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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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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi speaks at an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi speaks at an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi speaks at an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi attends an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish police detain 38 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 38 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group across six provinces in Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 38 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Sunday. The suspects were detained in the provinces of Adana, Aydin, Corum, Gaziantep, Kayseri and Mersin in the operations dubbed "Bozdogan-31," Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, without specifying the timing of the operations. The police seized large amounts of both foreign and Turkish currencies, as well as some digital materials during the operations, he added. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013, blaming it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015, including the January attack on

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Namibia holds cultural festival to embrace diversity

STORY: Namibia holds cultural festival to embrace diversity SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arts and cultural festival STORYLINE: A parade and display of dance, fashion, and traditional products marked the start of the annual /Ae //Gams Arts and Cultural Festival to promote cultural diversity in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. The two-day festival, a celebration of diversity and unity, is organized by the city of Windhoek. It brings together a rich tapestry of traditional groups, artists, and entrepreneurs, each contributing unique perspectives through traditional dances, fashion, local and international cuisine, and other products. The event was first hosted in 2001, with its last edition in 2015. The festival was revived in 2023 after the COVID-19 pandemic. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Windhoek. (XHTV)

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Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister

STORY: Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operations of Turkish security forces (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have apprehended 23 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in recent operations, according to a statement by the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Thursday. The police conducted simultaneous raids in several provinces, including Canakkale, Hatay, Konya, Sakarya, Tekirdag, Yalova, and Yozgat, Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X, without revealing the specific timing of these operations. Between June 1, 2023, and April 22, 2024, a total of 1422 operations were carried out against the IS group. As a result, 2,991 suspects were captured, according to the minister. The IS has conducted a series of deadly attacks in Türkiye since 2015, including the rec

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Crime syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi's headquarters in western Japan

KOBE, Japan, April 10 Kyodo - A car enters the headquarters of Yamaguchi-gumi, one of Japan's largest crime syndicates, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2015, after a regular meeting with executives from affiliate gang groups across the country. The Yamaguchi-gumi "excommunicated" or "insulated" the leaders of 13 affiliates at the meeting after they showed signs of defecting in August of that year. (Kyodo)

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Turkish police detain 14 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 14 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in simultaneous operations in four provinces of Türkiye (source: Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday detained 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in operations in four provinces, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya said on social media platform X that the police detained six suspects in Yalova province, five in Eskisehir province, two in Gaziantep province, and one in Samsun province. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013 and blamed it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015. Türkiye has stepped up operations against IS terrorists after the group attacked an Istanbul church in late January, killing a civilian during Sunday

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Multicolor rapeseed flowers bred in China's Jiangxi

STORY: Multicolor rapeseed flowers bred in China's Jiangxi SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rapeseed flower field 2. various of Fu Donghui and his team 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FU MEIKAI, Villager, Manhu Village, Ganjiang New District STORYLINE: A professor of China's Jiangxi Agricultural University has dedicated himself to the cultivation of multicolor rapeseed flowers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University "We started to select and breed colored rapeseed flowers in 2015. At that time, people had high expectations about weekend travel and sightseeing. We saw this as a great social demand, so we began to select and breed colored rapeseed flowers." Over the past nine years, from the ini

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei (C) chats with his family members in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei makes a horse bag in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022, Sonam Qoipei w

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a horse bag he made in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022, Son

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated April 8, 2015 shows a B-1B Lancer takes off from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to conduct combat operations. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Richardson via ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated April 1, 2015 shows Dwayne Johnson attends Universal Pictures Furious 7 premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a handiwork of horse bag in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a horse bag he made in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022, Son

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei (C) chats with his family members in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei makes a horse bag in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022, Sonam Qoipei w

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Namibia holds annual cultural festival

STORY: Namibia holds annual cultural festival DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of cultural festival activities 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LYDIA AMUTENYA, City of Windhoek spokesperson 3. various of cultural festival activities STORYLINE: Namibia celebrated on Friday and Saturday the annual /Ae//Gams Arts and Cultural Festival in its capital of Windhoek. The two-day event held under the theme "The place that we live in" aimed to showcase cultural heritage and promote diversity. Boasting cultural splendor, the festival featured traditional games, exhibitions, performances, traditional attire, theatre, fashion show and local and international cuisine. SOUNDBITE (English): LYDIA AMUTENYA, City of Windhoek spokesperson "We are celebrating the Windhoek /Ae//Gams Arts and Cultural Festival. It is a festival that the city of Windhoek started in 2001. In 2015, we took a well-deserved break for us to review our concept of the festival and we are bac

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Japan's industrial output rises 0.8 pct in March

STORY: Japan's industrial output rises 0.8 pct in March DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports and industrial manufacturing in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's industrial output rose from a month earlier in March, marking the second straight month of increase, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a report on Friday. According to the ministry, industrial output in March rose 0.8 percent from the previous month, with the seasonally adjusted index of output at factories and mines standing at 95.7 against the base of 100 for 2015. The figure for March follows an upwardly revised 4.6 percent increase logged in February, the ministry's data showed. The ministry's data set also showed the index of industrial shipments were up 0.4 percent to 93.1, while inventories gained 0.6 percent to 104.1 in the recording period. Industrial output fell 0.2 percent from the previous year in fiscal 2022 ended March, the ministry also said. The minis

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India jumps 6 places in World Bank's Logistics Performance Index

STORY: India jumps 6 places in World Bank's Logistics Performance Index DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of export containers 3. various of port STORYLINE: India has improved in the logistics ranking, jumping six places to rank 38 out of 139 countries, as per the World Bank's seventh edition of Logistics Performance Index (LPI 2023) released recently. The country's Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday said that India has been taking numerous initiatives since 2015 to improve its logistics efficiency. The Indian government invested in trade-related soft and hard infrastructure connecting port gateways on both coasts to the economic zones in the hinterland, with technology acting as a critical component of this effort, said the ministry in a statement. The LPI is an interactive benchmarking tool created to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on

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Tanzanian youth innovates solution digitizing education system

STORY: Tanzanian youth innovates solution digitizing education system DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST 1. SOUNDBITE (English): DEOGRATIUS MOSHA, Co-founder, Mainstream Media Limited 2. various of Deogratius Mosha working 3. various of students studying STORYLINE: Deogratius Mosha is the co-founder of Mainstream Media Limited, a Tanzanian company founded in 2015 dealing with digital innovations and software development. At the age of 35, Mosha has already broken the glass ceiling by innovating Smart University Initiative, or SmartUni, a solution digitizing the education system at the university level. Mosha said the solution aims at reducing the use of paper and print handouts for both students and lecturers. SOUNDBITE (English): DEOGRATIUS MOSHA, Co-founder, Mainstream Media Limited "We did our research and we discovered that most of the students at the college substitute the cost of getting the studying materials with the cost o

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BRI helps Pakistani young man pursue dream in China

STORY: BRI helps Pakistani young man pursue dream in China DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kamran Malik, Pakistani postdoctoral researcher at Lanzhou University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAMRAN MALIK, Pakistani postdoctoral researcher at Lanzhou University 3. various of Kamran Malik, Pakistani postdoctoral researcher at Lanzhou University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KAMRAN MALIK, Pakistani postdoctoral researcher at Lanzhou University STORYLINE: A Pakistani postdoctoral researcher living in China's Lanzhou has expressed gratitude for the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying he had landed academic opportunities in China because of the BRI. Kamran Malik is a postdoctoral researcher at Lanzhou University. He applied for the Belt and Road scholarship at Lanzhou University in 2015, and completed his Ph.D. in microbiology in 2020. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAMRAN MALIK, Pakistani postdoctoral researcher at Lanzh

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Newton's apple tree in Shanghai blossoms outdoors for first time

STORY: Newton's apple tree in Shanghai blossoms outdoors for first time DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Newton's apple tree STORYLINE: The Newton's apple tree grown at Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden has blossomed for the first time after being transplanted outdoors recently. The apple tree, which was transplanted to the mine garden last year and displayed to the public, has now entered its flowering period under the careful care of horticultural experts. Newton's apple tree is a national cultural relic in the UK, managed by the UK National Trust. In March 2015, with the support of the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology, five branches of Newton's apple tree introduced from the UK were successfully grafted at the Chenshan Botanical Garden in Shanghai. After eight years of careful care, the apple tree has grown vigorously and has bloomed multiple times. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shangh

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Taiwan President Ma mulls visit to Spratly Islands

TAIPEI, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Photo taken in April 2015 shows Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Taipei. He is believed to be considering visiting Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island among the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea around Dec. 12 to attend a ceremony marking the completion of a wharf.

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1 week after deadly quake in Nepal

KATHMANDU, May 1 Kyodo - People affected by the deadly earthquake gather in front of a water truck in Kathmandu on April 30, 2015, five days after the quake.

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Navajo woman tells of radioactive damage

ALBUQUERQUE, United States, May 1 Kyodo - Navajo woman Edith Hood talks in Church Rock, New Mexico, the United States, on April 24, 2015, about radioactive contamination. A large release of liquid radioactive waste occurred at a uranium mill near Church Rock when the retention dam for a tailings pond failed in July 1979.

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Japanese, Russian sailboats lit up at Nagasaki port festival

NAGASAKI, May 1 Kyodo - Two sailboats, Japan's Nippon Maru (L) and Russia's Nadezhda, are lit up in the Port of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 25, 2015, at the start of a festival joined by six similar boats from the two countries plus South Korea.

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Colorful scarves sold at Malaysian store

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 Kyodo - A store in Kuala Lumpur is seen selling colorful scarves called tudung on April 1, 2015. Muslim women in Malaysia wear tudung in their daily lives. (Photo by Kota Endo)

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Japanese automakers debut SUVs, concepts at luxury-focused N.Y. show

NEW YORK, April 1 Kyodo - Honda Motor Co. reveals the concept for the 2016 Civic, with a sportier look and five model options including a new Type-R performance version, on the first day of the annual New York International Auto Show on April 1, 2015.

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World's oldest person Misao Okawa dies at 117

TOKYO, April 1 Kyodo - Photo taken in February 2013 shows Misao Okawa, who died on April 1, 2015, in the city of Osaka at the age of 117 as the Guinness World Records-recognized world's oldest person.

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Employees prepare hot dogs in Nipponham travel cafe in Osaka

OSAKA, April 6 Kyodo - Employees at the Nipponham Group's newly opened Schau Essen Travel Cafe in Osaka prepare hot dogs using sausages produced by the company on April 1, 2015. The opening of the 80-seat cafe is aimed at helping enhance recognition of the company's food products.

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Korean ex-war criminal continues quest for justice from Japan

TOKYO, April 6 Kyodo - Lee Hyok Rae, chairman of a group formed by former Korean war criminals seeking justice and compensation from the Japanese government, attends the group's gathering marking its 60th anniversary on April 1, 2015, at the Japanese parliament in Tokyo. Lee is among the many former colonial subjects of Korean descent who were convicted as Class B and Class C war criminals after World War II for their involvement in the Japanese military, but were later stripped of their Japanese citizenship and rights to compensation as a result of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty.

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Archery event at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Wearing traditional attire, women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 take aim at targets one meter in diameter and 60 meters away, during an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 18, 2015.

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Archery event at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Wearing traditional attire, women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 take aim at targets one meter in diameter and 60 meters away, during an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 18, 2015.

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Archery event at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Wearing traditional attire, women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 take aim at targets one meter in diameter and 60 meters away, during an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 18, 2015.

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Cabinet OKs 3.12 tril. yen extra budget for stimulus steps

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his ministers attend an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Jan. 9, 2015, in Tokyo to endorse a 3.12 trillion yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2014 to fund an economic stimulus package aimed at bolstering domestic demand curtailed by the April 1 consumption tax hike and weaker yen.

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Sharp to launch higher-resolution "8K" TVs in FY 2015

LAS VEGAS, United States - Photo taken Jan. 5, 2015, shows the new Aquos liquid crystal display television unveiled by Sharp Corp. at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The launch of "8K" televisions that offer even better image quality than the 4K super high-definition TVs is expected for the business year starting April 1 in markets such as Japan, China and the United States.

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'Yokai Watch' train starts running in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.'s train featuring images of characters of "Yokai Watch," a popular game animation for children, leaves Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2014. The train continues running until April 2015.

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Launch ceremony for electric boat for tours off Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - A launch ceremony is held for a new electric excursion boat, the Mirai, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2014. The boat will be used to carry tourists around the Kujukushima Islands off the Japanese city, starting on April 1, 2015.