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USA: CHINESE PREMIER ZHU RONGJI VISIT UPDATE (2)
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
On the second day of his official visit to Washington, Chinese Primer Minister Zhu Ronji attended a conference on development and the environment.
He was joined by U-S Vice President Al Gore during the second plenary...
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Reviving WTO talks raised as priority as APEC finance ministers' meeting starts
1. Exterior of building with sign reading "13th APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting"
2. Various of delegates wearing traditional Vietnamese silk jackets
3. Cutaway of reporters
4. Mid shot of delegate
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tharman...
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Anti-globalisation protestors demonstrate in New York.
1. Smoke coming out of makeshift dragon's nostrils used by WTO protesters
2. SOUNDBITE:(English) Adam Eiginger, Activist for The Mobilization for Global Justice
"We are out here to protest the WTO because this WTO organization is really...
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Protests with mock trial, spoof game, Koreans gather
1. Various people putting up anti-WTO (World Trade Organisation) banners at mock trial
2. Woman seated at table
3. Close up of flag with writing "Women Resist, Junk WTO"
4. Wide of mock trial with banner "no to WTO"
5. Women seated at...
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Comments on row between US & EU on steel tariffs
1. Stuart Eizenstat, co-chairman of the European-American Business Council
2. Cutaway of media
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stuart Eizenstat, co-chairman of the European-American Business Council:
"The steel retaliation is a horse of a...
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Microsoft launches Chinese Windows XP software.
SHOTLIST: NB: wrong slate on tape, story correct
1. Wide shot interior of Beijing Olympic gym, launching ceremony of Microsoft XP Simplified Chinese version
2. Close up pull out to medium, Advertising airship floating in the gym
3....
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Finnish PM hosts informal retreat in Lapland for economic talks
1. Close of white reindeer
2. Wide of 'family photo' with guests for informal retreat
3. Mid of Finland's EU Minister Alex Stubb and World Trade Organisation (WTO) head Pascal Lamy putting on skis
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Stubb,...
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USA: CHINESE TRADE DELEGATION SIGN DEAL WITH US COMPANIES
Natural Sound
A week before Jian Zemin meets President Clinton at the White House, a Chinese trade delegation signed a multi-million dollar contract with 3 of America's multi-national corporations.
Ford, General Electric and Foster...
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US trade envoy says China must do more agst piracy
1. Wide shot of United States Trade Representative General Counsel James Mendenhall speaking at China American Chamber of Commerce luncheon
2. Medium shot of audience members seated at tables
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) James Mendenhall,...
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Bilats of Asian and American leaders at Pacific Rim coference
1. Mid shot of Bush greeting Fox
2. Mid shot of ocean view near site of Bush-Fox meeting
3. Mid shot of Bush and Fox shaking hands and walking into meeting room
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, U.S. President:
"Well the only...
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REPLAY US comment ahead of HK trade talks
1. Mid shot U.S. Trade Representative Portman walks to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rob Portman, U.S. Trade representative:
"The United States will continue to play a leading role in Hong Kong in promoting an ambitious and comprehensive...
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CHINA: BEIJING: CHINA REPEATS DEMAND TO JOIN WTO
Mandarin/Nat
China repeated her demand Thursday to be allowed to join the World Trade Organisation as a developing nation, despite objections from the United States and other member countries.
Weeks before a crucial W-T-O meeting, a...
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People's protest caravan, militant French farmer
1. Wide shot of anti-WTO "people's caravan" buses on the street
2. Medium shot people on open top deck of bus
3. More of bus
4. Protesters on the bus chanting "Down, down WTO"
5. Various side views of buses passing by
6. Wide shot of...
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Trade officials optimistic about deal to liberalise int'l commerce
1. Wide of World Trade Organisation head, Pascal Lamy (left of screen) and Switzerland's economy minister Johann Schneider-Ammann taking seat at news conference
2. Mid of Lamy and Schneider-Ammann at panel
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pascal...
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Latest on steel tarrif row
APTN File
Baltimore, Maryland
1. Various shots of Bethlehem Steel plant in Baltimore
Washington, DC - March 6, 2002
2. Wide shot of Willie Helin at his desk
3. Cutaway Helin's hand
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Willie Helin, European...
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APEC wraps summit
1. Various shots of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in progress
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Doo-Yun Hwang, Korean Trade Minister:
the other hand, we have to continue our effort to fight against this kind of terrorism, so we...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : EU vote against China market status not 'constructive': Beijing
CLEAN : EU vote against China market status not 'constructive': Beijing
Bloomberg
WTO Director General on Hopes for the G-20 Summit
Jul.06 -- Roberto Azevedo, director general of the World Trade Organization, discusses the G-20 Summit and outlook for global trade. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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Leaders sign largest Free Trade Agreement since WTO
African leaders on Wednesday signed what is being called the largest free trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade Organization.
The deal creates a continental market of 1.2 billion people, with a combined...
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Sturgeon condemns British govt in Scottish report on Brexit
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday a so-called "no deal" Brexit without a trade agreement would cost Scotland's economy 12.7 billion UK pounds a year.
The analysis commissioned by Scottish Government...
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EU trade negotiator in Washington for talks
The European Union's top trade negotiator, Cecilia Malmstrom, is meeting United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington in an effort to breathe life into an attempt to strike a trade deal.
Sky News
Driving shot along Shenzhen highways
CLEAN: Exterior shots driving along highways in Shenzhen on September 20, 2015 in Shenzhen, China.
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Merkel stresses EU unity as UK releases Brexit plan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that she can't comment yet on the new Brexit proposals being put forward by the UK government but stressed the importance of the remaining 27 EU countries maintaining a united front.