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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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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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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Ji Xue practising drawing (above) at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023 and Ji Xue packing school bag at Longtan Village in Xixiu District on April 21, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Ji Xue (2nd L, above) walking back home from school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023 and Ji Xue (1st R, below) heading to a bus station to travel to her new home from Longtan Village in Xixiu District on April 22, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2018 shows trucks loaded with Ji Xue's family belongings heading to their new home in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2018 shows Ji Xue wearing new clothes of Miao ethnic group, before heading to new home, at Longtan Village in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Ji Xue playing with classmates on the playground at school (above) in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023 and Ji Xue posing for a group photo with her family in front of their old house at Longtan Village in Xixiu District, April 22, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (2nd L) and family members arrive at the relocated community in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 22, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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Olympian artists create world beyond sports

STORY: Olympian artists create world beyond sports DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:24 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: In the world of Olympics, a bunch of athletes showed their talents beyond sports by offering a glimpse of arts, embodying sport, creativity and the Olympic values in their lives. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been exhibiting 18 pieces of artworks at the Olympic House since April 23, which were created by five Olympians and a Paralympian, to illustrate many facets, interests and stories of the elite athletes. The IOC Culture and Heritage initiated the program at PyeongChang 2018 and has received more than 50 original works from 16 athletes from eight countries and regions, and there's more to come. The Culture and Heritage did other two Olympian Artists programs at the Tokyo 2020 and the Beijing 2022, and led a three-month recruitment campaign to lay the groundwork for Paris 2024. As a re

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Chinese translator's lifetime career with German classics

STORY: Chinese translator's lifetime career with German classics DATELINE: April 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the translation works 2. various of Yang Wuneng working 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG WUNENG, Chinese translator STORYLINE: In a career that spans over 60 years, Yang Wuneng, 85, has translated 31 German classics into the Chinese language, including "Faust," "Selected Poems of Heinrich Heine" and "Immensee." Many of his translations are still bestselling books in some bookstores. His translation of "Grimms' Fairy Tales," for instance, has been popular among Chinese readers for many generations. In November 2018, Yang received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation, one of the most prestigious translation prizes in China. Today, the octogenarian translator is still an active figure in the literary and translation circle. He loves to communicate with his readers. Every year, he attends cultural events at Chongqing Library,

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London-Xi'an direct flight resumes

STORY: London-Xi'an direct flight resumes DATELINE: April 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Heathrow Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CARL ROSENBERG, Passenger 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARK HARDMAN, Services manager at Terminal Three of Heathrow Airport STORYLINE: A direct flight route linking London and Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province resumed on Sunday, after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first flight took off from Heathrow Airport on Sunday evening. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CARL ROSENBERG, Passenger "To Xi'an, to visit family, my wife's family. It's much easier especially traveling with children. My son is almost three and a half (years old). It's the first time for him." The intercontinental route, operated by China's Tianjin Airlines, has transported more than 75,000 passengers since its launch in May 2018. With the resumption of the route, the airline has also launched connecting flights from over 50 dom

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Houston, United States, April 24 Kyodo - Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani (R) gives a low five to his teammate catcher Martin Maldonado after holding the Houston Astros scoreless during the first inning at Minute Maid Park in Houston on April 24, 2018.

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Sweden's king in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, April 24 Kyodo - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf speaks to reporter in Tokyo on April 24, 2018.

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SoftBank unit and others develop humanoid robot

TOKYO, Japan, April 26 Kyodo - Combined photo taken in Saitama Prefecture on April 24, 2018, shows a prototype of a humanoid robot transforming from a two-seater vehicle (top) to a humanoid robot (bottom). The robot, to be used in amusement parks, was developed by Asratec Corp., a SoftBank Group Corp. subsidiary, and two other firms

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Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey

(221024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping inspects the Chenglingji Hydrological Station, a major flood monitoring spot of the Yangtze River, in Yueyang City of central China's Hunan Province, April 25, 2018. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey" (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

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Before and after images of Chinese village in 5 years

STORY: Before and after images of Chinese village in 5 years DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: JINGGANGSHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenshan Village's development 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PENG XIAYING, Villager in Shenshan Village of Jinggangshan City, Jiangxi Province STORYLINE: In February 2017, Jinggangshan in east China's Jiangxi Province was officially taken off the list of impoverished areas. Five years later, the lives of local residents have changed drastically. 　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PENG XIAYING, Villager in Shenshan Village of Jinggangshan City, Jiangxi Province "In 2016, we earned over 100,000 yuan (around 15,380 U.S. dollars). In 2017, we decorated our new house. In 2018, we rented it out. In 2019, we made more money for my son's wedding. Last year, our older son got married. During the New Year holiday, our younger son drove his new car home. Our daughter also owns a car and a house in the new district. We have no financial pressure at all. We are qui

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China's first homemade polyester fabric | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: China's first homemade polyester fabric | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: LIAOYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liaoyang city 2. various of "Di que liang" 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG CHONG, President of Liaoning Fashion Designers Association 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG XINKUN, Former director of PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical Company 5. various of the PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical Company 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG CHENGYE, Chief engineer, PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical Company 7. shot of Chinese President Xi Jinping inspecting the company in 2018 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIANG QIDONG, Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences STORYLINE: Fashion constantly changes. In the 1970s and 1980s, garments made from polyester fabric proved popular in China. People called it "Di que liang," which literally means "indeed good." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG CHONG, President of Liaoning Fashion Designers Association

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Rugby Australia CEO

Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle (L), Australia women's sevens captain Shannon Parry (C) and former men's sevens captain Ed Jenkins attend an event in Tokyo on April 24, 2018, held by the Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beijing International Hotel

Photo taken on April 18, 2021 shows the Beijing International Hotel at night in Beijing, China. On November 24, 2018, Beijing International Hotel was selected as the third batch of China's 20th century architectural heritage projects.

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Beijing International Hotel

Photo taken on April 18, 2021 shows the Beijing International Hotel at night in Beijing, China. On November 24, 2018, Beijing International Hotel was selected as the third batch of China's 20th century architectural heritage projects.

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Beijing International Hotel

Photo taken on April 18, 2021 shows the Beijing International Hotel at night in Beijing, China. On November 24, 2018, Beijing International Hotel was selected as the third batch of China's 20th century architectural heritage projects.

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Beijing International Hotel

Photo taken on April 18, 2021 shows the Beijing International Hotel at night in Beijing, China. On November 24, 2018, Beijing International Hotel was selected as the third batch of China's 20th century architectural heritage projects.

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Chernobyl zone, restricted territory, Valentina Nikolayevna

Valentina Nikolayevna, one of residents, who returned to the abandoned territory plays the harmonica in Ukraine nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, October 24, 2018. Territory was evacuated on the 27th of April 1986, day after the most devastating nuclear disaster in history. Chernobyl exclusion zone has also become a magnet for tourists seeking. Visitors come with a taste for morbid adventure in Chernobyl, Ukraine, October 2018. (CTK Photo/Michal Okla)

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Chernobyl power plant, dinning room

Dinning room in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, October 24, 2018. Chernobyl territory was evacuated on the 27th of April 1986, day after the most devastating nuclear disaster in history. Chernobyl exclusion zone has also become a magnet for tourists seeking. Visitors come with a taste for morbid adventure in Chernobyl, Ukraine, October 2018. (CTK Photo/Michal Okla)

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Chernobyl zone, restricted territory, Valentina Nikolayevna, her dog

Valentina Nikolayevna, one of residents, who returned to the abandoned territory plays the harmonica in Ukraine nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, October 24, 2018. Territory was evacuated on the 27th of April 1986, day after the most devastating nuclear disaster in history. Chernobyl exclusion zone has also become a magnet for tourists seeking. Visitors come with a taste for morbid adventure in Chernobyl, Ukraine, October 2018. (CTK Photo/Michal Okla)

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Andrej Babis

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is seen during a visit of the Lower Vitkovice insdustrial site in Ostrava, Czech Republic, within two-day Czech government meeting in the Moravian-Silesian Region, on April 24, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Andrej Babis

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is seen during a visit of the Lower Vitkovice insdustrial site in Ostrava, Czech Republic, within two-day Czech government meeting in the Moravian-Silesian Region, on April 24, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Andrej Babis, glasses, eyes, face

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is seen during a visit of the Lower Vitkovice insdustrial site in Ostrava, Czech Republic, within two-day Czech government meeting in the Moravian-Silesian Region, on April 24, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Andrej Babis

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is seen during a visit of the Lower Vitkovice insdustrial site in Ostrava, Czech Republic, within two-day Czech government meeting in the Moravian-Silesian Region, on April 24, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Combined photo shows two-way player Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitching (L) against the Houston Astros on April 24, 2018, in Houston, Texas, and hitting in a game against the Texas Rangers on April 11, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyongyang-style cold noodles

Photo taken May 24, 2018, shows a bowl of Pyongyang-style cold noodles at Woo Lae Oak restaurant in Seoul. The noodles have become popular in South Korea, especially after they were served at the inter-Korean summit dinner in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunken S. Korean ferry Sewol

Photo shows a part of the Sewol ferry revealed to media in Mokpo, South Korea, on May 24, 2018. The ship sank in an accident in April 2014, leaving some 300 dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunken S. Korean ferry Sewol

Photo shows a part of the Sewol ferry revealed to media in Mokpo, South Korea, on May 24, 2018. The ship sank in an accident in April 2014, leaving some 300 dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunken S. Korean ferry Sewol

Photo taken on May 24, 2018, shows the Sewol ferry at a port in Mokpo, South Korea. The ship sank in an accident in April 2014, leaving some 300 dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sea robot

Photo taken in Tokyo on April 24, 2018, shows a robot which can move on the seabed and catch ocean creatures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test run of self-driving delivery vehicle

Photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows a self-driving vehicle used for a test run conducted by Yamato Transport Co. and DeNA Co. in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Russia talks

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shaking hands with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretary General Rashid Alimov attending the organization's meeting in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaking at a press conference in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shaking hands with Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretary General Rashid Alimov in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Kyrgyzstan talks

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shaking hands with and his Kyrgyzstan counterpart Abdyldaev Erlan Bekeshovich in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uzbek Foreign Affairs Minister Kamilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Uzbek Foreign Affairs Minister Kamilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich holding talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Uzbekistan talks

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) holding talks with his Uzbek counterpart Kamilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Uzbekistan talks

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shaking hands with his Uzbek counterpart Kamilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tajikistani Foreign Affairs Minister Aslov

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Tajikistani Foreign Affairs Minister Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich holding talks with Chinse Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Tajikistan talks

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and his Tajikistani counterpart Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich (L) holding talks in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Tajikistan talks

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shaking hands with his Tajikistani counterpart Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kazakhstan Foreign Affairs Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Kazakhstan Foreign Affairs Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov holding talks in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Kazakhstan talks

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and his Kazakhstani counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov (L) holding talks in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Kazakhstan talks

File photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shaking hands with his Kazakhstan counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo