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(Chengdu Universiade) Xinhua Headlines: From Beijing to Shenzhen to Chengdu, Universiade shows a changing China

(230805) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011 shows the opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

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Xinjiang aims for 12 percent GDP growth

URUMQI, China - Governor of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Nur Bekri speaks during an interview on Aug. 19, 2010, in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang. Nur said the region will aim for 12 percent economic growth in the five-year period starting in 2011, adding that economic development is the foundation to resolve all issues in the region.

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Fukushima nuclear plant chief feared catastrophe for eastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pool photo taken Nov. 12, 2011, shows Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaking to reporters at the plant in Fukushima Prefecture. According to government documents obtained by Kyodo News on Aug. 30, 2014, Yoshida said in testimony before his death that he had feared catastrophic damage to eastern Japan while he was struggling to contain the crisis in March 2011. The government will release his 400-page testimony in September.

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Asteroid named after disaster-hit town in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Koichi Miyamoto (C), mayor of Tomioka Town in Fukushima Prefecture, points to a photograph of the asteroid named "Tomiokamachi" in the prefectural city of Koriyama on Aug. 12, 2014. The asteroid was discovered by an astronomer of Dynic Astropark, a commercial observatory in Taga Town, Shiga Prefecture, in 1992 and was registered with the International Astronomical Union in July this year under the name in the hope of the town's rapid recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. On the right of Miyamoto is Susumu Takahashi, head of the observatory.

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Ozu to become Japan's top prosecutor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011, shows Hiroshi Ozu, chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. Ozu will be promoted to Japan's prosecutor-general, or chief of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, to replace Haruo Kasama, justice ministry and prosecution sources said on July 4, 2012.

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JR Hokkaido president missing

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. President Naotoshi Nakajima speaks during a meeting of an advisory panel in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Aug. 26, 2011, about a derailment and fire involving a JR Hokkaido train. Nakajima went missing Sept. 12 after leaving apparent suicide notes.

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12 women's magazines in electronic book

TOKYO, Japan - Models promote ''Viewn for Woman,'' a new electronic book service to distribute contents of 12 women's magazines, during an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. Viewn Corp., subsidiary of Softbank Corp., began the flat-rate service the same day first for Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

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Students report on trip to Geneva

NAGASAKI, Japan - Saya Sasaki (front L), a second-year student at Takata High School in Iwate Prefecture, with Masahiro Kikuchi (front R), a third-year student at the school, reports on her impressions about a trip to Geneva during a meeting in the city of Nagasaki on Aug. 25, 2011. A group of 12 high school students, including Sasaki and Kikuchi from quake-hit Rikuzentakata, presented in Geneva to the secretariat of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament some 80,000 signatures calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

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People in Mogadishu

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011, shows a girl who fled from famine in her hometown and moved to Mogadishu, Somalia.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Mariners

CLEVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome rips a homer, his first as an Indian, in the second inning of the second game of a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 23, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 12-7 loss.

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People in Mogadishu

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds her malnourished child at a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug. 12, 2011. The hospital room was filled with starving children.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Mariners

CLEVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome hits a home run, his first as an Indian, in the second inning of the second game of a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 23, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 12-7 loss.

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Ishikawa at PGA C'ship

JOHNS CREEK, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa is pictured during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Aug. 12, 2011.

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Ikeda at PGA C'ship

JOHNS CREEK, United States - Japan's Yuta Ikeda responds to cheers from spectators after sinking a birdie putt on the ninth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Aug. 12, 2011.

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi speaks to reporters at the site of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash at Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. Family members and friends of the 520 victims climbed to the mountain accident site to mark the anniversary of the crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Fukushima at NEC Karuizawa 72

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Akiko Fukushima takes her second shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the NEC Karuizawa 72 in Nagano Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2011. Fukushima shot a 6-under 66 to hold a two-stroke lead after the first round.

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Japanese Badminton pair secure medal at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satoko Suetsuna (L) and Miyuki Maeda play against Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii of Indonesia in their women's doubles quarterfinal match at the world badminton championships in London on Aug. 12, 2011. The Japanese pair defeated the Indonesian pair 21-15, 21-17 to become the first Japanese medalists at the worlds since 2007.

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U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan

HONG KONG, China - The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan makes a port call in Hong Kong on Aug. 12, 2011. The inside of the nuclear-powered vessel was shown to the media the same day.

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26th anniversary of 1985 jumbo jet crash

UENO, Japan - Children ring a bell to pray for the souls of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash before a monument, which was built for repose of their souls, on the crash site called the ''Osutaka Ridge'' in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members were killed as the Boeing 747 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed into the mountain in Ueno. It remains the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history to date.

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi offers a prayer on Aug. 12, 2011, in front of a memorial for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on the 26th anniversary of the accident. The crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, claimed 520 lives. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Family members of victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash, including actress Yukiko Maisaka (2nd from R), offer flowers and prayers during a memorial event in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. Maisaka is a daughter of singer Kyu Sakamoto, known for the international hit song ''Sukiyaki,'' who was killed in the crash.

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Family members of victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash commemorate the victims in front of stone tablets on which the victims' names are engraved in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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Suu Kyi meets senior Myanmar official

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi met with Labor and Relief Affairs Minister Aung Kyi in Yangon on Aug. 12, 2011, for the second time in less than three weeks, according to Myanmar government sources.

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Cabinet members OK new nuclear agency

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, minister in charge of the nuclear crisis, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2011, after a meeting at which Prime Minister Naoto Kan and relevant Cabinet ministers agreed to set up a new nuclear safety agency under the Environment Ministry, in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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26th anniversary of 1985 jumbo jet crash

UENO, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash join their hands in prayers before a grave marking at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members were killed as the Boeing 747 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed into the mountain in Ueno. It remains the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history to date.

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26th anniversary of 1985 jumbo jet crash

UENO, Japan - Children blow bubbles to pray for the souls of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash before a monument, which was built for repose of their souls, on the crash site called the ''Osutaka Ridge'' in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members were killed as the Boeing 747 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed into the mountain in Ueno. It remains the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history to date.

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Ishikawa, Scott shake hands at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (R) shakes hands with Australian Adam Scott after the latter won the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. Scott earned his eighth career title on the tour at 17-under 263 and Ishikawa finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth.

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa makes a shot in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan.

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa makes a shot in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan.

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa squats on his heels after missing a par putt on hole No. 15 in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan.

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Flame lighting event for Paralympic torch relay

Flame-lighting is conducted for the Tokyo Paralympic torch relay on Aug. 12, 2021, in the Iwate prefecture city of Rikuzentakata, hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. A series of events for the Tokyo Paralympic torch relay began the same day ahead of the Games' opening ceremony on Aug. 24.

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World XV in serious mood with Rugby World Cup spots on line

Rugby player Ali Williams, who played in three World Cups for the All Blacks, including the successful 2011 campaign, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2015, ahead of a game between a World XV and Japan three days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Hokkaido president missing

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. President Naotoshi Nakajima speaks during a meeting of an advisory panel in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Aug. 26, 2011, about a derailment and fire involving a JR Hokkaido train. Nakajima went missing Sept. 12 after leaving apparent suicide notes. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa makes a shot in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa, Scott shake hands at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (R) shakes hands with Australian Adam Scott after the latter won the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. Scott earned his eighth career title on the tour at 17-under 263 and Ishikawa finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa makes a shot in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa squats on his heels after missing a par putt on hole No. 15 in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Driver found guilty over Utah bus accident

CEDAR CITY, United States - Yasushi Mikuni (2nd from R) sheds tears in the district court in Cedar City, Utah, on Aug. 5, 2011. Mikuni, 27, was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison by the court over an accident that killed three Japanese tourists and injured 12 others in Utah in August 2010. Mikuni was driving the bus carrying the tourists. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Driver found guilty over Utah bus accident

CEDAR CITY, United States - Yasushi Mikuni enters the district court in Cedar City, Utah, on Aug. 5, 2011. Mikuni, 27, was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison by the court over an accident that killed three Japanese tourists and injured 12 others in Utah in August 2010. Mikuni was driving the bus carrying the tourists. (Kyodo)

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People in Mogadishu

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds her malnourished child at a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug. 12, 2011. The hospital room was filled with starving children. (Kyodo)

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People in Mogadishu

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011, shows a girl who fled from famine in her hometown and moved to Mogadishu, Somalia. (Kyodo)

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12 women's magazines in electronic book

TOKYO, Japan - Models promote ''Viewn for Woman,'' a new electronic book service to distribute contents of 12 women's magazines, during an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. Viewn Corp., subsidiary of Softbank Corp., began the flat-rate service the same day first for Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. (Kyodo)

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Students report on trip to Geneva

NAGASAKI, Japan - Saya Sasaki (front L), a second-year student at Takata High School in Iwate Prefecture, with Masahiro Kikuchi (front R), a third-year student at the school, reports on her impressions about a trip to Geneva during a meeting in the city of Nagasaki on Aug. 25, 2011. A group of 12 high school students, including Sasaki and Kikuchi from quake-hit Rikuzentakata, presented in Geneva to the secretariat of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament some 80,000 signatures calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. (Kyodo)

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Mariners

CLEVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome rips a homer, his first as an Indian, in the second inning of the second game of a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 23, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 12-7 loss. (Kyodo)

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Mariners

CLEVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome hits a home run, his first as an Indian, in the second inning of the second game of a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 23, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 12-7 loss. (Kyodo)

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Xinjiang aims for 12 percent GDP growth

URUMQI, China - Governor of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Nur Bekri speaks during an interview on Aug. 19, 2010, in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang. Nur said the region will aim for 12 percent economic growth in the five-year period starting in 2011, adding that economic development is the foundation to resolve all issues in the region. (Kyodo)

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Czech photographer aims to help tsunami orphans

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken on Aug. 12, 2011 in Tokyo, shows Czech photographer Martin Hladik explaining one of his photographs. The image displays two children in disaster-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, picking up a bone by chopsticks after cremation of their deceased mother in a typical Japanese ceremony to place it into a funeral urn. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa at PGA C'ship

JOHNS CREEK, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa is pictured during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Aug. 12, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Ikeda at PGA C'ship

JOHNS CREEK, United States - Japan's Yuta Ikeda responds to cheers from spectators after sinking a birdie putt on the ninth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Aug. 12, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Badminton pair secure medal at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satoko Suetsuna (L) and Miyuki Maeda play against Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii of Indonesia in their women's doubles quarterfinal match at the world badminton championships in London on Aug. 12, 2011. The Japanese pair defeated the Indonesian pair 21-15, 21-17 to become the first Japanese medalists at the worlds since 2007. (Kyodo)