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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, gather before leaving for Myanmar at a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, prepare to enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

A member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, prepares to enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A man holds a round tile of the same design as the one used for the main palace of the imperial capital Fujiwara-kyo (694-710) in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln in the back is believed to have been used for making tiles for the palace.

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Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - The remains of a tile kiln dating back to an era when Fujiwaka-kyo was the imperial capital (694-710) are shown to the press in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln is believed to have been used for making tiles for the capital's main palace.

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Nara cart wheel claimed to be oldest in Japan

SAKURAI, Japan - A section of a wooden cart wheel shown to the media at the Sakurai Burial Property Center in Nara Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2001 is claimed to be the oldest of its kind in Japan. A city education board official guessed the wheel, unearthed from the Kodachi burial mound in Sakurai, may date back to or before the Askua Era (694-710).

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Ruins of Asuka period garden pond found in Nara

The 1,300-year-old remains of what may possibly be the first garden pond ever built for an imperial palace in Japan have been found in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. The find suggests that an imperial pond fashioned after those in China and the Korean Peninsula existed before Japan's first capital was established in nearby Fujiwarakyo in 694.

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Egypt enters mango harvest peak

STORY: Egypt enters mango harvest peak DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of mangoes STORYLINE: Egypt has entered the peak of mango harvest as the temperature rises in July and August. According to Egypt's Farmer Union, the mango season this year is better than the last one in terms of production quantities, as the season is not exposed to any external factors. The prices of mangoes range from 10 to 30 Egyptian pounds (about 0.5-1.5 U.S. dollars) per kilogram. The most well-known mango varieties are "Alfs," "Al-Owais," "Sukari" and "Butterfly." Mango gardens and farms in Egypt have exceeded 300,000 acres, with Ismailia alone taking up 120,000 acres of them. According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture, mango exports this year reached 694 tons, from the beginning of the season to the peak harvest. The mango picking season in the country will last until the end of the year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

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Russia says 694 Ukrainian soldiers surrender at Azovstal steel plant

STORY: Russia says 694 Ukrainian soldiers surrender at Azovstal steel plant DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1 various of surrender of Ukrainian soldiers at the Azovstal plant (courtesy of Russian Defense Ministry) 2 various of embassies of France, Italy and Spain in Russia 3 various of the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken 4 various of the U.S. State of Department 5 various of the White House STORYLINE: Russia said Wednesday that 694 Ukrainian soldiers blocked at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol have surrendered over the past 24 hours, including 29 wounded. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a total of 959 militants have surrendered since May 16, including 80 wounded. It added that 51 of them are in need of medical assistance and have been admitted to a hospital in Donetsk's Novoazovsk for treatment. The soldiers began to surrender on Monday following an agreement reached between Moscow and Kiev on the evacuation of wounded Ukr

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Nara cart wheel claimed to be oldest in Japan

SAKURAI, Japan - A section of a wooden cart wheel shown to the media at the Sakurai Burial Property Center in Nara Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2001 is claimed to be the oldest of its kind in Japan. A city education board official guessed the wheel, unearthed from the Kodachi burial mound in Sakurai, may date back to or before the Askua Era (694-710).

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Unified college exams begin across Japan amid heavy snow

The annual unified college entrance examinations are held at the University of Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2017. The exams began across Japan with more than 570,000 applicants and 694 public and private institutions taking part. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Unified college exams begin across Japan amid heavy snow

High school students walk in heavy snow in Nagoya in central Japan to take the annual unified college entrance examinations on Jan. 14, 2017. The exams began across Japan with more than 570,000 applicants and 694 public and private institutions taking part. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Unified college exams begin across Japan amid heavy snow

High school students walk in heavy snow in Hiroshima in western Japan to take the annual unified college entrance examinations on Jan. 14, 2017. The exams began across Japan with more than 570,000 applicants and 694 public and private institutions taking part. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Unified college exams begin across Japan amid heavy snow

High school students walk in heavy snow in Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast to take the annual unified college entrance examinations on Jan. 14, 2017. The exams began across Japan with more than 570,000 applicants and 694 public and private institutions taking part. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruins of Asuka period garden pond found in Nara

The 1,300-year-old remains of what may possibly be the first garden pond ever built for an imperial palace in Japan have been found in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. The find suggests that an imperial pond fashioned after those in China and the Korean Peninsula existed before Japan's first capital was established in nearby Fujiwarakyo in 694.

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Ruins of Asuka period garden pond found in Nara

The 1,300-year-old remains of what may possibly be the first garden pond ever built for an imperial palace in Japan have been found in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. The find suggests that an imperial pond fashioned after those in China and the Korean Peninsula existed before Japan's first capital was established in nearby Fujiwarakyo in 694.