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Singapore: Fire at Industrial Building Causes Injury, Evacuations

A fire broke out at a three-storey industrial building in Tampines, Singapore on May 9, sending dark plumes of smoke and ash into the sky, injuring one person and prompting evacuations from nearby workplaces and a school.

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Hong Kong residents voice opposition to Japan's discharge of radioactive wastewater

STORY: Hong Kong residents voice opposition to Japan's discharge of radioactive wastewater DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of file of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 2. various of protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JOEPHY CHAN WING-YAN, Member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AGNES CHAU, Legislative assistant 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): KWOK YAT MING, Vice chairman, Hong Kong Federation of Journalists STORYLINE: Citizens from various walks of life in Hong Kong have expressed strong protests against the Japanese government's decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea despite the opposition of the international community. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JOEPHY CHAN WING-YAN, Member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region "Many Japanese restaurants here said that they will no longer use products imported from Japan. As you ca

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Chan visits rehab facility for ex-child soldiers in Africa

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Pop singer Agnes Chan, the ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF, visits a social rehabilitation facility for former child soldiers in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, on April 16, 2014.

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Chan speaks with ex-child soldiers in Africa

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Pop singer Agnes Chan, the ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF, speaks with girls at a social rehabilitation facility for former child soldiers in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, on April 16, 2014.

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UNICEF goodwill envoy Agnes Chan visits Gaza

BEIT LAHIYA, Palestinian Authority - Singer and goodwill ambassador for the Japan Committee for UNICEF Agnes Chan (L) on Nov. 5, 2012, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, receives from a girl letters for kindergarteners in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. Chan visited the Gaza Strip to see the global organization's relief activities there.

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UNICEF goodwill envoy Agnes Chan visits Gaza

GAZA, Palestinian Authority - Singer and goodwill ambassador for the Japan Committee for UNICEF Agnes Chan (upper C) shares time with girls at an elementary school in Gaza. Chan visited the Gaza Strip to see the global organization's relief activities there.

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Agnes Chan expresses opinion at Diet on Child pornography

TOKYO, Japan - Agnes Chan, an ambassador for the Japan Committee for UNICEF, expresses her opinion as a witness on June 26 to a Japanese House of Representatives panel now discussing how to revise the law on child pornography.

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Singer Agnes Chan donates song to UNICEF

NEW YORK, United States - Agnes Chan sings at UNICEF headquarters March 6 in New York. She donated one of her songs to UNICEF. The proceeds from downloading the song from UNICEF's homepage will go to the U.N. body.

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UNICEF's Agnes Chan calls for support for Darfur refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Singer and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Agnes Chan appealed to the Japanese people in Tokyo on April 18 to provide more support to refugees affected by longtime conflicts in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

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Japan UNICEF envoy visits West Timor refugee camp

KUPANG, Indonesia - Agnes Chan (L), envoy for the Japan Committee for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), chats with a women afraid of returning to East Timor during her visit to a refugee camp in Kupang, West Timor, on June 14. Chan, a Hong Kong-born singer and TV personality based in Japan, made the visit as part of a week-long mission to study the conditions of children stranded in refugee camps in West Timor and in U.N.-ruled East Timor.

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UNICEF ambassador Agnes Chan urges ban on child soldiers

NAIROBI, Kenya - Agnes Chan (R in front), a Hong Kong-born singer and ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF, is greeted by people in Achongchong in Sudan on Aug. 13. Chan said in a press conference in Nairobi on Aug. 19 that any country should not use soldiers under eighteen.

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UNICEF's Agnes Chan calls for support for Darfur refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Singer and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Agnes Chan appealed to the Japanese people in Tokyo on April 18 to provide more support to refugees affected by longtime conflicts in Sudan's western region of Darfur. (Kyodo)

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UNICEF envoy Chan urges support for S. Sudan ex-child soldiers

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Japan Agnes Chan speaks at an event in Tokyo on April 13, 2015, about her visit to South Sudan, calling for support for former child soldiers in the war-torn African country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Agnes Chan named UNICEF ambassador for East Asia, Pacific

Undated photo shows pop singer and essayist Agnes Chan. UNICEF announced on March 7, 2016, that it has named the 60-year-old native of Hong Kong as its new Regional Ambassador for East Asia and the Pacific Region. Chang served as ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF between 1998 and 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Singer Agnes Chan donates song to UNICEF

NEW YORK, United States - Agnes Chan sings at UNICEF headquarters March 6 in New York. She donated one of her songs to UNICEF. The proceeds from downloading the song from UNICEF's homepage will go to the U.N. body. (Kyodo)

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Hong Kong-born star Agnes Chan makes U.S. debut album

NEW YORK, United States - Hong Kong-born singer Agnes Chan (left) poses with her close friend and Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, who is one of guest stars on her new album. (Kyodo)

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(1)Young girls fall victim to human traffic in Moldova

TOKYO, Japan - Agnes Chan visits a shelter for street children in Chisinau, Modlova, in mid-April. (Kyodo)

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UNICEF ambassador Agnes Chan in Niger

UNICEF goodwill ambassador Agnes Chan talks to a woman in Kantche, southern Niger, on June 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNICEF ambassador Agnes Chan in Niger

UNICEF goodwill ambassador Agnes Chan is pictured with children in Kantche, southern Niger, on June 27, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Agnes Chan

Agnes Chan, a singer, UNICEF goodwill ambassador and bestselling author of parenting books, is pictured in Tokyo on May 31, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Agnes Chan expresses opinion at Diet on Child pornography

TOKYO, Japan - Agnes Chan, an ambassador for the Japan Committee for UNICEF, expresses her opinion as a witness on June 26 to a Japanese House of Representatives panel now discussing how to revise the law on child pornography. (Kyodo)

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Japan UNICEF envoy visits West Timor refugee camp

KUPANG, Indonesia - Agnes Chan (L), envoy for the Japan Committee for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), chats with a women afraid of returning to East Timor during her visit to a refugee camp in Kupang, West Timor, on June 14. Chan, a Hong Kong-born singer and TV personality based in Japan, made the visit as part of a week-long mission to study the conditions of children stranded in refugee camps in West Timor and in U.N.-ruled East Timor.

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UNICEF ambassador Agnes Chan urges ban on child soldiers

NAIROBI, Kenya - Agnes Chan (R in front), a Hong Kong-born singer and ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF, is greeted by people in Achongchong in Sudan on Aug. 13. Chan said in a press conference in Nairobi on Aug. 19 that any country should not use soldiers under eighteen.