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Border port sees booming trade between China, Mongolia

STORY: Border port sees booming trade between China, Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: ERENHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the land port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI WEI, Manager of an import-export trade supermarket in Erenhot 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): UNEEN, Head of the Office of the Administrative Committee, Erenhot Border Trading Zone 4. various of the land port 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI DAWEI, Customs officer of the Erenhot railway port STORYLINE: China's biggest land port with Mongolia, Erenhot, has witnessed flourishing bilateral trade in recent months. A border trading zone between China and Mongolia opened in Erenhot in 2016. It covers a wide range of business activities including border trade, logistics and e-commerce, among others. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI WEI, Manager of an import-export trade supermarket in Erenhot "When we first opened this supermarket, we could only provide products from a few neighboring coun

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World's first Zootopia land opens at Shanghai Disney Resort

STORY: World's first Zootopia land opens at Shanghai Disney Resort SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19-20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:26 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai Disney Resort STORYLINE: Shanghai Disney Resort on Tuesday opened the world's first Zootopia land as The Walt Disney Company looks to further tap the growing Chinese travel market. The new themed land, based on the hugely successful Walt Disney Animation Studios film "Zootopia," will officially open to the public on Wednesday, Shanghai Disney Resort announced. Zootopia, the eighth themed land inside Shanghai Disneyland, marks the second major expansion of Shanghai Disney Resort. Its construction started in December 2019. Shanghai Disney Resort opened with six themed lands on June 16, 2016. Its seventh land and first major expansion, Disney Pixar Toy Story Land, opened in 2018, which made Shanghai Disneyland the fastest-expanding Disneyland worldwide. Xinhua News Agency correspond

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Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament

STORY: Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20-25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: LAMPEDUSA, Italy CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the migrants 2. various of migrants' ships 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SERENA CORNIGLIA, Supervisor of migrant reception centers with the Italian Red Cross 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): GIUSEPPE PALMISANO, Bar owner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMSUN YOSEEF, Migrant from Ethiopia 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DANNIEL WOLDE, Migrant 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FRIEDRICH REICH, NGO Rescue ship member from Germany STORYLINE: Migration has returned as a hotly debated issue in the European Union (EU) while a fresh crisis is looming on the continent. Irregular crossings at the EU's external borders increased by 17 percent in the first 11 months of this year to over 355,300, surpassing full-year totals in any year since 2016. Most migrants chose the Central Mediterranean route, a risky one that has seen many migrant shipwrecks due t

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World's first Zootopia land begins trial operation at Shanghai Disney Resort

STORY: World's first Zootopia land begins trial operation at Shanghai Disney Resort SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Zootopia land STORYLINE: The world's first Zootopia land, scheduled to open to the public starting from Dec. 20 at Shanghai Disney Resort, has kicked off trial operation, the resort said Wednesday. The new themed land was open to the media for the first time on Wednesday. It is based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios movie "Zootopia" and will become the eighth themed land in Shanghai Disneyland. According to the resort, the Zootopia land's construction began in December 2019, and it involves many latest original design concepts from the international Disney engineering team. Shanghai Disney Resort opened with six themed lands on June 16, 2016. Its seventh land, Disney Pixar Toy Story Land, opened in 2018, making Shanghai Disneyland the fastest-expanding Disneyland in the world. I

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World's first Zootopia land to open at Shanghai Disney Resort on Dec. 20

STORY: World's first Zootopia land to open at Shanghai Disney Resort on Dec. 20 DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Zootopia land STORYLINE: Shanghai Disney Resort on Tuesday announced that it is set to open the first Zootopia land at any Disney park in the world on Dec. 20. Based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios movie "Zootopia," it will become the eighth themed land in Shanghai Disneyland. The new land will bring the movie and its characters to life through innovative entertainment, merchandise, food and beverage offerings, a major theme park attraction, and much more, according to the resort. In the weeks before the land's official opening, its cast members and invited participants will trial selected offerings on specific dates. Shanghai Disney Resort opened with six themed lands on June 16, 2016. Its seventh land, Disney Pixar Toy Story Land, opened in 2018, making Shanghai Disneyland the fastest-expanding

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Security heightened in Tokyo prior to 2nd day of Abe-Putin summit

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - Riot policemen stand guard near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016, prior to the second day of a two-day summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders will arrive in Tokyo later in the day from Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(220806) -- GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) with the first reflection panel installed (upper L, photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015), with nearly half of the reflection panels installed (upper R, photo taken on Dec. 16, 2015), with about 80 percent of the reflection panels installed (lower L, photo taken on March 9, 2016), and a panoramic view of FAST (lower R, photo taken on July 21, 2022), in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in southwest China's Guizhou Province, FAST started formal operation in January 2020 and officially opened to the world on March 31, 2021. It is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. With FAST, scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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U.N. chief Ban attends press conference

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon attends a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 16, 2015. While revealing he was negotiating a trip to North Korea with the North's authorities, Ban declined to say if he would run in South Korean presidential election after his term expires at the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling bloc adopts sales tax hike exemption

Liberal Democratic Party tax panel chief Yoichi Miyazawa and his Komeito party counterpart Tetsuo Saito attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The two ruling parties formally adopted tax reform policies for fiscal 2016 including the exemption of all food items except those served at restaurants from the planned consumption tax hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling bloc adopts sales tax hike exemption, other tax reform plans

Liberal Democratic Party tax panel chief Yoichi Miyazawa and his Komeito party counterpart Tetsuo Saito attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The two ruling parties formally adopted tax reform policies for fiscal 2016, including the exemption of all food items except those served at restaurants from the planned consumption tax hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Shamisen faces crisis head-on as cat skins fall from favor

A woman plays a shamisen during a performance of the "Nagauta Samon-kai" at Uchisaiwaicho Hall in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016. The three-stringed instrument is facing a crisis amid a backlash over its use of cat and dog skins to cover its body and a decline in craftsmen able to carry on its manufacturing traditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Shamisen faces crisis head-on as cat skins fall from favor

Sakichi Kineya (2nd from R) plays the shamisen during a performance of the "Nagauta Samon-kai" on Dec. 16, 2016. The three-stringed instrument is facing a crisis amid a backlash over its use of cat and dog skins to cover its body and a decline in craftsmen able to carry on its manufacturing traditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Shamisen faces crisis head-on as cat skins fall from favor

A man plays a shamisen during a performance of the "Nagauta Samon-kai" at Uchisaiwaicho Hall in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016. The three-stringed instrument is facing a crisis amid a backlash over its use of cat and dog skins to cover its body and a decline in craftsmen able to carry on its manufacturing traditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Shamisen faces crisis head-on as cat skins fall from favor

Shamisen players from the "Nagauta samon-kai" troupe perform at Uchisaiwaicho Hall in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016. The three-stringed instrument is facing a crisis amid a backlash over its use of cat and dog skins to cover its body and a decline in craftsmen able to carry on its manufacturing traditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Longtime Olympic reporter expects Tokyo Games to be "fantastic"

Steve Wilson, known in journalism circles as "Mr. Olympics," poses for a photo during an interview with Kyodo News in London on Dec. 16, 2016, before leaving the Associated Press to become director of communications with the International Tennis Federation in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani makes partial 18-man list for WBC

Nippon Ham Fighters slugging right-hander Shohei Otani pitches at the speed of 165 kilometers per hour in this file photo taken in Sapporo Dome on Oct. 16, 2016. Otani is among the 18 players who were named to the Japan team for the World Baseball Classic in March 2017 as the organizers released the partial list on Dec. 20, 2016 ahead of the final 28-man squad announcement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor cancels his appearance before volunteers due to fever

Japanese Emperor Akihito, seen in this undated photo, cancels an appearance in front of citizen volunteers on Dec. 16, 2016, due to cold-like symptoms and a fever. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian food served at schools on day of Abe-Putin summit

Borscht and pirozhki, famous Russian cuisines, are provided for school lunch at all 16 elementary and junior high schools in Nagato, Japan, on Dec. 15, 2016. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the small city later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian food served at schools on day of Abe-Putin summit

Borscht and pirozhki, famous Russian cuisines, are provided for school lunch at all 16 elementary and junior high schools in Nagato, Japan, on Dec. 15, 2016. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the small city later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. chief Ban attends last press conference

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon attends his last press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, at the U.N. headquarters in New York before his term ends on Dec. 31. Ban showed regret that the United Nations has not been able to fully contribute to the peace and stability of Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin to launch talks on joint activities on disputed isles

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016, after two days of talks. The two countries agreed to launch talks on joint activities on Russian-held islands at the center of a territorial dispute. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin agree on joint activities but remain apart over isles

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016, before their summit meeting. They agreed to launch talks on joint economic activities on Russian-held islands but again failed to narrow their differences concerning sovereignty over the isles, a decades-old dispute that has prevented the signing of a post-World War II peace treaty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Islanders show mixed reaction to Japan-Russia deal

Russian residents of Shikotan Island, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, watch TV news on bilateral summit meeting at a retail store on Dec. 16, 2016. While the leaders of the two countries agreed to launch talks on joint economic activities on the isles, residents expressed hope as well as concern over the deal, which calls for cooperation in the fishery, sea farming, tourism, medical and environmental fields. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Islanders show mixed reaction to Japan-Russia deal

A Russian resident of Shikotan Island, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, walks on a street on Dec. 16, 2016, as the two countries agreed the same day to launch talks on joint economic activities on the isles. Residents expressed hope as well as concern over the deal, which calls for cooperation in the fishery, sea farming, tourism, medical and environmental fields. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Islanders show mixed reaction to Japan-Russia deal

A post official on Shikotan Island, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, works on Dec. 16, 2016, as the two countries agreed the same day to launch talks on joint economic activities on the isles. Residents expressed hope as well as concern over the deal, which calls for cooperation in the fishery, sea farming, tourism, medical and environmental fields. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace lit up

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is lit up on a trial basis on Dec. 16, 2016. Part of the palace will be lit up from Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, to Jan. 8, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Islanders show mixed reaction to Japan-Russia deal

A Russian resident of Shikotan Island, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, walks near the sea on Dec. 16, 2016, as the two countries agreed the same day to launch talks on joint economic activities on the isles. Residents expressed hope as well as concern over the deal, which calls for cooperation in the fishery, sea farming, tourism, medical and environmental fields. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace lit up

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is lit up on a trial basis on Dec. 16, 2016. Part of the palace will be lit up from Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, to Jan. 8, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird flu infection detected at Hokkaido poultry farm

Hokkaido officials hold a press conference at the government office building in Sapporo on Dec. 16, 2016. Some chickens that died at a poultry farm in the town of Shimizu were confirmed to have been infected with avian influenza, they said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't confirms Abe not to be 1st Japan PM to visit Pearl Harbor

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016. Suga said the government has confirmed that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming visit to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii will not be the first by a sitting Japanese leader, as Shigeru Yoshida did so in 1951 while prime minister. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin to launch talks on joint activities on disputed isles

Japanese and Russian fishermen land sea urchins at a port in Nemuro in Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on Dec. 16, 2016. Japan and Russia agreed the same day to launch talks on joint economic activities on Russian-held islands, off which the urchins were caught, at the center of a territorial dispute, as Japan seeks to resolve the row and sign a post-World War II peace treaty with Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin to launch talks on joint activities on disputed isles

A fishing boat (L) and a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel sail off Nemuro in Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on Dec. 16, 2016, with Suisho Island, part of the Habomai group, visible in the background. Japan and Russia agreed the same day to launch talks on joint economic activities on Russian-held islands, including the Habomai group, at the center of a territorial dispute, as Japan seeks to resolve the row and sign a post-World War II peace treaty with Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey crash landing in Okinawa rated as severe "Class A" mishap

U.S. military personnel on Dec. 16, 2016, collect the wreckage of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that crash-landed off Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa. Data released by the U.S. Naval Safety Center indicated the accident has been classified as a severe "Class A" mishap. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin to launch talks on joint activities on disputed isles

Japanese and Russian fishermen land sea urchins at a port in Nemuro in Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on Dec. 16, 2016. Japan and Russia agreed the same day to launch talks on joint economic activities on Russian-held islands, off which the urchins were caught, at the center of a territorial dispute, as Japan seeks to resolve the row and sign a post-World War II peace treaty with Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey crash landing in Okinawa rated as severe "Class A" mishap

U.S. military personnel examine the site of the crash landing of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft off Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 16, 2016. Data released by the U.S. Naval Safety Center indicated the accident has been classified as a severe "Class A" mishap. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey crash landing in Okinawa rated as severe "Class A" mishap

U.S. military personnel on Dec. 16, 2016, collect the wreckage of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that crash-landed off Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa. Data released by the U.S. Naval Safety Center indicated the accident has been classified as a severe "Class A" mishap. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey crash landing in Okinawa rated as severe "Class A" mishap

U.S. military personnel examine the site of the crash landing of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft off Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 16, 2016. Data released by the U.S. Naval Safety Center indicated the accident has been classified as a severe "Class A" mishap. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey crash landing in Okinawa rated as severe "Class A" mishap

U.S. military personnel examine the site of the crash landing of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft off Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 16, 2016. Data released by the U.S. Naval Safety Center indicated the accident has been classified as a severe "Class A" mishap. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin discuss economic cooperation in 2nd round of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) hold talks on economic cooperation at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016, the final day of Putin's two-day visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day 2 of Abe-Putin summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) is welcomed after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport from Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 16, 2016, for the second round of two-day summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day 2 of Abe-Putin summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) is welcomed after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport from Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 16, 2016, for the second round of two-day summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin discuss economic cooperation in 2nd round of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) hold talks on economic cooperation at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016, the final day of Putin's two-day visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin discuss economic cooperation in 2nd round of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk in front of an honor guard at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016. The two leaders discussed economic cooperation on the final day of Putin's two-day visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin discuss economic cooperation in 2nd round of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk in front of an honor guard at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016. The two leaders discussed economic cooperation on the final day of Putin's two-day visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renho visits blaze-hit Sea of Japan coastal city

Renho (R), head of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, consoles a local resident in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2016, where an inferno destroyed 144 buildings and injured 16 people a week earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo