UN chief unveils global empowerment plan for women, girls

STORY: UN chief unveils global empowerment plan for women, girls SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of delegates 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SIMA BAHOUS, UN Women's Executive Director 7. various of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed speaking STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday launched a plan to boost the empowerment of women and girls around the world. The UN chief made the announcement during an International Women's Day event focused on investing in women and girls at the UN headquarters in New York. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Equality is overdue; to achieve it, we must match rhetoric with resources. We must invest in women and girls, turbocharge progres

China's night economy lights up streets of cities, showing consumption potential

STORY: China's night economy lights up streets of cities, showing consumption potential DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of night market across Chinavarious of people eating street foodSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE LUO, Food vendor in Xi'anSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG YING, Restaurant manager in ChangshaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIN XIAOSHUN, Food vendor in ShundeSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MA LILI, School of Economics and Management at Northwest University STORYLINE: With the COVID-19 epidemic being mitigated, and thanks to stimulus measures and favorable weather, many cities in China have seen a robust recovery of the nighttime economy. To grab the opportunities brought by the night economy, the central and local governments have introduced a variety of policies and measures to turbocharge its development, with a view to expanding domestic demand, promoting consumption and increasing employment. Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi, has enacted pol