New Hampshire midnight voting ignites Trump-Haley showdown

STORY: New Hampshire midnight voting ignites Trump-Haley showdown SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21 & 23, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: DIXVILLE NOTCH, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting in Dixville Notch, U.S. state of New Hampshire (Jan. 23, 2024) 2. various of Nikki Haley speaking during a campaign rally in U.S. state of New Hampshire (Jan. 21, 2024) STORYLINE: The New Hampshire primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election began at midnight on Tuesday with the first ballots cast in the remote community of Dixville Notch. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who easily won the Iowa Republican caucuses last week, faces Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and onetime South Carolina governor, in the closely-watched New Hampshire showdown. Dixville Notch, located in the northern part of New Hampshire and close to the Canadian border, has only six registered voters, and all of them voted after midnight, continuing a decades-old traditi

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-TRADITIONAL COSTUME (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-TRADITIONAL COSTUME (CN)

(230903) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liang Zuying (1st L) displays "Liang Bu" and traditional costumes with other locals during a "Liang Bu" cultural festival in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Oct. 25, 2020. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic group hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi and Guizhou. "Liang Bu", named for its glistening appearance, is a kind of traditional hand-made cloth of Miao ethnic group. Women of Miao ethnic group in Wuying plant woad in spring and harvest it in fall. They soak woad in water for days before mixing it with materials such as lime, to make the dye for "Liang Bu". It usually takes months to make a piece of "Liang Bu" after repeated process of dip-dyeing, drying, pounding, applying egg white and steaming. The cloth gradually becomes glistening owing to tens of thousands of poundings by villagers with traditi

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-FENCING (CN)

(230805) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's Tang Junyao (R) competes against Italy's Gaia Traditi during the fencing women's epee team gold medal match at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Qi Xiaoyi)

Dragon Boat Festival celebration held in Pakistan

STORY: Dragon Boat Festival celebration held in Pakistan DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the activity 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LA JIE LIAN, President of Chinese Association Pakistan 3. various of the activity 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NASIR KHAN, President of Ex-Chinese Association Rawalpindi STORYLINE: A food festival was held in Pakistan's Islamabad on Tuesday by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, to celebrate China's Dragon Boat Festival. Local Chinese and Pakistani communities taste some specialty foods from both countries like Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. Participants also learned about the origin, history, and customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LA JIE LIAN, President of Chinese Association Pakistan "(Zongzi and some other delicious) food from different regions are provided, so that everyone can enjoy Chinese food while remembering the traditi

Hotpot festival in China's Chongqing aims to boost industry recovery

STORY: Hotpot festival in China's Chongqing aims to boost industry recovery DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): CHEN QINGBING, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU DAO, Founder of Zhoushixiong Hotpot 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU MEI, Manager of Liu's Chongqing Hotpot 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN GUOHUA, Head of Chongqing Hotpot Association STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CHEN QINGBING, Xinhua correspondent "With the Year of the Rabbit just around the corner, Chongqing has held a hotpot-themed happy reunion for local people. Chongqing hotpot is a renowned delicacy in China and also spreads footprints all over the world. Today, there are over 20 hotpot companies bringing their products here." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU DAO, Founder of Zhoushixiong Hotpot "Through the event, we hope to restore and boost consumer confidence. Besides, as the Spring Festival is around the corner, the event, like the traditi