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C919 Aircraft Arrives Ahead 2025 Dubai Airshow - Dubai

Crew members of a China Southern Airlines C919 aircraft pose for a group photo with the plane at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nov. 14, 2025. The aircraft arrived at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai early on Friday for its debut at the 2025 Dubai Airshow, according to the airline. The plane, developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), landed at the airport at 1:15 a.m. local time on Friday (2115 GMT Thursday), ahead of the airshow scheduled from Nov. 17 to 21. The aircraft will be showcased for the first time in the Middle East at the event, one of the world's largest aviation exhibitions. Photo by China Southern Airlines/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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President Macron Departs For New Caledonia - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with crew members his Presidential aeroplane to travel to the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia in an attempt to resolve a political crisis, at the Orly airport, suburb of Paris on May 21, 2024. The President's trip comes on the heels of military evacuation flights for Australians and New Zealanders from the small Magenta domestic airport in New Caledonia's capital Noumea, which touched down in Brisbane and Auckland in the evening of May 21, 2024. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Departs For New Caledonia - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with crew members before boarding his Presidential aeroplane to travel to the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia in an attempt to resolve a political crisis, at the Orly airport, suburb of Paris on May 21, 2024. The President's trip comes on the heels of military evacuation flights for Australians and New Zealanders from the small Magenta domestic airport in New Caledonia's capital Noumea, which touched down in Brisbane and Auckland in the evening of May 21, 2024. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1 dead, 30 injured after Singapore airliner hits severe turbulence

STORY: 1 dead, 30 injured after Singapore airliner hits severe turbulence SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flight SQ321 landing 2. various of emergency responders wait for passengers outside the Suvarnabhumi Airport STORYLINE: Severe turbulence on the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore has left one passenger dead and 30 others injured, forcing an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai authorities said. The Boeing 777-300ER jet experienced severe turbulence en route and was forced to divert to Bangkok, where it landed at 3:45 p.m. local time, Singapore Airlines said in a statement. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board the flight, according to the airline. The injured passengers, including seven in critical condition, were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, said Kittipong Kittikachorn, general

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

IZU, Japan Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.(Kyodo)

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2024, after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2024, after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2024, after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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4 killed, 37 injured in Indonesia train collision

STORY: 4 killed, 37 injured in Indonesia train collision SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue efforts (courtesy of ANTARA) STORYLINE: Four people were killed and 37 others wounded as two trains collided in Indonesia's West Java province on Friday morning, rescuers and officials said. According to local media ANTARA, the victims were four train crew members, a driver, an assistant driver, a steward, and a security officer. Meanwhile, a total of 478 passengers of the two trains survived the crash. Acmad Hanapi, director of the Cicalengka General Hospital, where the injured were rushed, told reporters that 21 people got minor injuries and six others had moderate wounds. The Indonesian Transport Safety Committee (KNKT) will conduct a joint investigation with Indonesia's state-owned railway company PT KAI on the fatal incident, said Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of the committee. Tjahjono said that it wou

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronaut Tang Shengjie performing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronaut Tang Hongbo (L) opening the hatch of space station lab module Wentian's airlock cabin. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Xinhua/Li Jie)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronauts Tang Hongbo (R) and Tang Shengjie returning to the Wentian lab module and closing the hatch. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronauts Tang Hongbo (R) and Tang Shengjie preparing to exit the Wentian lab module. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronaut Tang Hongbo performing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Xinhua/Li Jie)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronaut Tang Shengjie performing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronaut Tang Hongbo (L) opening the hatch of space station lab module Wentian's airlock cabin. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronauts Tang Hongbo (L) and Tang Shengjie performing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Xinhua/Li Jie)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronauts Tang Hongbo (R) and Tang Shengjie performing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Xinhua/Li Jie)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronaut Jiang Xinlin staying inside in cooperation with Tang Hongbo and Tang Shengjie for their extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Xinhua/Li Jie)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronaut Tang Hongbo performing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Xinhua/Li Jie)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-17 CREW-FIRST SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(231221) -- BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 astronauts Tang Hongbo (R) and Tang Shengjie performing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance of a ground team and the space station's robotic arm. It was the second time that Tang Hongbo, China's first space traveler to return to the space station for a second mission, has performed a spacewalk. Tang Shengjie became the country's youngest astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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(SP)MALTA-VALLETTA-ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE

(231022) -- VALLETTA, Oct. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Crew members compete during the 44th (2023) Rolex Middle Sea Race at the Grand Harbor in Valletta, Malta, on Oct. 21, 2023. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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(SP)MALTA-VALLETTA-ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE

(231022) -- VALLETTA, Oct. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Crew members compete during the 44th (2023) Rolex Middle Sea Race at the Grand Harbor in Valletta, Malta, on Oct. 21, 2023. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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Shenzhou-16 crew completes first spacewalk

STORY: Shenzhou-16 crew completes first spacewalk DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the spacewalk STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-16 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:40 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao collaborated to pull off all set tasks with the assistance of the space station's robotic arm. Jing and Zhu have since returned to the Wentian lab module safely. During the extravehicular activities lasting about eight hours, they completed several tasks, including the installation and lifting of the support frame for a panoramic camera outside the Tianhe core module, and unlocking and lifting of two panoramic cameras outside the Mengtian lab module. This was the first time for Jing, who is on his fourth spaceflight, to perform a spacewalk. Zhu has become China's first flight engineer to take part in extrav

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IRAN-TEHERAN-TIANGONG-ASTRONAUTS-SCO-INTERACTION

(230421) -- TEHERAN, April 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the "Tiangong Dialogue" between representatives of students from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries and crew members of China's Shenzhou-15 spacecraft in Teheran, Iran, April 20, 2023. The Shenzhou-15 astronauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station held an online video chat Thursday with youths in China, India, and other member countries of the SCO. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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Foreign cargo ship rescued near China's Nansha Islands

STORY: Foreign cargo ship rescued near China's Nansha Islands DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue mission STORYLINE: A Panamanian cargo ship drifting in waters near China's Nansha Islands due to mechanical failure has been safely towed to the Pearl River estuary, China's Ministry of Transport said on Friday. Thanks to the rescue effort by the Nanhai Rescue Bureau, the 21 crew members on board were safe and sound. When receiving the malfunction report of the ship, the bureau immediately dispatched a rescue vessel, and carefully formulated a towing plan. The rescue vessel successfully towed the ship back under unfavorable weather and geological conditions after a 9-day voyage. The Nanhai Rescue Bureau, established in 2003, is one of China's professional rescue organizations. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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China Airlines crew members tell of harrowing Naha escape

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Captain Yu Chien-kuo (R) and crew members of the China Airlines flight CI-120 speak to reporters at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei on Aug. 21, recounting their harrowing escape after their Boeing 737-800 was engulfed by fire on the tarmac of the airport in Naha, Okinawa on the previous day.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki at welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery, smiles during a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010, a day after returning from a 15-day mission with six other crew members.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki at welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (L), who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery, waves as she heads to a welcome ceremony with her daughter Yuki (R) and husband Taichi (back) at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010, a day after returning from a 15-day mission with six other crew members.

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Discovery astronauts attend welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - The crew members of NASA's space shuttle Discovery, including Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (2nd from R), attend a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010, a day after returning from their 15-day mission.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki at welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (L), who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery, celebrates with her daughter Yuki (2nd from L) and husband Taichi (R) during a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010, a day after returning from a 15-day mission with six other crew members.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki at welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery, speaks during a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010, a day after returning from a 15-day mission with six other crew members.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki at welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery, waves to the crowd during a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010, a day after returning from a 15-day mission with six other crew members.

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Discovery astronauts attend welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - The crew members of NASA's space shuttle Discovery, including Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (2nd from R), celebrate during a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010. The seven-member crew returned to Earth the previous day from a 15-day mission to the International Space Station.

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2 crew members of missing tuna boat rescued, but 1 dies

SENDAI, Japan - One of the four crew members of the 19-ton tuna boat Kyoei Maru No. 21 is transported to a hospital in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Pefecture, on May 20 after being rescued at sea off Hachinohe by helicopter. The two crew members of the ship were found drifting in a raft earlier in the day.

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Japan restarts refueling mission for antiterrorism operations

ABOARD THE OUMI, Arabian Sea - Crew members of a Pakistani destroyer wave to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet support ship Oumi in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 21 after the Japanese vessel provided fuel to it. Japan resumed its refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations following a nearly four-month hiatus.

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1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

CHIBA, Japan - The Kaishin Maru, a Japanese-registered 499-ton freighter owned by Kayama Kaiun K.K. based in Osaka Prefecture, is seen afloat in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Inubosaki in Chiba Prefecture on July 22 after colliding with the Malta-registered Wei Hang 9. The Wei Hang 9, carrying 21 crew members, all Chinese, sank later. A Chinese crew member was killed and eight others were missing, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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(1)3 abducted by pirates not abused, captors made no demands

PENANG, Malaysia - Edgardo Sadang of the Philippines, one of three crew members of Japan's tugboat Idaten who was found safe March 20 after being abducted by pirates in the Malacca Strait, smiles during a press conference in Penang on March 21.

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(5)Year's worst typhoon batters Japanese archipelago

TOYAMA, Japan - Crew members from the Kaiwo Maru, a sailing ship belonging to the National Institute for Sea Training, are rescued from their vessel on Oct. 21 after it crashed against a breakwater at Toyama Port due to high waves caused by Typhoon Tokage.

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CHINA-C919 LARGE JETLINER-CERTIFICATE FOR COMMERCIAL FLIGHT (CN)

(221001) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crew members prepare to board the 7th C919 jet in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province, July 21, 2022. The C919, China's first homegrown large jetliner, has obtained the type certificate, a milestone step on its journey to market operation. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, the C919's developer, got the certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Thursday. It indicates that the C919's design meets airworthiness standards and environmental requirements. TO GO WITH: China's C919 jet obtains milestone certificate for commercial flight (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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TÜRKIYE-DENIZLI-FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTER-CRASH

(220921) -- DENIZLI (TÜRKIYE), Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the site of a firefighting helicopter crash in Denizli, Türkiye, on Sept. 21, 2022. The firefighting helicopter crashed Wednesday in southwestern Türkiye on a mission, killing two Russians on board and injuring five other crew members, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. (Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-DENIZLI-FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTER-CRASH

(220921) -- DENIZLI (TÜRKIYE), Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the site of a firefighting helicopter crash in Denizli, Türkiye, on Sept. 21, 2022. The firefighting helicopter crashed Wednesday in southwestern Türkiye on a mission, killing two Russians on board and injuring five other crew members, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. (Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-DENIZLI-FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTER-CRASH

(220921) -- DENIZLI (TÜRKIYE), Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People remove a crashed firefighting helicopter in Denizli, Türkiye, on Sept. 21, 2022. The firefighting helicopter crashed Wednesday in southwestern Türkiye on a mission, killing two Russians on board and injuring five other crew members, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. (Xinhua)

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(5)Year's worst typhoon batters Japanese archipelago

TOYAMA, Japan - Crew members from the Kaiwo Maru, a sailing ship belonging to the National Institute for Sea Training, are rescued from their vessel on Oct. 21 after it crashed against a breakwater at Toyama Port due to high waves caused by Typhoon Tokage. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 abducted by pirates not abused, captors made no demands

PENANG, Malaysia - Edgardo Sadang of the Philippines, one of three crew members of Japan's tugboat Idaten who was found safe March 20 after being abducted by pirates in the Malacca Strait, smiles during a press conference in Penang on March 21. (Kyodo)