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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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Mourning Nelson Mandela

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africans sing and dance at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg on Dec. 10, 2013, to mourn the death Dec. 5 of former President Nelson Mandela. The funeral service for Mandela will be held later that day at the stadium, which was the venue of the 2010 soccer World Cup's closing ceremony, where Mandela made his last public appearance.

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Nelson Mandela dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former South African President Nelson Mandela attending the opening ceremony of the World Cup soccer finals at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg in July 2010. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate who waged a long and ultimately victorious struggle against apartheid died on Dec. 5, 2013. He was 95.

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Oldest dog dies at age of 26 years, 9 months

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the male cross-breed dog Pusuke in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, who was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living dog in December 2010. He died on Dec. 5, 2011, at the age of 26 years and 9 months.

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Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Japanese fisherman Takeshi Yamanaka reads from his diary at his home in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2010. In the diary kept by the crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, he records his likely exposure to radiation following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific, and notes symptoms including headaches and diarrhea.

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45-yr-old Yamamoto re-signs with Dragons

NAGOYA, Japan - Masahiro Yamamoto, a veteran lefty of the Chunichi Dragons, attends a press conference in Nagoya on Dec. 24, 2010, after re-signing with the club in the 2011 season. The 45-year-old pitcher who earned 5 wins pledged to work hard on doubling the number of winning games in his 28th season.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - The moon being totally eclipsed by Earth is seen behind a model of salmon at a souvenir shop in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:26 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - The moon being totally eclipsed by Earth is seen behind a model of a bear at a souvenir shop in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:22 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon is observed in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:46 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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1st-class seats on Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo shows seats in the GranClass first-class car of East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa bullet train, which was opened to the media on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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1st-class seats on Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo shows seats in the GranClass first-class car of East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa bullet train, which was opened to the media on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - The E5-type Hayabusa bullet train is unveiled to the media by East Japan Railway Co. on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Hayabusa bullet train commercial model unveiled

RIFU, Japan - A logo featuring a falcon design is seen on East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa (Falcon) bullet train on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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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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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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Negishi in Stockholm for Nobel Prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, professor at Purdue University in the United States and a winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during an interview in Stockholm on Dec. 5, 2010. Negishi, who shared the prize with Japanese chemist Akira Suzuki and U.S. chemist Richard Heck, said he feels due responsibility as a Nobel laureate prior to attending the award ceremony in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10.

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Kim Kyung Tae wins Japan money title

INAGI, Japan - Kim Kyung Tae of South Korea celebrates the JGTO money champion title after playing at the season-ending Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Transcend wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Shinji Fujita waves on his mount Transcend after winning the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Climbing event for those with visual disabilities

CHIBA, Japan - A climber with impaired sight climbs a 13-meter-tall practice wall during an international event at a gymnasium in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2010. Twenty-five climbers including those from Japan, Italy, Malaysia, Russia and Spain took part in the two-day event.

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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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Half marathon at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Yuko Arimori of Japan, the Barcelona Olympic silver medalist, takes part in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Half marathon at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Yuko Arimori (C) of Japan, the Barcelona Olympic silver medalist, takes part in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 5, 2010.

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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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Male greenling at Shizugawa bay

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A male greenling whose scales have turned from brown to gold protects eggs laid on rocks and seaweed beneath it at a depth of about 5 meters in Shizugawa Bay in the Pacific Ocean off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2010.

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Make-your-own-ramen shop in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Customers select prepackaged ingredients for their ramen noodles on Dec. 1, 2010, at the My Ramen Kitchen shop inside the Shinyokohama Ramen Museum south of Tokyo. The shop, which opened the same day, offers 5,000 combinations of ramen noodles for customers.

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Sony's e-book readers

TOKYO, Japan - Two models of Sony Corp.'s Japanese-enabled Reader digital reading device -- a 5-inch Pocket Edition (R) and 6-inch Touch Edition -- are unveiled at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2010, ahead of their release in Japan on Dec. 10 along with the start of e-book distribution by the company. The device has already been released in 13 other countries.

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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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Bandai to sell Endeavour model made of superalloy

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows a 1/144 model of the Space Shuttle Endeavour made of superalloy materials during a presentation in Tokyo on July 5, 2010. Toy maker Bandai Co. will put the completed and painted model of Endeavour, which carried Mamori Mori as the first Japanese payload specialist in 1992, on the Japanese market on Dec. 3 with a price tag of 47,250 yen. The model of Endeavour is the second in Bandai's fine scale model series for adults.

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Obama statue to be moved from Jakarta park to his former school

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows a bronze statue of U.S. President Barack Obama as a boy at Menteng Park in Jakarta. Jakarta authorities announced on Feb. 5, 2010, the statue will be moved to his former elementary school before he visits Indonesia in mid-March. The 110-centimeter statue of a 10-year-old Obama smiling at a butterfly resting on his raised left thumb has drawn criticism since being erected on Dec. 10, 2009.

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Strong quake jolts Kagoshima Pref. island chain in Japan

File photo taken March 12, 2010, shows Akuseki Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. A strong earthquake jolted an island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2021, measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 on the island.

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Bandai to sell Endeavour model made of superalloy

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows a 1/144 model of the Space Shuttle Endeavour made of superalloy materials during a presentation in Tokyo on July 5, 2010. Toy maker Bandai Co. will put the completed and painted model of Endeavour, which carried Mamori Mori as the first Japanese payload specialist in 1992, on the Japanese market on Dec. 3 with a price tag of 47,250 yen. The model of Endeavour is the second in Bandai's fine scale model series for adults. (Kyodo)

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Obama statue to be moved from Jakarta park to his former school

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows a bronze statue of U.S. President Barack Obama as a boy at Menteng Park in Jakarta. Jakarta authorities announced on Feb. 5, 2010, the statue will be moved to his former elementary school before he visits Indonesia in mid-March. The 110-centimeter statue of a 10-year-old Obama smiling at a butterfly resting on his raised left thumb has drawn criticism since being erected on Dec. 10, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Male greenling at Shizugawa bay

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A male greenling whose scales have turned from brown to gold protects eggs laid on rocks and seaweed beneath it at a depth of about 5 meters in Shizugawa Bay in the Pacific Ocean off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2010. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - CORRECTED NAME OF SHIP, OTHER INFO Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who was in the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the newly found diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka, a crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, in Tosashimizu, indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test in the area on March 1, 1954, as he logged his symptoms like headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - CORRECTED NAME OF SHIP, OTHER INFO Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who was in the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the newly found diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka, a crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, in Tosashimizu, indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test in the area on March 1, 1954, as he logged his symptoms like headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

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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)(Kyodo)

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Negishi in Stockholm for Nobel Prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, professor at Purdue University in the United States and a winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during an interview in Stockholm on Dec. 5, 2010. Negishi, who shared the prize with Japanese chemist Akira Suzuki and U.S. chemist Richard Heck, said he feels due responsibility as a Nobel laureate prior to attending the award ceremony in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Oldest dog dies at age of 26 years, 9 months

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the male cross-breed dog Pusuke in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, who was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living dog in December 2010. He died on Dec. 5, 2011, at the age of 26 years and 9 months. (Kyodo)

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Climbing event for those with visual disabilities

CHIBA, Japan - A climber with impaired sight climbs a 13-meter-tall practice wall during an international event at a gymnasium in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2010. Twenty-five climbers including those from Japan, Italy, Malaysia, Russia and Spain took part in the two-day event. (Kyodo)

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Kim Kyung Tae wins Japan money title

INAGI, Japan - Kim Kyung Tae of South Korea celebrates the JGTO money champion title after playing at the season-ending Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 5, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Half marathon at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Yuko Arimori of Japan, the Barcelona Olympic silver medalist, takes part in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 5, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Half marathon at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Yuko Arimori (C) of Japan, the Barcelona Olympic silver medalist, takes part in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 5, 2010. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Transcend wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Shinji Fujita waves on his mount Transcend after winning the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 5, 2010. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Japanese fisherman Takeshi Yamanaka reads from his diary at his home in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2010. In the diary kept by the crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, he records his likely exposure to radiation following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific, and notes symptoms including headaches and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

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Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who worked on the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, which operated at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka in Tosashimizu indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test on March 1, 1954, in the area, as he logged his symptoms, including headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

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Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who worked on the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, which operated at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka in Tosashimizu indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test on March 1, 1954, in the area, as he logged his symptoms, including headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)