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“Donald Trump” wigs are used as props at a photo booth at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ECONOMY-CHINA-WIG

(230628) -- JOHANNESBURG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member presents a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ECONOMY-CHINA-WIG

(230628) -- JOHANNESBURG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer tries on a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ECONOMY-CHINA-WIG

(230628) -- JOHANNESBURG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ECONOMY-CHINA-WIG

(230628) -- JOHANNESBURG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers choose wig products at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells wig products to overseas markets via an e-commerce platform at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- ABOVE: A staff member displays a wig product at the exhibition area of a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. (Photo taken by Xinhua photographer Xue Yuge) BELOW: A staff member displays a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. (Photo taken by Xinhua photographer Zhang Yudong) Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to Afric

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 25, 2023 shows an exhibition area of a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 25, 2023 shows the workshop of a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- ABOVE: A staff member displays a wig product at the exhibition area of a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. (Photo taken by Xinhua photographer Xue Yuge) BELOW: A staff member displays a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. (Photo taken by Xinhua photographer Zhang Yudong) Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to Afric

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 11, 2022. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved a value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Su Xiaozhou)

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China's hair products gain popularity in Kenya

STORY: China's hair products gain popularity in Kenya DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OGINGA AYUMA, Founder of Ketrays Lush Wigs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANNE KAGO, Houz of Kweenz Salon 4. various of beauty salons STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter "The hair and beauty industry is a multi-billion-dollar market that attracts women and even in this modern day age, men from all walks of life, that will go through great strides to look good. I am in one of the leading salons in Nairobi, the Kenyan city, where we are going to be seeing how hair enhances the beauty of a woman." Oginga Ayuma, the founder of a high-end beauty salon in Nairobi, said that there has been a steady increase in demand for Chinese products over the years. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OGINGA AYUMA, Founder of Ketrays Lush Wigs "We basically deal in human hair extensions and human hair w

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CHINA-HENAN-WIG INDUSTRY (CN)

(230317) -- XUCHANG, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects wigs at the showroom of Henan Rebecca Hair Products Co., Ltd in Xuchang City, central China's Henan Province, March 16, 2023. Xuchang's wig industry has become a large wig manufacturing base and distribution center for home and abroad. Wig products were sold to more than 150 countries and regions through e-commerce platforms. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-HENAN-WIG INDUSTRY (CN)

(230317) -- XUCHANG, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers make wigs at a workshop of Henan Rebecca Hair Products Co., Ltd in Xuchang City, central China's Henan Province, March 16, 2023. Xuchang's wig industry has become a large wig manufacturing base and distribution center for home and abroad. Wig products were sold to more than 150 countries and regions through e-commerce platforms. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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CHINA-HENAN-WIG INDUSTRY (CN)

(230317) -- XUCHANG, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers make wigs at a workshop of Henan Rebecca Hair Products Co., Ltd in Xuchang City, central China's Henan Province, March 16, 2023. Xuchang's wig industry has become a large wig manufacturing base and distribution center for home and abroad. Wig products were sold to more than 150 countries and regions through e-commerce platforms. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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CHINA-HENAN-WIG INDUSTRY (CN)

(230317) -- XUCHANG, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects wigs at the showroom of Henan Rebecca Hair Products Co., Ltd in Xuchang City, central China's Henan Province, March 16, 2023. Xuchang's wig industry has become a large wig manufacturing base and distribution center for home and abroad. Wig products were sold to more than 150 countries and regions through e-commerce platforms. (Xinhua/Li An)

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Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania

STORY: Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): JOHNSON ALLEN, Hairstylist in Dar es Salaam 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): LINAH KIDOTI, Fashionista 3. various of wigs in a shop 4. various of social media video clips showing customers wearing wig STORYLINE: Johnson Allen, a 28-year-old hairstylist based in Tanzania's business capital Dar es Salaam, said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the hair wigs from China are selling like hotcakes in his three shops. Allen, who owns a chain of hairstyle shops called Jonijo, is nicknamed Jonijo wigs, a recognition he earned after he ventured into the business in 2015. "I started this business when I was still in secondary school. I started it as a passion when I realized that the future for this kind of business was bright. I threw my full weight into it and in 2018 the business started to pick up," said the hairstylist. However, he

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WIGS

(220813) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A hairstylist arranges a wig for display at a shop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Aug. 13, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WIGS

(220813) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wigs are displayed at a shop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Aug. 13, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WIGS

(220813) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wigs are displayed at a shop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Aug. 13, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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Turkish wigmaker helps hairless kids realize dreams

STORY: Turkish wigmaker helps hairless kids realize dreams DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:31 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yasin Kirazli, a 29-year-old Turkish hairdresser making a wig for Melek Su, a 6-year-old little girl at the capital city Ankara 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YASIN KIRAZLI, Hairdresser from Ankara 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RUKIYE YILDIRIM, Mother of Melek Su 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HASAN YILDIRIM, Father of Melek Su STORYLINE: A 29-year-old hairdresser living in Turkey's capital city Ankara has been making wigs for free for kids who have lost their natural hair because of cancer or other ailments such as alopecia. Weaving wigs since 2015, Yasin Kirazli is helping realize the dream of children without hair and rebuild their self-esteem. He accepts hair donations from his clients and then he handles natural hair, creating wigs tailored to children's head measurements. To date, he has made nearly 180 wigs for children who are in need. His latest luck g

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