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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (R) attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (top R) attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (R) attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

The name plate of the newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry is pictured before the press conference after Kirsty Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach (2nd L) greets Kirsty Coventry (1st L) after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry (1st L) delivers a speech after being elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach (L) greets Kirsty Coventry after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Photo taken on March 20, 2025 shows a general view of the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on the day of the election of the next President of the IOC, in Costa Navarino, Greece. Kirsty Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the IOC on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (R) attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach shows the name of Kirsty Coventry during the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on the day of the election of the next President of the IOC, in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Kirsty Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the IOC on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech after being elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach (R) invites Kirsty Coventry to deliver a speech after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach (R) greets Kirsty Coventry after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior (2nd R) hugs Kirsty Coventry after she was elected as the 10th president of the IOC during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Li Lingwei (L) , member of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, hugs Kirsty Coventry (C) after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pacific islands leaders meeting in Tokyo

Leaders of Pacific island nations and territories take part in a photo session for their 10th meeting in front of the Japanese parliament building in Tokyo on July 16, 2024, as the three-day session, held every three years, opens in the Japanese capital.

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Pacific islands leaders meeting in Tokyo

Leaders of Pacific island nations and territories take part in a photo session for their 10th meeting in front of the Japanese parliament building in Tokyo on July 16, 2024, as the three-day session, held every three years, opens in the Japanese capital.

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-ZHAO LEJI-BRICS PARLIAMENTARY FORUM

(240712) -- ST. PETERSBURG, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, delivers a speech while attending the plenary session in the expanded format of the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 12, 2024. This year's forum ran from Thursday to Friday in St. Petersburg. Zhao attended the forum here and delivered speeches at the event. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Ling)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-ZHAO LEJI-BRICS PARLIAMENTARY FORUM

(240712) -- ST. PETERSBURG, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, delivers a speech while attending the plenary session of the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 11, 2024. This year's forum ran from Thursday to Friday in St. Petersburg. Zhao attended the forum here and delivered speeches at the event. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NPC-SESSION-CLOSING MEETING (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the closing meeting of the 10th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Weibing)

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Int'l Yoga Day celebrated across India

STORY: Int'l Yoga Day celebrated across India SHOOTING TIME: June 21, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people attending yoga events STORYLINE: The 10th International Yoga Day was celebrated across India on Friday with people from all walks of life practicing yoga poses for nearly an hour. Hundreds of people attended yoga events in different cities and towns, celebrating the day with the theme "Yoga for Self and Society." On Dec. 11, 2014, the United Nations passed a resolution during its 69th session, announcing June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. "The number of people practicing Yoga is growing worldwide. The world is looking at Yoga as a powerful agent of global good," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while participating in a yoga day event. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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UN General Assembly resumes emergency session on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

STORY: UN General Assembly resumes emergency session on Israeli-Palestinian conflict DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNGA Hall 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly 3. various of UNGA Hall 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly STORYLINE: The UN General Assembly on Thursday resumed its 10th Emergency Special Session on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. General Assembly President Dennis Francis, in his opening remarks, condemned both the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel's indiscriminate targeting of civilians and the destruction of critical infrastructure in Gaza. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly "The brutality of the Hamas assaults is shocking and unacceptable, and has no place - I repeat, has no place - in our world. The ceaseless bomb

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CHINA-BEIJING-NEIGHBORHOOD DIPLOMACY-SYMPOSIUM (CN)

(231024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a session of an international symposium to commemorate the 10th anniversary of China's principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

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Zimbabwean president opens parliament, pledging to maintain growth momentum

STORY: Zimbabwean president opens parliament, pledging to maintain growth momentum DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Zimbabwean parliament and attendees 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean president 3. various of attendees 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean president 5. various of attendees 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean president 7. various of exterior of the Zimbabwean parliament STORYLINE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday presented the State of the Nation Address, which also marked the opening of the first session of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe. In his address at the new parliament building in Mount Hampden, about 19 km from the capital of Harare, Mnangagwa said the economy has been on a positive growth trajectory despite the sanctions imposed by Western nations at the turn of the millennium. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwe

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ZIMBABWE-MOUNT HAMPDEN-PARLIAMENT-FIRST SESSION

(231003) -- MOUNT HAMPDEN (ZIMBABWE), Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 shows the new parliament building in Mount Hampden, about 19 km from Harare, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday presented the State of the Nation Address, which also marked the opening of the first session of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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Cambodians celebrate listing of Koh Ker as UNESCO world heritage site

STORY: Cambodians celebrate listing of Koh Ker as UNESCO world heritage site DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration 2. various of videos on Koh Ker archaeological site 3. various of speech by Cambodian PM Hun Manet 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): EM SREYSROS, Reveler STORYLINE: Thousands of Cambodians on Wednesday evening celebrated the inscription of the country's Koh Ker archaeological site on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s World Heritage List. Built in the 10th century by Jayavarman IV, the Koh Ker archaeological site was listed as a world heritage site during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. It became Cambodia's fourth tangible cultural property that has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. "This archaeological marvel offers a profound insight into its era's well-organized projects of regional, social, economic, and archite

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers pick tea leaves in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came later t

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager promotes Pu'er tea products via livestreaming in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 17, 2023 shows a traditional village surrounded by forests and tea gardens of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai pe

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager pours tea for customers at a tea factory of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came la

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager (L) promotes her homemade Pu'er tea to a tourist at a traditional village of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people an

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023 shows a traditional village surrounded by forests and tea gardens of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers promote Pu'er tea products via livestreaming in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 17, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other e

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 17, 2023 shows a traditional village in Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came late

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager heats tea leaves at a tea factory of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 15, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came later to

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023 shows a traditional village surrounded by forests and tea gardens of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer bakes tea around the fireplace at a village of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who ca

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers chat at home in a traditional village of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 17, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came later

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a traditional village of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 16, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came later to the regi

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers perform local song and dance for visitors at a traditional village of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 16, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tea farmer selects tea leaves at a traditional village of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 16, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who ca

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists taste Pu'er tea at a traditional village of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came late

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager pours tea for customers at a tea factory of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2023. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came la

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CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FORESTS-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(230919) -- PU'ER, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 18, 2023 shows a view of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday. At its extended 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the site nominated by China and added it to the list as a cultural property, making it China's 57th World Heritage site. Jingmai Mountain is home to communities of well-preserved ancient tea trees, and the local history of the human cultivation of tea trees can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Around the 10th century, the ancestors of the Bulang ethnic group migrated to Jingmai Mountain, where they discovered and built knowledge on wild tea trees. Gradually, they adapted to the forest ecosystem along with the Dai people and other ethnic groups who came la

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Ex-defense chief Ishiba doubts Chinese policy

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese defense chief Shigeru Ishiba (R) questions the "ulterior motives" of China's plan to "reconstruct" the nation in his keynote address at a political panel meeting of the 10th Tokyo-Beijing Forum session in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2014.

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Gemba, Shuvalov

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov shake hands as officials from the two countries gather in Tokyo for the 10th session of the Japan-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Issues on Nov. 20, 2012.