Measures taken to protect biodiversity in Pearl River Basin

STORY: Measures taken to protect biodiversity in Pearl River Basin DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dateng Gorge water conservancy project 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HE DAJIANG, Guangxi Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy Development Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Dateng Gorge water conservancy project is under construction on a section of the Qianjiang River in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi. As it's located at an important spawning ground for migratory fishes, multiple measures have been carried out to minimize the impact of the project on the ecological environment. Besides the establishment of a conservation center for rare fish and breeding and releasing of fish to conserve rare fish species, two fish passages have been built to help migratory fishes complete their life cycle. In addition, a scientific research team is dedicated to preserving rare and endangered fish in the Pearl River basin. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HE DAJIANG, Guangxi D

S. Koreans protest Japan's reply on textbooks

S. Koreans protest Japan's reply on textbooks

SEOUL, S. Korea - A group of South Korean citizens protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 9 over Japan's reply to South Korean demands for revision of history textbooks. Japanese Ambassador Terusuke Terada earlier issued his government's reply to South Korea's demands, made in May, that 35 passages in eight history textbooks be revised. Terada told South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Han Seung Soo two passages in two of the textbooks will be revised.

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-ECOLOGY-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-ECOLOGY-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220802) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows two baboons near a fence next to the Mombasa-Nairobi railway track in Nairobi, Kenya. The Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has just celebrated its fifth anniversary of safe operation. The Mombasa-Nairobi Railway passes through nature reserves such as the Nairobi National Park and Tsavo National Park. In order to reduce the impact on the environment, a series of measures have been taken during the design and construction of the railway such as bypassing the mangroves, which help keep the mangroves flourishing in the last five years. Besides, a total of 14 large wildlife passages and 79 bridges have been set up along the entire railway in consideration of the living habits and migration paths of wild animals. Large animal passages with the height of over 6.5 meters were constructed beneath the track for large animals such as elephants and giraffes to get through. Fences are set up on both sides of the line