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CHINA-SHANXI-QIKOU ANCIENT TOWN-TOURISM INDUSTRY (CN)

(231002) -- TAIYUAN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Jia Juan introduces dishes of her own restaurant to tourists in the Qikou ancient town of Linxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 2, 2023. Jia once worked as a tour guide in the Qikou ancient town and started to run a restaurant in 2011. Qikou, an ancient riverine town along the Yellow River, was an important trade ferry in history. However, with the development of land transportation, the Qikou ancient town declined in terms of trade volume, leaving many of its historical buildings in disrepair. In recent years, local authorities have carried out protection and restoration of historical buildings and ancient dwellings in the Qikou ancient town. At the same time, the integrated development of culture and tourism is also promoted. Today the ancient town has become a popular tourist attraction. More than 5,000 people out of a population of about 30,000 in the town are engaged in the tourism industry. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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CHINA-SHANXI-QIKOU ANCIENT TOWN-TOURISM INDUSTRY (CN)

(231002) -- TAIYUAN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Jia Juan presents a dish of her own restaurant in the Qikou ancient town of Linxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 2, 2023. Jia once worked as a tour guide in the Qikou ancient town and started to run a restaurant in 2011. Qikou, an ancient riverine town along the Yellow River, was an important trade ferry in history. However, with the development of land transportation, the Qikou ancient town declined in terms of trade volume, leaving many of its historical buildings in disrepair. In recent years, local authorities have carried out protection and restoration of historical buildings and ancient dwellings in the Qikou ancient town. At the same time, the integrated development of culture and tourism is also promoted. Today the ancient town has become a popular tourist attraction. More than 5,000 people out of a population of about 30,000 in the town are engaged in the tourism industry. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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Indian businessman benefits from BRICS cooperation

STORY: Indian businessman benefits from BRICS cooperation DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Niren Anand working at his store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman STORYLINE: Indian businessman Niren Anand established his own company in southeast China's Xiamen in 2011, focusing on designing, manufacturing and exporting shoes. During the BRICS summit in Xiamen in 2017, Anand joined a business forum. He said he has benefited a lot from BRICS cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman "After the 2017 BRICS, everybody was almost aware of Xiamen. So it's easier for us to connect with the people and say we are staying in the city which held a big summit in 2017. And that also created a lot of experiences and a lot of opportunities for us." Over the years, Anand's company went fro

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China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road

STORY: GLOBALink | China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Europe freight train services 2. various of the warehouse in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MOU JINWEN, Chairman of Shenzhen Qxbox Technology Warehousing Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DIEGO CIMADEVILLA, Management director of Qxbox's subsidiary in Spain STORYLINE: The freight train service linking Chinese cities with Europe is breathing new life into the ancient Silk Road with its expanding network. In May 2011, a rail route was opened between Chongqing and Duisburg in Germany, marking the start of the China-Europe cargo train service. Boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), proposed by China in 2013, the international train service has been expanding fast over the past years. Nowadays, the service connects more than 100 Chinese cities with over 200 cities in 25 countries in Europe. At this warehouse i

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Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday

STORY: Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2. various of people opposing 3. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and local fishermen STORYLINE: The Japanese government announced Tuesday it has decided to start releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean on Thursday. The decision was made amid strong opposition from neighboring and Pacific island countries, as well as local fishermen over the irreversible impacts on the marine environment and public health. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, suffered core meltdowns that released radiation. In April 2021, the Japanese government announced its controversial plan to release nuclear-contaminated water from the facilit

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Japanese rally against ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater

STORY: Japanese rally against ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the rally 2 various of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant STORYLINE: As the Japanese government approaches a decision on the specific date for the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, hundreds of Japanese gathered in central Tokyo on Friday to rally against the discharge plan. Despite scorching temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, people from various parts of Japan braved the heat to gather in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence, urging the government to uphold its promise of "no disposal without the understanding of relevant parties." Hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered core meltdowns that released radiation, r

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Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike

STORY: Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Damascus streets 2. various of a Syrian bank 3. various of Syrians waiting in the fuel queue 4. various of Syrians buying daily needs STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday ordered a 100-percent salary raise as the government sharply raised fuel prices, according to the state news agency SANA. The salary increase, covering state employees, retirees, and military personnel, is the ninth since 2011 when the Syrian war broke out. The country's economy has since been mired in an economic crisis. Prior to the decision, the monthly salary of civil servants had been between around 10 and 25 U.S. dollars, depending on the Syrian pound's street value. Also on Tuesday night, the Syrian Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection raised the prices of diesel fuel for transportation and bakeries by about 180 percent, and normal-octane gasoline

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Key Piece Of Debris Removed From One Of Damaged Fukushima Reactors

FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - AUG. 2: A key piece of debris was successfully removed Sunday from a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, clearing the way for the removal of over 500 spent fuel rods sitting inside the unit's cooling pool more than four years after the 2011 crisis. An official of plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. called the removal of fuel handing equipment from the pool "major progress" in the debris clearing process and a step forward to the reactor's eventual decommissioning. The fuel handing device, used to put fuel rods in and out of the No. 3 reactor and located above its spent fuel pool, fell into the pit when a hydrogen explosion rocked the structure housing the reactor on March 14, 2011.

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Fukushima men complete 13,000-km "thank you" marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichi Hatori, 71, celebrates after he and two other men from Fukushima Prefecture arrived Aug. 2, 2012, at their final goal in Tokyo after a yearlong transcontinental marathon from Paris to thank people around the world for helping Japan recover from the devastating earthquake of 2011.

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Fukushima men complete 13,000-km "thank you" marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichi Hatori, 71, is tossed in the air after he and two other men from Fukushima Prefecture arrived Aug. 2, 2012, at their final goal in Tokyo after a yearlong transcontinental marathon from Paris to thank people around the world for helping Japan recover from the devastating earthquake of 2011.

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Fukushima men complete 13,000-km "thank you" marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Three men from Fukushima Prefecture, including Kenichi Hatori (C), 71, arrive Aug. 2, 2012, at their final goal in Tokyo after a yearlong transcontinental marathon from Paris to thank people around the world for helping Japan recover from the devastating earthquake of 2011.

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Little league world champions team member Takada

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ryo Takada, Japanese pitcher/outfielder of American team West, the little league world champions, in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. His team, which represented California in the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series held in late August in Pennsylvania, beat Japan 2-1 to claim the title on Aug. 28, 2011.

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Price of Fukushima peaches tumbles

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Women pack peaches into boxes in the town of Iizaka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2011, during the shipping peak of harvested peaches. The average wholesale price of peaches harvested in the prefecture, the No. 2 producer in Japan, fell about 55 percent from its year-earlier level in August amid the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan's Ito defeated in 1st round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Tatsuma Ito returns the ball to Feliciano Lopez of Spain in a men's singles first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Aug. 31, 2011. Ito was defeated by Lopez 2-6, 4-6, 4-6.

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Cirstea-Morita advance to 2nd round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Ayumi Morita of Japan (L) and Sorana Cirstea of Russia celebrate after defeating Australian pair Casey Dellacqua and Rennae Stubbs 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in a women's doubles first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Aug. 31, 2011. Morita and Cirstea will meet Spanish pair Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the second round.

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Japan's Shimizu wins super flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Tomonobu Shimizu (R) lands a punch on Mexican champion Hugo Cazares in the second round at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2011. Shimizu won the WBA super flyweight title in a 2-1 decision over Cazares.

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Japan's Shimizu wins super flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese boxer Tomonobu Shimizu raises his fists at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2011, after defeating Hugo Cazares of Mexico to claim the WBA super flyweight title in a 2-1 decision.

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Japan-born N. Korea striker Chong

TOKYO, Japan - Chong Tese, North Korea national team striker who used to play in Japan and is now at German second-division club Bochum, poses for photos with children at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. The Japanese and North Korean national teams will play in Saitama on Sept. 2, 2011, in a qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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New DPJ secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Azuma Koshiishi speaks during a meeting of party parliamentarians in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2011. The DPJ the same day launched its new leadership under the President and incoming Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, with the No. 2 post of secretary general handed to Koshiishi, a close ally of party power broker Ichiro Ozawa.

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Indians' Fukudome gets 2 RBIs against Athletics

CLEVELAND, United States - Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians doubles to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2011. Fukudome went 1-for-4 with two RBIs as the Indians won 6-2.

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Date Krumm loses in 1st round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm plays against Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain in her first-round match in the women's singles at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Aug. 30, 2011. Soler-Espinosa won the match 7-6(5), 7-6(2).

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to a 5th consecutive game. The Indians won 6-2.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from R to L) the Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. A large crane near the damaged No. 1 reactor building is being used to install airtight sheeting to help prevent the further spread of radioactive substances.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L to R) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, and 1 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Koshiishi to become DPJ's No. 2

TOKYO, Japan - Azuma Koshiishi, leader of the caucus of Democratic Party of Japan legislators in the House of Councillors, is pictured at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2011. The ruling party's new leader, Yoshihiko Noda, tapped Koshiishi, a veteran lawmaker with close ties to DPJ power broker Ichiro Ozawa, to assume the party's No. 2 post of secretary general and to act as a pivotal figure to boost party unity the same day.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L to R) the Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. A large crane near the damaged No. 1 reactor building is being used to install airtight sheeting to help prevent the further spread of radioactive substances.

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North Korean soccer team arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's national soccer team is welcomed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the night of Aug. 29, 2011, shortly after arriving via Beijing. The team is scheduled to play Japan on Sept. 2 in the city of Saitama near Tokyo in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Athletics

CLEVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians outfielder Kosuke Fukudome hits a run-scoring double down the right field line in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 29, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-3 with one RBI in a 2-1 victory.

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North Korean soccer team arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's national soccer team is welcomed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the night of Aug. 29, 2011, shortly after arriving via Beijing. The team is scheduled to play Japan on Sept. 2 in the city of Saitama near Tokyo in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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Honda in Russian Premier League

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (L front) kicks the ball during the first half of a match against Spartak Moscow in Moscow on Aug. 28, 2011. CSKA and Spartak drew 2-2.

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Kenya's Kiplagat wins marathon at worlds

DAEGU, South Korea - Kenya's Edna Kiplagat finished first in the women's marathon on the opening day of the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 27, 2011. She won her first world title with a winning time of 2 hours, 28 minutes, 43 seconds.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Royals

CELVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians outfielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to the middle in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 26, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-3 in a 2-1 victory.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. White Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 26, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in a 4-2 loss.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) steals second base in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 24, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-6 with an RBI in a 9-2 victory.

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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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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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Venlo's Cullen against Ajax

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo's Robert Cullen dribbles the ball in a game against Ajax Amsterdam in Venlo, the Netherlands, on Aug. 21, 2011. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Venlo's Yoshida against Ajax

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo's Maya Yoshida dribbles the ball in a game against Ajax Amsterdam in Venlo, the Netherlands, on Aug. 21, 2011. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Venlo's Yoshida against Ajax

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo defender Maya Yoshida heads clear in a game against Ajax Amsterdam in Venlo, the Netherlands, on Aug. 21, 2011. The game ended 2-2.

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Venlo's Cullen against Ajax

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo midfielder Robert Cullen (R) takes on two Ajax Amsterdam players in Venlo, the Netherlands, on Aug. 21, 2011. The game ended 2-2.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Tigers

DETROIT, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to the left in the seventh inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Aug. 21, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-4 in an 8-7 loss.

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2 more bodies found after tour boat accident

NAGOYA, Japan - Police officers recover a tour boat on the Tenryu River in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2011, three days after it sank in an accident. Authorities the same day found the bodies of two more people involved in the accident, bringing the death toll to four while a 2-year-old boy remained missing.

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Matsui records 2,600th hit

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Oakland, California, on Aug. 19, 2011. It was his 2,600th hit in his Japanese professional baseball and U.S. major league career.

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Nadeshiko Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Women's World Cup champions Japan, nicknamed ''Nadeshiko Japan,'' (from L to R) Karina Maruyama, Nahomi Kawasumi and Homare Sawa, celebrate the team's 3-2 victory over a Nadeshiko League select team at Tokyo's National Stadium on Aug. 19, 2011.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Japanese baseball player Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians hits a run-scoring triple to the right in the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2011. The center fielder went 3-for-4 in the Indians' 4-2 victory.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome rounds second base in the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2011. Fukudome went 3-for-4 in the Indians' 4-2 victory.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome hits a single in the second inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2011. Fukudome went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the Indians' 4-2 victory.

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TEPCO power supply-demand ratio indicators

TOKYO, Japan - Displays at JR Shinagawa Station in Tokyo show power demand in Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s service areas came to 90 percent of the utility's supply capacity in the afternoon of Aug. 18, 2011. The demand reached 49.36 million kilowatts after 2 p.m. the same day, the largest so far this summer and equal to 90.4 percent of the supply capacity, according to preliminary data released by the company. Demand for electricity grew as high temperatures increased the use of air conditioners, the utility, known as TEPCO, said.

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Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

MECHELEN, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (L) of Lierse SK catches a ball in a game against KV Mechelen in Mechelen on Aug. 14, 2011. Lierse SK was defeated 1-2, handing a first loss of the season to Kawashima, who played the entire game.

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Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

MECHELEN, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima of Lierse SK saves a shot in a game against KV Mechelen in Mechelen on Aug. 14, 2011. Lierse SK was defeated 1-2, handing a first loss of the season to Kawashima, who played the entire game.