AS Monaco Basketball Preseason Press Conference - Monaco

AS Monaco Basketball Preseason Press Conference - Monaco

Matthew Strazel, French player and captain of AS Monaco Basketball, is seen (with Nikola Mirotic in the foreground out of focus) during the preseason press conference at La Rotonde in the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco on September 16, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ ABACAPRESS.COM

AS Monaco Basketball Preseason Press Conference - Monaco

AS Monaco Basketball Preseason Press Conference - Monaco

Matthew Strazel, French player and captain of AS Monaco Basketball, is seen (with Nikola Mirotic in the foreground out of focus) during the preseason press conference at La Rotonde in the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco on September 16, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-BEIJING-JAZZ PERFORMANCE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-JAZZ PERFORMANCE (CN)

(240526) -- BEIJING, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Laurent Maur, a French harmonica player, performs at the 2024 Taihu Jazz Festival at the Taihu Stage Art Center, a branch of China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's jazz scene hits high note with growing audience" (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-BEIJING-JAZZ PERFORMANCE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-JAZZ PERFORMANCE (CN)

(240526) -- BEIJING, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Laurent Maur, a French harmonica player, performs at the 2024 Taihu Jazz Festival at the Taihu Stage Art Center, a branch of China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's jazz scene hits high note with growing audience" (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

China can "become world's biggest football nation": Patrice Evra

STORY: China can "become world's biggest football nation": Patrice Evra DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Lisbon CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICE EVRA, Former football player and entrepreneur 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JAVIER TEBAS, President, La Liga STORYLINE: Former Manchester United football star Patrice Evra said China could likely become "the world's biggest football nation" in the future. In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of Web Summit, one of the world's largest technology conferences which took place in Lisbon on November 1-4, the 41-year-old told Xinhua: "I think China can be one of the greatest nations of football if they really focus on it and invest in it. Although China did not qualify for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will be played from November 20 to December 18, Evra said he was optimistic about the long-term performance and skills of the Chinese players. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICE EVRA, Former football player

Chinese medical team introduces music therapy of TCM in Namibia

STORY: Chinese medical team introduces music therapy of TCM in Namibia DATELINE: June 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Katutura State Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLEM, Namibian football player 3. various of Chinese Medicine Music Therapy STORYLINE: The Chinese medical team in Namibia has introduced modern Chinese Medicine Music Therapy (CMMT) to treat local patients, adding to their array of already popular Tradition Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies. CMMT employs the theory of five phases and five music scales to analyze and treat mind-body illness. The Chinese medical team leader Zhou Haijiang said the therapy is conducted for a 20-minute session at the Katutura State Hospital. The patient lies down comfortably, listening to the music through earphone, while acupuncture is also administered. The different types of music focus on five types of organs, namely the liver, heart, spleen, lung and kidney. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLEM, Namib