Elderly Palestinian takes advantage of grape harvest season to protect heritage from extinction

STORY: Elderly Palestinian takes advantage of grape harvest season to protect heritage from extinction DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:05 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of Ismail Arafa preparing grape productsSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISMAIL ARAFA, Hebron-based Palestinian elderly manvarious of grape productsSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KHALED ARAFA, Arafa's son STORYLINE: Ismail Arafa, a Hebron-based Palestinian elderly man, spends many hours a day preparing various kinds of grape products by using primitive methods. Palestinian traditional grape molasses, grape malban, grape jam, and raisins are among the grape products produced by the elderly Arafa and his sons. "To prepare my extraordinary products, I use huge copper pots on top of piles of burning firewood as a part of our Palestinian heritage identity," the 71-year-old father of six told Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISMAIL ARAFA, Hebron-based Palestinian elderly man "I started working in this field when I was 11 years old with my

Fine traditional Chinese culture emerges as new fad

STORY: Fine traditional Chinese culture emerges as new fad DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of traditional Chinese cultural elementsSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SONG HUA, Director of the Cultural and Creative Office of Henan Museumvarious of museums and cultural and creative productsSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): REN WEI, Head of Zhengzhou Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritagevarious of visitors STORYLINE: Traditional Chinese culture has been gaining popularity among youths in Henan Province, thanks to creative efforts made to promote cultural relics. Henan is rich in cultural resources, with many ancient dynasties having established their capitals here. It is home to many historical sites. Huaxia Ancient Music Ensemble with the Henan Museum has composed over 100 melodies combining both modern and ancient elements. The music has become a smash hit among those who come for a visit. Cultural relics have also been turned into creative prod

Ugandan youth recycles used tires for environment protection, poverty fight

STORY: Ugandan youth recycles used tires for environment protection, poverty fight DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:38 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of stockpiles of tires various of Eric preparing material for carpetsvarious of Eric rolling finished carpetsSOUNDBITE 1 (ENGLISH): ERIC RUGOMOKA, Artisanvarious of Eric making carpets using shredded car tiresSOUNDBITE 2 (ENGLISH): ERIC RUGOMOKA, Artisanvarious of NEMA buildingvarious of Naomi in her officervarious of Artisans making productsSOUNDBITE 3 (ENGLISH): NAOMI KAREKAHO, Communications Officer, NEMAvarious of Cars on rad and old tiresSOUNDBITE 4 (ENGLISH): NAOMI KAREKAHO, Communications Officer, NEMAvarious of old tires holding waterSOUNDBITE 5 (ENGLISH): ERIC RUGOMOKA, Artisanvarious of man delivering old tires at Eric's workshopSOUNDBITE 6 (ENGLISH): NAOMI KAREKAHO, Communications Officer, NEMAvarious of Eric with carpet made from old tires STORYLINE: Stockpiles of old, discarded tires are becoming a common sight in t

Cambodia's rice export to China up 3.8 pct in Q1: minister

STORY: Cambodia's rice export to China up 3.8 pct in Q1: minister DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of agricultural productsSOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QISHENG, General manager of CCIC's Cambodia branch STORYLINE: Cambodia exported 88,646 tons of milled rice to China in the first quarter of 2022, up 3.8 percent from the same period last year, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said on Friday. China remained the top buyer of Cambodia's rice, followed by the European Union, he said, adding that the export to China accounted for 52 percent of Cambodia's total rice export during the January-March period this year. The southeast Asian nation sold 47,674 tons of rice to the European market during the cited period, the minister said. "A total of 170,539 tons of milled rice were exported to 47 countries and regions during the first three months of this year, up 11 percent year-on-year, earning a gross revenue of 145.8 million U.S. dollars," sa