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Trump Signs Executive Order In Oval Office - DC

Margo Martin, special assistant to the President and communications advisor, exits during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. US President Donald Trump is signing two executive orders Monday aiming to end cashless bail in Washington and nationwide, marking the latest move in the administration's agenda to crack down on crime. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Pausing USMCA Tariffs

Margo Martin, special assistant to the President and communications advisor, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Trump is signing orders to pause tariffs on USMCA trade from Canada and Mexico until April 2. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Pausing USMCA Tariffs

Margo Martin, special assistant to the President and communications advisor, second from left, and Maria Bartiromo, Fox Business anchor, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Trump is signing orders to pause tariffs on USMCA trade from Canada and Mexico until April 2. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gun Violence Address At The White House - Washington

Sari Kaufman, Special Assistant, White House Gender Policy Council makes remarks addressing gun violence in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, September 26, 2024. Photo by Chris Kleponis /CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gun Violence Address At The White House - Washington

Sari Kaufman, Special Assistant, White House Gender Policy Council makes remarks addressing gun violence in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, September 26, 2024. Photo by Chris Kleponis /CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hearing To Examine Stopping The Flow Of Fentanyl - Washington

Christopher J. Urben, Managing Director, and Assistant Special Agent In Charge (Retired), Special Operations Division, Nardello & Co, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, appears before a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine stopping the flow of fentanyl, focusing on public awareness and legislative solutions, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, Thursday, January 11, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hearing To Examine Stopping The Flow Of Fentanyl - Washington

Christopher J. Urben, Managing Director, and Assistant Special Agent In Charge (Retired), Special Operations Division, Nardello & Co, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, appears before a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine stopping the flow of fentanyl, focusing on public awareness and legislative solutions, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, Thursday, January 11, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hearing To Examine Stopping The Flow Of Fentanyl - Washington

Christopher J. Urben, Managing Director, and Assistant Special Agent In Charge (Retired), Special Operations Division, Nardello & Co, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, appears before a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine stopping the flow of fentanyl, focusing on public awareness and legislative solutions, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, Thursday, January 11, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hearing To Examine Stopping The Flow Of Fentanyl - Washington

Christopher J. Urben, Managing Director, and Assistant Special Agent In Charge (Retired), Special Operations Division, Nardello & Co, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, appears before a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine stopping the flow of fentanyl, focusing on public awareness and legislative solutions, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, Thursday, January 11, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hearing To Examine Stopping The Flow Of Fentanyl - Washington

Christopher J. Urben, Managing Director, and Assistant Special Agent In Charge (Retired), Special Operations Division, Nardello & Co, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, appears before a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine stopping the flow of fentanyl, focusing on public awareness and legislative solutions, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, Thursday, January 11, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Li Tie

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 - (FILE) Li Tie works as an assistant coach of the Chinese men's national football team in Shanghai, China, September 13, 2014. On January 9, 2024, it was reported that the CCTV special film on anti-corruption revealed the football corruption case of former National Football coach Li Tie.

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Li Tie

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 - (FILE) Li Tie works as an assistant coach of the Chinese men's national football team in Shanghai, China, September 13, 2014. On January 9, 2024, it was reported that the CCTV special film on anti-corruption revealed the football corruption case of former National Football coach Li Tie.

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Yao's Vlog: How the world can understand China better

STORY: Yao's Vlog: How the world can understand China better SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2-5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: KUNMING/GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fifth World Media Summit and Guangzhou City 2. STANDUP 1 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HALEY CARMEN TEMPLE DONOVAN, Features writer, Ottawa Life Magazine 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHUN WAI WONG, Malaysian National News Agency Chairman 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARK LEVINE, Professor of Minzu University of China 6. various of Yunnan Province 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): FRANCISCO ALBERTO TAIANA, Historian, sinologist, Argentina's National News Agency Telam 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan 9. STANDUP 2 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 10. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan 11. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): CHUN WAI WONG, Malaysian

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HK Palace Museum unveils special exhibition on cultural treasures from Sanxingdui Ruins

STORY: HK Palace Museum unveils special exhibition on cultural treasures from Sanxingdui Ruins DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SHENGYU WANG, Assistant curator of Hong Kong Palace Museum STORYLINE: The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) unveiled Tuesday a special exhibition featuring new archaeological discoveries at world-renowned Sanxingdui Ruins. Fifty-five important items, including bronzeware, jade and goldware, unearthed in the most recent excavations at the Sanxingdui Ruins between 2020 and 2022, are among the 120 artifacts on display. SOUNDBITE (English): SHENGYU WANG, Assistant curator of Hong Kong Palace Museum "So I think the most fascinating part of our show is that we really want to give you a sense of interdisciplinary and inviting feeling. We also have a lot of multimedia items which help you to see the details of the objects. So some of the objects which are 3D printed now in

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Hong Kong residents voice opposition to Japan's discharge of radioactive wastewater

STORY: Hong Kong residents voice opposition to Japan's discharge of radioactive wastewater DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of file of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 2. various of protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JOEPHY CHAN WING-YAN, Member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AGNES CHAU, Legislative assistant 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): KWOK YAT MING, Vice chairman, Hong Kong Federation of Journalists STORYLINE: Citizens from various walks of life in Hong Kong have expressed strong protests against the Japanese government's decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea despite the opposition of the international community. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JOEPHY CHAN WING-YAN, Member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region "Many Japanese restaurants here said that they will no longer use products imported from Japan. As you ca

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"Ba'Tie Girl" celebrates Pakistan-China friendship through film co-production

STORY: "Ba'Tie Girl" celebrates Pakistan-China friendship through film co-production DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Pakistani movie co-producer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIE PENG, Movie producer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister STORYLINE: The first major film co-produced by film-makers in China and Pakistan will hit the big screen next week. The film, "Ba'Tie Girl," which means the girl from ironclad-brotherly Pakistan, revolves around the friendship between a Chinese woman and a Pakistani teenage girl who both share a love for football. The Chinese lady traveled from China to Pakistan to work as a translator at a China-built hydropower project providing cheap and clean electricity to Pakistan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Pakistani movie co-producer "(Chinese filmmakers) they're very capable. They're very tale

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House Judiciary Hearing - Washington

D. John Sauer, Special Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, testifies at a US House Committee on the Judiciary hearing on the "Weaponization of the Federal Government" in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, July 20, 2023. Photo by Julia Nikhinson/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Various Senate Committee Hearings - Washington

Katherine Neas, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine the American youth mental health crisis, focusing on causes and solutions, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Various Senate Committee Hearings - Washington

Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, left, listens while Katherine Neas, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine the American youth mental health crisis, focusing on causes and solutions, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Vietnam friendly football match back after 3-year suspension

STORY: China-Vietnam friendly football match back after 3-year suspension DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a friendly football match between China and Vietnam 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 3. various of the competition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Vietnamese): NGUYEN VAN HIEU, Player of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 5. various of the competition 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 7. various of the audience 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Mayor of Dongxing City 9. various of the competition STORYLINE: A friendly football match between China and Vietnam kicked off on Sunday at the Dongxing Stadium in Dongxing City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team "We are so grateful. It's very special as we couldn't make it for 3 years. So I'

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CPEC provides platform for Pakistani talents to achieve career goals

STORY: CPEC provides platform for Pakistani talents to achieve career goals DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEELA KOSAR, Assistant manager of Orange Line 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): UMAR FAROOQ DIYAL, Manager at the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) STORYLINE: The outstanding local employees of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) received awards from the Pakistani Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal at a ceremony held in the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad last Friday. The award-winning employees told Xinhua that they have been provided with ample opportunities to show their talent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEELA KOSAR, Assistant manager of Orange Line "I'm very excited. I have no word to express the feeling. I learned from them how to do work, and how to manage the team and organize the meetings and everything. I le

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Bangladeshi girl "little China" dreams to study medical science in China

STORY: Bangladeshi girl "little China" dreams to study medical science in China DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Alifa Chin's family 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): JANNATUL FERDOUS, Mother of Alifa Chin 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ANWAR HOSSAIN, Father of Alifa Chin 4. various of Alifa Chin's family 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): ALIFA CHIN, Bangladeshi girl STORYLINE: Bangladeshi fifth-grader Alifa is destined to have a special link with China after the girl was born on China's naval hospital ship Peace Ark in 2010. The 12-year-old, whose full name is Alifa Chin ("China" in Bengali) often called herself "little China." Alifa's mother Jannatul Ferdous has been working as an office assistant in Bangladesh Navy. In 2010, when the hospital ship Peace Ark of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) came to Bangladesh to provide free medical services to local people, she was eight-month pregnant. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): JANNATUL FERDOUS, Mother of

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Signs, impacts of more dramatic climate change in 2022

STORY: Signs, impacts of more dramatic climate change in 2022 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Herder in Somalia 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL, Resident in London 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): MONIQUE, Resident in Lyon, France 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Somali): ISSACK HASSAN, Displaced Somali 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Somali): DUBEY IBRAHIM WERAR, Resident in Garissa, Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): SELWIN HART, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ADEYINKA BADEJO, WFP Acting Country Director in South Sudan 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): BARBARA CREECY, South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 10. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): CRISPIAN OLIVER, Executive director of the Presidential Climate Commission of South Africa 11. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (R), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, and Daniel Glaser, the Treasury Department's deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes, meet the press in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010. They are visiting South Korea to discuss additional sanctions on North Korea.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (front), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, and Daniel Glaser (back), the Treasury Department's deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes, meet the press in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010. They are visiting South Korea to discuss additional sanctions on North Korea.

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Japan, S. Korea, U.S. agree to seek N. Korea pledge on nuke sampling

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Kim Sook, the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, Akitaka Saiki, who heads the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, talk to reporters after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 3.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korean envoys meet ahead of 6-party talks

TOKYO, Japan - (From left) Kim Sook, the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, Akitaka Saiki, who heads the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, shake hands before their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 3. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meet to push forward N. Korea nuke talks

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, Kim Sook (C), the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, and Akitaka Saiki, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, pose for photos at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on June 19 before the start of their talks on how to proceed with North Korea's denuclearization. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meet to push forward N. Korea nuke talks

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Sook (L), the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, Christopher Hill (C), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Akitaka Saiki, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, are surrounded by reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on June 19 after their talks.

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N. Korea close to giving full account of nuke activities

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, Kim Sook, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs at the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry, and Akitaka Saiki, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, stand before reporters in Washington on May 19 after their trilateral gathering.

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Japan, U.S. reaffirm cooperation on abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 26 after talks with Kyoko Nakayama, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's special adviser on the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals.

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China to send envoy to Iran over nuke standoff

BEIJING, China - China will send Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai (in file photo) to Iran and Russia as a special envoy to discuss the dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Foreign Ministry said on April 13.

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Poneman urges quick U.S. action on N. Korea nuke issue

WASHINGTON, United States - Daniel Poneman, who served as special assistant to then President Bill Clinton and senior director for the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction at the White House's National Security Council, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Washington on Oct. 21. Poneman is one of the architects of a 1994 U.S.-North Korean nuclear accord.

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Kelly visits Seoul on his way to Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea - James Kelly (L), the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Oct. 2 prior to their talks. Kelly visited Seoul earlier in the day before flying to Pyongyang on Oct. 3 as President George W. Bush's special envoy.

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Concrete actions urged to tackle climate crisis facing African countries

STORY: Concrete actions urged to tackle climate crisis facing African countries DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of severe drought in the Horn of Africa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Local resident in Somalia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JUERG EGLIN, Head of Int'l Committee of the Red Cross in Somalia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BARBARA CREECY, South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 5. various of COP27 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SELWIN HART, Special adviser to the secretary-general and assistant secretary-general of the UN climate action team STORYLINE: In the Horn of Africa, some 22 million people are suffering from food insecurity due to drought. According to data from the World Food Program, in 2022, at least 9.2 million livestock deaths occurred in the drought-affected areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

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UN officials commend China's efforts in addressing climate change at COP27

STORY: UN officials commend China's efforts in addressing climate change at COP27 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP27 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMON STIELL, Executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 3. various of winds farms 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELWIN HART, Special adviser to the secretary-general and assistant secretary-general of the UN climate action team STORYLINE: UN officials have spoken highly of China's contribution to addressing climate change under the South-South cooperation framework. They made the remarks at a high-level forum on South-South cooperation on climate change held at the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMON STIELL, Executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

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BRI brings more opportunities to world: experts

STORY: BRI brings more opportunities to world: experts DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of countries along the Belt and Road 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREI GUBIN, Associate professor, Far Eastern Federal University, Russia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MELAKU MULUALEM, Researcher, Ethiopia's Institute of Strategic Affairs 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): STEPHEN PERRY, Chairman of Britain's 48 Group Club 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SARWAR KASHMERI, Fellow at Foreign Policy Association STORYLINE: Since it was first proposed in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has grown into a well-received international public good and an important platform for building a community with a shared future for mankind. Experts in various countries have spoken highly of the BRI, saying China has made great efforts to facilitate the implementation of the initiative. SOUNDBITE

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CPC's strong leadership behind China's achievements: experts

STORY: CPC's strong leadership behind China's achievements: experts DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:26 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AKKAN SUVER, Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Senior economics lecturer, Riara University, Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman, Observer Research Foundation, India 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA, Former Thai prime minister 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ESSAM SHARAF, Former Egyptian prime minister 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): BHOKIN BHALAKULA, Former president of Thai National Assembly 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): DYLAN AUSTIN WALKER, American expert in China 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister 11. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor, Illinois Institut

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China-proposed initiatives reflect China's contribution to global development: Pakistani official

STORY: China-proposed initiatives reflect China's contribution to global development: Pakistani official DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pakistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister 3. various of projects in Pakistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister STORYLINE: A Pakistani official has said that China-proposed initiatives, including the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Global Development Initiative (GDI), reflect China's contribution to global development and support for developing countries and emerging economies. Citing Pakistan as an example, Zafar Uddin Mahmood, Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister, says that BRI projects have boosted infrastructure construction in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister "Because I had the opportunity of

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China-Laos Railway inducts Lao train drivers

STORY: China-Laos Railway inducts Lao train drivers DATELINE: June 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the group of Lao train drivers STORYLINE: China-Laos Railway inducted its first group of Lao train drivers on Saturday. All 66 Lao trainees have passed the examination for assistant train drivers. According to the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), which is responsible for the operation of the Lao section of the China-Laos Railway, the company has been speeding up local talent development since the inauguration of the railway in December last year. Through the study of theories as well as a one-on-one internship on the train, the trainees have mastered relevant knowledge and accumulated abundant driving experiences. After about half a year of intensive training, all 66 Lao trainees have respectively taken on duties on the EMU (electric multiple unit), the passenger and freight trains, and special engineering locomotives for over 10,000 km.

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-BFA-ANNUAL CONFERENCE-SESSION (CN)

(220421) -- BOAO, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cai Xinfa, special assistant to the president of Ping An Bank, speaks during a session titled "Digital Economy For a Brighter Future" held during the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Hu Zhixuan)

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President Joe Biden Meets with Cuban-American Leaders

Juan Gonzalez, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere for the National Security Council, left, and Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor President, listen as Joe Biden delivers remarks before a meeting with Cuban-American leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Friday, July 30, 2021. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command Hearing - Washington

Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., greets General Richard D. Clarke, USA, Commander, United States Special Operations Command, center, and Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict, right, before the start of a hearing on the âUnited States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Commandâ with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 25th, 2021. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Moneymaker Anna/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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U.S. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command Hearing - Washington

Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict and Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, Director of United States National Security Agency, speak to one another before a hearing on the âUnited States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Commandâ with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 25th, 2021. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Moneymaker Anna/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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U.S. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command Hearing - Washington

Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict, speaks during a hearing on the âUnited States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Commandâ with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 25th, 2021. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Moneymaker Anna/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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U.S. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command Hearing - Washington

Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., greets General Richard D. Clarke, USA, Commander, United States Special Operations Command, center, and Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict, right, before the start of a hearing on the âUnited States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Commandâ with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 25th, 2021. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Moneymaker Anna/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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U.S. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command Hearing - Washington

Witnesses, Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict, General Richard D. Clarke, USA, Commander, United States Special Operations Command and Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, Director of United States National Security Agency, during a hearing on the âUnited States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Commandâ with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 25th, 2021. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Moneymaker Anna/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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U.S. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command Hearing - Washington

Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., greets General Richard D. Clarke, USA, Commander, United States Special Operations Command, center, and Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict, right, before the start of a hearing on the âUnited States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Commandâ with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 25th, 2021. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Moneymaker Anna/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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U.S. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command Hearing - Washington

Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict, speaks during a hearing on the âUnited States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Commandâ with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 25th, 2021. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Moneymaker Anna/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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U.S. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command Hearing - Washington

Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict, speaks during a hearing on the âUnited States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Commandâ with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 25th, 2021. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Moneymaker Anna/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)