US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - An activist arrives in Hong Kong on a vessel with a banner that reads "Japan, get out of the Diaoyu (Islands)." The vessel, a fishing boat, was impounded by Japanese authorities on Aug. 15 after seven Chinese activists landed from the vessel on one of the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands. Half of the 14-member group earlier returned to Hong Kong by plane.

Exile members cheer up Japan soccer team at Alpine camp

Exile members cheer up Japan soccer team at Alpine camp

SAAS-FEE, Switzerland - Three members of J-pop singing and dancing group Exile pose for a photo with Japan's World Cup team at the squad's training camp in the Alpine village of Saas-Fee, Switzerland, on June 2, 2010. The Exile members and team coach Takeshi Okada hold a banner with words of encouragement for the soccer squad written by the 14-member J-pop group.

GLOBALink | China's trade with RCEP members sustains steady growth

STORY: China's trade with RCEP members sustains steady growth DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of containersSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NGUYEN HUU QUAN, Commercial Consul of Consulate General of Vietnam in Nanningvarious of vesselsSOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): BENJAMAS TANVETYANONT, Consul general of Thailand in NanningSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG WEI, Staff member, China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd.various of trains STORYLINE: Trade between China and members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has seen steady growth since the trade agreement took effect at the beginning of this year, the latest official data showed. According to the General Administration of Customs (GAC), China's trade with the other 14 member states expanded 6.9 percent year on year to 2.86 trillion yuan (about 448.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2022, accounting for 30.4 percent of China's total foreign trade value. The world's largest f

Exile members cheer up Japan soccer team at Alpine camp

Exile members cheer up Japan soccer team at Alpine camp

SAAS-FEE, Switzerland - Three members of J-pop singing and dancing group Exile pose for a photo with Japan's World Cup team at the squad's training camp in the Alpine village of Saas-Fee, Switzerland, on June 2, 2010. The Exile members and team coach Takeshi Okada hold a banner with words of encouragement for the soccer squad written by the 14-member J-pop group. (Kyodo)