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Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high

STORY: Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high SHOOTING TIME: March 24/27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eruptions (courtesy of Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences) STORYLINE: Russia's Ebeko volcano spewed ash to a height of 3,000 meters into the atmosphere, a Russian research institute said Wednesday. "The ash emission reached approximately 3,000 meters above sea level," said the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The 1,156-meter-high Ebeko volcano is located on Russia's Kuril Island of Paramushir. Regular emissions, ranging from weak to moderate, have been ongoing since Oct. 20, 2016, which are considered normal for the volcano. The record emission occurred on Aug. 31, 2018, when a smoke column surged to a height of 6,000 meters from

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

(230829) -- URUMQI, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 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) -- A performance is staged at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 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) -- Actors perform at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 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) -- Actors perform at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 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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Japanese man detained by N. Korea

BEIJING, China, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Tomoyuki Sugimoto, a Japanese man released by North Korea after being detained in early August 2018 for an unknown reason, is seen on an airplane departing from Pyongyang to Beijing on Aug. 28.

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Asian Games: China retains artistic swimming duet title

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Chinese twin sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen perform on their way to winning the fourth consecutive gold for their country in the women's artistic swimming duets at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2018.

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Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania

STORY: Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): JOHNSON ALLEN, Hairstylist in Dar es Salaam 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): LINAH KIDOTI, Fashionista 3. various of wigs in a shop 4. various of social media video clips showing customers wearing wig STORYLINE: Johnson Allen, a 28-year-old hairstylist based in Tanzania's business capital Dar es Salaam, said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the hair wigs from China are selling like hotcakes in his three shops. Allen, who owns a chain of hairstyle shops called Jonijo, is nicknamed Jonijo wigs, a recognition he earned after he ventured into the business in 2015. "I started this business when I was still in secondary school. I started it as a passion when I realized that the future for this kind of business was bright. I threw my full weight into it and in 2018 the business started to pick up," said the hairstylist. However, he

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FEATURE: Indonesia's "Spiderwoman" eyes Tokyo 2020 following Asian Games success

Indonesian sport climber Aries Susanti Rahayu, known at home as "Spiderwoman," speaks at an interview in Palembang, Indonesia, on Aug. 28, 2018, after claiming two gold medals at the Asian games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Indonesia's "Spiderwoman" eyes Tokyo 2020 following Asian Games success

Indonesian sport climber Aries Susanti Rahayu, known at home as "Spiderwoman," speaks at an interview in Palembang, Indonesia, on Aug. 28, 2018, after claiming two gold medals at the Asian games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: China retains artistic swimming duet title

Chinese twin sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen perform on their way to winning the fourth consecutive gold for their country in the women's artistic swimming duets at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man detained by N. Korea

Tomoyuki Sugimoto, a Japanese man released by North Korea after being detained in early August 2018 for an unknown reason, is seen on an airplane departing from Pyongyang to Beijing on Aug. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man released by N. Korea

Tomoyuki Sugimoto, a Japanese man released by North Korea after being detained in early August 2018, arrives at Beijing airport on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 World Cup stadium

Photo taken Aug. 28, 2017, shows Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia, one of the venues for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Made-in-Japan daily items sold at Russian post office

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2018, shows made-in-Japan detergents and shampoos sold at a post office in Vladivostok, Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Smartphone displays defense paper image

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2018, shows a smartphone displaying a moving image of a ballistic missile based on data included in a 2018 defense white paper. A special app on the phone read the data using augmented reality technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Artistic swimming

Members of the North Korean delegation (back) sit with South Korean athletes (front) at the venue of the artistic swimming duet free routine at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2018. They are awaiting the score for a South Korean pair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robots support factory work

Photo shows a robot carrying products at Omron Corp.'s factory in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robots support factory work

Photo shows a robot soldering at Omron Corp.'s factory in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese Premier Li and WIPO Director General Gurry

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, hold talks at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese Premier Li and WIPO Director General Gurry

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, shake hands at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cate Blanchett at UNSC meeting

Cate Blanchett, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador and Academy award winning Australian actress, attends a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Aug. 28, 2018, stressing the need to support Rohingya refugees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori at U.S. Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori in action against Maximilian Marterer of Germany during the first round at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori at U.S. Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori hits a forehand against Maximilian Marterer of Germany during the first round at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori at U.S. Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori hits a backhand against Maximilian Marterer of Germany during the first round at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka wins 1st-round match at U.S. Open

Japan's Naomi Osaka serves against Laura Siegemund of Germany during the first round of the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 28, 2018. Osaka won 6-3, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka wins 1st-round match at U.S. Open

Japan's Naomi Osaka hits a backhand against Laura Siegemund of Germany during the first round of the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 28, 2018. Osaka won 6-3, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka wins 1st-round match at U.S. Open

Japan's Naomi Osaka tosses the ball to serve against Laura Siegemund of Germany during the first round of the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 28, 2018. Osaka won 6-3, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man released by N. Korea

Tomoyuki Sugimoto, a Japanese man released by North Korea after being detained in early August 2018, arrives at Beijing airport on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China to develop unified standard for fast EV chargers

Members from Japanese and Chinese industry groups attend a signing ceremony in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2018, for an agreement aimed at developing a unified standard for next-generation electric vehicle chargers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: China retains artistic swimming duet title

Chinese twin sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen perform on their way to winning the fourth consecutive gold for their country in the women's artistic swimming duets at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: China retains artistic swimming duet title

Chinese twin sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen perform on their way to winning the fourth consecutive gold for their country in the women's artistic swimming duets at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Creator of "Chibi Maruko-chan" manga dies

Shoppers visit the Tokyo Chibi Maruko-chan store on the premises of JR Tokyo Station in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2018, a day after the office of Momoko Sakura, creator of the long-running manga and anime series "Chibi Maruko-chan," announced she had died of breast cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Creator of "Chibi Maruko-chan" manga dies

A girl poses with a character figure on display at the Tokyo Chibi Maruko-chan store on the premises of JR Tokyo Station in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2018, a day after the office of Momoko Sakura, creator of the long-running manga and anime series "Chibi Maruko-chan," announced she had died of breast cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man detained by N. Korea

Tomoyuki Sugimoto, a Japanese man released by North Korea after being detained in early August 2018 for an unknown reason, arrives at Beijing International Airport from Pyongyang on Aug. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Chibi Maruko-chan" creator dies

A woman signs a guestbook at Chibi Maruko-chan Land, a museum dedicated to long-running manga and anime series "Chibi Maruko-chan" in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Aug. 28, 2018. Momoko Sakura, creator of the manga, died of breast cancer on Aug. 15 at the age of 53. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-led naval drill in Pacific starts without China

The Rim of the Pacific exercise opening ceremony is held in Hawaii on June 28, 2018. The major U.S. Navy-led drill involving 26 countries but without China will run through Aug. 2, amid lingering tensions between Washington and Beijing over the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsukiji market to be moved no earlier than June 2018: Tokyo governor

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during an extraordinary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on Aug. 28, 2017. Koike said the aging Tsukiji fish market will be moved to the nearby Toyosu waterfront area no earlier than June 2018, after taking additional safety measures to address soil contamination at the new site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo