Premium watermelons in northern Japan

Premium watermelons in northern Japan

Photo taken on June 20, 2025, shows "Densuke" watermelons, a specialty of Toma town in Hokkaido, that were put up for sale in the season's first auction at a wholesale market in Asahikawa on the northern Japan main island. The one in the center fetched 700,000 yen ($4,800.)

Premium watermelon in northern Japan

Premium watermelon in northern Japan

Photo taken on June 20, 2025, shows a "Densuke" watermelon, a specialty of Toma town in Hokkaido, that fetched 700,000 yen ($4,800) at the season's first auction at a wholesale market in Asahikawa on the northern Japan main island.

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Verizon

Illustration Verizon

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration Verizon announces it will cut 4,800 jobs, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, September 13, 2024.

Illustration Verizon

Illustration Verizon

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration Verizon announces it will cut 4,800 jobs, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, September 13, 2024.

Illustration Verizon

Illustration Verizon

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration Verizon announces it will cut 4,800 jobs, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, September 13, 2024.

Illustration Verizon

Illustration Verizon

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration Verizon announces it will cut 4,800 jobs, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, September 13, 2024.

Illustration Verizon

Illustration Verizon

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration Verizon announces it will cut 4,800 jobs, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, September 13, 2024.

Illustration Verizon

Illustration Verizon

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration Verizon announces it will cut 4,800 jobs, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, September 13, 2024.

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

(231221) -- GUANGZHOU, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cold-chain worker packs a box of Chilean cherries at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 20, 2023. A container vessel loaded with approximately 4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries arrived in Guangzhou, south China, late Wednesday. This vessel was the first to arrive at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port via the "Cherry Express" service this year. Nansha port area began to import Chilean cherries in 2019. TO GO WITH "4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries shipped to Guangzhou via express service" (Xinhua/Hong Zehua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

(231221) -- GUANGZHOU, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker transports packaged Chilean cherries at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 20, 2023. A container vessel loaded with approximately 4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries arrived in Guangzhou, south China, late Wednesday. This vessel was the first to arrive at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port via the "Cherry Express" service this year. Nansha port area began to import Chilean cherries in 2019. TO GO WITH "4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries shipped to Guangzhou via express service" (Xinhua/Hong Zehua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

(231221) -- GUANGZHOU, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cold-chain worker transports packaged Chilean cherries at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 20, 2023. A container vessel loaded with approximately 4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries arrived in Guangzhou, south China, late Wednesday. This vessel was the first to arrive at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port via the "Cherry Express" service this year. Nansha port area began to import Chilean cherries in 2019. TO GO WITH "4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries shipped to Guangzhou via express service" (Xinhua/Hong Zehua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

(231221) -- GUANGZHOU, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A truck transports a container unloaded from a container vessel at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 20, 2023. A container vessel loaded with approximately 4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries arrived in Guangzhou, south China, late Wednesday. This vessel was the first to arrive at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port via the "Cherry Express" service this year. Nansha port area began to import Chilean cherries in 2019. TO GO WITH "4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries shipped to Guangzhou via express service" (Xinhua/Hong Zehua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

(231221) -- GUANGZHOU, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A truck loaded with packaged Chilean cherries leaves the customs of the Guangzhou Port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 20, 2023. A container vessel loaded with approximately 4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries arrived in Guangzhou, south China, late Wednesday. This vessel was the first to arrive at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port via the "Cherry Express" service this year. Nansha port area began to import Chilean cherries in 2019. TO GO WITH "4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries shipped to Guangzhou via express service" (Xinhua/Hong Zehua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

(231221) -- GUANGZHOU, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A container vessel loaded with Chilean cherries approaches the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 20, 2023. A container vessel loaded with approximately 4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries arrived in Guangzhou, south China, late Wednesday. This vessel was the first to arrive at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port via the "Cherry Express" service this year. Nansha port area began to import Chilean cherries in 2019. TO GO WITH "4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries shipped to Guangzhou via express service" (Xinhua/Hong Zehua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-CHILEAN CHERRIES-EXPRESS SERVICE (CN)

(231221) -- GUANGZHOU, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker transports packaged Chilean cherries at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 20, 2023. A container vessel loaded with approximately 4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries arrived in Guangzhou, south China, late Wednesday. This vessel was the first to arrive at the Nansha port area of the Guangzhou Port via the "Cherry Express" service this year. Nansha port area began to import Chilean cherries in 2019. TO GO WITH "4,800 tonnes of Chilean cherries shipped to Guangzhou via express service" (Xinhua/Hong Zehua)

Five investments in 3 years show German company's confidence in China

STORY: Five investments in 3 years show German company's confidence in China DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of factory 2. various of work office 3. various of Beijing 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KARL HEINZ MEISTER, Vice president of the Bitzer Asia Pacific Area 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KARL HEINZ MEISTER, Vice president of the Bitzer Asia Pacific Area STORYLINE: Despite the impact of the pandemic, German compressor technology company Bitzer has decided to invest another 300 million yuan (about 43 million U.S. dollars) in its Beijing factory this year. Part of the investment will be spent on a 4,800-square-meter building for the research and development (R&D) department, and the foundation-laying ceremony is scheduled in April. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KARL HEINZ MEISTER, Vice president of Bitzer Asia Pacific Area "We want to have a new product only for China, developed in China. So that means we need an R&D department. And we initiated t

Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment

STORY: Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailed freight train cars (courtesy of NTSB) STORYLINE: Concern is growing over the handling of toxic chemicals by U.S. authorities after a freight train derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. About 50 Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed on the night of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a town of 4,800 residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, due to a mechanical problem on an axle of one of the vehicles. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train, 10 of which derailed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a U.S. government agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. Five of derailed hazmat cars, the NTSB said, were carrying vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that burns easily and is produced indust

Workers at Mabuchi Motor plant in Vietnam

Workers at Mabuchi Motor plant in Vietnam

OSAKA, Japan - Factory workers inspect product parts at a Mabuchi Motor Co. plant in Danang, Vietnam, in November 2011. The Japanese small motor maker, based in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, built the plant in the central Vietnam city in 2005, with its workforce growing to around 4,800.

Key COVID-19 indicators surge again in U.S., straining hospitals

STORY: Key COVID-19 indicators surge again in U.S., straining hospitals DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of screenshots of U.S. CDC website 3. various of the exterior of a U.S. hospital in New York City 4. various of the street view in New York City STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Another COVID-19 winter surge is brewing in the Untied States as the key indicators are all rising. It has swamped the country's hospitals with a record number of patients sickened by respiratory diseases. The nation averaged about 65,569 new cases each day in the week ending Dec. 7, a 49.6 percent rise from the previous week. An average of more than 4,800 virus-positive Americans were admitted to hospitals each day in the week ending Dec. 6, a 13.8 percent increase over the week prior. Daily COVID-19 death count was also hiking. The country averaged over 420 COVID-19 deaths in th

Narita airport opens large shopping mall

Narita airport opens large shopping mall

NARITA, Japan - Narita 5th Avenue, a new shopping mall that opened for business April 9 at Narita airport's No. 2 terminal. The mall, which hosts 32 shops with a floor space of 4,800 square meters, is larger than the Narita Nakamise shopping mall, which opened at the No. 1 terminal last June.

Memorial ceremonies mark 2nd anniversary of Niigata quake

Memorial ceremonies mark 2nd anniversary of Niigata quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - Local people light candles and offer silent prayers in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, at 5:56 p.m. on Oct. 23, the time the magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit the prefecture two years ago. The quake killed 67 people, leaving some 4,800 people injured and 17,000 houses destroyed or damaged.

Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

OJIYA, Japan - Bereaved family members are moved to tears during a memorial ceremony held in the central Niigata city of Ojiya on Oct. 23 for the victims of the devastating quake that struck the prefecture a year ago and left 51 people killed and 4,800 others injured.

Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

OJIYA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida pays tribute to the memories of those who were killed in the devastating quake that struck the prefecture a year ago during a memorial ceremony held in the central Niigata city of Ojiya on Oct. 23. The quake left 51 people killed and 4,800 others injured.

Sales of Universal Studios tickets kick off

Sales of Universal Studios tickets kick off

OSAKA, Japan - A woman holds up a coupon ticket as opening tickets for Universal Studios Japan, a U.S. movie theme park set to open in Osaka on March 31, went on sale nationwide Feb. 7. The tickets for entry to the park between the opening day and April 14 were sold in the form of coupons, exchangeable for a one-day pass, at major travel agencies and major convenience store chain Lawson Inc. The tickets are priced at 5,500 yen for an adult, 3,700 yen for a child and 4,800 yen for those aged 65 or older.

Huge glass dome set on Osaka's museum

Huge glass dome set on Osaka's museum

OSAKA, Japan - Cranes set a huge glass dome on the new Osaka Maritime Museum being built in Suminoe Ward, facing Osaka Bay, on Nov. 7. The dome, with a diameter of 70 meters, weighs 1,200 tons and contains 4,800 sheets of glass. The museum is scheduled to open next summer.

Xinjiang, My home: Singing sounds of nature

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Singing sounds of nature DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Batbayer Arzan performing Khoomei STORYLINE: Throat singing, also known as Khoomei, is a traditional art form of the Mongolian ethnic group. It was inscribed in UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage in 2019. Batbayer Arzan, a Khoomei performer in China's Xinjiang has devoted himself to the Mongolian art of singing with support from the government. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BATBAYER ARZAN, Folk artist "My name is Batbayer Arzan. I'm from Handgait Mongolian township in Altay city. I'm a folk artist and a fourth-generation inheritor of Khoomei (throat singing) in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Khoomei is a style of singing in which a performer imitates the sounds of nature. The government funds me 4,800 yuan (about 679 U.S. dollars) per year to promote the art. I can get an extra 1,500 yuan (about 212 U.S. dollars) of subsidy per month by teaching

Xinjiang, My home: Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage suona

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage suona DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:55 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Uygur): ABLIZ SADIQ, Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage STORYLINE: Abliz Sadiq has been playing suona for over 50 years in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As the fourth-generation inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage, Abliz has trained dozens of students. SOUNDBITE (Uygur): ABLIZ SADIQ, Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage suona "My name is Abliz Sadiq and I'm 66 years old. I've been playing the suona for 50 years. The village identified me as the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage and gives me 400 yuan (60 USD) a month. I receive 4,800 yuan (707 USD) a year. I've always been benefited from my craft. Alright, I'm going to beat it as well. She is a folk artist from the village. We need to go to the village to perform together later. Let's get ready. Well, we'll play this tune whe

Xinjiang, My home: An inheritor of embroidery

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: An inheritor of embroidery DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zulayika Husen knitting the embroidery 2.SOUNDBITE (Kirgiz): ZULAYIKA HUSEN, Inheritor of embroidery STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Kirgiz): ZULAYIKA HUSEN, Inheritor of embroidery "The embroidery is passed down from generation to generation. My name is Zulayika Husen. I'm from Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Prefecture. I'm an autonomous region-level inheritor of embroidery. At first, I got inspiration from flowers, and created embroidery works with flower patterns. Later, I began to create embroidery works with sheep horn patterns. We made this yurt by hand. I turned a small shop into this cooperative. With the support of the township government, I only have to pay half of the rent. As an autonomous region-level inheritor of embroidery, I also receive an annual subsidy of 4,800 yuan (about 750 U.S. dollars). So far, I have more than 100 apprentices. I hope t

Narita airport opens large shopping mall

Narita airport opens large shopping mall

NARITA, Japan - Narita 5th Avenue, a new shopping mall that opened for business April 9 at Narita airport's No. 2 terminal. The mall, which hosts 32 shops with a floor space of 4,800 square meters, is larger than the Narita Nakamise shopping mall, which opened at the No. 1 terminal last June. (Kyodo)

Memorial ceremonies mark 2nd anniversary of Niigata quake

Memorial ceremonies mark 2nd anniversary of Niigata quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - Local people light candles and offer silent prayers in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, at 5:56 p.m. on Oct. 23, the time the magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit the prefecture two years ago. The quake killed 67 people, leaving some 4,800 people injured and 17,000 houses destroyed or damaged. (Kyodo)

Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

OJIYA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida pays tribute to the memories of those who were killed in the devastating quake that struck the prefecture a year ago during a memorial ceremony held in the central Niigata city of Ojiya on Oct. 23. The quake left 51 people killed and 4,800 others injured. (Kyodo)

Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

Survivors commemorate victims of Niigata earthquake

OJIYA, Japan - Bereaved family members are moved to tears during a memorial ceremony held in the central Niigata city of Ojiya on Oct. 23 for the victims of the devastating quake that struck the prefecture a year ago and left 51 people killed and 4,800 others injured. (Kyodo)

Workers at Mabuchi Motor plant in Vietnam

Workers at Mabuchi Motor plant in Vietnam

OSAKA, Japan - Factory workers inspect product parts at a Mabuchi Motor Co. plant in Danang, Vietnam, in November 2011. The Japanese small motor maker, based in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, built the plant in the central Vietnam city in 2005, with its workforce growing to around 4,800. (Kyodo)

Sales of Universal Studios tickets kick off

Sales of Universal Studios tickets kick off

OSAKA, Japan - A woman holds up a coupon ticket as opening tickets for Universal Studios Japan, a U.S. movie theme park set to open in Osaka on March 31, went on sale nationwide Feb. 7. The tickets for entry to the park between the opening day and April 14 were sold in the form of coupons, exchangeable for a one-day pass, at major travel agencies and major convenience store chain Lawson Inc. The tickets are priced at 5,500 yen for an adult, 3,700 yen for a child and 4,800 yen for those aged 65 or older.

Huge glass dome set on Osaka's museum

Huge glass dome set on Osaka's museum

OSAKA, Japan - Cranes set a huge glass dome on the new Osaka Maritime Museum being built in Suminoe Ward, facing Osaka Bay, on Nov. 7. The dome, with a diameter of 70 meters, weighs 1,200 tons and contains 4,800 sheets of glass. The museum is scheduled to open next summer.