Low-Energy High-Intensity Heavy-Ion Accelerator Facility - China

Low-Energy High-Intensity Heavy-Ion Accelerator Facility - China

Zhao Hongwei (R), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Sun Liangting, a researcher with the Institute of Modern Physics of the CAS, discuss on experiment progress in front of the low-energy high-intensity heavy-ion accelerator facility (LEAF) on December 10, 2024. The world's first stand-alone low-energy high-intensity heavy-ion accelerator facility (LEAF), developed by the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently passed the expert panel acceptance inspection organized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The LEAF can provide intense heavy-ion beams and mixed ion beams of various charge states from light to heavy elements, offering advantages such as high beam intensity, high charge state, diverse ion species, and a wide range of energy variations. With the upgrading of ion accelerators and the evolution of accelerator technologies, frontier research in ion beam physics has continuously deepened human understanding of the world, and relat

Chinese firm starts production of pig iron in Zimbabwe

STORY: Chinese firm starts production of pig iron in Zimbabwe SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: MANHIZE, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the production plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINSTON CHITANDO, Zimbabwe's Minister of Mines and Mining Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILFRED MOTSI, Project director 4. various of pig iron products STORYLINE: The Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO), a subsidiary of the private company Tsingshan Holding Group in east China's Zhejiang Province, has started production of pig iron in Manhize, a town in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, marking a milestone in the revival of the country's iron and steel industry. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINSTON CHITANDO, Zimbabwe's Minister of Mines and Mining Development "This really is a very joyous occasion to see the first stage of production of iron from Manhize. Zimbabwe and China have got long-standing political relationships, and here we now have economic relat

Chinese proficiency contest for college students held in Cambodia

STORY: Chinese proficiency contest for college students held in Cambodia DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:51 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 22nd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition in Phnom Penh 2. various of Chang Jian, minister counselor at the Chinese embassy in Cambodia 3. various of Cambodian director of the Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia 4. various of the awarding ceremony STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia on Sunday organized the 22nd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for Cambodian college students. A total of 10 Cambodian finalists, shortlisted out of 52 candidates from various universities and institutes in the Southeast Asian country, were contested in the final stage held at the Royal Academy of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Among the challenges set for the participants were a quiz, delivering keynote speeches, and a talent show with each participant presenting performances relat

Dog Lovers Show returns to Sydney after three-year hiatus

STORY: Dog Lovers Show returns to Sydney after three-year hiatus DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dog show STORYLINE: Dog Lovers Show, one of Sydney's largest dog shows, returned to the Australian city over the weekend after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a good chance to educate, entertain and inspire dog owners and lovers. At the event, visitors could learn vital information through breed information talks presented by registered breeders and experts on a specific breed, including essentials on training, diet nutrition, temperament and the dogs' suitability to the lifestyle of their owners. Besides, the event also presented entertainment performances from talented dogs, featuring obstacle competitions such as bouncing between platforms and jumping through hoops, and police dog demonstrations. Since 2014, the Sydney Dog Lovers Show has grown into one of Australia's major trade shows of dog-relat

Experts express concerns about white supremacism in U.S.

STORY: Experts express concerns about white supremacism in U.S. DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBINDER SACHDEV, President of Imagindia Institute 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) : STEPHEN NDEGWA, United States International University (USIU-Africa) in Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): IRMA CACERES, Political analyst in Cuba STORYLINE: Many experts have expressed their concerns about human rights violations that are related to white supremacism in the U.S. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBINDER SACHDEV, President of Imagindia Institute "See human rights violations definitely happened in the U.S. I mean, there's no taking away from that. A lot have happened. In any case, these sentiments are there. It's essentially hatred of the other. The other, who is the other? The other is anyone who's nonwhite. Right. So, hatred of the other. And it has been going up. Amongst the adults, more or many of the cases are relat