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CHINA-PLA NAVY-ESCORT MISSION-15 YEARS (CN)

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vessels of the 23rd escort mission fleet dispatched by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy are in replenishment operation during their voyage on April 25, 2016. Since December 2008, China has been dispatching naval ships to carry out vessel protection operations in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. Over the past 15 years, 45 consecutive fleets, 150 vessels and 35,000 personnel of the PLA Navy have joined the efforts, escorting more than 7,200 Chinese and foreign vessels, including 12 World Food Program ships. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese navy's 15-year quest for peace in Gulf of Aden, waters off Somalia" (Photo by Qian Hong/Xinhua)

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Mediterranean Route to Europe still busiest for irregular migrants

STORY: Mediterranean Route to Europe still busiest for irregular migrants SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of screenshots of the report released by Frontex 2. various of migrants in Rome STORYLINE: Irregular border crossings into the European Union (EU) have dramatically increased this year, the EU's border control agency said Monday. In the first 11 months of 2023, the number of arrivals has already surpassed full-year totals in any year since 2016, according to data released by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The total number of migrants arriving in the EU via non-regular means this year reached at least 355,300 by the end of November, Frontex said. Nevertheless, the number of irregular arrivals is slowing, and the balance between different routes is changing. The Central Mediterranean Route, marked by crossings to Italy from Tunisia or Libya, remained the most common means of

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Soccer: Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or for 4th time

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec. 13 Kyodo - Cristiano Ronaldo of European champions Real Madrid takes part in a training session in Yokohama on Dec. 12, 2016, prior to a Club World Cup semifinal three days later. France Football magazine announced on Dec. 12 that Ronaldo has won his fourth Ballon d'Or award.

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Japan's wheelchair basketball players in Paralympic selection process

Japan wheelchair basketball head coach Shimpei Oikawa (C) talks to his players during a training camp in the central Japan city of Yaizu on Dec. 12, 2015. Twelve members out of around 30 will qualify for the national team for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's wheelchair basketball players in Paralympic selection process

Japan's wheelchair basketball players compete during a training camp in the central Japan city of Yaizu on Dec. 12, 2015. Twelve members out of around 30 will qualify for the national team for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Image of monkeys created on ground with 15,000 pine cones

Photo taken Dec. 12, 2015, at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, eastern Japan, shows an image of two monkeys, measuring 25 meters by 25 meters, created with 15,000 pine cones and other natural materials. Park staff and visitors spent about two weeks to create the image in commemoration of the year of the monkey for 2016. The image will be on display until Jan. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Electric referred to prosecutors for alleged overwork

Photo taken Dec. 12, 2016, shows a former employee of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. who became mentally ill due to overwork and was laid off that year. The place of photography is withheld based on his request. Japan's labor ministry referred the electronics maker to prosecutors on Jan. 11, 2017, on suspicion of violating the labor standards law by making him work far longer than parameters set in a labor-management agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tension mounts for Japanese troops in S. Sudan

A Ground Self-Defense Force member involved in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Juba carries firearms inconspicuously on Dec. 12, 2016, out of consideration to local sentiments. The Japanese troops have also been handed new responsibilities, including the possible rescue of U.N. staff and other personnel under attack and of playing a bigger part in protecting the camps of U.N. peacekeepers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tension mounts for Japanese troops in S. Sudan

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are deployed on Dec. 12, 2016, in Juba, where they take part in U.N. peacekeeping operations. The troops have also been handed new responsibilities, including rescues of U.N. staff and other personnel when under attack and of playing a bigger part in protecting the camps of U.N. peacekeepers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tension mounts for Japanese troops in S. Sudan

Photo taken Dec. 12, 2016, shows a refugee camp within a facility for the U.N. peacekeeping operations in Juba, where Japanese troops are deployed. The troops have also been handed new responsibilities, including rescues of U.N. staff and other personnel when under attack and of playing a bigger part in protecting the camps of U.N. peacekeepers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tension mounts for Japanese troops in S. Sudan

A Ground Self-Defense Force member involved in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Juba, South Sudan, on Dec. 12, 2016 wipes away sweat. Japanese troops have also been handed new responsibilities, including rescues of U.N. staff and other personnel when under attack and of playing a bigger part in protecting the camps of U.N. peacekeepers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tension mounts for Japanese troops in S. Sudan

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are deployed on Dec. 12, 2016, in Juba, where they take part in U.N. peacekeeping operations. The troops have also been handed new responsibilities, including rescues of U.N. staff and other personnel when under attack and of playing a bigger part in protecting the camps of U.N. peacekeepers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man plans to build 100 schools in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Japanese philanthropist Yujiro Ishimaru talks in an interview with Kyodo News in Kathmandu on Dec. 12, 2011, about his motivation to build 100 schools in Nepal by 2016. Ishimaru lost his daughter and only child Nobuko in 2001 after her 25-year battle against a rare liver disease. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Electric referred to prosecutors for alleged overwork

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2016 shows a former employee of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. who became mentally ill due to overwork and was laid off that year. Japan's labor ministry referred the electronics maker to prosecutors on Jan. 11, 2017, on suspicion of violating the labor standards law by making him work far longer than parameters set in a labor-management agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Berlin Christmas market reopens after suspected terrorist attack

A woman prepares to open her stall in the Christmas market in central Berlin on Dec. 22, 2016, as the market reopens following a suspected terrorist attack with a truck on Dec. 19 in which 12 people were killed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Berlin Christmas market reopens after suspected terrorist attack

People walk through the Christmas market in central Berlin on Dec. 22, 2016, as it reopens following a suspected terrorist attack with a truck on Dec. 19 in which 12 people were killed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mourning continues following truck attack in Berlin

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is lit up in black, red and gold, the colors of the national flag of Germany on Dec. 20, 2016, to commemorate those killed when a large truck plowed through a popular Christmas market the previous night in Berlin. At least 12 people were killed and 48 others injured in the attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mourners commemorate victims of truck attack in Berlin

Mourners gather to attend a memorial service in Berlin on Dec. 20, 2016, for those killed when a large truck plowed through a popular Christmas market the previous night. At least 12 people were killed and 48 others injured in the attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mourners commemorate victims of truck attack in Berlin

Mourners pray during a memorial service in Berlin on Dec. 20, 2016, for those killed when a large truck plowed through a popular Christmas market the previous night. At least 12 people were killed and 48 others injured in the attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Truck rams crowded Berlin Christmas market, killing 12

People place flowers on Dec. 20, 2016, near the spot in Berlin where a large truck plowed through a popular Christmas market the previous night, killing at least 12 people and injuring 48 others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Truck rams crowded Berlin Christmas market, killing 12

People light candles at a church in Berlin on Dec. 20, 2016, to mourn victims of what is suspected to be a terror attack nearby the previous night, in which a large truck plowed through a popular Christmas market. At least 12 people were killed and 48 others were injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Truck rams crowded Berlin Christmas market, killing 12

Flags are hoisted at half-mast at the European Commission building in Brussels on Dec. 20, 2016, to mourn victims of what is suspected to be a terror attack in Berlin the previous night. A large truck plowed through a popular Christmas market in the German capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring 48 others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan expresses solidarity with Germany, Russia following attacks

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2016. Suga expressed Japan's solidarity with the people of Germany and Russia, following a possible terrorist attack in Berlin that killed 12 people and the fatal shooting of Russia's ambassador to Turkey in Ankara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama to visit Pearl Harbor

Photo taken Dec. 15, 2016, at the visitors center of the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii shows an "orizuru" paper crane, created by Sadako Sasaki who died at age 12 in 1955, 10 years after being exposed to radiation from the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit there with U.S. President Barack Obama later in the month to remember those who died in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It is believed in Japan that one's wish will come true if one folds a thousand cranes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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USJ to hold samurai warrior show at Osaka Castle

Universal Studios Japan unveils to the press "Sengoku The Real at Osaka Castle," an entertainment show themed on the early 17th century siege of Osaka Castle, at Osaka Castle Park in Osaka, western Japan, on the night of Dec. 15, 2016. The show, revolving around Sanada Yukimura, a famed samurai warrior, will be held from Dec. 16 through March 12, 2017, mainly on the weekends, as USJ's first event to be held outside of the amusement park, involving projection mapping, fireworks, dancers, and restaurants and souvenir shops. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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USJ to hold samurai warrior show at Osaka Castle

Universal Studios Japan unveils to the press "Sengoku The Real at Osaka Castle," an entertainment show themed on the early 17th century siege of Osaka Castle, at Osaka Castle Park in Osaka, western Japan, on the night of Dec. 15, 2016. The show, revolving around Sanada Yukimura, a famed samurai warrior, will be held from Dec. 16 through March 12, 2017, mainly on the weekends, as USJ's first event to be held outside of the amusement park, involving projection mapping, fireworks, dancers, and restaurants and souvenir shops. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or for 4th time

Cristiano Ronaldo of European champions Real Madrid takes part in a training session in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2016, prior to a Club World Cup semifinal. France Football magazine announced on Dec. 12 that Ronaldo has won his fourth Ballon d'Or award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or for 4th time

Cristiano Ronaldo of European champions Real Madrid takes part in a training session in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2016, prior to a Club World Cup semifinal. France Football magazine announced on Dec. 12 that Ronaldo has won his fourth Ballon d'Or award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or for 4th time

Cristiano Ronaldo of European champions Real Madrid takes part in a training session in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2016, prior to a Club World Cup semifinal. France Football magazine announced on Dec. 12 that Ronaldo has won his fourth Ballon d'Or award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu salmon preservation method put into practice

Officials from an Ainu museum hang some 1,400 salmon in cold winds to preserve the fish using a traditional technique of the Ainu indigenous people, in Shiraoi, in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 12, 2016. The salmon will be sold from early May 2017, for around 5,000 yen each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu salmon preservation method put into practice

Officials from an Ainu museum hang some 1,400 salmon in cold winds to preserve the fish using a traditional technique of the Ainu indigenous people, in Shiraoi, in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 12, 2016. The salmon will be sold from early May 2017, for around 5,000 yen each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Nobel laureate Ohsumi shows his medal

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi shows his medal to reporters in Stockholm on Dec. 12, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Guterres sworn in as next U.N. secretary general

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres attends a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 12, 2016, after taking the oath of office as U.N. secretary general. His five-year term begins in January after incumbent Secretary General Ban Ki Moon steps down on Dec. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man arrested for allegedly pushing woman off station platform

Photo taken Dec. 12, 2016, shows a platform at JR Shin-Imamiya Station in Osaka where a man allegedly pushed two women from behind, causing one of them to fall onto the tracks, the day before. She was unhurt after an incoming train stopped just before hitting her. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court to let stand ruling in favor of U.S. base relocation

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 12, 2016, when it was reported that the Supreme Court will not hold a hearing to review a lower court ruling that backed the central government's move to relocate a U.S. air base within Okinawa, a decision that will likely let Okinawa's loss in the lawsuit stand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court to let stand ruling in favor of U.S. base relocation

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 12, 2016, when it was reported that the Supreme Court will not hold a hearing to review a lower court ruling that backed the central government's move to relocate a U.S. air base within Okinawa, a decision that will likely let Okinawa's loss in the lawsuit stand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court to let stand ruling in favor of U.S. base relocation

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 12, 2016, when it was reported that the Supreme Court will not hold a hearing to review a lower court ruling that backed the central government's move to relocate a U.S. air base within Okinawa, a decision that will likely let Okinawa's loss in the lawsuit stand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mulls cooperation with Philippines on illegal drugs crackdown

Katsuyuki Kawai, special adviser to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, talks with children at the Philippines' largest government-run drug treatment and rehabilitation facility in the suburbs of Manila on Dec. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices "serious concern" over Trump's view on Taiwan

At a regular press briefing on Dec. 12, 2016, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang expresses "serious concern" about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks suggesting the United States need not adhere to its long-held position on the status of Taiwan under his incoming administration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunwolves squad for 2017 Super Rugby season shows plenty of changes

Sunwolves head coach Filo Tiatia poses for photos with his players in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2016, after announcing his 36-man squad, which he described as "totally different." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Real Madrid arrive in Japan ready for Club World Cup

European champions Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane meets with reporters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 12, 2016, prior to the Club World Cup. "I have got a group of talented players and the (good) results (we have had) are the fruits of our training," said Zidane. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Real Madrid arrive in Japan ready for Club World Cup

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo takes part in a training session of European champions Real Madrid in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 12, 2016, prior to the Club World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Real Madrid arrive in Japan ready for Club World Cup

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (R) takes part in a training session of European champions Real Madrid in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 12, 2016, prior to the Club World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird flu infections confirmed at Nagoya zoo

An official of Higashiyama Zoo Botanical Gardens in the central Japan city of Nagoya examines the facility on Dec. 12, 2016, when three black swans that have died there since November were all confirmed to have been infected with avian influenza. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices "serious concern" over Trump's view on Taiwan

At a regular press briefing on Dec. 12, 2016, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang expresses "serious concern" about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks suggesting the United States need not adhere to its long-held position on the status of Taiwan under his incoming administration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices "serious concern" over Trump's view on Taiwan

At a regular press briefing on Dec. 12, 2016, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang expresses "serious concern" about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks suggesting the United States need not adhere to its long-held position on the status of Taiwan under his incoming administration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suit over Fukushima nuclear crisis filed

Asami Eda, a resident in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, attends a press conference on Dec. 12, 2016, after filing a lawsuit, together with other 300 plaintiffs, to demand that Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the state lower the radiation level in areas surrounding the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex to that seen before the 2011 accident there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suit over Fukushima nuclear crisis filed

Plaintiffs head to the Fukushima District Court on Dec. 12, 2016, to file a lawsuit in which they demand Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the state to lower the radiation level in areas surrounding the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex to that seen before the 2011 accident there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan GSDF in S. Sudan takes up controversial new roles

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are deployed in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, for the U.N. peacekeeping operations on Dec. 12, 2016, when they took on new roles of rescuing U.N. staff and other personnel under attack and playing a bigger part in protecting U.N. peacekeepers' camps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan GSDF in S. Sudan takes up controversial new roles

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are deployed in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, for the U.N. peacekeeping operations on Dec. 12, 2016, when they took on new roles of rescuing U.N. staff and other personnel under attack and playing a bigger part in protecting U.N. peacekeepers' camps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo