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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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Ivorian Kung Fu learner boosts China and Africa cultural exchanges

STORY: Ivorian Kung Fu learner boosts China and Africa cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:41 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yanming learning Kong Fu in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple STORYLINE: Max Yollando, hailing from Cote d'Ivoire, discovered his true passion within the ancient walls of the famed Shaolin Temple in central China's Henan Province. Embracing the name Yanming given by his master, which stands for 'brightness and understanding,' he embarked on a six-year journey of Kung Fu mastery and cultural immersion. Since 2017, Yanming has been deeply engrossed in the rich traditions of the temple, dedicating himself to the study and practice of its revere

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African entrepreneurs eye opportunities in China's Xiong'an New Area

STORY: African entrepreneurs eye opportunities in China's Xiong'an New Area SHOOTING DATE: March 25, 2024 DATELINE: Mar. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GODSWORD GEORGE CHINEMEREM, Nigerian entrepreneur 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMUEL NWOKOCHA, Student from Shenyang University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GODSWORD GEORGE CHINEMEREM, Nigerian entrepreneur 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SAMUEL NWOKOCHA, Student from Shenyang University 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur STORYLINE: Attracted by opportunities, two young entrepreneurs and one university student from African countries have eyed their future in Xiong'an New Area. Two of them are among the first foreigners to register companies here. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-KEY PROJECTS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230707) -- XIONG'AN, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows the construction site of Xiong'an New Area power transmission, generation and maintenance center in the start-up area in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, located about 100 km southwest of Beijing, aiming to build the area into a national model of high-quality development and a new engine for the modern economic system. The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on June 30, 2023 to review the guidelines on a raft of policies and measures supporting the high-standard and high-quality construction of the Xiong'an New Area. The focus of the work involving Xiong'an has shifted to high-quality construction and high-level management, the meeting pointed out. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-KEY PROJECTS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230707) -- XIONG'AN, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows the construction site of Xiong'an New Area power transmission, generation and maintenance center in the start-up area in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, located about 100 km southwest of Beijing, aiming to build the area into a national model of high-quality development and a new engine for the modern economic system. The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on June 30, 2023 to review the guidelines on a raft of policies and measures supporting the high-standard and high-quality construction of the Xiong'an New Area. The focus of the work involving Xiong'an has shifted to high-quality construction and high-level management, the meeting pointed out. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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Malawi reduces malaria deaths by 49 percent despite challenges ahead

STORY: Malawi reduces malaria deaths by 49 percent despite challenges ahead DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of insecticide-treated bed-nets 2. various of World Malaria Day 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NEEMA KIMAMBO, WHO Malawi representative 4. various of World Malaria Day 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NEEMA KIMAMBO, WHO Malawi representative 6. various of World Malaria Day 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HALIMA DAUDI, Deputy Minister of Health of Malawi STORYLINE: Malawi has reduced malaria deaths by about 49 percent from 3,613 in 2017 to 1,829 in 2022, Deputy Minister of Health Halima Daudi said on Tuesday in the capital of Lilongwe as the country marked World Malaria Day. But the deputy minister said although the country has made such strides, malaria continues to create a huge workload for health workers and pressure on drugs at all health facilities. She said the disease contributes to 19 percent of all out-patient cases and nine percent of al

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Trump's criminal indictment deepens political polarization in U.S.

STORY: Trump's criminal indictment deepens political polarization in U.S. DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICH HERRERA, Florida resident 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WEST, New York resident 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ASHWOOD KAVANA, New York resident 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): WEST, New York resident 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): RICH HERRERA, Florida resident 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ASHWOOD KAVANA, New York resident STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICH HERRERA, Florida resident "The (political) divide I see is just getting wider." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WEST, New York resident "It's crazy. I lost faith in America. They made it divided." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ASHWOOD KAVANA, New York resident "Everybody's kind of on pins and needles. Everybody is tense." Donald Trump, a Republican who held the White House from early 2017 to early 2021, has become the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, an episode deepe

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Rally seeking resignation of reconstruction minister

TOKYO, Japan, April 6 Kyodo - Protesters stage a rally on April 5, 2017, in front of the Reconstruction Agency in Tokyo, seeking the resignation of Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, who is under fire over his remarks that displaced people yet to return to areas of the nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves," before snapping at the reporter whose question prompted the remark.

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Golf: Masters practice suspended, no winner for par-3 contest

AUGUSTA, United States, April 5 Kyodo - Visitors leave Augusta National Golf Club after a practice round was suspended due to inclement weather on April 5, 2017, a day before the opening round of the Masters Tournament. The traditional par-3 contest was also washed out.

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Baseball: Nationals beat Marlins again

WASHINGTON, United States, April 5 Kyodo - Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in his ninth-inning pinch-hit appearance in the Miami Marlins' 6-4 loss to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 5, 2017. The Nationals have won the first two games of the season-opening series.

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Bird's-eye view of China's Xiong'an New Area

STORY: Bird's-eye view of China's Xiong'an New Area DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Xiong'an New Area STORYLINE: It's amazing to have a bird's-eye view of the Xiong'an New Area, dubbed the "city of the future," day and night. About 1,500 buildings in the new area in north China's Hebei Province have been put into use. Some local residents moved into their new houses during the National Day holiday. China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017. Located about 100 km southwest of Beijing, the new area will help advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. It has been designed as a major recipient of functions relieved from Beijing that are nonessential to its role as China's capital and to explore a new development model in densely populated areas. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xiong'an, China. (XHTV)

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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-GUANGXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN TRIPS (CN)

(220105) -- NANNING, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Containers are loaded onto a China-Vietnam freight train at Nanning International Railway Port in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 21, 2021. Guangxi handled 346 China-Vietnam freight train trips last year, up by over 108 percent from the previous year. Since its launch in August 2017, the freight train service has transported a variety number of goods between China and ASEAN countries, including glass, cotton yarn, fruits, electronics, and daily necessities. (China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN TRIPS (CN)

(220105) -- NANNING, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A China-Vietnam freight train pulls out of Nanning International Railway Port in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 21, 2021. Guangxi handled 346 China-Vietnam freight train trips last year, up by over 108 percent from the previous year. Since its launch in August 2017, the freight train service has transported a variety number of goods between China and ASEAN countries, including glass, cotton yarn, fruits, electronics, and daily necessities. (China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Alain Jakubowicz, lawyer of Nordahl Lelandais . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The public waits to attend the trial . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives to the courthouse. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The public waits to attend the trial . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives to the courthouse. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives to the courthouse. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives to the courthouse. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Hawks pitcher Takeda could return during interleague

Shota Takeda of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Rakuten Eagles at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai on April 5, 2017. Takeda, who has been out with shoulder inflammation, revealed on June 1 that he will return to the mound in a minor league game in the weekend. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jewelers in Japan's Yamanashi area boosting sales in Asia

Kashi Nagayama, an official at Lucky Co., a jewelry maker in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, holds his company's products using 18-karat gold, in Kofu on April 5, 2017. Lucky has tripled its sales in China and Taiwan over the past few years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Demand for condos slowing in Tokyo but growing in Osaka

A high-rise condominium is under construction near JR Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on April 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Graying Japan pushes technological innovation for elderly

Tokyo, Japan - Photo taken on April 5, 2017 shows the Nagayama area, one of the oldest districts in Tama New Town, Japan's largest residential development, built amid the country's high economic growth in the early 1970s. Many of the area's first residents still live there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant

Photo taken April 14, 2017, shows the inside of the bottom of the No. 5 reactor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant

An official of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. shows the inside of the bottom of the No. 5 reactor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on April 14, 2017, in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp streamers displayed over Sapporo river ahead of Children's Day

Colorful carp streamers fly above the Toyohira River, which runs through the Jozankei hot-spring resort in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, on April 15, 2017. Around 400 of the banners will be on display through May 7 during an annual event to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran's ex-president Ahmadinejad to run for presidency in May

Iran's former President Mohmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and his former vice president Hamid Bagaei attend a press conference in Tehran on April 5, 2017. Ahmadinejad registered a week later to run in the presidential election in May, in a surprise step contrary to the will of the country's Supreme Leader Seyed Ali Khamenei. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Emperor, empress welcome Spain's royal couple

Japanese Emperor Akihito (far L) and Empress Michiko (far R) hold talks with Spanish King Felipe VI (2nd from L) and Queen Letizia at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Spanish, Japanese royal couples meet in Tokyo

(From L) Spanish King Felipe VI (L) and Queen Letizia (2nd from L) are welcomed by Japanese Emperor Akihito (facing camera) and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 5, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Emperor, empress welcome Spain's royal couple

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L), Empress Michiko (far R), Spanish King Felipe VI (far L) and Queen Letizia head for their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 5, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress welcome Spain's royal couple

Spain's King Felipe IV (2nd from R) and his wife Queen Letizia (4th from R), with Japanese Emperor Akihito (far R), Empress Michiko (3rd from R), Crown Prince Naruhito (far L) and Crown Princess Masako (2nd from L) attend a welcome ceremony for the Spanish royal couple at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 5, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Emperor, empress welcome Spain's royal couple

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C facing camera) introduces (from L in front) Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie to Spanish King Felipe VI (next to emperor) and Queen Letizia (2nd from L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 5, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress welcome Spain's royal couple

Spain's King Felipe IV (3rd from L) and his wife Queen Letizia (2nd from L), with Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from R), Empress Michiko (4th from R), Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Masako (far R) attend a welcome ceremony for the Spanish royal couple at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 5, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spanish, Japanese royal couples meet in Tokyo

Spanish King Felipe IV attends a welcome ceremony for the king and his wife Queen Letizia at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 5, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spanish, Japanese royal couples meet in Tokyo

(From L) Spanish King Felipe IV, Queen Letizia, Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko walk to a press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 5, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano stuns China's best to win 1st Asian crown

Miu Hirano of Japan plays against world No. 5 Cheng Ming of China in the women's final of the Asian table tennis championships in Wuxi in China's southern Jiangsu Province on April 15, 2017. Hirano, 17, won the final to become the third Japanese to win an Asian title and the first in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano stuns China's best to win 1st Asian crown

Miu Hirano of Japan celebrates after beating world No. 5 Cheng Ming of China in the women's final of the Asian table tennis championships in Wuxi in China's southern Jiangsu Province, on April 15, 2017. Hirano, 17, became the third Japanese to win an Asian title and the first in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano stuns China's best to win 1st Asian crown

Miu Hirano of Japan waves to the crowd after beating world No. 5 Cheng Ming of China in the women's final of the Asian table tennis championships in Wuxi in China's southern Jiangsu Province on April 15, 2017. Hirano, 17, became the third Japanese to win an Asian title and the first in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano stuns China's best to win 1st Asian crown

Miu Hirano of Japan plays against world No. 5 Cheng Ming of China in the women's final of the Asian table tennis championships in Wuxi in China's southern Jiangsu Province on April 15, 2017. Hirano, 17, won the final to become the third Japanese to win an Asian title and the first in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran's ex-president Ahmadinejad to run for presidency in May

Photo taken April 5, 2017, in Tehran shows Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who registered on April 12 to run in the presidential election in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Lions devour Norimoto, Eagles

Hideto Asamura singles in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning of the Seibu Lions' 10-5 win over the Rakuten Eagles at Koko Park Miyagi in Sendai, Japan, on April 12, 2017. Asamura went 5-for-6 with two RBIs in the game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ Governor Kuroda meets Japan's PM Abe

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017, after holding talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Kuroda said he did not discuss who will lead the central bank after his term expires in April 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo