Harvesters made in China's Xinjiang gain popularity in cotton-growing countries

STORY: Harvesters made in China's Xinjiang gain popularity in cotton-growing countries SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG XINCHENG, Official of an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City 3. various of an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City STORYLINE: Cotton harvesting machines produced in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have gained popularity in some countries. With the spring farming season underway in cotton-growing areas, a leading agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City has also entered its peak production period. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG XINCHENG, Official of an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City "Cotton harvesting machines are used from late September to mid-December. Starting in March, we hit the peak seaso

Protesters call for action on climate change on 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy

STORY: Protesters call for action on climate change on 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 01:34 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters gathering at the entrance to BlackRock STORYLINE: Climate activists marched on Manhattan's Park Avenue on Saturday and gathered in front of the headquarters of financial investment firm BlackRock, urging billionaires and corporations to act on climate change on the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. This was the fifth straight day of climate protests in New York City, led by activist groups like New York Communities for Change (NYCC) and Extinction Rebellion. Protesters urged BlackRock, the world's largest financier of fossil fuels, to refrain from making new fossil-fuel investments and called on the New York state government to adequately fund climate action. Hurricane Sandy, also known as Superstorm Sandy, was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane seaso