Foreign business leader upbeat about Chinese market

STORY: Foreign business leader upbeat about Chinese market DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CLAS NEUMANN, Senior Vice President of SAP, Head of SAP Labs Network STORYLINE: A foreign business leader has voiced confidence in the Chinese market, saying China's digital economy is expected to deliver new opportunities. SOUNDBITE (English): CLAS NEUMANN, Senior Vice President of SAP, Head of SAP Labs Network "I've been now 10 years in China. I came here because we saw huge opportunities for growth. Chinese success model builds a lot on exports. It's producing here, basically the manufacturing house of the world. That also now is complemented by a strong domestic market. And that's also a major shift, because there's a huge so-called middle class from a consumer point of view. The COVID crisis over the last 3 years has brought many uncertainties to consumers. But on the other side, we also saw opportuni

Beauty pageant empowers Namibian informal settlement youth

STORY: Beauty pageant empowers Namibian informal settlement youth DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Havana informal settlement, beauty pageant, Windhoek 2. SOUNDBITE(English): Charlotte Namwandi, Miss Youth Vibez 3. various of Havana informal settlement and beauty pageant venue, Windhoek STORYLINE: Wearing her sash adorning her outfit, Charlotte Namwandi encouraged young girls in Havana, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Namibia's capital Windhoek, to be daring. Namwandi was crowned the first-ever Miss Youth Vibez, a pioneer beauty pageant aiming to empower and unleash the talents of young people in informal settlements in Namibia. The contest held on Nov. 19 attracted 15 participants from various backgrounds in Windhoek. Nineteen-year-old Namwandi knows too well the challenges of growing up in an informal settlement. "I grew up in an informal settlement in Otavi town and understood first-hand how hard the limited opportuni