Chinese major pickle production base sees export to RCEP partners increasing

STORY: Chinese major pickle production base sees export to RCEP partners increasing SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fuling District 2. various of the company 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU LINXIANG, General manager of a local pickled mustard tubers producing company STORYLINE: The history of pickle-making in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality dates back more than 150 years. The district's traditional method of producing preserved mustard tubers was listed as a state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. As a popular snack on many Chinese people's dinner tables, the pickled mustard tubers have been accepted by more foreigners in recent years. And thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world's biggest free trade pact that took effect in 2022, the pickle's export volume to Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asian countries has increased

CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-CATERING BUSINESS-TIME-HONORED BRANDS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-CATERING BUSINESS-TIME-HONORED BRANDS (CN)

(230906) -- BEIJING, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows boxes of douzhi-flavored ice cream exhibited at the exhibition hall of Beijing time-honored brand during the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China. Douzhi is a traditional snack of Beijing. A number of time-honored brands in catering business made their debut at the exhibition hall of Beijing time-honored brand during the 2023 CIFTIS, attracting numerous guests to come for a taste. (Xinhua/Liu Lingyi)

Families worry about lingering daycare shortage in Japan

Families worry about lingering daycare shortage in Japan

File photo taken in July 2016 shows children during their daycare snack time in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. Name tags are blurred to protect privacy. (Photo not directly related to story)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Girls having afternoon tea

Girls having afternoon tea

The caption reads lunch in the afternoon in English, but this is a photo of snack time. Four girls sit around a long brazier, smoking a pipe, pouring and drinking tea, and reading. Rice cakes are placed in the center with a shamisen (three-stringed instrument) hanging on the wall.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐34‐0]

Milesovka, Milesovka, mountain, hill, transmitter, meteorological station, observatory, lookout tower, snack, fast food, cottage, tourists

Milesovka, Milesovka, mountain, hill, transmitter, meteorological station, observatory, lookout tower, snack, fast food, cottage, tourists

Milesovka, Milesovka, mountain, hill, transmitter, meteorological station, observatory, lookout tower, snack, fast food, cottage, tourists (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

Hill, mountain Rip, snack, fast food, cottage, tourists

Hill, mountain Rip, snack, fast food, cottage, tourists

Hill, mountain Rip, snack, fast food, cottage (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

Hill, mountain Rip, snack, fast food, cottage, tourists

Hill, mountain Rip, snack, fast food, cottage, tourists

Hill, mountain Rip, snack, fast food, cottage (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

Anti-virus steps at Japanese baseball stadiums

Anti-virus steps at Japanese baseball stadiums

Photo taken on July 9, 2020, shows social distancing marks to prevent coronavirus infection on the floor of a snack shop at Nagoya Dome in central Japan, ahead of a baseball game the next day between the Chunichi Dragons and Hiroshima Carp. A limited number of spectators will be allowed to watch the game at the stadium for the first time since the delayed start of the 2020 season.