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(230803) -- NAPO COUNTY, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 5, 2009 shows the houses of local people in Shuinongtun of Napo County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi started at the end of 2008 an infrastructure project in its border area to improve the life of local people. During the five years between 2008 and 2012, Guangxi had conducted 8,801 projects in the Napo border area, covering various aspects of people's daily life including transportation, education, water supply, house renovation and so on, benefiting over 77,000 people from 59 villages in six townships. With continuous efforts of local government and people, living conditions in border area of Guangxi have been improved fundamentally. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season, 50th in bigs

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 27, 2012. Matsuzaka returned to the majors in style, working seven innings in the Red Sox's 5-1 win. The victory was Matsuzaka's 50th in the big leagues and his first since May 8, 2011.

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Farah wins gold in men's 5,000 meters

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Mo Farah (R) competes in the men's 5,000-meter final at the London 2012 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 11, 2012. Farah won the gold with a time of 13 minutes, 41.66 seconds.

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Farah wins gold in men's 5,000 meters

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Mo Farah wins the gold in the men's 5,000 meters at the London 2012 Olympics with a time of 13 minutes, 41.66 seconds at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 11, 2012.

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No medal for Japan men's soccer team after losing to S. Korea

CARDIFF, Wales - Japan's Maya Yoshida (5) and Hiroshi Kiyotake (17) react after South Korea scored the opening goal during the first half of the men's soccer bronze medal match at Millennium Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012. South Korea beat Japan 2-0.

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Tax hike legislation enacted in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012, after parliament passed legislation to double the 5-percent sales tax rate by October 2015.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a plastic bottle thrown on the track (right side of the Lane 6 box) just before the start of the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Jamaica's Usain Bolt (2nd from L) won the gold with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Tax hike legislation enacted in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers vote on a bill to raise the consumption tax rate during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012. The contentious legislation to double the 5-percent sales tax rate by October 2015 was passed by the upper chamber.

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Japan lose to Mexico in men's soccer semifinal

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kensuke Nagai (11) and Maya Yoshida (5) try to defend a corner kick during the first half of a men's soccer semifinal match against Mexico at Wembley Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Mexico's Marco Fabian (8) scored an equalizer on a header off the corner kick.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Takeshita (3) and Erika Araki (5) block the ball during the second set of a match against China in the women's volleyball quarterfinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan beat China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988. At left is China's Wang Yimei.

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Richards-Ross wins gold in Olympic women's 400 meters

LONDON, Britain - Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States smiles after finishing first in the women's 400 meters final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Richards-Ross won the gold medal with a time of 49.55 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Composite photo shows sequence of the men's 100-meter final (from back to front) at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Jamaica's Usain Bolt in Lane 7 finished first with a time of 9.63 seconds.

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Hokkaido governor visits disputed island

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi (L) visits a school on Shikotan, one of the disputed islands held by Russia, on Aug. 5, 2012. Takahashi said Aug. 6 after winding up a four-day visit to the island as a member of a Japanese delegation in a visa-free exchange program, that communities for Japanese and Russian residents to live together will be needed on those islands off Hokkaido once they are returned to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Hokkaido governor visits disputed island

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi (3rd from R) visits a Russian household on Shikotan, one of the disputed islands held by Russia, on Aug. 5, 2012. Takahashi said Aug. 6 after winding up a four-day visit to the island as a member of a Japanese delegation in a visa-free exchange program, that communities for Japanese and Russian residents to live together will be needed on those islands off Hokkaido once they are returned to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Composite photo shows sequence of the men's 100-meter final (from back to front) at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Jamaica's Usain Bolt in Lane 7 finished first with a time of 9.63 seconds.

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U.S. Japan NGOs' meeting over tsunami debris

PORTLAND, United States - A meeting over the landfall in North America of debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan is held by U.S. and Japanese nongovernmental organizations in Portland, Oregon, on Aug. 5, 2012.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (far L) competes in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won the gold with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds. At right is American Tyson Gay, at second from right is Jamaican Yohan Blake and at third from right is American Justin Gatlin.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, pose with the national flag after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt responds to cheers after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (2nd from L) looks up at the sky before the start of the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (C) speaks with a reporter after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won the gold with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt puts his head on the ground after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won the gold with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (2nd from L) competes in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won the gold with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, celebrate with the national flag after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Murofushi wins bronze in Olympic hammer throw

LONDON, Britain - (From L) Japan's Koji Murofushi, Hungary's Krisztian Pars and Slovenia's Primoz Kozmus celebrate after the men's hammer throw final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 5, 2012, securing the bronze, gold, and silver medal respectively at the 2012 Olympics Games.

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Murofushi wins bronze in Olympic hammer throw

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Koji Murofushi carries the national flag after the men's hammer throw final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 5, 2012. Murofushi won the bronze medal in the event at the London Olympics.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses with the national flag after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, celebrate after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (far L) powers ahead of the pack in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (far L) powers ahead of the pack in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (C) finishes first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt finished with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Justin Gatlin of the United States, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, Yohan Blake of Jamaica, and Tyson Gay of the United States (from L to R) run in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012, finishing third, first, second, and fourth respectively.

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Murofushi wins bronze in Olympic hammer throw

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Koji Murofushi performs in the third of his six attempts in the men's hammer throw final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 5, 2012, marking 78.71 meters. He won bronze in the men's hammer throw at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Shimizu secures medal in bantamweight

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satoshi Shimizu (L) punches Algeria's Mohamed Amine Ouadahi in the quarterfinals of the men's bantamweight class at the 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCeL arena in London on Aug. 5, 2012. Shimizu won the match, securing the first Olympic boxing medal for Japan in 44 years.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (L) celebrates after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Shimizu secures medal in bantamweight

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satoshi Shimizu (R) punches Algeria's Mohamed Amine Ouadahi in the quarterfinals of the men's bantamweight class at the 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCeL arena in London on Aug. 5, 2012. Shimizu won the match, securing the first Olympic boxing medal for Japan in 44 years.

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Shimizu secures medal in bantamweight

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satoshi Shimizu (L) celebrates after defeating Algeria's Mohamed Amine Ouadahi (R back) in the quarterfinals of the men's bantamweight class at the 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCeL arena in London on Aug. 5, 2012, securing the first Olympic boxing medal for Japan in 44 years.

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Shimizu secures medal in bantamweight

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satoshi Shimizu (R) punches Algeria's Mohamed Amine Ouadahi in the quarterfinals of the men's bantamweight class at the 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCeL arena in London on Aug. 5, 2012. Shimizu won the match, securing the first Olympic boxing medal for Japan in 44 years.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) finishes first in the men's 100 meters final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (front) finishes first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (C) finishes first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Japan gets men's team foil silver in fencing

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Suguru Awaji, Yuki Ota, Ryo Miyake, and Kenta Chida (from L to R) smile with the silver medals they won in the men's fencing team foil at the 2012 London Olympics at the ExCeL arena on Aug. 5, 2012. Japan lost to Italy 45-39.

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Richards-Ross wins gold in Olympic women's 400 meters

LONDON, Britain - Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States waves the national flag after winning the gold medal in the women's 400 meters finals at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 5, 2012. Richards-Ross finished with a time of 49.55 seconds.

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Japan advances to women's table tennis team final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa, and Sayaka Hirano (from L to R) celebrate after beating Singapore in the women's table tennis team semifinal match to advance to the final at the ExCeL arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012.

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Richards-Ross wins gold in Olympic women's 400 meters

LONDON, Britain - Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States (R) wins the women's 400 meters final race at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 5, 2012. Richards-Ross finished with a time of 49.55 seconds.