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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Indian businessman benefits from BRICS cooperation

STORY: Indian businessman benefits from BRICS cooperation DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Niren Anand working at his store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman STORYLINE: Indian businessman Niren Anand established his own company in southeast China's Xiamen in 2011, focusing on designing, manufacturing and exporting shoes. During the BRICS summit in Xiamen in 2017, Anand joined a business forum. He said he has benefited a lot from BRICS cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman "After the 2017 BRICS, everybody was almost aware of Xiamen. So it's easier for us to connect with the people and say we are staying in the city which held a big summit in 2017. And that also created a lot of experiences and a lot of opportunities for us." Over the years, Anand's company went fro

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China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road

STORY: GLOBALink | China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Europe freight train services 2. various of the warehouse in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MOU JINWEN, Chairman of Shenzhen Qxbox Technology Warehousing Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DIEGO CIMADEVILLA, Management director of Qxbox's subsidiary in Spain STORYLINE: The freight train service linking Chinese cities with Europe is breathing new life into the ancient Silk Road with its expanding network. In May 2011, a rail route was opened between Chongqing and Duisburg in Germany, marking the start of the China-Europe cargo train service. Boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), proposed by China in 2013, the international train service has been expanding fast over the past years. Nowadays, the service connects more than 100 Chinese cities with over 200 cities in 25 countries in Europe. At this warehouse i

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Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday

STORY: Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2. various of people opposing 3. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and local fishermen STORYLINE: The Japanese government announced Tuesday it has decided to start releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean on Thursday. The decision was made amid strong opposition from neighboring and Pacific island countries, as well as local fishermen over the irreversible impacts on the marine environment and public health. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, suffered core meltdowns that released radiation. In April 2021, the Japanese government announced its controversial plan to release nuclear-contaminated water from the facilit

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Japanese rally against ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater

STORY: Japanese rally against ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the rally 2 various of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant STORYLINE: As the Japanese government approaches a decision on the specific date for the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, hundreds of Japanese gathered in central Tokyo on Friday to rally against the discharge plan. Despite scorching temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, people from various parts of Japan braved the heat to gather in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence, urging the government to uphold its promise of "no disposal without the understanding of relevant parties." Hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered core meltdowns that released radiation, r

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Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike

STORY: Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Damascus streets 2. various of a Syrian bank 3. various of Syrians waiting in the fuel queue 4. various of Syrians buying daily needs STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday ordered a 100-percent salary raise as the government sharply raised fuel prices, according to the state news agency SANA. The salary increase, covering state employees, retirees, and military personnel, is the ninth since 2011 when the Syrian war broke out. The country's economy has since been mired in an economic crisis. Prior to the decision, the monthly salary of civil servants had been between around 10 and 25 U.S. dollars, depending on the Syrian pound's street value. Also on Tuesday night, the Syrian Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection raised the prices of diesel fuel for transportation and bakeries by about 180 percent, and normal-octane gasoline

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'Umbrella dance' Guinness record set in Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - A total of 1,688 colorful umbrella-holding people perform a "simultaneous umbrella dance" during a traditional festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014, eclipsing the previous Guinness world record of 1,461 dancers established in the Romanian capital of Bucharest in September 2011.

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Police look for missing tsunami victims in coastal zone

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Police officers comb a coastal area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in search of more than 1,000 missing people in the northeastern Japanese prefecture on Aug. 11, 2014, three years and five months since the 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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1,000-km relay through quake-hit region completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (L) hands over sashes to Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, after crossing the finishing line of a 1,000-kilometer relay through Japan's northeastern region damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

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Runners finish 1,000-km relay through quake-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (front R) and other runners cross the finishing line in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, after a 1,000-kilometer relay through Japan's northeastern region damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

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Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season, 50th in bigs

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 27, 2012. Matsuzaka returned to the majors in style, working seven innings in the Red Sox's 5-1 win. The victory was Matsuzaka's 50th in the big leagues and his first since May 8, 2011.

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Goldfish in bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Some 20 children invited from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, an area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, view about 1,000 goldfish in a large goldfish bowl at the Art Aquarium exhibition in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Aug. 18, 2012.

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Disaster-hit students head to London

NARITA, Japan - Junior high school students from Japanese prefectures hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami prepare to depart Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2012, for London. About 20 children from Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures will watch some of the Games and meet local children as guests of the Japanese Olympic Committee.

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Little league world champions team member Takada

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ryo Takada, Japanese pitcher/outfielder of American team West, the little league world champions, in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. His team, which represented California in the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series held in late August in Pennsylvania, beat Japan 2-1 to claim the title on Aug. 28, 2011.

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Hopes for reconstruction written on '1,000 scallop shells'

OFUNATO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2011 shows 1,000 origami paper ornaments folded in the shape of scallop shells decorating Koishihama station in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. Local people used to use real shells from farmed scallops, on which they wrote their wishes, but the scallop farming industry, along with the rail track, was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Visitors to the station, which has been out of operation since March 11, now write their wishes for the reconstruction of the area on the paper shells.

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American GE man remembered by Fukushima citizens

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiteru Naka, a former employee of General Electric Co. of the United States, visits the tomb of Edward Cook, an American who was a GE official, at a cemetery of Hosenji Buddhist temple in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2011. Cook, who worked as GE official when the project to build the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi complex was under way, had his ashes interred at the cemetery about 8 kilometers from the plant at his own request. Naka, now president of a subcontractor for the Fukushima Plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., is working to tackle the crisis at the nuclear complex.

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Anti-dolphin hunt rally in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - About 30 demonstrators protest dolphin hunting in Japan in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Aug. 1, 2011. The season's fishing of dolphins has begun in Taiji, western Japan.

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Japan's Shimizu wins super flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Tomonobu Shimizu (R) lands a punch on Mexican champion Hugo Cazares in the second round at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2011. Shimizu won the WBA super flyweight title in a 2-1 decision over Cazares.

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Japan's Shimizu wins super flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese boxer Tomonobu Shimizu raises his fists at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2011, after defeating Hugo Cazares of Mexico to claim the WBA super flyweight title in a 2-1 decision.

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Indians' Fukudome gets 2 RBIs against Athletics

CLEVELAND, United States - Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians doubles to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2011. Fukudome went 1-for-4 with two RBIs as the Indians won 6-2.

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Rudisha wins 800 meters at world c'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha smiles and carries his national flag while running a victory lap after the final of men's 800 meters at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 30, 2011. Rudisha won the gold medal in 1:43.91.

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Rudisha wins 800 meters at world c'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha leads the field in the final of men's 800 meters at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 30, 2011. Rudisha won the gold medal in 1:43.91.

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Rudisha wins 800 meters at world c'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha lifts a forefinger after finishing first in the final of men's 800 meters at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 30, 2011. Rudisha won the gold medal in 1:43.91.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from R to L) the Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. A large crane near the damaged No. 1 reactor building is being used to install airtight sheeting to help prevent the further spread of radioactive substances.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L to R) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, and 1 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L to R) the Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. A large crane near the damaged No. 1 reactor building is being used to install airtight sheeting to help prevent the further spread of radioactive substances.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Athletics

CLEVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians outfielder Kosuke Fukudome hits a run-scoring double down the right field line in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 29, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-3 with one RBI in a 2-1 victory.

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Japan's Soeda at U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Go Soeda plays against Kevin Anderson of South Africa in a men's singles first round match of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Aug. 29, 2011. Anderson defeated Soeda 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

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Uchida in German Bundesliga

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Schalke 04 defender Atsuto Uchida (R) dribbles the ball during the first half of a match against Borussia MG in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Aug. 28, 2011. Schalke 04 defeated Borussia MG 1-0.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Royals

CELVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians outfielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to the middle in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 26, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-3 in a 2-1 victory.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a run-scoring single in the fifth inning of the opening game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 23, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-3 with an RBI in a 7-5 loss.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a run-scoring single in the fifth inning of the opening game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 23, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-3 with an RBI in a 7-5 loss.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to the middle in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Aug. 21, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-5 in an 8-7 loss.

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Goalkeeper Kawashima protests about 'Fukushima' chants

LIERSE, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (front L) protests to the referee (front R) after Germinal supporters chant ''Fukushima! Fukushima!'' at the Lierse custodian, in apparent reference to the nuclear crisis in Japan, during a 1-1 draw in Lierse, Belgium, on Aug. 19, 2011. Kawashima said later, ''To use Fukushima the way they did is no joke.''

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Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

MECHELEN, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (L) of Lierse SK catches a ball in a game against KV Mechelen in Mechelen on Aug. 14, 2011. Lierse SK was defeated 1-2, handing a first loss of the season to Kawashima, who played the entire game.

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Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

MECHELEN, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima of Lierse SK saves a shot in a game against KV Mechelen in Mechelen on Aug. 14, 2011. Lierse SK was defeated 1-2, handing a first loss of the season to Kawashima, who played the entire game.

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Kagawa at German 1st division

HOFFENHEIM, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund plays as a starting member in the first half of a game against Hoffenheim in Hoffenheim, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2011. Hoffenheim beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0.

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Usami makes Bundesliga debut

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Takashi Usami of Bayern Munich (front) is seen in action in the second half of his first Bundesliga game against Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2011. Bayern won 1-0.

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Hasebe at German 1st division

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Wolfsburg midfielder Makoto Hasebe (R) competes for a ball against Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich in the first half of a game in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2011. Wolfsburg lost the game 0-1.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look at rays and fish swimming in the Sunshine Lagoon tank on the first floor of Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Sea lions swim in an overhead tank at Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a tank recreating the environment of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia at Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Ban to bring message of solidarity to Japan disaster survivors

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon meets Japanese reporters in New York on Aug. 1, 2011. Ban said he plans to deliver a message of solidarity to the survivors of the March 11 tragedy, as part of his three-day visit to Japan that begins Aug. 7.

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Cracks in new SDF patrol aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, in July 2007, shows a new Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft called the P-1. Officials of Japan's Defense Ministry said on Aug. 2, 2011, that it has found cracks at several spots on the wings and fuselage of the new jet now under development.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Arirang mass games opened at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The games are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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S. Korea refuses entry to 3 Japanese lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitaka Shindo, a lawmaker of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks with reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2011, after returning to Japan with two other fellow LDP lawmakers from Seoul's Gimpo International Airport, where they were refused entry by South Korea earlier in the day due to their plan to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets.

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Attack in Xinjiang

KASHGAR, China - A member of a special police unit (C) is pictured in Kashgar in China's far-western region of Xinjiang on Aug. 1, 2011, following attacks over the previous two days in which 14 civilians were killed.

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Attack in Xinjiang

KASHGAR, China - Members of a special police unit are deployed in Kashgar in China's far-western region of Xinjiang on Aug. 1, 2011, following attacks over the previous two days in which 14 civilians were killed.

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Flying robot for disaster work

SENDAI, Japan - Keiji Nagatani, associate professor of Tohoku University, demonstrates a flying robot at the university in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2011. A research group of Tohoku University and University of Pennsylvania said the same day they have succeeded in an experiment to use walking and flying robots to jointly examine the interior of a building damaged by the March quake and disaster.