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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese white dolphins are spotted in the waters of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, May 7, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white dolphin, and she is actively offering suggestions on their prote

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei does cleaning work in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 16, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural relics prote

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China endeavors to keep ancient city of Pingyao alive

STORY: China endeavors to keep ancient city of Pingyao alive DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pingyao ancient city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEI YAXIAN, Director of Pingyao County cultural relics institute 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XUE SHENGJIN, Craftsman of Pingyao varnished lacquerware 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MENG JIAJIA, Xue's apprentice 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HU XIAOPENG, Resident 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GENG BAOGUO, Resident STORYLINE: Pingyao in north China's Shanxi Province is an ancient walled city with a history of over 2,800 years. Boasting well-preserved urban planning and architecture from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), Pingyao was named a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1997. Covering an area of 2.25 square km, the ancient city is home to more than 300 cultural relics and nearly 4,000 traditional buildings. Over the past decades, the Chinese government has initiated a string of measures for the prote

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UN urges solidarity in advancing sustainable development as population hits 8 bln

STORY: UN urges solidarity in advancing sustainable development as population hits 8 bln DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. wide shot of the press briefing room 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARIA-FRANCESCA SPATOLISANO, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 4. med shot of briefers 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IB PETERSEN, Deputy director for management, UN Population Fund 6. med shot of briefers 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHN WILMOTH, Director of Population Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 8. wide shot of the press briefing room STORYLINE: The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday called for solidarity in advancing sustainable development as the world's population hits 8 billion. The United Nations said in a press release that the 8-billion-mark is "a clarion call" for humanity to meet its shared responsibility to prote

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(2)U.S. resumes Futemma drills after copter crash, despite prote

NAHA, Japan - Workers pick up debris from the site on the campus of Okinawa International University in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 16, where a U.S. Marine helicopter crashed on Aug. 13, injuring three crew members aboard. (Kyodo)

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(3)U.S. resumes Futemma drills after copter crash, despite prote

NAHA, Japan - A photo taken shortly before noon Aug. 16 shows Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, where U.S. forces resumed flight drills following the crash of a U.S. Marine helicopter at Okinawa International University in Ginowan on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(1)U.S. resumes Futemma drills after copter crash, despite prote

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Brig. Gen. James Flock (L), commander of the Marine Corps Base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, meets with Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha at the latter's office on Aug. 16. U.S. forces resumed flight drills despite a protest by the mayor following the Aug. 13 crash of a U.S. Marine helicopter at Okinawa International University in the city. (Kyodo)