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Dutch Intelligence Agency Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). A Dutchman unleashed the infamous Stuxnet virus on an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007, reports the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage that crippled the Iranian nuclear program, on October 13, 2025 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Intelligence Agency Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). A Dutchman unleashed the infamous Stuxnet virus on an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007, reports the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage that crippled the Iranian nuclear program, on October 13, 2025 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Intelligence Agency Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). A Dutchman unleashed the infamous Stuxnet virus on an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007, reports the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage that crippled the Iranian nuclear program, on October 13, 2025 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Intelligence Agency Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). A Dutchman unleashed the infamous Stuxnet virus on an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007, reports the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage that crippled the Iranian nuclear program, on October 13, 2025 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Intelligence Agency Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). A Dutchman unleashed the infamous Stuxnet virus on an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007, reports the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage that crippled the Iranian nuclear program, on October 13, 2025 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Intelligence Agency Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). A Dutchman unleashed the infamous Stuxnet virus on an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007, reports the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage that crippled the Iranian nuclear program, on October 13, 2025 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Intelligence Agency Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). A Dutchman unleashed the infamous Stuxnet virus on an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007, reports the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage that crippled the Iranian nuclear program, on October 13, 2025 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space 2024 - Rennes

Since 1938, Big Dutchman has been inventing and developing feeding systems and equipment for modern pig and poultry farming. illustrative image of SPACE 2024, the international agricultural exhibition on September 18, 2024 at the Rennes St-Jacques exhibition center. Picture by Billioux Yannick/ABACAPRESS.COM

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- Internazionali di Tennis - Davis Cup

BOLOGNA, ITALIA - 10 September: The Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the match against the Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Davis Cup match at the Unipol Arena in Bologna

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- Internazionali di Tennis - Davis Cup

BOLOGNA, ITALIA - 10 September: The Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the match against the Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Davis Cup match at the Unipol Arena in Bologna

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- Internazionali di Tennis - Davis Cup

BOLOGNA, ITALIA - 10 September: The Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in the match against the Belgian Raphael Collignon in the Davis Cup match at the Unipol Arena in Bologna

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- Internazionali di Tennis - Davis Cup

BOLOGNA, ITALIA - 10 September: The Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in the match against the Belgian Raphael Collignon in the Davis Cup match

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- Internazionali di Tennis - Davis Cup

BOLOGNA, ITALY - 10 September: The Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp serving in the match against the Belgian Raphael Collignon during the Netherlands vs Belgium match at the Unipol Arena in Bologna

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Retired Dutchman enjoys idyllic life in Chinese village

STORY: Retired Dutchman enjoys idyllic life in Chinese village SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: XUANCHENG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a tranquil village in east China's Anhui Province 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WIM KOELMAN, Dutch expat in China STORYLINE: After working and living in many places around the world, 73-year-old Dutchman Wim Koelman chose to live an idyllic life in a tranquil village in east China's Anhui Province. SOUNDBITE (English): WIM KOELMAN, Dutch expat in China "My name is Wim Koelman. Today, 73 years old. After an interesting life in the oil business, I left the company when I was in Australia and decided to study Chinese. After two years, I started work again for a few years, and then a Dutch company sent me to China, to Nanjing. We lived happily in Nanjing for a while. We bought a house there. My wife likes to grow vegetables, but then after a while, the 120 square meters was not enough. So I started looking around for a

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GERMAN ENTREPRENEURS-COOPERATION (CN)

(240404) -- YINCHUAN, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a chicken house equipped with feeding systems for poultry production of the German company Big Dutchman, in Wuzhong City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: German entrepreneurs gear up for further Sino-German cooperation" (Xinhua)

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German entrepreneurs gear up for further Sino-German cooperation

STORY: German entrepreneurs gear up for further Sino-German cooperation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China (Ningxia)-Germany Week for Friendship and Cooperation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TOHERMES YVES, Managing director, ADT Project Consulting GmbH 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PHILIPP PRANG, Commercial director, Big Dutchman China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PETER BAUMGARTEL, Senior manager, Bayern-Genetik GmbH 5. various of the China (Ningxia)-Germany Week for Friendship and Cooperation STORYLINE: The China (Ningxia)-Germany Week for Friendship and Cooperation concluded on Friday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The event attracted representatives of 41 well-known German enterprises such as BASF, Bayer, and more than 300 local entrepreneurs in Ningxia. German entrepreneurs said that they regard China as a big and rising market, and they gear up for furthe

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CHINA-TIANJIN-GERMAN COMPANIES (CN)

(240112) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 30, 2023 shows workers of the German company Big Dutchman making poultry and livestock feeding equipment at a workshop in north China's Tianjin Municipality. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: German companies gear up for larger China market share" (Xinhua)

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The AIVD Headquarters - Netherlands

The headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on January 08, 2024. In 2008, a Dutchman released the infamous Stuxnet virus in an Iranian nuclear complex, writes de Volkskrant. According to the newspaper, Erik van Sabben, who was recruited by the AIVD, played a crucial role in the sabotage action that paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program. A few years ago, the Volkskrant revealed that the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD had recruited the infiltrator in this sabotage operation. But at the time, it was believed to have been an Iranian engineer. In the meantime, the newspaper continued to investigate the matter, speaking to dozens of people involved, including 19 employees of the AIVD and MIVD. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Red Bull's Max Verstappen rounded off the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship with a typically dominant victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This was Verstappen's 19th win of 22 Grand Prix in a record-breaking year, as the Dutchman secured his third consecutive F1 Drivers' Championship in the Qatar Sprint race in October. This file photo taken on March 5, 2023 shows Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrating after winning the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Red Bull's Max Verstappen rounded off the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship with a typically dominant victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This was Verstappen's 19th win of 22 Grand Prix in a record-breaking year, as the Dutchman secured his third consecutive F1 Drivers' Championship in the Qatar Sprint race in October. This file photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows Red Bull Racing's driver Max Verstappen performing a burnout after winning the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Red Bull's Max Verstappen rounded off the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship with a typically dominant victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This was Verstappen's 19th win of 22 Grand Prix in a record-breaking year, as the Dutchman secured his third consecutive F1 Drivers' Championship in the Qatar Sprint race in October. This file photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen (2nd L) of Red Bull Racing posing on the podium after the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

STORY: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HARLEY SEYEDIN, President of American Chamber of Commerce in South China 3. various of street views in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BENOIT BAZIN, CEO of Saint-Gobain Group 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WALTER BENZ, President of Big Dutchman China 6. various of industries in China 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): CARL FEY, Professor, BI Norwegian Business School STORYLINE: Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday that China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of consumption strength, went up 4.6 percent year on year in August, 2.1 percentage points faster than the previous month. When some in the West once again bad-mouthed China's economy, international observers say otherwise. Seeing the rosy picture of the country's

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In rewiring global growth, China takes its role

STORY: In rewiring global growth, China takes its role DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions held in Tianjin Municipality, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAWANDA GUSHA, CEO of Airports Company of Zimbabwe Private Limited 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIWAKO ANDO, Deputy director general, Headquarters of Wellbeing & Lifestyle Business, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WALTER BENZ, President of Big Dutchman China 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MILAN NEDELJKOVIC, Member of the board of management of BMW AG STORYLINE: The ongoing 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions has provided a platform for global participants to advance regional and global collaboration and address the world's most pressing problems in the post-pandemic era. The three-day event, also known as the Summer Davos, opened on Tuesday in China's Tianjin, marking the resumption of the annual meeting in the country a

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German company sees China as promising market

STORY: German company sees China as promising market DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the manufacturing factory of Big Dutchman 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WALTER BENZ, President of Big Dutchman China 3. various of the manufacturing factory of Big Dutchman 4. various of the Chinese economy 5. various of the manufacturing factory of Big Dutchman STORYLINE: A 12,000-square-meter manufacturing factory of German company Big Dutchman in north China's Tianjin Municipality is in full swing. Poultry farming equipment rolled off automated production lines, with a few workers operating the intelligent system. Established in 1938, Big Dutchman is one of the world's largest suppliers of feeding systems and housing equipment for modern pig and poultry production. As the company's only production factory and logistics center in China, the Tianjin base, founded in 1997, has businesses involving marketing, production, services, procurement, a

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Dutchman makes replica of clock given to Japan leader in 1611

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Johan Ten Hoeve from the Netherlands works to make a replica of a clock presented in 1611 to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the feudal Tokugawa shogunate administration in Japan, by Spanish King Philip III in this file photo taken in Shizuoka, central Japan, on May 17, 2014. The original clock is kept at the Kunouzan Toshogu shrine in the Japanese city.

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A-bomb surviving Dutchman offers flowers for bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Dutchman Willy Buchel, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and his three daughters pay floral tribute to the atomic-bomb victims in World War II at Peace Park in the southwestern Japanese city on April 19, 2014.

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A-bomb surviving Dutch ex-POW visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Dutchman Willy Buchel (L), who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, responds to questions from the audience at a movie screening held at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in the southwestern Japanese city on April 19, 2014. Buchel, who appears in the movie, was a prisoner of war in the city at the time of the bombing during World War II. The city this year issued to him a health-care certificate for survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing.

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Dutch skater Kramer defends men's 5,000m title at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Dutchman Sven Kramer defends his Olympic title in the men's 5,000-meter event with a time of 6 minutes, 10.76 seconds at the Sochi Winter Games in Russia on Feb. 8, 2014.

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Wimbledon tennis third-round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan and David Marrero of Spain play against Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer and Russia's Vera Dushevina in a mixed doubles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 3, 2013. The Rojer-Dushevina pair won 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-5.

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Kagawa joins celebrations as Man Utd clinch 20th title

MANCHESTER, Britain - Shinji Kagawa (C) of Manchester United congratulates Robin van Persie (20) after the Dutchman scored a hat-trick during the first half of an English Premier League soccer match against Aston Villa in Manchester on April 22, 2013. Manchester United won 3-0 to clinch the club's record 20th league title.

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Nakaya wins men's 73 kg at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Riki Nakaya (R) beats Dutchman Dex Elmont in the men's 73-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 24, 2011.

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Japan's Kato wins 500 at World Cup meet

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Former world record holder Joji Kato celebrates at the awards ceremony after winning the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet for his first victory of the season on Nov. 14, 2009. Kato crossed the line in 34.98 seconds, taking a big step forward in his bid to book a spot in next February's Vancouver Winter Olympics, followed by Dutchman Jan Smeekens (35.02) and Lee Kang Seok of South Korea (35.13).

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Japan's Kato wins 500 at World Cup meet

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Former world record holder Joji Kato skates to win the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet for his first victory of the season on Nov. 14, 2009. Kato crossed the line in 34.98 seconds, taking a big step forward in his bid to book a spot in next February's Vancouver Winter Olympics, followed by Dutchman Jan Smeekens (35.02) and Lee Kang Seok of South Korea (35.13).

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Japan's Kato wins 500 at World Cup meet

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Former world record holder Joji Kato skates to win the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet for his first victory of the season on Nov. 14, 2009. Kato crossed the line in 34.98 seconds, taking a big step forward in his bid to book a spot in next February's Vancouver Winter Olympics, followed by Dutchman Jan Smeekens (35.02) and Lee Kang Seok of South Korea (35.13).

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Ozawa returns to podium at Vienna's State Opera with Wagner piece

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa (file photo), who serves as music director of Vienna's State Opera, on April 29 returned to the podium with Richard Wagner's ''Flying Dutchman'' after being hospitalized in January 2006 for poor health and canceling his concert commitments in the Austrian capital.

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Former Japan manager Ooft named as new Urawa boss

SAITAMA, Japan - Former Japan national team manager Hans Ooft (file photo) will become the manager of Urawa Reds in the 2002 season, officials of the J-League first-division side said Dec. 11. The Dutchman, who signed a one-year contract from February 2002, will take over from Brazilian Pita who will step down at the end of the season-ending Emperor's Cup.

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Sondral grabs gold with new world record

Norway's Aadne Sondral smashes the world 1,500-meter speed skating record on his way to the gold medal at Nagano Olympics on Feb. 12. Sondral lopped more than a second off Dutchman Rintje Ritsma's old mark to win in 1 minute, 47.87 seconds at the M-Wave track.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DALI-DUTCHMAN-KNOW CHINA WELL ON BICYCLES (CN)

(220908) -- DALI, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jos Van der Wiel cycles in a village of Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 29, 2022. It has been over 40 years since Jos Van der Wiel first came to China from the Netherlands. Over the decades, the Dutchman has grown fond of organizing tourists worldwide to travel around China by bicycle. During his bicycle tours, Jos got to know China well. He even compiled a China travel guidebook, offering a comprehensive guide to Dutch readers. In 2000, as Jos explored new routes for bike tours in southwest China's Yunnan Province, he met his current wife Huang Jing and decided to settle down in Dali of Yunnan, where his wife was born. When they were exploring Yunnan, Jos was deeply impressed by the nature and the local culture. He kept on organizing bike tours, not only in Yunnan but also in other parts of China. During their time in Dali, Jos also noticed the improvement of local ecological environment, as well as economic and social development. In his eyes, Dali i