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China: CCTV Captures Shop Owner Fleeing During 5.5 Quake

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake violently shook Gansu, northwestern China, on January 26, 2026. Surveillance footage shows a shop owner fleeing as shelves rattle and goods crash to the floor inside a small store in Diebu County. Authorities reported no immediate casualties, and emergency teams were deployed.

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China: E-Bike Hits Storefront, Door Rebounds and Knocks Man Back

This video shows the shocking moment an electric bike crashed into a glass door and slammed into a man sitting at a shop entrance in Henan. On December 3, 2025, in Nanyang, the bike suddenly sped into the small store, forcing the glass door open. The door then bounced back and hit the man, knocking him backward.

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China: Lightning-Fast Lizard Dashes Across Nanjing Pet Shop

On September 8, 2025, in Nanjing, a small black lizard leapt from a streamer’s hand and dashed across a pet shop at lightning speed, earning the nickname “the fastest little sprinter in the reptile world.On September 8, 2025, in Nanjing, a small black lizard leapt from a streamer’s hand and dashed across a pet shop at lightning speed, earning the nickname “the fastest little sprinter in the reptile world.

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Hand-Made Wooden Boats at A Traditional Market - Bangladesh

People shop for hand-made wooden boats at a traditional market in Manikganj, Bangladesh, on August 20, 2025. Waterways play a vital role in communications in Bangladesh, where traditional country boats and small vessels continue to offer affordable and convenient transport. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hand-Made Wooden Boats at A Traditional Market - Bangladesh

People shop for hand-made wooden boats at a traditional market in Manikganj, Bangladesh, on August 20, 2025. Waterways play a vital role in communications in Bangladesh, where traditional country boats and small vessels continue to offer affordable and convenient transport. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hand-Made Wooden Boats at A Traditional Market - Bangladesh

People shop for hand-made wooden boats at a traditional market in Manikganj, Bangladesh, on August 20, 2025. Waterways play a vital role in communications in Bangladesh, where traditional country boats and small vessels continue to offer affordable and convenient transport. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hand-Made Wooden Boats at A Traditional Market - Bangladesh

People shop for hand-made wooden boats at a traditional market in Manikganj, Bangladesh, on August 20, 2025. Waterways play a vital role in communications in Bangladesh, where traditional country boats and small vessels continue to offer affordable and convenient transport. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

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File - Conclave at the Vatican

File photo - The tiny, old-fashioned shop 'Gammarelli' in downtown Rome, Italy displayed on March 4, 2013 the three sets of white vestments to be shipped to the Vatican for the new pope. Here have been made three versions, small, medium and large of the white vestments the new pope will wear when he first appears to the world. 'Gammarelli', as the ecclesiastical fashion house is known, has dressed the spiritual leaders of the Roman Catholic Church since 1798. Photo by Eric Vandeville /ABACAPRESS.COM

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1 Palestinian killed, several detained in Israel raid in northern West Bank

An Israeli soldier stands with his rifle drawn at the entrance of a small shop in Kafr Saba, Qalqilya, West Bank on March 25, 2025. The forces raid the home of Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Houtari, vandalizing its contents and arresting his brother Mohammed. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1 Palestinian killed, several detained in Israel raid in northern West Bank

An Israeli soldier stands with his rifle drawn at the entrance of a small shop in Kafr Saba, Qalqilya, West Bank on March 25, 2025. The forces raid the home of Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Houtari, vandalizing its contents and arresting his brother Mohammed. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moments of Gaza

A view of a small shop adorned with balloons in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza, on February 14, 2025. Hamas agreed to release hostages as planned, reversing a threat to postpone the exchange that had raised concerns about the stability of the six-week Gaza ceasefire. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moments of Gaza

A view of a small shop adorned with balloons in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza, on February 14, 2025. Hamas agreed to release hostages as planned, reversing a threat to postpone the exchange that had raised concerns about the stability of the six-week Gaza ceasefire. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rare heavy snowfall in Damascus

A view of a small shop amid the snow in Bloudan, Syria, on February 7, 2025. Syrians are hiking on snow for the first time in this region following the fall of the Syrian regime. Photo by Moawia Atrash/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SpotNews)LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240804) -- DEIR SIRIANE, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Smoke caused by an Israeli airstrike rises in Deir Siriane, Lebanon, Aug. 3, 2024. A Lebanese boy was killed and seven other civilians injured on Saturday afternoon in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese southern villages, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The military sources, who spoke anonymously, said an Israeli drone targeted a small shop in the center of the southeast village of Deir Siriane with two air-to-ground missiles, killing a Lebanese boy and wounding six civilians, including three children. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SpotNews)LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240804) -- DEIR SIRIANE, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Smoke caused by an Israeli airstrike rises in Deir Siriane, Lebanon, Aug. 3, 2024. A Lebanese boy was killed and seven other civilians injured on Saturday afternoon in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese southern villages, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The military sources, who spoke anonymously, said an Israeli drone targeted a small shop in the center of the southeast village of Deir Siriane with two air-to-ground missiles, killing a Lebanese boy and wounding six civilians, including three children. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Anniversary Of The Beirut Explosion

Elias Jreich in front of his shoe repair shop in Beirut, Lebanon on July 2024. Elias Jreich repairs a pair of heels in his small shoe repair shop in Beirut, Lebanon on July 10, 2024. His shop was hit by the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, and now 4 years later he is struggling to pay his water and electricity bills. Photo by Noemie de Bellaigue/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Anniversary Of The Beirut Explosion

Elias Jreich refers to a portrait of himself at a younger age in his small shoe repair shop in Beirut, Lebanon on July 10, 2024. His shop was hit by the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, and now 4 years later he is struggling to pay his water and electricity bills. Photo by Noemie de Bellaigue/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Anniversary Of The Beirut Explosion

Elias Jreich repairs a pair of heels in his small shoe repair shop in Beirut, Lebanon on July 10, 2024. His shop was hit by the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, and now 4 years later he is struggling to pay his water and electricity bills. Photo by Noemie de Bellaigue/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laguepie, A Tourism And Ecological Site - France

A small poster in the window of a closed shop, Hair removal in Aveyron with Aligot! Laguepie a tourist and ecological site, but shush, a place to be preserved, swimming in the Viaur, with the chateau of St Martin de Laguepie in the background. France, Laguepie on 18 July 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MYANMAR-YANGON-RESTAURANT-PEOPLE IN NEED-CHEAP MEALS

(240705) -- YANGON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People line up to get meals at a restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 5, 2024. Every day at 11:30 a.m., people line up at a small, simple and giving restaurant in Yangon, for super-cheap and nourishing meals, either for lunch or takeaway. Operated since nine months ago by 32-year-old Tin Maung Kyaw, the meal shop, namely "Very Cheap" in English, has alleviated the struggles of local people in need by offering meals at super cheap prices and donating lunch boxes to those in need. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Giving restaurant alleviates struggle of people in need in Myanmar's Yangon

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MYANMAR-YANGON-RESTAURANT-PEOPLE IN NEED-CHEAP MEALS

(240705) -- YANGON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People wait to get meals at a restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 5, 2024. Every day at 11:30 a.m., people line up at a small, simple and giving restaurant in Yangon, for super-cheap and nourishing meals, either for lunch or takeaway. Operated since nine months ago by 32-year-old Tin Maung Kyaw, the meal shop, namely "Very Cheap" in English, has alleviated the struggles of local people in need by offering meals at super cheap prices and donating lunch boxes to those in need. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Giving restaurant alleviates struggle of people in need in Myanmar's Yangon

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MYANMAR-YANGON-RESTAURANT-PEOPLE IN NEED-CHEAP MEALS

(240705) -- YANGON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People prepare lunch boxes at a restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 5, 2024. Every day at 11:30 a.m., people line up at a small, simple and giving restaurant in Yangon, for super-cheap and nourishing meals, either for lunch or takeaway. Operated since nine months ago by 32-year-old Tin Maung Kyaw, the meal shop, namely "Very Cheap" in English, has alleviated the struggles of local people in need by offering meals at super cheap prices and donating lunch boxes to those in need. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Giving restaurant alleviates struggle of people in need in Myanmar's Yangon

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MYANMAR-YANGON-RESTAURANT-PEOPLE IN NEED-CHEAP MEALS

(240705) -- YANGON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People line up to get meals at a restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 5, 2024. Every day at 11:30 a.m., people line up at a small, simple and giving restaurant in Yangon, for super-cheap and nourishing meals, either for lunch or takeaway. Operated since nine months ago by 32-year-old Tin Maung Kyaw, the meal shop, namely "Very Cheap" in English, has alleviated the struggles of local people in need by offering meals at super cheap prices and donating lunch boxes to those in need. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Giving restaurant alleviates struggle of people in need in Myanmar's Yangon

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MYANMAR-YANGON-RESTAURANT-PEOPLE IN NEED-CHEAP MEALS

(240705) -- YANGON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People have their meals at a restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 5, 2024. Every day at 11:30 a.m., people line up at a small, simple and giving restaurant in Yangon, for super-cheap and nourishing meals, either for lunch or takeaway. Operated since nine months ago by 32-year-old Tin Maung Kyaw, the meal shop, namely "Very Cheap" in English, has alleviated the struggles of local people in need by offering meals at super cheap prices and donating lunch boxes to those in need. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Giving restaurant alleviates struggle of people in need in Myanmar's Yangon

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MYANMAR-YANGON-RESTAURANT-PEOPLE IN NEED-CHEAP MEALS

(240705) -- YANGON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People prepare food at a restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 5, 2024. Every day at 11:30 a.m., people line up at a small, simple and giving restaurant in Yangon, for super-cheap and nourishing meals, either for lunch or takeaway. Operated since nine months ago by 32-year-old Tin Maung Kyaw, the meal shop, namely "Very Cheap" in English, has alleviated the struggles of local people in need by offering meals at super cheap prices and donating lunch boxes to those in need. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Giving restaurant alleviates struggle of people in need in Myanmar's Yangon

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MYANMAR-YANGON-RESTAURANT-PEOPLE IN NEED-CHEAP MEALS

(240705) -- YANGON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People prepare lunch boxes at a restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 5, 2024. Every day at 11:30 a.m., people line up at a small, simple and giving restaurant in Yangon, for super-cheap and nourishing meals, either for lunch or takeaway. Operated since nine months ago by 32-year-old Tin Maung Kyaw, the meal shop, namely "Very Cheap" in English, has alleviated the struggles of local people in need by offering meals at super cheap prices and donating lunch boxes to those in need. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Giving restaurant alleviates struggle of people in need in Myanmar's Yangon

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Exploring Chinese culture-infused pewter products in Malaysia's museum

STORY: Exploring Chinese culture-infused pewter products in Malaysia's museum SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): GAO YANG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the museum 3. various of street views in Malaysia STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): GAO YANG, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm at the Royal Selangor Visitor Center in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur. This center is actually a museum. It is well known for its excellent craftsmanship of pewter products and many of these pewter products are infused with Chinese elements. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic ties between China and Malaysia. As the two countries launched the mutual visa-free policy, more Chinese tourists are expected to visit Malaysia in the future." The Royal Selangor Visitor Center, formerly a small pewter craft shop in Selangor state, Malaysia, was founded by then-Chinese pewter craftsman Yong Koon. It is r

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Cultural revival helps retain charm of rural China

STORY: Cultural revival helps retain charm of rural China SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: WUYUAN/LIUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuyuan County in Jiangxi Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CAO WENJUAN, Owner of an oil-paper umbrella shop in Wuyuan 3. various of Liuzhou City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU YUWEN, Deputy director of intangible cultural heritage research department, Liuzhou Mass Art Museum STORYLINE: As China endeavors to revitalize its rural areas, many forgotten cultural traditions, particularly in small counties and villages, are being revived, leading to a trend known as "county travel." Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province Known to many as "China's most beautiful countryside," Wuyuan saw a record 26.2 million visitors from across the nation last year. The making of the Jialu oil-paper umbrella is a national-level intangible cultural heritage that boasts a history of over 800 ye

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Inflation, rising prices dampen Eid festivities in Türkiye

STORY: Inflation, rising prices dampen Eid festivities in Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: April 7, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets and shopping for Ramadan in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ERTAN OZTURK, Candy vendor at Ankara's bazaar 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MUSTAFA YUKSEL, Jewellery shop manager at Ankara's historic Ulus neighborhood STORYLINE: Soaring prices in Türkiye have pushed consumers to tighten their purse strings this festive season, one of the toughest in years as households struggle to contend with soaring prices. Annual consumer price inflation rose to 68.5 percent in the Muslim-majority nation. Over 85 million are faced with the worst economic woes in decades. At markets in Türkiye's capital city Ankara, consumers say soaring prices meant they would not be able to celebrate Eid in the same way as in past years, and they have to settle for less. Small business owners are also feeling the sting of hig

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7-meter-high steamer set used in bun shop in China to meet New Year demand

STORY: 7-meter-high steamer set used in bun shop in China to meet New Year demand SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: NANTONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the steamed bun shop 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SU XIUPING, Pastry cook STORYLINE: At a small steamed bun shop in Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province, an incredibly high steamer set has made the shop a popular destination for many food buyers and also those who are just curious. The steamer set has 57 layers and is over 7 meters tall. Employees of the shop have to use an elevator to get the steamers. A pastry cook at the shop said there has been an increasing demand for steamed buns as the Spring Festival is around the corner, and that is why they are using more layers of steamers. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SU XIUPING, Pastry cook "Our steamed buns are traditional, fermented with rice wine. It tastes good. It's chewy and has a special flavor. Our buns are very popular among the locals. As

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Dragon Element Product Popular in China

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2024 - Customers shop for Spring Festival ornaments at a small commodity market in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 27, 2024.

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Dragon Element Product Popular in China

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JANUARY 27, 2024 - Customers shop for Spring Festival ornaments at a small commodity market in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 27, 2024.

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CHINA-LIAONING-LINGYUAN-FLOWER BUSINESS (CN)

(240118) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jia works in her flower shop in Lingyuan city, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 9, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Small Chinese city blooms with success in flower business" (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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My 2023 in China: a German owner of a "silent bakery"

STORY: My 2023 in China: a German owner of a "silent bakery" SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bach's Bakery in China's Changsha 2. various of bread 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARKUS HOFMULLER, Owner of Bach's Bakery 4. various of Bach's Bakery daily operation 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARKUS HOFMULLER, Owner of Bach's Bakery 6. various of Bach's Bakery daily operation 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARKUS HOFMULLER, Owner of Bach's Bakery 8. various of Bach's Bakery daily operation STORYLINE: Put your thumb up and slightly curl it down twice. In a bakery situated on a small lane in China's Changsha, this is how frequent patrons say "thank you" to shop assistants. Founded by a German couple, Bach's Bakery is a quiet shop, as most employees are hearing impaired. The couple returned to Germany in 2022 and entrusted the bakery to another German, Markus Hofmuller. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARKUS HOFMULLER, Owner

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Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait

STORY: Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner 3. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAYAH ALFAS, Customer 5. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival STORYLINE: The Qout Market Food Festival was held Saturday in Capital Governorate, Kuwait, attracting nearly 100 local companies to participate. The event aims to support local micro and small catering businesses and attract, incubate, and highlight the homegrown artisan community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner "I started this business at home back in 2013. And now we have expanded. We have a shop and a caravan. We usually participate in markets. We love doing markets like this because we get to meet our customers, showing them what we have

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee sells goods via livestreaming at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee transports parcels at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees transport parcels at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee moves goods imported from China at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees pack goods at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees sort online shopping orders at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee views a "Double Eleven" promotional banner on the interface of an e-commerce platform at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee sorts online shopping orders at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL

(231111) -- JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees pack goods at the Beautiful Pearl Store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2023. Located in North Jakarta, Asemka is a well-known small commodity wholesale market center in Indonesia. Merchants here are busier on the occasion of "Double Eleven" shopping festival, a date promoted as a shopping spree on Nov. 11 in recent years and has gradually become a new "tradition" in Indonesia. At a small wholesale outlet called "Beautiful Pearl Store," employees are hectic handling orders and parcels. Most goods dealt at the store are imported from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces in China, according to shop owner Benson. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A shop owner of Spanish goods slices Iberian ham at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 18, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-FEAST SHOPPING-TIGHT BUDGET

(230623) -- ISTANBUL, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers select goods in a small shop at the Mahmutpasa neighborhood in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turks' Eid celebration squeezed by limited budget due to high inflation" (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-FEAST SHOPPING-TIGHT BUDGET

(230623) -- ISTANBUL, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers select goods in a small shop at the Mahmutpasa neighborhood in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turks' Eid celebration squeezed by limited budget due to high inflation" (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-BUN FESTIVAL (CN)

(230528) -- HONG KONG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lucky bun, a festival icon of Bun Festival, is arranged at a shop in Cheung Chau, a small island south of Hong Kong, south China, May 22, 2023. This year's Bun Festival started on May 23 and lasted until May 27. The Bun Festival, one of Hong Kong's most colorful cultural celebration events, has been on China's national list of intangible cultural heritage since 2011. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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Iconic barbecue mirrors China's post-pandemic vitality

STORY: Iconic barbecue mirrors China's post-pandemic vitality DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:35 LOCATION: Zibo, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people having barbecues in Zibo city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Diner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Diner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Diner 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Diner 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): Barbecue shop owner 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): College student 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): Visitors STORYLINE: Since early March, Zibo, a small city in China's Shandong Province suddenly shot to fame. People from all across the country have been flocking to the city for one thing -- barbecue. What makes Zibo Barbecue special is that on each table is a small stove, and customers can process skewers themselves and then wrap them in a thin pancake, usually with scallions inside. The immersive experience of making customized Zibo Barbecue has attracted diners from various parts of China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Diner "I drove all the way from Hengshui, Hebei Prov