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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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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - US actor Will Smith, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Wyclef Jean, Donna Summer, Amadou & Mariam, Natasha Bedingfield, Toby Keith and Esperanza Spalding perform live on stage during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, held at the Oslo Spectrum, in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2009. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam perform live on stage during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, held at the Oslo Spectrum, in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2009. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam perform live on stage during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, held at the Oslo Spectrum, in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2009. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - US actor Will Smith, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Wyclef Jean, Donna Summer, Amadou & Mariam, Natasha Bedingfield, Toby Keith and Esperanza Spalding perform live on stage during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, held at the Oslo Spectrum, in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2009. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners taking batting position in a game against the Los Angeles Angels in Seattle on April 16, 2009. He became the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 21, 2025.

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Scenes From New Orleans Daily Life - USA

Scenes from New Orleans daily life, in Louisiana, USA, on April 21, 2024. The Scrap House memorial sculpture is a work by artist Sally Heller installed after Katrina on November 29, 2009. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Asma Al-Assad Said To Have ’50/50′ Chance Of Survival As Leukemia Returns

File photo dated April 28, 2009 of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and his wife Asma during a visit at Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Asma al-Assad, the wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is said to have a 50% chance of survival after an aggressive form of blood cancer is believed to have returned following treatment for the disease earlier this year, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper reports. According to the report, the exiled former first lady, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May of this year, is completely isolated in Moscow as she undergoes treatment for the aggressive cancer. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Asma Al-Assad Said To Have ’50/50′ Chance Of Survival As Leukemia Returns

File photo dated April 28, 2009. of Syrian First Lady Asma Al Assad meets with students and teachers as she visits Vienna Business School in Vienna, Austria. Asma al-Assad, the wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is said to have a 50% chance of survival after an aggressive form of blood cancer is believed to have returned following treatment for the disease earlier this year, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper reports. According to the report, the exiled former first lady, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May of this year, is completely isolated in Moscow as she undergoes treatment for the aggressive cancer. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Asma Al-Assad Said To Have ’50/50′ Chance Of Survival As Leukemia Returns

File photo dated April 28, 2009 of Syrian First Lady Asma Al Assad meets with students and teachers as she visits Vienna Business School in Vienna, Austria. Asma al-Assad, the wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is said to have a 50% chance of survival after an aggressive form of blood cancer is believed to have returned following treatment for the disease earlier this year, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper reports. According to the report, the exiled former first lady, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May of this year, is completely isolated in Moscow as she undergoes treatment for the aggressive cancer. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : Austrian President Heinz Fischer and wife Magrit and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and wife Asma look at Habsbourg crown as they visit the 'Imperial Treasury Museum' in Vienna, Austria, on April 28, 2009. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Presidential Couple visits Austria - Day 2

Austrian President Heinz Fischer and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, with their wives Asma and Margit, during a visit at Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, on April 28, 2009. The Syrian presidential couple is on a 2 day visit to Austria. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian First Lady Asma Al-Assad Treated For Breast Cancer

File photo - Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : Syrian First Lady Asma Al Assad meets with students and teachers as she visits Vienna Business School in Vienna, Austria, on April 28, 2009. The Syrian presidential couple is on a 2 day visit to Austria. Syria’s British-born first lady Asma Assad has begun treatment for breast cancer. The Syrian presidency posted on its Facebook page a photo of President Bashar Assad sitting next to his wife in a hospital room. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : Austrian President Heinz Fischer and wife Magrit and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and wife Asma look at Habsbourg crown as they visit the 'Imperial Treasury Museum' in Vienna, Austria, on April 28, 2009. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Opening of Sapphire New York Gentlemen's Club - New York

Shannen Doherty attends the official grand opening of Sapphire New ork Gentlemen's Club & Prime 333 Steackhouse at Sapphire NYC in New York City, NY, USA on April 27, 2009. Photo by Anton Pak/ABACAPRESS.COM (Pictured : Shannen Doherty)

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Grand Opening of Sapphire New York Gentlemen's Club - New York

Shannen Doherty attends the official grand opening of Sapphire New ork Gentlemen's Club & Prime 333 Steackhouse at Sapphire NYC in New York City, NY, USA on April 27, 2009. Photo by Anton Pak/ABACAPRESS.COM (Pictured : Shannen Doherty)

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Grand Opening of Sapphire New York Gentlemen's Club - New York

Shannen Doherty attends the official grand opening of Sapphire New ork Gentlemen's Club & Prime 333 Steackhouse at Sapphire NYC in New York City, NY, USA on April 27, 2009. Photo by Anton Pak/ABACAPRESS.COM (Pictured : Shannen Doherty)

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Grand Opening of Sapphire New York Gentlemen's Club - New York

Shannen Doherty attends the official grand opening of Sapphire New ork Gentlemen's Club & Prime 333 Steackhouse at Sapphire NYC in New York City, NY, USA on April 27, 2009. Photo by Anton Pak/ABACAPRESS.COM (Pictured : Shannen Doherty)

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to his supporters, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to his supporters, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to his supporters, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to his supporters, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad points at one of his supporters in the crowd, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reacts to his supporters, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad points at one of his supporters in the crowd, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before his speech to his supporters in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reacts to his supporters, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to his supporters, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before his speech to his supporters in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to his supporters, during a speech in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iran on April 7, 2009. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's economy contracts annualized 2 pct in January-March

STORY: Japan's economy contracts annualized 2 pct in January-March SHOOTING TIME: April 30 & May 4, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo 2. various of banks in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's economy shrank by an annualized 2.0 percent in the January-March period from the prior quarter, marking the first contraction in two quarters amid sluggish consumer spending, the latest GDP figures showed Thursday. Real gross domestic product (GDP) in this year's first quarter, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.5 percent from the previous quarter, according to preliminary data released by the Cabinet Office. Private consumption, which accounts for more than half of Japan's GDP, dropped 0.7 percent. It was the fourth straight quarter of decline, the longest streak since 2009, underscoring sluggish domestic demand. Capital spending fell 0.8 percent, down for the first time in two quarters, as Japanese firms curbed investment in mach

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo poses for a photo at a Tibetan medicine company in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiratio

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo prints the batch number of Tibetan medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration fr

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo checks pills in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from colleagues. (Xinhua/Jigme Do

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo registers packaging materials in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from colleagues.

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo (L) checks the batch number of Tibetan medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiratio

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo packages Tibetan Medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from colleagues. (Xi

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo walks into the packaging workshop in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from colleag

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo checks the production of Tibetan medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from

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Jack Lang presents the Legion of Honor to Robert Paxton - New York

Writer Paul Auster is pictured after WWII Historian Robert Paxton received the Legion of Honor at the the New York Public Library in New York City, NY, USA on April 2, 2009. Photo by Anton Pak/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Global military spending surges amid conflicts, rising tensions: think tank

STORY: Global military spending surges amid conflicts, rising tensions: think tank SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute STORYLINE: Global military spending saw its steepest year-on-year increase last year since 2009, amid conflicts, rising tensions and insecurity, a Stockholm-based think tank said on Monday. In its latest report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said that total global military expenditure reached 2,443 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, an increase of 6.8 percent in real terms from 2022. The United States is the largest global spender. Lorenzo Scarazzato, a researcher at SIPRI's Military Expenditure and Arms Production Program, said that such an unprecedented rise in military spending is a direct response to a global deterioration in peace and security. While countries are prioritizing military strength, they r

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A returned Chinese cultural object is seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Returned Chinese cultural objects are seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Returned Chinese cultural objects are seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A returned Chinese cultural object is seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Returned Chinese cultural objects are seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A returned Chinese cultural object is seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A returned Chinese cultural object is seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Returned Chinese cultural objects are seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Returned Chinese cultural objects are seen at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year. (Xinhua/Li Rui)