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Photo shows a tattoo on a swimmer that features the Japanese proverb "Fall down seven times, get up eight," meaning to never give up, during a swimming event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near Paris.

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-PHUTSERING (CN)

(240328) -- LHASA, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Phutsering poses for a photo with his wife Nyima Tsangmo at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Born in 1944 in Bainang County of Xigaze City, Phutsering was raised in a former serf family. A humble shack, situated near the manor where his mother toiled as a serf, served as his childhood home. Meanwhile, his father, employed at a separate manor, struggled to make ends meet by farming and crafting during lean months, barely generating sufficient income to cover the rent and taxes for their dwelling and fields. At the age of thirteen, he greeted a big change in his life, when he entered a primary school. After the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Phutsering got more opportunities to study."The chance to learn was a true gift, significantly expanding my perspective," said Phutsering. "As a Tibetan proverb says, knowledge is more valuable than pearls and agates," he said. Upon his graduation in 1965, he joined the publicity

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-PHUTSERING (CN)

(240328) -- LHASA, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Phutsering reads a book at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Born in 1944 in Bainang County of Xigaze City, Phutsering was raised in a former serf family. A humble shack, situated near the manor where his mother toiled as a serf, served as his childhood home. Meanwhile, his father, employed at a separate manor, struggled to make ends meet by farming and crafting during lean months, barely generating sufficient income to cover the rent and taxes for their dwelling and fields. At the age of thirteen, he greeted a big change in his life, when he entered a primary school. After the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Phutsering got more opportunities to study."The chance to learn was a true gift, significantly expanding my perspective," said Phutsering. "As a Tibetan proverb says, knowledge is more valuable than pearls and agates," he said. Upon his graduation in 1965, he joined the publicity department in Xigaze, where he st

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-PHUTSERING (CN)

(240328) -- LHASA, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Phutsering exercises at his neighborhood in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Born in 1944 in Bainang County of Xigaze City, Phutsering was raised in a former serf family. A humble shack, situated near the manor where his mother toiled as a serf, served as his childhood home. Meanwhile, his father, employed at a separate manor, struggled to make ends meet by farming and crafting during lean months, barely generating sufficient income to cover the rent and taxes for their dwelling and fields. At the age of thirteen, he greeted a big change in his life, when he entered a primary school. After the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Phutsering got more opportunities to study."The chance to learn was a true gift, significantly expanding my perspective," said Phutsering. "As a Tibetan proverb says, knowledge is more valuable than pearls and agates," he said. Upon his graduation in 1965, he joined the publicity department in Xigaze, wh

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-PHUTSERING (CN)

(240328) -- LHASA, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Phutsering in traditional Tibetan costumes prepares to go to offer a voluntary introduction at a memorial hall marking the emancipation of more than one million serfs in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Born in 1944 in Bainang County of Xigaze City, Phutsering was raised in a former serf family. A humble shack, situated near the manor where his mother toiled as a serf, served as his childhood home. Meanwhile, his father, employed at a separate manor, struggled to make ends meet by farming and crafting during lean months, barely generating sufficient income to cover the rent and taxes for their dwelling and fields. At the age of thirteen, he greeted a big change in his life, when he entered a primary school. After the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Phutsering got more opportunities to study."The chance to learn was a true gift, significantly expanding my perspective," said Phutsering. "As a Tibetan proverb says, knowledge is

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-PHUTSERING (CN)

(240328) -- LHASA, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Phutsering plays with a dog at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Born in 1944 in Bainang County of Xigaze City, Phutsering was raised in a former serf family. A humble shack, situated near the manor where his mother toiled as a serf, served as his childhood home. Meanwhile, his father, employed at a separate manor, struggled to make ends meet by farming and crafting during lean months, barely generating sufficient income to cover the rent and taxes for their dwelling and fields. At the age of thirteen, he greeted a big change in his life, when he entered a primary school. After the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Phutsering got more opportunities to study."The chance to learn was a true gift, significantly expanding my perspective," said Phutsering. "As a Tibetan proverb says, knowledge is more valuable than pearls and agates," he said. Upon his graduation in 1965, he joined the publicity department in Xigaze, where h

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Traditional delicacy on Xiaoxue solar term: pickled vegetables

STORY: Traditional delicacy on Xiaoxue solar term: pickled vegetables SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a village in Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University STORYLINE: Wednesday marks Xiaoxue, or Minor Snow, the 20th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar. Find out what Chinese people like to eat during this time of the year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University "A Chinese proverb: 'Pickle vegetables on Xiaoxue

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Traditional delicacy on Shuangjiang solar term: persimmons

STORY:Traditional delicacy on Shuangjiang solar term: persimmons DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:12 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tereza picking persimmons STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): TEREZA HAYRAPETYAN, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student "As a Chinese proverb goes, 'Pick persimmons on Shuangjiang.' Today, let's follow the camera of Xinhua News Agency to pick persimmons and eat them. Let's go." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TEREZA HAYRAPETYAN, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student "Shuangjiang, as its name implies, water vapor condenses into frost. It means the weather is gradually getting colder, and this is the last solar term of autumn. In some northern areas of China, winter is coming and in the south of China, it's getting cool. Look, the persimmons are already ripe, they look like small lanterns hanging on the tree." STANDUP 3 (English): TEREZA HAYRAPETYAN, Shanghai Int'l Studies University student "Persimmons are really sweet and juicy." SOUNDBI

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BRI like "delivering roses" to others: Serbian president

STORY: BRI like "delivering roses" to others: Serbian president DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President STORYLINE: "One who delivers roses to others will have fragrance on his hands" shows the nature of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Xinhua in Beijing Wednesday at the High-Level Forum on Connectivity. The proverb was noted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his keynote speech at the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President "Tell you the truth, I learned a lot from President Xi and he says, one who delivers roses to the others, it's not only the guy that is getting the roses, that is going to get something important, but the guy that is delivering the roses will get something because the smell will rema

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A Shared Path | Golden bowl-shaped stadium witnesses World Cup fervor

STORY: A Shared Path | Golden bowl-shaped stadium witnesses World Cup fervor DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:09 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Qatar Qatar is known as the "pearl in the Persian Gulf." In the winter of 2022, a football World Cup held here ignited passion across the world. Lusail Stadium, Qatar This is the main stadium of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Lusail Stadium is the world's largest membrane-structure building, which can accommodate 90,000 people. Its construction required enough steel to build three Eiffel Towers. As a project under the Belt and Road Initiative, the stadium was contracted by a Chinese company. More than 110 subcontractors from 20 countries participated in its construction. Unity is strength. -- Arabic proverb Leonidas Tzevelekas, a Greek national, works for a company involved in the construction of the Lusail Stadium. As a Building Information Modeling (BIM) manager, the 40-year-old needed to work out solutions for the mega-project using BIM t

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A Shared Path | A "city on the sea" bears aspirations of Sri Lankans

STORY: A Shared Path | A "city on the sea" bears aspirations of Sri Lankans DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:08:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Sri Lanka, a "gem in the Indian Ocean." The vast expanse of the sea has always been a blessing for locals. However, it also limits the island country's potential for development. Puttalam Village Sri Lanka SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese): SANJEEWA FERNANDO, Local resident, and his son Son: "Dad, I don't want to be a fisherman when I grow up." Father: "Then, what do you want to do?" Son: "I'd like to do something that no one in our village has ever done before." Father: "Son, what's that indeed?" Son: Dad, do you think a city can grow from the sea? Sanjeewa Fernando couldn't answer his son's question. But maybe he could give him an answer the second day. SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese): SANJEEWA FERNANDO, Local resident "Son, tomorrow I'm going to the port city for a job interview. Wanna come along?" Explorers are bound to succeed. -- A Sri Lankan proverb Ferna

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A Shared Path | An artisan who turns bamboo into wealth

STORY: A Shared Path | An artisan who turns bamboo into wealth DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:54 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Ghana In West Africa, Ghana has been traditionally known for its natural resources, ranging from gold to timber. However, forest coverage has been shrinking and many loggers are seeking alternative ways to make a living. For George Sarpong, the future lies in bamboo. The 31-year-old Ghanaian is trying to turn the plant deemed valueless by many locals into wealth. When you are sitting in your own house, you don't learn anything. You must get out of your house to learn. -- Ghanaian proverb Obogu, Ghana Sarpong has been a bamboo artisan for 23 years. He runs a bamboo workshop and recruits young people, many of whom used to be lumberjacks. SOUNDBITE (English): Sarpong and a young man "Hi, I was in the logging industry. But it was not a promising job. I see you have been making bamboo products here for some time. It interests me. Can I try and learn from

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A Shared Path | A satellite TV project that brings hope to rural children

STORY: A Shared Path | A satellite TV project that brings hope to rural children DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Kenya In East Africa, Kenya is known as a land of wonder. From its vast grasslands to epic landforms, people in this country have always believed in miracles. The stars illuminate the path to success. --Kenyan proverb AIC Siyiapei Children's Home Narok County, Kenya This is a children's home in Narok County of Kenya. The kids' joyful night of football suddenly took a turn for the worse. --"Guys, what's wrong with the TV?" --"No signal!" No matter how hard they tried, no one was able to fix the problem. SOUNDBITE (English): STANLEY KOISABA, Manager of AIC Siyiapei Children's Home "Our TV is not working. We're calling to come and fix it for us, please." The Siyiapei Children's Home was founded in 1979. It provides shelter to orphaned and abandoned children. Now, 45 children are living here. While waiting for the repairman, the kids st

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A Shared Path | A railway that unlocks countless opportunities

STORY: A Shared Path | A railway that unlocks countless opportunities DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:30 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Laos Laos, the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, has been longing for ways to reach out to the world. Leave home village and have far-reaching vision. --Lao proverb 32-year-old Sida Phengphongsawanh is a train maintenance worker at the Laos-China Railway Company. She's been dreaming of becoming a train driver. The job on the China-Laos Railway has brought her one big step closer to her dream. Kunming, China SOUDNBITE (Lao): VIENGXAY PHOUDTHAVONG, Lao internet celebrity "Hello, I'm Viengxay Phoudthavong. Conductors on the train have all undergone training sessions. They can speak both English and Laotian." 32-year-old Viengxay Phoudthavong is a Ph.D. student in China's Yunnan, a province bordering Laos. For him, pursuing studies and a career in China has been a dream come true. On his social media account, Viengxay often shares interes

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A Shared Path | Thriving cross-border e-commerce business

STORY: A Shared Path | Thriving cross-border e-commerce business DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Xi'an, China Xi'an, the capital city for many Chinese dynasties, was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Now, under the Belt and Road Initiative, the historical city is bursting with new vitality. "Don't say it's a long journey. The farther you walk, the shorter it'll be." -- Kazakh proverb The Kazakh proverb was confirmed in the story of Anita Jumekenova. 17 years ago, the 19-year-old Anita came from Kazakhstan to study in Xi'an, China, where she met the love of her life. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YUAN ZHAOHUI, Anita's husband "This time we're going back, as I promised Anita when we got married that we would return to her hometown often." Located in the heart of Eurasia, Kazakhstan was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road. Now, the Silk Road Economic Belt has added new impetus to the country's economic development. Karaganda, Kazakhstan T

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Brazilian president speaks highly of Brazil-China relations, BRICS cooperation

STORY: Brazilian president speaks highly of Brazil-China relations, BRICS cooperation DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the NDB building 2. various of the inauguration ceremony 3. various of the construction sites of sustainable development projects in BRICS STORYLINE: The cooperation between Brazil and China is on solid ground, and the relationship between the two countries is extraordinary, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said here Thursday. Lula, who is on a state visit to China, said China plays a very important role in the cause of global development and peace, and that he will strive to promote the development of the Brazil-China comprehensive strategic partnership in his term. Lula spoke highly of Brazil-China relations and BRICS cooperation. "Friendship is like a bottle of wine, the older, the better," he said, quoting a Brazilian proverb. Lula attended the inauguration ceremony of the new president of the

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Ichiro's father says son's success due to effort

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, shows his writing of a proverb on endeavor, in Ichiro's hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, after the 10-time All Star set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki said he cannot contain his emotions and attributed his son's achievement to hard work.

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Cultural industries, programs bring benefits to Chinese villagers

STORY: Cultural industries, programs bring benefits to Chinese villagers DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Qufu 2. various of statue of Confucius 3. various of Wangjiadong Village of Weihai STORYLINE: Chinese civilization has a history of more than 5,000 years. As the foundation of contemporary Chinese culture, fine traditional Chinese culture plays an important role in China's governance of society and rural vitalization. For thousands of years, the proverb "harmony is the most precious" has been rooted in the minds of Chinese people. Qufu in east China's Shandong Province is known for being the hometown of the great Chinese philosopher Confucius, who lived more than two millennia ago. The local government carried on the legacy of the sage, setting up more than 400 mediation rooms and appointing over 2,000 mediators for solving disputes among residents. In Wangjiadong Village of Shandong, many people spend their spare time

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Ichiro's father says son's success due to effort

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, shows his writing of a proverb on endeavor, in Ichiro's hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, after the 10-time All Star set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki said he cannot contain his emotions and attributed his son's achievement to hard work. (Kyodo)