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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, celebrates her 60th birthday at their home in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2020, with a birthday cake in front of her photo. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.

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China-aided natural gas storage expansion project - Turkey

Chinese and Turkish staff members communicate at the site of the Tuz Lake underground natural gas storage expansion project in Aksaray province, T??rkiye, Feb. 12, 2025. The core part of the expansion project, undertaken by China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, has achieved mechanical completion recently. The expansion project officially kicked off in 2020, aiming to enhance T??rkiye's clean energy infrastructure and contribute to its economic growth. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-aided natural gas storage expansion project - Turkey

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025 shows a partial view of the site of the Tuz Lake underground natural gas storage expansion project in Aksaray province, T??rkiye. The core part of the expansion project, undertaken by China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, has achieved mechanical completion recently. The expansion project officially kicked off in 2020, aiming to enhance T??rkiye's clean energy infrastructure and contribute to its economic growth. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-aided natural gas storage expansion project - Turkey

This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025 shows a partial view of the site of the Tuz Lake underground natural gas storage expansion project in Aksaray province, T??rkiye. The core part of the expansion project, undertaken by China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, has achieved mechanical completion recently. The expansion project officially kicked off in 2020, aiming to enhance T??rkiye's clean energy infrastructure and contribute to its economic growth. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-aided natural gas storage expansion project - Turkey

This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025 shows a partial view of the site of the Tuz Lake underground natural gas storage expansion project in Aksaray province, T??rkiye. The core part of the expansion project, undertaken by China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, has achieved mechanical completion recently. The expansion project officially kicked off in 2020, aiming to enhance T??rkiye's clean energy infrastructure and contribute to its economic growth. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-aided natural gas storage expansion project - Turkey

Chinese and Turkish staff members check equipment at the site of the Tuz Lake underground natural gas storage expansion project in Aksaray province, T??rkiye, Feb. 12, 2025. The core part of the expansion project, undertaken by China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, has achieved mechanical completion recently. The expansion project officially kicked off in 2020, aiming to enhance T??rkiye's clean energy infrastructure and contribute to its economic growth. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-aided natural gas storage expansion project - Turkey

This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025 shows a partial view of the site of the Tuz Lake underground natural gas storage expansion project in Aksaray province, T??rkiye. The core part of the expansion project, undertaken by China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, has achieved mechanical completion recently. The expansion project officially kicked off in 2020, aiming to enhance T??rkiye's clean energy infrastructure and contribute to its economic growth. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-aided natural gas storage expansion project - Turkey

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025 shows a partial view of the site of the Tuz Lake underground natural gas storage expansion project in Aksaray province, T??rkiye. The core part of the expansion project, undertaken by China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, has achieved mechanical completion recently. The expansion project officially kicked off in 2020, aiming to enhance T??rkiye's clean energy infrastructure and contribute to its economic growth. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shenzhen, vibrant city with bright future: American entrepreneur

STORY: Shenzhen, vibrant city with bright future: American entrepreneur SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): RAJ OSWAL, American entrepreneur STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): RAJ OSWAL, American entrepreneur "My name is Raj Oswal and I am from California. I came to Shenzhen in April 2019. I started my company in 2020. We are a technology solution provider. My latest initiative is to work on education technology using solutions like virtual reality, VR. When I graduated from college, I worked in the startup field in Silicon Valley for about 12 years. When I came here, I was really surprised to see (Shenzhen). It reminded me of Silicon Valley. It reminded me that entrepreneurial spirit that I had grown up. I had that same feeling in Shenzhen. I thought this should be a really good platform for me to build a business over here. So that's why I decided to start my Chinese entity in Shenzhen, becau

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Canadian expat in Wuhan speaks highly of China's COVID fight

STORY: Canadian expat in Wuhan speaks highly of China's COVID fight DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): JEFF LAING, Principal of Maple Leaf Foreign National School-Wuhan STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): JEFF LAING, Principal of Maple Leaf Foreign National School-Wuhan "I've been in Wuhan for in total 12 years, but especially during the last 3.5 years, during the pandemic situation time, I've remained in China, in Wuhan the entire time. We were able to pretty much live our life normally. If we look at Wuhan, I think it was very beneficial to try to slow down the spread (of the virus). I think it was important that step was taken. So if we look back at the very beginning of 2020, and then through 2021, and early parts of 2022, I think there was an understanding that there was a necessity, like it was important to continue with the strict measures to make sure that society was safe, that the people that were living throughout the d

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Millions of Iranians mark Islamic Revolution victory through nationwide rallies

STORY: Millions of Iranians mark Islamic Revolution victory through nationwide rallies DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of rally in TehranSOUNDBITE (Persian): ALIREZA MORADADZADEH, Tehran residentvarious of rally in Tehran STORYLINE: Millions of people across Iran took to the streets on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the victory of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The rallies were held in the capital Tehran as well as 1,400 Iranian cities and 38,000 villages, the report said. Along the rallies' routes, people waved Iran's flags, and carried photos of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, late founder of the Islamic Republic Ruhollah Khomeini and late Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the United States in 2020 in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The people also chanted slogans in support of the country and condemnation of the United States and Israe

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Wrestling dropped for 2020 Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (R) is pictured before an IOC executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 12, 2013. The meeting dropped wrestling from the Summer Olympic program from the 2020 Games.

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Coronavirus infections

KATSUURA, Japan, Feb. 12 Kyodo - An evacuee (L) from Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak in China, meets the press before leaving the Katsuura Hotel Mikazuki in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 12, 2020. All of the first group of evacuees housed at the hotel tested negative for the pneumonia-causing virus.

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Sumo tournament for 2020 Games cultural program

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo - Sumo grand champion Hakuho attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2020, at which the Japan Sumo Association announced a plan to hold a two-day tournament in the period between the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as part of the games' cultural program. The Aug. 12-13 event will be held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in the capital.

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Highway repair work should be done before Olympics: Masuzoe

TOKYO, Japan - New Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe holds his inaugural press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government office in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2014. Masuzoe said he hopes to complete major repair work on metropolitan expressways before the capital hosts the Summer Olympics in 2020.

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Highway repair work should be done before Olympics: Masuzoe

TOKYO, Japan - New Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe gestures during his inaugural press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government office in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2014. Masuzoe said he hopes to complete major repair work on metropolitan expressways before the capital hosts the Summer Olympics in 2020.

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Xinhua Headlines: From teahouses to Great Hall: How democracy works in China

(220308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2020 shows the interior view of a temporary hospital converted from Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon

STORY: Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Tel Aviv CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the marathon STORYLINE: Kenya's Vincent Kipsang Rono won the men's race of Israel's annual Tel Aviv Marathon on Friday at two hours, 12 minutes and 55 seconds. His compatriots Alfred Kipkemboi Koech, who clocked 2:15:38, and John Langat (2:17:50), finished in second and third place, respectively. Israel's Mintamir Bikaya won the women's marathon at 2:53:02, ahead of 2020's winner, Elena Tolstykh of Russia at 2:56:04 and Israel's Anna Prais in 3:15:59. The first-place runners Rono and Bikaya won a prize of 7,500 U.S. dollars each. Malade Bukayaw of Israel won the men's half marathon race at 1:03:11, while Ethiopia's Buzunesh Getachew Gudeta finished first in the women's event with 1:09:51. About 40,000 runners participated in the event, which also included half marathon, 10 km and 5 km runs. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Costumed revelers pose during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing masks attend the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-VENICE-CARNIVAL

(220213) -- VENICE, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Costumed revelers pose during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, on Feb. 12, 2022. The Venice Carnival 2022 kicked off in the Italian lagoon city on Saturday, under limited anti-COVID measures that will allow the audience to experience a hybrid program of virtual and physical events. This year, the festival goes under the theme Remember the Future. It is the first time the city can again hold its historic carnival in presence -- although partially -- after the pandemic broke out in Italy in 2020. For local authorities, it was seen as an important signal of recovery. (Str/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke works in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke (R) explains hydroponic farming technologies in a greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke works in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke works in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke transfers vegetables in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke works in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke works in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke (L) checks on the nutrition solution in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-HYDROPONIC FARMING (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Zhang Zhaoke works in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces greenhouse vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows medical staff Zhou Guohong giving a cheer-up gesture to colleagues at the temporary hospital converted from Wuhan Sports Center to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on Feb. 12, 2020 (L) and Zhou posing for a photo in front of cherry trees in Wuhan University during a free exclusive tour provided by the university for medical workers across China who had assisted Wuhan with the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 13, 2021, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Abe advised to trim budget deficit by 2.5 tril. yen annually

Nongovernmental members of the Council on Fiscal and Economic Policy propose at a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2015, that the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should trim the budget deficit by an annual amount of 2.5 trillion yen to attain its goal of turning the primary balance into surplus by fiscal 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan lawmaker rearrested over casino graft scandal

File photo taken Feb. 12, 2020, shows Tsukasa Akimoto, a Japanese lawmaker charged with bribery over a casino graft scandal. He was served a fresh warrant on Aug. 20, 2020, for allegedly offering to pay money to witnesses in reward for falsely testifying in court in connection with the scandal, in which he has already been indicted for receiving cash and other gifts from the Chinese firm 500.com in 2017 and 2018 while he was playing a major role in spearheading Japan's move to legalize casino resorts.

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Athens Olympic marathon champion Noguchi

Athens Olympics women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi gives an interview in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2020. Noguchi will take part in the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay starting March 12 in ancient Olympia as the second runner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athens Olympic marathon champion Noguchi

Athens Olympics women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi gives an interview in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2020. Noguchi will take part in the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay starting March 12 in ancient Olympia as the second runner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athens Olympic marathon champion Noguchi

Athens Olympics women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi gives an interview in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2020. Noguchi will take part in the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay starting March 12 in ancient Olympia as the second runner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athens Olympic marathon champion Noguchi

Athens Olympics women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi gives an interview in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2020. Noguchi will take part in the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay starting March 12 in ancient Olympia as the second runner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: New Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama

Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama, who has signed a three-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, arrives in Phoenix, Arizona, on Feb. 12, 2020, for spring training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New head of Japan's LDP Suga

Photo taken Feb. 12, 2013, shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attending a press conference in Tokyo. Suga won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 14, 2020, and is set to be appointed prime minister by parliament on Sept. 16.

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Football: Andres Iniesta

Andres Iniesta (L) assists a goal by Keijiro Ogawa during the second half of Vissel Kobe's match against Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim in the Asian Champions League football group stage on Feb. 12, 2020, in Kobe, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Andres Iniesta

Andres Iniesta congratulates Kyogo Furuhashi after he scored during the first half of Vissel Kobe's match against Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim in the Asian Champions League football group stage on Feb. 12, 2020, in Kobe, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes in Hanoi

A man rides a motorbike with two large vases tied to it in Hanoi on Feb. 12, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro baseball to restrict spectators

Representatives of Nippon Professional Baseball's 12 teams hold an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2020. The body decided to hold all 72 of its remaining preseason games behind closed doors due to the spread of a new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro baseball to restrict spectators

Representatives of Nippon Professional Baseball's 12 teams hold an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2020. The body decided to hold all 72 of its remaining preseason games behind closed doors due to the spread of a new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo