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Nikkei closes above 17,000 for 1st time in 7 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Financial market screens in Tokyo show the Nikkei stock index closing above the 17,000 line for the first time in seven years on Nov. 11, 2014, while the U.S. dollar trades in the 115-yen range. The U.S. currency briefly topped 116 yen for the first time since October 2007.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Mourners shed tears during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of a magnitude-6.3 earthquake near the site of the Canterbury TV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 22, 2013. The building, which housed a language school, collapsed in the quake, claiming the lives of 115 people including students from seven countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A man covers his face with hands as bereaved relatives visit the site of the Canterbury TV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 22, 2013, two years after a magnitude-6.3 earthquake. The building, which housed a language school, collapsed in the quake, claiming the lives of 115 people including students from seven countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key speaks during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of a magnitude-6.3 earthquake near the site of the Canterbury TV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 22, 2013. The building, which housed a language school, collapsed in the quake, claiming the lives of 115 people including students from seven countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Relatives and mourners attend a ceremony near the site of the Canterbury TV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 22, 2013, to mark the second anniversary of the magnitude-6.3 earthquake. The building housed a language school and collapsed in the quake, claiming the lives of 115 people including students from seven countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Mourners offer flowers at the site of the Canterbury TV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 22, 2013, two years after the magnitude-6.3 earthquake. The building housed a language school and collapsed in the quake, claiming the lives of 115 people including students from seven countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 15, 2013, shows a temporary cathedral under construction in place of the damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, about two years after the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake. Seen in front is the site of the Canterbury TV building, which housed a language school and which collapsed in the quake, claiming the lives of 115 people including students from seven countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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Ryoanji's painted screens

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows sliding doors depicting Chinese immortals unveiled to the media on Oct. 20, 2010, at Ryoanji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Six painted panels, part of a collection that once adorned the main hall of the Zen sanctuary before being sold off 115 years ago, returned to Kyoto after the temple bid for them at a Christie's auction in New York in September.

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Ryoanji's painted screens

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows sliding doors decorated with Chinese-inspired images that were unveiled to the media on Oct. 20, 2010, at Ryoanji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Six painted panels, part of a collection that once adorned the main hall of the Zen sanctuary before being sold off 115 years ago, returned to Kyoto after the temple bid for them at a Christie's auction in New York in September.

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Ryoanji's painted screens

KYOTO, Japan - A man sits by sliding doors decorated with Chinese-inspired images at Ryoanji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Oct. 20, 2010. Six painted panels, which once adorned the main hall of the Zen sanctuary before being sold off 115 years ago, returned to Kyoto after the temple bid for them at a Christie's auction in New York in September.

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World's oldest person marks 115th birthday

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kamato Hongo (undated file photo), a resident of the city of Kagoshima, turns 115 years old on Sept. 16, marking her first birthday since she became the world's oldest person, according to the Guinness Book of Records, in March.

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114-year-old Japanese woman becomes world's oldest person

NEW YORK, United States - Kamato Hongo (photo), a 114-year-old woman in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, became the oldest person in the world on March 18 following the death of Maude Farris-Luse in Coldwater, Michigan, at the age of 115 years and 56 days.

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China, Laos achieve two-way power transmission for 1st time

STORY: China, Laos achieve two-way power transmission for 1st time DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hydropower station 2. various of the grid STORYLINE: China and Laos have for the first time achieved the two-way transmission of electricity since the two countries' grid connectivity project was launched 12 years ago. The Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Station in northern Laos successfully sent electricity to Yunnan Province in southwest China on Monday. In order to help consume the surplus hydropower in Laos during the rainy seasons, China Southern Power Grid (CSG) and Electricite du Laos (EDL) signed a 115 kV power trade agreement in March. China and Laos agreed to send extra hydropower from Laos to Yunnan Province in rainy seasons, while in dry seasons, CSG will supplement the power supply to northern Laos. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vientiane. (XHTV)

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First super-high plateau airport in China's Xinjiang starts test flights

STORY: First super-high plateau airport in China's Xinjiang starts test flights DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the airport STORYLINE: A new airport began test flights Wednesday on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. An Airbus A319-115 aircraft landed at the Taxkorgan Airport at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The airport, located over 3,250 meters above sea level in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, is the first super-high plateau airport in Xinjiang. Super-high plateau airport is defined as an airport sitting at no less than 2,438 meters above sea level. Equipped with a 3,800-meter runway, the airport is designed to handle an annual throughput of 160,000 passengers and 400 tonnes of cargo and mail. Construction at the airport began around two years ago. It is scheduled to go into operation in July this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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114-year-old Japanese woman becomes world's oldest person

NEW YORK, United States - Kamato Hongo (photo), a 114-year-old woman in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, became the oldest person in the world on March 18 following the death of Maude Farris-Luse in Coldwater, Michigan, at the age of 115 years and 56 days.

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Nikkei closes above 17,000 for 1st time in 7 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Financial market screens in Tokyo show the Nikkei stock index closing above the 17,000 line for the first time in seven years on Nov. 11, 2014, while the U.S. dollar trades in the 115-yen range. The U.S. currency briefly topped 116 yen for the first time since October 2007. (Kyodo)

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Ryoanji's painted screens

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows sliding doors depicting Chinese immortals unveiled to the media on Oct. 20, 2010, at Ryoanji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Six painted panels, part of a collection that once adorned the main hall of the Zen sanctuary before being sold off 115 years ago, returned to Kyoto after the temple bid for them at a Christie's auction in New York in September. (Kyodo)

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Ryoanji's painted screens

KYOTO, Japan - A man sits by sliding doors decorated with Chinese-inspired images at Ryoanji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Oct. 20, 2010. Six painted panels, which once adorned the main hall of the Zen sanctuary before being sold off 115 years ago, returned to Kyoto after the temple bid for them at a Christie's auction in New York in September. (Kyodo)

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Ryoanji's painted screens

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows sliding doors decorated with Chinese-inspired images that were unveiled to the media on Oct. 20, 2010, at Ryoanji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Six painted panels, part of a collection that once adorned the main hall of the Zen sanctuary before being sold off 115 years ago, returned to Kyoto after the temple bid for them at a Christie's auction in New York in September. (Kyodo)

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International Peace Day

Hollywood star Michael Douglas (R), U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (3rd from R) and others pose in front of the Japanese Peace Bell at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 21, 2018, the International Day of Peace. The 115-kilogram bell, cast with coins collected from more than 60 countries and a gold coin gifted by the bishop of Rome, was donated 64 years ago by Chiyoji Nakagawa, a peace activist and former mayor of a city on Japan's smallest main island of Shikoku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's oldest person marks 115th birthday

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kamato Hongo (undated file photo), a resident of the city of Kagoshima, turns 115 years old on Sept. 16, marking her first birthday since she became the world's oldest person, according to the Guinness Book of Records, in March. (Kyodo)