STORY: Vlog | China-ASEAN Expo explained: experience, expression, expectations
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 26-27, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2024
LENGTH: 00:03:43
LOCATION: NANNING, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the expo
2. STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FIRUZ, Sadeghzadeh Persian Carpet Production Co., Ltd., Iran
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AZANDE NDEBELE, Owner of Shlobo Designs, South Africa
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KHEN VANTHY, Faculty member, Secondary School of Fine Arts, Cambodia
6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KAMANEEYA JEHSO, Druggist 786 International Co., Ltd., Thailand
7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): YANG WENYUN, Staff member at China Mobile Guangxi Branch
8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent
9. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): FIRUZ, Sadeghzadeh Persian Carpet Production Co., Ltd., Iran
10. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent
11. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): FIRUZ, Sadeghzadeh Persian Carpet Production Co., Ltd., Iran
12. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): AZANDE NDEBELE, Owner of Shlobo Designs, South Africa
13. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): KHEN VANTHY, Faculty member, Secondary School of Fine Arts, Cambodia
14. SOUNDBITE 12 (English): KAMANEEYA JEHSO, Druggist 786 International Co., Ltd., Thailand
15. SOUNDBITE 13 (Chinese): YANG WENYUN, Staff member at China Mobile Guangxi Branch
16. SOUNDBITE 14 (Chinese): FIRUZ, Sadeghzadeh Persian Carpet Production Co., Ltd., Iran
17. SOUNDBITE 15 (English): KHEN VANTHY, Faculty member, Secondary School of Fine Arts, Cambodia
18. SOUNDBITE 16 (English): KAMANEEYA JEHSO, Druggist 786 International Co., Ltd., Thailand
19. SOUNDBITE 17 (Chinese): YANG WENYUN, Staff member at China Mobile Guangxi Branch
20. SOUNDBITE 18 (English): AZANDE NDEBELE, Owner of Shlobo Designs, South Africa

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent
"How often do you get to shake hands with the owner of a company and inform them about all the new and innovative things that your company is doing? Well, you can do that just at this expo, the purpose of which includes providing a venue to network, learn, and drum up new business.
At the ongoing 21st China-ASEAN expo (CAEXPO) in China's Nanning, participants explain how they make the most out of this event."

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FIRUZ, Sadeghzadeh Persian Carpet Production Co., Ltd., Iran
"My name is Firuz. I'm from Iran."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AZANDE NDEBELE, Owner of Shlobo Designs, South Africa
"My name is Azande. I'm from Durban, South Africa."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KHEN VANTHY, Faculty member, Secondary School of Fine Arts, Cambodia
"I am a deputy of the Secondary School of Fine Arts (in Cambodia)."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KAMANEEYA JEHSO, Druggist 786 International Co., Ltd., Thailand
"I am a doctor from Thailand."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): YANG WENYUN, Staff member at China Mobile Guangxi Branch
"As a citizen in Nanning, I'm very excited about the CAEXPO."

SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent
"How many times have you participated in the CAEXPO?"

SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): FIRUZ, Sadeghzadeh Persian Carpet Production Co., Ltd., Iran
"This is my fourth time in the expo."

SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent
"What products did you bring?"

SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): FIRUZ, Sadeghzadeh Persian Carpet Production Co., Ltd., Iran
"We brought Iranian products, such as carpets, saffron and handmade crafts. Our handicrafts sell well. There are many people who like our products."

SOUNDBITE 10 (English): AZANDE NDEBELE, Owner of Shlobo Designs, South Africa
"I make handcrafted genuine leather bags and beaded accessories. I make bags, beaded accessory bags. Why beads? Because I believe that in South Africa, we are known for our beads."

SOUNDBITE 11 (English): KHEN VANTHY, Faculty member, Secondary School of Fine Arts, Cambodia
"This time, we bring the classical dance that represent our culture. And we bring the folk dance and also modern dance."

SOUNDBITE 12 (English): KAMANEEYA JEHSO, Druggist 786 International Co., Ltd., Thailand
"This is the best-selling one we have. It's made from more than 50 herbals and mixed inside. And after that, when you have a headache, you can smell it. It's very easy to use and can last long."

SOUNDBITE 13 (Chinese): YANG WENYUN, Staff member at China Mobile Guangxi Branch
"Our company displayed three AI-enhanced interactive robots at this expo. These two are created in the image of two ancient poets named Li Bai and Du Fu. They can recite poems together. We also brought an interactive robot who support a Chinese-English bilingual mode to better serve visitors in ASEAN countries."

SOUNDBITE 14 (Chinese): FIRUZ, Sadeghzadeh Persian Carpet Production Co., Ltd., Iran
"Every year we make friends here, meet new customers, and we establish partnerships with them. With the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, Iran and China have witnessed ever-closer ties. The two countries have a friendly relationship. And there is a lot of cooperation between them."

SOUNDBITE 15 (English): KHEN VANTHY, Faculty member, Secondary School of Fine Arts, Cambodia
"This is already the third time for me (in this expo). My dancers, they were very excited when they knew they were (about to) come to China, because they told me China is the 'original' place for them. What is very surprising for us is that we come here to see the original things from China."

SOUNDBITE 16 (English): KAMANEEYA JEHSO, Druggist 786 International Co., Ltd., Thailand
"This is my first time here. I see a lot of people are interested in foreign products. And I see that they keep impressed. So maybe they will give us a very good opportunity to be like a partner to exchange Chinese and Thai products together."

SOUNDBITE 17 (Chinese): YANG WENYUN, Staff member at China Mobile Guangxi Branch
"At this expo, I experienced advanced technologies of peer companies. I also learned some stories about different cultures in the pavilions of various countries, and saw some of their unique products."

SOUNDBITE 18 (English): AZANDE NDEBELE, Owner of Shlobo Designs, South Africa
"I feel that this is such an amazing opportunity to be here to meet different cultures. And to see what other countries are doing. There's an African proverb that says, if you walk alone, you walk fast, but if you walk together, you walk far. And that's the most important thing for us right now. Collaboration is what we need. Unity is what we need. The BRI is so great that it's actually causing all of that. Let's work together and grow."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China.
(XHTV)