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Nangolo Mbumba sworn in as Namibia's 4th president following passing of Hage Geingob

STORY: Nangolo Mbumba sworn in as Namibia's 4th president following passing of Hage Geingob SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the swearing-in ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NANGOLO MBUMBA, Namibian President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEROBEAM SHAANIKA, Political analyst from Namibia STORYLINE: Nangolo Mbumba, the former vice president of Namibia, took the oath of office on Sunday in the capital Windhoek, officially becoming the nation's fourth president after former President Hage Geingob passed away earlier Sunday at the age of 82. The swearing-in ceremony extended beyond the presidency, as Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the former deputy prime minister and minister of international relations and cooperation, assumed the role of the new vice president. Nangolo Mbumba, born on Aug. 15, 1941, had previously served as the second vice president of Namibia since 2018. A dedicated member of the South West Africa Peo

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-TIANJIN-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-RESEARCHER (CN)

(231215) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhe (2nd R) elaborates a structure of the Great Wall as visitors listen during an achievement exhibition on their researches at the Tianjin Museum in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 12, 2023. Li Zhe, 45, guest researcher at the School of Architecture at Tianjin University, dedicates his time to preserving images of the Great Wall, a cultural relic. In an effort to preserve the images of the Great Wall and ensure the sustainable use of the data, a research team with the School of Architecture at Tianjin University initiated a project in late 2018 that involves the use of the latest technology as drones to collect "the most complete possible real-scene three-dimensional images of the Great Wall". By capturing successive scanning-quality images and utilizing software to create three-dimensional models, this project produces indepth revelation of the relic site that can be applied in various research fields as discovery of hidden resources, showcasing cultural rel

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South African President Ramaphosa

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 20 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Cyril Ramaphosa, new president of South Africa. Ramaphosa, the former president of the ruling African National Congress party, was elected on Feb. 15, 2018 after the resignation of Jacob Zuma.

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Baseball: Ohtani at Angels spring training

TEMPE, United States, Feb. 15 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Angels plays catch at the club's spring training site in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 14, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 15 Kyodo - Japan's Akito Watabe jumps in the Nordic combined individual normal hill competition at the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 14, 2018.

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Gold medalist Katarina Witt at promotional event in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Katarina Witt, chairwoman of the Munich 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid committee, attend a promotional event in Vancouver on Feb. 15, 2010, to invite the 2018 Olympics to the German city.

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang (1st L) instructs young performers in a Huagu Opera rehearsal at the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District in Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 15, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed that the people's material well-bei

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang works at the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District in Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 15, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed that the people's material well-being has been markedly improved in many places, but their

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang (L) stages a performance during an event promoting Huagu Opera at the grass-roots level in Yunfengshan Village, Huangtudian Township, Dingcheng District of Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 15, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed tha

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang (R) instructs young actresses in Huagu Opera performance at the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District in Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 15, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed that the people's material well-being ha

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang (2nd R) stages a performance during an event promoting Huagu Opera at the grassroots level in Yunfengshan Village, Huangtudian Township, Dingcheng District of Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 15, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed

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National lawmaker dedicated to promoting Miao embroidery and creating jobs

STORY: National lawmaker dedicated to promoting Miao embroidery and creating jobs DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2021 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Wei ZuyingSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) WEI ZUYING, National lawmakerSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese) WEI ZUYING, National lawmakervarious of workers STORYLINE: Wei Zuying is an inheritor of Miao embroidery in Congjiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In 2011, she returned home after working in the southern Guangdong Province for 10 years. In 2014, she started a cooperative specialized in Miao embroidery. Wei, who learned embroidery at the age of six, has been dedicated to promoting Miao embroidery and creating jobs, to improve local economy and livelihood. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) WEI ZUYING, National lawmaker "Since I was elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress (China's top legislature) in 2018, my proposals have focused on the issues of the inheritan

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE FOOD AID PROGRAM

(220215) -- NAIROBI, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Officials of China and Kenya sign documents during the handover ceremony of the eighth and last batch of 2018 Chinese Food Aid Program in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Feb. 14, 2022. Kenya on Monday held handover ceremony of the eighth and last batch of 2018 Chinese Food Aid Program to boost the war against hunger and malnutrition in Kenya that has escalated amid recurrent droughts. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua)

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102-yr-old's suicide in nuclear crisis

Mieko Okubo holds a photo of her father-in-law Fumio Okubo in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 15, 2018. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, said March 1 that it will pay damages to the family of Okubo, who killed himself at the age of 102 in April 2011 in the face of an evacuation order amid the nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: South African President Ramaphosa

Undated photo shows Cyril Ramaphosa, new president of South Africa. Ramaphosa, president of the ruling African National Congress party, was elected on Feb. 15, 2018 after the resignation of Jacob Zuma. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Women's 1,000-meter speed skating bronze medalist Miho Takagi of Japan poses at the medal ceremony at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Zealand PM meets with Christchurch building collapse families

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (C) speaks with foreign officials and families of those who died in the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building in 2011, in Christchurch on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Zealand PM meets with Christchurch building collapse families

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (L) speaks with Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister Megan Woods before heading into a meeting with families of those who died in the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building in 2011, in Christchurch on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Zealand PM meets with Christchurch building collapse families

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the media in Christchurch on Feb. 15, 2018, after meeting with families of those who died in the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Zealand PM meets with Christchurch building collapse families

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the media in Christchurch on Feb. 15, 2018, after meeting with families of those who died in the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Aljona Savchenko (top) and Bruno Massot of Germany perform their free skate en route to winning the gold medal in the pairs figure skating competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gold medalist Katarina Witt at promotional event in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Katarina Witt, chairwoman of the Munich 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid committee, attend a promotional event in Vancouver on Feb. 15, 2010, to invite the 2018 Olympics to the German city. (Kyodo)

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Keiji Tanaka takes part in official training in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018, for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beijing Hutong

A view of a window in a Hutong in Beijing, China, Feb 15, 2018. People living in hutongs open a window to see the great changes of times.

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Japonismes 2018 in Paris

(From L) Japanese actors Takako Tokiwa, Aoi Miyazaki and Koji Yakusho meet the press in Paris on Feb. 15, 2019, ahead of attending "Japonismes 2018," a Japanese-themed cultural event launched that year in France to commemorate the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japonismes 2018 in Paris

(From L) Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi, actors Takako Tokiwa, Aoi Miyazaki, and Koji Yakusho meet the press in Paris on Feb. 15, 2019, ahead of attending "Japonismes 2018," a Japanese-themed cultural event launched that year in France to commemorate the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suita City in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 15, 2018, shows Panasonic Stadium Suita (F). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. specialist on N. Korea David Straub

David Straub, a former head of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korean Affairs, in this photo taken Feb. 15, 2018, speaks during an interview in Seoul. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. specialist on N. Korea David Straub

David Straub, a former head of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korean Affairs, in this photo taken Feb. 15, 2018, speaks during an interview in Seoul. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Son of Brazilian migrant set to qualify as lawyer in Japan

Eiji Teruya, a third-generation Japanese Brazilian and the son of a migrant worker, stands in front of a court in Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2018. Teruya will, it is believed, be the first Brazilian to qualify as a lawyer in Japan, having recently passed the country's bar exam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Son of Brazilian migrant set to qualify as lawyer in Japan

Eiji Teruya, a third-generation Japanese Brazilian and the son of a migrant worker, stands in front of a court in Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2018. Teruya will, it is believed, be the first Brazilian to qualify as a lawyer in Japan, having recently passed the country's bar exam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota new female executive officer

Chika Kako, a managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., seen in this photo taken in Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2018, is the first female executive at the major Japanese automaker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Film director Yosep Anggi Noen

Indonesian film director Yosep Anggi Noen gives an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Sleman, Indonesia, on Feb. 8, 2018. Anggi's 15-minute-long movie "Lady Caddy who Never Saw a Hole in One" won the Grand Prix as best short film at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Tokyo in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Honda returns to Japan squad for World Cup warm-ups

File photo taken Feb. 24, 2018, shows Pachuca's Keisuke Honda (L) being challenged by a Leon player during a Liga MX match in Pachuca, Mexico. The Japan Football Association said on March 15 that Honda will return to the national squad for World Cup warm-ups against Mali and Ukraine in Belgium later in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part falls from another U.S. military aircraft over Okinawa: source

File photo taken in May 2017 shows an F-15 fighter jet at the U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture. An antenna-like part weighing 1.4 kilograms fell from one of F-15 fighter jets stationed at the base during a flight over Okinawa on Feb. 27, 2018, a Japanese government source said on March 6. It is not known where the part landed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear fuel materials in Japan

Photo taken Feb. 15, 2018, shows nuclear fuel materials kept in a plastic container inside a safe in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The country has given up an idea to collect nuclear fuel materials and store them at a facility of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, sources close to the matter said March 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Johan de Wit (C), a Dutch coach of the Japanese national speed skating team, gives instructions during practice at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese toy train Plarail

Photo shows a set of Plarail toy trains for toddlers featuring Japanese shinkansen bullet trains Tomy Co. unveiled on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn city Raqqa

Photo taken in Raqqa, northern Syria, on Feb. 15, 2018 shows a Kurdish-led force member explaining about car bombs produced by the Islamic States in its self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn city Raqqa

Photo taken in Raqqa, northern Syria, on Feb. 15, 2018 shows Kurdish-led forces explaining how Islamic State fighters executed and tortured people in their self-proclaimed capital before U.S.-backed Syrian forces, mainly composed of Kurds and Arabs, declared the city's liberation in October 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Tongan skier Pita Taufatofua competes in the men's 15-kilometer freestyle cross-country event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Men with faces painted in the colors of Norway's national flag cheer for Norwegian athletes at the venue for the men's biathlon event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi star Fujii beats Habu

Sota Fujii, Japan's youngest professional shogi player aged 15, is seen during a match against 47-year-old Yoshiharu Habu in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2018. Fujii beat Habu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi star Fujii beats Habu

Sota Fujii (L), Japan's youngest professional shogi player aged 15, competes against 47-year-old Yoshiharu Habu in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2018. Fujii beat Habu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi star Fujii beats Habu

Sota Fujii (L), Japan's youngest professional shogi player aged 15, competes against 47-year-old Yoshiharu Habu in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2018. Fujii beat Habu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Akwasi Frimpong of Ghana wears a helmet featuring a rabbit escaping lion fangs, in the men's skeleton competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Han Chun Gyong of North Korea takes part in the men's 15-killometer freestyle cross-country skiing at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Dario Cologna of Switzerland is pictured on Feb. 16, 2018. He won the gold medal in the men's 15-kilometer freestyle cross-country skiing at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Dario Cologna of Switzerland celebrates after finishing his race in the men's 15-kilometer freestyle cross-country skiing at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 16, 2018. He won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo