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Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

(240225) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Jan. 18, 2020 shows a view of the branch venue of Hunan TV Spring Festival Gala 2020 in Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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BANGLADESH-MYMENSINGH DISTRICT-CHINA-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT

(240218) -- DHAKA, Feb. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024 shows a 50 MW Chinese-built photovoltaic power plant in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh. The Mymensingh district in north-central Bangladesh enjoys better sunshine than any other place in the South Asian country. The 50 MW photovoltaic power plant invested by HDFC SinPower Ltd. whose major shareholder is China Huadian Overseas Investment Co., Ltd. started construction in September 2019 to utilize the advantage of solar resources here. Overcoming difficulties during the construction, the project was put into commercial operation in November 2020 and became the largest solar power plant in Bangladesh at that time. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-MYMENSINGH DISTRICT-CHINA-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT

(240218) -- DHAKA, Feb. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024 shows a 50 MW Chinese-built photovoltaic power plant in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh. The Mymensingh district in north-central Bangladesh enjoys better sunshine than any other place in the South Asian country. The 50 MW photovoltaic power plant invested by HDFC SinPower Ltd. whose major shareholder is China Huadian Overseas Investment Co., Ltd. started construction in September 2019 to utilize the advantage of solar resources here. Overcoming difficulties during the construction, the project was put into commercial operation in November 2020 and became the largest solar power plant in Bangladesh at that time. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIZHOU-HAMLETS-RURAL VITALIZATION-JOINT EFFORTS (CN)

(230219) -- LIUZHOU, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers from Wuying Village play the Lusheng, a traditional reed-pipe wind instrument, together with villagers from Tongban hamlet during an event held in Tongban hamlet, Dongqi Township of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2023. Tongban hamlet, located in remote mountainous area of Rong'an County in Guangxi, was once an "empty village" with only six elders living. Thanks to the support of local authorities, more and more people who had worked outside the hamlet chose to return to develop sightseeing tourism at their hometown in the past years. In 2018, Tongban was lifted out of poverty. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. The whole village shook off poverty in 2020, despite its barren lands, harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation. In recent years,

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIZHOU-HAMLETS-RURAL VITALIZATION-JOINT EFFORTS (CN)

(230219) -- LIUZHOU, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers from Wuying Village watch a demonstration of tea-making techniques in Tongban hamlet, Dongqi Township of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2023. Tongban hamlet, located in remote mountainous area of Rong'an County in Guangxi, was once an "empty village" with only six elders living. Thanks to the support of local authorities, more and more people who had worked outside the hamlet chose to return to develop sightseeing tourism at their hometown in the past years. In 2018, Tongban was lifted out of poverty. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. The whole village shook off poverty in 2020, despite its barren lands, harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation. In recent years, Tongban hamlet and Wuying Village have made joint efforts in the fields of cu

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIZHOU-HAMLETS-RURAL VITALIZATION-JOINT EFFORTS (CN)

(230219) -- LIUZHOU, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers from Wuying Village gather with local people to enjoy stove-boiled tea in Tongban hamlet, Dongqi Township of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2023. Tongban hamlet, located in remote mountainous area of Rong'an County in Guangxi, was once an "empty village" with only six elders living. Thanks to the support of local authorities, more and more people who had worked outside the hamlet chose to return to develop sightseeing tourism at their hometown in the past years. In 2018, Tongban was lifted out of poverty. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. The whole village shook off poverty in 2020, despite its barren lands, harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation. In recent years, Tongban hamlet and Wuying Village have made joint efforts in the fields o

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIZHOU-HAMLETS-RURAL VITALIZATION-JOINT EFFORTS (CN)

(230219) -- LIUZHOU, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers from Wuying Village visit Tongban hamlet, Dongqi Township of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2023. Tongban hamlet, located in remote mountainous area of Rong'an County in Guangxi, was once an "empty village" with only six elders living. Thanks to the support of local authorities, more and more people who had worked outside the hamlet chose to return to develop sightseeing tourism at their hometown in the past years. In 2018, Tongban was lifted out of poverty. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. The whole village shook off poverty in 2020, despite its barren lands, harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation. In recent years, Tongban hamlet and Wuying Village have made joint efforts in the fields of culture, rural tourism, etc. to promote rural

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIZHOU-HAMLETS-RURAL VITALIZATION-JOINT EFFORTS (CN)

(230219) -- LIUZHOU, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people teach villagers from Wuying Village to cook rice in bamboo, in Tongban hamlet of Dongqi Township in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2023. Tongban hamlet, located in remote mountainous area of Rong'an County in Guangxi, was once an "empty village" with only six elders living. Thanks to the support of local authorities, more and more people who had worked outside the hamlet chose to return to develop sightseeing tourism at their hometown in the past years. In 2018, Tongban was lifted out of poverty. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. The whole village shook off poverty in 2020, despite its barren lands, harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation. In recent years, Tongban hamlet and Wuying Village have made joint efforts in the fields of cult

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL

(230219) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 18, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Xinhua/Chen Haoquan)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL

(230219) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Revelers participate in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 18, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Xinhua/Chen Haoquan)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL

(230219) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Revelers participate in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 18, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Rahel Patrasso/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL 2023

(230218) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL 2023

(230218) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL 2023

(230218) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A float participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL 2023

(230218) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A float participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL 2023

(230218) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL 2023

(230218) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL 2023

(230218) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-CARNIVAL 2023

(230218) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, after it was held in April in 2022. In total, more than 400 parades of comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, will entertain attendees through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force

STORY: Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes speaking 2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO PAES, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City 3. various of the carnival STORYLINE: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. The carnival is Brazil's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO PAES, Rio de Janeiro Mayor "We celebrate life because two carnivals were suspended due to the pandemic. We still remember that, two years ago, right after Carnival 2020, we implemented a home-quarantine measure. Everything stopped. And we did not know what was going to happen, or whether we will be abl

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New coronavirus

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Feb. 19 Kyodo - A large screen seen Feb. 18, 2020, in Pyongyang shows the spread of a new coronavirus in Japan.

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Yoshida not ready to mull joining FILA female committee

NAGOYA, Japan - Three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida answers a reporter's question at a promotional event held at the Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau in Nagoya on Feb. 18, 2013. Yoshida said she is not ready to consider whether to join the world wrestling governing body's female committee that will be formed as the organization, known as FILA, fights to maintain the sport's Olympic status for the 2020 Summer Games.

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Xinhua Headlines: China's carbon emissions reduction goals attract foreign firms

(221108) -- TIANJIN, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Employees of Louis Dreyfus Company (Tianjin) Food Technology Co., Ltd. load soybean meal onto a truck in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Song Rui)

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Xinhua Headlines: China remains priority market for foreign enterprises

(220930) -- BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Employees of Louis Dreyfus (Tianjin) food technology limited liability company load soybean meal onto a truck in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Song Rui)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (L) teaches a neighbor girl English at home in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Chogo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (L) hands a cup of buttered tea to her mother at home in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Chogo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma herds cattle in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (L) greets her grandmother in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma plays with a calf in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma stands inside a pen in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (C) enjoys lunch with her parents in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (2nd R) poses for pictures with her family in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma's family welcomes her home in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thutop (R) looks at his daughter Tenzin Drolma in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (C) stands with her mother (R) and a neighbor girl while herding cattle in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma drinks fresh milk in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (2nd L) whispers with her mother in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (R) assists her grandmother into their house in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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Edible weevil larvae in Laos

A boy holds edible weevil larvae in the Khammouane Province of Laos on Feb. 18, 2020.

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Tsunami-hit anti-disaster office in northeastern Japan

Flowers are placed near the frame of a former disaster prevention center in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2020. The building was damaged by a tsunami when a massive earthquake hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Newly acquired Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama takes fielding practice during spring training in Goodyear, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Newly acquired Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama takes batting practice during spring training in Goodyear, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees warms up with teammates during spring training in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash (R) and newly acquired slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo (L) talk in Port Charlotte, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2020, the first day of spring training for position players. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees takes fielding practice during spring training in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels takes batting practice during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Hanshin Tigers pitcher Matt Keough dies at 64

Photo taken Feb. 18, 1990, shows Matt Keough wearing the Hanshin Tigers uniform. Keough, who won 45 games for the Central League team from 1987 to 1989, has died at the age of 64, Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics said May 2, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People's temperatures are checked at a commercial facility in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. undersecretary general Izumi Nakamitsu

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, speaks about gender disparity during an interview conducted on Feb. 18, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. undersecretary general Izumi Nakamitsu

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, speaks about gender disparity during an interview conducted on Feb. 18, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo