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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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Tanzanian young man pursues career in Kung Fu

STORY: Tanzanian young man pursues career in Kung Fu DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English & Swahili): YASINI BAKARI, Kung Fu trainer 2. various of Chinese Kung Fu training STORYLINE: Yasini Rajabu Bakari, 26, comes from Tanzania's commercial hub of Dar es Salaam. He now works as a Kung Fu trainer in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. "Chinese Kung Fu is in my blood. The Chinese martial arts is my lifetime savior," said Bakari. In 2014, the Tanzania Wushu Association, in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, sent Bakari to be trained in Kung Fu for four weeks at the Shaolin Temple in central China's Henan Province. In 2017, Bakari was sponsored to get further training for three months at a martial arts school in north China's Tianjin, where he was awarded a diploma after completing a program in martial arts coaching. After that, Bakari landed a job as a trainer at Dragon Warriors Martial Arts Clu

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N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (C) arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2017, after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles. Suga said the missiles did not fall within Japan's territory or exclusive economic zone and would not have a direct impact on Japan's security.

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2018 World Cup stadium

Photo taken Aug. 26, 2017, shows Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, one of the match venues for the 2018 soccer World Cup soccer finals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 World Cup stadium

Photo taken Aug. 26, 2017, shows Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, one of the match venues for the 2018 soccer World Cup soccer finals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese astronaut Kanai speaks to press about long stay on ISS

Norishige Kanai, a Japanese astronaut scheduled to stay on the International Space Station for six months from November 2017, answers a reporter's question at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum of Japan's superstar to close

People line up in front of the memorial museum of popular actor and singer Yujiro Ishihara in the northern Japan city of Otaru on Aug. 31, 2017, its last day of business after 26 years. The museum displaying his mementos opened in 1991 after Ishihara died in 1987 at 52. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum of Japan's superstar to close

People line up in front of the memorial museum of popular actor and singer Yujiro Ishihara in the northern Japan city of Otaru on Aug. 31, 2017, its last day of business after 26 years. The museum displaying his mementos opened in 1991 after Ishihara died in 1987 at 52. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Demonstrators rally against racism in San Francisco

A banner reading "No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA" is pictured during a rally against racism as demonstrators took to the streets in San Francisco on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Demonstrators rally against racism in San Francisco

Demonstrators against racism take to the streets in San Francisco on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Demonstrators rally against racism in San Francisco

Demonstrators against racism take to the streets in San Francisco on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Thai PMs Yingluck, Thaksin still popular in hometown

An enlarged photo of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra decorates a wall at a restaurant in his hometown of San Kamphaeng in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand, as seen on Aug. 26, 2017. Thaksin, who lives in exile, and his younger sister Yingluck, also a former prime minister, remain immensely popular in the district despite both having been ousted from office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Thai PMs Yingluck, Thaksin still popular in hometown

A calendar (top L) featuring former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her elder brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is pictured at a market in their hometown of San Kamphaeng in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand, on Aug. 26, 2017. Yingluck, who failed to show up for a court ruling on Aug. 25 and faces arrest, has fled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, sources in her Pheu Thai Party said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara 1st Japanese in 40 years to reach worlds final

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan celebrates after winning a women's singles semifinal at the world badminton championships in Glasgow on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara 1st Japanese in 40 years to reach worlds final

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan defeats India's Saina Nehwal in a women's singles semifinal at the world badminton championships in Glasgow on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara 1st Japanese in 40 years to reach worlds final

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan defeats India's Saina Nehwal in a women's singles semifinal at the world badminton championships in Glasgow on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Fujinami takes bronze in men's 70-kg freestyle at worlds

Japan's Yuhi Fujinami celebrates after winning a bronze medal in the men's 70-kilogram freestyle competition at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Fujinami takes bronze in men's 70-kg freestyle at worlds

Japan's Yuhi Fujinami (R) defeats Georgian Zurabi Erbotsonashvili to win a bronze medal in the men's 70-kilogram freestyle competition at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan get 1st win on last day of Women's World Cup, end 11th

Seina Saito (C) of Japan tries to get free of Hong Kong's defense in the first half a Women's Rugby World Cup match in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Aug. 26, 2017. Japan claimed their first victory at the tournament with a 44-5 triumph over Hong Kong. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks show near Itsukushima Shrine

Fireworks are fired into the sky behind the gate and pavilions of Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, on Aug. 26, 2017, in the western Japan city of Hatsukaichi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panasonic beat Canon in Rugby Top League

Akihito Yamada of the Panasonic Wild Knights crosses the line to score a try during the first half of a Japan Rugby Top League game against the Canon Eagles in Kumagaya, near Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2017. Panasonic won 43-8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fighters beat Eagles

Nippon Ham Fighters players celebrate after beating the Rakuten Eagles 5-4 at Kobo Park Miyagi, Sendai, on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fighters beat Eagles

Nippon Ham Fighters players celebrate after beating the Rakuten Eagles 5-4 at Kobo Park Miyagi, Sendai, on Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18,000 fireworks shot off at national competition

Around 18,000 fireworks are shot off during the 91st national competition on Aug. 26, 2017, in the northeastern Japan city of Daisen. After torrential rains the previous day, municipal officials were forced to prepare crowd seating through the night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18,000 fireworks shot off at national competition

Around 18,000 fireworks are shot off during the 91st national competition on Aug. 26, 2017, in the northeastern Japan city of Daisen. After torrential rains the previous day, municipal officials were forced to prepare crowd seating through the night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks show near Itsukushima Shrine

Fireworks are fired into the sky behind the gate and pavilions of Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, on Aug. 26, 2017, in the western Japan city of Hatsukaichi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Music, dance performed to commemorate disaster victims

Newly created Shinto music and dance routines are performed at a shrine in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima on Aug. 26, 2017, to both commemorate those who died in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster and pray for speedy reconstruction of the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18,000 fireworks shot off at national competition

Around 18,000 fireworks are shot off during the 91st national competition on Aug. 26, 2017, in the northeastern Japan city of Daisen. After torrential rains the previous day, municipal officials were forced to prepare crowd seating through the night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18,000 fireworks shot off at national competition

Around 18,000 fireworks are shot off during the 91st national competition on Aug. 26, 2017, in the northeastern Japan city of Daisen. After torrential rains the previous day, municipal officials were forced to prepare crowd seating through the night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18,000 fireworks shot off at national competition

Around 18,000 fireworks are shot off during the 91st national competition on Aug. 26, 2017, in the northeastern Japan city of Daisen. After torrential rains the previous day, municipal officials were forced to prepare crowd seating through the night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ito wins women's summer ski jumping competition

Yuki Ito soars at a women's summer ski jumping competition at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium in the central Japan village of Hakuba on Aug. 26, 2017. Ito won the title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako gives address in sign language

Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, signs an address during a high school sign language contest in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2017. The princess will meet the press with her boyfriend on Sept. 3 for the announcement of their engagement. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako gives address in sign language

Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, signs an address during a high school sign language contest in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2017. The princess will meet the press with her boyfriend on Sept. 3 for the announcement of their engagement. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako gives address in sign language

Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, signs an address during a high school sign language contest in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2017. The princess will meet the press with her boyfriend on Sept. 3 for the announcement of their engagement. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drill to prepare for N. Korean missile launch

People join an emergency drill to prepare for a North Korean ballistic missile launch in the central Japan city of Tsu on Aug. 26, 2017. The drill was conducted at an elementary school and a nursing home in the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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76-yr man ends solo voyage

Ikuo Tateo arrives at a port in the western Japan city of Sakai on Aug. 26, 2017, completing a 14-month solo nonstop round-the-world yacht voyage. The 76-year-old will apply to be recognized as the oldest achiever of a solo nonstop journey in the Guinness World Records. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea to co-host cultural events during Olympics

Culture ministers -- (from L) Luo Shugang of China, Yoshimasa Hayashi of Japan and Do Jong Whan of South Korea -- shake hands after signing the Kyoto declaration in the Japanese city on Aug. 26, 2017, confirming that their countries will co-host events to spread East Asian culture during the summer and winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to be hosted by them between 2018 and 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea to co-host cultural events during Olympics

Japanese culture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi attends a meeting with his counterparts from China and South Korea in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Aug. 26, 2017. The three ministers confirmed that their countries will co-host events to spread East Asian culture during the summer and winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to be hosted by them between 2018 and 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea to co-host cultural events during Olympics

The culture ministers of Japan, South Korea and China gather in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Aug. 26, 2017, confirming that their countries will co-host events to spread East Asian culture during the summer and winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to be hosted by them between in 2018 and 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles

Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera meets with reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2017, after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles amid an annual joint military exercise by South Korea and the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga meets with reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2017, after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles. Suga said the missiles did not fall within Japan's territory or exclusive economic zone and would not have a direct impact on Japan's security. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (C) arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2017, after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles. Suga said the missiles did not fall within Japan's territory or exclusive economic zone and would not have a direct impact on Japan's security. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan still winless at Women's World Cup

Members of Japan's national team bow to spectators after losing to Italy 22-0 in a ninth to 12th placement match at the Women's Rugby World Cup in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Aug. 22, 2017. Japan will play off for 11th place against Hong Kong on Aug. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan still winless at Women's World Cup

Japan's Yuki Sue (2nd from L) tries to escape a tackle during the first half of Japan's 22-0 loss to Italy in a ninth to 12th placement match at the Women's Rugby World Cup in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Aug. 22, 2017. Japan will play off for 11th place against Hong Kong on Aug. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyagi to remove "suggestive" PR video amid sexist criticism

A screenshot from YouTube in this file photo shows model and actress Dan Mitsu, known for playing erotic roles, in a tourism promotion video for Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan. The online video, which drew criticism for containing sexually suggestive scenes, will be pulled Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's GSDF marching band takes part in Edinburgh Military Tatoo

Col. Takahiro Higuchi (L) and leading private Michiko Matsunaga of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band pose for a photo on Aug. 17, 2017, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the day after the band performed at the annual Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, one of the world's largest festivals of international military bands taking place on Aug. 4-26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo