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Malaysia's aerospace, maritime exhibition kicks off in Langkawi

STORY: Malaysia's aerospace, maritime exhibition kicks off in Langkawi DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:46 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of delegates and visitors attending the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2023 STORYLINE: The 16th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) kicked off on Tuesday in Langkawi in Malaysia's Kedah state, after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. First launched in 1991, the biannual event is a platform for various forums in maritime and aerospace industries, bringing together representatives of associated sectors as well as officials and decision-makers from a number of countries. This year's event, running from May 23-27, sees the participation of hundreds of exhibitors from the defense and commercial sectors, with the display of country pavilions. One of the most watched segments of the event remains the aerobatic displays, with aerobatics teams from China, Indonesia, Russia, S

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), Empress Masako (R), Crown Prince Fumihito (L), Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from L) and Princess Kako (C) attend a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L) talks to guests at an imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L), Empress Masako (front, R) and other imperial family members attend a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) talk to guests at an imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L, 3rd from bottom), Empress Masako (next to Naruhito) and other imperial family members (behind Naruhito) attend a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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MOMAD Spring 2023 concludes in Madrid

STORY: MOMAD Spring 2023 concludes in Madrid DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fashion trade fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANA CUADRADO, Owner of Spanish brand Ana Modas 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): GABRIELA CRISTEA, Representative of French brand FP&CO STORYLINE: The biannual fashion, footwear and accessories show MOMAD closed its spring edition on Sunday in Madrid. The three-day fair hosted more than 300 international brands. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANA CUADRADO, Owner of Spanish brand Ana Modas "MOMAD is the start of a new campaign in 2023, so that the industry in Spain can grow and fashion can be on trend." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): GABRIELA CRISTEA, Representative of French brand FP&CO "We are very happy to welcome all our customers, also with our colleagues, because although everyone wants to sell, there is a very good atmosphere here." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Madrid. (XHTV)

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Japanese designer wins Taiwanese medal competition

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Naoto Fukasawa holds in Taipei on May 22, 2014, the medals he designed for the Tang Prize Medal and Diploma Design Competition. He won the medal category of the first biannual medal-design competition in Taiwan.

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Visitors enjoy Spanish-style bars in Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - People participate in the biannual "Bar-gai" festival in the western part of Hakodate, which is decked out to resemble a Spanish town full of bars, in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on April 20, 2014.

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Supercomputer 'K' slips to third

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in November 2011 shows "K," a supercomputer jointly developed by Riken, a Japanese state-backed research institute, and Fujitsu Ltd. "K" has slipped to third place globally in computing speed, according to a biannual ranking announced on Nov. 12, 2012, by the U.S.-European TOP500 project. It fell to second place in June after topping the previous two rankings. (Photo taken with fish-eye lens)

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Japan's K supercomputer loses top spot

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows "K," a supercomputer developed by Japanese state-backed major research institute Riken. "K" has lost top spot for computing speed to a U.S. supercomputer, according to a biannual ranking announced by the U.S.-European TOP500 project on June 18, 2012.

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Kan to forgo PM's salary until nuclear crisis brought under control

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo on May 10, 2011. Kan said he will forgo the monthly salary and biannual bonuses paid to him for serving as Japan's leader, starting from June, until the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant is brought under control.

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87 parliamentarians visit Yasukuni Shrine in biannual event

TOKYO, Japan - Eighty-seven Japanese parliamentarians, including 10 in government posts, visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its spring festival on April 22 as part of a biannual group event. Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshinobu Shimamura (2nd from L in front) heads the nonpartisan group that promotes Yasukuni visits by parliamentarians.

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Tokyo Motor Week opens in lieu of Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look at a car on display at the Tokyo Motor Week which opened Nov. 1 in Tokyo's Odaiba, showcasing newly developed automobiles. The event, being held in Tokyo as well as in Yokohama, was organized instead of the biannual Tokyo Motor Show.

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BOJ maintains upbeat scenario on economy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui holds a press conference at the bank's headquarters on Jan. 19. Presenting its latest view in reviewing the biannual economic report released Oct. 29, the BOJ maintained its upbeat scenario that the Japanese economy will move to a sustainable growth path.

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Biannual exam held for foreign students to study in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign students get ready to take the first biannual test for Japanese university admissions on June 16 at Tokyo's Kokushikan University in Setagaya Ward. The Association for International Education, Japan, an education ministry affiliate, held tests for international students across Japan and abroad for the first time. The exam is aimed at evaluating Japanese language proficiency and basic academic abilities of students who want to study at Japanese universities on the undergraduate level.

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1st biannual exam held for foreign students to study in Japan+

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign students walks to Kokushikan University in Tokyo on June 16 to sit for first biannual examination given by the Association for International Education, Japan, an education ministry affiliate, for Japanese university admissions. The tests are aimed at evaluating the Japanese language proficiency and basic academic abilities of students who want to study at Japanese universities at the undergraduate level.

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China's Canton Fair opens online with record exhibits

STORY: China's Canton Fair opens online with record exhibits DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Canton Fair STORYLINE: The 132nd session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, kicked off online Saturday, with a record number of exhibits. Themed "Facilitating Dual Circulation," the event has attracted over 35,500 domestic and overseas exhibitors, including 34,744 export-oriented companies, a 40-percent increase from the previous session. The biannual fair offers a variety of online activities such as exhibitions, business exchanges and product launches. It showcases more than 3.06 million exhibits, including over 130,000 smart products and more than 500,000 green and low-carbon products. To better boost foreign trade and stabilize the global supply chain, this session of Canton Fair extends its service time from ten days to five months. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, Chin

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World Bank downgrades India's growth forecast to 6.5 pct

STORY: World Bank downgrades India's growth forecast to 6.5 pct DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banks 2. various of shopping mall STORYLINE: The World Bank on Thursday downgraded India's economic growth forecast to 6.5 percent for the current fiscal year (2022-23) from its earlier estimate of 7.5 percent announced in June. The international financial institution cited the deteriorating international environment for the downgrade. "The Indian economy will slow down in FY23, coming off a strong but incomplete recovery in FY22 (April 2021-March 2022). The spillovers from the Russia-Ukraine war and the global monetary policy tightening cycle weigh on India's economic outlook," the report said. Elevated inflation on the back of higher prices of key commodities, heightened global uncertainty, and rising borrowing costs will affect domestic demand while slowing global growth inhibits India's export growth, it said. In its biannual report on

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(SP)INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-ASEAN PARA GAMES 2022-TORCH RELAY

(220724) -- SURAKARTA, July 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take pictures with Rajamala, a Javanese Puppet mascot of ASEAN Para Games 2022 before the torch relay in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, July 24, 2022. ASEAN Para Games, a biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, will take place in the city of Surakarta in Indonesia from July 30 to Aug. 6, 2022. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

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(SP)INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-ASEAN PARA GAMES 2022-TORCH RELAY

(220724) -- SURAKARTA, July 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surakata City Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka attends ASEAN Para Games 2022 torch relay in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, July 24, 2022. ASEAN Para Games, a biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, will take place in the city of Surakarta in Indonesia from July 30 to Aug. 6, 2022. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

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Cambodia's economy expected to grow 5.3 pct this year: central bank governor

STORY: Cambodia's economy expected to grow 5.3 pct this year: central bank governor DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) 2. various of street view in Cambodia 3. various of a container terminal STORYLINE: Cambodia's economy is projected to grow by 5.3 percent this year, up from 3 percent in 2021, Chea Chanto, governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), said on Thursday. "The growth will be supported mainly by a rise in manufacturing exports, an increase in construction and real estate as well as agriculture, and a gradual recovery of tourism," he said in a closing speech of the central bank's biannual meeting. The Southeast Asian country's economy traditionally relies on garment, footwear and travel goods exports, construction and real estate, agriculture and tourism. Ministry of Commerce's undersecretary of state and spokesman Penn Sovicheat said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnersh

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INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-2022 ASEAN PARA GAMES-SOUVENIR-PREPARATION

(220720) -- JAKARTA, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker makes a Javanese puppet character souvenir for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games at the Wayang Gogon workshop in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The ASEAN Para Games, a biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, is to be hosted in the city of Surakarta in Indonesia from July 30 to Aug. 6. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-2022 ASEAN PARA GAMES-SOUVENIR-PREPARATION

(220720) -- JAKARTA, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Javanese puppet character souvenirs for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games are displayed at the Wayang Gogon workshop in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The ASEAN Para Games, a biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, is to be hosted in the city of Surakarta in Indonesia from July 30 to Aug. 6. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-2022 ASEAN PARA GAMES-SOUVENIR-PREPARATION

(220720) -- JAKARTA, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker makes a Javanese puppet character souvenir for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games at the Wayang Gogon workshop in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The ASEAN Para Games, a biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, is to be hosted in the city of Surakarta in Indonesia from July 30 to Aug. 6. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

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Myanmar to send over 90 athletes to 2022 ASEAN Para Games

STORY: Myanmar to send over 90 athletes to 2022 ASEAN Para Games DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: NAYPYIDAW CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people training STORYLINE: Myanmar will send a contingent of over 90 athletes with disabilities to compete at the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games, Myo Myint, vice president of the Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation (MPSF), told Xinhua on Thursday. "More than 90 athletes, over 20 coaches and a managing team will be sent to 2022 ASEAN Para Games," the MPSF Vice President said. Myo Myint also said the Myanmar athletes would participate in seven sports including athletics, powerlifting and sitting volleyball in the upcoming ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia. The sports federation has been training some 100 athletes for the upcoming ASEAN Para Games since Nov. 1 last year, Myo Myint said. The ASEAN Para Games, a biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, is to be hosted in the city of Surakarta in Indon

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Japan's new PM sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Photo taken at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine on Oct. 17, 2021, shows a ritual offering sent by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier in the day. Kishida offered the "masakaki" tree offering during a biannual festival held in the spring and autumn at the Shinto shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism as it honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead.

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Japan's new PM sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Photo taken at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine on Oct. 17, 2021, shows a ritual offering sent by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier in the day. Kishida offered the "masakaki" tree offering during a biannual festival held in the spring and autumn at the Shinto shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism as it honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead.

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Japan's new PM sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Photo taken at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine on Oct. 17, 2021, shows a ritual offering sent by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier in the day. Kishida offered the "masakaki" tree offering during a biannual festival held in the spring and autumn at the Shinto shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism as it honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead.

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Ex-Japan PM Suga visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Oct. 17, 2021. Suga visited the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead, during the shrine's biannual festival held in the spring and autumn.

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Ex-Japan PM Suga visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Oct. 17, 2021. Suga visited the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead, during the shrine's biannual festival held in the spring and autumn.

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BOJ maintains upbeat scenario on economy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui holds a press conference at the bank's headquarters on Jan. 19. Presenting its latest view in reviewing the biannual economic report released Oct. 29, the BOJ maintained its upbeat scenario that the Japanese economy will move to a sustainable growth path. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Motor Week opens in lieu of Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look at a car on display at the Tokyo Motor Week which opened Nov. 1 in Tokyo's Odaiba, showcasing newly developed automobiles. The event, being held in Tokyo as well as in Yokohama, was organized instead of the biannual Tokyo Motor Show. (Kyodo)

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87 parliamentarians visit Yasukuni Shrine in biannual event

TOKYO, Japan - Eighty-seven Japanese parliamentarians, including 10 in government posts, visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its spring festival on April 22 as part of a biannual group event. Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshinobu Shimamura (2nd from L in front) heads the nonpartisan group that promotes Yasukuni visits by parliamentarians. (Kyodo)

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Iranian oil minister attend OPEC meeting

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh attends a biannual meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna on June 2, 2016, to discuss oil prices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Festival at Nikko shrine recreates 1617 procession

Around 1,200 people dressed as warriors join on May 18, 2016 a biannual procession in the northeastern Japan city of Nikko, which re-enacts the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu was moved from Mt. Kuno in central Japan to Nikko. The founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate died in 1616. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial garden party in Tokyo

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk to Homare Sawa, a former member of the women's national soccer team, during a biannual imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Sawa was among around 1,800 guests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial garden party in Tokyo

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk to 2015 Nobel laureate in physics Takaaki Kajita during a biannual imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Kajita was among around 1,800 guests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo police hold biannual memorial service for police dogs

Tomoaki Uehara, chief of the identification section of the Metropolitan Police Department, offers prayers before the cenotaph dedicated to 236 police dogs that have died. The dogs contributed to crime investigations and to rescuing people hit by natural disasters and were commemorated during biannual memorial services in Tokyo on March 20, 2016. "These dogs worked as members of the MPD. I said 'thank you' in my heart and prayed for their souls to rest," Uehara said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1000 samurai procession in Nikko

People in armor march during the biannual Hyakumonozoroe Sennin Musha Gyoretsu (the 1,000 Samurais Procession Festival) at Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture on Oct. 17, 2015. The procession is a revival of the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, was moved from Mt. Kuno in Shizuoka Prefecture to Nikko. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1000 samurai procession in Nikko

Shinto priests carry a portable shrine during the biannual Hyakumonozoroe Sennin Musha Gyoretsu (the 1,000 Samurais Procession Festival) at Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture on Oct. 17, 2015. The procession is the revival of the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, was moved from Mt. Kuno in Shizuoka Prefecture to Nikko. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian tourists flocking to small Kyoto town with old farmhouses

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2015 shows a throng of tourists watching water being spraying over thatched roof houses at the "Kayabuki no Sato" village in Miyama, Kyoto Prefecture. The biannual event is a test of the fire protection system for the thatched village vulnerable to fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brighten up world with bald heads

Two men perform a tug-of-war with suction cups attached to their heads during an event in Tsuruta town, northern Japan, on Sept. 27, 2015. The biannual event hosted by a group of bald men features funny programs that take advantage of a lack of hair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brighten up world with bald heads

Two men play a tug-of-war with suction cups attached to their heads in an event in the northern Japanese town of Tsuruta on Sept. 27, 2015. The biannual event hosted by a group of bald men features funny programs that take advantage of a lack of hair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curiosity is Japanese researcher's driving force

Tasuku Honjo, a Japanese biologist and a winner of Taiwan's Tang Prize in biopharmaceutical science, talks to reporters in Taipei on June 29, 2015. Honjo, along with a U.S. immunologist, were recognized by the first biannual Tang Prize for their discoveries of PD-1 and CTLA-4 as immune inhibitory molecules which together help reveal ways to harness the immune system to fight cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kan to forgo PM's salary until nuclear crisis brought under contr

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo on May 10, 2011. Kan said he will forgo the monthly salary and biannual bonuses paid to him for serving as Japan's leader, starting from June, until the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant is brought under control. (Kyodo)

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Japanese princesses

Photo taken Nov. 9, 2017, shows Japanese princesses (from L) Mako, Akiko, Yoko, Tsuguko and Ayako attending a biannual imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikko Toshogu samurai parade

People in samurai warrior outfits walk at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a biannual traditional parade, on May 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo