China to continue to provide support, assistance to Sri Lanka: FM spokesperson

STORY: China to continue to provide support, assistance to Sri Lanka: FM spokesperson DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: The Chinese government will continue to provide support and assistance for Sri Lanka to help the country cope with the current difficulties, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "China and Sri Lanka are traditional friendly neighbors. We always understand, support, and stand together with each other. We have set up the example for countries different in size in peacefully co-existing and beneficial cooperation. For a long time, China has always provided support for socioeconomic development of Sri Lanka. Now, China has already announced providing emergency humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka, will continue to pr

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

A brown bear cuts across near fishermen on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site on the eastern tip of Japan's Hokkaido on July 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Photo taken July 2, 2015, shows a brown bear cub and its mother on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site on the eastern tip of Hokkaido in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

A brown bear swims in search of food in the sea off the Shiretoko Peninsula, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site on the eastern tip of Hokkaido in Japan on July 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Hatsusaburo Ose, a 79-year-old fisherman, works in the Rusha area of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site on the eastern tip of Hokkaido in Japan on July 2, 2015, with brown bears moving around behind him. Ose says that secret of co-existing with bears is pretending not to notice. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Photo taken July 1, 2015, shows brown bears walking on a road along the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site on the eastern tip of Hokkaido in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Co-existing with bears at Japan World Heritage site Shiretoko

Two brown bears walk on driftwood on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site on the eastern tip of Hokkaido in Japan on July 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo