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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani celebrates with teammates following a 5-1 victory in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The two-way player pitched in the game, earning his first win on the mound since his 2023 elbow surgery.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani (C) celebrates with teammates following a 5-1 victory in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The two-way player pitched in the game, earning his first win on the mound since his 2023 elbow surgery.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani is pictured after giving an interview following a 5-1 victory in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The two-way player pitched in the game, earning his first win on the mound since his 2023 elbow surgery.

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Baseball: Reds vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani meets the press following a 5-1 victory in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 27, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The two-way player pitched in the game, earning his first win on the mound since his 2023 elbow surgery.

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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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"Laowai" in China | Austrian's ideal life in Anhui: embracing rural China

(240804) -- YIXIAN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Armin Schober (L) and his daughter Alina make fish-shaped lanterns at a workshop in Hongcun Village, Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Armin is an Austrian businessman living in Tachuan village of Yixian county. In 2021, Armin traveled with his family to Tachuan, where they were attracted by the picturesque landscape and distinctive local culture. Armin and his Chinese wife Huang Qiong decided to settle in the village with their daughter Alina and take over a homestay. The homestay was named after Alina as "Alina's Garden," indicating the couple's expectation that their daughter could grow up in an environment close to nature. In 2023, Armin expanded his business by opening a shop nearby in the Hongcun village, an ancient village known for its exquisite buildings and listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Armin restored one of the old buildings as his shop in which he has served customers f

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"Laowai" in China | Austrian's ideal life in Anhui: embracing rural China

(240804) -- YIXIAN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Armin Schober (L) and his daughter Alina are pictured at a workshop in Hongcun Village, Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Armin is an Austrian businessman living in Tachuan village of Yixian county. In 2021, Armin traveled with his family to Tachuan, where they were attracted by the picturesque landscape and distinctive local culture. Armin and his Chinese wife Huang Qiong decided to settle in the village with their daughter Alina and take over a homestay. The homestay was named after Alina as "Alina's Garden," indicating the couple's expectation that their daughter could grow up in an environment close to nature. In 2023, Armin expanded his business by opening a shop nearby in the Hongcun village, an ancient village known for its exquisite buildings and listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Armin restored one of the old buildings as his shop in which he has served customers from all over

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"Laowai" in China | Austrian's ideal life in Anhui: embracing rural China

(240804) -- YIXIAN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Armin Schober (R) watches as his daughter Alina rides a bicycle at his homestay in Tachuan Village, Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Armin is an Austrian businessman living in Tachuan village of Yixian county. In 2021, Armin traveled with his family to Tachuan, where they were attracted by the picturesque landscape and distinctive local culture. Armin and his Chinese wife Huang Qiong decided to settle in the village with their daughter Alina and take over a homestay. The homestay was named after Alina as "Alina's Garden," indicating the couple's expectation that their daughter could grow up in an environment close to nature. In 2023, Armin expanded his business by opening a shop nearby in the Hongcun village, an ancient village known for its exquisite buildings and listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Armin restored one of the old buildings as his shop in which he has served customers fr

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"Laowai" in China | Austrian's ideal life in Anhui: embracing rural China

(240804) -- YIXIAN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Armin Schober waters flowers at his homestay in Tachuan Village, Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Armin is an Austrian businessman living in Tachuan village of Yixian county. In 2021, Armin traveled with his family to Tachuan, where they were attracted by the picturesque landscape and distinctive local culture. Armin and his Chinese wife Huang Qiong decided to settle in the village with their daughter Alina and take over a homestay. The homestay was named after Alina as "Alina's Garden," indicating the couple's expectation that their daughter could grow up in an environment close to nature. In 2023, Armin expanded his business by opening a shop nearby in the Hongcun village, an ancient village known for its exquisite buildings and listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Armin restored one of the old buildings as his shop in which he has served customers from all over the world his hand-made

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"Laowai" in China | Austrian's ideal life in Anhui: embracing rural China

(240804) -- YIXIAN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Armin Schober (back) and his daughter Alina make fish-shaped lanterns at a workshop in Hongcun Village, Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Armin is an Austrian businessman living in Tachuan village of Yixian county. In 2021, Armin traveled with his family to Tachuan, where they were attracted by the picturesque landscape and distinctive local culture. Armin and his Chinese wife Huang Qiong decided to settle in the village with their daughter Alina and take over a homestay. The homestay was named after Alina as "Alina's Garden," indicating the couple's expectation that their daughter could grow up in an environment close to nature. In 2023, Armin expanded his business by opening a shop nearby in the Hongcun village, an ancient village known for its exquisite buildings and listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Armin restored one of the old buildings as his shop in which he has served customer

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"Laowai" in China | Austrian's ideal life in Anhui: embracing rural China

(240804) -- YIXIAN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Armin Schober checks the growth of rice seedlings near his homestay in Tachuan Village, Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Armin is an Austrian businessman living in Tachuan village of Yixian county. In 2021, Armin traveled with his family to Tachuan, where they were attracted by the picturesque landscape and distinctive local culture. Armin and his Chinese wife Huang Qiong decided to settle in the village with their daughter Alina and take over a homestay. The homestay was named after Alina as "Alina's Garden," indicating the couple's expectation that their daughter could grow up in an environment close to nature. In 2023, Armin expanded his business by opening a shop nearby in the Hongcun village, an ancient village known for its exquisite buildings and listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Armin restored one of the old buildings as his shop in which he has served customers from all over

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"Laowai" in China | Austrian's ideal life in Anhui: embracing rural China

(240804) -- YIXIAN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Armin Schober strolls near his homestay in Tachuan Village, Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Armin is an Austrian businessman living in Tachuan village of Yixian county. In 2021, Armin traveled with his family to Tachuan, where they were attracted by the picturesque landscape and distinctive local culture. Armin and his Chinese wife Huang Qiong decided to settle in the village with their daughter Alina and take over a homestay. The homestay was named after Alina as "Alina's Garden," indicating the couple's expectation that their daughter could grow up in an environment close to nature. In 2023, Armin expanded his business by opening a shop nearby in the Hongcun village, an ancient village known for its exquisite buildings and listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Armin restored one of the old buildings as his shop in which he has served customers from all over the world his hand-made pizz

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People holding carp-shaped lanterns stage a performance in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a view in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A girl plays in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a view in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 12, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit a lotus pond in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a scene in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-RURAL WOMEN-GUARANTEED LOANS (CN)

(240801) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken in November 2023 shows Jia Meimei promoting products of her farm at a trade fair in Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Guaranteed loans empower rural women entrepreneurs in northwest China" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People holding carp-shaped lanterns stage a performance in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A boy watches a man painting in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 14, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A girl holds a carp-shaped lantern in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a view in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a scene in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PUYUAN-ANCIENT VILLAGE-TOURISM (CN)

(240801) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit a lotus pond in Carp Brook scenic area in Puyuan Village, Puyuan Township, Zhouning County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2024. In Puyuan Village, there is a brook running through it. The brook was named Carp Brook as there are nearly ten thousand carps in it. For more than 800 years, villagers in this ancient village have lived in harmony with carps in the brook. In recent years, local authorities have fully tapped the cultural heritage of Carp Brook and carried out a protection and repair project of the ancient village in a bid to promote rural revitalization. In 2023, Carp Brook scenic area received 1.12 million tourist trips, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with tourism revenue reaching 627 million yuan (about 86 million U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project

STORY: China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: QINZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tian Jing Hao leaving Qinzhou Port, China's Guangxi STORYLINE: China's ultra-large self-propelled cutter-suction dredger Tian Jing Hao, or Sky Whale, on Saturday completed its task in the ongoing Pinglu Canal project in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Initiated in August 2022, the 134.2-km-long Pinglu Canal stretches from the Xijin reservoir in the city of Hengzhou to Qinzhou port in the south of Guangxi. The Tian Jing Hao was used in the waterway construction of the canal on Aug. 20, 2023. Since then, it has dredged around 2,570,000 cubic meters of sand and mud. Since it was put into operation in 2010, the Tian Jing Hao has played an important role in the construction of major ports along China's domestic coast and major national strategic projects.

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-TRANSPORTATION-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240608) -- ZHENGZHOU, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A cargo plane of Cargolux prepares to take off at Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 1, 2023. In recent years, provinces in China's central region have been striving to construct modernized transportation system based on geographical advantage, industrial foundation and resource endowment. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Jianan)

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-TRANSPORTATION-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240608) -- ZHENGZHOU, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo plane of Cargolux prepares to take off at Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 1, 2023. In recent years, provinces in China's central region have been striving to construct modernized transportation system based on geographical advantage, industrial foundation and resource endowment. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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CHINA-RIVER ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240607) -- WUHAN, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows milu deer at Shishou Milu Deer National Nature Reserve in central China's Hubei Province. Clear waters and green mountains are not only natural and ecological wealth but also social and economic riches, with the concept -- "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" -- becoming the country's consensus and action guide across China. Under this concept, provinces in central China are collaboratively advancing river ecological management to ensure the continuous improvement of the river ecosystems. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-RIVER ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240607) -- WUHAN, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows milu deer at Shishou Milu Deer National Nature Reserve in central China's Hubei Province. Clear waters and green mountains are not only natural and ecological wealth but also social and economic riches, with the concept -- "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" -- becoming the country's consensus and action guide across China. Under this concept, provinces in central China are collaboratively advancing river ecological management to ensure the continuous improvement of the river ecosystems. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-DUKU HIGHWAY-TRAFFIC RESUMPTION (CN)

(240601) -- USU, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows the view along the Duku Highway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Duku Highway, deemed one of China's most beautiful roads, resumed operation on Saturday after an annual winter closure which usually begins in October. This year, traffic on the 560-km highway resumed earlier than it has in the past five years. The highway, connecting Dushanzi in the north of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Kuqa City in the south, runs through various landscapes including glaciers, forests, and grasslands. The Duku Highway will be temporarily closed every winter due to increased snowfall and road icing. The traffic typically resumes in June in the coming year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Peng)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-DUKU HIGHWAY-TRAFFIC RESUMPTION (CN)

(240601) -- USU, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows the view along the Duku Highway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Duku Highway, deemed one of China's most beautiful roads, resumed operation on Saturday after an annual winter closure which usually begins in October. This year, traffic on the 560-km highway resumed earlier than it has in the past five years. The highway, connecting Dushanzi in the north of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Kuqa City in the south, runs through various landscapes including glaciers, forests, and grasslands. The Duku Highway will be temporarily closed every winter due to increased snowfall and road icing. The traffic typically resumes in June in the coming year. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows the construction site of Linglong One, in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to the capacity of 7.5 mi

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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TSMC Factory in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 1, 2023. On March 8, 2024, the global foundry giant TSMC announced that its consolidated revenue in February 2024 was about NT $181.65 billion, down 15.8% from the previous month, but up 11.3% year-on-year. The cumulative revenue from January to February 2024 was approximately NT $397.43 billion, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year.

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Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin to be released: justice minister

STORY: Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin to be released: justice minister SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 13, 2024/File (Aug. 22, 2023) DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong 2. Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (file) 3. various of the hospital where Thaksin stayed (file) STORYLINE: Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released soon, Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong said Tuesday. Tawee told reporters before attending a cabinet meeting that Thaksin is among the 930 inmates approved for parole this month. The 74-year-old is eligible for parole for being aged above 70 and with severe illness. Thaksin is expected to be released around Feb. 17 after serving at least six months of the sentence. Tahsin ended his exile of over 15 years and returned to Thailand in August last year, and was soon detained and sentenced to an eight-year prison sentence on several charges. However, he was soon t

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Uganda completes renovation works at major airport ahead of NAM, G77+China summits

STORY: Uganda completes renovation works at major airport ahead of NAM, G77+China summits SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: ENTEBBE, Uganda CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Entebbe International Airport 2. various of planes landing at Entebbe Airport (Aug. 17, 2023) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AYUB SOOMA, Director of Airports and Aviation Security, UCAA 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AYUB SOOMA, Director of Airports and Aviation Security, UCAA STORYLINE: Renovation and upgrade works at Uganda's Entebbe International Airport have been completed ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement and the G77+China summits, a senior official has said. The East African country has been upgrading the arrival and departure units, as well as expanding the parking space at the airport, ahead of the two major international events scheduled to start next week. "The airport has enough space to handle between 40 and 65 private jets as well as other aircraft," Ayub Sooma, director of ai

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-SPORTS NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Team China leave the pitch after the Group D match between China and England at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Adelaide, Australia, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)