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China's power wind project in South Africa benefits local community

STORY: China's power wind project in South Africa benefits local community DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: DE AAR, South Africa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of De Aar Wind Power Project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DASWIN BASSON, Worker, Longyuan SA 3. various of De Aar Wind Power Project 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DASWIN BASSON, Worker, Longyuan SA 5. various of De Aar Wind Power Project 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DISANG MOLADLE, Municipal Manager of Emthanjeni Municipality STORYLINE: Daswin Basson lives in De Aar, a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The 27-year-old works at the De Aar wind power project invested by China's Longyuan Power through its South African subsidiary Longyuan South Africa Renewables (Longyuan SA) and its South African partners. The wind power project has been in operation since 2017. In addition to continuously supplying the local community with about 760 million kWh of stable and clean electricity every year, Longyuan SA has spared no

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Osprey aircraft join Japan-U.S. joint drill in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - A U.S. military Osprey aircraft arrives at an exercise area in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 18, 2017, to take part in an ongoing Japan-U.S. joint drill. Up to six MV-22 Ospreys will engage in the exercise, despite a recent fatal crash off Australia involving the tilt-rotor plane.

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Corn production in France fell by 18 pct year on year in August

STORY: Corn production in France fell by 18 pct year on year in August DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of corn fields 2. various of corn-based foods STORYLINE: Corn production fell 18 percent in August year on year due to drought, said the French Ministry of Agriculture on Monday. "This drought situation is historic. All users, all sectors are affected. Beyond the current crisis management of the situation, we must continue and accelerate the adaptation of our agriculture to climate change," explained Berengere Couillard, Secretary of State for Ecology in a press release. At the European level, yields may fall by 16 percent this year compared to the five-year average (2017-2021) according to the latest report from the European Union's crop monitoring service. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Saint-Etienne, France. (XHTV)

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French families prepare for new academic year amid high inflation

STORY: French families prepare for new academic year amid high inflation DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of stationery supplies shelves in a supermarket 2. various of stationery and brochures STORYLINE: As France continues to reel from the pressures of inflation, parents are feeling the crunch of school supply shopping. According to the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), there was a rise in consumer prices of 6.1 percent in July. In 2021, the Famille de France association estimated the cost of supplies for a new academic year at an average of 199.64 euros for a 6th grader. This is the first time that the association has recorded such significant hike since 2017. This year, it will cost an average of 103.34 euros for supplies such as pens, compasses, calculators, 49.59 euros for stationery and 55.19 euros for sports items. On Tuesday, the French state paid the back-to-school allow

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Controversial Osprey aircraft to join Japan-U.S. exercise

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera meets with reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2017, to announce that U.S. military Osprey aircraft will join a defense exercise currently being conducted in Hokkaido. The aircraft will join the exercise on Aug. 18 after initially being grounded following the fatal crash of an Osprey off Australia on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu gearing up for Olympic season

Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan practices in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 8, 2017. Hanyu said he will use music from the movie Onmyoji for his free skate in the 2017-18 Olympic season, the first time to do so in two seasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu gearing up for Olympic season

Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan practices in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 8, 2017. Hanyu said he will use music from the movie Onmyoji for his free skate in the 2017-18 Olympic season, the first time to do so in two seasons. (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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Amazon to open N.Y. office in ex-department store bldg.

Photo taken in October 2017 shows the Lord & Taylor building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. Amazon.com Inc. said Aug. 18, 2020, it has acquired the landmark building, which used to be the department store's flagship outlet, and plans to add 2,000 new jobs there as part of a nationwide expansion of its corporate offices and hiring.

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Former U.N. Secretary General Annan

File photo taken in August 2017 shows former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan speaking at a press conference in Yangon, Myanmar. Annan died on Aug. 18, 2018, at age 80. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan's Asano scores opener against Australia in World Cup qualifier

Japan's Takuma Asano (18) celebrates after scoring the opener against Australia in the first half of a World Cup final-round qualifier at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan's Asano scores opener against Australia in World Cup qualifier

Japan's Takuma Asano (18) celebrates after scoring the opener against Australia in the first half of a World Cup final-round qualifier at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan's Asano scores opener against Australia in World Cup qualifier

Japan's Takuma Asano (18) scores the opener against Australia in the first half of a World Cup final-round qualifier at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA's Tanaka at press conference prior to withdrawal

Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2017, prior to his Sept. 18 withdrawal. Tanaka has served for five years as NRA's first chief. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA's Tanaka at press conference prior to withdrawal

Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2017, prior to his Sept. 18 withdrawal. Tanaka has served for five years as NRA's first chief. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

Photo taken Aug. 23, 2017, at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido shows a single pilot solar plane. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

A single pilot solar plane flies at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2017. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

A single pilot solar plane flies at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on Aug. 21, 2017. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Team Japan goes to U-18 World Cup in Canada

Waseda Jitsugyo high school first baseman Kotaro Kiyomiya (C left) and Koryo high school catcher Shosei Nakamura (C right) are pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 28, 2017, before leaving for the Under-18 World Cup baseball tournament in Thunder Bay, Canada. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former S. Korean President Park enters court

Impeached former South Korean President Park Geun Hye (L) enters the Seoul Central District Court on Aug. 25, 2017, to attend her trial. Park faces 18 charges related to corruption and abuse of power. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marsupial fossil tooth unearthed in southwestern Japan

Photo taken Aug. 18, 2017, shows a fossil tooth of a marsupial relative unearthed in the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Mifune, southwestern Japan. It boosts hopes that the trove dating back some 90 million years can unravel the evolution of mammals in Asia, according to the Mifune Dinosaur Museum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. military Ospreys conduct night-flight training in Hokkaido

Photo taken Aug. 18, 2017, shows a U.S. military Osprey aircraft joining the Japan-U.S. joint drill on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. It was reported on Aug. 21 that two tilt-rotor aircrafts flew at night as part of the joint exercise for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

Elementary school pupils march in Pyongyang on Aug. 18, 2017, with a placard saying "leading missile power."(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former vice reconstruction minister Nagashima dies at 66

Japanese lawmaker Tadayoshi Nagashima, seen in this photo taken in November 2014, died of multiple organ failure in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2017, at age 66. Nagashima became a senior vice reconstruction minister after working on the restoration of a village hit by a major earthquake in Niigata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jakarta marks 1 year to Asian Games

A big screen shows Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo playing archery in a promotional event in Jakarta on Aug. 18, 2017, which marked one year before the start of the Asian Games there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: Takanashi disqualified in summer Grand Prix meet for ski length

Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi soars through the air in the qualification of the second event of the women's ski jumping summer Grand Prix competition in Frenstat, the Czech Republic, on Aug. 18, 2017. Takanashi was disqualified in that stage because her ski length did not meet regulations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: Ito wins summer Grand Prix meet

Japanese ski jumper Yuki Ito (C) poses for a photo after winning the second event of the women's ski jumping summer Grand Prix competition in Frenstat, the Czech Republic, on Aug. 18, 2017, alongside second-place Lucile Morat (L) of France and third-place Maren Lundby of Norway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: Ito wins summer Grand Prix meet

Yuki Ito soars through the air in Frenstat, the Czech Republic, on Aug. 18, 2017, in the second event of the women's ski jumping summer Grand Prix competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Ishikawa drops to 10 off pace, makes cut in PGA season finale

Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 18, 2017. Ishikawa shot a 1-over 71 to sit 10 shots behind co-leaders Ryan Armour and Webb Simpson, both of the United States, while making the cut for the first time in four months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Landslide on expressway in Japan's Gifu

A road closed sign is positioned near the Mizunami interchange in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 18, 2017, after a landslide occurred on the Chuo Expressway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-head of Osaka school operator to face new arrest over fraud

Undated photo shows Yasunori Kagoike, the former head of Osaka-based school operator Moritomo Gakuen. Prosecutors plan to serve a fresh arrest warrant for subsidy fraud against Kagoike, who has been embroiled in the scandal over a discounted purchase of public land, sources close to the case said on Aug. 18, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Barcelona mourns terror attack victims

People gather on Las Ramblas in Barcelona on Aug. 18, 2017, to mourn the victims of the terrorist attack that took place on the famous boulevard. Spanish police suspect a total of 12 people were part of a group behind attacks that left 14 dead and more than 100 injured in Barcelona and the coastal town of Cambrils. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Barcelona mourns terror attack victims

People gather on Las Ramblas in Barcelona on Aug. 18, 2017, to mourn the victims of the terrorist attack that took place on the famous boulevard. Spanish police suspect a total of 12 people were part of a group behind attacks that left 14 dead and more than 100 injured in Barcelona and the coastal town of Cambrils. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day after Barcelona terror attack

People gather on La Rambla street in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 18, 2017, to mourn the victims of the terrorist attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day after Barcelona terror attack

Spain's King Felipe VI (4th from R in front row) and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (4th from L in front row) attend a vigil in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 18, 2017, after a van ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians the previous day, killing at least 13 people and injuring about 100 in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Envoy denies claim Ukraine leaked engine tech for N. Korea's ICBM

Ukraine's Ambassador to Japan Ihor Kharchenko is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017. Kharchenko denied a claim that a state-owned plant in Ukraine leaked engine technology used in a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Envoy denies claim Ukraine leaked engine tech for N. Korea's ICBM

Ukraine's Ambassador to Japan Ihor Kharchenko is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017. Kharchenko denied a claim that a state-owned plant in Ukraine leaked engine technology used in a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Goromaru marks return to Japan Top League

Ayumu Goromaru (L) runs with the ball in the second half of Yamaha Jubilo's 14-11 win over Toyota Verblitz at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 18, 2017. Goromaru marked his return to the Japan Rugby Top League with two conversions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Higashihama outduels Kishi as Hawks beat Eagles

Nao Higashihama of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Rakuten Eagles at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai on Aug. 18, 2017. Higashihama picked up a Japanese baseball-leading 13th win after allowing one run in seven innings in the Hawks' 4-1 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Higashihama outduels Kishi as Hawks beat Eagles

Nao Higashihama of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Rakuten Eagles at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai on Aug. 18, 2017. Higashihama picked up a Japanese baseball-leading 13th win after allowing one run in seven innings in the Hawks' 4-1 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New U.S. envoy, Abe vow to fortify alliance amid N. Korea threat

New U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017. They both expressed the will to strengthen the countries' alliance in light of heightened concern over North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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13 dead, about 100 hurt in IS-claimed terror attack in Spain

Pedestrians walk on the busy La Rambla street in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 18, 2017, after a van ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians in the area the previous day, leaving at least 13 people dead and around 100 injured in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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13 dead, about 100 hurt in IS-claimed terror attack in Spain

Police officers stand guard on the busy La Rambla street in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 18, 2017, after a van ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians in the area the previous day, leaving at least 13 people dead and around 100 injured in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour bus falls off road and overturns in Hokkaido, dozens injured

Photo taken Aug. 18, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows investigators working on the scene after a tour bus fell off a road in Shimizu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Some 50 people were on the overturned bus, of whom 40 were taken to hospitals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey aircraft join Japan-U.S. joint drill in Hokkaido

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft takes off on Aug. 18, 2017 during an exercise in Hokkaido. Up to six MV-22 Ospreys are taking part in the exercise that runs through Aug. 28 amid security concerns following a recent fatal crash off Australia of the tilt-rotor aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey aircraft join Japan-U.S. joint drill in Hokkaido

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft takes off on Aug. 18, 2017 during an exercise in Hokkaido. Up to six MV-22 Ospreys are taking part in the exercise that runs through Aug. 28 amid security concerns following a recent fatal crash off Australia of the tilt-rotor aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top U.S. military officer meets Abe, SDF top officer, discuss N. Korea

Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano (R), chief of Japan's Self-Defense Force Joint Staff, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, shake hands at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017, before discussing the recent increase in tensions over North Korea. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top U.S. military officer meets Abe, SDF top officer, discuss N. Korea

Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano (R), chief of Japan's Self-Defense Force Joint Staff, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017, to discuss the recent increase in tensions over North Korea. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top U.S. military officer meets Abe, SDF top officer, discuss N. Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017, before discussing the recent increase in tensions over North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo