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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A wagon of a local beer brand attends the parade during the official opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A musician attends the parade during the official opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member serves beer at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member collects empty beer mugs at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy beer at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the parade during the official opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the parade during the official opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Musicians attend the parade during the official opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An actor attends the parade during the official opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy beer at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take selfies at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells balloons at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member serves beer at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-OKTOBERFEST-OPENING

(230917) -- MUNICH, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A wagon of a local beer brand attends the parade during the official opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Sept. 16, 2023. The 188th Oktoberfest, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, officially opened here on Saturday. It is expected to conclude on Oct. 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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Veteran of Chinese People's Volunteer Army recalls moments in milestone war

STORY: Veteran of Chinese People's Volunteer Army recalls moments in milestone war DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhang Zongcheng sorting his war-related objects 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG ZONGCHENG, Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veteran 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG ZONGCHENG, Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veteran 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG ZONGCHENG, Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veteran STORYLINE: 92-year-old Zhang Zongcheng is a Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veteran, who fought in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG ZONGCHENG, Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veteran "I joined the war in 1951. I was a new recruit. I was assigned to the 8th Company, 3rd Battalion, 562nd Regiment, 188th Division, 63rd Corps." In a battle when his squad made an ambush against the enemy, Zhang kept urging the squad leader to launch an attack. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG

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Japan joins U.N. pact against int'l organized crime

NEW YORK, Japan, July 12 Kyodo - Hiroshi Minami (L), deputy permanent representative of Japan to the United Nations, submits an instrument of acceptance of the U.N. Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, to a U.N. official in New York on July 11, 2017, to become the 188th signatory of the convention.