Crane of massive offshore wind farm installation vessel under renovation

STORY: Crane of massive offshore wind farm installation vessel under renovation DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: QINZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Xiongcheng 9" STORYLINE: The crane of a massive offshore wind farm installation vessel, the Xiongcheng 9, is under renovation in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The vessel is 118 meters tall, 94.29 meters wide and 16.38 meters deep, which can work underwater as deep as 52 meters. After the renovation, it is expected to become one of the wind turbine installation ships with the largest lifting capacity in China and greatly promotes offshore wind power development in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qinzhou, China. (XHTV)

Mountaintop airport in China's Guangxi sees passenger traffic growth in Q1

STORY: Mountaintop airport in China's Guangxi sees passenger traffic growth in Q1 DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial view of the karst mountainous area 2. various of Hechi airport STORYLINE: A mountaintop airport in China's Guangxi has seen strong passenger traffic growth in the first quarter of this year. The Hechi Airport, with an altitude of 677 meters, is the highest airport in Guangxi. The numbers of flights and passenger traffic in Q1 increased by 118% and 226.79% respectively, compared with 2019. The airport's runway has a length of 2,200 meters and a width of 45 meters. The airport opened to traffic in August 2014, and now operates three flight routes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

Yokohama gets new windmill icon at waterfront

Yokohama gets new windmill icon at waterfront

TOKYO, Japan - Construction of a new Yokohama waterfront icon -- a huge windmill that provides multicolor illumination at night -- was completed on March 26. The windmill, which is 118 meters high with blades extending 80 meters long, has a capacity to produce 3 million kilowatts of electricity a year. At night, the windmill is illuminated in green, yellow, red and green, the color changing every 30 minutes depending on the direction of the wind.

Kasai soars to victory at HTB Cup

Kasai soars to victory at HTB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Noriaki Kasai produced a sparkling performance to claim his first title in eight years at the HTB International Ski Jump in Sapporo on Jan. 10. Kasai landed jumps of 118 and 122 meters on the K-120 Okurayama Hill.

118-yr-old Hungarian reservoir celebrates World Water Day

STORY: 118-yr-old Hungarian reservoir celebrates World Water Day DATELINE: March 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reservoir STORYLINE: In the heart of Budapest's Gellert Hill, the country's largest underground reservoir is located behind 35-centimeter-thick concrete walls. The underground facility consists of two giant concrete pools of 5,000 square meters that each is capable of storing 40,000 cubic meters of water. Budapest Waterworks company celebrates the World Water Day with public visits of their underground water reservoir where visitors can get a glimpse into the operations of the facility that provides a large portion of the city with clean drinking water. Gellert Hill water reservoir was built in 1904 and expanded in 1974 and 1980 to the current capacity that provides the majority of Budapest's drinkable tap water. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Budapest. (XHTV)

Yokohama gets new windmill icon at waterfront

Yokohama gets new windmill icon at waterfront

TOKYO, Japan - Construction of a new Yokohama waterfront icon -- a huge windmill that provides multicolor illumination at night -- was completed on March 26. The windmill, which is 118 meters high with blades extending 80 meters long, has a capacity to produce 3 million kilowatts of electricity a year. At night, the windmill is illuminated in green, yellow, red and green, the color changing every 30 minutes depending on the direction of the wind. (Kyodo)

Schmitt soars to 7th World Cup win of season+

Schmitt soars to 7th World Cup win of season+

SAPPORO, Japan - Defending World Cup champion Martin Schmitt of Germany continues his hot streak on Jan. 22 in Sapporo, northern Japan, as he wins the Sapporo ski jumping meet for his seventh victory on this season's World Cup circuit. Schmitt, second after a 125.5-meter leap on his first attempt, secured his third consecutive victory with the longest second-round jump of 118 meters in a swirling wind on the K-120 Okurayama hill, site of the 1972 Sapporo large hill competition.