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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-CANTON FAIR-SMART LIFE (CN)

(240417) -- GUANGZHOU, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Buyers from Australia learn about electric fans at the 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 15, 2024. The 135th session of the Canton Fair opened Monday in Guangzhou. The smart life product zone of the fair attracted nearly 200 exhibitors and numerous visitors. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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Sci-fi fans from around the world gather at Chengdu WorldCon

STORY: Sci-fi fans from around the world gather at Chengdu WorldCon DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chengdu WorldCon 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU CIXIN, Sci-fi writer 3. various of the Chengdu WorldCon STORYLINE: The 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) opened on Wednesday in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Chengdu is the second city in Asia and the first in China to host the convention, which is one of the most anticipated, longest-running and largest sci-fi events in the world. Themed "Meet the Future," Chengdu WorldCon will highlight the symbiotic relationship between science fiction and the city, presenting over 200 activities, panels and salons, the Hugo Awards, and themed exhibitions occupying an area of 5,000 square meters. Famous sci-fi writers from around the world, including Hugo Award winners Liu Cixin and Robert J. Sawyer, are attending the five-day event, sharing their know

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLDCON-OPENING (CN)

(231019) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sci-fi fans pose for photos at Chengdu Science Fiction Museum, the main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2023. The 81st WorldCon opened here on Wednesday. Chengdu is the second city in Asia and the first in China to host the convention. Themed "Meet the Future," Chengdu WorldCon will highlight the symbiotic relationship between science fiction and the city, presenting over 200 activities, panels and salons, the Hugo Awards, and themed exhibitions occupying an area of 5,000 square meters. Famous sci-fi writers from around the world, including Hugo Award winners Liu Cixin and Robert J. Sawyer, are attending the five-day event, sharing their knowledge of new technology and their visions of a new world. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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Lady Gaga arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Popular American pop singer-songwriter Lady Gaga raises her left hand sporting a wrist band bearing a message, ''Nihon no tame ni Inori o (Pray for Japan),'' at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 21, 2011, responding to cheers from some 200 avid fans who waited for her arrival.

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Lady Gaga arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Popular American pop singer-songwriter Lady Gaga (far L) responds to cheers from some 200 avid fans who waited for her arrival at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 21, 2011. She is visiting Japan mainly to attend a charity music event, to be held June 25, for the victims of the March 11 killer earthquake and tsunami in the northeast.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Fans celebrate by holding up signs after Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Fans of Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki hold signs showing the Mariners leadoff man stacking up 197 hits for the season, three hits shy of recording 200 for the tenth straight season, during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010.

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Ichiro honored for his 9th straight 200-hit season

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tips his cap to fans during a ceremony to honor for his ninth straight 200-hit season before a game against the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 15, 2009.

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Kitajima wins men's 200-meter breaststroke gold at Beijing Games

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima acknowledges the fans after winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 14. He claimed his second gold medal of the Games in a time of 2 minutes, 7.64 seconds.

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Kitajima wins men's 200-meter breaststroke gold at Beijing Games

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima acknowledges the fans after winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 14. He claimed his second gold medal of the Games in a time of 2 minutes, 7.64 seconds.

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Suetsugu wins 200-meter gold

DOHA, Qatar - Japanese sprinter Shingo Suetsugu greets his fans after winning the gold medal in the men's 200 meters for the second straight Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Yakult outfielder Aoki joins Ichiro in 200-hit club

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki responds to fans after hitting a leadoff single to right in the first inning of the tream's 5-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Oct. 11, making him the second player in Japanese baseball history to reach 200 hits in a single season. Aoki, who went 2-for-4 with a walk on the night, became the first player in the Central League and the second overall to reach the milestone after Ichiro Suzuki collected 210 hits in 1994, when he was with the Pacific League's Orix BlueWave.

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Ichiro reaches 200-hit mark for 5th straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans after becoming only the fifth player in major league history to reach 200 hits for five straight seasons on Sept. 30.

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(2)Jockey Take posts 200 wins for 2nd straight season

FUNABASHI, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take responds to fans after posting 200 wins for the second straight year Dec. 12. He rode Gold Lupin to victory in a race at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.

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(1)Chanel opens Ginza boutique

TOKYO, Japan - About 200 fans of Chanel products line up as Chanel launches its boutique on Chuo Avenue in Tokyo's Ginza, Japan's ritziest shopping street, on Dec. 4. They were apparently intent on snapping up designer items sold nowhere else and called ''Ephemere de Ginza,'' connoting transitoriness, to commemorate the opening.

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(2)Chanel opens Ginza boutique, 200 line up

TOKYO, Japan - Chanel launched its boutique on Chuo Avenue in Tokyo's Ginza, Japan's ritziest shopping street, on Dec. 4 with 200 fans of Chanel products lining up before the doors opened at 11 a.m. The morning surge in the number of customers prompted Chanel Ginza to open the entrance of the 10-story building earlier than scheduled. It has one of the global boutique chain's largest shopping areas, consisting of three floors of designer goods.

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(1)Nakamura wins bronze in women's 200m backstroke

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Reiko Nakamura responds to cheers from fans after winning the bronze medal in women's 200-meter backstroke in the Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20. She shares the bronze with Antje Buschschulte of Germany.

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Jockey Take extends record for most annual wins

KYOTO, Japan - Japan's leading jockey Yutaka Take waves at fans after winning the Queen Elizabeth Cup crown on Nov. 16. With five wins on this day, Take improved his Japanese Racing Association record for the most wins in a single year to 182. ''It's not going to be easy but I want to try and notch 200 wins this year,'' he said.

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200 spectators collapse at concert of popular Japan band GLAY

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Fans enjoy an all-night concert of popular Japanese rock group GLAY at an open air venue in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on Aug. 12. About 200 spectators collapsed after suffering fatigue and attacks of anemia, according to concert organizers. During the eight-hour concert which finished after 5.30 a.m., the high-selling four-member band performed 29 songs including an encore for the audience of some 80,000.

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Rock group GLAY draws record 200,000 crowd at concert

MAKUHARI, Japan - Popular rock group GLAY attracted an audience of 200,000, a Japanese record, at its outdoor concert on a specially-built site next to Makuhari Messe, east of Tokyo, July 31. Fans also gathered in areas surrounding the concert ground near Tokyo Bay in Chiba city's Mihama Ward, Chiba Prefecture, to hear the music even though they could not see the concert itself.

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(1)Chanel opens Ginza boutique

TOKYO, Japan - About 200 fans of Chanel products line up as Chanel launches its boutique on Chuo Avenue in Tokyo's Ginza, Japan's ritziest shopping street, on Dec. 4. They were apparently intent on snapping up designer items sold nowhere else and called ''Ephemere de Ginza,'' connoting transitoriness, to commemorate the opening. (Kyodo)

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(2)Chanel opens Ginza boutique, 200 line up

TOKYO, Japan - Chanel launched its boutique on Chuo Avenue in Tokyo's Ginza, Japan's ritziest shopping street, on Dec. 4 with 200 fans of Chanel products lining up before the doors opened at 11 a.m. The morning surge in the number of customers prompted Chanel Ginza to open the entrance of the 10-story building earlier than scheduled. It has one of the global boutique chain's largest shopping areas, consisting of three floors of designer goods. (Kyodo)

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(2)Jockey Take posts 200 wins for 2nd straight season

FUNABASHI, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take responds to fans after posting 200 wins for the second straight year Dec. 12. He rode Gold Lupin to victory in a race at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Yakult outfielder Aoki joins Ichiro in 200-hit club

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki responds to fans after hitting a leadoff single to right in the first inning of the tream's 5-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Oct. 11, making him the second player in Japanese baseball history to reach 200 hits in a single season. Aoki, who went 2-for-4 with a walk on the night, became the first player in the Central League and the second overall to reach the milestone after Ichiro Suzuki collected 210 hits in 1994, when he was with the Pacific League's Orix BlueWave. (Kyodo)

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200 spectators collapse at concert of popular Japan band GLAY

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Fans enjoy an all-night concert of popular Japanese rock group GLAY at an open air venue in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on Aug. 12. About 200 spectators collapsed after suffering fatigue and attacks of anemia, according to concert organizers. During the eight-hour concert which finished after 5.30 a.m., the high-selling four-member band performed 29 songs including an encore for the audience of some 80,000.

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Nadeshiko Japan arrive home from Women's World Cup

Kozue Ando (L in front), Mana Iwabuchi (R in front) and other Nadeshiko Japan players arrive at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on July 7, 2015, following their 5-2 loss to the United States in the final of the Women's World Cup in Canada. They were greeted by around 500 fans and over 200 members of the media at the airport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko Japan arrive home from Women's World Cup

Nadeshiko Japan players arrive at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on July 7, 2015, following their 5-2 loss to the United States in the final of the Women's World Cup in Canada. They were greeted by around 500 fans and over 200 members of the media at the airport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seibu outfielder Akiyama responds to fans after 200th hit of season

Seibu Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama acknowledges the cheering of fans at Seibu Prince Dome in Tokorozawa, western Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2015. He became the sixth player in Japanese professional baseball to record 200 hits in a season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro honored for his 9th straight 200-hit season

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tips his cap to fans during a ceremony to honor for his ninth straight 200-hit season before a game against the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 15, 2009. (Kyodo)

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(1)Nakamura wins bronze in women's 200m backstroke

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Reiko Nakamura responds to cheers from fans after winning the bronze medal in women's 200-meter backstroke in the Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20. She shares the bronze with Antje Buschschulte of Germany. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima wins men's 200-meter breaststroke gold at Beijing Games

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima acknowledges the fans after winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 14. He claimed his second gold medal of the Games in a time of 2 minutes, 7.64 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima wins men's 200-meter breaststroke gold at Beijing Games

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima acknowledges the fans after winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 14. He claimed his second gold medal of the Games in a time of 2 minutes, 7.64 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Suetsugu wins 200-meter gold

DOHA, Qatar - Japanese sprinter Shingo Suetsugu greets his fans after winning the gold medal in the men's 200 meters for the second straight Asian Games on Dec. 11. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200-hit mark for 5th straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans after becoming only the fifth player in major league history to reach 200 hits for five straight seasons on Sept. 30. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Fans celebrate by holding up signs after Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Fans of Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki hold signs showing the Mariners leadoff man stacking up 197 hits for the season, three hits shy of recording 200 for the tenth straight season, during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Lady Gaga arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Popular American pop singer-songwriter Lady Gaga (far L) responds to cheers from some 200 avid fans who waited for her arrival at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 21, 2011. She is visiting Japan mainly to attend a charity music event, to be held June 25, for the victims of the March 11 killer earthquake and tsunami in the northeast. (Kyodo)

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Lady Gaga arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Popular American pop singer-songwriter Lady Gaga raises her left hand sporting a wrist band bearing a message, ''Nihon no tame ni Inori o (Pray for Japan),'' at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 21, 2011, responding to cheers from some 200 avid fans who waited for her arrival. (Kyodo)

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2Baseball: Ichiro

Photo taken on Sept. 20, 1994, shows Ichiro Suzuki with the Orix BlueWave acknowledging fans at the Green Stadium Kobe after becoming the first player in Japanese professional baseball to get 200 hits in a single season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo