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Hayami signals end in sight for zero-rate policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami, in a speech at the central bank's quarterly meeting of branch managers, signals on July 24 that the bank is close to scrapping its 17-month-old hyper-easy monetary policy, citing brighter prospects for an economic recovery and diminishing deflationary risks.

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Majority of assembly members reject Habibie

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Amien Rais (R), speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, Indonesia's highest constitutional body, announces Oct. 20 that the assembly voted down President B.J. Habibie's defense of his turbulent 17-month rule. The board in the foreground shows that 355 members rejected his accountability report, while 322 accepted it.

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Wild elephants' epic journey in China | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

A herd of wild Asian elephants had left their habitat and trekked about 500 km in Yunnan, southwest China. Thanks to protection measures, the herd returned their "home" safely after a 17-month adventure. The tour is shared by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Wild elephants' epic journey in China | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: Wild elephants' epic journey in China | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of elephants STORYLINE: A herd of wild Asian elephants had left their habitat and trekked about 500 km in Yunnan, southwest China. Thanks to protection measures, the herd returned their "home" safely after a 17-month adventure. The tour is shared by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Kunming City, Yunnan Province The Asian elephant is a national first-class protected animal in China. Yunnan province is currently the "home" of the country's wild Asian elephants. In March 2020, a herd of wild elephants left their forest habitat in Yunnan, southwestern China. They trekked about 500 km in their adventure, before they safely returned to their nature reserve 17 months later. Their epic journey aroused a huge interest in the world. President Xi Jinping mentioned the elephant tour at the leaders' summit of the 15th meeting of the Conference

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Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens after restoration

Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain is lit up on Nov. 3, 2015, after a 17-month restoration project funded by a 2.2 million euro donation from Italian luxury fashion house Fendi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hayami signals end in sight for zero-rate policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami, in a speech at the central bank's quarterly meeting of branch managers, signals on July 24 that the bank is close to scrapping its 17-month-old hyper-easy monetary policy, citing brighter prospects for an economic recovery and diminishing deflationary risks.

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks advance on French election relief

Pedestrians in central Tokyo pass by an electronic signboard showing the key Nikkei Stock Average index rising over 460 points to a 17-month high at the 19,900 level on May 8, 2017. The sharp gain was attributed to investor relief after pro-European Union candidate Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election overnight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei hits 17-month high at outset on Macron French presidency win

An electronic signboard in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei Stock Average index rising over 300 points to a 17-month high at the 19,700 level in early trading on May 8, 2017. The sharp gain was attributed to investor relief after pro-European Union centrist Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election overnight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Majority of assembly members reject Habibie

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Amien Rais (R), speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, Indonesia's highest constitutional body, announces Oct. 20 that the assembly voted down President B.J. Habibie's defense of his turbulent 17-month rule. The board in the foreground shows that 355 members rejected his accountability report, while 322 accepted it.