CHINA-XINJIANG-AKQI COUNTY-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-AKQI COUNTY-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(240225) -- AKQI, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers prepare for an investigation at an earthquake-struck village in Akqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 25, 2024. No casualties have been reported so far following a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Akqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 12:14 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), authorities said. The epicenter is 24 km away from the county seat of Akqi, and 68 km away from the county seat of Wushi, Aksu Prefecture. The areas around the epicenter are sparsely populated, but the jolt of the quake was strongly felt in both Akqi and Wushi counties. Local authorities confirmed that no casualties or collapsed houses had been reported as of 1:00 p.m. Sunday. According to the State Grid Akqi Power Supply Company, the local main grid and power distribution networks are operating normally. Currently, local train oper

CHINA-XINJIANG-AKQI COUNTY-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-AKQI COUNTY-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(240225) -- AKQI, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers prepare for an investigation at an earthquake-struck village in Akqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 25, 2024. No casualties have been reported so far following a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Akqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 12:14 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), authorities said. The epicenter is 24 km away from the county seat of Akqi, and 68 km away from the county seat of Wushi, Aksu Prefecture. The areas around the epicenter are sparsely populated, but the jolt of the quake was strongly felt in both Akqi and Wushi counties. Local authorities confirmed that no casualties or collapsed houses had been reported as of 1:00 p.m. Sunday. According to the State Grid Akqi Power Supply Company, the local main grid and power distribution networks are operating normally. Currently, local train oper

N. Korean acrobatic troupe arrives in Seoul

N. Korean acrobatic troupe arrives in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A North Korean acrobatic troupe arrives in Seoul on May 29 for a two-week visit to stage a series of performances. The 102-member Pyongyang Acrobatic Art Troupe arrived at Seoul's Kimpo international airport via Beijing at 3:18 p.m. The acrobatic troupe will stage 13 performances between June 3-10 as part of events to be staged in connection with the June 12-14 summit in Pyongyang between South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

ANA jumbo jet bound for New Chitose hijacked

ANA jumbo jet bound for New Chitose hijacked

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers leave a hijacked All Nippon Airways (ANA) jumbo jet at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 23. The plane, which was hijacked while heading for New Chitose airport in Hokkaido from Tokyo, returned to Haneda at 12:14 p.m. The pilot died from injuries sustained while subduing the knife-wielding hijacker.

N. Korean acrobatic troupe arrives in Seoul

N. Korean acrobatic troupe arrives in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A North Korean acrobatic troupe arrives in Seoul on May 29 for a two-week visit to stage a series of performances. The 102-member Pyongyang Acrobatic Art Troupe arrived at Seoul's Kimpo international airport via Beijing at 3:18 p.m. The acrobatic troupe will stage 13 performances between June 3-10 as part of events to be staged in connection with the June 12-14 summit in Pyongyang between South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

ANA jumbo jet bound for New Chitose hijacked

ANA jumbo jet bound for New Chitose hijacked

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers leave a hijacked All Nippon Airways (ANA) jumbo jet at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 23. The plane, which was hijacked while heading for New Chitose airport in Hokkaido from Tokyo, returned to Haneda at 12:14 p.m. The pilot died from injuries sustained while subduing the knife-wielding hijacker.

ANA jumbo jet bound for New Chitose hijacked

ANA jumbo jet bound for New Chitose hijacked

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers leave a hijacked All Nippon Airways (ANA) jumbo jet at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 23. The plane, which was hijacked while heading for New Chitose airport in Hokkaido from Tokyo, returned to Haneda at 12:14 p.m. The pilot died from injuries sustained while subduing the knife-wielding hijacker.