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China: Cat Instantly Starts Grooming in Sync With Owner’s Touch

A man in Jiangxi, China, lightly tapped his cat’s back on October 15, 2025, triggering a perfectly synced grooming reaction. Each touch made the cat instantly lick its fur as if “cleaning” the same spot, creating a funny and well-timed interaction that left the owner laughing.

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated September 15, 2021 of Jared Isaacman says goodbye to his family as he and his fellow crew members depart for the launch pad, ahead of their scheduled liftoff on the SpaceX Inspiration 4 mission at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

Handout photo dated September 9, 2021 of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, is scheduled to launch Christopher Sembroski, Dr. Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman (3rd l) and Hayley Arceneaux into space on board a Dragon spacecraft, launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Inspiration4/John Kraus via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated September 9, 2021 of the crew of the Polaris Dawn mission of the Polaris Program are from left, SpaceX employee, mission specialist and medical officer Anna Menon; mission pilot Scott Poteet; mission commander and billionaire Jared Isaacman (3rd l) and SpaceX employee and mission specialist Sarah Gillis. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by John Kraus/Polaris Program/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated September 15, 2021 of SpaceX Inspiration 4 crew member Jared Isaacman, with Chris Sembroski, foreground, hugs his daughter as they prepare to depart for the launch pad, ahead of their scheduled liftoff on the Inspiration 4 mission at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. The crew will orbit the earth for three days in the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" spacecraft. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

Handout photo dated September 15, 2021 of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, is scheduled to launch Christopher Sembroski, Dr. Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman (2nd l) and Hayley Arceneaux here with Elon Musk into space on board a Dragon spacecraft, launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Inspiration4/John Kraus via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

Handout photo dated September 12, 2021 of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, is scheduled to launch Christopher Sembroski, Dr. Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman (3rd l) and Hayley Arceneaux into space on board a Dragon spacecraft, launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Inspiration4/John Kraus via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

Handout photo dated September 11, 2021 of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, is scheduled to launch Christopher Sembroski, Dr. Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman (2nd l) and Hayley Arceneaux into space on board a Dragon spacecraft, launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Inspiration4/John Kraus via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

Handout photo dated September 12, 2021 of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, is scheduled to launch Christopher Sembroski, Dr. Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman(3rd l) and Hayley Arceneaux into space on board a Dragon spacecraft, launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Inspiration4/John Kraus via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

Handout photo dated September 12, 2021 of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, is scheduled to launch Christopher Sembroski, Dr. Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman (C) and Hayley Arceneaux into space on board a Dragon spacecraft, launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Inspiration4/John Kraus via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

Handout photo dated September 11, 2021 of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, is scheduled to launch Christopher Sembroski, Dr. Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman (2nd l) and Hayley Arceneaux into space on board a Dragon spacecraft, launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Inspiration4/John Kraus via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Schumer Holds A Press Conference On Project 2025 - Washington

United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) is tapped by his aide at a press conference on Project 2025 in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People holding carp-shaped lanterns stage a performance in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a view in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A girl plays in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a view in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 12, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit a lotus pond in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a scene in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People holding carp-shaped lanterns stage a performance in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A boy watches a man painting in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A girl holds a carp-shaped lantern in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a view in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a scene in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit a lotus pond in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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China's Yangtze River Delta sees vigorous development in port logistics

STORY: China's Yangtze River Delta sees vigorous development in port logistics SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: LIANYUNGANG/NINGBO/SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports in the Yangtze River Delta 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG GUOCHAO, President of Lianyungang Port Holding Group Co., Ltd. 3. various of ports in the Yangtze River Delta 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PENG JIE, Deputy general manager of Ningbo Meidong Container Terminal Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The Yangtze River Delta, encompassing Shanghai Municipality, the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, has seen vigorous development in port logistics. The region has tapped into its prime geographical position to speed up multi-modal transport. According to data from the Ministry of Transport, the container throughput at ports of the Yangtze River Delta region totaled 30.51 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first quarter of 2024. This accounted for 39.8 percent of the nation

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From Dutch fields to Chinese soil: the blossoming journey of tulips

STORY: From Dutch fields to Chinese soil: the blossoming journey of tulips SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tulips 2. various of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. 3. SOUNDBITE (English): JAN DE WIT, CEO of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. 4. various of China STORYLINE: A Dutch flower wholesaler has expressed deep commitment to the Chinese market, placing strong confidence in the promising growth and opportunities awaiting his business in China. Dubbed as the land of tulips, the Netherlands' annual tulip season runs from mid-March to mid-May. Nestled in one of the country's major tulip-growing regions, Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. is a century-old family business that has tapped into the markets of China and the Asia region. SOUNDBITE (English): JAN DE WIT, CEO of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. "Now we are very happy to have cooperated so many years with our partners in China. When it was in the beginning, we just sent a box of tul

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China-backed high-rise building topped out in Egypt's New Alamein

STORY: China-backed high-rise building topped out in Egypt's New Alamein SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Alamein Downtown Towers Project in Egypt's New Alamein City 2. various of the capping ceremony STORYLINE: The Alamein Downtown Towers Project in Egypt's New Alamein City, a cooperation project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has started capping its main structures. A ceremony was held on Monday for the capping of the D01 residential building of the high-rise complex project, being constructed by the Egyptian branch of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC Egypt). As an outstanding representative of Chinese enterprises in Egypt, CSCEC Egypt has aligned itself with the Egypt Vision 2030 sustainable development strategy, tapped deeply into the potential of China-Egypt cooperation and contributed to the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, Chinese Consul General in

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Chinese railway maintenance machinery manufacturer tapping into overseas markets

STORY: Chinese railway maintenance machinery manufacturer tapping into overseas markets DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of railway maintenance machinery 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE YONGQIN, Director of Railway Maintenance Equipment Research and Design Institute of CRCCE 3. various of CRCCE operators working in control system 4. various of railway maintenance machinery 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YE YONGQIN, Director of Railway Maintenance Equipment Research and Design Institute of CRCCE 6. various of railway maintenance machinery STORYLINE: A Chinese railway maintenance machinery manufacturer has tapped into overseas markets with its products widely welcomed in 22 countries and regions, including India, Indonesia and South Korea. CRCC High-Tech Equipment Co., Ltd. (CRCCE), located in the suburb of Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, is busy with sending railway maintenance machinery to India. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE YONGQI

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Kaoru Yosano tapped to become chief Cabinet secretary

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Yosano, a former education minister who has been tapped to become the chief Cabinet secretary in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new Cabinet, enters the Prime Minister's Office on Aug. 27 as Abe prepares to appoint a new Cabinet lineup later in the day.

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Amari to be retained as METI chief

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Akira Amari, who is tapped to remain in the new Abe Cabinet as minister of economy, trade and industry.

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Ex-defense chief Nakatani tapped as defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - Gen Nakatani, former Defense Agency chief, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2014. Nakatani was appointed defense minister in the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, replacing scandal-hit Akinori Eto. His appointment was the only change in the Cabinet lineup.

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Disabled should be tapped as agents of change

NEW YORK, United States - Akiko Fukuda, the secretary general of the World Federation of the Deafblind, speaks at the U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States on Dec. 3, 2014. She pressed the international community to include the perspectives of the disabled in devising plans for disaster preparedness.

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Okinawa gov. to approve landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2012 shows an offshore area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, which is tapped as the site of a replacement airstrip for the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station, located in Okinawa's densely populated city of Ginowan.

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Nishimuro tapped as Japan Post head

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Atsuo Saka (L), president of Japan Post Holdings Co., and Taizo Nishimuro, a former head of Toshiba Corp. The government is considering replacing Saka with Nishimuro in June 2013, only six months after Saka assumed the post at the state-owned firm, government sources said May 10.

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Hosono tapped as DPJ policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's nuclear minister Goshi Hosono answers reporters' questions at the head office of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2012, after being tapped by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as the DPJ's policy chief.

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Shunichi Tanaka to be tapped for new nuclear body chief

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Shunichi Tanaka, an expert on radiation physics and a former member of the country's key panel involved in setting nuclear policies. The Japanese government plans to appoint Tanaka as the head of the new nuclear regulation authority, sources close to the matter said on July 20, 2012.

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Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show Yuichiro Hata (L) and Makoto Taki, both of Japan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan. Hata was tapped as land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister, replacing Takeshi Maeda, while Taki was named justice minister, replacing Toshio Ogawa, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet on June 4, 2012.

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Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tadahiro Matsushita of People's New Party, a member of Japan's ruling coalition. Matsushita was tapped as financial services minister, replacing Shozaburo Jimi, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet on June 4, 2012.

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Edano tapped as industry minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yukio Edano, who was chief Cabinet secretary in the Cabinet under former Prime Minister Naoto Kan. A government source said Sept. 12, 2011, that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will appoint Edano as new industry minister to succeed Yoshio Hachiro, who resigned over remarks that displeased people affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Koshiishi to become DPJ's No. 2

TOKYO, Japan - Azuma Koshiishi, leader of the caucus of Democratic Party of Japan legislators in the House of Councillors, is pictured at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2011. The ruling party's new leader, Yoshihiko Noda, tapped Koshiishi, a veteran lawmaker with close ties to DPJ power broker Ichiro Ozawa, to assume the party's No. 2 post of secretary general and to act as a pivotal figure to boost party unity the same day.

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Tamaki considered for OECD deputy head

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Rintaro Tamaki. Tamaki has been tapped for the post of deputy secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, sources familiar with the matter said June 25, 2011.

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Japanese astronaut Furukawa

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (L) and his fellow astronauts pose for photos in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on the outskirts of Moscow on May 12, 2011. They began a two-day final examination the same day to be formally tapped as members of a team to stay at the International Space Station from June.

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Japanese astronaut Furukawa

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (L) and his fellow astronauts pose for photos in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on the outskirts of Moscow on May 12, 2011. They began a two-day final examination the same day to be formally tapped as members of a team to stay at the International Space Station from June.

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Renho tapped as administrative reform minister

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmaker Renho (2nd from R) enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010. Renho, who goes by her first name, was tapped as minister in charge of administrative reform.

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Renho tapped as administrative reform minister

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmaker Renho enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010. Renho, who goes by her first name, was tapped as minister in charge of administrative reform.

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Renho tapped as administrative reform minister

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmaker Renho enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010. Renho, who goes by her first name, was tapped as minister in charge of administrative reform.

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Renho tapped as administrative reform minister

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmaker Renho enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010. Renho, who goes by her first name, was tapped as minister in charge of administrative reform.