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Missing N. Korean diplomat found in Thailand

Hong Sun Gyong, former science and technology counselor at the North Korean Embassy in Bangkok, is escorted by unidentified policemen March 10 after being taken into custody along with his wife. The couple were apparently being forcibly smuggled back to North Korea via Laos by other North Koreans in a van March 9 when they were found in the Non Daeng district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 330 kilometers northeast of Bangkok.

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(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Lancang River grand bridge in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows the Lancang River grand bridge (middle) in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway, along with the Jihong bridge (front) and a China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline (back), in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows the Xishansi grand bridge in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a drone on July 22, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on a bridge in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows a freight train running on the Xishansi grand bridge in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows the Baoshan Railway Station in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on a bridge in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on a bridge in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows a freight train running on a grand bridge in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a drone on July 22, 2022 shows the Xishansi grand bridge in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows the Lancang River grand bridge (middle) in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway, along with a China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline (front) and the Jihong bridge (back), in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train running in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAOSHAN-RAILWAY (CN)

(220722) -- BAOSHAN, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows a freight train running in the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province is no longer a city without rail links after the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway officially went into operation on Friday. With a total length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project under the national medium- and long-term railway network plan. The railway's Dali-Baoshan section stretches about 133 kilometers with a designed speed of 140 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Railway crew perform aboard a bullet train running for trial along the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2022. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A bullet train runs for trial on the Lancang River super major bridge along the Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2022. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 19, 2022 shows the Lancang River super major bridge along the Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, a bullet train runs on the Lancang River super major bridge along the Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2022. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A bullet train stops at the Yongping County Railway Station along the Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2022. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 19, 2022 shows the Yongping County Railway Station along the Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A bullet train runs for trial on a bridge along the Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2022. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Railway crew pose for a photo aboard a bullet train running for trial along the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2022. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, a bullet train runs for trial on a bridge along the Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2022. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RAILWAY NETWORK (CN)

(220719) -- KUNMING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, a bullet train runs for trial on a bridge along the Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2022. The Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway will soon be put into operation, putting an end to Baoshan's status as a place with no rail links. With a length of 330 kilometers, the Dali-Ruili Railway is a major project in China's railway network construction plan. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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Pilgrimage route developed in 2011 disaster-hit Sanriku area

Yukio Koma, a "shamisen" Japanese three-string musical instrument player, poses for a photo in March 2015. Koma, hailing from Iwate Prefecture, came up with the idea of creating a pilgrimage road along the 2011 disaster-hit Sanriku coast area, northeastern Japan, covering dozens of temples on a route of about 330 kilometers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Missing N. Korean diplomat found in Thailand

Hong Sun Gyong, former science and technology counselor at the North Korean Embassy in Bangkok, is escorted by unidentified policemen March 10 after being taken into custody along with his wife. The couple were apparently being forcibly smuggled back to North Korea via Laos by other North Koreans in a van March 9 when they were found in the Non Daeng district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 330 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. ==Kyodo