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Hikvision Adriatic opens its first office in Croatia

STORY: Hikvision Adriatic opens its first office in Croatia SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese ambassador in Croatia, Qi Qianjin, arriving and symbolically opening the new office 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN JIAN, General manager of Hikvision Adriatic 3. various of Hikvison's products 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTUN BUTERIN, Marketing manager of Hikvision Adriatic STORYLINE: Hikvision Adriatic, a regional branch of China's Hikvision company, the world's largest supplier of video surveillance products, opened its first office in Zagreb on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN JIAN, General manager of Hikvision Adriatic "It is a big step for our Adriatic team from Hikvision because it means that we have a second branch office in the Adriatic region and this means that we will have more resources to develop the Croatian market and also the regional market." In 2009, Hikvision established its headquarter

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Developing countries need climate funds: Malawian minister

STORY: Developing countries need climate funds: Malawian minister SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Dubai CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP28 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM MATOLA, Malawian Minister of Energy 3. various of COP28 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IBRAHIM MATOLA, Malawian Minister of Energy 5. various of COP28 STORYLINE: At the ongoing COP28 climate conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Malawian Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola urged developed countries to fulfill their promise of delivering climate funds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM MATOLA, Malawian Minister of Energy "Talk shows are over now. Time to implement what we have agreed. I would like to propose that, if there was a mechanism of moving in motion, that at this COP28, should leave with actions, not only words." They need to "walk the talk," said Matola, adding: "It's time to implement what we have agreed." At the 2009 climate conference in Copenhagen, developed coun

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Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China

STORY: Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liang Yuyin 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG YUYIN, Teacher, Chongqing Normal University STORYLINE: 30-year-old Liang Yuyin is a teacher working at Chongqing Normal University. She is also a sign language interpreter. Since beginning to learn sign language at the age of 18, she has been helping serve the hearing-impaired with sign language for 12 years. Liang joined a sign language interpreter association at the university. Founded in 2009, it's a volunteer team of 200 sign language interpreters. They have offered sign language service activities for more than 5,000 times and helped more than 80,000 hearing-impaired people. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG YUYIN, Teacher, Chongqing Normal University "Our hearing-impaired friends have been more and more involved in social activities, and they want to express

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Chinese-Slovak collaboration elevates tire machinery standards in Europe

STORY: Chinese-Slovak collaboration elevates tire machinery standards in Europe SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: TRENCIN, Slovakia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of MERTC 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TREVOR XU, President and General Director of MERTC 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TREVOR XU, President and General Director of MERTC 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEFAN KUKUCKA, Deputy Director, MERTC STORYLINE: Headquartered in east China's Qingdao City, MESNAC is one of the world's largest suppliers of machinery for the tire and rubber industry. In 2009, MESNAC established its first overseas subsidiary, the MESNAC European Research and Technical Centre (MERTC), in central Slovakia's Trencin region. With a team of six Chinese and around 40 local Slovaks, MERTC has recently achieved a significant milestone by becoming a member of the Tyre Curing Press Work Group of the European Committee for Standardization. This membership not only highlights the fruitful partners

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Temple offers reward for clues to stolen Buddha image

FUKUOKA, Japan - A statue of Yakushi Nyorai or medicine Buddha is shown in this file photo taken in December 2009. Supporters of Myoryuzan Yakushido, a Buddhist temple in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, announced a decision on Dec. 24, 2014, to pay a cash reward of 2 million yen for key information leading to the discovery of the statue stolen in 2010.

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Film studio in China's Xi'an uses AI to restore classic movies

STORY: Film studio in China's Xi'an uses AI to restore classic movies DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the studio 2. various of people working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China STORYLINE: Xi'an Film Studio in China's Shaanxi Province has employed artificial intelligence (AI) to restore and colorize classic movies. The studio has completed the restoration or colorizing of more than 300 films including "A Tale of the West" and "Red Sorghum," since the work started in 2009. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China "The AI system needs to study over 10,000 pictures and then it can automatically identify the damage, scratches on the films, and automatically repair them. Besides, in terms of AI colorizing, it's very close to manual resto

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'Ecozzeria' center aims to lead Marunouchi into eco-friendly era

TOKYO, Japan - Naka Inoue talks about a variety of eco-projects at the ''Ecozzeria'' center in the Shin-Marunouchi Building in Tokyo in an interview with Kyodo News on Dec. 2, 2009.

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Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

KAMAKURA, Japan - Michiko Hirayama (L), wife of the late Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, and their daughter Yayoi unveil flower paintings drawn by Hirayama at his atelier in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2010. Hirayama, who is best known for his works themed on the Silk Road and Buddhism, passed away on Dec. 2, 2009.

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Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

KAMAKURA, Japan - Michiko Hirayama (L), wife of the late Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, and their daughter Yayoi unveil Hirayama's unfinished work at his atelier in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2010. Hirayama, whose photo is being held by Michiko, passed away Dec. 2, 2009, and had been working on the painting from last July to September from his hospital bed.

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Gamba beat Vegalta to advance to Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Gamba Osaka striker Lucas celebrates his opening goal during the first half of a semifinal against second division Vegalta Sendai at National Stadium on Dec. 29, 2009. Gamba edged Vegalta 2-1 to set up a date with Nagoya Grampus in the final of the Emperor's Cup.

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Gamba beat Vegalta to advance to Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Gamba Osaka striker Lucas (L, on ground) scores the opening goal during the first half of a semifinal against second division Vegalta Sendai at National Stadium on Dec. 29, 2009. Gamba edged Vegalta 2-1 to set up a date with Nagoya Grampus in the final of the Emperor's Cup.

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2,245 Chiba officials reprimanded over accounting irregularities

CHIBA, Japan - Chiba Gov. Kensaku Morita bows in apology during a news conference at the Chiba prefectural government office on Dec. 18, 2009, after the local government reprimanded 2,245 employees over massive accounting irregularities. The local government said it will make the employees repay about 900 million yen, adding that the total amount of irregularities currently stands at 3.28 billion yen after the government found an additional 300 million yen worth of false orders.

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Japan's women win team pursuit silver at World Cup meet

CALGARY, Canada - Japan's team -- (from L to R) Maki Tabata, Shiho Ishizawa and Masako Hozumi - compete in the women's pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2009. They clocked a national record time of 2 minutes, 59.79 seconds to win the silver medal.

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Japan's women win team pursuit silver at World Cup meet

CALGARY, Canada - (From L to R) Shiho Ishizawa, Maki Tabata and Masako Hozumi pose with their silver medals in the women's pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2009. They clocked a national record time of 2 minutes, 59.79 seconds.

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Honda unveils P-NUT at L.A. Auto Show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Honda Motor Co.'s futuristic vehicle prototype ''P-NUT'' is displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Dec. 2, 2009. The compact car with a central driving position and two rear seats was developed by Honda's design studio in Los Angeles.

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Fuel-efficient Mazda2 unveiled at L.A. Auto Show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi (L) and Mazda Motor of America Inc. President James O'Sullivan unveil the Mazda2, or Demio in Japan, at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Dec. 2, 2009. Mazda decided to release the subcompact next year in the North American market, where demand is growing for fuel-efficient cars.

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Hatoyama, Shirakawa discuss deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2009. Hatoyama and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa agreed the same day on the need for the government and the central bank to deepen their cooperation in pulling Japan out of deflation.

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Mitarai, Goh meet in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Fujio Mitarai (L), head of Japan's largest business lobby, shakes hands with Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in Singapore on Dec. 2, 2009. The chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Nippon Keidanren, and the former Singaporean prime minister agreed to promote economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Hatoyama, Shirakawa discuss deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks to reporters at Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's office in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2009, after meeting with the premier. Shirakawa and Hatoyama agreed on the need for the government and the central bank to deepen their cooperation in pulling Japan out of deflation.

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Moore meets Japan labor union leader

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore speaks during a talk session with the leader of Japan's largest labor unions confederation at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 2, 2009. Moore was on his first trip to Japan to promote his latest work ''Capitalism.''

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SDP Fukushima to seek reelection as party leader

TOKYO, Japan - Consumer affairs minister Mizuho Fukushima announces her bid to seek reelection as leader of the Social Democratic Party in parliament Dec. 2, 2009. Fukushima will try to secure her fourth term as leader of the SDP, a small partner of the Democratic Party of Japan in the ruling coalition.

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A shopper receives a newspaper Extra announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi city, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day.

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

TOKYO, Japan - This November 1998 file photo shows Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama (R) and his wife Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after he received the Order of Cultural Merit. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2, 2009.

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

ONOMICHI, Japan - This photo shows newspaper Extras announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama posted at an newspaper delivery agency in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day.

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Wrestler Onita to run in Nagasaki election

NAGASAKI, Japan - Atsushi Onita, a professional wrestler and former upper house legislator, announces his plan to run in next year's Nagasaki gubernatorial election in Nagasaki City on Dec. 2, 2009.

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama is seen sketching at Jisonin Temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 2, 2007. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2, 2009.

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Japanese painter Hirayama, PM Takeshita

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama (C) is seen viewing Buddhism art in Dunhuang, in China's Gansu Province, in August 1988 together with then Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita (L). Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2, 2009.

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Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

SHIME, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable is held aloft by fellow wrestlers near the stable's temporary lodging in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. The 25-year-old, who hails from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s.

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Moore meets Japan labor union leader

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore (L) and Nobuaki Koga, leader of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, the country's largest labor union confederation, speak during a discussion session at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 2, 2009. Moore was on his first trip to Japan to promote his latest work ''Capitalism.''

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Japanese storyteller to perform at U.N.

OSAKA, Japan - ''Rakugo'' comic storyteller Katsura Koharudanji poses during a news conference on Dec. 2, 2009, where he told reporters he will be performing at the United Nations Headquarters and Carnegie Hall in New York in February 2010. The internationally active performer of Japanese comic monologue in the ''kamigata'' style with instruments said he will be performing two classic rakugo stories at the U.N. with French, Spanish and Chinese subtitles.

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Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

ONOJO, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable smiles during a news conference in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. After posting a 5-2 mark in the third-tier makushita division of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the 25-year-old became the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s.

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama is seen repairing one of his works in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 30, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2.

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Polar bear Peace turns 10, breaks record

TOBE, Japan - Peace, a polar bear in the Tobe Zoological Park of Ehime Prefecture, turned 10 years old on Dec. 2, 2009, at the zoo in southwestern Japan. Taken away from her mother at birth over fears that she may hurt the cub, and hand-raised by the zoo, the local celebrity has lived longer than any other hand-raised polar bear in Japan.

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Painter Hirayama dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Traditional-style Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, shown in a July 2005 file photo, died of a stroke at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 2, 2009. He was 79. Hirayama is known for his works themed in the Silk Road and Buddhism as well as for his efforts to preserve and restore the cultural heritages of the world.

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'World's No. 1' coffee to be offered in Japan

MITO, Japan - This Nov. 25, 2009 photo shows Panama's Esmeralda Especial coffee beans, said to be the world's most expensive coffee, which Japanese cafe chain operator Saza Coffee Co., based in Ibaraki Prefecture, plans to offer for 1,200 yen per cup starting Dec. 2. Saza, which has paid $117.50 per pound for the coffee, 100 times the cost of average coffee beans, became the first company in Japan to buy the high-quality beans through an auction.

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15-m tall Christmas tree lights up Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - A lighting ceremony for a 15-meter tall Christmas tree, about the size of a five-story building and one of the largest in Japan, is held at the Mitsukoshi department store in the plush Nihonbashi shopping area in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2009. The eco-friendly tree made of metal for repeated use and decorated with 25,000 light-emitting diode bulbs that require less power will be set up at the store's central hall until Dec. 25, store officials said.

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15-m tall Christmas tree lights up Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - A mother and her baby pose for a commemorative photograph in front of a 15-meter tall Christmas tree, one of the largest in Japan, at the Mitsukoshi department store in the plush Nihonbashi shopping area in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2009, with a ''Green Santa Claus,'' an environmental goodwill ambassador from Denmark. The eco-friendly tree made of metal for repeated use and decorated with 25,000 light-emitting diode bulbs that require less power will be set up at the store's central hall until Dec. 25, store officials said.

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High European inflation symptom of deeper economic shift: economist

STORY: High European inflation symptom of deeper economic shift: economist DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Carlo Altomonte, Professor of political economics at Bocconi University in Milan 2. various of the factory 3. various of supermarket 4. various of good in shop STORYLINE: An Italian economist has said that record rates of inflation that have hit European Union (EU) member states this year are a symptom of a wider economic paradigm shift. Inflation in the 19-nation eurozone was 10 percent in November, following a record-high of 10.6 percent the month before, and the highest year-on-year price increases since the creation of the euro currency have all taken place in the last nine months. Carlo Altomonte, professor of political economics at Bocconi University in Milan, said the record price increases are part of a broad economic shift for European countries. This shift is even more extreme than that of the 2008-2009 fina

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Magath to coach J-League club Tosu

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2009, shows soccer coach Felix Magath, who has won the German Bundesliga twice with Bayern Munich and once with Wolfsburg. Magath is expected to sign a multiyear deal with Japanese club Sagan Tosu, their president Minoru Takehara said on Dec. 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Super kids' at Kagoshima preschool in limelight

FUJISAWA, Japan - Yoshifumi Yokomine (L) chats to a girl during an autograph session after giving a public lecture in a bookstore in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. The Yokomine Method of preschool education is now employed by more than 150 preschools across Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

ONOMICHI, Japan - This photo shows newspaper Extras announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama posted at an newspaper delivery agency in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A shopper receives a newspaper Extra announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi city, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese painter Hirayama, PM Takeshita

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama (C) is seen viewing Buddhism art in Dunhuang, in China's Gansu Province, in August 1988 together with then Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita (L). Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama is seen repairing one of his works in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 30, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2. (Kyodo)

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama is seen sketching at Jisonin Temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 2, 2007. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Painter Hirayama dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Traditional-style Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, shown in a July 2005 file photo, died of a stroke at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 2, 2009. He was 79. Hirayama is known for his works themed in the Silk Road and Buddhism as well as for his efforts to preserve and restore the cultural heritages of the world. (Kyodo)

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Painter Hirayama dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in January 2001, traditional-style Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama applies a finishing touch to his famous work ''Daito Seiiki Mural'' at Genjo Sanzo-in Hall in Yakushiji Temple, in Nara. Hirayama died of a stroke at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 2, 2009. He was 79. (Kyodo)

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Japanese painter Hirayama dies

TOKYO, Japan - This November 1998 file photo shows Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama (R) and his wife Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after he received the Order of Cultural Merit. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2, 2009. (Kyodo)

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15-m tall Christmas tree lights up Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - A lighting ceremony for a 15-meter tall Christmas tree, about the size of a five-story building and one of the largest in Japan, is held at the Mitsukoshi department store in the plush Nihonbashi shopping area in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2009. The eco-friendly tree made of metal for repeated use and decorated with 25,000 light-emitting diode bulbs that require less power will be set up at the store's central hall until Dec. 25, store officials said. (Kyodo)

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15-m tall Christmas tree lights up Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - A mother and her baby pose for a commemorative photograph in front of a 15-meter tall Christmas tree, one of the largest in Japan, at the Mitsukoshi department store in the plush Nihonbashi shopping area in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2009, with a ''Green Santa Claus,'' an environmental goodwill ambassador from Denmark. The eco-friendly tree made of metal for repeated use and decorated with 25,000 light-emitting diode bulbs that require less power will be set up at the store's central hall until Dec. 25, store officials said. (Kyodo)