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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This composite photo taken on Dec. 9, 2016 shows a satellite-to-earth link established between quantum satellite "Micius" and the quantum teleportation experiment platform in Ali, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva competes in the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France, on Dec. 9, 2016.

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Figure skating: Miyahara 3rd after SP at Grand Prix Final

MARSEILLE, France, Dec. 10 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France on Dec. 9, 2016. Miyahara placed third with a personal-best score.

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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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S. Korean man given 4-year prison term over fire at Yasukuni

Photo taken Dec. 9, 2015, shows Chon Chang Han, a South Korean man, who has been found guilty of damaging the ceiling of a public restroom at the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in November 2015 after setting fire to a gunpowder-filled metal pipe. The Tokyo District Court sentenced the 28-year-old to four years in prison on July 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Myanmar's 1st stock exchange opens in Yangon

Photo taken Dec. 9, 2015, shows the ribbon-cutting during the opening ceremony for Myanmar's first stock exchange in Yangon. The Japanese public and private sectors supported its launch. Trading will start in spring 2016, with around five companies to be listed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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More than half of local residents oppose Ikata nuclear plant restart

A group of local residents at the Ehime prefectural government building in western Japan on Dec. 9, 2015 says a recent survey showed 53.2 percent of respondents opposing the restart of a nuclear reactor. The No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant is expected to resume operations as early as the spring of 2016, following approval by the governor of Ehime in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva competes in the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France, on Dec. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Learning the Singapore way of topping global education rankings

Photo dated Dec. 9, 2016, shows professor Toh Tin Lam (L) at Singapore's National Institute of Education with innovative learning materials used to teach math in schools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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80-year-old tuna trader at Tsukiji market shelves retirement

Yutaka Kadono, an 80-year-old tuna trader Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, makes a phone call from his office at the market to one of his long-term clients, a sushi restaurant in Fukushima Prefecture, to express gratitude for apples they shipped him, on Dec. 9, 2016. Kadono has been working at the market for 62 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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80-year-old tuna trader at Tsukiji market shelves retirement

Yutaka Kadono, an 80-year-old tuna trader at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, checks on Dec. 9, 2016 a chunk of the fish he will sell to a sushi restaurant. Kadono has been working at the market for 62 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Steeplejack firm chief offers helping hand to ex-inmates, delinquents

Masahiro Okamoto, the president of a steeplejack firm, speaks in front of inmates at the Kurobane Prison in Tochigi Prefecture, on Dec. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Keisuke Honda's management to form kids team in U.S.

AC Milan midfielder Keisuke Honda (C) plays in a Serie A match at home to Crotone on Dec. 4, 2016. Honda's management company said on Dec. 9 that it is establishing a team for 6- to 14-year-olds in Los Angeles that will start in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan President Tsai vows to protect S. China See sovereignty

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen talks to the commander of the Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island in a teleconference on Dec. 9, 2016. December marks the 70th anniversary of the takeover of Taiping by the Republic of China, the official name of Taiwan, after Japan relinquished sovereignty over the extensive Spratly and Paracel groups following World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean parliament passes impeachment motion against Park

File photo shows South Korea's President Park Geun Hye. The country's opposition-controlled parliament passed a motion on Dec. 9, 2016 to impeach Park for her alleged role in an influence-peddling scandal centering on her confidante and aides. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Antarctic

The sun never sets in the Antarctic between late November and late January as the area has the midnight sun phenomenon in summer months. Photo conflates 24 shots of the sun taken with a fish-eye lens every hour from 9:06 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2016, from Showa Station, a Japanese research facility at the South Pole. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Real Madrid vs. Kashima Antlers in Club World Cup final

Luka Modric of Spain's Real Madrid hugs teammate Karim Benzema (9) after the latter scores the opener against Japan's Kashima Antlers in the first half of the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace lit up

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is lit up on a trial basis on Dec. 16, 2016. Part of the palace will be lit up from Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, to Jan. 8, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace lit up

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is lit up on a trial basis on Dec. 16, 2016. Part of the palace will be lit up from Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, to Jan. 8, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan enacts law to allow 1st abdication of emperor in 200 yrs

File photo taken Dec. 23, 2016, shows Japanese Emperor Akihito (R), alongside his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito, waving to the crowd on his 83rd birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Japan's parliament on June 9, 2017 enacted a law to allow the emperor to pass the throne to his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito in what would be the country's first abdication in two centuries. (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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Kenya's Cherono wins Honolulu Marathon men's race

Lawrence Cherono of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's race in the Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu on Dec. 11, 2016. Cherono won with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 39 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese peacekeepers ready to perform rescue mission in S. Sudan

Photo taken Dec. 9, 2016, shows an area in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011 as the newest country in the world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Groundbreaking ceremony for new National Stadium held

Photo taken Dec. 9, 2016, shows the night view of the construction site of the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Dec. 11, during which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed confidence the facility will provide an iconic stage for the Tokyo Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Groundbreaking ceremony for new National Stadium held

Photo taken Dec. 9, 2016, shows the night view of the construction site of the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Dec. 11, during which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed confidence the facility will provide an iconic stage for the Tokyo Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Miyahara 3rd after women's SP at Grand Prix Final

Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara jumps during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France on Dec. 9, 2016. Miyahara placed third in the short program with a personal-best score. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan SDF in S. Sudan may withdraw if security worsens: defense chief

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is interviewed by Kyodo News and other media in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016. Inada said Self-Defense Forces personnel stationed in South Sudan to take part in U.N. peacekeeping operations could be withdrawn if the security situation there deteriorates. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Miyahara 3rd after SP at Grand Prix Final

Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France on Dec. 9, 2016. Miyahara placed third with a personal-best score. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Medvedeva sets world record SP score

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia acknowledges the crowd after performing in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France on Dec. 9, 2016. Medvedeva took the lead with a new world record score of 79.21 points, surpassing Mao Asada's 78.66 from the 2014 world championships in Saitama, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Medvedeva sets world record SP score

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France on Dec. 9, 2016. Medvedeva took the lead with a new world record score of 79.21 points, surpassing Mao Asada's 78.66 from the 2014 world championships in Saitama, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Medvedeva sets world record SP score

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France on Dec. 9, 2016. Medvedeva took the lead with a new world record score of 79.21 points, surpassing Mao Asada's 78.66 from the 2014 world championships in Saitama, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Miyahara 3rd after women's SP at Grand Prix Final

Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France on Dec. 9, 2016. Miyahara placed third with a personal-best score. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Koga wins 50 backstroke gold at short-course worlds

Junya Koga (facing camera) of Japan celebrates after winning the men's 50-meter backstroke gold medal at the world short-course swimming championships in Windsor, Canada on Dec. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: Japan's Kodaira claims 4th World Cup win

Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira races en route to winning her fourth 500 meter World Cup win of the season in Heerenveen, the Netherlands on Dec. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches cargo spaceship to take supplies to ISS

Japan launches an H-2B rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2016, carrying an unmanned cargo spaceship loaded with supplies for the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches cargo spaceship to take supplies to ISS

Japan launches an H-2B rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2016, carrying an unmanned cargo spaceship loaded with supplies for the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches cargo spaceship to take supplies to ISS

Japan launches an H-2B rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2016, carrying an unmanned cargo spaceship loaded with supplies for the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan approves last part of unilateral sanctions on N. Korea

Katsunobu Kato, Japan's minister in charge of the North Korean abduction issue, speaks to abductees' families in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016. The Cabinet approved the same day the last pending part of Japan's latest unilateral sanctions on North Korea. A rule banning foreign-flagged vessels from entering Japanese ports if they have previously docked at North Korean ports has been extended to apply to vessels registered in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru Impreza wins Car of the Year award in Japan

The Subaru Impreza is named the Car of the Year Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Over 1,000 Russian athletes involved in doping: report

World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren speaks at a press conference in London on Dec. 9, 2016. His final report showed that more than 1,000 Russian athletes across over 30 sports were involved in or benefited from a state-sponsored doping cover-up between 2011 and 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's Park stripped of powers, PM becomes acting president

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo Ahn delivers an address to the nation as acting president in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2016, after the country's parliament voted to impeach President Park Geun Hye over a corruption scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean parliament votes to impeach President Park

South Korean lawmakers cast their votes on whether to impeach President Park Geun Hye in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2016, over a corruption and abuse-of-power scandal. The motion, which needed 200 votes to pass, was approved at a plenary session of the National Assembly, with 234 of its 300 members voting in favor and 56 against. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima nuclear disaster cleanup cost estimated at 21.5 tril. yen

Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., is about to leave after a meeting with a government panel in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016. The panel said the total cost to deal with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster of March 2011 is now estimated at 21.5 trillion yen ($187 billion), nearly double the sum estimated in 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean parliament votes to impeach President Park

A man holds a paper reading "Arrest Park Geun Hye" in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2016. South Korea's parliament voted the same day to impeach the president over a corruption scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea votes to impeach Park, PM Hwang becomes acting president

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo Ahn (R) becomes acting president after the country's parliament voted to impeach President Park Geun Hye in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2016, over a corruption scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"No change" to Japan's stance on S. Korea after vote to impeach Park

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016, shortly after South Korea's parliament passed a motion to impeach President Park Geun Hye for her alleged role in influence-peddling involving her confidante and aides. Suga said there will be no change to Japan-South Korea cooperation in a range of fields. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean parliament passes impeachment motion against Park

South Korean citizens welcome parliament's passing of a motion in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2016, to impeach President Park Geun Hye for her alleged role in an influence-peddling scandal centering on her confidante and aides. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean parliament passes impeachment motion against Park

South Korean citizens welcome parliament's passing of a motion in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2016, to impeach President Park Geun Hye for her alleged role in an influence-peddling scandal centering on her confidante and aides. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean parliament passes impeachment motion against Park

South Korean citizens welcome parliament's passing of a motion in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2016, to impeach President Park Geun Hye for her alleged role in an influence-peddling scandal centering on her confidante and aides. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo