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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A local driver is pictured beside a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 2, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line pulling in the Marina Station in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) and a local driver co-drive a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line prepares for departure at Mile 2 Station in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Living in China is a life-changing experience, says Chilean businessman

STORY: Living in China is a life-changing experience, says Chilean businessman SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: FOSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): SIMON BRANTES, Founder and Managing Director of DNF Pacific Group 2. various of Simon Brantes' daily life and work in China 3. various of China STORYLINE: Simon Brantes, a Chilean businessman living in south China's Foshan, said the achievement of his career in China has also opened a new chapter in his life. SOUNDBITE (English): SIMON BRANTES, Founder and Managing Director of DNF Pacific Group "The first time I came to China was in year 2010. Shanghai World Expo. I worked at the Chile Pavilion at that time. That was my first approach to China. Before that, I really didn't know much about China, to be honest. Once I arrived here, I was just amazed at how fast the changes could happen here. That was my first experience. And it opened my mind to China. I realized I really wanted to do t

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Bangladeshi girl "little China" dreams to study medical science in China

STORY: Bangladeshi girl "little China" dreams to study medical science in China DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Alifa Chin's family 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): JANNATUL FERDOUS, Mother of Alifa Chin 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ANWAR HOSSAIN, Father of Alifa Chin 4. various of Alifa Chin's family 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): ALIFA CHIN, Bangladeshi girl STORYLINE: Bangladeshi fifth-grader Alifa is destined to have a special link with China after the girl was born on China's naval hospital ship Peace Ark in 2010. The 12-year-old, whose full name is Alifa Chin ("China" in Bengali) often called herself "little China." Alifa's mother Jannatul Ferdous has been working as an office assistant in Bangladesh Navy. In 2010, when the hospital ship Peace Ark of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) came to Bangladesh to provide free medical services to local people, she was eight-month pregnant. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): JANNATUL FERDOUS, Mother of

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Chinese company completes first phase of light rail project in SW Nigeria

STORY: Chinese company completes first phase of light rail project in SW Nigeria DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Blue Line project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHANG ZHICHEN, Chairman of CCECC Nigeria Limited STORYLINE: Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos on Wednesday marked the completion of the first phase of a 27-km electric-powered light rail project. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) since 2010, the completed tracks of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line project span 13 km in the first phase and cover five stations. It is part of an ambitious transport master plan, which aims to meet the demands of the state as Nigeria's commercial and economic hub and one of the world's fastest-growing megacities. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos "We are making a remarkable history on a final infrastructur

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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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Japan's oldest person dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2010 shows Chiyono Hasegawa, who died Dec. 2, 2011, at the age of 115 in a nursing home in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. She was Japan's oldest person. The government said Jirouemon Kimura, a 114-year-old man in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is now the country's oldest person.

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Japan welcomes China's becoming world's No.2 economy

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on the country's gross domestic product data for the Oct.-Dec. quarter and the whole of 2010. ''We welcome China's economic advancement as a neighboring country,'' Yosano said after the Cabinet Office announced preliminary GDP data for 2010 that showed Japan falling into third place and China becoming the world's No. 2 economy.

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Kashima to take on Shimizu in Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kashima Antlers players celebrate after defeating 10-man FC Tokyo 2-1 after extra time on Dec. 29, 2010, setting up a New Year's Day date with Shimizu S-Pulse in the Emperor's Cup final.

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Kashima to take on Shimizu in Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kashima Antlers' Yuya Osako (L) scores the equalizer in the second half of the Emperor's Cup semifinal against FC Tokyo at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2010. Antlers' 2-1 victory over FC Tokyo set them up to face Shimizu S-Pulse in the Emperor's Cup final on New Year's Day.

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National figure skating c'ships

NAGANO, Japan - Miki Ando (R), Mao Asada (L) and Kanako Murakami (C, back) celebrate their 1-2-3 finish in the women's national figure skating championships in Nagano on Dec. 26, 2010.

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Panamanian freighter stranded in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - The Panamanian-registered freighter Sea Ace is stranded on a beach in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2010, possibly due to strong wind. No injuries have been reported among 15 crew members -- 11 Chinese and four Myanmar nationals -- on the 2,976-ton vessel.

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China's aircraft carrier construction

BEIJING, China - Cranes stand near the No. 3 dock of Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. in Changxingdao, Shanghai, on Dec. 2, 2010. It has been rumored that the facility will be used to construct China's first aircraft carrier.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Tents stand empty in the Henoko district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, with a sign showing a sit-in rally against a planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the area had entered the 2,434th day. Participants in the rally went to Naha as Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who supports the relocation, visited Okinawa the same day.

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DPJ divided over Ozawa's fate

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves his office in the parliamentary building in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2010. As the No. 2 man in the party, Okada faces the challenge of dealing with infighting among other DPJ lawmakers over the issue of how to handle Ichiro Ozawa's political funds scandal.

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Dortmund beat Bremen 2-0

DORTMUND, Germany - Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa (R) scores a goal in the 70th minute of a match against Bremen in Dortmund, Germany, on Dec. 11, 2010. Dortmund won 2-0.

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (R), commander of the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 5, speaks to reporters on the carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. Standing beside Cloyd is Rear Adm. Umio Otsuka, commander of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Escort Flotilla 2. (Pool photo)

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Peugeot's 3008HYbrid4

BOLOGNA, Italy - Visitors look at a model of PSA Peugeot Citroen's 3008HYbrid4, the world's first diesel-electricity hybrid mass-produced car, at an international motor show in Bologna, Italy, on Dec. 2, 2010.

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3 held for drug smuggling

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows the Singaporean-registered freighter Sun Honor docked in Muroran, Hokkaido, on Dec. 2, 2010. Police said on Dec. 6 they have arrested two Chinese crew members of the ship and a Japanese man on suspicion of smuggling some 5 kilograms of illegal stimulants into Japan.

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Gharib wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Jaouad Gharib of Morocco celebrates his victory in the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 5, 2010. The Beijing Olympic silver medalist clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds.

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Gharib wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Jaouad Gharib of Morocco crosses the finish line to win the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 5, 2010. The Beijing Olympic silver medalist clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds.

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COP 16 climate change conference

CANCUN, Mexico - Members of an environment conservation organization mount a rally in Cancun, Mexico, on Dec. 2, 2010, holding the characters ''KP'' which stand for Kyoto Protocol, and call on Japan for more active measures on the anti-global warming issue.

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Old favorite sports car's revival as EV

KYOTO, Japan - An electricity-powered model of the one-time popular sports car Tommykaira ZZ is unveiled at Kyoto University on Dec. 2, 2010. Green Lord Motors Co., a Kyoto-based venture business, created the replica of the car as an electric vehicle.

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Japan loses 2022 World Cup bid

ZURICH, Switzerland - Japan's 2022 World Cup bidding committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura speaks to reporters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 2, 2010, after Japan lost the bid. FIFA awarded the hosting rights for the 2022 tournament to Qatar.

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Kashima Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 2, 2010, shows Kashima Stadium, home of the Kashima Antlers professional soccer team, in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Kim Kyung Tae wins Japan money title

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Kyung Tae of South Korea takes a shot during the first round of the Nippon Series JT Cup tournament at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 2, 2010. Kim snatched the JGTO money champion title after winning the tournament.

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Luminarie illuminations in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - People admire the Luminarie illuminations in Kobe on Dec. 2, 2010. The annual event started in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Luminarie illuminations in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - People admire the Luminarie illuminations in Kobe on Dec. 2, 2010. The annual event started in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka returns home

NARITA, Japan - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan returns to Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 2, 2010. Matsuzaka, who only earned nine wins in his fourth year in the major leagues, pledged to work hard during the off-season.

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Luminarie illuminations in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - People admire the Luminarie illuminations in Kobe on Dec. 2, 2010. The annual event started in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Ishikawa plays Nippon-Series JT Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits from bunker on the 18th hole during the first round of the season-ending Nippon Series JT Cup tournament at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 2, 2010.

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China calls for N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2010. China urged five other parties of the six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs the same day to support a Chinese proposal to convene an emergency head-of-delegation meeting.

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Ajinomoto Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ajinomoto Stadium, home of professional soccer clubs FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy, in Tokyo's Chofu on Dec. 2, 2010.

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Kashima Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 2, 2010, shows Kashima Stadium, home of the Kashima Antlers professional soccer team, in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Ajinomoto Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ajinomoto Stadium, home of professional soccer clubs FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy, in Tokyo's Chofu on Dec. 2, 2010.

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Vocaloid character Miku to promote Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda (L) and Crypton Future Media Inc. President Hiroyuki Ito shake hands in Sapporo on Dec. 2, 2010, after signing a contract to use singing vocaloid character Hatsune Miku (picture in the back) to promote the city.

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Sea Shepherd heads for mission to obstruct whalers

HOBART, Australia - Members of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society depart from a port in the Tasmanian city of Hobart, Australia, on the Steve Irwin, on Dec. 2, 2010. Sea Shepherd's three-vessel fleet departed on a mission to obstruct Japanese whaling in the Antarctic waters as the hunting season begins.

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Reelected Okinawa governor asks for base to be moved

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and reelected Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima shake hands as they met at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2010. Nakaima asked Kan to work to move the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station outside Okinawa Prefecture.

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Government appreciates Hayabusa project

TOKYO, Japan - Professor Junichiro Kawaguchi (2nd from R in front), director of the Hayabusa asteroid probe project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Banri Kaieda (3rd from R in front), state minister for space development, line up for a photo session at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2010. The government awarded 118 entities involved in the Hayabusa project including companies and universities for providing hopes and dreams to people through the project.

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Sea Shepherd heads for mission to obstruct whalers

HOBART, Australia - Paul Watson, head of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, speaks to reporters on Dec. 2, 2010, in the Tasmanian city of Hobart, Australia. Sea Shepherd vessels left Australia on a mission to disrupt Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters as the hunting season begins.

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Shimane nuke reactor reactivated

MATSUE, Japan - Workers in the main control room activate the No. 2 reactor of the Shimane nuclear power station of Chugoku Electric Power Co. in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2010. The company reactivated the reactor eight months after the operation was suspended over defective inspections.

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Government appreciates Hayabusa project

TOKYO, Japan - Professor Junichiro Kawaguchi (L), director of the Hayabusa asteroid probe project at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, receives a certificate of appreciation from Banri Kaieda, state minister for space development, at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2010, on behalf of 118 entities involved in the project, including companies and universities.

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Anti-whaling vessels depart for Antarctica waters

HOBART, Australia - Sea Shepherd anti-whaling vessels wait for departure on Dec. 2, 2010, from a port in Hobart, Australia, to Antarctic waters on a campaign against Japanese whaling.

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Kobe 'Luminarie' test illumination

KOBE, Japan - People admire the Luminarie town illumination during a test lighting in Kobe on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of its start Dec. 2. The annual event started in memory of victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Kobe 'Luminarie' test illumination

KOBE, Japan - People admire the Luminarie town illumination during a test lighting in Kobe on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of its start Dec. 2. The annual event started in memory of victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Japan's 1st hybrid tourism train

TOKYO, Japan - People pose near the HB-E300 hybrid train of East Japan Railway Co. during a public opening event at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2010. The company, more widely called JR East, plans to run the HB-E300, the first sightseeing train in Japan equipped with a hybrid system, in Nagano Prefecture from Oct. 2 to Dec. 26.

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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.