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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Choi Sang-mok (3rd R, front), acting president of South Korea, is pictured on his way to the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Relatives of the victims in an airplane crash mourn at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Rescuers operate at the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated April 12, 2022 of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), center, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kong (DDG 173), right, JMSDF Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105), back left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) are underway in formation during a U.S.-Japan bilateral exercise in the Sea of Japan. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated February 7, 2022 of ships of the America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, sail in formation in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during exercise Noble Fusion. Front row: Landing craft, air cushion from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5. Second row, left to right: USS America (LHA 6), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Essex (LHD 2). Third row, left to right: USS Dewey (DDG 105), JS Kongō (DDG 173), USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), USS Spruance (DDG 111). Back row, left to right: USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5). TThe US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman,

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LEBANON-MARJAYOUN-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240202) -- MARJAYOUN (LEBANON), Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A peacekeeper of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is on patrol on the Lebanese-Israeli border in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on Feb. 2, 2024. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have killed 240 on the Lebanese side, including 173 Hezbollah members and 39 civilians, according to Lebanese security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-MARJAYOUN-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240202) -- MARJAYOUN (LEBANON), Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A peacekeeper of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is on patrol on the Lebanese-Israeli border in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on Feb. 2, 2024. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have killed 240 on the Lebanese side, including 173 Hezbollah members and 39 civilians, according to Lebanese security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-MARJAYOUN-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240202) -- MARJAYOUN (LEBANON), Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicles are on patrol on the Lebanese-Israeli border in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on Feb. 2, 2024. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have killed 240 on the Lebanese side, including 173 Hezbollah members and 39 civilians, according to Lebanese security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-MARJAYOUN-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240202) -- MARJAYOUN (LEBANON), Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicles are on patrol on the Lebanese-Israeli border in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on Feb. 2, 2024. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have killed 240 on the Lebanese side, including 173 Hezbollah members and 39 civilians, according to Lebanese security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-MARJAYOUN-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240202) -- MARJAYOUN (LEBANON), Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A peacekeeper of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is on patrol on the Lebanese-Israeli border in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on Feb. 2, 2024. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have killed 240 on the Lebanese side, including 173 Hezbollah members and 39 civilians, according to Lebanese security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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Myanmar to send 111 athletes to Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Myanmar to send 111 athletes to Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST 1. various of athletes training session for 19th Asian Games STORYLINE: Myanmar will send 111 athletes to the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, according to a sports official. Khun Jar Aung, director from the Sports and Physical Education Department under the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, said they will send a 173-member sports delegation, including athletes, coaches and team managers from seven sports, to the Hangzhou Games. 63 male and 48 female athletes will compete in sports such as football, taekwondo, Wushu, dragon boat racing, Esports, archery and sepak takraw. The Hangzhou Asian Games, scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8, are expected to see approximately 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions. They will compete in 40 sports across 481 events. Myanmar clinched two medals from Wushu and sepak takraw in the 2018 Asia

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Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail

STORY: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail DATELINE: June 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. drone footage of Madiun 2. drone footage of Indonesian Railway Polytechnic 3. various of students in class 4. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): FARIDA MAKHMUDAH, PPI's head of Finance, General Affairs and Cooperation 5. various of EMU test run STORYLINE: Madiun, a small Indonesian city in East Java Province is home to the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic (PPI). Here, the first training courses are underway for the operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR). 173 Indonesians attend the classes taught online by experts in China. The courses started this February, with 3 to 6 months of theoretical training targeting drivers, mechanicians, dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. Trainees will leave Madiun with qualifications before being arranged for practical training on the Jakarta-Bandung HSR. S

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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The Widest Ship in The Yangtze River

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Dock workers operate lifting equipment to lift two 1,404-ton STS container Bridges onto the Dutch bulk carrier Barents Sea at Runhe Wharf in Taicang Port, June 15, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. After loading, the maximum width of the Barents Sea ship "extended" from 42 meters to 159.332 meters, setting a new record for the widest ship navigable on the Yangtze River. The Dutch large cargo carrier Barents Sea, 173-meter long, 42-meter wide and 12-meter deep, will leave the port of Savannah in the early morning of the 17th for delivery.

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees in the EMU (electric multiple unit) driver class leave a teaching building at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bahana Putra Perangin Angin (2nd R, front), a trainee in the EMU (electric multiple unit) mechanician class, attends a training at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farida Makhmudah, head of Finance, General Affairs and Cooperation at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic, gives an interview to Xinhua in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nisrina Azzahra Kurniawan (C) attends a training for emergency response personnel at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a view of the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese employee Liu Shuyuan (C) interprets for trainees during the first training courses for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, March 20, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-PERSONNEL TRAINING

(230614) -- JAKARTA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees in the EMU (electric multiple unit) driver class attend a training at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, June 7, 2023. Here the first training courses are currently going on for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), attended by 173 Indonesians and taught online by experts at Chinese railway institutes far away. Classes started at the end of February, with 3-6 month theoretical training courses targeting EMU (electric multiple unit) drivers, EMU mechanicians, operation control center dispatchers, and emergency response personnel. TO GO WITH "Feature: Personnel training underway in Java town for Indonesia's first high-speed rail" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Baseball: Yoshida vows to repay Buffaloes with Red Sox success

New Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida said Thursday he intends to further make good on the Orix Buffaloes' faith in him after he moves to Major League Baseball from Japan. "I want to display a game that is packed with gratitude, for people to see relentless effort," the diminutive 173-centimeter slugger told a press conference at his former Pacific League club's Osaka facility. "There were some hard times at first, but without giving up I worked hard to achieve my goals. Those results contributed to where the team is now," Yoshida said. "This team thought highly of me since I was a youngster, and had high expectations for me. And now I want to repay them for that."

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'Miracle pine' found to be 173 years old

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 shows the "miracle pine" that survived the massive March 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, northeastern Japan. The tree was assessed as 173 years old, the local municipal office said Feb. 27, 2013.

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Cherry tree-planting project to remember tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Members of a citizens' group begin planting cherry trees in a line connecting the furthest inland points reached by the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2011. In an effort to commemorate the disaster, volunteers began planting trees in a line that will eventually stretch 173 kilometers with 17,300 cherry trees in total planted at 10-meter intervals.

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Cherry tree-planting project to remember tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Members of a citizens' group begin planting cherry trees in a line connecting the furthest inland points reached by the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2011. In an effort to commemorate the disaster, volunteers began planting trees in a line that will eventually stretch 173 kilometers with 17,300 cherry trees in total planted at 10-meter intervals.

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Japan's longest walk-only suspension bridge opens

KOKONOE, Japan - A walk-only suspension bridge, the longest and highest in Japan of this kind, opened in a ceremony on Oct. 30 in Kokonoe in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. People wearing ancient robes walk the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge in the ceremony with the Shindo Fall in their background (L).

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Japan's longest walk-only suspension bridge opens

KOKONOE, Japan - A walk-only suspension bridge, the longest and highest in Japan of this kind, opened in a ceremony on Oct. 30 in Kokonoe in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. The Shindo Fall (C in back) can be seen from the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge.

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Honda unit to release motorcycle navigation system

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Access Corp., a Honda Motor Co. subsidiary, said Feb. 23 it will release a motorcycle navigation system costing 173,250 yen on April 28. Designed to be installed on the handlebars, the system was developed jointly by Honda Access and three other companies including map maker Zenrin Co.

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(2)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse (C) stands among teammates after making the final roster of the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who is the first Japanese to make an NBA team, stands just 173 centimeters. He gained playing experience with Brigham Young University Hawaii from 2000-2002.

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(3)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse of the Phoenix Suns chats with a teammate during an exercise in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who stands just 173 centimeters, is the first Japanese to make an NBA team.

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(2)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

TOKYO, Japan - Masatsugu Onishi, the 2002 amateur yokozuna, is among 25 newcomers to pass the first stage of physicals on Jan 6 to become a new wrestler at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Onishi, 21, who belongs to the Oguruma stable, cleared the height and weight requirements of 173 centimeters and 75 kilograms.

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Price of land falls for 8th straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japan's most expensive piece of land in front of stationery store Kyukyodo in Tokyo's Ginza district. The property was worth 11.68 million yen per sq meter, the same as in 1999 and worth about a third of the 36.5 million yen in the peak year of 1992. A postcard-sized plot in front of the store was priced at 173,000 yen. The average price of land in Japan fell for the eighth straight year in the 12 months to Jan. 1.

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Japanese land prices fall for 7th straight year

TOKYO, Japan - The front of the Kyukyodo stationary store in Tokyo's Ginza district is listed as Japan's most expensive piece of land for the 14th straight year in an annual report released Aug. 4 by the National Tax Administration. The property was worth 11.68 million yen per sq. meter, down 1.0% from 1998. But a postcard-sized plot in front of the store was still priced at 173,000 yen.