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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGSHENG-HONGYAO PEOPLE-FOLK COSTUMES (CN)

(231220) -- LONGSHENG, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on July 3, 2014 shows details of folk costumes of Hongyao people in Huangluo Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. People of Hongyao, a branch of the Yao ethnic group, live in Longsheng County of Guangxi for generations. Themed the color of red and featured delicate making techniques, the folk costumes of Hongyao people stand as a characteristic of the branch of Yao ethnic group age after age. During the annual "drying clothes" festival which falls on the 6th day of the 6th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, Hongyao people in Dazhai Village of Longji Town present and dry their folk costumes outside their dwellings, forming a unique landscape. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGSHENG-HONGYAO PEOPLE-FOLK COSTUMES (CN)

(231220) -- LONGSHENG, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2014 shows strips of cloth for making folk costumes of Hongyao people in Huangluo Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. People of Hongyao, a branch of the Yao ethnic group, live in Longsheng County of Guangxi for generations. Themed the color of red and featured delicate making techniques, the folk costumes of Hongyao people stand as a characteristic of the branch of Yao ethnic group age after age. During the annual "drying clothes" festival which falls on the 6th day of the 6th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, Hongyao people in Dazhai Village of Longji Town present and dry their folk costumes outside their dwellings, forming a unique landscape. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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Egypt's incumbent President Sisi wins presidential election

STORY: Egypt's incumbent President Sisi wins presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023/ Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of Egyptians casting their votes (Recent footage) STORYLINE: Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) on Monday declared incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi winner of the nation's presidential elections. Sisi has secured a third consecutive term, after winning the elections both with an overwhelming majority in 2014 and 2018. Voting in Egypt took place on Dec. 10-12. Egyptians abroad cast their votes from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3 at 137 embassies and consulates in 121 countries. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Himalaya airlines starts Kathmandu-Shanghai flight

STORY: Himalaya airlines starts Kathmandu-Shanghai flight SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inaugural ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PRATAP BABU TIWARI, General manager of Tribhuvan International Airport 3. various of inaugural flight STORYLINE: Himalaya Airlines on Saturday launched its inaugural flight from the Nepali capital of Kathmandu to Shanghai, China's economic hub. The H9780 flight took off in the morning with 141 passengers aboard, and the H9781 flight is scheduled to return to Kathmandu with 95 passengers onboard in the evening. The airlines is operating a round trip from Kathmandu to Shanghai on an A320 plane every Saturday, while two flights have been scheduled per week from Dec. 20 to Jan. 27, 2024. The Kathmandu-based operator, a Nepal-China joint venture established in August 2014, resumed direct flights between Kathmandu and Beijing in June and started direct flights from Kath

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Iraqi youth starts carpentry business through self-study

STORY: Iraqi youth starts carpentry business through self-study DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shamal Ahmed Muhammad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter 3. various of carpentry workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter STORYLINE: An Iraqi young man has opened his own carpentry workshop after learning the craft through the Internet. Shamal Ahmed Muhammad is a university graduate from Erbil. He spends about 8 hours a day practicing carpentry, relying on it to provide daily sustenance for him and his family. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter "I started this project in 2014. The reason that I started this project is my passion for woodworking. I wanted to do something that I love and that I have passion for. So I started making projects for myself, for friends and for family. In time, more people got to know me and they asked for small projects. An

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Traditional wax dyeing benefits villagers in SW China's Guizhou

STORY: Traditional wax dyeing benefits villagers in SW China's Guizhou DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wax dyeing 2. various of wax dyeing workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG ERBAOLANG, Miao wax dyeing inheritor in Danzhai County 4. various of wax dyeing workshop 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ERBAOLANG, Miao wax dyeing inheritor in Danzhai County STORYLINE: Wax dyeing is a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in southwest China's Guizhou. In Danzhai County, a major cradle of the dyeing craft, many Miao women have mastered the art since childhood. Yang Erbaolang is one of them. After years of hard work, she has made the art a source of wealth for local people. In 2014, Yang and three other Miao women set up a cooperative and began to take orders in bulk. Their business has been booming in recent years. With the help of the local government, Yang's workshop moved into a 500-square-meter plant in the

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Yoshida on target as Southampton snap losing streak

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom - Southampton's Maya Yoshida from Japan (2nd from R) powers home his side's third goal during the second half of an English Premier League match against Everton in Southampton, England, on Dec. 20, 2014. Southampton snapped their losing streak with a 3-0 win.

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Yoshida on target as Southampton snap losing streak

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom - Southampton's Maya Yoshida from Japan (C) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the second half of an English Premier League match against Everton in Southampton, England, on Dec. 20, 2014. Southampton snapped their losing streak with a 3-0 win.

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Elderly singer performs before railway station

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese "enka" ballad singer Saburo Daimon performs in a unique costume on Dec. 3, 2014, in front of an East Japan Railway Co. station in Hiratsuka, southwest of Tokyo. The 65-year-old has been staging such performances almost every weekday for over six years to help encourage local people.

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Japan under-21 beat Bangladesh in friendly game

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker Takuma Asano (19) and other players celebrate as Japan's under-21 squad blanked the Bangladesh national team 3-0 in a friendly match in Dhaka on Dec. 18, 2014.

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Japan under-21 win friendly against Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Cerezo Osaka forward Takumi Minamino scores the second goal for Japan's under-21 team during the second half of a friendly match against Bangladesh's national squad in Dhaka on Dec. 18, 2014. Japan won 3-0.

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Japan under-21 win friendly vs. Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Cerezo Osaka forward Takumi Minamino of Japan's under-21 team fires a shot during the first half of a friendly match against Bangladesh's national squad in Dhaka on Dec. 18, 2014, en route to a 3-0 win.

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NRA inspects No.3 reactor of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (R) inspects the inside of unit 3's reactor building at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. Starting date of commercial operation of unit 3 has not been set. (Pool photo)

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NRA inspects No.3 reactor of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (2nd from R) inspects the pressure vessel of unit 3, which is under construction, at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. (Pool photo)

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NRA chief opines on Takahama nuke plant's safety

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from R), chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, about a report that the No. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, have cleared the NRA's tougher safety requirements. The clearance is a step toward reactivating the idled reactors.

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2 Takahama plant reactors to clear major safety hurdle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2014 shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant, located on the Sea of Japan coast. The idled Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the plant are set to clear the initial hurdle on Dec. 17 to being brought back online, possibly next year, despite persisting public concerns over nuclear safety in the face of the Fukushima meltdowns.

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Murakawa beats Iyama to win 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Challenger Daisuke Murakawa reacts after dethroning Yuta Iyama in a professional "go" board game to grab the "Oza" title, one of the game's seven major crowns, by 3-2 in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. It was 24-year-old Murakawa's first major title.

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Gamba lift Emperor's Cup to win treble

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of Gamba Osaka express joy on Dec. 13, 2014, after completing a Japanese domestic treble with a 3-1 victory over Montedio Yamagata in the Emperor's Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Gamba lift Emperor's Cup to win treble

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Gamba Osaka's Takashi Usami scores the opener during the first half of the Emperor's Cup final against Montedio Yamagata on Dec. 13, 2014, at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Gamba defeated Montedio 3-1.

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Gamba lift Emperor's Cup to win treble

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Gamba Osaka's Takashi Usami scores his second goal during the second half of the Emperor's Cup final against Montedio Yamagata on Dec. 13, 2014, at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Gamba defeated Montedio 3-1.

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Gamba lift Emperor's Cup to win treble

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Gamba Osaka's Patric scores the team's second goal during the first half of the Emperor's Cup final against Montedio Yamagata on Dec. 13, 2014, at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Gamba defeated Montedio 3-1.

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Athletes featured as Japan's hina doll

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 9, 2014, at a Tokyo hotel shows unique "hina dolls," to be usually displayed on the March 3 Doll Festival, featuring Olympic and world figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu (L) and tennis player Kei Nishikori.

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Veterans attend memorial service at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Veterans attend a memorial service for those killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the United States, on Dec. 7, 2014, the 73rd anniversary of the attack. Some 3,000 people observed a silent prayer at 7:55 a.m., the time when the attack started.

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Veterans attend memorial service at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Veterans attend a memorial service for those killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the United States, on Dec. 7, 2014, the 73rd anniversary of the attack. Some 3,000 people observed a silent prayer at 7:55 a.m., the time when the attack started.

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Fresh suit filed over planned restart of 4 Kansai Electric reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Plaintiffs head to the Fukui District Court on Dec. 5, 2014, to file for an injunction order to suspend the planned restart of four nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. They are asking that the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama plant and Nos. 3 and 4 units at the Oi plant, currently offline for safety screening by the nuclear regulator, not be restarted.

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Japan's Seto defends short-course world title

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Daiya Seto speaks to reporters on Dec. 5, 2014, at Hamad Aquatic Centre, in Doha, Qatar, after defending his crown in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the short-course world swimming championships. Seto set a Japan record of 3 minutes, 56.33 seconds.

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S. African Pres. Zuma meets with Chinese Premier Li

BEIJING, China - Visiting South African President Jacob Zuma (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2014. Zuma arrived in Beijing on Dec. 3 for a four-day visit. (Pool photo)

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A-bomb survivor hopes peace discussed more in election

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Kazuo Okoshi, secretary general of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organizations (headed by Kazushi Kaneko), speaks at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on Dec. 3, 2014, of the importance of discussing the issues of peace and the Constitution during the current campaign for the lower house election on Dec. 14.

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A-bomb survivor desires Japan's leadership in nuke disarmament

NAGASAKI, Japan - Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of an atomic bombing and honorary director of the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, expresses in Nagasaki, Japan, on Dec. 3, 2014, his expectations that the Japanese government will exercise strong leadership in nuclear disarmament.

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Fresh market in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - People buy fruits at a fresh food market in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Disabled should be tapped as agents of change

NEW YORK, United States - Akiko Fukuda, the secretary general of the World Federation of the Deafblind, speaks at the U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States on Dec. 3, 2014. She pressed the international community to include the perspectives of the disabled in devising plans for disaster preparedness.

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ASEAN arts festival for disabled held in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - A group of hearing-impaired people from Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, gives a performance of Japanese drums during an Association of Southeast Asian Nations festival for the disabled in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Dec. 3, 2014. Some 160 people from ASEAN countries participated in the event, which runs through Dec. 7 in the Myanmar capital and Yangon.

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ASEAN arts festival for disabled held in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - A group from Myanmar performs a wheelchair dance during an Association of Southeast Asian Nations festival for the disabled in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Dec. 3, 2014. Some 160 people from ASEAN countries participated in the event, which runs through Dec. 7 in the Myanmar capital and Yangon.

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Southampton's Yoshida in action against Arsenal

LONDON, Britain - Maya Yoshida (R) of Southampton clears the ball in front of Arsenal's Alexis during the second half of a Premiere League match in London on Dec. 3, 2014. Arsenal won 1-0.

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NASA chief meets with reporters prior to Orion launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Charles Bolden (L), administrator of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, meets with reporters at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the United States, on Dec. 3, 2014, in front of a Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying Orion spacecraft, which will be launched on Dec. 4.

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'Doraemon' roots for equestrian targeting 2020 Olympics

OSAKA, Japan - Tomoko Nakamura, a member of Japan's silver-winning dressage team in equestrian at the 2014 Asian Games, poses with a horse at a stall in Nara on Dec. 3, 2014. A poster, featuring the popular Japanese comic character "Doraemon," hung at the stall calls for support for Nakamura who is aiming to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The late author of "Doraemon" is Nakamura's uncle.

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Kanazawa's travel map illustrates castle town attractions

KANAZAWA, Japan - A woman holds a map of Kanazawa which was created based on a map from the late Edo period in the central Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014. Kanazawa is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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'Doraemon' roots for equestrian targeting 2020 Olympics

OSAKA, Japan - Tomoko Nakamura, a member of Japan's silver-winning dressage team in equestrian at the 2014 Asian Games, is seen at a stall in Nara on Dec. 3, 2014. A poster, featuring the popular Japanese comic character "Doraemon," hung at the stall calls for support for Nakamura who is aiming to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The late author of "Doraemon" is Nakamura's uncle.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer ascends in the sky after liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Dec. 3, 2014. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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Model of Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer

FUKUOKA, Japan - A model of the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer is shown in this undated photo. Hayabusa2 was successfully launched on Dec. 3, 2014, from the Tanegashima Space Station in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima for a mission to collect samples of an asteroid.

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N. Korean diplomat with rich Japan experience to leave for new job

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Kim Chol Ho, vice director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department. Kim, who has long experience in dealing with Japan, is expected to leave Pyongyang soon and to become ambassador to Ethiopia, a source familiar with the situation said Dec. 3, 2014.

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Japan Basketball Association leaders to resign over sanctions

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Maruo, the Japan Basketball Association's acting chairman, holds a press conference in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Dec. 3, 2014, after the JBA's directors decided earlier in the day to resign following the International Basketball Federation's decision to ban Japan from international competition for the JBA's failure to merge its two competing leagues.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Hitoshi Kuninaka, a professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, smiles in front of a model of the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Dec. 3, 2014, after an H-2A rocket carrying the probe was successfully launched. Kuninaka is in charge of the Hayabusa2 program in which the probe is set to travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - The flags of pro-democracy protesters fly on a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Tents of pro-democracy protesters fill a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2014.

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NRA begins safety inspections of Monju reactor

TSRUGA, Japan - A senior official of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency addresses a meeting in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2014, to mark the start of quarterly safety inspections of its Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor by the Nuclear Regulation Authority. Operation of the Monju reactor has been effectively banned by the NRA since finding improperly inspected equipment in the past.

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Kindergarten OKs 60 mil. yen in damages over tsunami deaths

SENDAI, Japan - The relatives of four kindergarteners who died in a pickup bus that was swamped by high waves in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in March 2011, attend a press conference in Sendai in the prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014, holding the photos of the children, after a settlement at the Sendai High Court. The privately run Hiyori kindergarten admitted it did not take sufficient measures to deal with a tsunami, agreeing to pay 60 million yen in damages and offer an apology over their deaths.

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Japan university holds dental seminar in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Professor Yoshihiro Abiko of the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido gives a lecture to dental students during a seminar in Vladivostok, Russia, on Dec. 3, 2014. The Japanese university aims to promote cooperation in the field of dental treatment with entities in the Russian Far East.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Tents of pro-democracy protesters fill a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Hayabusa2 space probe successfully launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Staff applaud on Dec. 3, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima after the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 was separated from the H-IIA F26 following liftoff. Hayabusa2's mission is to explore one of the C-type asteroids in the universe and bring retrieved materials to Earth.