Former WTO chief underlines China's efforts to provide stable economic environment

STORY: Former WTO chief underlines China's efforts to provide stable economic environment SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Council of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ROBERTO AZEVEDO, Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization STORYLINE: Roberto Azevedo, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization, officially accepted an appointment on Friday as a member of the Council of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA). In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Azevedo underlined China's efforts to provide a stable economic environment by improving the dispute settlement mechanisms. SOUNDBITE (English): ROBERTO AZEVEDO, Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization "I think China has a very important role to play in today's world. Investors, companies, they want predictability. They want to know that the rules will be fo

UNRWA opens new school for Palestinian refugees in Jordan

STORY: UNRWA opens new school for Palestinian refugees in Jordan DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new school 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BEN MAJEKODUNMI, UNRWA Chief of Staff STORYLINE: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Wednesday opened a new school in Talbiyeh camp for Palestinian refugees in the Jordanian capital Amman. In addition to 16 classrooms, the new school features a library, science and computer labs as well as facilities for teachers and a canteen for students. The new school is expected to accommodate more than 1,200 Palestinian refugee students. SOUNDBITE (English): BEN MAJEKODUNMI, UNRWA Chief of Staff "UNRWA, an agency that relies on voluntary contributions, provides us with a degree of predictability that is incredibly important in our planning, but even more than that, it is incredibly important in terms of the reassurance that it allows us to transmit to Palesti