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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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French expat's "tale of two cities" in China's Yangtze River Delta

STORY: French expat's "tale of two cities" in China's Yangtze River Delta SHOOTING TIME: April 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: WUHU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ROMAIN SEVESTRE, Marketing manager of CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation System Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Romain Sevestre, marketing manager of CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation System Co., Ltd., a rail transit vehicles and systems manufacturer, enjoys his life living and working in two cities, Nanjing and Wuhu, in China's Yangtze River Delta, one of the most vibrant, open and innovative city clusters in China. The ever-improving transportation system in the region has significantly reduced his commuting time. SOUNDBITE (English): ROMAIN SEVESTRE, Marketing manager of CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation System Co., Ltd. "Hello. My name is Romain. I come from France, and now I'm working in Wuhu, Anhui Province. I came to Nanjing to study in 2005 and met my wife there. Since then, we have settled i

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Ukraine's largest private energy company loses 80 pct of capacity

STORY: Ukraine's largest private energy company loses 80 pct of capacity SHOOTING TIME: April 2, 2024 DATELINE: April 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of DTEK's thermal power plant destroyed in a Russian missile attack STORYLINE: Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK lost 80 percent of its generating capacities due to Russian attacks, the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet reported Wednesday, citing the company's press release. It said the missile and drone strikes on March 22 and March 29 have severely damaged five out of six DTEK's thermal power plants (TPP). "The situation is extremely difficult," the company said. Founded in 2005, the DTEK is the largest private investor in Ukraine's energy industry. It operates TPPs, as well as the largest solar and wind power plants in Ukraine. Last year, DTEK's power-generating facilities produced about 15.2 billion kWh of electricity, which is equivalent to the average annual consumption of about 5.1 million

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Protecting ancient Buddhist city in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Protecting ancient Buddhist city in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: TURPAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiaohe Ruins 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):LU JICAI, Xinjiang cultural heritage protection center 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese):LU JICAI, Xinjiang cultural heritage protection center STORYLINE: Jiaohe Ruins is the world's longest-lasting and largest relics of a clay-built city in Turpan, China's Xinjiang. Covering an area of about 376,000 square meters, it was once a magnificent city along the ancient Silk Road. From 2006 to 2017, four rounds of reinforcement and maintenance work have been carried out successively in the Jiaohe Ruins with a total investment of over 100 million yuan (about 14.9 million U.S. dollars). Lu Jicai joined the protection work from the very beginning. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):LU JICAI, Xinjiang cultural heritage protection center "I graduated from university in 2005. I have been working at Jiaohe Ruins since then. In

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French beauty brand eyes opportunities in China's growing market

STORY: French beauty brand eyes opportunities in China's growing market DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sephora 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAGGIE CHAN, Managing director of Sephora Greater China 3. various of Sephora 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAGGIE CHAN, Managing director of Sephora Greater China STORYLINE: China's fast-growing market is very attractive to Sephora. An executive of the French beauty brand has recently shared views on the opportunities in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAGGIE CHAN, Managing director of Sephora Greater China "Sephora entered into China and completed the registration in 2004. And very soon, in 2005, Sephora already opened the first store. It's already 19 years in China. Sephora in China witnessed the growing of this China market. It (has been) helping our business to boom and to grow. Until today, after 19 years, we have around 327 stores in 91 cities. So this expansion pace (has been) riding on the

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China-made motorcycles gain traction in Brazil

STORY: China-made motorcycles gain traction in Brazil DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle production line 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG JIAN, General manager of Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JIAN, General manager of Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: In the factory of Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle Co., Ltd., a batch of red motorbikes are rolling off the production line and they will soon be shipped to Brazil and other Latin American countries. Since 2005, Shineray has introduced this "Chinese red" motorcycle into the Brazilian market. Cost-effective and of high quality, the motorbike has gained a firm foothold in Brazil since its debut. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG JIAN, General manager of Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle Co., Ltd. "As an independent Chinese brand, Shineray has expanded its market to Brazil since 2005. We introduced this motorcycle

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Japan's Okinotori Island

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2005 shows Japan's Okinotori Island, nearly 1,800 kilometers south of Tokyo. Japan plans to begin building facilities on the island in fiscal 2011 to develop marine resources.

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40 tons of illegally traded ivory seized in 2 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of illegally traded ivory seized in Osaka and displayed at the Osaka Customs Container Inspection Center on March 1. Some 40 tons of illegally traded ivory was seized around the world in 2005 and 2006, including 3 tons confiscated at Osaka Minami port last year, research by the governments of Kenya and Mali showed April 28.

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(1)Katayama 36th as Maruyama misses cut at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan tour money title holder Shingo Katayama hits his approach shot on the 9th hole in the third round of the 2005 Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia April 9. He carded a 1-over 73 to move into a temporary share of 36th place.

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Kumagai Gumi, Tobishima to scrap merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Kumagai Gumi Co. President Kazutoshi Torikai (L) and Tobishima Corp. President Yoshiharu Tomimatsu tell reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 15 that the two struggling second-tier construction companies will scrap their merger plan set for April 1, 2005.

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New TSE head vows to list stock in TSE

TOKYO, Japan - Takuo Tsurushima, new president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. (TSE), speaks at his inaugural press conference on April 1. Tsurushima said he will do his utmost to list TSE stock on Japan's largest bourse in fiscal 2005 and strengthen its international competitiveness.

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(1)Yamanouchi, Fujisawa to merge in April 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. President Toichi Takenaka (R) and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. President Hatsuo Aoki shake hands at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 24. The companies agreed to merge April 1, 2005, to create the second-largest Japanese drug maker in terms of group sales.

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(2)Yamanouchi, Fujisawa to merge in April 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. President Toichi Takenaka (R) and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. President Hatsuo Aoki tell reporters at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 24 about their agreement to merge April 1, 2005 to create the second-largest Japanese drug maker in terms of group sales.

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Kumagai Gumi, Tobishima to scrap merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Kumagai Gumi Co. President Kazutoshi Torikai (L) and Tobishima Corp. President Yoshiharu Tomimatsu tell reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 15 that the two struggling second-tier construction companies will scrap their merger plan set for April 1, 2005. (Kyodo)

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(1)Katayama 36th as Maruyama misses cut at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan tour money title holder Shingo Katayama hits his approach shot on the 9th hole in the third round of the 2005 Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia April 9. He carded a 1-over 73 to move into a temporary share of 36th place. (Kyodo)

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Arrested Chiba mayor willing to step down

TOKYO, Japan - Chiba Mayor Keiichi Tsuruoka (file photo) has expressed willingness to step down during a meeting with his lawyer after his arrest for bribery, his lawyer said on April 24. Tsuruoka was arrested on April 22 by police on suspicion of receiving around 1 million yen in cash from a Tokyo construction company in 2005 in return for helping the company win a contract for city-ordered construction work. (Kyodo)

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Supernatural : Season 1 (2005)

Jensen Ackles & Jared Padalecki Characters: Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester Television: Supernatural : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 13 September 2005 FROM WARNER BROS FOR ITV SUPERNATURAL on 16 April 2006 on ITV2 ROUTE 666 Dean is contacted by his first love, Cassie (recurring guest star MEGALYN ECHIKUNWOKE), an African-American girl who asks him to come to Mississippi to investigate a string of racially motivated murders. Each murder is linked to a mysterious truck that seems to have no driver and leave no tracks. Sam is stunned to see this new side of his brother as Dean struggles to come to grips with the residual feelings he has for Cassie. Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Dean and Jared Padalecki as Sam. For more picture information please contact James Hilder on 020 7737 8972 or james.hilder@itv.com COPYRIGHT WARNER BROS Date: 13 September 2005

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Ghost Whisperer : Season 1 (2005)

Jennifer Love Hewitt Characters: Melinda Gordon Television: Ghost Whisperer : Season 1 (2005) Director: John Gray 23 September 2005 GHOST WHISPERER -- 'The Vanishing' - After suffering a head injury, Melinda fears that her powers to see and help ghosts has vanished, on 'Ghost Whisperer' airing on CBS on FRIDAY, APRIL 7 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). (CBS/CLIFF LIPSON) JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT Date: 23 September 2005

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Woman badly injured in 2005 derailment writes of her life since

Aiko Okazaki, who was a teenage student and one of the most seriously injured in a 2005 train derailment, is pictured in Tokyo in February 2015. The 29-year-old Okazaki, who still needs a wheelchair to move around, published a book on April 1, 2015, mostly depicting her life after surviving the accident that killed 107 people in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman badly injured in 2005 derailment writes of her life since

Aiko Okazaki, who was a teenage student and one of the most seriously injured in a 2005 train derailment, is pictured in Tokyo in February 2015. The 29-year-old Okazaki, who still needs a wheelchair to move around, published a book on April 1, 2015, mostly depicting her life after surviving the accident that killed 107 people in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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40 tons of illegally traded ivory seized in 2 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of illegally traded ivory seized in Osaka and displayed at the Osaka Customs Container Inspection Center on March 1. Some 40 tons of illegally traded ivory was seized around the world in 2005 and 2006, including 3 tons confiscated at Osaka Minami port last year, research by the governments of Kenya and Mali showed April 28. (Kyodo)

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Atomic bomb storyteller Yoshida dies at 78

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in May 2005 shows leading storyteller Katsuji Yoshida (2nd from R) looking at a photo of himself after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki at an atomic bomb exhibition at the Peace Museum in Chicago. Yoshida died of lung cancer on April 1, 2010, at the age of 78. (Kyodo)

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(1)Yamanouchi, Fujisawa to merge in April 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. President Toichi Takenaka (R) and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. President Hatsuo Aoki shake hands at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 24. The companies agreed to merge April 1, 2005, to create the second-largest Japanese drug maker in terms of group sales. (Kyodo)

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New TSE head vows to list stock in TSE

TOKYO, Japan - Takuo Tsurushima, new president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. (TSE), speaks at his inaugural press conference on April 1. Tsurushima said he will do his utmost to list TSE stock on Japan's largest bourse in fiscal 2005 and strengthen its international competitiveness. (Kyodo)

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(2)Yamanouchi, Fujisawa to merge in April 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. President Toichi Takenaka (R) and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. President Hatsuo Aoki tell reporters at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 24 about their agreement to merge April 1, 2005 to create the second-largest Japanese drug maker in terms of group sales. (Kyodo)