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China's development in eyes of German executive

STORY: China's development in eyes of German executive SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8 to Feb. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: GUIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Garvin Hoefig 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GARVIN HOEFIG, German expat in China STORYLINE: Garvin Hoefig, the COO of a Sino-German joint venture in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, has started to work in China since 2012. Over the past decade, Hoefig spent almost every Spring Festival holiday in his wife's hometown of Changshun County in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Over the years, he has witnessed the development of China both in big cities and small counties. SOUNDBITE (English): GARVIN HOEFIG, German expat in China "Reunion. I think this is the most important part because I think everybody is busy in his daily life. I think this is really like an anchor point where we have the possibility one year one time, at least we need to come together. I live in China since 2012. I really can say that th

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Kim Jong Il statue

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Combination photo shows the remodeled statue of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) wearing a type of jacket on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 10, 2013, compared with one with an overcoat in December 2012.

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Online threats cases

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2013 on Enoshima Island in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, shows a cat thought to have been used by the man suspected of sending a series of threatening e-mails in 2012. A memory card containing a virus that can remotely control computers had been attached to the collar of a cat on the small island. A man caught on a security camera (back C) approaching the cat resembles a man arrested in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2013, over the e-mails, the police said.

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E-mail threats arrest

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2013 on Enoshima Island in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, shows a cat thought to have been used by the man suspected of sending a series of threatening e-mails in 2012. A memory card containing a virus that can remotely control computers had been attached to the collar of a cat on the small island. A man caught on a security camera (upper right) approaching the cat resembles a man arrested in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2013, over the e-mails, the police said.

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E-mail threats arrest

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2013 on Enoshima Island in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, shows a cat thought to have been used by the man suspected of sending a series of threatening e-mails in 2012. A memory card containing a virus that can remotely control computers had been attached to the collar of a cat on the small island. A man caught on a security camera approaching the cat resembles a man arrested in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2013, over the e-mails, the police said.

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USJ to open new theme park in Asia

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken Oct. 10, 2012, shows Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The Hollywood-themed amusement park's operator, USJ Co., said Feb. 20, 2014, it plans to open one or more new theme parks by 2020, with potential sites identified in Japan and in emerging Asian countries.

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Jackson Pollock masterpiece in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A visitor looks at ''Mural on Indian Red Ground,'' a work by U.S. artist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), which belongs to the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, at the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo in February 2012. The work, on loan overseas for the first time, is part of some 70 works on display for an exhibition at the museum titled ''Jackson Pollock: A Centennial Retrospective,'' which began Feb. 10 and runs until May 6.

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Japan beat Malaysia 4-0

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan Under-23 member Manabu Saito (15) celebrates with teammates Genki Haraguchi (L) and Keigo Higashi (10) after scoring during the second half of a game against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 22, 2012, in Group C of the Asian zone qualifiers for the London Olympics. Japan won 4-0.

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Commemorative coins

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows both sides of a commemorative 10,000-yen coin to be issued to support efforts to rebuild areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Japan on Feb. 21, 2012, announced a plan to issue 1,000-yen and 10,000-yen commemorative coins. The side on the right shows a design of the lone pine tree that survived the tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, and doves. The tree, dubbed by residents the ''miracle pine,'' has become a symbol of the city's reconstruction.

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Ex-Maldivan President Nasheed at rally in Male

MALE, Maldives - Mohamed Nasheed (C, front row), former president of the Maldives, attends a rally with supporters in Male, the capital of the Maldives, on Feb. 10, 2012. Nasheed, the nation's first democratically elected leader, says he was ousted in a military-backed coup while new President Mohamed Waheed Hassan says Nasheed resigned on his own volition.

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Obama in press conference

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 10, 2012.

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Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Canada's Patrick Chan performs during the men's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 10, 2012. The reigning world champion won the championships.

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Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 10, 2012. The two-time world champion grabbed the lead with a high-caliber performance in the short program.

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New disaster management minister

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Nakagawa speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2012, after assuming the post of minister in charge of disaster management.

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Suu Kyi receives UNESCO award

YANGON, Myanmar - Ryuhei Hosoya (L), executive director of the Office of the UNESCO Director General, hands a trophy to Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi in Yangon on Feb. 10, 2012. Suu Kyi was chosen as the 2002 winner of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence, but had been unable to receive the award as she had been under house arrest on and off from 1989 to 2010.

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Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs during the men's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 10, 2012. The defending champion finished a distant second to reigning world champion Patrick Chan.

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Nishikori loses to Karlovic

MIKI, Japan - Kei Nishikori (L) of Japan and Ivo Karlovic of Croatia are pictured ahead of their first-round match of the Davis Cup World Group at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012. Karlovic defeated Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

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Hirano unveils Reconstruction Agency logo

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Hirano (L), head of the newly formed Reconstruction Agency, unveils the agency's logo at a press conference at the agency in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2012.

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Suu Kyi meets minority leader

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic Karen group leader Saw Htay Maung (L) attend a press conference in Yangon on Feb. 10, 2012.

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Deep sea exploration vessel Chikyu

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. unveils to the press the deep sea exploration vessel Chikyu at Shimizu port in Shizuoka Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012, ahead of its departure Feb. 12 for Pacific waters off central Japan where it will conduct preparatory drilling for the world's first seabed methane hydrate production tests in early 2013.

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11 months after tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Restoration work is under way as many gravestones remain tumbled in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 10, 2012, nearly 11 months after the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Taiwan's Liao

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Undated file photo shows Liao Liou-yi, former secretary general of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party. On Feb. 10, 2012, Liao was named chairman of the Association for East Asian Relations -- a semi-official organization attached to the Foreign Ministry and which handles Taipei's relations with Tokyo.

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11 months after tsunami

KAMAISHI, Japan - Lights are lit at temporary housing units in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, for people hit by the March 2011 quake as evening came down on Feb. 10, 2012, nearly 11 months after the disaster.

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Soeda at Davis Cup World Group

MIKI, Japan - Go Soeda of Japan is pictured after beating Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-7(3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5, in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012.

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S. Korean lawmakers visit industrial complex in N. Korea

PAJU, South Korea - South Korean lawmakers hold a press conference in Paju, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2012, upon returning from a joint inter-Korean industrial complex in the North Korean border city Kaesong.

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11 months after tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Ravage of the March 2011 tsunami remains in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 10, 2012, nearly 11 months after the disaster.

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S. Korean lawmakers visit industrial complex in N. Korea

PAJU, South Korea - South Korean lawmakers return to Paju, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2012, from a joint inter-Korean industrial complex in the North Korean border city Kaesong.

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11 months after tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Burned cars are piled up and a large ship brought by the March 2011 tsunami remained ashore in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 10, 2012, nearly 11 months after the disaster.

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Film promotion

FUKUOKA, Japan - Actor Kenichi Matsuyama and actress Eri Murakawa promote their new movie ''Bokutachi Kyuko A Ressha de Iko'' at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2012.

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Hot spring bath for horses

HAKODATE, Japan - Racehorses take a bath at a hot spring bath for horses in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Feb. 10, 2012. The bath, part of the Hakodate Race Course facilities, is used for therapeutic purposes by racehorses from across the nation that have suffered injuries during races.

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Darvish leaves for U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish is pictured at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Feb. 10, 2012, ahead of his departure for the United States.

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Dismantling Fugen nuclear reactor

TSURUGA, Japan - A worker engages in work to dismantle the Fugen prototype nuclear reactor, shut down permanently in 2003, in a shielded area to prevent radiation leakage in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 10, 2012. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency disclosed part of the dismantling procedures to the media the same day. The decommissioning process, which started in 2008, is expected to be completed in fiscal 2028.

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S. Korean lawmakers head to industrial complex in N. Korea

PAJU, South Korea - South Korean lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties wave in Paju, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2012, before heading to the joint inter-Korean industrial complex in the North Korean border city Kaesong. It is the first visit to the complex by South Korean lawmakers after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in December 2011.

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Japan launches postquake reconstruction agency

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Tatsuo Hirano, the Cabinet minister who heads a new agency to promote the reconstruction of areas ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, put up a signboard bearing the name of the agency at the new entity in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2012, as it was launched the same day. (Pool Photo)

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Ehime Maru-Greeneville collision anniversary

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Relatives of the victims of the Ehime Maru, the fishing training boat that was involved in a collision with U.S. nuclear submarine Greeneville off Hawaii that claimed the lives of nine aboard the boat, offer flowers at a monument at Uwajima Fisheries High School in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on Feb. 10, 2012. The fisheries training school held a memorial service to mark the 11th anniversary of the incident.

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White tiger cubs at Kagoshima zoo

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2012, shows white tiger cubs shown to the public for the first time at Hirakawa Zoological Park in the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan. The male and female cubs were born in November the previous year.

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Police wind up support mission in disaster-hit Iwate

OFUNATO, Japan - Police officers from across Japan who have supported operations in disaster-hit Iwate Prefecture line up at a send-off ceremony in Ofunato in the Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012. They will return to their original prefectures as they wrap up their mission.

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Maruti Suzuki's Swift Dzire

MUMBAI, India - Shinzo Nakanishi, managing director of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., unveils the new Swift Dzire in Mumbai, western India, on Feb. 1, 2012. The subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. and India's biggest automaker announced Feb. 9, 2012, that it has sold over 10 million passenger cars in India since starting operations in December 1983.

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Japan launches postquake reconstruction agency

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Hirano, the Cabinet minister who heads a new agency to promote reconstruction of areas ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo as the agency was launched on Feb. 10, 2012.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows participants of a disaster drill getting on the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tokyo Bay on Feb. 3, 2012. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants of a disaster drill get on the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tokyo Bay on Feb. 3, 2012. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo Bay heading to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, taking part in a disaster drill in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Seen in the background is the Tokyo Sky Tree tower. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill acting as people who have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, receive emergency food from JR Shinjuku train station staff inside the station on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, involving 10,000 people in all, was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill gather in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government office on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill gather in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Evacuation information is displayed on a large screen in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012, during a disaster drill. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill, acting as people who have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, are led into the Isetan department store in Shinjuku Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, in which 10,000 people took part, was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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TSE system error temporarily suspends trading of 241 issues

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Suzuki (2nd from L), chief information officer of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and other officials bow in apology during a press conference at the exchange in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2012. The TSE said it halted trading of 241 issues, or around 10 percent of all issues listed on the bourse, from the start of the morning session due to a server glitch in its market data distribution system, causing a decline of around 5 percent in trading value.