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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai to head sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, after being named the next commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency. A five-time Paralympic gold medalist, the 50-year-old will become the first Paralympian to assume the post when his appointment takes effect Oct. 1.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai to head sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, after being named the next commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency. A five-time Paralympic gold medalist, the 50-year-old will become the first Paralympian to assume the post when his appointment takes effect Oct. 1.

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Israel Targets Historic Baalbek - Lebanon

This 50-year-old man was admitted to Rayak Hospital 10 days ago after being wounded by an Israeli attack while he was inside a bus in Hermel, in the Baalbek region, explains his daughter, who is taking care of him. Rayak, Baalbek, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. November 1st, 2024. Photo by Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Targets Historic Baalbek - Lebanon

This 50-year-old man was admitted to Rayak Hospital 10 days ago after being wounded by an Israeli attack while he was inside a bus in Hermel, in the Baalbek region, explains his daughter, who is taking care of him. Rayak, Baalbek, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. November 1st, 2024. Photo by Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Targets Historic Baalbek - Lebanon

This 50-year-old man was admitted to Rayak Hospital 10 days ago after being wounded by an Israeli attack while he was inside a bus in Hermel, in the Baalbek region, explains his daughter, who is taking care of him. Rayak, Baalbek, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. November 1st, 2024. Photo by Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Targets Historic Baalbek - Lebanon

This 50-year-old man was admitted to Rayak Hospital 10 days ago after being wounded by an Israeli attack while he was inside a bus in Hermel, in the Baalbek region, explains his daughter, who is taking care of him. Rayak, Baalbek, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. November 1st, 2024. Photo by Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Survivors rebuild lives one year after 2023 earthquakes in Syria, Türkiye

STORY: Survivors rebuild lives one year after 2023 earthquakes in Syria, Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Damascus/Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of quake-affected zones 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAHIA KAAKEH, Local resident, Aleppo 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YAHIA MAJAWAZ, Local resident, Aleppo 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SALEM HABEIB, Aleppo branch director of General Housing Foundation 5. STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): CEREN KAYABASI, Resident STORYLINE: One year after the deadly earthquakes that hit both Syria and Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023, survivors in both countries share their stories. Yahia Kaakeh, a 50-year-old painter, was at his home in the Syrian city of Aleppo when the earthquakes struck. He was buried under the rubble for 40 hours before he was saved. He later learned that he was one of the two survivors in his apartment building, the collapse of which claimed the lives of 48 people. S

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-EARTHQUAKES-ANNIVERSARY

(240205) -- ALEPPO, Feb. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yahia Kaakeh, a 50-year-old painter and avid biker, stands next to a hole where his apartment building once stood before its collapse during the earthquakes in Aleppo city, northern Syria, Jan. 26, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian survivors rebuild lives one year after 2023 earthquakes" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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Guardian of railway station at Changbai Mountain in NE China

STORY: Guardian of railway station at Changbai Mountain in NE China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Changbai Mountain area 2. various of the Laoyeling Railway Station 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station STORYLINE: Laoyeling Railway Station is a small station located in the Changbai Mountain area in northeast China's Jilin Province. 50-year-old Fan Zengzhi is the station master here. Since 2014, he has been working at this remote station under harsh natural conditions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station "Our station is in a mountainous area. The climate he

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LEBANON-KFARCHOUBA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSION

(240110) -- BEIRUT, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work on the debris of a building destroyed by an Israeli raid in Kfarchouba, Lebanon on Jan. 10, 2024. A Hezbollah official was killed on Wednesday at dawn in Lebanon's southeastern village of Kfarchouba, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that an Israeli drone fired two missiles toward a house in the center of Kfarchouba, killing 50-year-old Hezbollah official Nabegh al-Qadri, and wounding another. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming has a quick lunch while waiting for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truc

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming wipes the rearview mirror during a break on his way to a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming waits for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers," said Ma Ming

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming checks prefab houses on his truck at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers,

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming calls to confirm the delivery place of prefab houses at the exit of an expressway in Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers," sa

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Construction workers prepare to transfer a prefab house at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming drives to a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers," said Ma Ming. In his view

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming prepares to have a quick lunch while waiting for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibi

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming drives to a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers," said Ma Ming. In his view

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming checks prefab houses on his truck at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers,

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming has a quick lunch while waiting for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us tr

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian (R) shows a visitor the details of the paper he made at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsm

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian paints on a piece of paper he made at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian shows paper fibers at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be combined to enha

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian (C) and his wife Lai Lifang (L) show a visitor different types of paper they made at Huang's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern t

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2023 shows ink and wash paintings done on modern Kaihua paper at Huang Hongjian's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology an

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian (R) sifts the papermaking solution at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian piles up the raw material for papermaking at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian and his wife Lai Lifang pose for a photo at Huang's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship n

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at Huang Hongjian's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be combined to enhance the p

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at Huang Hongjian's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be combined to enhance the p

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian (R) and his son Huang Xinkang check the pulp used to make paper at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditio

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker removes impurities on paper at Huang Hongjian's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker removes impurities on paper at Huang Hongjian's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian paints on a piece of paper he made at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian (R) and his son Huang Xinkang check the pulp used to make paper at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditio

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian shows production notes he made on a type of paper at his studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmans

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Death toll rises to 29 as severe weather continues in U.S.

STORY: Death toll rises to 29 as severe weather continues in U.S. DATELINE: April 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ECOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people busy cleaning up 2. various of damaged house in Little Rock by a deadly tornado STORYLINE: The death toll has risen to 29 after tornadoes and storms touched down in multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states since Friday, authorities said Sunday. In Tennessee, at least 12 people died, including nine in McNairy County where more than 70 buildings were destroyed by severe weather Friday into early Saturday, local officials said. Three others -- two kids and an adult -- were killed in Memphis when a tree fell on a structure. Indiana and Arkansas each reported five deaths, state officials said. At least four people were killed in Illinois, including a 50-year-old man who died on the scene when the roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere collapsed on Friday night. Three others were killed following the collapse of a residential

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Marinos manager Kimura dismissed

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kazushi Kimura, manager of Yokohama F Marinos, speaks with reporters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 30, 2011, after he was fired following the club's loss in the Emperor's Cup semifinals to second division team Kyoto Sanga. Kimura, 53, will be replaced by 50-year-old coach Yasuhiro Higuchi.

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Munakata's 50-year-old paintings on sliding doors shown

KYOTO, Japan - The famed late woodblock print artist Shiko Munakata's paintings on "fusuma" sliding doors are shown to the press on Oct. 28, 2014. The paintings, drawn some 50 years ago on 44 doors, will be displayed at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji temple on Nov. 1-3 for the first time.

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Stripping adult wards of right to vote unconstitutional

TOKYO, Japan - Takumi Nagoya (front R), the 50-year-old plaintiff, heads to the Tokyo District Court on March 14, 2013. Later in the day the court ruled unconstitutional the provision in the public offices election law that strips the right to vote from adults with legal guardians.

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Search for climbers continues

TAKAYAMA, Japan - Police officers transport a climber (R) recovered in a rescue operation by helicopter from a mountain in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2013. The climber, a 50-year-old man, was later confirmed dead due to exposure.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka at interview

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka is interviewed by Kyodo News at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2012. The 50-year-old professor at the university was jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka at interview

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka is interviewed by Kyodo News at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2012. The 50-year-old professor at the university was jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka at interview

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka is interviewed by Kyodo News at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2012. The 50-year-old professor at the university was jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka, wife

KYOTO, Japan - Chika Yamanaka (L), a dermatologist and the wife of Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (R), holds a press conference at the university in Kyoto with her husband on Oct. 9, 2012, the day after the announcement that her 50-year-old husband had won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Wife of Nobel laureate Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Chika Yamanaka, a dermatologist and the wife of Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka, holds a press conference at the university in Kyoto with her husband on Oct. 9, 2012, the day after the announcement that her 50-year-old husband had won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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1,234,567th pizza

KOBE, Japan - Takahiro Yamanaka (R), owner of pizza house Pinocchio, stands beside university professor Nobuo Nagao (C), who ordered a pizza carrying serial number 1,234,567 at the restaurant in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2012. The 50-year-old Italian restaurant served its 1,234,567th pizza, having served each one with a serial number since its opening in 1962.

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Kobe restaurant to serve 1,234,567th pizza

KOBE, Japan - Takahiro Yamanaka, owner of pizza house Pinocchio, holds a pizza carrying a serial number at the restaurant in Kobe, western Japan. The 50-year-old Italian restaurant is expected in August 2012 to bake its 1,234,567th pizza, having served each one with a serial number since its opening.

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Noda registers marriage

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Seiko Noda, former post and telecommunications minister and a House of Representatives member of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party. The 50-year-old lawmaker, who gave birth to a boy on Jan. 6, 2011, after in vitro fertilization, revealed on her blog Feb. 22, 2011, that she and her common-law husband had registered their marriage, with her husband adopting her family name, following the birth. Noda is a vocal advocate of a legal change to allow married couples to bear separate names.