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Exploring Tesla's Shanghai gigafactory with Chinese vlogger

STORY: Exploring Tesla's Shanghai gigafactory with Chinese vlogger DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): UNCLE AI, Chinese vlogger STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): UNCLE AI, Chinese vlogger "Hello everyone, I'm Uncle AI. New energy vehicles have been gaining popularity in recent years, and if we don't go and check out companies that manufacture cars, wouldn't it be inappropriate? Today, I'm here to introduce a gigafactory that covers an area of more than 800,000 square meters. It only took less than a year to build this factory from vacant land. What does the gigafactory, capable of producing a white Model Y every 45 seconds, actually look like? Shanghai Tesla gigafactory, let's go. The process of manufacturing a car from scratch requires careful steps, but it's not as complicated as it seems. The general steps can be summarized as stamping, casting, welding, painting, electrical work, and final assembly. Let's break it down

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Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon

STORY: Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners and spectators STORYLINE: Kenya's Noah Kiprotich won the men's title of the 12th annual Jerusalem Marathon on Friday in two hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds. Chakib Lachgar of Spain came second at 2:25:45, while Israel's Melkam Jamber took the bronze at 2:28:30. Kenya also grabbed the gold in the women's race as Margaret Njuguna crossed the finish line first in a time of 2:52:44, ahead of Russia's Elena Tolstykh (2:55:31) and Israel's Noah Berkman (2:59:12). The two Kenyan gold medalists Kiprotich and Njuguna won a prize of 3,750 U.S. dollars each. About 18,000 runners from 72 countries and regions competed in the event, which also included half marathon, 10km and 5km runs, as well as a 1.7km families' run and 800m communities' run. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara cuts the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after pacing his team to a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes after the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara approaches the finishing line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, to take a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes at the halfway point.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Piko Taro (L), a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day.

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Women's marathon at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi finishes third in a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 45 seconds, in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Sweden wins men's 20km cross country relay

WHISTLER, Canada - Sweden's Anders Soedergren (R) tags off teammate Marcus Hellner during the men's cross country skiing 4x10-kilometer relay event at the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 24, 2010. Sweden won the gold medal with a time of 1 hour, 45 minutes, 05.4 seconds.

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Kenya's Njenga wins rain-hit Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Daniel Njenga acknowledges fans after winning the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 18. Njenga, 30, the 2004 Tokyo International Marathon champion, clocked 2 hours 9 minutes, 45 seconds to win the race, the Japanese capital's first large-scale event of its kind, in rainy weather.

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Kenya's Njenga wins rain-hit Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Daniel Njenga crosses the finishing line for a comfortable victory in the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 18 after favorite and fellow Kenyan Sammy Korir pulled up midway through the revamped race. The 30-year-old Njenga, the 2004 Tokyo International Marathon champion, clocked 2 hours 9 minutes, 45 seconds in rainy weather to win the race, the Japanese capital's first large-scale event of its kind, replacing its predecessor, the Tokyo International Marathon.

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Ominami wins Sapporo Int'l Half Marathon

SAPPORO, Japan - Hirom Iminami smiles after claiming her first victory at the Sapporo International Half Marathon with 1 hour, 8 minutes, 45 seconds July 4

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Kenyan Korir wins Beppu-Oita marathon

OITA, Japan - Kenya's Sammy Korir wins the Beppu-Oita marathon in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 3, after coming from behind to defeat compatriot Daniel Jenga. Korir completed the 42.195-km race at Oita municipal stadium in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Eiga wins 1st national kendo crown

TOKYO, Japan - World champion Naoki Eiga of the Hokkaido police department claims his first kendo national championship crown at Nippon Budoukan in Tokyo on Nov. 3, denying defending champion Masahiro Miyazaki a record seventh title with an overtime victory in the final. Eiga (R) scored a decisive strike to the wrist to seal the title moments after he deftly dodged Miyazaki's (L) attempted strike at his head in a match that lasted 7 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Agnes Flight nips Air Shakur by nose for Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Third favorite Agnes Flight (front) edges top favorite Air Shakur (back) by a nose on May 28 at Tokyo Racecourse as 45-year-old jockey Hiroshi Kawachi rode his first winner in 17 tries at the Japan Derby. Agnes Flight reeled in Air Shakur over the final furlong to win with a time of 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds over the 2,400-meter test on turf and take home 132 million yen in first-prize money.

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Matsuo wins Hokkaido Marathon in debut race

SAPPORO, Japan - Kazumi Matsuo is all smiles after winning the women's race in Hokkaido Marathon on Aug. 29 with a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes, 14 seconds in her marathon debut. The 25-year-old runner, who began full-fledged marathon training only in June, outran top favorite Tomoe Abe, the bronze medal winner at the 1993 world championships who finished second in 2:33:45.

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Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon

STORY: Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon STORYLINE: Greece's Charalampos Pitsolis won the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday. The 29-year-old runner crossed the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in the center of Athens in two hours, 23 minutes and 43 seconds. Greece's Konstantinos Gkelaouzos, last year's winner, followed second, clocking 2:24:45, and Konstantinos Stamoulis ranked third in 2:25:37. Greek runner Vasiliki Konstantinopoulou was the first in the women's category, clocking 2:46:01. The classic course from Marathon city to Athens follows in the footsteps of Pheidippides who inspired the race. According to legend, the ancient soldier first ran the route from the battlefield of Marathon beach to Athens in 490 BC to inform Athenians of the victory against Persian forces. Kenya's Felix Kipchirchir Kandi

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Kenya's Njenga wins rain-hit Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Daniel Njenga crosses the finishing line for a comfortable victory in the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 18 after favorite and fellow Kenyan Sammy Korir pulled up midway through the revamped race. The 30-year-old Njenga, the 2004 Tokyo International Marathon champion, clocked 2 hours 9 minutes, 45 seconds in rainy weather to win the race, the Japanese capital's first large-scale event of its kind, replacing its predecessor, the Tokyo International Marathon. (Kyodo)

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Kenya's Njenga wins rain-hit Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Daniel Njenga acknowledges fans after winning the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 18. Njenga, 30, the 2004 Tokyo International Marathon champion, clocked 2 hours 9 minutes, 45 seconds to win the race, the Japanese capital's first large-scale event of its kind, in rainy weather. (Kyodo)

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Sweden wins men's 20km cross country relay

WHISTLER, Canada - Sweden's Anders Soedergren (R) tags off teammate Marcus Hellner during the men's cross country skiing 4x10-kilometer relay event at the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 24, 2010. Sweden won the gold medal with a time of 1 hour, 45 minutes, 05.4 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Kenyan Korir wins Beppu-Oita marathon

OITA, Japan - Kenya's Sammy Korir wins the Beppu-Oita marathon in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 3, after coming from behind to defeat compatriot Daniel Jenga. Korir completed the 42.195-km race at Oita municipal stadium in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara cuts the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after pacing his team to a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes after the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara approaches the finishing line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, to take a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes at the halfway point. (Kyodo)

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Piko Taro, a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Piko Taro (L), a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter Piko Taro (R) receives a certificate from a Guinness World Records representative during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016, after his song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ominami wins Sapporo Int'l Half Marathon

SAPPORO, Japan - Hirom Iminami smiles after claiming her first victory at the Sapporo International Half Marathon with 1 hour, 8 minutes, 45 seconds July 4 (Kyodo)

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Eiga wins 1st national kendo crown

TOKYO, Japan - World champion Naoki Eiga of the Hokkaido police department claims his first kendo national championship crown at Nippon Budoukan in Tokyo on Nov. 3, denying defending champion Masahiro Miyazaki a record seventh title with an overtime victory in the final. Eiga (R) scored a decisive strike to the wrist to seal the title moments after he deftly dodged Miyazaki's (L) attempted strike at his head in a match that lasted 7 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Agnes Flight nips Air Shakur by nose for Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Third favorite Agnes Flight (front) edges top favorite Air Shakur (back) by a nose on May 28 at Tokyo Racecourse as 45-year-old jockey Hiroshi Kawachi rode his first winner in 17 tries at the Japan Derby. Agnes Flight reeled in Air Shakur over the final furlong to win with a time of 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds over the 2,400-meter test on turf and take home 132 million yen in first-prize money.

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Matsuo wins Hokkaido Marathon in debut race

SAPPORO, Japan - Kazumi Matsuo is all smiles after winning the women's race in Hokkaido Marathon on Aug. 29 with a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes, 14 seconds in her marathon debut. The 25-year-old runner, who began full-fledged marathon training only in June, outran top favorite Tomoe Abe, the bronze medal winner at the 1993 world championships who finished second in 2:33:45.