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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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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 18, 2016 shows villagers carrying water pipes on a mountain road in Nonglei Village of Bansheng Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Muto wins Kansai Open Championship

SAKAI, Japan - Toshinori Muto holds the victor's trophy after winning the Kansai Open Championship with an 18-under 266 at Izumigaoka Country Club in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2012. In bagging his fifth career victory, Muto became the first golfer this season on the JGTO tour to lead from start to finish.

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Downpour in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters rescue a man from a car stranded on a road flooded due to heavy rain in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2012.

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1,234,567th pizza

KOBE, Japan - Takahiro Yamanaka (R), owner of pizza house Pinocchio, stands beside university professor Nobuo Nagao (C), who ordered a pizza carrying serial number 1,234,567 at the restaurant in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2012. The 50-year-old Italian restaurant served its 1,234,567th pizza, having served each one with a serial number since its opening in 1962.

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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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Japanese group head to Senkaku sea area

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Fishing boats carrying a group of Japanese leave Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 18, 2012, for the sea area near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea also claimed by China. The group including some Japanese lawmakers and local politicians headed to the sea area to commemorate the victims of U.S. attacks on vessels sailing around the area in 1945. The Japanese government did not allow them to land on the islands.

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Lightning in western Japan

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Lightning flashes over Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2012. A national high school baseball tournament at the stadium was suspended due to rain.

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Lightning in western Japan

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Photo using a fisheye lens shows lightening flashing over Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2012. A national high school baseball tournament at the stadium was suspended due to rain.

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Construction of new shinkansen route

NAGASAKI, Japan - Japanese transport minister Yuichiro Hata (2nd from R) takes part in a rite to wish for safe construction during a groundbreaking ceremony in Nagasaki on Aug. 18, 2012, as construction of a new shinkansen bullet train route started in Nagasaki Prefecture.

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School baseball club member arrested for robbery

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Sakushin Gakuin High School principal Katsuhiko Hasegawa (R) bows during a press conference in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2012. The school and police said a member of the school's baseball club has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting and robbing a girl the previous week.

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Vacationers return home

NARITA, Japan - Narita International Airport near Tokyo is crowded on Aug. 18, 2012, with travelers returning home from summer holidays overseas.

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Yamamoto 40th in men's marathon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Yamamoto runs toward the finish line of the 2012 London Olympics men's marathon Aug. 12, 2012. Yamamoto finished 40th with a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 34 seconds. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Hamada misses out on Olympic taekwondo medal

LONDON, Britain - Japanese's Mayu Hamada (L) fights France's Marlene Harnois in a bronze medal contest of the women's taekwondo 57-kilogram competition at the London Olympics at the ExCel venue in London on Aug. 9, 2012. The 18-year-old Hamada lost the match.

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Japan's Hamada misses out on Olympic taekwondo medal

LONDON, Britain - Japanese's Mayu Hamada (L) fights France's Marlene Harnois in a bronze medal contest of the women's taekwondo 57-kilogram competition at the London Olympics at the ExCel venue in London on Aug. 9, 2012. The 18-year-old Hamada lost the match.

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Japan's Hamada misses out on Olympic taekwondo medal

LONDON, Britain - Japanese's Mayu Hamada (L) fights France's Marlene Harnois in a bronze medal contest of the women's taekwondo 57-kilogram competition at the London Olympics at the ExCel venue in London on Aug. 9, 2012. The 18-year-old Hamada lost the match.

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Japan humbled by Brazil in women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Sakoda (L) spikes the ball during the second set of a match against Brazil in the women's volleyball semifinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 9, 2012. Brazil beat Japan 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.

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Japan humbled by Brazil in women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (Back) spikes the ball during the first set of a match against Brazil in the women's volleyball semifinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 9, 2012. Brazil beat Japan 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.

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Japan humbled by Brazil in women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (Back R) spikes the ball during the first set of a match against Brazil in the women's volleyball semifinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 9, 2012. Brazil beat Japan 25-18, 25-15, 25-18. At front left is Brazil's Fabiana Claudino and at front right is Danielle Lins.

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Japan humbled by Brazil in women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yukiko Ebata (Back) spikes the ball during the first set of a match against Brazil in the women's volleyball semifinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 9, 2012. Brazil beat Japan 25-18, 25-15, 25-18. At front is Brazil's Danielle Lins.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yukiko Ebata, Saori Kimura, Erika Araki, Yoshie Takeshita and Hitomi Nakamichi (from L in front row) rejoice after beating China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 in a London Olympic women's volleyball quarterfinal at Earls Court on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Takeshita (C), Kaori Inoue (Back C) and their teammates celebrate after beating China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 in a London Olympic women's volleyball quarterfinal at Earls Court on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuko Sano (front) dives for the ball during the fourth set of a match against China in the women's volleyball quarterfinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan beat China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988. At right is Japan's Yukiko Ebata.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yukiko Ebata (C) spikes the ball during the second set of a match against China in the women's volleyball quarterfinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan beat China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988. At left is China's Hui Ruoqi and at right is Xu Yunli.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Maiko Kano (8) and Ai Otomo (11) block the ball during the second set of a match against China in the women's volleyball quarterfinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan beat China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988. At left is China's Hui Ruoqi.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Players of the Japanese team celebrate after beating China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 in a London Olympic women's volleyball quarterfinal at Earls Court on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (2nd from L) spikes the ball during the fourth set of a match against China in the women's volleyball quarterfinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan beat China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (Back C) spikes the ball during the second set of a match against China in the women's volleyball quarterfinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan beat China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988. At front is China's Wei Qiuyue.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Takeshita (3) and Erika Araki (5) block the ball during the second set of a match against China in the women's volleyball quarterfinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan beat China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988. At left is China's Wang Yimei.

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China's Chen wins gold in Olympic men's 20km walk

LONDON, Britain - China's Chen Ding celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer race walk with an Olympic record time of 1 hour, 18 minutes, 46 seconds at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall on Aug. 4, 2012.

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China's Chen wins gold in Olympic men's 20km walk

LONDON, Britain - China's Chen Ding celebrates with the Chinese national flag after winning the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer race walk with an Olympic record time of 1 hour, 18 minutes, 46 seconds at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan cuts Olympic gold medal target as hopefuls fail

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Chef de Mission Haruki Uemura speaks at a press conference in London on Aug. 4, 2012. The head of the Japanese delegation effectively lowered the country's gold medal target for the London Olympics to more than nine -- the number won at the previous Summer Games in Beijing -- as the country's athletes had managed to win only two golds as of Aug. 3, around halfway through the competition. Before these Games, he had set a target of fifth place in the medal standings, which translates to around 15 to 18 gold medals.