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124th joint patrol of Mekong River concludes

STORY: 124th joint patrol of Mekong River concludes DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 124th joint Mekong River patrol STORYLINE: Four Chinese law enforcement vessels returned to port in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, concluding the 124th joint Mekong River patrol by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. According to the Yunnan provincial public security department, six vessels from the four countries traveled over 520 kilometers for four days and three nights, focusing on a cross-border crime crackdown to ensure the safety and stability of the river basin. The Mekong River, known as the Lancang River in China, is a vital waterway for cross-border shipping. China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have been conducting joint patrols of the river since December 2011. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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S. Korea mulls relocation of girl statue symbolizing comfort women

SEOUL, Dec. 26 Kyodo - File photo taken December 2011 shows a statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of "comfort women" in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. It was reported on Dec. 26, 2015, South Korea is considering relocating it if Tokyo offers conditions acceptable to Seoul in talks to settle the long-standing row.

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PM Abe visits disaster-hit Iwate

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) visits a temporary housing facility for evacuees from the 2011 natural disaster in the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata on Nov. 26, 2014. The visit comes shortly before the Dec. 14 general election.

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R, standing) meets residents of temporary housing in Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 tsunami, on Feb. 9, 2013. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is Abe's third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and reconstruction minister Takumi Nemoto lay a floral tribute at a cenotaph for the victims of the 2011 tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 9, 2013. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is Abe's third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26.

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) on Feb. 9, 2013, visits Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 tsunami. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is his third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26.

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Toyota Aqua hybrid compact car

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid compact car. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2012, the number of orders placed for the Aqua as of Jan. 31, 2012, was about 120,000, greatly exceeding its sales goal of 12,000 units a month. The car was released on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Decontamination work in Fukushima

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 4, 2011, shows workers wearing protective suits using a high-pressure water sprayer to wash the premises of the Okuma town office in Fukushima Prefecture to reduce radioactive materials in the wake of the nuclear crisis. The Environment Ministry said Jan. 26, 2012, it plans to complete decontamination activities in part of the evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by March 2014.

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Firebombs tossed at Japan Embassy in Seoul

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011, shows the charred lower part of a gate at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. A man arrested after tossing firebombs at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2012, said he set a fire to the shrine gate in Tokyo, but that claim is yet to be confirmed.

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Hosokawa clan's artifacts

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa stands in front of some artifacts from the Eisei-Bunko Museum, which holds treasures of the Hosokawa clan, during a preview on Dec. 26, 2011, of a special exhibition to be held from Jan. 1, 2012, through March 4, 2012, at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Hosokawa is the 18th head of the clan that has lasted some 700 years and ruled the Kumamoto domain in feudal Japan.

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Kawashima in Belgian 1st division match

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (L) of Lierse SK smiles after a scoreless match against Germinal Beerschot in Antwerp, Belgium, on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Kawashima in Belgian 1st division match

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (L) of Lierse SK grabs the ball in a game against Germinal Beerschot in Antwerp, Belgium, on Dec. 26, 2011. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.

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Gemba meets Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) speaks to reporters with Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi after their talks at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 26, 2011. Suu Kyi said during their meeting that she hopes to visit Japan in the near future.

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Japan foreign minister in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein shake hands in Myanmar's capital of Naypyitaw on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Local 'idol groups' converge on Oita

OITA, Japan - Members of Hime Kyun Fruits Kan, an idol group from Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, perform on stage at a concert event in the city of Oita, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 26, 2011. Five groups of home-grown talents participated in the event.

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Gemba meets Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) speaks to reporters with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba after their talks at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 26, 2011. Suu Kyi said during their meeting that she hopes to visit Japan in the near future.

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Vigilance on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011, shows an armed vehicle (upper R) and South Korean Marines (upper L) on lookout.

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Local 'idol groups' converge on Oita

OITA, Japan - Members of LinQ, an idol group from Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, perform on stage at a concert event in the city of Oita, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 26, 2011. Five groups of home-grown talents participated in the event.

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Fukushima accident shows need to prepare for unexpected

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura (L), a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, hands a report to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2011. The report by a panel, led by Hatamura, investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant said the accident shows the need to prepare for unexpected events if the consequences could be disastrous, referring to the poor emergency response of the plant operator and the government.

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Local 'idol groups' converge on Oita

OITA, Japan - Members of Karaage Girls, an idol group from Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, promote their regional specialty karaage, or fried chicken, on stage at a concert event in the city of Oita, on Dec. 26, 2011. Five groups of home-grown talents participated in the event.

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New uniforms for Japan soccer

SAITAMA, Japan - Members of the men's and women's Japan national soccer teams including Makoto Hasebe (C front) pose at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2011, in new national uniforms unveiled the same day.

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Vigilance on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A propaganda message is seen in North Korea in a photo taken from Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Vigilance on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A South Korean Marine stands watch on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011.

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N. Korea border area

DANDONG, China - Soldiers march near a national flag at half-mast on the North Korean side of the Yalu River in this photo taken from Dandong on the Chinese side on Dec. 26, 2011.

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N. Korea border area

DANDONG, China - Female soldiers walk on the North Korean side of the Yalu River in this photo taken from Dandong on the Chinese side on Dec. 26, 2011

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Hello Kitty flight

NARITA, Japan - Flight attendants pose inside a plane decorated with Sanrio Co's Hello Kitty character at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2011. Taiwan's EVA Airways began flying the plane the same day between Taipei and Narita.

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N. Korea border area

DANDONG, China - A soldier is seen near a national flag at half-mast on the North Korean side of the Yalu River in this photo taken from Dandong on the Chinese side on Dec. 26, 2011

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Hello Kitty flight

NARITA, Japan - An airplane decorated with Sanrio Co's Hello Kitty character takes off from Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2011. Taiwan's EVA Airways began flying the plane the same day between Taipei and Narita.

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N. Korea border area

DANDONG, China - A soldier stands guard below a portrait of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung on the North Korean side of the Yalu River in this photo taken from Dandong on the Chinese side on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Toyota releases Aqua compact hybrid

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. chief engineer Satoshi Ogiso stands by the Aqua compact hybrid vehicle in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2011, as the automaker releases the car for the Japanese market. Toyota claims the vehicle has the world's best fuel economy.

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Toyota releases Aqua compact hybrid

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Aqua compact hybrid vehicle released for the Japanese market by Toyota Motor Corp. in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2011. Toyota claims the vehicle has the world's best fuel economy.

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Toyota releases Aqua compact hybrid

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Aqua compact hybrid vehicle released for the Japanese market by Toyota Motor Corp. in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2011. Toyota claims the vehicle has the world's best fuel economy.

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Kyushu Electric chief Manabe to resign

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe listens to a question about whether he will quit during a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 26, 2011. Manabe indicated he could resign, possibly by March 2012, as a scandal involving an e-mail campaign by the utility to manipulate public opinion regarding nuclear reactors has basically been settled.

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Foreign ministers of Japan, Myanmar hold talks

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (far R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (far L) hold talks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's capital, on Dec. 26, 2011. They agreed to launch talks on striking a bilateral investment accord.

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Foreign ministers of Japan, Myanmar hold talks

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands before holding talks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's capital, on Dec. 26, 2011. They agreed to launch talks on striking a bilateral investment accord.

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New Chinese bullet train line launched

SEHNZHEN, China - People take pictures in front of a bullet train at a station in Shenzhen, China, on Dec. 26, 2011, as a new bullet train line connecting Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong Province was launched the same day.

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Japan PM Noda leaves Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda waves as he departs Beijing international airport on Dec. 26, 2011. Noda visited China on Dec. 25-26 for the first time since taking office in September. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Noda, China's Hu hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) escorts Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to his seat for their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2011. It was Noda's first visit to China since taking office in September 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Noda, China's Hu hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) is greeted by Chinese President Hu Jintao prior to their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Chinese President Hu holds talks with Japan PM Noda

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao attends a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Noda, China's Hu hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before holding talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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China's Hu, Japan's Noda hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (far R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far L) hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan PM Noda holds talks with Chinese President Hu

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attends a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan PM Noda, China top legislator Wu

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) holds talks with China's top legislator Wu Bangguo at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2011. Wu is chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Noda, China's Hu hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before holding talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Okinawa assembly members protest base relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Members of the Okinawa prefectural assembly opposed to the relocation of a U.S. base within the southern Japanese prefecture block the entrance of the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 26, 2011, in an attempt to prevent Defense Ministry officials from submitting a key environmental impact assessment report to the office. The document marks another step in the controversial plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa.

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Kinkaku-ji dusted with snow

OSAKA, Japan - The Kinkaku-ji (front), a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is lightly dusted with snow with the city of Kyoto seen in the background in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung heads for N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken in Paju, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011, shows a motorcade carrying Lee Hee Ho, the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and other people who are heading for North Korea to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Kinkaku-ji dusted with snow

OSAKA, Japan - The Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is lightly dusted with snow in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Sea lion practices New Year calligraphy

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A male South American sea lion practices on Dec. 26, 2011, for a calligraphy writing display on New Year's Day at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Kanagawa Prefecture. With the assistance of a zookeeper, he wrote the kanji representing the animal symbol of 2012, a year of the dragon.