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Int'l Yoga Day celebrated in Vladivostok

STORY: Int'l Yoga Day celebrated in Vladivostok SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in Vladivostok practicing Yoga STORYLINE: The 10th International Yoga Day was celebrated in Russia's Far Eastern city Vladivostok on Friday with hundreds of enthusiasts practicing yoga poses. On Dec. 11, 2014, the United Nations passed a resolution, announcing June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vladivostok, Russia. (XHTV)

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Int'l Yoga Day celebrated across India

STORY: Int'l Yoga Day celebrated across India SHOOTING TIME: June 21, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people attending yoga events STORYLINE: The 10th International Yoga Day was celebrated across India on Friday with people from all walks of life practicing yoga poses for nearly an hour. Hundreds of people attended yoga events in different cities and towns, celebrating the day with the theme "Yoga for Self and Society." On Dec. 11, 2014, the United Nations passed a resolution during its 69th session, announcing June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. "The number of people practicing Yoga is growing worldwide. The world is looking at Yoga as a powerful agent of global good," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while participating in a yoga day event. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a museum at a historical and cultural district along the Grand Canal in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 7, 2023. China's Grand Canal, a vast waterway connecting the northern and southern parts of China, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. In recent years, the local government in Wuxi has continuously promoted the protection and practice of river regulation, water quality improvement, cultural heritage consolidation, and reuse of industrial relics, gradually building the banks of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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U.S. Secretary of State Kerry at COP20

LIMA, Peru - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a meeting of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP20, in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014.

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Former U.S. VP Gore at COP20

LIMA, Peru - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore addresses a meeting of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP20, in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014.

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KDDI to put on sale low-cost smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Value Enabler Corp., KDDI Corp.'s mobile virtual network operator, unveils on Dec. 11, 2014, low-priced smartphones dubbed "UQ mobile" to be put on sale on Dec. 18. The move marks the first attempt by a major telecom firm to enter the low-priced segment of the Japanese smartphone market on a full scale.

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Talks on Iran's nuclear program to continue

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says at the IAEA's special board meeting in Vienna on Dec. 11, 2014, that six major powers and Iran will extend their talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions until June 30, 2015, to attain a lasting and comprehensive solution to the Islamic nation's nuclear program.

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Tokyo Skytree lit up in 4 colors

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest free-standing tower, is illuminated in the three primary colors of red, green and blue (from L) and their combined color of white (far R) with LED lighting in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2014, in an event to celebrate three Japan-born winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2014 for developing an efficient blue LED.

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Chinese minister in Lima

LIMA, Peru - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin speaks in an interview on Dec. 11, 2014, in Lima, Peru, where he was attending the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP20.

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Sony to sell latest PlayStation console in China

SHANGHAI, China - Officials of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Chinese joint ventures announce in Shanghai on Dec. 11, 2014, the start of sales in China from Jan. 11, 2015, of its PlayStation 4 home-use video game console and PS Vita handheld gaming console.

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Spa Resort Hawaiians to have new hula, facility

IWAKI, Japan - President Naomi Inoue (L) of Jaban Kosan Co., an operator of Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, is flanked by the new mascot character "Big Sister CoCo" on Dec. 11, 2014. Inoue said the hot spring theme park in northeastern Japan will introduce new hula dancing performances and a big aquarium in 2015 to celebrate the resort's 50th anniversary.

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JR West runs 'Yokai Watch' train

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) displays a train sporting the images of characters of "Yokai Watch," a huge-hit video game and animation for children, at a railroad yard in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. The special train is running from Dec. 13 through Feb. 1, 2015.

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Mega solar power system built on water in west Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Yasugi Mayor Hiroki Kondo (3rd from R) and other people cut the ribbon at a ceremony marking the opening of a mega solar power system built on the water in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. Electric power generated from the system will be sold to Chugoku Electric Power Co.

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JR West shows interior of 'Yokai Watch' train

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) shows in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014, the interior of a "Yokai Watch" train featuring the popular role-playing game. The special train is running from Dec. 13 through Feb. 1, 2015.

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Radar used to search for missing from 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Police search for traces of people who went missing in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami with members of the office of Tohoku University professor Motoyuki Sato in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014.

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Swedish comic Moomin exhibition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Visitors look at a georama of Moomin Vally at an exhibition featuring the comic Moomin family at Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. This year marks the birth centennial of comic author Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist and illustrator.

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Swedish comic Moomin exhibition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Popular Swedish comic character Moomin and a man portraying another character, Snufkin, pose at an exhibition featuring the Moomin family at Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. This year marks the birth centennial of comic author Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist and illustrator.

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Human bones over 9,000 years old found in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum unveils human bones excavated from a stratum more than 9,000 years old in the Sakitari Cave in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. A finger indicates the location of the skull.

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Spanish skater said in love with ex-world champion Ando

BARCELONA, Spain - Spanish figure skater Javier Fernandez, reportedly in love with Japanese two-time world figure skating champion Miki Ando, warms up on the rink in Barcelona on Dec. 11, 2014, prior to the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

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H.K. police to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters participate in a rally on a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014. Police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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J-league unveils 'Best XI' for 2014

YOKOHAMA, Japan - J-league announces an annual team of its best 11 players chosen in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2014. From L: (front row) Albirex Niigata's Leo Silva, FC Tokyo's Yoshinori Muto, Gamba Osaka's Yasuhito Endo and Kashima Antlers' Gaku Shibasaki; (center) Gamba's Patric, Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo and Gamba's Takashi Usami; (back) Urawa Reds' Shusaku Nishikawa, Tokyo's Masato Morishige, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Tsukasa Shiotani and Tokyo's Kosuke Ota.

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H.K. police to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters hold a rally on a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014, with the banner in front reading, "I want true universal suffrage." Police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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H.K. police to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014. Police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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H.K. police to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - A top Hong Kong police official announces on Dec. 9, 2014, that police on Dec. 11 will clear roadblocks set up by protesters in the Admiralty district of the territory in a pro-democracy campaign.

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H.K. authorities to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong police announce on Dec. 9, 2014, that they will clear roadblocks on Dec. 11 set up by protesters as part of a pro-democracy campaign against Beijing's restrictive decree on electoral reform in the territory.

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Authorities to clear pro-democracy occupation site Thur.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue occupying Admiralty in Hong Kong, China, the main occupation site where the government headquarters is located, on Dec. 9, 2014. Hong Kong court bailiffs and police will start Dec. 11 to clear makeshift roadblocks there.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014, while police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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Authorities to clear pro-democracy occupation site Thur.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue occupying Admiralty in Hong Kong, China, the main occupation site where the government headquarters is located, on Dec. 9, 2014. Hong Kong court bailiffs and police will start Dec. 11 to clear makeshift roadblocks there.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Police officers keep watch on pro-democracy protesters on a main road in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014, as they plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters in hundreds of tents continue to occupy a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014, while police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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Japanese knife maker opens doors to foreign buyers

OSAKA, Japan - A representative of Jikko Co., a maker of high-quality traditional Japanese knives in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates how to properly sharpen a knife at the company's factory on Dec. 11, 2014. The company welcomes foreign buyers to visit its factory for hands-on experience in sharpening knives and plans to host lessons in the future such as on how to use Japanese knives to dress fish.

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Japanese knife maker opens showroom for foreign buyers

OSAKA, Japan - A representative of Jikko Co., a maker of high-quality traditional Japanese knives in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates various models at the company's new showroom mainly targeting buyers from overseas on Dec. 11, 2014.

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Mega solar power system built on water in west Japan

MATSUE, Japan - A mega solar power system floats on the water in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. Electric power generated from the system will be sold to Chugoku Electric Power Co.

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Demolition of tsunami-hit facility begins in Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - A four-story accommodation facility, "Enoshima Kyosai Kaikan," in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, overturned by the March 2011 tsunami, is seen on Dec. 11, 2014. Demolition work began on Dec. 15, although some people had asked to keep it as a relic of the disaster in northeastern Japan.

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Singer Denise Ho arrested at protest site

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2014, in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong, China, shows pop singer Denise Ho being arrested as she joined the pro-democracy demonstration there. Police took action on the same day to scoop up makeshift roadblocks and occupiers there.

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Illumination event starts at Kochi Castle

KOCHI, Japan - An 11-meter-tall object, erected around Kochi Castle's keep in the city of Kochi, Japan, lights up the night on Dec. 12, 2014, during a three-day illumination event that started the same day.

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Japan barely misses CAN's 'Ray of the Day' award

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 16 Kyodo - The Climate Action Network announces on Dec. 11, 2014, that Japan is awarded a "Pending" Ray of the Day, barely missing the Ray of The Day award, in the Peruvian capital of Lima where the U.N. Climate Change Conference, also known as Conference of the Parties (COP 20), has been underway. The advocacy group of environmentalists gives out the Ray of the Day award to nations which are a ray of hope in negotiations on climate change in contrast to the Fossil of the Day award.

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Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters poses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing for an annual salary of 100 million yen with the Japanese professional baseball club. Otani recorded a team-leading 11 wins as a pitcher while also recording a batting average of .274, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs as a designated hitter.

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Hanyu to prepare for GP Final in Japan: Orser

TOKYO, Japan - Brian Orser, the coach of Olympic and world figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, speaks at a press conference at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2014. Orser said Hanyu will train in Japan for the Grand Prix Final to be held Dec. 11-13 in Barcelona although he will return to Canada -- Hanyu's regular training base -- for other commitments.

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Brick-red train to mark centenary of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. announces on Sept. 3, 2014, in Tokyo that it will decorate one of its 11-coach trains running on Tokyo's Yamanote Line with a brick-red design, like this artist's image, between October and next March as part of an event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo Station on Dec. 20.

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Chalk maker to go out of business due to drop in classroom use

Takayasu Watanabe, president of chalk maker Hagoromo Bungu Co., holds a box of "Full Touch" chalks in this file photo taken in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. The company decided to terminate its business in March 2015 due to a decrease in the use of chalks in school classrooms in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indian activist opposes Japan's nuclear reactor exports

Kumar Sundaram, head of the India civil activist group Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace, is shown in this file photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2014. He questions the advisability of India's nuclear cooperation agreement with Japan, which aims to export nuclear reactors to the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indian activist opposes Japan's nuclear reactor exports

Kumar Sundaram, head of the India civil activist group Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace, is shown in this file photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2014. He questions the advisability of India's nuclear cooperation agreement with Japan, which aims to export nuclear reactors to the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV watchdog urges NHK to follow broadcasting ethics

Members of a Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization panel attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2015, where they urged public broadcaster NHK to strictly follow broadcasting ethics. Examining NHK's "Close-up Gendai" news program aired in May 2014, the broadcasting and human rights committee concluded it contained serious factual errors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Secretary of State Kerry at COP20

LIMA, Peru - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a meeting of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP20, in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japan barely misses CAN's 'Ray of the Day' award

LIMA, Peru - The Climate Action Network announces on Dec. 11, 2014, that Japan is awarded a "Pending" Ray of the Day, barely missing the Ray of The Day award, in the Peruvian capital of Lima where the U.N. Climate Change Conference, also known as Conference of the Parties (COP 20), has been underway. The advocacy group of environmentalists gives out the Ray of the Day award to nations which are a ray of hope in negotiations on climate change in contrast to the Fossil of the Day award. (Kyodo)

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Chinese minister in Lima

LIMA, Peru - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin speaks in an interview on Dec. 11, 2014, in Lima, Peru, where he was attending the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP20. (Kyodo)

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Japanese knife maker opens doors to foreign buyers

OSAKA, Japan - A representative of Jikko Co., a maker of high-quality traditional Japanese knives in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates how to properly sharpen a knife at the company's factory on Dec. 11, 2014. The company welcomes foreign buyers to visit its factory for hands-on experience in sharpening knives and plans to host lessons in the future such as on how to use Japanese knives to dress fish. (Kyodo)

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H.K. occupation movement ends with court-authorized removal

HONG KONG, China - Police officers walk past a sitting pro-democracy protester in an occupied area of Hong Kong's Admiralty district, where the government headquarters and Chinese army barracks are located, on Dec. 11, 2014, as they move in to clear the main occupation area of the 75-day pro-democracy movement. (Kyodo)

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H.K. occupation movement ends with court-authorized removal

HONG KONG, China - Alex Chow (center R), secretary general of the Federation of Students, one of the two student groups organizing a pro-democracy campaign in Hong Kong, and other protesters continue a demonstration during a court-authorized clearance of roadblocks set up by the campaigners on Dec. 11, 2014, in the Admiralty district of the territory. (Kyodo)