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Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity

STORY: Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway 2. various of businesses and traders on the highway 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor 4. various of cars 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): EPHRAIM MACHARIA, Driver 6. various of avocado processing factory 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ABDIAZIZ MOHAMED, Human resource manager at avocado products company 8. various of highway STORYLINE: Before its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway, the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway linking Nairobi, Kenya's capital, to the agriculturally rich central region and Moyale town near the Ethiopian border, was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. Set to be completed by August, the road improvement project, which began in 2020, is being undertaken by two Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor "Kenol-Sagana-

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Kenyan highway upgrade boosts business, enhances regional connectivity

STORY: Kenyan highway upgrade boosts business, enhances regional connectivity SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEOPHAS MAKAU, Deputy director of the Kenya National Highways Authority and the project's coordinator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD MALINGA, Principal transport engineer at the African Development Bank STORYLINE: A highway linking the Kenyan capital of Nairobi to the country's agriculturally-rich central region, has nearly completed its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway. Previously, the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. The road improvement project, which began in 2020, is being undertaken by two Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEOPHAS MAKAU, Deputy director of the Kenya National Highways Authority and the project's coordinator "The contractor has delivered according

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CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

(240229) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a view of Qian'ganjian Village, Xiaying Township, north China's Tianjin. Before this year's Spring Festival, three villages including Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin, Qian'ganjian Village of Hebei Province and Hongshimen Village of Beijing, all located at a border area between Tianjin, Hebei and Beijing, signed an agreement to jointly develop the tourism in the area and better protect the ancient Great Wall. As one of the three villages, Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin has witnessed many changes in the past ten years, including the upgrade to the 5G network, a new two-lane road with bright lamps during night hours connecting the outside world, and a better water supply system that benefits every single household. Thanks to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the village is attracting lots of attention from both investors and tourists. Many residents from nearby cities visited

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CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

(240229) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A homestay manager takes a short video to promote her business in Qian'ganjian Village, Xiaying Township, north China's Tianjin, Feb. 23, 2024. Before this year's Spring Festival, three villages including Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin, Qian'ganjian Village of Hebei Province and Hongshimen Village of Beijing, all located at a border area between Tianjin, Hebei and Beijing, signed an agreement to jointly develop the tourism in the area and better protect the ancient Great Wall. As one of the three villages, Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin has witnessed many changes in the past ten years, including the upgrade to the 5G network, a new two-lane road with bright lamps during night hours connecting the outside world, and a better water supply system that benefits every single household. Thanks to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the village is attracting lots of attention from both investors and tourists. Many residents from ne

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CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

(240229) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer from Pinggu District of Beijing sells strawberries at a market in Xiaying Township, north China's Tianjin, Feb. 23, 2024. Before this year's Spring Festival, three villages including Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin, Qian'ganjian Village of Hebei Province and Hongshimen Village of Beijing, all located at a border area between Tianjin, Hebei and Beijing, signed an agreement to jointly develop the tourism in the area and better protect the ancient Great Wall. As one of the three villages, Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin has witnessed many changes in the past ten years, including the upgrade to the 5G network, a new two-lane road with bright lamps during night hours connecting the outside world, and a better water supply system that benefits every single household. Thanks to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the village is attracting lots of attention from both investors and tourists. Many residents from nearby cities v

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CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

(240229) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Zhijun (R), Party secretary of Qian'ganjian Village, guides investors from Beijing around the village to check potential homestay sites in Qian'ganjian Village, Xiaying Township, north China's Tianjin, Feb. 22, 2024. Before this year's Spring Festival, three villages including Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin, Qian'ganjian Village of Hebei Province and Hongshimen Village of Beijing, all located at a border area between Tianjin, Hebei and Beijing, signed an agreement to jointly develop the tourism in the area and better protect the ancient Great Wall. As one of the three villages, Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin has witnessed many changes in the past ten years, including the upgrade to the 5G network, a new two-lane road with bright lamps during night hours connecting the outside world, and a better water supply system that benefits every single household. Thanks to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the village is attracti

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CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

(240229) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members from China Tower Tianjin branch check a signal tower during their maintenance inspection in Qian'ganjian Village, Xiaying Township, north China's Tianjin, Feb. 22, 2024. Before this year's Spring Festival, three villages including Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin, Qian'ganjian Village of Hebei Province and Hongshimen Village of Beijing, all located at a border area between Tianjin, Hebei and Beijing, signed an agreement to jointly develop the tourism in the area and better protect the ancient Great Wall. As one of the three villages, Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin has witnessed many changes in the past ten years, including the upgrade to the 5G network, a new two-lane road with bright lamps during night hours connecting the outside world, and a better water supply system that benefits every single household. Thanks to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the village is attracting lots of attention from both invest

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CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

(240229) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager washes vegetables using an upgraded water supply system in Qian'ganjian Village, Xiaying Township, north China's Tianjin, Feb. 22, 2024. Before this year's Spring Festival, three villages including Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin, Qian'ganjian Village of Hebei Province and Hongshimen Village of Beijing, all located at a border area between Tianjin, Hebei and Beijing, signed an agreement to jointly develop the tourism in the area and better protect the ancient Great Wall. As one of the three villages, Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin has witnessed many changes in the past ten years, including the upgrade to the 5G network, a new two-lane road with bright lamps during night hours connecting the outside world, and a better water supply system that benefits every single household. Thanks to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the village is attracting lots of attention from both investors and tourists. Many residents fro

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CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

(240229) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A renovated country road is pictured in Qian'ganjian Village, Xiaying Township, north China's Tianjin, Feb. 23, 2024. Before this year's Spring Festival, three villages including Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin, Qian'ganjian Village of Hebei Province and Hongshimen Village of Beijing, all located at a border area between Tianjin, Hebei and Beijing, signed an agreement to jointly develop the tourism in the area and better protect the ancient Great Wall. As one of the three villages, Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin has witnessed many changes in the past ten years, including the upgrade to the 5G network, a new two-lane road with bright lamps during night hours connecting the outside world, and a better water supply system that benefits every single household. Thanks to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the village is attracting lots of attention from both investors and tourists. Many residents from nearby cities visited the vi

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(2)7 die in truck-car crash on expressway in Gifu Pref.

GUJO, Japan - Policemen check the scene of a traffic accident on an expressway in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on July 27. Seven people died when a truck and a car collided head-on and burst into flames in a two-lane tunnel.

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Ethiopia inaugurates Chinese-built major road project in capital

STORY: Ethiopia inaugurates Chinese-built major road project in capital DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): ADANECH ABIEBIE, Addis Ababa city Mayor 3. various of the newly built road 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHEN QINMIN, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia STORYLINE: Ethiopia on Monday inaugurated a Chinese-built major road project in the capital city Addis Ababa. The Alexander Pushkin Square-Gotera Interchange Road, a 3.8-kilometer road incorporating three segments and a two-lane 320-meter tunnel, was contracted by China First Highway Engineering Co., LTD (CFHEC). At the inauguration ceremony, Adanech Abiebie, Addis Ababa city mayor, thanked the Chinese side for their support in building the project, which will tremendously improve traffic flow in the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): ADANECH ABIEBIE, Addis Ababa city mayor "This road project, in addition to setting a

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE-BUILT MAJOR ROAD PROJECT-INAUGURATION

(220816) -- ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shen Qinmin, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the Alexander Pushkin Square-Gotera Interchange Road Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aug. 15, 2022. Ethiopia on Monday inaugurated a Chinese-built major road project in the capital Addis Ababa. The Alexander Pushkin Square-Gotera Interchange Road Project, which is a 3.8 km road that incorporates three segments and construction of a two-lane 320 meters tunnel, was contracted by China First Highway Engineering Co., LTD (CFHEC). TO GO WITH "Ethiopia inaugurates Chinese-built major road project in capital" (Xinhua/Wang Ping)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE-BUILT MAJOR ROAD PROJECT-INAUGURATION

(220816) -- ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Adanech Abiebie, Addis Ababa city Mayor, speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the Alexander Pushkin Square-Gotera Interchange Road Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aug. 15, 2022. Ethiopia on Monday inaugurated a Chinese-built major road project in the capital Addis Ababa. The Alexander Pushkin Square-Gotera Interchange Road Project, which is a 3.8 km road that incorporates three segments and construction of a two-lane 320 meters tunnel, was contracted by China First Highway Engineering Co., LTD (CFHEC). TO GO WITH "Ethiopia inaugurates Chinese-built major road project in capital" (Xinhua/Wang Ping)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT ROAD-EASTERN BYPASS

(220801) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 14, 2022 shows a section of the Nairobi Eastern Bypass under construction in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday hailed Chinese-built roads in his country for boosting development and cutting travel times. Kenyatta made the comments when speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the Nairobi Expressway and the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass. The Nairobi Eastern Bypass project was undertaken by China Communications Construction Company in January and has widened the bypass from the original two-lane single carriageway into a four-lane and six-lane dual carriageway. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT ROAD-EASTERN BYPASS

(220801) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Motor vehicles run on the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass in Nairobi, Kenya, July 31, 2022. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday hailed Chinese-built roads in his country for boosting development and cutting travel times. Kenyatta made the comments when speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the Nairobi Expressway and the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass. The Nairobi Eastern Bypass project was undertaken by China Communications Construction Company in January and has widened the bypass from the original two-lane single carriageway into a four-lane and six-lane dual carriageway. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT ROAD-EASTERN BYPASS

(220801) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 30, 2022 shows a section of the Nairobi Eastern Bypass under construction in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday hailed Chinese-built roads in his country for boosting development and cutting travel times. Kenyatta made the comments when speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the Nairobi Expressway and the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass. The Nairobi Eastern Bypass project was undertaken by China Communications Construction Company in January and has widened the bypass from the original two-lane single carriageway into a four-lane and six-lane dual carriageway. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT ROAD-EASTERN BYPASS

(220801) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Motor vehicles run on the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass in Nairobi, Kenya, July 31, 2022. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday hailed Chinese-built roads in his country for boosting development and cutting travel times. Kenyatta made the comments when speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the Nairobi Expressway and the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass. The Nairobi Eastern Bypass project was undertaken by China Communications Construction Company in January and has widened the bypass from the original two-lane single carriageway into a four-lane and six-lane dual carriageway. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT ROAD-EASTERN BYPASS

(220801) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Motor vehicles run on the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass in Nairobi, Kenya, July 31, 2022. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday hailed Chinese-built roads in his country for boosting development and cutting travel times. Kenyatta made the comments when speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the Nairobi Expressway and the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass. The Nairobi Eastern Bypass project was undertaken by China Communications Construction Company in January and has widened the bypass from the original two-lane single carriageway into a four-lane and six-lane dual carriageway. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT ROAD-EASTERN BYPASS

(220801) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (R) shakes hands with Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian when attending the commissioning ceremony for the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass in Nairobi, Kenya, July 31, 2022. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday hailed Chinese-built roads in his country for boosting development and cutting travel times. Kenyatta made the comments when speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the Nairobi Expressway and the revamped Nairobi Eastern Bypass. The Nairobi Eastern Bypass project was undertaken by China Communications Construction Company in January and has widened the bypass from the original two-lane single carriageway into a four-lane and six-lane dual carriageway. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220307) -- QIANNAN, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 5, 2022 shows the two-lane Yingpan Qingshui River Grand Bridge of the Guiyang-Nanning high-speed railway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. The high-speed railway linking Guiyang of southwest China's Guizhou Province and Nanning of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is designed with a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220307) -- QIANNAN, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial panoramic photo taken on March 6, 2022 shows the two-lane Lajuan Grand Bridge of the Guiyang-Nanning high-speed railway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. The high-speed railway linking Guiyang of southwest China's Guizhou Province and Nanning of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is designed with a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220307) -- QIANNAN, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 6, 2022 shows the two-lane Lagan Grand Bridge of the Guiyang-Nanning high-speed railway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. The high-speed railway linking Guiyang of southwest China's Guizhou Province and Nanning of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is designed with a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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(2)7 die in truck-car crash on expressway in Gifu Pref.

GUJO, Japan - Policemen check the scene of a traffic accident on an expressway in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on July 27. Seven people died when a truck and a car collided head-on and burst into flames in a two-lane tunnel. (Kyodo)

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Two Lane Blacktop (1971)

Movie Poster Film: Two Lane Blacktop; Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) Director: Monte Hellman 07 July 1971 Date: 07 July 1971

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Two Lane Blacktop (1971)

Movie Poster Film: Two Lane Blacktop; Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) Director: Monte Hellman 07 July 1971 Date: 07 July 1971

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Two Lane Blacktop (1971)

Dennis Wilson & Laurie Bird Film: Two Lane Blacktop; Two-Lane Blacktop (1970) Director: Monte Hellman 07 July 1971 ASPHALTRENNEN (Two lane blacktop, USA 71) Dennis Wilson, Laurie Bird Date: 07 July 1971

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