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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-INT'L WINE EXPO (CN)

(240810) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit the exhibition area of Ningxia Helan Mountain's east foothill (Yingchuan) sub-region at the Helan Mountain's east foothill international wine fair in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2024. The fair is held at the Fourth China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo from Aug. 9 to 11. Ningxia, renowned for its unique grape-growing conditions, produced its first bottle of wine in 1984. Situated near the 38th parallel north, similar to renowned wine regions like Bordeaux, Ningxia's wine-producing areas enjoy an ideal terroir with a dry climate and abundant sunshine, making the region a golden zone for wine grape cultivation. As China's largest wine-producing region, Ningxia now boasts 602,000 mu (about 40,133 hectares) of grape plantations and 261 wineries and grape-growing enterprises, which together produced 140 million bottles of wine in 2023. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng

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Laos celebrates 8th anniversary of Lancang-Mekong cooperation

STORY: Laos celebrates 8th anniversary of Lancang-Mekong cooperation SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar 2. SOUNDBITE (Lao): SOMBOUN SIHANATH, Director general of economic affairs department under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs and LMC senior officials' meeting leader of Laos 3. various of the seminar STORYLINE: The Lancang-Mekong week was held in Laos to promote unity and prosperity in the sub-region, marking the eighth anniversary of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC). Laos' Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a seminar titled "Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Framework" in the Lao capital Vientiane on Friday, to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the establishment of the LMC framework. Somboun Sihanath, director general of economic affairs department under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs and LMC senior officials' meeting leader of Laos, said since its inception in 2016,

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DR Congo hosts subregional karate tournament to promote peace

STORY: DR Congo hosts subregional karate tournament to promote peace DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the karate tournament in Goma, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JEAN NAISHIMWE, Burundian athlete 3. various of training scene 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): JEAN MSHONGOLO, Athlete from Tanzania 5. various of audience 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): JEANNE THIOMBA, DRC athlete STORYLINE: The city of Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hosted the third edition of the African Great Lake region karate tournament on Friday. This event gathered athletes from six countries in the sub-region, aiming to promote peace between neighboring countries. The athletes were from six African countries, including Tanzania, Uganda, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi and the DRC. Jean Naishimwe, an athlete from Burundi, said that he was delighted to participate in this competition given its importa

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Mekong sub-region leaders' meeting

VIENTIANE, Laos - Participants in a Mekong sub-region leaders' meeting join hands during a photo session in Vientiane, Laos, on March 13, 2013. They are from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand.

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Living cost rises due to high inflation in Cote d'Ivoire

STORY: Living cost rises due to high inflation in Cote d'Ivoire DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of market in Abidjan 2. SOUNDBITE (French): KAMAGATE BINTOU, Vendor at Treichville Market 3. various of market in Abidjan STORYLINE: The galloping inflation that has been raging for several months in the West African sub-region does not spare Cote d'Ivoire. In Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire, rising prices adversely affect the lives of ordinary citizens. SOUNDBITE (French): KAMAGATE BINTOU, Vendor at Treichville Market "Life has become very very expensive, if our country could see our conditions of sale. Normally we pay 1,000 CFA francs for this, now I should pay 1,500 CFA francs, and I need to resell these. Nothing works if life is expensive. Everything is expensive, everything. Our authorities need to make efforts." The soaring prices of daily necessities on the market have caused Cote d'Ivoire authorities to react. Sin

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Macron reaffirms France's support for fight against terrorism in Benin

STORY: Macron reaffirms France's support for fight against terrorism in Benin DATELINE: July 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: COTONOU, Benin CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Emmanuel Macron arriving at the Palace of the Beninese Presidency 2. various of Emmanuel Macron greeting Beninese President 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): PATRICE TALON, Beninese President 4. various of Emmanuel Macron and Patrice Talon 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): EMMANUEL MACRON, French President 6. various of Emmanuel Macron and Patrice Talon STORYLINE: Beninese President Patrice Talon and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron pledged on Wednesday to fight against terrorism in Benin and the West African sub-region. Speaking at a joint press conference in Cotonou, the Beninese president said that the challenge Benin is currently facing is the fight against terrorism, especially in the northern part of his country. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): PATRICE TALON, Beninese President "Our hope is that France will support us with the Europe

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BENIN-COTONOU-FRANCE-PRESIDENT-VISIT

(220727) -- COTONOU, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Beninese President Patrice Talon (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a joint press conference in Cotonou, Benin, on July 27, 2022. Beninese President Patrice Talon and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron pledged on Wednesday to fight against terrorism in Benin and the West African sub-region. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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BENIN-COTONOU-FRANCE-PRESIDENT-VISIT

(220727) -- COTONOU, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Beninese President Patrice Talon (R, Front) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron (L, Front) in Cotonou, Benin, on July 27, 2022. Beninese President Patrice Talon and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron pledged on Wednesday to fight against terrorism in Benin and the West African sub-region. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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Cameroonian, French presidents discuss regional security, food shortages, economic ties

STORY: Cameroonian, French presidents discuss regional security, food shortages, economic ties DATELINE: July 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of Yaounde where banners, giant posters could be seen to welcome Emmanuel Macron 2. various of Cameroonian president Paul Biya welcoming his French counterpart in front of the Palace of Unity 3. various of Cameroonian president Paul Biya and his spouse accompanying Emmanuel Macron at the end of meeting STORYLINE: Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Tuesday met with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, to discuss regional security and bilateral economic ties. In a joint press conference after their meeting, Macron said Cameroon was a "strategic partner" in the Central African sub-region where he will "devote more time to during the second term." The French president said his country would continue to support Africa's need for security and stability. "We

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Nigerian president urges closer collaboration to tackle economic challenges in West Africa

STORY: Nigerian president urges closer collaboration to tackle economic challenges in West Africa DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on executives of banking institutions in West Africa to forge a closer collaboration to tackle economic challenges confronting the sub-region. Buhari, while receiving a delegation from the West African Bankers Association (WABA), led by its president, Thierno Seydou Nourou Sy, said that the sub-region must find a common understanding and ground to address low access to financial services and recovery in the post-pandemic era. The Nigerian leader told the bankers' association, founded in 1981, and bringing together over 250 commercial banks and 15 institutions from across West Africa, that for many centuries, African countries have "traded with one another without a formalized and structured system." He noted, h