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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), uses his laptop adapted for visually impaired people at the base of Fujian delegation, in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage skills and conducting non-profit trai

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- NANNING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A policeman helps a child heading for destinations in China's northeast provinces at Nanning Railway Station in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 26, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million trai

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai walks with a horse on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy trai

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FOOTBALL - UEFA EURO 2024 QUALIFIERS - FINLAND vs NORTHERN IRELAND

Teemu Pukki (R) of Finland vies with Eoin Toal (L) and Trai Hume of Northern Ireland during the football UEFA EURO 2024 Group H qualification match Finland vs Northern Ireland in Helsinki, Finland on November 17, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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(SP)KENYA-ITEN-TRACK & FIELD-YOUNG RUNNER-AIMING FOR CHENGDU

(230611) -- ITEN, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan runner Kelvin Kimtai Chepsigor (front L) from Kisii University attends a training session in Eldoret, Kenya, on June 6, 2023. At nearly 6 am, the first morning light shines upon the landmark arch written with "Home of Champions" in Iten, the runners gathered here to greet each other with a fist bump, stretch their muscles, and prepare for the first training session of the day. With an average altitude of 2,400 meters, Iten sits in the west of Kenya, near the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. It is an ideal long-distance running training place and is the cradle of many world-class middle and long distance runners. In Iten, athletes of different camps, age groups, and genders train together and inspire each other with their performance. The 22-year-old Kelvin Kimtai Chepsigor, an athlete student from Kisii University who trains in Iten, was born in Kitale, a small town in the northwest of Iten. "Eliud Kipchoge is my idol, and his experience inspires me to trai

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows containers to be transported near the Nairobi Station of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration project of the Belt and Road Initiative. The 480-km rail line, linking the largest port in East Africa, Mombasa, to Kenya's capital Nairobi, was built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation and officially opened to traffic in 2017. The project has gained trust and support from the Kenyan government and people and injected vitality into the country's socio-economic development, since Africa Star Railway Operation Company (AfriStar), the railway operator, has always been committed to ensuring safe operation, boosting the movement of passengers and goods, and enhancing localization of the project. Chinese experts have been saving no effort in trai

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Winter sports popular amid summer heat in NE China

STORY: Winter sports popular amid summer heat in NE China DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of people skiingSOUNDTBIE 1 (Chinese): MS. ZHANG, Shenyang residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YANG, Head of a winter sports training center STORYLINE: The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has made more and more Chinese people fall in love with winter sports. Though the sports event concluded months ago, the winter sports popularity continues across the country. Thanks to the construction of more indoor skating and skiing facilities in recent years, schoolchildren in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, can enjoy winter sports all year around and get a break from summer heat. SOUNDTBIE 1 (Chinese): MS. ZHANG, Shenyang resident "Chinese athletes won a lot of gold medals during the Beijing Winter Olympics and then we became interested in winter sports activities. Our child likes skiing very much, so we bring her here for some trai