Xinhua Headlines: Global dancers revel in enchanting Xinjiang

Xinhua Headlines: Global dancers revel in enchanting Xinjiang

(230730) -- URUMQI, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers from State Dance Ensemble of Kazakhstan "Saltanat" perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

(230722) -- URUMQI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Kazakhstan "Saltanat" dance ensemble perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

(230722) -- URUMQI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Kazakhstan "Saltanat" dance ensemble perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

(230722) -- URUMQI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Kazakhstan "Saltanat" dance ensemble perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

(230722) -- URUMQI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Kazakhstan "Saltanat" dance ensemble perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

(230722) -- URUMQI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Kazakhstan "Saltanat" dance ensemble perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

(230722) -- URUMQI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Kazakhstan "Saltanat" dance ensemble perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

(230722) -- URUMQI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Kazakhstan "Saltanat" dance ensemble perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-KAZAKHSTAN-SONG AND DANCE PARTY-"AFFLUENT HOMETOWN" (CN)

(230722) -- URUMQI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Kazakhstan "Saltanat" dance ensemble perform during the song and dance party "Affluent Hometown" at the Xinjiang People's Theater in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Singapore rural haven struggles to keep out development

Singapore rural haven struggles to keep out development

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Photo taken July 15, 2014, shows tourists visiting Pulau Ubin, a small island tucked away just off the northeastern corner of mainland Singapore. The sleepy rural haven is struggling to preserve its rustic charm, even as other parts of the affluent city-state have long given way to economic development.

Singapore rural haven struggles to keep out development

Singapore rural haven struggles to keep out development

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Photo taken July 15, 2014, shows 78-year-old Ahmad Kassim, a resident of Pulau Ubin, a small island tucked away just off the northeastern corner of mainland Singapore. The sleepy rural haven is struggling to preserve its rustic charm, even as other parts of the affluent city-state have long given way to economic development.

Supermarket in Yangon, Myanmar

Supermarket in Yangon, Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2012, shows a supermarket, primarily targeting the affluent population, in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar.

Slogan promoting nuclear power near Fukushima plant

Slogan promoting nuclear power near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2011, shows an empty street in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The government has restricted access to areas within a 20-kilometer radius of the plant. The slogan on the gate reads, ''Building an affluent town and society with nuclear power.''

Gulf in early education divides China's young

Gulf in early education divides China's young

BEIJING, China - Photo taken March 12, 2010, shows part of Huijia Bilingual Kindergarten, a trendy premium private preschool in the central business district of Beijing catering to both expatriates and affluent mainland Chinese families.

Suntory hosts whiskey-tasting seminar in Moscow

Suntory hosts whiskey-tasting seminar in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Muscovites try out Japanese whiskey at a tasting seminar hosted by Japanese whiskey-maker Suntory Ltd. at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on Oct. 25. Suntory also used the occasion to show the Russians how to pair its whiskey with sushi and other Japanese dishes that appear to be gaining popularity among increasingly affluent Russians.

Skiing transforming from elitist to popular sport in China

Skiing transforming from elitist to popular sport in China

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the newly built Nanshan ski grounds on the outskirts of Beijing. Skiing is becoming an increasingly popular sport in China, spreading rapidly among young, affluent white-collar workers. From a professional sport that counted only 200 or so competitive skiers about 10 years ago, the skiing population in China has grown to an estimated 1 million, as increasing affluence spawns more winter resorts in the nation.

Pairing assistance brings sea change to NW China mountains

STORY: Pairing assistance brings sea change to NW China mountains DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Minning Town 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIE XINGCHANG, Former Party chief at Funing Village, Minning Town 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIN CHUANXUAN, Deputy head of Xiji County, Ningxia (official from Fujian) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU ZHENGBANG, Deputy director of Rural revitalization bureau, Haiyuan County STORYLINE: Thanks to the assistance from east China's coastal province, a once poverty-stricken town deep in the country's northwestern barren mountains has seen a sea change in people's livelihood over the past decades. Affluent Fujian Province was paired with landlocked Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in 1996 under a pairing-up scheme between developed and underdeveloped areas. In 1997, Fujian and Ningxia agreed to build a new village near Ningxia's capital Yinchuan to relocate villagers in arid mountains to habitable are

6 killed in shooting at Independence Day parade in U.S. Illinois

STORY: 6 killed in shooting at Independence Day parade in U.S. Illinois DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of staging areas for law enforcement on Central Ave into Highland Park, Illinois 2. various of the emergency room entrance at North Shore Hospital in Highland Park, Illinois 3. various of the law enforcement surveying the crime scene of a mass shooting on Central Ave into Highland Park, Illinois STORYLINE: Six people have been killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade Monday morning in Highland Park in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. According to city officials, about 30 others were injured and sent to hospitals, with 12 of them in serious condition. Reports say the U.S. police have arrested a 22-year-old man after an hourlong manhunt. Highland Park is an affluent neighborhood 43 kilometers north of Chicago. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chicago, U.S. (XHTV)

Matsushita to sell tilted-drum washing machines in China

Matsushita to sell tilted-drum washing machines in China

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Sept. 15 it will sell its tilted-drum combination washer and dryer machines (in handout photo) in China and other Asian markets later this month. The company, known for its Panasonic brand of consumer electronics, hopes to reinforce its brand image in China by attracting affluent households to the user-friendly model. (Kyodo)

European migrant crisis

European migrant crisis

Adults and children spend time at a square that is connected to Budepest's main train station on Sept. 4, 2015, on their way to more affluent countries such as Germany. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kobe-style "wagyu" beef cows raised in Vietnam

Kobe-style "wagyu" beef cows raised in Vietnam

Photo shows Kobe-style "wagyu" beef cows in a cowshed in the Tan Lac commune in Vietnam's Lam Dong Province on March 30, 2015, as Nguyen Tri Duc Vu in charge of the cattle-raising project looks on. The shipping of wagyu beef produced in Vietnam and targeted at affluent classes in big cities like Ho Chi Minh City is likely to start by the end of 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gulf in early education divides China's young

Gulf in early education divides China's young

BEIJING, China - Photo taken March 12, 2010, shows part of Huijia Bilingual Kindergarten, a trendy premium private preschool in the central business district of Beijing catering to both expatriates and affluent mainland Chinese families. (Kyodo)

Suntory hosts whiskey-tasting seminar in Moscow

Suntory hosts whiskey-tasting seminar in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Muscovites try out Japanese whiskey at a tasting seminar hosted by Japanese whiskey-maker Suntory Ltd. at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on Oct. 25. Suntory also used the occasion to show the Russians how to pair its whiskey with sushi and other Japanese dishes that appear to be gaining popularity among increasingly affluent Russians. (Kyodo)

Skiing transforming from elitist to popular sport in China

Skiing transforming from elitist to popular sport in China

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the newly built Nanshan ski grounds on the outskirts of Beijing. Skiing is becoming an increasingly popular sport in China, spreading rapidly among young, affluent white-collar workers. From a professional sport that counted only 200 or so competitive skiers about 10 years ago, the skiing population in China has grown to an estimated 1 million, as increasing affluence spawns more winter resorts in the nation. (Kyodo)

Slogan promoting nuclear power near Fukushima plant

Slogan promoting nuclear power near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2011, shows an empty street in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The government has restricted access to areas within a 20-kilometer radius of the plant. The slogan on the gate reads, ''Building an affluent town and society with nuclear power.'' (Kyodo)

Singapore rural haven struggles to keep out development

Singapore rural haven struggles to keep out development

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Photo taken July 15, 2014, shows 78-year-old Ahmad Kassim, a resident of Pulau Ubin, a small island tucked away just off the northeastern corner of mainland Singapore. The sleepy rural haven is struggling to preserve its rustic charm, even as other parts of the affluent city-state have long given way to economic development. (Kyodo)

Supermarket in Yangon, Myanmar

Supermarket in Yangon, Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2012, shows a supermarket, primarily targeting the affluent population, in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar. (Kyodo)