ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu watches as harvesters operate in a farmland in Guquan Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farming, providing serv

Kenya's Odinga declares interest in AU Commission chairmanship

STORY: Kenya's Odinga declares interest in AU Commission chairmanship SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of AU headquarters 2. various of the Raila Odinga and Olusegun Obasanjo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Former Kenyan Prime minister 4. various of AU meetings 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, Former Nigerian President 6. various of AU headquarters STORYLINE: Kenyan veteran politician Raila Odinga on Thursday officially declared his interest in the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC). Odinga, the former prime minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013, made the announcement in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, saying that he was ready to contest the AUC chairmanship position after consulting with friends across the continent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Former Kenyan Prime minister "Should the leadership of Africa want my services, I am ready to offer myself to be of serv

Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza, West Bank nears 20,000

STORY: Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza, West Bank nears 20,000 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the city of Rafah 2. various of displaced people in a refugee camp in Rafah city STORYLINE: The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 19,667, and 52,586 others were wounded since Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Palestinian deaths and injuries from Israeli raids in the West Bank climbed to 301 and 3,365, respectively, according to the ministry. In Gaza, over the past 24 hours, 214 Palestinians were killed, and 300 others injured in Israel's raids, while a large number of victims were still under the rubble, Ashraf Al-Qedra, Health Ministry spokesman, said at a press conference held in the southern Gaza Strip. Al-Qedra accused the Israeli army of destroying hospitals in northern Gaza Strip and putting them out of serv

Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000 as conflict enters 2nd month

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000 as conflict enters 2nd month SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Ramallah/Jerusalem/Cairo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 3. STANDUP 3 (English): WANG HAO, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "Today (Nov. 7), this (Israel-Hamas) conflict marks one month. Around 10,000 Palestinians have been killed since Oct. 7 in Gaza, among them over 4,000 children. Hundreds of others were reported missing, and 25,000 people were wounded. Last night Gaza had the heaviest bombardment since Oct. 7, as Israel killed over 200 Palestinians in over 450 attacks in the strip overnight, according to the Ministry of Health (in Gaza), while in complete blackout as the Israeli army cut off all telecommunications and internet serv

China committed to openness as import expo champions cooperation, shared opportunities

STORY: China committed to openness as import expo champions cooperation, shared opportunities DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of The China International Import Expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEON WANG, Executive vice president, International and China president at AstraZeneca 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): VIVIAN WANG, Brand Director of Dole (Shanghai) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): DEMIR SARMAN, Head of the Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Türkiye 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): STEPHEN PERRY, Chairman of Britain's 48 Group Club 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LOW KIAN CHUAN, President of Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) STORYLINE: The China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world's first import-themed national-level expo, opens its fifth edition. A total of 145 countries, regions and international organizations are joining this year's expo. Hundreds of new products, technologies and serv

China-Vietnam cross-border freight train speeds up

STORY: China-Vietnam cross-border freight train speeds up DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QING WEI, Manager of Fandong International Supply Chain Group Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG WEI, Staff member, China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. 4. various of the train STORYLINE: A China-Vietnam cross-border freight train departing from south China's Nanning ran for 11 hours and 25 minutes before it arrived in Dong Dang, Vietnam early this week. It reduced the freight transportation time between the two cities by about six hours. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QING WEI, Manager of Fandong International Supply Chain Group Co., Ltd. "The railway department has deployed more forklifts and stevedores at road-rail interface connections. Compared to the past, when we load or unload a standard container, we can be 30% more efficient." In order to improve the efficiency of China-Vietnam freight train serv