Xinjiang's land port steps up service for Lunar New Year homecomers

STORY: Xinjiang's land port steps up service for Lunar New Year homecomers SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Horgos Port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MO TONGHUI, Overseas worker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUI CHANGWEN, Student STORYLINE: As the Spring Festival draws near, the border port of Horgos in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is seeing more Chinese people working and studying abroad heading back to their home country. According to the entry-exit border inspection station of Horgos, the number of people entering and exiting the country has exceeded 80,000 this year, marking a substantial increase compared to the same period last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MO TONGHUI, Overseas worker "We woke up very early today because we were very excited about going back home." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUI CHANGWEN, Student "I am studying in Russia. I flew from Moscow to Kazakhstan and then retur

Gazans mourn for 8 youths drowned off Tunisia sea while attempting to reach Europe

STORY: Gazans mourn for 8 youths drowned in sea off Tunisia while trying to reach Europe DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazans mourning for the drowned youths 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED FARIS, Family member of a drowned youth 3. various of Gazans mourning for the drowned youths 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED SHAATH, Family member of a drowned youth 5. various of Gazans mourning for the drowned youths STORYLINE: Hundreds of Gazans participated on Sunday in the funeral of eight youths who drowned off the Tunisia sea while attempting to reach Europe two months ago. Earlier the day, the bodies of the young men, mostly in their 20s and 30s, arrived in Gaza through the Rafah crossing where they were taken to their families. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED FARIS, Family member of a drowned youth "Currently, our children are absent, as immigration to Europe is not the solution. Even those who made it to Europe alive regret it and hope to retur

Film director DAVID LEAN and his wife actress ANN TODD retur

Film director DAVID LEAN and his wife actress ANN TODD retur

Film director DAVID LEAN and his wife actress ANN TODD return from a continental holiday on an air ferry with their Rolls-Royce car.