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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-TIBETAN BUSINESSMAN (CN)

(240130) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nyima Wangden (R) helps his customer fit traditional Tibetan costumes at his clothing store in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Nyima Wangden, a Tibetan businessman hailing from Heishui County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, has lived in Chengdu, the provincial capital, for over two decades. Nyima Wangden and his wife Hoing Je, both of whom had inherited the crafts of designing and making traditional Tibetan costumes from their elders, have been operating a specialty clothing store in Jinniu District of Chengdu since 2016. In recent years, thanks to its pleasant climate, open cultural environment and vibrant economy, Chengdu has gradually become a leading migrant destination for people of minority ethnic groups from elsewhere in Sichuan and its neighboring provinces and regions. As they work and live in the city, people of ethnic minorities also bring along the culture and traditions of their hometown.

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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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Türkiye detains 13 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Türkiye detains 13 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of anti-terrorism police arresting suspects STORYLINE: Turkish police on Thursday rounded up 13 suspects in Istanbul who were at large despite an arrest warrant over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The police found that some of the fugitives had stayed at houses that were identified as the cells of the movement led by U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen, according to the private Turkish broadcaster NTV. The teams carried out simultaneous raids at those "cell houses" in an operation in Istanbul and detained 13 suspects, it said. The suspects were allegedly using the Gulen movement's encrypted messaging app ByLock and played an active role within the organization, NTV reported. The Turkish government accuses the Gulen movement of infiltrating the s

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Fukui Gov. Nishikawa rejects Monju decommission plan

FUKUI, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa attends a meeting with the central government in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2016. Nishikawa refused to accept the government plan to decommission the Monju fast-breeder reactor in the Sea of Japan coastal prefecture.

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Aoki signs on for WBC

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Norichika Aoki, who joined the Houston Astros from the Seattle Mariners after the 2016 season, meets with reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2016, after Japan added the outfielder to its roster for the World Baseball Classic in March 2017.

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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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Sheep, monkey, symbols of 2015 and 2016 clean building windows

Men clean the windows of a Tokyo building on Dec. 21, 2015 dressed as a monkey (R) representing the year of 2016 in the Chinese astrological calendar and a sheep representing 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese baseball mascot concludes "salary negotiations"

Doala, the mascot of the Chunichi Dragons baseball team, concludes "salary negotiations" in Nagoya on Dec. 21, 2015. Doala signed for 750 grams of sliced bread for the 2016 season, up 50 grams from 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sheep, monkey, symbols of 2015 and 2016 clean building windows

Men clean the windows of a Tokyo building on Dec. 21, 2015 dressed as a monkey (R) representing the year of 2016 in the Chinese astrological calendar and a sheep representing 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan unveil team for Rio qualifiers in Qatar

Japan's Under-23 soccer coach Makoto Teguramori names 21 players in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2015, for the Asian Championship in Qatar in January 2016, where Japan will aim to qualify for their sixth consecutive Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panasonic Impulse beat Fujitsu Frontiers

Players of Panasonic Impulse celebrate on Dec. 14, 2015, after beating Fujitsu Frontiers 24-21 to win the championship in the Japan X Bowl at Tokyo Dome. They will face off against the collegiate champion Ritsumeikan Panthers for the national title on Jan. 3, 2016, at Tokyo Dome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China battling air pollution

Armed police officers wear masks while standing guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Dec. 21, 2016, after a red alert for air pollution, the highest level in China's four-tiered warning system, was issued in the capital for the first time in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China battling air pollution

Tiananmen Square in Beijing is blanketed by heavy smog on Dec. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Pearl Harbor survivor urges Abe to apologize for attack

Henry Nau, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, speaks in an interview at his office in Washington on Dec. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Pearl Harbor survivor urges Abe to apologize for attack

Joe Davis, director of public affairs at the Washington office of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, an American veterans service organization, speaks in an interview in Washington on Dec. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP releases greatest hits album ahead of breakup

File photo taken in January 2016 shows a street TV in Tokyo reporting that popular Japanese pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up. A greatest hits album "SMAP 25 YEARS" was released on Dec. 21, 2016, 10 days before the group's planned breakup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Gamba's Ideguchi named top rookie of J-League

Gamba Osaka midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi (21) and Yokohama F Marinos defender Yuzo Kobayashi (13) vie for the ball in the first leg of a League Cup semifinal in Osaka on Oct. 5, 2016. Ideguchi was named the J-League's Best Young Player of the season on Dec. 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP to release greatest hits album before farewell

Photo taken in January 2016 shows pedestrians in Tokyo watching news that pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up. SMAP is scheduled to release a greatest hits album on Dec. 21, 2016 -- 10 days before its breakup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Takahashi, Matsumoto finish 2nd at Super Series Finals

Japan's Rio Olympic gold-winning pair Misaki Matsutomo (front) and Ayaka Takahashi play against China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the women's doubles final at the Dubai World Superseries Finals on Dec. 18, 2016. The Chinese pair won 21-15, 13-21, 21-17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Malaysian's Goh, Tan win men's doubles in Dubai

Malaysia's Goh V Shem (R) and Tan Wee Kiong (2nd from R) pose with their trophies after winning the men's doubles at the Dubai World Superseries Finals on Dec. 18, 2016, alongside Japanese silver medalists Takeshi Kamura (L) and Keigo Sonoda. The Malaysians won 21-14, 21-19 in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supermarket in Pyongyang

The inside of a supermarket in Pyongyang is shown in this photo taken Dec. 21, 2017. In line with Pyongyang's policy of reducing dependence on imports, more than 70 percent of the items are domestically sourced at the supermarket, which opened as a joint venture with China in 2012 but now is operated by just North Korea following Beijing's withdrawal at the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supermarket in Pyongyang

The inside of a supermarket in Pyongyang is shown in this photo taken Dec. 21, 2017. In line with Pyongyang's policy of reducing dependence on imports, more than 70 percent of the items are domestically sourced at the supermarket, which opened as a joint venture with China in 2012 but now is operated by just North Korea following Beijing's withdrawal at the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supermarket in Pyongyang

The inside of a supermarket in Pyongyang is shown in this photo taken Dec. 21, 2017. In line with Pyongyang's policy of reducing dependence on imports, more than 70 percent of the items are domestically sourced at the supermarket, which opened as a joint venture with China in 2012 but now is operated by just North Korea following Beijing's withdrawal at the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supermarket in Pyongyang

The inside of a supermarket in Pyongyang is shown in this photo taken Dec. 21, 2017. In line with Pyongyang's policy of reducing dependence on imports, more than 70 percent of the items are domestically sourced at the supermarket, which opened as a joint venture with China in 2012 but now is operated by just North Korea following Beijing's withdrawal at the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supermarket in Pyongyang

The inside of a supermarket in Pyongyang is shown in this photo taken Dec. 21, 2017. In line with Pyongyang's policy of reducing dependence on imports, more than 70 percent of the items are domestically sourced at the supermarket, which opened as a joint venture with China in 2012 but now is operated by just North Korea following Beijing's withdrawal at the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police academy

Rookie police officers take part in a class at the Shimane prefectural police academy in Matsue, western Japan, for advice on grooming and makeup, on Dec. 21, 2017. The prefectural police launched the class in 2016 in hopes that well-groomed officers will give the public a sense of security. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Controversial kindergarten in Osaka

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2016, shows Tsukamoto Kindergarten in the western Japan city of Osaka, run by the controversial school operator at the center of a questionable government-owned land sale, where children were made to cheer for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a sports event. At a school event, four preschoolers raised their arms and shouted, "Go fight, Prime Minister Abe." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalists hear firsthand from Myanmar's Rohingya on gov't tour

Houses are seen burnt down in Maungdaw in Myanmar's Rakhine State, which has a large Muslim Rohingya population, on Dec. 21, 2016. They claim soldiers from the country's armed forces burned a village in October. A number of Rohingya women there also claim to have been raped. However, some villagers dispute the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalists hear firsthand from Myanmar's Rohingya on gov't tour

Local residents walk through burnt houses in Maungdaw in Myanmar's Rakhine State, which has a large Muslim Rohingya population, on Dec. 21, 2016. They claim soldiers from the country's armed forces burned a village in October. A number of Rohingya women there also claim to have been raped. However, some villagers dispute the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dow nearing 20,000

A trader at the New York Stock Exchange wears a cap with the message "DOW ALMOST 20,000" on Dec. 21, 2016. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 14.93 points at 19,933.81 on Dec. 23, and some market participants say the Dow could surpass the 20,000 mark the following week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hertha beat Darmstadt 2-0 in German Bundesliga

Hertha Berlin's Genki Haraguchi (R) celebrates with teammate Rune Jarstein after defeating Darmstadt 2-0 in a German Bundesliga match in Berlin on Dec. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hertha Berlin eyeing Japan midfielder Kiyotake

Sevilla's Hiroshi Kiyotake (L) is seen in action during the first half of the team's 9-1 win at home to Formentera in a Copa del Rey match on Dec. 21, 2016. German sports magazine Kicker reported on Dec. 22 that Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin have expressed interest in signing the Japanese international midfielder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hertha Berlin eyeing Japan midfielder Kiyotake

Sevilla's Hiroshi Kiyotake (L) is seen in action during the team's 9-1 win at home to Formentera in a Copa del Rey match on Dec. 21, 2016. German sports magazine Kicker reported on Dec. 22 that Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin have expressed interest in signing the Japanese international midfielder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Access to burned-out Rohingya village allowed

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2016, shows residents of a burned-out village of Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar. The Myanmar government allowed some news organizations, including Kyodo News, to visit there in the wake of growing criticism over persecution against the minority group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Access to burned-out Rohingya village allowed

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2016, shows a burned-out village of Rohingya Muslims in the western Myanmar. The Myanmar government allowed some news organizations, including Kyodo News, to visit there in the wake of growing criticism over persecution against the minority group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Access to burned-out Rohingya village allowed

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2016, shows a burned-out village of Rohingya Muslims in the western Myanmar. The Myanmar government allowed some news organizations, including Kyodo News, to visit there in the wake of growing criticism over persecution against the minority group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Berlin Christmas market reopened following truck attack

People gather at a memorial service on Dec. 21, 2016, for the victims of a deadly truck attack at a Christmas market in Berlin. The meeting was organized by a group opposed to accepting more migrants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Berlin Christmas market reopened following truck attack

With candles in their hands, people mourn the victims on Dec. 21, 2016, of a deadly truck attack at a Christmas market in Berlin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Berlin Christmas market reopened following truck attack

Residents of Berlin and migrants sing together on Dec. 21, 2016, near a Christmas market, where a deadly truck attack occurred, to show their solidarity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Berlin Christmas market reopened following truck attack

A Christmas market in Berlin reopens on Dec. 21, 2016, following a deadly truck attack in the German capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Inter Milan 3, Lazio 0 in Italian Serie A

Lazio's Felipe Anderson (L) and Yuto Nagatomo of Inter Milan tustle for the ball in the Italian Serie A in Milan on Dec. 21, 2016. Inter Milan won 3-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cologne 1, Bayer Leverkusen 1 in German Bundesliga

Cologne's Yuya Osako (L) and Vladlen Yurchenko of Bayer Leverkusen vie for the ball in the German Bundesliga in Cologne on Dec. 21, 2016. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Bastia 1, Marseille in French Ligue 1

Marseille's Hiroki Sakai (L) and Lassana Coulibaly of Bastia vie for the ball in the French Ligue 1 in Bastia on Dec. 21, 2016. Marseille won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Production of New Year rooster dolls in Japan

Rooster dolls made of "cocoon balls" -- a traditional new-year ornament -- sit on a table in Morioka, Japan on Dec. 21, 2016, ahead of the Year of the Rooster in Japan in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Production of New Year rooster dolls in Japan

Rooster dolls made of "cocoon balls" -- a traditional new-year ornament -- sit on a table in Morioka, Japan on Dec. 21, 2016, ahead of the Year of the Rooster in Japan in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Eddie Jones to quit as England coach after 2019 World Cup

Eddie Jones, seen in this undated photo, says in an interview with The Times published in the Dec. 21, 2016 edition that he will quit as England head coach in 2019, even if he wins the Rugby World Cup in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally staged against helipad construction in Okinawa

People protesting against the construction of a helipad stage a rally in front of the gate of the U.S. military's Northern Training Area in the village of Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on Dec. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: Takagi completes clean sweep at nationals

Miho Takagi smiles with her trophy after winning the women's 1,500 and 5,000 meters to complete a clean sweep of all four races at the Japan national speed skating championships in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: Takagi completes clean sweep at nationals

Miho Takagi competes in the women's 5,000 meters at the Japan national speed skating championships at Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 21, 2016. Takagi won the women's 1,500 and 5,000 meters to complete a clean sweep of all four races at the championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: 2020 budget set at 1.6-1.8 trillion yen, IOC pleased

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) shakes hands with Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, after a meeting, also attended by representatives of the International Olympic Committee, on the budget of the 2020 Games, in the Japanese capital on Dec. 21, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo