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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Türkiye cracks down on IS in capital

STORY: Türkiye cracks down on IS in capital SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of anti-terror operations of Turkish police in Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish authorities on Tuesday launched operations against Islamic State (IS) in Ankara, the Daily Sabah newspaper reported. In Ankara, prosecutors issued warrants for 20 IS suspects linked to "Tevhid Magazine," which they said was a front for the group's activities in the capital. Police have detained many IS suspects over an attack on an Italian church in Istanbul, Türkiye's largest city, in January. Türkiye designated IS as a terrorist group in 2013 and has suffered several deadly attacks by the group since 2015. Türkiye's southern border with Syria has been a major transit route for Syrians and foreign fighters since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV

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Transformation of China's anti-poverty paragon village

STORY: Transformation of China's anti-poverty paragon village SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shibadong Village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU MANJIN, Shibadong villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHI KANG, Shibadong villager STORYLINE: Shibadong Village is a quaint village located in central China's Hunan Province. Meaning "18 caves" in Chinese, the ethnic Miao village had a long history of poverty. The situation started to change in 2013 when the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation" was introduced in the village. This pioneering notion focused on tailoring poverty alleviation efforts to different individuals, local conditions and causes of poverty. In a mere decade, the village has experienced a profound transformation. Since 2013, Shibadong has become increasingly accessible to tourists thanks to the construction of infrastructure. In 2023, the village received 838,000 tourists and earne

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BRI praised for promoting world peace, stability at Eurasian Economic Summit

STORY: BRI praised for promoting world peace, stability at Eurasian Economic Summit SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of the session STORYLINE: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by China in 2013 was hailed for promoting world peace and stability by strengthening win-win cooperation at the Eurasian Economic Summit on Thursday. A special session entitled "Longing for Peace: Belt and Road Is 11 Years Old" was held on the second day of the summit, summarizing the accomplishments and contributions of the BRI. Vladimir Norov, former foreign minister of Uzbekistan and former secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), said the BRI has been giving impetus to the development of the world economy by creating a global network of interconnection. Norov said the transcontinental transport line connecting China and Europe played an important ro

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Turkish police detain 47 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 47 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish police detaining at least 47 suspected members of the IS across five provinces of Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained at least 47 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) across five provinces, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Wednesday. The suspects were detained in the country's largest city Istanbul, the capital Ankara, along with the provinces of Kirikkale, Adana, and Bursa, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, without specifying the time of the operations. A total of 1,162 operations have been carried out against the IS since June 1 last year, during which a total of 2,402 suspects were caught, he added. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013 and blamed it for a spate of deadly attacks in the co

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Kenya's Odinga declares interest in AU Commission chairmanship

STORY: Kenya's Odinga declares interest in AU Commission chairmanship SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of AU headquarters 2. various of the Raila Odinga and Olusegun Obasanjo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Former Kenyan Prime minister 4. various of AU meetings 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, Former Nigerian President 6. various of AU headquarters STORYLINE: Kenyan veteran politician Raila Odinga on Thursday officially declared his interest in the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC). Odinga, the former prime minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013, made the announcement in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, saying that he was ready to contest the AUC chairmanship position after consulting with friends across the continent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Former Kenyan Prime minister "Should the leadership of Africa want my services, I am ready to offer myself to be of serv

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One-legged cyclist challenges China's longest national highway

STORY: One-legged cyclist challenges China's longest national highway DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sun Youzhi cycling 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI YUAN, Cyclist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist 5. various of Sun Youzhi cycling STORYLINE: With only one leg, an amateur rider from central China's Henan Province is on his bicycle challenge along the country's longest and highest national highway. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist "I'm 34 years old. I lost my left leg in an accident in 2009. I took up cycling in 2013, and became interested in this sport. Since then, I have traveled by bike every year, sometimes for a long journey." Sun started to ride along the G219 highway on Feb. 20, and is expected to complete the over 10,000-km journey in mid-June. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI YUAN, Cyclist "I have ridden for a few days with Sun. He is very pushful with a really

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Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

STORY: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mountainous area 2. various of people singing and dancing 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI NALUO, Laodabao villager 4. various of the ethnic minorities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO YULAN, Banli villager 6. various of tea farmers working 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LU JIASHOU, Zhengwan villager STORYLINE: Nestled in a mountainous area, Laodabao, in Pu'er region of China's southwestern province of Yunnan, is home to hundreds of villagers from the Lahu ethnic group. A decade ago, around 80 percent of its population lived below the country's poverty line. Li Naluo, 39, was one of a few villagers who got the chance to see the outside world as she learned to play guitar as a child and followed her father to go out of the village to perform. In 2013, she established a performing arts company, engaging mo

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Main structure of 1st 270,000-cubic-meter LNG storage tank in China's Greater Bay Area completed

STORY: Main structure of 1st 270,000-cubic-meter LNG storage tank in China's Greater Bay Area completed DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: GUANGDONG/TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction of the LNG storage tank STORYLINE: The main structure of the first 270,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank in south China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was completed on Tuesday, according to Chinese oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). It is part of the phase II construction of the Zhuhai Jinwan LNG station. With five 270,000-cubic-meter tanks under construction, Phase II of the station is set to be completed and put into operation in 2024. Phase I of the station is already in operation since 2013. Together, the station can process 7 million tonnes of liquified natural gas annually. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangdong and Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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CPEC golden goose to Pakistan: expert

STORY: CPEC golden goose to Pakistan: expert DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CPEC projects 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a corridor linking the Gwadar port in southwestern Pakistan with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which highlights energy, transport and industrial cooperation. On the 10th anniversary of the CPEC, a Pakistani expert says it's a golden goose that brings huge profits to Pakistan. SOUNDBITE (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan "We will be celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the CPEC. And I think that CPEC is one of the golden projects to establish a good economy within Pakistan, which is based on its own industry, its own skilled labor and its own product

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter some 1,500 meters above ground shows the full view of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2013.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter some 1,500 meters above ground shows the building housing the No. 4 reactor of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2013. At top are the base of a facility under construction to remove spent fuel from the pool in the building.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter some 1,500 meters above ground shows the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2013. From bottom right to top left are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2013. Seen in front are tanks containing water contaminated by radioactive materials. In the background are the buildings housing (from L) the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter some 1,500 meters above ground shows the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2013. At top right are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors. At bottom left are tanks containing water contaminated by radioactive materials.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in October 2008 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From back to front are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors. The bottom photo shows a cover on the No. 1 reactor building used to prevent radioactive particles from being dispersed. Cranes are at work at No. 3 and No. 4 reactor buildings.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in December 2000 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From right to left are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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Luxor balloon accident

LUXOR, Egypt - Officials from countries concerned attend a memorial service at the site of a fatal hot air balloon accident in Luxor, Egypt, on March 1, 2013. Nineteen foreign tourists were killed in the Feb. 26, 2013, accident.

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Luxor balloon accident

LUXOR, Egypt - Kenji Enoshita (C), a counselor at the Japanese Embassy in Egypt, offers flowers as officials from countries concerned attend a memorial service at the site of a fatal hot air balloon accident in Luxor, Egypt, on March 1, 2013. Nineteen foreign tourists were killed in the Feb. 26, 2013, accident.

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Nagatomo with knee injury

MILAN, Italy - A Feb. 24, 2013, photo shows Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Inter Milan hobbling off the pitch with a left-knee injury during the second half of the 1-1 derby draw with AC Milan in Milan, Italy. Inter Milan said Nagatomo suffered a knee ligament tear and reports out of Italy suggest he could be out for around a month.

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Derby match in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Antonio Nocerino (L) of A.C. Milan and Yuto Nagatomo of Inter Milan compete for the ball in a Serie A soccer game in Milan on Feb. 24, 2013. The teams played to a 1-1 draw.

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Aurora over Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken around 1:20 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2013, shows an aurora over the Japanese icebreaker Shirase sailing in the Antarctic Sea. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Record snow this winter

AOMORI, Japan - Photo shows snow removal work in Sukayu, a hot spring resort area in Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2013. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a new snow accumulation record for existing observation points in Japan was set the same day, with Sukayu registering 515 centimeters as of 1 p.m.

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Yamaguchi to become Kyocera president

KYOTO, Japan - Kyocera Corp. Managing Executive Officer Goro Yamaguchi attends a news conference in Kyoto on Feb. 21, 2013. The company said the same day Yamaguchi will become president on April 1, replacing Tetsuo Kuba in a management revamp.

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Record snow this winter

AOMORI, Japan - Photo shows snow removal work in Sukayu, a hot spring resort area in Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2013. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a new snow accumulation record for existing observation points in Japan was set the same day, with Sukayu registering 515 centimeters as of 1 p.m.

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New Marubeni president

TOKYO, Japan - Marubeni Corp. President Teruo Asada (L) and Senior Executive Vice President Fumiya Kokubu shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013, as the major Japanese trading house said that it will promote Kokubu to president on April 1, 2013.

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New Marubeni president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Marubeni Corp. Senior Executive Vice President Fumiya Kokubu. The major Japanese trading house said on Feb. 19, 2013, that it will promote Kokubu to president on April 1, 2013.

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Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, shows a hole about 8 meters in diameter on the ice of Chebarkul Lake in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk, with news crews making reports. The hole is believed to have been made by one of the meteor fragments that fell on the region the previous day, which left around 1,200 people injured.

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Survivors of Kobe, Niigata disasters help Tohoku quake victims

SENDAI, Japan - Ikumi Kitamura looks at hand-dyed products on Feb. 1, 2013 at a craft center set up in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, to create jobs for residents who evacuated the prefectural town of Tomioka due to radiation fears in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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New Mitsubishi Heavy president

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Omiya (L), president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and Shunichi Miyanaga (R), senior executive vice president of the company, shake hands at the company's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 6, 2013. Mitsubishi Heavy said the same day it will promote Miyanaga to president on April 1 when Omiya will become chairman.

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Film about quake-hit elderly man

SENDAI, Japan - Film director Kaoru Ikeya speaks at the preview in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2013, of his work "Senzoninaru" (becoming an ancestor), with the English title "Roots." The movie is a documentary film about an elderly man who lost his home to the massive tsunami following the March 2011 earthquake and eventually succeeded in building a new home in the same neighborhood.

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Grand Central's 100th anniversary

NEW YORK, United States - An event is held at Grand Central Terminal in New York on Feb. 1, 2013, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The terminal is colloquially called Grand Central Station.

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Grand Central's 100th anniversary

NEW YORK, United States - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attends an event at Grand Central Terminal in New York on Feb. 1, 2013, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The terminal is colloquially called Grand Central Station.

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Japan eases import restrictions on U.S. beef

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. beef is sold at a discount price in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Feb. 1, 2013. Japan the same day eased beef import restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of mad cow disease, paving the way for increased beef imports from countries such as the United States.

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Sharp President Okuda

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda attends a press conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 1, 2013, on the company's earnings for the October-December period. The struggling electronics maker posted a group operating profit of 2.6 billion yen during the quarter, returning to the black for the first time in five quarters, due partly to the improvement of its liquid crystal display business as well as restructuring efforts.

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Cambodia bids farewell to former King Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle (front) carrying the casket of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk proceeds in central Phnom Penh on Feb. 1, 2013. Cambodia began its final farewell to Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89, with his casket carried on a float through the streets of the capital in a 6-kilometer funeral procession.

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Cambodia bids farewell to former King Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle carrying the casket of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk proceeds in central Phnom Penh on Feb. 1, 2013. Cambodia began its final farewell to Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89, with his casket carried on a float through the streets of the capital in a 6-kilometer funeral procession.

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U.S. defense official Lippert in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Lippert, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, holds a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2013. Lippert attended a meeting held in Tokyo the previous day by foreign affairs and defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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Lion King characters throw beans in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Performers from Shiki Theatre Co.'s musical "The Lion King" participate in an annual bean-throwing event atop Tsutenkaku tower in Osaka's Naniwa Ward, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and welcome good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Whale shark blood sampling

OSAKA, Japan - A diver draws blood from whale shark Yu-chan for a health check, in a large tank at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka's Minato Ward on Feb. 1, 2013.

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Whale shark blood sampling

OSAKA, Japan - A diver draws blood from whale shark Yu-chan for a health check, in a large tank at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka's Minato Ward on Feb. 1, 2013.

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New shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - A new N700A bullet train enters a platform at JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 1, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. gave a ride for reporters before the train's launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Feb. 8.

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Japanese eel designated as species at risk of extinction

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese eels. The Environment Ministry on Feb. 1, 2013, designated the Japanese eel as a species at risk of extinction on its non-legally binding red list of endangered freshwater and brackish water fish.

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New shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a logo on the body of a new N700A bullet train at JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 1, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. gave a ride for reporters before the train's launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Feb. 8.

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-APPROVED DESIGN-EURO COINS

(220205) -- ZAGREB, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Croatian National Council for the Introduction of the Euro reveals the officially approved design of the Croatian euro and cent coins to be used at the start of next year, in Croatia, on Feb. 4, 2022. Croatia joined the European Union in 2013 and is expected to replace the national currency Kuna with euro on Jan. 1, 2023. (Slavko Midzor/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-APPROVED DESIGN-EURO COINS

(220205) -- ZAGREB, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Croatian National Council for the Introduction of the Euro reveals the officially approved design of the Croatian euro and cent coins to be used at the start of next year, in Croatia, on Feb. 4, 2022. Croatia joined the European Union in 2013 and is expected to replace the national currency Kuna with euro on Jan. 1, 2023. (Slavko Midzor/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-APPROVED DESIGN-EURO COINS

(220205) -- ZAGREB, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Croatian National Council for the Introduction of the Euro reveals the officially approved design of the Croatian euro and cent coins to be used at the start of next year, in Croatia, on Feb. 4, 2022. Croatia joined the European Union in 2013 and is expected to replace the national currency Kuna with euro on Jan. 1, 2023. (Slavko Midzor/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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Toyota to suspend domestic production from Feb. 8 after explosion

File photo taken in January 2013 shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi Plant, where the luxury sedan Crown is produced, in the central Japan city of Toyota. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2016, that it will suspend all domestic production of its vehicles from Feb. 8 through Feb. 13 as an explosion at a steel plant in central Japan in January has caused parts shortages. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo