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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

HIKONE, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison. (Kyodo)

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Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Japanese TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada are pictured during a press conference on April 11, 2007, after the Supreme Court repealed in March a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court finalized Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the 2003 births of the boys.(Kyodo)

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi (far R) bows in apology to former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama (far L), alongside her parents and lawyer, at a prefectural government building in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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Baseball: Yu Darvish

Tohoku High School baseball club manager Masahiro Wako (L) consoles pitcher Yu Darvish after the team was defeated by Joso Gakuin in the final of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2003.

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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) -- Customers select barbecue at the Xinjiang International grand bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 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) -- This combo photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a shop assistant displaying handicraft products at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 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) -- This combo photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a Pakistani merchant displaying artware at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 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. 1, 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) -- Tourists go sightseeing at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 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) -- This combo photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a man playing a folk instrument at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 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 tourist is seen at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 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) -- People dance at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 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) -- This combo photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a craftswoman displaying her leather carving products at her workshop (above) and making a leather carving product (below) in the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 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. 16, 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) -- Tourists go sightseeing at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 5, 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) -- Two tourists are seen at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 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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UN marks 20th anniversary of bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad

STORY: UN marks 20th anniversary of bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of anniversary 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: The United Nations on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the suicide bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 22 UN personnel. At a brief ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, Atul Khare, the UN undersecretary-general for the Department of Operational Support, laid a wreath in front of a plaque for the 2003 bombing. The bombing took place on Aug. 19, 2003, in the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, which was used by the United Nations as its headquarters in Iraq. The bombing killed 22 people, including the UN Special Representative in Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello, and wounded more than 100 others. The UN General Assembly in 2008 designated the date of the Baghdad bombing as World Humanitarian Day. In a video message

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 9, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-BAUHAUS BUILDINGS

(230811) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rest in a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 8, 2023. The White City of Tel Aviv is known for its unusual collection of white, unadorned, balconied Bauhaus buildings, winning UNESCO recognition in 2003 as a world heritage site. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi speaks during a lecture in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels betwee

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi walks alongside a river in Pudong District of east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels between the two cities for work and living. The Ya

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (2nd L) and his colleagues talk about their research in front of the Zuchongzhi 2, a 66-qubit programmable quantum computing system, in Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shan

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi operates Zuchongzhi 2, a 66-qubit programmable quantum computing system, at QuantumCTek Co., Ltd in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi poses for a photo at QuantumCTek Co., Ltd in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels between the two cities for work and livin

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (R) talks with a student after a lecture in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng oft

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combined photo shows China launching the world's first quantum satellite on top of a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 16, 2016. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center fo

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (L front) attends a meeting at the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of the University of Science and Technology of China in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located i

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi walks out of the gate of the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels between

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi walks past a model of quantum satellite "Micius" in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai,

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi talks with a student at a laboratory in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often t

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (R) checks experimental data with Professor Yin Juan at a laboratory of the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of the University of Science and Technology of China in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This composite photo taken on Nov. 28, 2016 shows researchers making an experiment as the quantum satellite "Micius" flies over an observatory in Xinglong, north China's Hebei Province. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are locat