IBSF World Cup - 2-Man Bobsleigh - Sigulda - Latvia

IBSF World Cup - 2-Man Bobsleigh - Sigulda - Latvia

Li Chunjian and Ren Jianzhang of China compet during the 2-man bobsleigh heat at the IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia, Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

SUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 16, 2023 - Ty Alexander Lindeman and Josephine Yuenling Wu of Canada compet in the TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023 between Thailand and Canada in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on May 16, 2023.

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

SUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 16, 2023 - Ty Alexander Lindeman and Josephine Yuenling Wu of Canada compet in the TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023 between Thailand and Canada in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on May 16, 2023.

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

SUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 16, 2023 - SUPAK JOMKOH and SUPISSARA PAEWSAMPRAN of Thailand compet in the TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023 between Thailand and Canada in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on May 16, 2023.

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

SUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 16, 2023 - SUPAK JOMKOH and SUPISSARA PAEWSAMPRAN of Thailand compet in the TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023 between Thailand and Canada in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on May 16, 2023.

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

SUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 16, 2023 - SUPAK JOMKOH and SUPISSARA PAEWSAMPRAN of Thailand compet in the TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023 between Thailand and Canada in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on May 16, 2023.

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

SUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 16, 2023 - SUPAK JOMKOH and SUPISSARA PAEWSAMPRAN of Thailand compet in the TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023 between Thailand and Canada in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on May 16, 2023.

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

SUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 16, 2023 - SUPAK JOMKOH and SUPISSARA PAEWSAMPRAN of Thailand compet in the TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023 between Thailand and Canada in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on May 16, 2023.

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023: Thailand VS Canada

SUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 16, 2023 - SUPAK JOMKOH and SUPISSARA PAEWSAMPRAN of Thailand compet in the TotalEnergies BWF SUDIRMAN CUP Finals 2023 between Thailand and Canada in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on May 16, 2023.

China's manufacturers embrace transition to green, smart construction equipment

STORY: China's manufacturers embrace transition to green, smart construction equipment DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: LAS VEGAS, U.S. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the show of CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG YUZHONG, Vice president, Research institute of XCMG's Excavating Machinery Division 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BRUCE LIU, General manager assistant with Zoomlion International STORYLINE: Chinese manufacturers of construction equipment are ready to embrace a greener and more intelligent future, as they present electric vehicles and the application of smart technologies at North America's largest construction trade show. The massive show of CONEXPO-CON/AGG is held in Las Vegas from Tuesday through Saturday, showcasing the latest equipment advances and newest technology applications in every field of construction. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG YUZHONG, Vice president, Research institute of XCMG's Excavating Machinery Division "Our most important core compet

Ex-Sharp exec with world's 1st transistorized calculator

Ex-Sharp exec with world's 1st transistorized calculator

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Asada, a former vice president of Sharp Corp., is pictured with the Sharp Compet CS-10A, the world's first transistorized desk calculator which he helped develop, in Osaka on March 13, 2014.

U.S. hypocritical for championing human and labor rights abroad: Turkish academic

STORY: U.S. hypocritical for championing human and labor rights abroad: Turkish academic DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: ISTANBUL CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Turkey 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist, academic at Ibn Haldun University 3. various of street views in the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist STORYLINE: Turkish veteran journalist and academic Hakki Ocal said that despite championing both human and labor rights abroad, the U.S. has been internally facing severe problems on both fronts. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist, academic at Ibn Haldun University "The United States is still a country of immigrants, because its economy is depending on cheap labor. At the moment, the American economy would not last a single year if those immigrants, content with much lesser wages than Americans with collective labor agreements and minimum wages, do not come into the country. It cannot compet

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torsongan Bullik participates in a high-altitude cycling race in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2018. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best efforts to serve the athletes from all over the world and try to give them a boost for the compet.....