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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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When ethnic Etles silk meets traditional Chinese Hanfu in Xinjiang

STORY: When ethnic Etles silk meets traditional Chinese attire Hanfu in Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kaidy wearing horse-face skirt made from Etles silk 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KAIDY, Tailor in China's Xinjiang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KAIDY, Tailor in China's Xinjiang "Hello, everyone. I am a post-90s tailor in Xinjiang. Look, this is my 30-square-meter studio. The hanging fabric is Etles silk in this year's popular styles. There are Qipao, dresses, and bags made of Etles silk. They're all handmade by myself. My mother is a tailor. After graduating from high school, I started to learn from her. Then I went to many places to learn different ways of making costume made from Etles silk, because I want to pass on not only my mother's craftsmanship, but also the intangible cultures of Xinjiang. I want more people to see the beauty of Xinjiang. I came up with the idea of making hor

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Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people

STORY: Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ning Fenfang working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress STORYLINE: Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, is a farmer from central China's Hunan Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress "My name is Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. I'm a post-90s deputy from Cili County of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. I served as a village cadre in 2018. At that time, we faced a big challenge to restore abandoned land. In 2020, during the village election, I expressed my intention to resign from my position and become a full-time farmer.

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Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming

STORY: Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shen Yanfen 2. various of people farming and agricultural machinery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "My name is Shen Yanfen, and I am a post-90s 'new farmer.' Before returning to my hometown, I was a white-collar worker in Shenzhen (in China's Guangdong Province), where I worked for six or seven years. In February 2020, I returned to my hometown and took over the management of an agricultural machinery cooperative from my father. Our cooperative mainly provides full-process mechanized services for farmers during the planting process." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "Now,

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Hua gives an injection to a cow in Hequan Village of Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2023. Bai is a post-95s vet working in villages of her hometown Yuanzhou. After returning to her hometown, she set up a veterinary service station and started to share her daily life as a vet on short video platforms. Now she has more than 3 million followers on the social media and about 15,000 friends in her three Wechat accounts, most of which are nearby breeders. Under the influence of Bai Hua, several post-90s veterinarians also returned to their hometown and joined her team. As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to help transform the farming landscape. (Xinhu

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Ruina (1st R) guides the workers to manage vegetables in Jiasong Township of Nanhe District, Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 26, 2023. After graduating from university, Wu, a post-90s youth, returned to her hometown in Xingtai and became a technician in a modern agricultural demonstration park, working on the research of farming technologies such as vegetable seedling cultivation, soil detection, and pest prevention. As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to help transform the farming landscape. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Lingli checks the condition of rapeseed in Longxing Township of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 10, 2023. Wang, a post-90s college graduate, returned to her hometown to work as a farmer in 2015. In eight years, the land area managed by Wang Lingli has expanded from 3,000 mu (200 hectares) to more than 6,500 mu (about 433 hectares). As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to help transform the farming landscape. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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Young Chinese gravitates to time-honored folk musical instrument making

STORY: Young Chinese gravitates to time-honored folk musical instrument making SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:40 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations with Lusheng performance 2. various of making Lusheng 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU XIAOPING, Lusheng maker in Leishan County, Guizhou Province 4. various of playing Lusheng 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU XIAOPING, Lusheng maker in Leishan County, Guizhou Province STORYLINE: Lusheng, a traditional Chinese folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes, is often played by the ethnic Miao people in China when their festivals and important occasions fall. In 2006, the craft of Lusheng making was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in China. Nowadays, more young Chinese have been engaged in the Lusheng making to inherit the time-honored craftsmanship. Yu Xiaoping is a post-90s Lusheng maker in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Influenced by local villagers, Yu bega

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Xinjiang cotton -- the epitome of modern agriculture

STORY: Xinjiang cotton -- the epitome of modern agriculture SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 23-29, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Xinjiang, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the super cotton field in Xinjiang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AI HAIPENG, Manager of cotton fields in Yuli County, Xinjiang, China 3. various of the intelligent machines and facilities 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AI HAIPENG, Manager of cotton fields in Yuli County, Xinjiang, China 5. various of the super cotton field in Xinjiang STORYLINE: In recent years, advancements in agricultural technology have gradually become vital allies to the farmers of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. From planting to harvesting, mechanization and intelligent facilities have been widely applied. In Yuli County, Ai Haipeng and his colleague Ling Lei, both post-90s generation, oversee about 200 hectares of cotton fields, which used to require around 25 to 30 laborers to manage. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AI HAIPENG, Manager

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Matthew Perry attends 'Vanity Fair's Amped for Africa' to celebrate the Charlize Theron African Outreach Project benefiting Oprah's Angel Network in Los Angeles, CA, USA, on March 3, 2006. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Host Matthew Perry attends the 13th Annual ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Los Angeles, July 13th, 2005. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Matthew Perry attends the Entertainment Weekly Magazine 4th Annual Pre-Emmy Party held at Republic in Los Angeles, CA, USA on August 26, 2006. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Los Angeles-CA-USA. 09/22/2002. From cast of Friends (Outstanding Comedy Series) L to R : David Schwimmer, LisaKudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox Arquette, Jennifer Aniston and Matt Leblanc attend the 54th Annual Emmy Awards. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRES.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Host Matthew Perry attends the 13th Annual ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Los Angeles, July 13th, 2005. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Matthew Perry attends the Entertainment Weekly Magazine 4th Annual Pre-Emmy Party at Republic in West Hollywod. Los Angeles, CA, USA, on August 26, 2006. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Matthew Perry attends the AFI Associates 6th Annual Platinum Circle Award honoring the Arquette family at the Regent Beverly Hills Hotel. Los Angeles, May 10, 2006. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRES.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Matthew Perry attends Universal Pictures' World Premiere of 'Cinderella Man' held at The Universal City Walk in Universal City, California on May 23, 2005. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACA

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Matthew Perry poses in the press room at The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA, USA, on August 27, 2006. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Los Angeles-CA-USA. 09/22/2002. From cast of Friends (Outstanding Comedy Series) L to R : David Schwimmer, LisaKudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox Arquette, Jennifer Aniston and Matt Leblanc attend the 54th Annual Emmy Awards. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRES.COM

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Friends' Actor Matthew Perry Dead At 54

File photo - Matthew Perry poses in the press room at The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA, USA, on August 27, 2006. - US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Young CPC member promotes agricultural drones to help villagers increase income

STORY: Young CPC member promotes agricultural drones to help villagers increase income DATELINE: July 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: ANYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Li Shufan teaching villagers how to operate the agricultural drone 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUFAN, Member of Xishuimowan Village Committee in Henan Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN CHUNYING, Villager in Xishuimowan Village, Henan Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG ZHIFEI, Villager in Xishuimowan Village, Henan Province STORYLINE: A "post-90s" member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in a village in China's Henan has been helping residents increase income by teaching them how to operate agricultural drones. Li Shufan is a veteran drone operator in Xishuimowan Village with five years of experience. In 2019, Li started trying agricultural plant protection UAVs in the wheat field. After mastering the skills, she earned more than 10,000 yuan (about 1,385 U.S. dollars) with her husband in the second

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Young inheritor in S. China hopes to carry forward drawnwork craft

STORY: Young inheritor in S. China hopes to carry forward drawnwork craft DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chaozhou drawnwork products 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG ZHEHAN, Inheritor of Chaozhou drawnwork STORYLINE: Chaozhou drawnwork, a technique integrating traditional Chaozhou embroidery and Western embroidery, has been listed as China's national intangible cultural heritage. Zhang Zhehan, a post-90s inheritor, took up the career as an embroiderer specializing in Chaozhou drawnwork. He hopes to attract more young people to understand, learn, and carry forward the heritage through his exploration and efforts. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG ZHEHAN, Inheritor of Chaozhou drawnwork "In the past, my grandmother and my mother were both in the embroidery business. I have always heard about the craft of drawnwork, and I was interested in it since I was a child. My mother said she hoped that I could come back and inherit this craft, becaus

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Young woman scientist strives to make Chinese extra-terrestrial explorers smarter

STORY: Young woman scientist strives to make Chinese extra-terrestrial explorers smarter DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhejiang Lab 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab STORYLINE: A post-90s woman scientist in east China's Zhejiang is working to make China's extraterrestrial exploration more intelligent with a group of young colleagues. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab "We've developed some intelligence-sensing and intelligence-understanding algorithms to apply AI to the robot. So autonomous navigation can be more intelligent to conduct detection and sampling on objects of interest in the extraterrestrial environment." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YUEHUA, Researcher, Zhejiang Lab "It doesn't happen all at once. It's very rare. Failure is a common thing. Ou

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Female captain in China pursues dream in sky

STORY: Female captain in China pursues dream in sky DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Luo Danyi related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LUO DANYI, Female captain of Xiamen Air 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LUO DANYI, Female captain of Xiamen Air STORYLINE: For a long time, pilots were mainly men, but these days female pilots are not uncommon in China. Luo Danyi, a post-90s captain with China's Xiamen Air, is one of the Chinese women pursuing dreams up in the sky. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LUO DANYI, Captain with Xiamen Air "When I was little, I watched a TV series about pilots and became very interested in the occupation. And when I was in high school, Civil Aviation Flight University of China came to our school to select future pilots. I was lucky enough to be admitted into the university. Through four years of systematic training, I became a pilot with Xiamen Air." Luo became a captain years later. She says her job has given her a gre

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen observes a human bone at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen compares human bones at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the dev

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen measures a human bone at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen repairs a broken skull at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the d

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen observes a human bone at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen reads a note at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the development

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen meaures a human skull at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen organizes human bones at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen reads at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the development and ch

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen carries human bone specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen observes a human bone at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen observes a human bone at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen details the image of a skull after 3D scanning at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen observes a human bone at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen carries human bone specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-ARCHAEOLOGIST (CN)

(221220) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanzhen observes a human bone at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 30, 2022. At an office full of measuring tools and skeleton specimens at Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Li Yanzhen, a "post-90s" girl, carefully measures and analyzes an ancient human bone, and speculates on the bone owner's height and nutritional status. Li, who majored in archaeology, now studies physical anthropology. Li can extract hidden historical information from ancient human remains, such as physical characteristics, growth patterns, diet structure, the living environment, and ancient human customs, through a series of tasks such as cleaning, packaging, measurement, statistics, and analysis. Li has come into contact with bones from over 30 relic sites from various periods during her four years of research, which lets bones that had been buried for hundreds of years "speak," unveiling the de

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Japanese Buddhist monk finds new role at elderly home

TOKYO, Japan - Buddhist monk Norio Miura chats with a female resident in her 90s at a home for the elderly in Osaka, western Japan, in this file photo taken on June 5, 2014. He works as director general of a nonprofit organization that runs the facility.

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5 elderly bee hunters contributing to field over 5 decades

FUKUI, Japan - Photo taken April 17, 2013 shows a set of bee samples collected by five former teachers from Fukui Prefecture now in their 70s to 90s and donated by them to the Fukui City Museum of Natural History in the prefecture.

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5 elderly bee hunters contributing to field over 5 decades

FUKUI, Japan - (From L) Chizuko Nozaka, Tadao Murota and Hideyoshi Kurokawa gather near Lake Kitagata in Awara, northern Fukui Prefecture, on April 5, 2013, to collect bees as part of their research into the insect's habitat. Including the three, five people now in their 70s to 90s have been chasing and collecting bees for more than half a century since the 1950s.

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Police probing deaths of 7 elderly patients in Toyama

IMIZU, Japan - Hidetsugu Asanoi, head of the Imizu City Hospital in Toyama Prefecture, speaks at a press conference on March 25 after police began investigating the deaths of seven cancer patients from 2000 to 2005 at the hospital as cases of possible murder. The patients died after the hospital's surgery department head removed their respirators, the city government and the police said. Asanoi quoted the 50-year-old surgeon as saying he had removed respirators of the seven in their 50s to 90s with consent from their families but without consent from the patients themselves.

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Pro-Pyongyang Koreans in Japan leave for homecoming in S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - A group of 50 Korean residents in Japan (L side) are seen off at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Sept. 22 before leaving on a homecoming trip to South Korea, the first delegation organized by the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan. The participants, who are in their 70s, 80s and 90s, will meet family and visit relatives' graves, during the six-day trip.

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7 die from serratia infection in Osaka hospital

SAKAI, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows the Mimihara General Hospital in Sakai, Osaka, where seven inpatients in their 60s to 90s died between May 7 and July 1 after becoming infected with serratia bacteria. Four men and three women died of infections caused by the bacteria, officials of Sakai city and the hospital told a press conference.

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Improving eco-environment helps mountainous areas in China create wealth by herb planting

STORY: Improving eco-environment helps mountainous areas in China create wealth by herb planting DATELINE: June 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HUOSHAN COUNTY, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Huoshan County, Anhui Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU BO, Post-90s entrepreneur, Huoshan County, Anhui Province 3. various of views in Anhui Province STORYLINE: Huoshan County of east China's Anhui Province is an important producing area of dendrobium nobile, a valuable Chinese herbal medicine found in the rocks. In recent years, local people have created wealth by planting the herbal medicine. Liu Bo, a post-90s entrepreneur, has established a planting base. He said it's impossible to grow high-quality dendrobium nobile without the improving ecological environment of Huoshan. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU BO, Post-90s entrepreneur, Huoshan County, Anhui Province "In the past, transportation and economic conditions were relatively poor in the mountainous areas of Huoshan. Now, great eff

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Youths contribute to hybrid wheat breeding in Xi'an, China

STORY: Youths contribute to hybrid wheat breeding in Xi'an, China DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of researchers working 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XUAN, Researcher from Yangling Qinfeng Seed-industry Co., Ltd. 3. various of Chinese agriculture STORYLINE: A research team in Xi'an, China, has successively bred and promoted 15 wheat varieties through wheat cross-breeding. Nearly 70 percent of the 26-member team in Yangling Qinfeng Seed-industry Co. are "post-80s" and "post-90s." They use advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of wheat hybrid breeding. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XUAN, Researcher from Yangling Qinfeng Seed-industry Co., Ltd. "Wheat breeding can be divided into several stages. What we are doing now is removing stamens and cross-pollination of wheat. Then we will have the first filial generation of hybrids, or F1 hybrids. After that, we select those with superior traits, which are called F2 hybrids. The process

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Post-90s college students engage in "rural revitalization" in remote village in China's Shaanxi

STORY: Post-90s college students engage in "rural revitalization" in remote village in China's Shaanxi DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of the remote village 2. various of a post-90s college student talking with a villager 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG YINGJUAN, Director of Maoba Village in Ankang, Shaanxi Province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU DAIZHI, Village official 5. aerial view of the remote village STORYLINE: More than 700 college students in Ankang city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province returned to their villages after graduation to promote rural revitalization and commit themselves to grassroots administration. In some rural areas of western China, particularly in remote mountainous areas, the local government has chosen cadres from post-90s college students to address issues such as the outflow of young and middle-aged people and the aging of village cadres, allowing the rural revitalization plan to rely on talented p