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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers select barbecue at the Xinjiang International grand bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a shop assistant displaying handicraft products at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a Pakistani merchant displaying artware at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists go sightseeing at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a man playing a folk instrument at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist is seen at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People dance at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a craftswoman displaying her leather carving products at her workshop (above) and making a leather carving product (below) in the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A performance is staged at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-GRAND BAZAAR-TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two tourists are seen at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, inaugurated in 2003, now serves as a key sightseeing and shopping destination, mainly selling local specialties such as dried fruits, medicinal herbs, carpets, jades, ethnic costumes and musical instruments. In 2018, an expansion and renovation project transformed it into a popular tourist destination. Currently, the Grand Bazaar receives more than 100,000 people a day. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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Disabled youth in NW China glides on wings of poetry

STORY: Disabled youth in NW China glides on wings of poetry DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:33 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hujiagelao Village 2. various of Hu Shaojie STORYLINE: 25-year-old Hu Shaojie in the Hujiagelao Village, Yulin City in China's Shaanxi Province, was born with severe cerebral palsy, which results in limited mobility. However, using his toes to type on the keyboard, Hu has completed nearly 1,000 poems since 2018. Starting to learn poetry in 2018 via online courses, Hu's biggest wish is to publish a poetry collection. Dozens of volunteers and Hu's fans are helping him realize the dream. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xi'an, China. (XHTV)

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Chinese micro-carving master creates incredible works of art

STORY: Chinese micro-carving master creates incredible works of art DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:16 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pan Qihui and his masterpieces STORYLINE: Pan Qihui is an intangible cultural heritage inheritor with over 40 years of experience in miniature sculpture that employs materials as gold, jade, porcelain, and even hair to create exquisite mini-artworks. In Pan's masterpiece "Pipa Xing," he carved the long narrative poem "Pipa Xing" on four human hairs, which are used as strings in a mini Pipa, a kind of traditional Chinese instrument. Pan also recreated a mini version of the celebrated Chinese picture "Along the River During the Qingming Festival," with the entire length of the work being about 5 centimeters. In 2018, Pan was granted the title of master of Chinese arts and crafts. Now, Pan is trying his best to pass down his skills to younger generations. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NAPO COUNTY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230803) -- NAPO COUNTY, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combination of two aerial photos shows houses built with bricks and mortar in Shuinongtun on March 18, 2018 (above) and new houses constructed with concrete and steel in Shuinongtun on Oct. 16, 2020, in Napo County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi started at the end of 2008 an infrastructure project in its border area to improve the life of local people. During the five years between 2008 and 2012, Guangxi had conducted 8,801 projects in the Napo border area, covering various aspects of people's daily life including transportation, education, water supply, house renovation and so on, benefiting over 77,000 people from 59 villages in six townships. With continuous efforts of local government and people, living conditions in border area of Guangxi have been improved fundamentally. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Rohingya woman in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Senoyara Begum, a Rohingya Muslim, sits inside a squalid camp at Kutupalong in the Cox's Bazar District of southeastern Bangladesh, holding her 2-year-old daughter Jannathara in her arms on Aug. 16, 2018. Senoyara said she lost her 5-year-old son in the latest round of violence in Rakhine that broke out in August last year, causing an exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, and does not know the fate of her husband and other relatives.

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Kamaishi City Mayor Noda

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 16 Kyodo - Takenori Noda, mayor of Kamaishi in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2018.

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Soccer: Japan-Australia World Cup q'fier

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (16) and Australia's Matthew Spiranovic (6) vie for the ball during the first half of a World Cup final-round qualifier at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 31, 2017. Japan won 2-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

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Rohingya woman in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Senoyara Begum, a Rohingya Muslim, sits inside a squalid camp at Kutupalong in the Cox's Bazar District of southeastern Bangladesh, holding her 2-year-old daughter Jannathara in her arms on Aug. 16, 2018. Senoyara said she lost her 5-year-old son in the latest round of violence in Rakhine that broke out in August last year, causing an exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, and does not know the fate of her husband and other relatives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward

English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward is pictured while being interviewed at Billboard Live Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward

English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward (2nd from L) performs at Billboard Live Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward

English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward performs at Billboard Live Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan injects more investments in Cambodia amid uncertainty

Photo taken Aug. 16, 2016, shows Aeon Mall in central Phnom Penh. The Japanese shopping mall opened in the Cambodian capital in 2014 and a second Aeon Mall is expected to be completed by 2018 in northern Phnom Penh. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother of Indonesian woman on trial in Malaysia

Benah Aisyah, mother of Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian woman on trial in Malaysia over the murder of Kim Jong Nam, speaks during an interview in Serang, Indonesia, on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) putts on a golf course in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, during his summer vacation on Aug. 16, 2018, as former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi looks on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia

North Korean athletes and delegates (L) attend a welcome ceremony at the athletes' village for the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) leaves a green on a golf course in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, during his summer vacation on Aug. 16, 2018, along with former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R), Japanese economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi (2nd from L) and Finance Minister Taro Aso. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia

Chinese athletes and delegates attend a welcome ceremony at the athletes' village for the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima nuclear power plant prepares for spent nuclear fuel removal

Part of a roof cover is placed on top of the No. 3 reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Aug. 2, 2017. The arch-shaped roof cover, which will be made up of 16 parts and is planned to be 18 meters in height, 23 meters in length and 57 meters in width when completed, will help prevent radioactive materials from being spattered during an operation which could start in 2018 to remove spent nuclear fuel from the reactor damaged in the 2011 tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima nuclear power plant prepares for spent nuclear fuel removal

Part of a roof cover is placed on top of the No. 3 reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Aug. 2, 2017. The arch-shaped roof cover, which will be made up of 16 parts and is planned to be 18 meters in height, 23 meters in length and 57 meters in width when completed, will help prevent radioactive materials from being spattered during an operation which could start in 2018 to remove spent nuclear fuel from the reactor damaged in the 2011 tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New head of Japan's LDP Suga

Photo taken Aug. 23, 2018, shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga giving an interview in Tokyo. Suga won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 14, 2020, and is set to be appointed prime minister by parliament on Sept. 16.

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Daimonji Festival in Kyoto

Photo taken on the night of Aug. 16, 2018, shows a bonfire in the shape of a giant Chinese character meaning "large" on a mountain side during the Daimonji Festival, one of the most famous events in Kyoto. In the festival, formally known as Gozan no Okuribi, five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city in the culmination of the Obon period in summer. In Japan, it is believed that each year during Obon, ancestors' spirits return to this world in order to visit their relatives. The purpose of the bonfires is to guide these souls back to heaven. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daimonji Festival in Kyoto

Photo taken on the night of Aug. 16, 2018, shows a bonfire in the shape of a giant Chinese character meaning "large" on a mountain side during the Daimonji Festival, one of the most famous events in Kyoto. In the festival, formally known as Gozan no Okuribi, five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city in the culmination of the Obon period in summer. In Japan, it is believed that each year during Obon, ancestors' spirits return to this world in order to visit their relatives. The purpose of the bonfires is to guide these souls back to heaven. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

Rui Horaguchi, a 16-year-old high school student in Kamaishi, a northeastern Japan city severely damaged by the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster, makes a speech on Aug. 19, 2018, during a ceremony marking the completion of Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium, built on the former site of her elementary school, destroyed by the disaster. The stadium will host two Rugby World Cup matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aretha Franklin commemoration

Fans of the late Aretha Franklin sing in front of a church in her hometown of Detroit on Aug. 30, 2018, to commemorate the "Queen of Soul." Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16 at 76, sang at the church during her childhood. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aretha Franklin commemoration

Photo taken Aug. 30, 2018, shows a church decorated with flowers to commemorate the late Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," in her hometown of Detroit. Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16 at 76, sang at the church during her childhood. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WWII air-raid shelter at closing Thai zoo

Photo taken Aug. 16, 2018, shows statues of Japanese Imperial Army soldiers at a section inside Dusit Zoo in Bangkok that contains a World War II air-raid shelter. The future of the historical site remains unclear after the Sept. 30 closure of Thailand's oldest zoo, which opened in 1938. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WWII air-raid shelter at closing Thai zoo

Photo taken Aug. 16, 2018, shows statues of evacuees at a World War II air-raid shelter preserved and showcased inside Dusit Zoo in Bangkok. The future of the historical site remains unclear after the Sept. 30 closure of Thailand's oldest zoo, which opened in 1938. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WWII air-raid shelter at closing Thai zoo

Photo taken Aug. 16, 2018, shows an exhibition of photos on World War II at a section inside Dusit Zoo in Bangkok where an air-raid shelter from the war is preserved. The future of the historical site remains unclear after the Sept. 30 closure of Thailand's oldest zoo, which opened in 1938. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New paintings at Kyoto temple

Daitokuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, shows newly-completed paintings on "fusuma" sliding paper doors to the press on Aug. 23, 2018. The paintings, created by Japanese cartoonist Kenichi Kitami and other artists, are on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New paintings at Kyoto temple

Daitokuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, shows newly-completed paintings on "fusuma" sliding paper doors to the press on Aug. 23, 2018. The paintings, created by Japanese cartoonist Kenichi Kitami and other artists, are on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New paintings at Kyoto temple

Daitokuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, shows newly-completed paintings on "fusuma" sliding paper doors to the press on Aug. 23, 2018. The paintings, created by Japanese cartoonist Kenichi Kitami and other artists, are on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New paintings at Kyoto temple

Daitokuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, shows newly-completed paintings on "fusuma" sliding paper doors to the press on Aug. 23, 2018. The paintings, created by Japanese cartoonist Kenichi Kitami and other artists, are on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Ito finishes fourth in sport climbing

Futaba Ito competes in the women's sport climbing combined event at the Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, on Aug. 26, 2018. The 16-year-old rising star finished in fourth place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rohingya refugees

Photo shows a Rohingya Muslim refugee camp in the Cox's Bazar District of southeastern Bangladesh, on Aug. 16, 2018. Since August 2017, more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar to Bangladesh. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rohingya woman in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Hasina Begum, a Rohingya Muslim, speaks during an interview at a camp in the Cox's Bazar District of southeastern Bangladesh, on Aug. 16, 2018. She lives in a small tent in the camp with her Islamic cleric husband, son and daughter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia

Photo shows Betawi women from an Indonesian ethnic group after their performance at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games main press center in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Crown Prince, family visit Shizuoka

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L), Crown Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at Izukyu-Shimoda Station in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Crown Prince, family visit Shizuoka

(From L) Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, and their daughter Princess Aiko visit a beach in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Crown Prince, family visit Shizuoka

(From L) Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit a beach in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Western Japan shrine ritual

A demon holds a crying child during a traditional ritual to pray for a good rice harvest at Shiide Itsukushima Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in the western Japan town of Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia

Women take photos wearing Indonesian folk costumes they will be putting on at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo