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DETAIL SUR LES MAINS DE JOUEURS DE MUS. LE MUS EST UN JEU DE CARTE PRATIQUE AU PAYS BASQUE. Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ORDOS-HERDSMEN LIFE (CN)

(231018) -- ORDOS, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a "Nair" band perform on a grassland in Otog Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2023. Dorji is a 61-year-old herdsman living in Otog Banner. During the autumn season, Dorji's daily routine includes herding horses and goats. He has over 200 Arabas cashmere goats, which provide sound economic returns. In his spare time, Dorji participates in a local cultural activity called "Nair" with his 91-year-old father, Mingan-erdeni. "Nair" dates back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and is a form of folk art that involves playing musical instruments, singing, and dancing. It has been listed as a regional intangible cultural heritage in Inner Mongolia. Mingan-erdeni, a former rural doctor, encouraged his neighbors to form a "Nair" band in 2018. This band not only represents the preservation of the "Nair" culture but also serves as an important means to enrich the spiritual life of these senior herdsmen. Harvesting and mus

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Kenya to deepen partnership with WFP to boost food systems, security

STORY: Kenya to deepen partnership with WFP to boost food systems, security DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: MOMBASA, Kenya CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary and WFP officials at the conference 2. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUSALIA MUDAVADI, Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary 3. various of the conference in session 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LAUREN LANDIS, WFP's Country Director in Kenya 5. various of conference banners 6. various of side meeting between Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary and WFP's Country Director in Kenya 7. various of distribution of food in Daadab camp STORYLINE: Kenya will strengthen its partnerships with international bodies like the World Food Programme (WFP) to boost its food systems. Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Wednesday said the partnerships can turn the country into the logistical hub for the region, and make food secure for its citizens and refugees. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUS

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Türkiye records best May export value at 21.7 bln USD: minister

STORY: Türkiye records best May export value at 21.7 bln USD: minister DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish flag 2. various of shipping trade in Türkiye 3. various of Turkish Trade Minister Mehmet Mus (Courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 4. various of Turkish Lira and U.S. dollar STORYLINE: Türkiye's export value in May increased by 14.4 percent year on year to 21.7 billion U.S. dollars, marking the highest figure of the month ever, a Turkish cabinet minister said Friday. "This is the highest May export value of all time," Turkish Trade Minister Mehmet Mus said in a tweet. Imports increased by 16 percent year on year to 34.3 billion dollars in May, he said in a statement released by the ministry the same day. Last month, foreign trade deficit jumped 19 percent year on year to 12.7 billion dollars, while total energy imports decreased 23.6 percent to reach 5.3 billion dollars, according to the statement. In the January-May period this year

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Türkiye's exports up by 9.2 pct in September

STORY: Türkiye's exports up by 9.2 pct in September DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cargo in port STORYLINE: Türkiye's exports increased by 9.2 percent year on year to 22.6 billion U.S. dollars in September, Trade Minister Mehmet Mus announced Tuesday. "This is the highest September export figure. Thus, we reached the highest monthly export value in the first nine months of 2022," Mus tweeted. According to data released by the Trade Ministry, Türkiye's imports grew by 41.5 percent to 33 billion U.S. dollars in September, leading to a 298.3-percent increase in the trade deficit compared to the same month last year. Germany, the United States, and Iraq were the top three importers of Turkish goods in September. Last year, the Turkish government announced an economic model that pursues a current account surplus through higher exports and low-interest rates, despite rising inflation and a depreciation in the local currency. The country's fo

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Art collection gives U.S. heartland taste of Chinese culture

STORY: Art collection gives U.S. heartland taste of Chinese culture DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: KANSAS CITY, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibits at the museum 2. various of visitors STORYLINE: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri collects over 7,500 high-quality Chinese works, ranging from ceramics to furniture, and from paintings to sculptures. Since its launch in 1933, the museum has been actively collecting, preserving, studying, and exhibiting works of Chinese art. And its Chinese art collection contains masterpieces in various historical stages. The most admired Guanyin of the South China Sea, measuring 2.4 meters high, 1.68 meters wide and 1.1 meters thick from China's Liao (907-1125) or Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), was carved from the trunk of a single poplar tree. The larger-than-life sculpture has created a sense of calm and warmth in the hall. An exhibition on the theme of "Lively Creatures - Animals in Chinese Art" was held at the mus

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Türkiye's economy grows 7.6 pct in Q2

STORY: Türkiye's economy grows 7.6 pct in Q2 DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the port, seashore, market STORYLINE: According to the Turkish Statistical Institute on Wednesday, Türkiye's economy grew by 7.6 percent year on year in the second quarter. The country's GDP at current prices increased by 114.6 percent to 3.4 trillion Turkish liras (219.3 billion U.S. dollars) in the April-June period. Trade Minister Mehmet Mus tweeted that half of the growth stemmed from exports of goods and services. Household consumption surged by 22.5 percent compared with the same period last year, while the gross fixed capital formation increased 4.7 percent, and the government consumption spending 2.3 percent. The annual sectoral growth was 7.8 percent in industry and 18.1 percent in services in this period, but construction decreased 10.9 percent, and agriculture, forestry and fishing by 2.9 percent. With this growth, Türkiye became the second f

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"I want to learn more about Chinese music," says Australian conductor

STORY: "I want to learn more about Chinese music," says Australian conductor DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the touring concert "East Meets West" in Canberra 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GUY NOBLE, Australian conductor 3. various of the touring concert "East Meets West" in Canberra 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GUY NOBLE, Australian conductor 5. various of the touring concert "East Meets West" in Canberra STORYLINE: Guy Noble, one of Australia's most versatile conductors who conducts the touring concert "East Meets West," said he would like to learn more about Chinese music. "East Meets West" concert tour in Australia resumed this year after being postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was hosted in Canberra last Saturday, bringing audience a repertoire of well-known Chinese and Western pieces. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GUY NOBLE, Australian conductor "It's called 'East Meets West.' And I think by meeting each other and by hearing mus

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Turkish traders to set up online stores to boost export to China: minister

STORY: Turkish traders to set up online stores to boost export to China: minister DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1.various of Istanbul city in Turkey 2.various of the meeting introducing Turkey's trade strategies with distant countries. 3.SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET MUS, Turkish Minister of Trade 4.various of the meeting 5.SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MEHMET MUS, Turkish Minister of Trade 6.various of container port in Istanbul, Turkey STORYLINE: Turkish traders are planning to set up online stores to expand exports to China in the upcoming period, Turkish Minister of Trade Mehmet Mus announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Istanbul introducing his country's trade strategies with distant countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish) MEHMET MUS, Turkish Minister of Trade "We aim to increase communication between Chinese and Turkish business sectors, and we are planning projects that will introduce our sectors to crucial physical and online markets in China."

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-TRADE STRATEGIES-MEETING

(220706) -- ISTANBUL, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Minister of Trade Mehmet Mus speaks at a meeting introducing Turkey's trade strategies with distant countries, in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 6, 2022. Turkish traders are planning to set up online stores to expand exports to China in the upcoming period, Mehmet Mus announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua)

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22 reportedly injured in rocket attack in west Ukraine

STORY: 22 reportedly injured in rocket attack in west Ukraine DATELINE: June 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Kiev and Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ukraine and Russia-related footage (file) STORYLINE: The government-run Ukrinform news agency reported that 22 people were injured in a rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Chortkiv in the country's western Ternopil region on Saturday. According to Volodymyr Trush, head of the Ternopil regional military administration, four rockets, presumably fired from the Black Sea, hit Chortkiv at about 9:46 p.m. local time (1846 GMT) on Saturday. Trush told reporters that a military facility was partially destroyed in the attack, while four apartment blocks were damaged, adding that most of the injured were in stable condition. On Sunday, Russia said it has asked the United States to explain its military biological activities in some post-Soviet countries. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the United States mus

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South Korean becomes 10 millionth visitor to Nagasaki A-Bomb mus

NAGASAKI, Japan - Lee Won Yong (R), a South Korean Christian missionary resident in Japan, receives a bouquet of flowers from Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum on April 8 after becoming the 10 millionth visitor to the facility, which opened in April 1996. (Kyodo)

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WTL-297R Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon portray mus

WTL-297R Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon portray musicians Johnny Cash and June Carter in WALK THE LINE. Photo credit: Suzanne Tenner TM and © 2005 Twentieth Century Fox. All Rights Reserved. Not for sale or duplication. WALK THE LINE JOAQUIN PHOENIX as JOHNNY CASH, REESE WITHERSPOON as JUNE CARTER WTL-297R Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon portray musicians Johnny Cash and June Carter in WALK THE LINE. Photo credit: Suzanne Tenner TM and 2005 Twentieth Century Fox. All Rights Reserved. Not for sale or duplication. Date: 2005

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VLADIMIR SPIDLA

Court continues to deal with case of privatisation of MUS coal-mining company in Prague Municipal Court, Prague, Czech Republic, April 7, 2021. Pictured former Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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VLADIMIR SPIDLA

Court continues to deal with case of privatisation of MUS coal-mining company in Prague Municipal Court, Prague, Czech Republic, April 7, 2021. Pictured former Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Antonio (Antonin) Kolacek

Court continues to deal with case of privatisation of MUS coal-mining company in Prague Municipal Court, Prague, Czech Republic, April 7, 2021. Czech entrepreneur Antonin Kolacek, who was convicted of vast fraud in connection with the US coal mining firm in Switzerland. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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VLADIMIR SPIDLA

Court continues to deal with case of privatisation of MUS coal-mining company in Prague Municipal Court, Prague, Czech Republic, April 7, 2021. Pictured former Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Antonio (Antonin) Kolacek

Court continues to deal with case of privatisation of MUS coal-mining company in Prague Municipal Court, Prague, Czech Republic, April 7, 2021. Czech entrepreneur Antonin Kolacek, who was convicted of vast fraud in connection with the US coal mining firm in Switzerland. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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VLADIMIR SPIDLA

Court continues to deal with case of privatisation of MUS coal-mining company in Prague Municipal Court, Prague, Czech Republic, April 7, 2021. Pictured former Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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