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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

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Small business owner sees recovering tourism in Spain

STORY: Small business owner sees recovering tourism in Spain SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the La Boqueria market in Barcelona 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): EVA LUGO, Stallholder in Barcelona's La Boqueria Market 3. various of the La Boqueria market in Barcelona 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): EVA LUGO, Stallholder in Barcelona's La Boqueria Market 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): EVA LUGO, Stallholder in Barcelona's La Boqueria Market STORYLINE: The return of foreign visitors to Spain from China and other Asian countries along with Americans and Europeans is the reason why many Spanish businesses dependent on tourism have been able to recover from the pandemic. One such case is Eva Lugo, a resident of Spain's northeastern city of Barcelona who has a stall selling luxury items in La Boqueria market, one of the city's sites that is most popular with tourists from all over the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): EVA LUGO,

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works in a Yiwu Cainiao bonded warehouse in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 19, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man paddles in a pond in the El Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain, Oct. 4, 2020. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works in a Yiwu Cainiao bonded warehouse in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 19, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a Cainiao logistics center in Madrid, Spain, July 31, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A China-Europe freight train departs from a railway station in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 29, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Photo by Shi Kuanbing/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member inspects a container at a railway station in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 18, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 31, 2023 shows the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Spain. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows the "Faro de Moncloa" transmission tower and Arco de la Victoria in Madrid, Spain. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 28, 2023 shows a view of Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Photo by Lyu Bin/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A China-Europe freight train heading for Yiwu of China departs from Madrid, Spain, March 9, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A shop owner of Spanish goods slices Iberian ham at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 18, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a Cainiao logistics center in Madrid, Spain, July 31, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows a view of Madrid, Spain. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the Yiwu International Trade Market on Oct. 24, 2018 (upper, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Tan Jin), and a local market in September of 1982, in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff sort parcels at a Cainiao logistics center in Guadalajara, Spain, Nov. 11, 2020. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 18, 2023 shows the Yiwu Railway Port in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 18, 2023 shows the Yiwu Railway Port in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee of the Yiwu International Trade Market shows a bottle of wine imported from Spain in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 18, 2023. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-SPAIN-MADRID-COOPERATION (CN)

(231011) -- BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 28, 2023 shows a view of Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province. The train service from the Chinese small commodity hub of Yiwu to the European commodity center of Madrid was officially launched in November 2014, spanning eight countries in Eurasia with a total length of more than 13,000 kilometers. The train service from Yiwu to Madrid has become a carrier of economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries along the railway and has built a new bridge for opening and cooperation between countries and peoples along the line. (Photo by Lyu Bin/Xinhua)

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Olympus set to launch capsule endoscope in Europe

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Medical Systems Corp. said Oct. 13 it will launch a capsule endoscope (ih handout photo) for the small bowel on Oct. 24 in 33 European countries including Britain, France and Germany. The capsule, measuring 11 millimeters in diameter and 26 mm in length, will be swallowed to transmit two images per second to a recorder unit via a built-in antenna until it is expelled through the anus, the medical systems unit of Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. said.

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11 developing nations call on IWC to resume whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Representatives of 11 small countries in the Caribbean, Oceania and Africa speak about their pro-whaling position at a press conference in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 20. They urged the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which started its annual plenary meeting the same day, to allow resumption of commercial whaling.

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A glimpse of Liangping: int'l wetland city

STORY: A glimpse of Liangping: int'l wetland city DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wetlands in Liangping STORYLINE: Liangping District of southwest China's Chongqing has been accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. It was among the 25 cities from 13 countries to be accredited last Thursday as international wetland cities during the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Liangping has been a "water town" since ancient times. It's crisscrossed by 408 rivers and dotted with 78 lakes, with wetlands covering about 11 percent of its total area. Liangping also shines in the protection and utilization of small and micro wetlands. Farmers grow rice, vegetables, lotus, fish, and shrimps in small and micro wetlands, including the district's many ponds and rice paddies. On the list of all the 43 international wetland cities worldwide are 13

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Olympus set to launch capsule endoscope in Europe

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Medical Systems Corp. said Oct. 13 it will launch a capsule endoscope (ih handout photo) for the small bowel on Oct. 24 in 33 European countries including Britain, France and Germany. The capsule, measuring 11 millimeters in diameter and 26 mm in length, will be swallowed to transmit two images per second to a recorder unit via a built-in antenna until it is expelled through the anus, the medical systems unit of Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. said. (Kyodo)

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Japan PM Suga in Britain for G-7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (C) and his wife Mariko are welcomed in the small hours of June 11, 2021, after arriving at an airport in Cornwall, England. He is set to attend a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized countries starting later in the day.

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Japan PM Suga in Britain for G-7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, alongside his wife Mariko, gets off a government airplane in the small hours of June 11, 2021, after arriving at an airport in Cornwall, England, for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized countries.

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Japan PM Suga in Britain for G-7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga waves in the small hours of June 11, 2021, after arriving at an airport in Cornwall, England, for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized countries.

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Japan PM Suga in Britain for G-7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (C in blue suit) is greeted after walking down airplane stairs in Cornwall, England, in the small hours of June 11, 2021, as he arrives there for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized countries.

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11 developing nations call on IWC to resume whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Representatives of 11 small countries in the Caribbean, Oceania and Africa speak about their pro-whaling position at a press conference in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 20. They urged the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which started its annual plenary meeting the same day, to allow resumption of commercial whaling.