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[Breaking News]Jet-pulling event at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan, Oct. 6 Kyodo - Around 350 elementary school students and their guardians pull an Airbus A380 jet, the world's largest passenger plane, measuring about 73 meters and weighing some 340 tons, during an event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Jet-pulling event at Narita airport

Around 350 elementary school students and their guardians pull an Airbus A380 jet, the world's largest passenger plane, measuring about 73 meters and weighing some 340 tons, during an event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2024.

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Jet-pulling event at Narita airport

Around 350 elementary school students and their guardians pull an Airbus A380 jet, the world's largest passenger plane, measuring about 73 meters and weighing some 340 tons, during an event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2024.

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Jet-pulling event at Narita airport

Around 350 elementary school students and their guardians pull an Airbus A380 jet, the world's largest passenger plane, measuring about 73 meters and weighing some 340 tons, during an event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2024.

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-BUILDEX 2024

(240214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A bathtub made of high-density foam is displayed during BUILDEX 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2024. About 340 exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest products and technologies at BUILDEX 2024, Western Canada's convention and trade show for the construction industry. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-BUILDEX 2024

(240214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the BUILDEX 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2024. About 340 exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest products and technologies at BUILDEX 2024, Western Canada's convention and trade show for the construction industry. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-BUILDEX 2024

(240214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor showcases a hydro solar panel during BUILDEX 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2024. About 340 exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest products and technologies at BUILDEX 2024, Western Canada's convention and trade show for the construction industry. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-BUILDEX 2024

(240214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor showcases different industrial screws and fasteners during BUILDEX 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2024. About 340 exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest products and technologies at BUILDEX 2024, Western Canada's convention and trade show for the construction industry. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-BUILDEX 2024

(240214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor showcases a mobile mapping system during BUILDEX 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2024. About 340 exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest products and technologies at BUILDEX 2024, Western Canada's convention and trade show for the construction industry. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-BUILDEX 2024

(240214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the BUILDEX 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2024. About 340 exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest products and technologies at BUILDEX 2024, Western Canada's convention and trade show for the construction industry. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-BUILDEX 2024

(240214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the BUILDEX 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2024. About 340 exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest products and technologies at BUILDEX 2024, Western Canada's convention and trade show for the construction industry. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-TIANJIN INTERCITY RAILWAY-15TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(230801) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 19, 2023 shows a train operating on the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway about to enter the Tanggu Station in north China's Tianjin. The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway celebrated its 15th anniversary of opening Tuesday. As the first high-speed railway (HSR) with a design speed of 350 km per hour in China, the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway carried a total of 340 million passengers since it entered operation. By 2022, China had 42,000 km of operational HSR, ranking first in the world, and the length of high-speed rail regularly operating at 350 km per hour neared 3,200 km as of June 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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Chinese cultural center in Israel celebrates Dragon Boat Festival

STORY: Chinese cultural center in Israel celebrates Dragon Boat Festival DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations and activities 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LEAD, Student, China's University of International Business and Economics STORYLINE: The China Cultural Center in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv held an event on Thursday evening to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, attracting 150 visitors from various countries. Originating in China thousands of years ago, the Dragon Boat Festival, which annually commemorates the Chinese patriotic poet Qu Yuan (about 340 BC-278 BC) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, has now become a national holiday when people enjoy eating zongzi, a sticky rice dumpling, and watch dragon boat races. Decorated with red lanterns, the center was permeated with a lively atmosphere of traditional Chinese festivals. Coiling several bamboo leaves into the shape of a cone, the visit

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Softbank to buy Japan Telecom from Ripplewood for 340 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Ripplewood Holdings, LLC CEO Timothy Collins, Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son and Japan Telecom Co. President Hideki Kurashige shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on May 27 after Softbank announced the same day it will buy Japan Telecom from U.S. investment fund Ripplewood for about 340 billion yen in the fall.

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N. Korean passenger ship calls at Kitakyushu port

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The North Korean passenger ship Man Gyong Bong No. 92 is berthed at Kitakyushu port in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 28. The 9,672-ton ship arrived earlier in the day to pick up passengers for a cruise to North Korea. About 340 Korean residents in Fukuoka and surrounding prefectures are expected to board the ship and depart Sunday for North Korea's Wonsan to visit ancestors' graves, see relatives and take part in school excursions.

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Afghan gov't to improve land transport system to increase revenue

STORY: Afghan gov't to improve land transport system to increase revenue DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Kabul, the roads from Kunduz province and highway from Jawzjan-Balkh STORYLINE: The Taliban-run caretaker administration has approved a six-month tentative plan that would create a standard land transport system generating up to 30 billion afghani (340 million U.S. dollars) annually, said the Economic Commission in a statement on Tuesday. In its weekly meeting on Monday, the commission decided to solve land transportation problems and approved a pilot project for the Transport Regulation Commission, which is applicable for six months, the statement said. "With implementation of the six-month pilot project, about 30 billion afghani in revenue will be collected annually to add to the state treasury," the statement added, without giving further details. The war-torn country has suffered from a lack of modern tran

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How China secures safe, stable energy supply amid COVID-19

STORY: How does China secures safe, stable energy supply amid COVID-19 DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2. various of coal 3. various of new energy 4. various of hydrogen energy STORYLINE: China has pledged maximum efforts to safeguard its energy supply amid increasing uncertainties in the global energy market caused by international geopolitical conflicts. China will strive to increase coal production capacity by 300 million tonnes. Its raw coal output rose 10.3 percent year on year to 1.08 billion tonnes in the first quarter of 2022. The country's central bank will issue 100 billion yuan (about 15.11 bln U.S. dollars) of reloans to support coal development and energy storage. China is also developing renewable energy. In the first three months this year, the capacity of wind power jumped 17.4 percent year on year to 340 million kilowatts. During the same period, solar farms saw capacity reach 320 million kilowatts, with an in

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Softbank to buy Japan Telecom from Ripplewood for 340 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Ripplewood Holdings, LLC CEO Timothy Collins, Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son and Japan Telecom Co. President Hideki Kurashige shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on May 27 after Softbank announced the same day it will buy Japan Telecom from U.S. investment fund Ripplewood for about 340 billion yen in the fall. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean passenger ship calls at Kitakyushu port

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The North Korean passenger ship Man Gyong Bong No. 92 is berthed at Kitakyushu port in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 28. The 9,672-ton ship arrived earlier in the day to pick up passengers for a cruise to North Korea. About 340 Korean residents in Fukuoka and surrounding prefectures are expected to board the ship and depart Sunday for North Korea's Wonsan to visit ancestors' graves, see relatives and take part in school excursions.