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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 4, 2024 shows trains running on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line 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) -- A drone photo taken on March 4, 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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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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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

KUSHIRO, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon is observed in Kushiro in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 4:51 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

RAUSU, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon is observed in Rausu in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 4:40 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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World's 1st laptop made by Toshiba

KAWASAKI, Japan - A model shows a computer that Toshiba Corp. released in 1985 as the world's first mass market laptop at Toshiba Science Museum in Kawasaki on Dec. 18, 2010. The Japanese electronics maker began a special exhibition the same day marking the 25th anniversary of the laptop, which weighed about 4 kilograms and cost some 520,000 yen at the time of its release.

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Former sekiwake Tosanoumi retires

TOKYO, Japan - Former sekiwake Tosanoumi, who has announced his retirement from sumo, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2010. The 38-year-old Tosanoumi had a 4-11 record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November as the No. 8 juryo. Tosanoumi will adopt the new name of Tatekawa to become a coach at the Isenoumi stable.

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Former sekiwake Tosanoumi retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former sekiwake Tosanoumi, who announced his retirement from sumo on Dec. 15, 2010. The 38-year-old Tosanoumi had a 4-11 record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November as the No. 8 juryo. Tosanoumi will adopt the new name of Tatekawa to become a coach at the Isenoumi stable.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - People walk on a street near destroyed buildings on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. North Korea mounted an artillery attack on the island the previous month.

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Paper strips with LED lights released from hot air balloon

OSAKA, Japan - Paper strips with light-emitting diodes of red, blue, white and green are released from a hot air balloon at Expo Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2010, during a ''Dream Seed Project'' event organized by artists from Kyoto.

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Paper strips with LED lights released from hot air balloon

OSAKA, Japan - Paper strips with light-emitting diodes of red, blue, white and green are released from a hot air balloon at Expo Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2010, during a ''Dream Seed Project'' event organized by artists from Kyoto.

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Paper strips with LED lights released from hot air balloon

OSAKA, Japan - Participants of the ''Dream Seed Project'', an event organized by artists from Kyoto, look at strips with light-emitting diodes of red, blue, white and green released from a hot air balloon during the event at Expo Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2010.

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N. Korea's Choe departs from China

BEIJING, China - Senior North Korean official Choe Thae Bok prepares to depart from Beijing airport on Dec. 4, 2010. Choe, a secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, returned home after making the first visit by a North Korean official to China since his country's Nov. 23 artillery attack on South Korea.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day.

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Shelters in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - People walk past a sign on the wall (L, orange) indicating the location of a shelter in the Myongdong district in downtown Seoul on Dec. 4, 2010. South Korea has more than 25,000 shelters nationwide to be used in a possible air strike as well as a disaster.

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Ex-lawmaker Suzuki prior to imprisonment

KUSHIRO, Japan - Muneo Suzuki, a former Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker, cries during a gathering in his constituency Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 4, 2010, after talking about his upcoming imprisonment. Suzuki was convicted of four charges including bribery.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (C) inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin speaks to reporters after inspecting Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new minister visited the island which was shelled by North Korea, following his inaugural ceremony the same day.

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Kim Kyung Tae wins Japan money title

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Kyung Tae of South Korea tees off on the third hole during the third round of the Nippon Series JT Cup tournament at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 4, 2010. Kim snatched the JGTO money champion title after winning the tournament.

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Aomori celebrates start of bullet train services

AOMORI, Japan - Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse take part in a parade in the city of Aomori in northern Japan on Dec. 4, 2010, to celebrate the commencement the same day of services to the city on the extended Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line.

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Shelters in S. Korea

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo shows the entrance of a shelter on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010, which came under an artillery attack by North Korea. South Korea has more than 25,000 shelters nationwide to be used in a possible air strike as well as a disaster.

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Ishikawa plays Nippon Series JT CUP

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan acknowledges the gallery after sinking a birdie putt on the fifth hole during the third round of the Nippon Series JT Cup tournament at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 4, 2010.

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

AOMORI, Japan - Kohiro Akasaka, train master of Shin Aomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line, signals the departure of the first train leaving the station on Dec. 4, 2010. Extended services on the train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in Aomori Prefecture started the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Maehara views disputed isles

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, aboard a Japan Coast Guard plane, views Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido on Dec. 4, 2010. Maehara, who flew near the islands after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Kunashiri Island, reiterated Japan's resolve to settle the territorial dispute with Russia. (Pool Photo)

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

TOKYO, Japan - The first train coming from Shin-Aomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line arrives at Tokyo Station on Dec. 4, 2010. Extended services on the bullet train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in Aomori Prefecture started the same day.

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

AOMORI, Japan - Children play as they ride the first Aomori-bound train from Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2010, as it runs through Aomori Prefecture. Extended services on the bullet train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in the prefecture started the same day.

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

AOMORI, Japan - Local dancers welcome the first train from Tokyo arriving at Shin-Aomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line on Dec. 4, 2010. Extended services on the bullet train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in Aomori Prefecture started the same day.

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NMB48 ready to begin regular performance

OSAKA, Japan - Members of the all-girl pop group NMB48 pose during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 4, 2010 ahead of the start of their regular stage performance on New Year's Day. NMB48 is an Osaka-based sister unit of the already popular AKB48 based in Tokyo.

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Mickey, Minnie visit Aomori mayor

AOMORI, Japan - Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse visit Aomori Mayor Hiroshi Shikanai (L) on Dec. 1, 2010, at the city office. The popular characters will star in a parade in the city on Dec. 4 to celebrate the extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line to the northern Japan city.

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Shinkansen firefighting drill

AOMORI, Japan - A firefighting drill is held at Shin-Aomori Station in Aomori on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of the station's opening on Dec. 4.

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Shinkansen firefighting drill

AOMORI, Japan - A firefighting drill is held at Shin-Aomori Station in Aomori on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of the station's opening on Dec. 4.

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Daikakuji temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at an illuminated tower at Daikakuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward, during a lighting test on Nov. 4, 2010. The temple plans to start a night tour from Nov. 12 to Dec. 5.

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Daikakuji temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at an illuminated tower at Daikakuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward, during a lighting test on Nov. 4, 2010. The temple plans to start a night tour from Nov. 12 to Dec. 5.

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Madame Tussauds to launch new branch in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Visitors pose for photos with a waxwork of the late U.S. entertainer Michael Jackson at a commercial complex in Bangkok on Sept. 30, 2010. Waxworks were displayed at the complex ahead of the opening of a new branch of the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Bangkok on Dec. 4.

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Tohoku bullet train services to be extended to Aomori City

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in December 2009 shows a new model of train, nicknamed on May 11, 2010, as ''Hayabusa (falcon),'' to be introduced to the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori in the spring of 2011. East Japan Railway Co. said the same day that the bullet train services will be extended to Shin-Aomori on Dec. 4 with the opening of a roughly 80-kilometer section in northeastern Japan.

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1 climber found dead by rescuers in Gifu mountains

TAKAYAMA, Japan - Rescue workers carry a body recovered from Mt. Okuhotaka to a vehicle in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2010. The body was later identified as that of Mitsuru Honjo, a 58-year-old geological researcher from Kobe. Honjo went climbing on Mt. Okuhotaka with two other climbers from the city on Dec. 29, but their alpine club reported them missing to police Jan. 2.

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S. Africa improving infrastructure to host 2010 World Cup: Dlamini Zuma

TOKYO, Japan - South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says in interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 4 that South Africa is improving its infrastructure to host the 2010 World Cup soccer games and that direct flights may link South Africa and Japan before 2010. Dlamini Zuma is on a four-day visit to Japan through Dec. 6.

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Ancient gold jewelry unveiled in southern Egypt

STORY: Ancient gold jewelry unveiled in southern Egypt DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. pics of the gold jewelry 2. various of Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities 3. various of a press conference 4. various of the archeological site STORYLINE: An Egyptian-British archaeological mission discovered a collection of gold jewelry south of the capital Cairo, said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Tuesday. "The find, discovered in the ancient city of Amarna, comprised three gold rings, one of which is decorated with a depiction of the ancient Egyptian Bes, god of fun, and the second is inscribed with a phrase in hieroglyphics that means a lady of the two lands," the ministry said in a statement. The joint mission has been working in Amarna since 2010 on studying the socioeconomic conditions, types of food, and common diseases in the ancient city that used to be the capital of Egypt during King Akhenaten reigning 1353-1336 B.C., it added

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S. Africa improving infrastructure to host 2010 World Cup: Dlami

TOKYO, Japan - South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says in interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 4 that South Africa is improving its infrastructure to host the 2010 World Cup soccer games and that direct flights may link South Africa and Japan before 2010. Dlamini Zuma is on a four-day visit to Japan through Dec. 6. (Kyodo)

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1 climber found dead by rescuers in Gifu mountains

TAKAYAMA, Japan - Rescue workers carry a body recovered from Mt. Okuhotaka to a vehicle in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2010. The body was later identified as that of Mitsuru Honjo, a 58-year-old geological researcher from Kobe. Honjo went climbing on Mt. Okuhotaka with two other climbers from the city on Dec. 29, but their alpine club reported them missing to police Jan. 2. (Kyodo)

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Tohoku bullet train services to be extended to Aomori City

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in December 2009 shows a new model of train, nicknamed on May 11, 2010, as ''Hayabusa (falcon),'' to be introduced to the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori in the spring of 2011. East Japan Railway Co. said the same day that the bullet train services will be extended to Shin-Aomori on Dec. 4 with the opening of a roughly 80-kilometer section in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (C) inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

AOMORI, Japan - Kohiro Akasaka, train master of Shin Aomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line, signals the departure of the first train leaving the station on Dec. 4, 2010. Extended services on the train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in Aomori Prefecture started the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

AOMORI, Japan - Children play as they ride the first Aomori-bound train from Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2010, as it runs through Aomori Prefecture. Extended services on the bullet train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in the prefecture started the same day. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day. (Kyodo)

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Madame Tussauds to launch new branch in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Visitors pose for photos with a waxwork of the late U.S. entertainer Michael Jackson at a commercial complex in Bangkok on Sept. 30, 2010. Waxworks were displayed at the complex ahead of the opening of a new branch of the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Bangkok on Dec. 4. (Kyodo)

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - People walk on a street near destroyed buildings on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. North Korea mounted an artillery attack on the island the previous month. (Kyodo)

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Shelters in S. Korea

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo shows the entrance of a shelter on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010, which came under an artillery attack by North Korea. South Korea has more than 25,000 shelters nationwide to be used in a possible air strike as well as a disaster. (Kyodo)

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Ex-lawmaker Suzuki prior to imprisonment

KUSHIRO, Japan - Muneo Suzuki, a former Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker, cries during a gathering in his constituency Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 4, 2010, after talking about his upcoming imprisonment. Suzuki was convicted of four charges including bribery. (Kyodo)

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Shelters in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - People walk past a sign on the wall (L, orange) indicating the location of a shelter in the Myongdong district in downtown Seoul on Dec. 4, 2010. South Korea has more than 25,000 shelters nationwide to be used in a possible air strike as well as a disaster. (Kyodo)