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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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Hungarian works to foster cultural understanding in China

STORY: Hungarian works to foster cultural understanding in China SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people interacting with the "magic wall" 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVEN BACK, Representative of the Hungarian National Museum in China and the CEO of Back & Rosta 3. various of Steven Back working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEVEN BACK, Representative of the Hungarian National Museum in China and the CEO of Back & Rosta STORYLINE: At the Shanghai Museum, a "magic wall" has attracted many audiences. With just a gentle touch on the screen, the details, stories, and translations of Chinese cultural relics in different languages have been displayed. The developer of this "magic wall" is Steven Back, a Hungarian who has launched "Magic Wall" technology with his team since 2014. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVEN BACK, Representative of the Hungarian National Museum in China and the CEO of Back & Rosta "Th

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated April 28, 2014 shows French engineering group Alstom's headquarters in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated April 28, 2014 shows French engineering group Alstom's headquarters in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated April 28, 2014 shows French engineering group Alstom's headquarters in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated April 28, 2014 shows French engineering group Alstom's headquarters in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2014 shows a wharf at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-BRI-LOGISTICS-CITIES

(231010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 28, 2023 shows a China-Europe freight train pulling out from the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. In 2013, China proposed the idea of building an "economic belt along the Silk Road" in Kazakhstan, which, combined with the proposal of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, eventually became the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base, launched in 2014, is the first entity project under the BRI. Acting as a dry port in the Horgos-Eastern Gate special economic zone and the Western China-Western Europe international transport corridor, it has become an important platform for products from Central Asian countries to reach seaports. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)

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Croatia-China business forum held in Zagreb

STORY: Croatia-China business forum held in Zagreb DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants at the forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Silva Stipic Kobali, director of Business Internationalization Centre at Croatian Chamber of Economy 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): QI QIANJIN, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia 4. various of participants at the forum STORYLINE: A business forum co-organized by the Croatian Economic Chamber and the visiting economic and trade delegation from northwest China's Shaanxi Province was held at the Croatian Chamber of Economy in Zagreb on Monday. Representatives of over 10 Chinese companies and nearly 20 Croatian companies held business-to-business meetings after the forum. In 2014, the Croatian Chamber of Economy started to strengthen economic relations with several Chinese provinces. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SILVA STIPIC KOBALI, Director of Business Internationalization Centre at Croatian Chamber of Economy "Delegation

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CHINA-SHANXI-PINGYAO-INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230410) -- TAIYUAN, April 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Frenchwoman Michele Terminet Schuppon poses for photos with a local resident she has photographed earlier while attending the Pingyao International Photography (PIP) Festival in Pingyao, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 21, 2014. TO GO WITH "Across China: An ancient county that has witnessed true international friendship" (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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Latest census reveals India is home to over 3,000 tigers

STORY: Latest census reveals India is home to over 3,000 tigers DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of tigers STORYLINE: The latest tiger census data released by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday revealed India is home to 3,167 tigers. The figures were released by Modi in Mysuru of Karnataka on the occasion of 50 years of India's Project Tiger. According to data presented on the occasion, there were 1,411 tigers in 2006. The number grew to 1,706 in 2010. In 2014, the population went to 2,226. "With only 2.4 percent of the world's land area, India contributes to about 8 percent of the known global diversity," Modi said. Project Tiger was launched in 1973 to protect the big cat and ensure its long-term survival. At present, India has 51 tiger reserves spread across 18 states. Xinhua News Agency correspondent reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Minister eyes over 2.5%-point cut in Japan's corporate tax

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa answers reporters' questions at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2014, on Japan's current 35 percent effective corporate tax rate. Miyazawa said he will aim for a cut of "more than 2.5 percentage points" in the tax rate in the fiscal year starting April 2015.

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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - A dress made up of stuffed Hello Kitty toys that American singer Lady Gaga wore in 2009 is on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014. The dress is part of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," the first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America, which will begin the following day and will run until April 26, 2015, to celebrate the feline character's 40th anniversary.

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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Greg Kimura, the president and chief executive officer of the Japanese American National Museum, delivers a speech at the museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014, ahead of the opening the following day of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," an exhibit celebrating the 40th anniversary of the popular feline character. The first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America will run until April 26, 2015.

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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Items bearing the Hello Kitty image, such as clocks and stationery, are displayed at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014. They are part of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," the first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America, which will begin the following day and will run until April 26, 2015, to celebrate the feline character's 40th anniversary.

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Contrast of cemetery before and after 2011 quake

ONAGAWA, Japan - A cemetery damaged by a tsunami-swept train car (above) is photographed on April 7, 2011, in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The cemetery was restored later, as shown in the photo below taken on Sept. 10, 2014, with a railway station building under construction in the background.

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N Korea's new foreign minister to debut in Asia diplomacy

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - New North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong waves as he arrives in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Aug. 9, 2014. Ri, who became North Korea's top diplomat in April, will take part on Aug. 10 in the ASEAN Regional Forum, Asia's biggest annual security gathering.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - A relative of a passenger who died after the ferry Sewol sank, cries in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - A preparatory hearing is held at the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, in a trial over the alleged roles played by the captain and crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Mazda's MX-5 Miata sold out within 10 minutes in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Mazda Motor Corp.'s 25th anniversary edition MX-5 Miata is photographed at an auto show in New York on April 16, 2014. The automaker sold all 100 units of the MX-5 Miata, known as the Roadster in Japan, in less than 10 minutes through subscription sale in New York on May 20.

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Memorial event for S. Korean ferry accident

SEOUL, South Korea - A memorial event is held in Ansan in the suburbs of Seoul on May 10, 2014, to pay tribute to the victims of the ferry disaster off the southwestern South Korean coast on April 16.

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People demand truth about S. Korean ferry disaster

SEOUL, South Korea - People attend an event to pay tribute to the victims of the South Korean ferry disaster in Ansan on the outskirts of Seoul on May 10, 2014, demanding a full accounting of how the disaster occurred on April 16.

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe arrives in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his wife Akie (R) are greeted by an honor guard upon arrival at Tegel International Airport in Berlin, Germany, on April 29, 2014, the first leg of his 10-day, six-country European tour, which takes him to Germany, Britain, Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium.

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe arrives in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive at Tegel International Airport in Berlin, Germany, on April 29, 2014, the first leg of his 10-day, six-country European tour, which takes him to Germany, Britain, Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium.

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park

HIROSAKI, Japan - Visitors look at cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on April 28, 2014, before the start of a 10-year project to repair Hirosaki Castle's stone walls from this fall.

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Panasonic unveils washable portable TVs

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. unveils washable sets in its Private Viera portable TV series in Osaka, western Japan, on April 2, 2014. Coming in 10- and 15-inch models, the waterproof products can be washed with neutral detergent.

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Foal in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2014, shows a foal of a "Misakiuma" wild horse, a breed designated as a national natural treasure, in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Foal in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2014, shows a foal and its mother of the "Misakiuma" wild horse breed, designated as national natural treasure, in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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JR Hokkaido's bullet train

SAPPORO, Japan - JR Hokkaido President Osamu Shimada, president of Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, holds a press conference in Sapporo on April 16, 2014. Shimada said the company will connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in four hours and 10 minutes with a new bullet train line planned to begin operating in spring 2016.

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Realty firm sees few visitors at trade fair in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Officials of a real estate company wait for visitors to its booth at a realty fair in Beijing on April 10, 2014, amid an economic slowdown in China.

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PM Abe holds cherry blossom viewing

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (R in front) poses with guests invited to a cherry blossom-viewing party at Shinjyuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo on April 12, 2014. About 10,000 people from the political, business, sports and entertainment worlds were invited to the party hosted by the prime minister.

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Japanese wins int'l youth ballet meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Haruo Niyama (R), a 17-year-old Japanese ballet dancer, holds a trophy after winning top prize in a division for men aged 15 to 19 in the Youth America Grand Prix in New York on April 11, 2014. Niyama won the prize on April 10, while compatriot Natsuki Yamada (L) placed fourth in a division for women aged 17 to 19.

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Japanese dancer wins prize at int'l youth ballet competition

TOKYO, Japan -File photo shows Japanese ballet dancer Haruo Niyama performing in a ceremony before a professional baseball game at Tokyo Dome in March 2014. It was announced April 10, 2014, that the 17-year-old had won the first prize in the men's senior age division between 15 and 19 at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition in New York.

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Aso in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso answers reporters' questions in Washington on April 10, 2014. Aso attended meetings of the Group of Seven and Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in the U.S. capital the same day.

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Japanese dancer wins prize at int'l youth ballet competition

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese ballet dancer Haruo Niyama performing in a ceremony before a professional baseball game at Tokyo Dome in March 2014. It was announced April 10, 2014, that the 17-year-old had won the first prize in the men's senior age division between 15 and 19 at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition in New York.

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Abe speaks to astronaut Wakata aboard ISS

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others communicate with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (on screen monitor), captain of the International Space Station, at the Japanese experimental module Kibo via satellite on April 10, 2014. From left: U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, Abe, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hakubun Shimomura and astronaut Akihiko Hoshide at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.

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2014 Masters opens with legend Palmer's tee shot

AUGUSTA, United States - Golf legend Arnold Palmer hits a ceremonial opening tee shot as an honorary starter to kick off the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2014.

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Figure skater Hanyu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, a Sochi Winter Olympics gold medalist, is pictured during an interview in Tokyo on April 10, 2014.

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Pro-Russia Ukrainians protest against Kiev gov't in Luhansk

LUHANSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russia Ukrainians protest in front of a Ukrainian government facility in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, on April 10, 2014.

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Japanese dancer wins prize at int'l youth ballet competition

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Japanese ballet dancer Haruo Niyama. It was announced April 10, 2014, that the 17-year-old had won the first prize in the men's senior age division between 15 and 19 at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition in New York.

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BOJ chief in Washington

WASHINGTON, United State - United States - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda answers reporters' questions prior to a meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs in Washington on April 10, 2014.

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Korean guide on racist slurs

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken in December 2013 in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, shows Choi Sang Hee of South Korea, the first non-Japanese woman to qualify as a guide for an 88-temple pilgrimage course on western Japan's Shikoku Island. In a phone interview on the night of April 10, 2014, regarding the recent posting of racist signs possibly targeting her trail marker stickers on the pilgrimage routes, Choi said she is perplexed by the issue but still loves the Japanese people.