORYLINE: The 132nd session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, kicked off online Saturday, with a record number of exhibits. Themed "Facilitating Dual Circulation," the event has attracted over 35,500 domestic and overseas exhibitors, including 34,744 export-oriented companies, a 40-percent increase from the previous session. The biannual fair offers a variety of online activities such as exhibitions, business exchanges and product launches. It showcases more than 3.06 million exhibits, including over 130,000 smart products and more than 500,000 green and low-carbon products. To better boost foreign trade and stabilize the global supply chain, this session of Canton Fair extends its service time from ten days to five months. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, Chin

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Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices

STORY: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands STORYLINE: According to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV), numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy. If the government does not intervene immediately, many bakers will have to close shop early next year because their energy bills have already increased up to tenfold compared to two years ago. "Around 40 percent to 60 percent of all bakers will no longer be able to pay their energy bills on January 1," NBOV Chairman Arend Kisteman told local media. "There are about 3,200 bakers in the country. This means more than 1,500 bakers will disappear." Asked if his bakery will be able to survive, Kisteman, a baker in the northeastern city of Zwolle, replied: "No, that will be the end of the

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Jordan's Amman holds coffee festival

STORY: Jordan's Amman holds coffee festival DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:06 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coffee festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTON BAKERJIAN, Director of the festival 3. various of the coffee festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MARAH AL-HELOU, Participant 5. various of the coffee festival 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MALEK ABU SHMAIS, Participant 7. various of the coffee festival STORYLINE: The 2022 Amman Coffee Festival was held in the Jordanian capital Amman from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28 to promote the consumption of coffee products after a 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2nd edition of the festival gathered more than 60 local and international coffee brands, featuring coffee houses, coffee importers and coffee machinery importers. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTON BAKERJIAN, Director of the festival "People in Jordan love coffee. The coffee market is growing dramatically. It's growing by 30 to 40 percent each year. Jordan's imports of coffe

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U.S. global military presence poses grave security threat to world

STORY: U.S. global military presence poses grave security threat to world DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. military 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at Jordan Press Foundation STORYLINE: For decades, Washington has been using hundreds of military bases to export ideology-driven wars, subvert governments, and instigate violence and crimes. In a special report in 2019, Smithsonian Magazine found that under the name of anti-terrorism, the United States engaged in military operations in 80 nations on six continents, "more than 40 percent of the world's countries." In these military operations, overseas military bases were taken as the bridgeheads for the United States to exercise deterrence and direct military intervention. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare speciali

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GLOBALink | Tailor-made high-speed trains for Jakarta-Bandung HSR roll off production line in China

STORY: Tailor-made high-speed trains for Jakarta-Bandung HSR roll off production line in China DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the debut ceremony 2. various of the train STORYLINE: High-speed trains and a comprehensive inspection train made for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) rolled off the assembly line in east China's Qingdao on Friday. According to state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI), the progress of HSR project has reached 76 percent. Trains will operate on a 142.3-km double track that will stop at four stations. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the high-speed railway built with Chinese technology will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung, the capital of West Java province, from more than three hours to around 40 minutes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qingdao, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers prepare to transport furniture for relocation in Doima Township of Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 12, 2022. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, China's highest coun

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers load luggage onto a truck in Doima Township of Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 12, 2022. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, China's highest county, moving nearly 1,

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager herds livestock in Doima Township of Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 13, 2022. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, China's highest county, moving nearly 1,000 km so

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows trucks carrying furniture setting off from Doima Township in Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 15, 2022. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, China's highest c

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with mobile phone shows buses carrying villagers preparing to depart from Doima Township of Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 19, 2022. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of T