Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

US: Lightning Storm Brightens Up Night Sky of San Jose, CA

After a day of extreme heat, a "cutoff low-pressure system" moved up the coast, causing a dramatic weather shift in the Bay Area on Wednesday, September 24. The storm brought thunderstorms and lightning, impacting the Santa Cruz Mountains and the San Jose area, where a specific weather alert had been in effect on Thursday morning, September 25.

E

US: Rainbow Brightens St. Cloud Sunset Amid Severe Weather Warning

Severe thunderstorms prompted multiple weather warnings for threats including tornadoes, flash flooding, damaging winds, and large hail as they swept through Minnesota on Sunday, July 27. This video shows a huge rainbow spotted over the sunset sky in St. Cloud amid a severe thunderstorm warning.

E

Amsterdam holds annual tulip festival

STORY: Amsterdam holds annual tulip festival SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scene with tulips STORYLINE: The Dutch capital Amsterdam is celebrating the arrival of spring with the annual tulip festival. Every year during the entire month of April, the tulip festival brightens up Amsterdam's streets, with blooming tulips in public spaces such as thoroughfares, shopping streets, squares and bridges in various parts of the city. In the Netherlands, the arrival of the spring comes with many flower events like flower show, tulip festival and flower parade. Many of the activities are held in or close to Amsterdam. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amsterdam. (XHTV)

E

CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU-DISABLED CHILDREN-REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240122) -- LANZHOU, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rehabilitation therapist instructs children during a rehabilitation training session at the Hongmeng disabled persons' service center in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Rehabilitation assistance brightens future of disabled children" (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU-DISABLED CHILDREN-REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240122) -- LANZHOU, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Meng Caiping instructs children during a rehabilitation training session at the Hongmeng disabled persons' service center in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Rehabilitation assistance brightens future of disabled children" (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-JIANGXI-YAOXI VILLAGE-LOTUS-PROSPERITY (CN)

(230914) -- GUANGCHANG, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 27, 2023 shows visitors wandering in Yaoxi Village, Guangchang County of east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Blooming prosperity brightens lotus village" (Xinhua/Liu Yang)

E

CHINA-JIANGXI-YAOXI VILLAGE-LOTUS-PROSPERITY (CN)

(230914) -- GUANGCHANG, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 27, 2023 shows lotuses blooming in a pool of Yaoxi Village, Guangchang County of east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Blooming prosperity brightens lotus village" (Xinhua/Liu Yang)

E

Former logging city in N China brightens up as eco-protection brings benefits

STORY: Former logging city in N China brightens up as eco-protection brings benefits DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: ARXAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Arxan's scenic spots 2. various of tourists in Arxan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAI FENG, Head of Arxan Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAI ZHENZHEN, Shop owner in Arxan 5. various of Arxan's scenic spots 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BAI FENG, Head of Arxan Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau 7. various of tourists in Arxan STORYLINE: The 2023 China (Arxan) Tourism Conference concluded on Sunday in Arxan City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. In the past decade, Arxan has undergone significant transformations by tapping into local tourism resources. Currently, two-thirds of the local population lives on tourism-rel

E

China's rapid recovery brightens regional, global economic outlook: ADB

STORY: China's rapid recovery brightens regional, global economic outlook: ADB DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:46 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ADB headquarters 2. various of street views of Manila STORYLINE: China's rapid recovery has brightened the regional and global economic outlook, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Tuesday. The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2023, the ADB's flagship annual economic publication, expected China's gross domestic product (GDP) to rebound to 5 percent this year and to 4.5 percent in 2024. The report also forecasts that developing Asia's GDP will grow by 4.8 percent this year and next year, saying the growth of this region remains resilient. "China's reopening has lifted the region's outlook," said the report, adding that it will support growth in regional exporters of commodities, manufactured intermediates and final goods; it could lead to a stronger pick-up in growth, boosting external dema

E

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL (CN)

(220627) -- TIANSHUI, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Huiyu (R) attends maths class in Tianshui Special Education School in Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 26, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Special education brightens life of children with disabilities" (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

E

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL (CN)

(220627) -- TIANSHUI, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students learn calligraphy in Tianshui Special Education School in Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 26, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Special education brightens life of children with disabilities" (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

E

French accordion player brightens up Aichi hospital with music

French professional accordion player Michel Glasko (R) performs for a patient at a hospital in Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan on July 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Yamada's brace brightens Japan's lackluster win over Hong Kong

Kensuke Hatakeyama of Japan rushes forward in an Asia Rugby Championship match against Hong Kong at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on May 2, 2015. Japan routed Hong Kong 41-0 to keep up their perfect start to the three-team tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Yamada's brace brightens Japan's lackluster win over Hong Kong

Japanese national team members walk off the field after defeating Hong Kong 41-0 in their Asia Rugby Championship match at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on May 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Yamada's brace brightens Japan's lackluster win over Hong Kong

Yoshikazu Fujita of Japan chases the ball in an Asia Rugby Championship match against Hong Kong at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on May 2, 2015. Japan routed Hong Kong 41-0 to keep up their perfect start to the three-team tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Yamada's brace brightens Japan's lackluster win over Hong Kong

Akihito Yamada scores a try in the second half of Japan's 41-0 rout of Hong Kong during their Asia Rugby Championship match at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on May 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo