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Whooper swans in N. China wetland prepare for migration to Siberia

STORY: Whooper swans in N. China wetland prepare for migration to Siberia DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CUI LIANG, Staff member of Shengtian Lake scenic area STORYLINE: In the wetland of the Shengtian Lake, north China's Shanxi Province, flocks of whooper swans are preparing for their northward migration to Siberia. In order to help swans complete their journey, supplementary feeding is increased to ensure they will have enough strength. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CUI LIANG, Staff member of Shengtian Lake scenic area "The whooper swans are preparing to migrate back. We have many cygnets here. As the migration journey is very long, they need to do a lot of flying exercises. Meanwhile, in order to ensure their smooth migration to Siberia, we have increased the supplementary feeding for swans from 150 kilograms to 250 kilograms per day." Covering more than eight square kilometers, the wetland of the Shen

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Work by Japanese sculptor displayed at FAO headquarters

ROME, Italy - A work by Japanese sculptor Mitsuaki Tanabe (R, top) was put on display April 1 at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome to commemorate the completion of a large freezing facility in Norway to store a variety of seeds to prevent the extinction of agricultural crops. The stainless-steel sculpture, named ''Yasei Ine,'' meaning wild rice, imitates the shape of rough rice, which has a long awn that is distinctive to wild rice. The work is nine meters in length and weighs 250 kilograms.

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Chiba company executive nabbed for concealing amphetamines

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken at a Yokohama police station Nov. 8 shows 228 bags or 250 kilograms of amphetamine found in a double-walled container that arrived in Yokohama port from China's Guangdong Province aboard a Dutch-registered freighter Oct. 25. Police have arrested a Japanese company executive who allegedly was to receive the illegal drugs. Police are on the lookout for several other accomplices, on the premise that the case is connected to a large-scale smuggling syndicate.

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Narcotics burned in Thailand in antidrug show

BANGKOK, Thailand - Bags of drugs are piled up in Bang Pa In, Ayutthaya Province, some 60 kilometers north of Bangkok, to be destroyed by fire June 28 to commemorate the 24th World Anti-Narcotics Day. Thai authorities said a total of 1.5 tons of illicit drugs, including 13 million amphetamine tablets, 250 kilograms of heroin, 107 kg of opium and 4.6 kg of Ecstasy, were destroyed.

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Mitsubishi Materials makes world's largest gold bar

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has made the world's largest gold bar weighing 250 kilograms (photo), the company announced on June 16. The gold bar, valued at 400 million yen (about $3.7 million), measures 45.5 centimeters by 22.5 cm at the base and is 17 cm high. The photo was provided by Mitsubishi Materials. (Kyodo)

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Thai customs seizes 250 kg of Laos-bound elephant ivory

Photo taken July 6, 2015, shows 250 kilograms of elephant ivory seized by Thai customs officers. The 102 pieces of ivory, worth $300,000 on the black market, were detected by X-ray machines at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, hidden in parcels destined for Laos, the officers said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawasaki Heavy launches new sports bike Ninja 250SL

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. unveils the new "Ninja 250SL" lightweight compact motorcycle, to be available in green and red, ahead of its going on sale April 15, 2015. The 250 cc bike at 149 kilograms is 20 kg lighter than the existing model. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Work by Japanese sculptor displayed at FAO headquarters

ROME, Italy - A work by Japanese sculptor Mitsuaki Tanabe (R, top) was put on display April 1 at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome to commemorate the completion of a large freezing facility in Norway to store a variety of seeds to prevent the extinction of agricultural crops. The stainless-steel sculpture, named ''Yasei Ine,'' meaning wild rice, imitates the shape of rough rice, which has a long awn that is distinctive to wild rice. The work is nine meters in length and weighs 250 kilograms. (Kyodo)

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Chiba company executive nabbed for concealing amphetamines

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken at a Yokohama police station Nov. 8 shows 228 bags or 250 kilograms of amphetamine found in a double-walled container that arrived in Yokohama port from China's Guangdong Province aboard a Dutch-registered freighter Oct. 25. Police have arrested a Japanese company executive who allegedly was to receive the illegal drugs. Police are on the lookout for several other accomplices, on the premise that the case is connected to a large-scale smuggling syndicate.

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Narcotics burned in Thailand in antidrug show

BANGKOK, Thailand - Bags of drugs are piled up in Bang Pa In, Ayutthaya Province, some 60 kilometers north of Bangkok, to be destroyed by fire June 28 to commemorate the 24th World Anti-Narcotics Day. Thai authorities said a total of 1.5 tons of illicit drugs, including 13 million amphetamine tablets, 250 kilograms of heroin, 107 kg of opium and 4.6 kg of Ecstasy, were destroyed.