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Multinationals summit in China explores business opportunities

STORY: Multinationals summit in China explores business opportunities DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JACY PERRY, CEO of London Export Corporation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SEAN YAN, Head of Marketing of North East Asia, Konecranes 4. various of the summit STORYLINE: The fourth Qingdao Multinationals Summit kicked off Tuesday in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, amid the country's efforts to promote high-quality opening-up. A total of 416 multinational corporations take part in the summit, 146 of which are participating for the first time. Themed "Multinational Corporations and China," the summit features a range of activities, including multinational corporation symposiums and closed-door meetings on policies organized by ministries and commissions. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JACY PERRY, CEO of London Export Corporation "Sharing is the most important. When it comes to business, to be able

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EGYPT-ALEXANDRIA-NATIONAL MUSEUM-ANNIVERSARY

(230908) -- ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows people visiting the Alexandria National Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. The Alexandria National Museum in Egypt is marking its 20th anniversary with a variety of cultural activities, including a photography gallery, cultural and artistic symposiums, workshops, and lectures. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ALEXANDRIA-NATIONAL MUSEUM-ANNIVERSARY

(230908) -- ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows a woman taking photos of an artifact at the Alexandria National Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. The Alexandria National Museum in Egypt is marking its 20th anniversary with a variety of cultural activities, including a photography gallery, cultural and artistic symposiums, workshops, and lectures. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ALEXANDRIA-NATIONAL MUSEUM-ANNIVERSARY

(230908) -- ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows a man visiting the Alexandria National Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. The Alexandria National Museum in Egypt is marking its 20th anniversary with a variety of cultural activities, including a photography gallery, cultural and artistic symposiums, workshops, and lectures. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ALEXANDRIA-NATIONAL MUSEUM-ANNIVERSARY

(230908) -- ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows a woman visiting the Alexandria National Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. The Alexandria National Museum in Egypt is marking its 20th anniversary with a variety of cultural activities, including a photography gallery, cultural and artistic symposiums, workshops, and lectures. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ALEXANDRIA-NATIONAL MUSEUM-ANNIVERSARY

(230908) -- ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows people visiting the Alexandria National Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. The Alexandria National Museum in Egypt is marking its 20th anniversary with a variety of cultural activities, including a photography gallery, cultural and artistic symposiums, workshops, and lectures. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ALEXANDRIA-NATIONAL MUSEUM-ANNIVERSARY

(230908) -- ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows a man visiting the Alexandria National Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. The Alexandria National Museum in Egypt is marking its 20th anniversary with a variety of cultural activities, including a photography gallery, cultural and artistic symposiums, workshops, and lectures. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Int'l meet on child abuse opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - The International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect opens at the Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 14, 2014, to discuss ways of preventing such crimes through symposiums divided into 45 panels.

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Agency sought to manipulate symposiums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuaki Terasaka (R), head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. said the Japanese government's nuclear safety agency asked the utility to have local residents pitch questions favoring the firm's pluthermal nuclear power generation project at a symposium in 2007. Other utilities also said similar attempts were made by the agency when public meetings on nuclear power generation were held.

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Agency sought to manipulate symposiums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuaki Terasaka, head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. said the Japanese government's nuclear safety agency asked the utility to have local residents pitch questions favoring the firm's pluthermal nuclear power generation project at a symposium in 2007. Other utilities also said similar attempts were made by the agency when public meetings on nuclear power generation were held.

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N. Korea defectors visit Japan to publicize human rights issues

NARITA, Japan - About 20 defectors from North Korea now living in South Korea arrive at Narita airport Sept. 5 to publicize human rights problems related to political prisons in the North. They are scheduled to hold symposiums in nine cities, including Tokyo and Osaka, with Japanese nongovernmental organizations.

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64th edition of Beirut int'l and Arab book fair held in Lebanon

STORY: 64th edition of Beirut int'l and Arab book fair held in Lebanon DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Beirut International and Arab Book Fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AMER SULEIMAN, Visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): LORENZO TROMBITTA, Senior correspondent, ANSA news agency STORYLINE: The 64th edition of the Beirut International and Arab Book Fair is being held in the Lebanese capital, attracting over 130 publishing houses worldwide. The book fair, which runs from Dec. 3 to 11, includes 24 symposiums for people to interact and discuss various topics. Visitors say that they are happy to see the book fair taking place again despite the challenging economic situation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AMER SULEIMAN, Visitor "This fair is important because it keeps culture alive in Lebanon. Reading will improve people. And the fair allows people to keep reading. The fair had stopped for three years. Now they are organizing this edition, which will be

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-INTERNATIONAL AND ARAB BOOK FAIR

(221204) -- BEIRUT, Dec. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Beirut International and Arab Book Fair in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 3, 2022. The 64th edition of the Beirut International and Arab Book Fair opened on Saturday. The book fair, which will last until Dec. 11, has attracted around 133 publishing houses and will include 24 symposiums for people to interact and discuss various topics. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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CHINA-HUBEI-LI ZHANSHU-INSPECTION (CN)

(220705) -- WUHAN, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, inspects Yangtze River conservation work at a river port in Hankou of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on July 3, 2022. Tasked with examining the local implementation of the Yangtze River conservation law, the inspection team of the NPC Standing Committee led by Li carried out inspections in the cities of Yichang, Jingzhou and Wuhan from June 30 to July 4, and held symposiums to hear local work in implementing the law as well as relevant suggestions. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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CHINA-HUBEI-LI ZHANSHU-INSPECTION (CN)

(220705) -- WUHAN, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, holds a symposium while examining the local implementation of the Yangtze River conservation law in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on July 3, 2022. Tasked with examining the local implementation of the Yangtze River conservation law, the inspection team of the NPC Standing Committee led by Li carried out inspections in the cities of Yichang, Jingzhou and Wuhan from June 30 to July 4, and held symposiums to hear local work in implementing the law as well as relevant suggestions. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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CHINA-HUBEI-LI ZHANSHU-INSPECTION (CN)

(220705) -- WUHAN, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, visits an industrial park of the Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, on June 30, 2022. Tasked with examining the local implementation of the Yangtze River conservation law, the inspection team of the NPC Standing Committee led by Li carried out inspections in the cities of Yichang, Jingzhou and Wuhan from June 30 to July 4, and held symposiums to hear local work in implementing the law as well as relevant suggestions. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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Int'l food fair wraps up in Cuba

STORY: Int'l food fair wraps up in Cuba DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: STORYLINE: The International Fair of Food, Beverages and Feeding Technology, known as "Alimentos (Food) Cuba 2.0," wrapped up Thursday in the Cuban capital Havana. About 70 enterprises from different parts of the world attended this year's fair. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): RAFAEL SOLIS, Spanish businessman "It is very important because the Cuban market for us is one of the most important that we have in the world, due to the roots we have between Asturias (a Spanish region) and Cuba. As a result, every year we are growing bigger and bigger; our market consists of Cuban hotels and stores, and we are betting a lot on this market." The agenda of activities included conferences, as well as symposiums about technology, nutrition, and employment of raw materials. The fair aims to alleviate the crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the blockade by the United States which has lasted

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CHINA-ANHUI-LI ZHANSHU-INSPECTION (CN)

(220403) -- HEFEI, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, inspects work related to rural vitalization in Hongcun, in east China's Anhui Province, March 30, 2022. Li made an inspection in Anhui Province from March 30 to April 2. During the inspection, Li chaired symposiums on learning and implementing the guiding principles from the Central People's Congress Work Conference, the work of deputies to the people's congresses at all levels, and the revision to the country's Vocational Education Law. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-LI ZHANSHU-INSPECTION (CN)

(220403) -- HEFEI, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, inspects iFlytek Co., Ltd. in east China's Anhui Province, April 2, 2022. Li made an inspection in Anhui Province from March 30 to April 2. During the inspection, Li chaired symposiums on learning and implementing the guiding principles from the Central People's Congress Work Conference, the work of deputies to the people's congresses at all levels, and the revision to the country's Vocational Education Law. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-LI ZHANSHU-INSPECTION (CN)

(220403) -- HEFEI, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, inspects the Xuancheng Vocational and Technical College in east China's Anhui Province, April 1, 2022. Li made an inspection in Anhui Province from March 30 to April 2. During the inspection, Li chaired symposiums on learning and implementing the guiding principles from the Central People's Congress Work Conference, the work of deputies to the people's congresses at all levels, and the revision to the country's Vocational Education Law. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-LI ZHANSHU-INSPECTION (CN)

(220403) -- HEFEI, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, chairs a symposium on the revision to the country's Vocational Education Law in Xuancheng Vocational and Technical College in east China's Anhui Province, April 1, 2022. Li made an inspection in Anhui Province from March 30 to April 2. During the inspection, Li chaired symposiums on learning and implementing the guiding principles from the Central People's Congress Work Conference, the work of deputies to the people's congresses at all levels, and the revision to the country's Vocational Education Law. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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Iranian Cultural Week held in Lebanon's capital

STORY: Iranian Cultural Week held in Lebanon's capital DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the Iranian exhibition 2. shot of an Iranian exhibitor writing Quran verses 3. shot for a calligrapher 4. shot of the exhibition 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZAHRAA ALAWI, Visitor 6. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Iranian Cultural Week kicked off on Monday in Lebanon's capital Beirut, aiming to expand cultural and artistic ties between the two countries. Dubbed "Fajr (dawn) Cultural Days," the Iranian Cultural Week covers several roundtables and symposiums, a large exhibition of Iranian handicrafts and artworks, screening of Iranian films and an Iranian music night, according to the National News Agency (NNA). SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZAHRAA ALAWI, Visitor "As a visitor, I believe that this is an amazing cultural exchange between the Lebanese and Iranian people. The Lebanese can go to Iran to showcase their art work, and it goes the same for Iranians." Irania

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Dalai Lama begins Japan visit

The Dalai Lama arrives at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on April 2, 2015. During his stay until April 14, the Dalai Lama will give lectures and attend symposiums on Buddhism, according to the Tibetan spiritual leader's Tokyo office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama gives lecture in Sapporo

The Dalai Lama gives a lecture at a hotel in Sapporo, northern Japan, on April 3, 2015. The 79-year-old spiritual leader, who is considered the 14th incarnation of the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual figure, arrived in Japan the previous day, beginning a 13-day trip to give lectures and attend symposiums on Buddhism in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama begins Japan visit

The Dalai Lama arrives at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on April 2, 2015. During his stay until April 14, the Dalai Lama will give lectures and attend symposiums on Buddhism, according to the Tibetan spiritual leader's Tokyo office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama begins Japan visit

The Dalai Lama arrives at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on April 2, 2015. During his stay until April 14, the Dalai Lama will give lectures and attend symposiums on Buddhism, according to the Tibetan spiritual leader's Tokyo office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama to pay 13-day visit Japan

The Dalai Lama, seen in this photo taken in November 2012, will pay a 13-day visit to Japan beginning April 2, 2015, to give lectures and attend symposiums on Buddhism, according to the Tibetan spiritual leader's Tokyo office. This will be his first visit to Japan since April 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Agency sought to manipulate symposiums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuaki Terasaka (R), head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. said the Japanese government's nuclear safety agency asked the utility to have local residents pitch questions favoring the firm's pluthermal nuclear power generation project at a symposium in 2007. Other utilities also said similar attempts were made by the agency when public meetings on nuclear power generation were held. (Kyodo)

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Agency sought to manipulate symposiums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuaki Terasaka, head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. said the Japanese government's nuclear safety agency asked the utility to have local residents pitch questions favoring the firm's pluthermal nuclear power generation project at a symposium in 2007. Other utilities also said similar attempts were made by the agency when public meetings on nuclear power generation were held. (Kyodo)

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Int'l meet on child abuse opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - The International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect opens at the Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 14, 2014, to discuss ways of preventing such crimes through symposiums divided into 45 panels. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea defectors visit Japan to publicize human rights issues

NARITA, Japan - About 20 defectors from North Korea now living in South Korea arrive at Narita airport Sept. 5 to publicize human rights problems related to political prisons in the North. They are scheduled to hold symposiums in nine cities, including Tokyo and Osaka, with Japanese nongovernmental organizations. (Kyodo)

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MITI establishes forum to nurture entrepreneurs

TOKYO, Japan - International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (L) and Nobel Physics Prize winner Reona (Leo) Esaki hold a board inscribed with the name and logo of a just-established national forum aiming to nurture Japanese entrepreneurs, at a Tokyo meeting of its senior officials March 17. Local businesspeople and newspapers will be invited as regional organizers and sponsors of the forum's symposiums so their ideas and experiences can be shared.