(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-AKTO-MOUNTAINEERING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-AKTO-MOUNTAINEERING (CN)

(240709) -- AKTO, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This combined photo shows Taxibayi Janibaiki (front C), his older brother (front L), his younger sister (front R), and their mother, near Muztagh Ata (above, taken on Aug. 22, 2007) and Taxibayi Janibaiki (front C), his older brother (front L), his younger sister (front R), and their mother, in front of their new home at the foot of Muztagh Ata (taken on July 5, 2024). The Muztagh Ata, located at the Pamir Plateau at an altitude of over 7,500 meters in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an attraction to mountaineering enthusiasts from around the world. During the climbing season, people gather in Subax Village, Akto County, at the foot of the Muztagh Ata for mountaineering. As for those local people who are familiar with the terrain and climate here, participating in international mountaineering sports can increase their income and improve their livelihoods. At the same time, through mountaineering, they also gain a deeper u

Afghan youth devoted to nation rebuilding after studying in China

STORY: Afghan youth devoted to nation rebuilding after studying in China DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of Kabul 2. various of Afghan children in a hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHALIL AHMAD HIJRAT, Health director, Afghan Red Crescent Society 4. various of street view of Kabul 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHALIL AHMAD HIJRAT, Health director, Afghan Red Crescent Society 6. various of street view of Kabul STORYLINE: In 2007, Khalil Ahmad Hijrat left his war-torn motherland of Afghanistan and began his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at China's Nanjing Medical University and Southeast University, successively. Hijrat is now still a Ph.D. student at Southeast University, though the epidemic postponed his study. Currently, he serves as the health director of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, the country's major charity. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHALIL AHMAD HIJRAT, Health director, Afghan Red Crescent Society "The Healt

Akio Okubo

Akio Okubo

Akio Okubo, associate professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University (photo taken on Aug. 5, 2007)

U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk enters Yokosuka port

U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk enters Yokosuka port

The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk enters the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 11, replacing the flattop Independence. The 81,123-ton, 325-meter-long Kitty Hawk, which arrived from San Diego, Calif., has a crew of about 5,500 and is scheduled to be stationed in Yokosuka until around 2007. The 80,643-ton Independence left the base in July to be retired.