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German couple witnesses growing Sino-German cooperation in NEVs

STORY: German couple witnesses growing Sino-German cooperation in NEVs SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the production of NEVs 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SASCHA SCHUERRER, Engineer at Audi FAW NEV Company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SASCHA SCHUERRER, Engineer at Audi FAW NEV Company 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SASCHA SCHUERRER, Engineer at Audi FAW NEV Company STORYLINE: Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer are both engineers at Audi FAW NEV Company, a joint venture between German auto giant Audi and Chinese automaker FAW in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. The couple has come to work in China to support a Sino-German collaboration project. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SASCHA SCHUERRER, Engineer at Audi FAW NEV Company "We both had been working at Audi in Germany since 2015. For 7 months, we have been here supporting the new NEV company in Changchun. And I'm responsible for the ro

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Nursing care support robot Robear

NAGOYA, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - Nursing care support robot Robear places a woman on a bed after carrying her during a demonstration before the press in Nagoya in the central Japan Aichi Prefecture on Feb. 23, 2015.

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U.S. ambassador to S. Korea injured by knife-wielding assailant

Kim Ki Jong (R front) attends a rally in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2015, to protest Japan's claims to a pair of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan. On March 5, 2015, Kim attacked U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert with a knife in Seoul and was immediately arrested. The U.S. State Department said Lippert's injuries are not life threatening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist monk marks 400th appearance as in-prison radio DJ

Buddhist monk and chaplain Koho Kawagoe (L) speaks as a disc jockey to inmates at a prison in Toyama, central Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, marking his 400th appearance since starting the in-prison radio program in December 1979. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince turns 55

Crown Prince Naruhito attends a press conference on Feb. 20, 2015, at his residence in Tokyo prior to his 55th birthday on Feb. 23, 2015. The crown prince called for history to be handed down correctly ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II later this year. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees' Chapman suspended 30 games for domestic violence

Photo taken Feb. 23, 2016 shows New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman. Major League Baseball announced on March 1 that the 28-year-old, who is alleged to have physically abused his girlfriend in October 2015, has been suspended for 30 games under its new domestic violence policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran's moderates set to take all parliamentary seats in Tehran

Women walk past election posters in Tehran on Feb. 23, 2016. Moderates and reformists who support Iran's nuclear deal reached in 2015 with six major powers are expected to take all 30 parliamentary seats in the capital, early results released by the election headquarters showed on Feb. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watabe 2nd again in Nordic combined World Cup event

Johannes Rydzek (C) of Germany poses for a photo after winning a Nordic combined World Cup event in Kuopio, Finland, on Feb. 23, 2016, alongside second-place Akito Watabe (L) of Japan and third-place Wilhelm Denifl of Austria. Watabe was runner-up for the eighth time in the 2015-16 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. sees completion of new Marine base in Okinawa delayed until 2025

File photo taken in October 2015 shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. Adm. Harry Harris, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, said Feb. 23, 2016, that Washington expects a two-year delay until 2025 in work to complete a new base for the contentious relocation of the air base. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera (center top) is seen inside a passenger car in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train, as the railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera is seen above a door in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train. The railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera is seen above a door in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train. The railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mariners sign minor league deal with Korean slugger Lee

File photo taken Aug. 23, 2015, shows Korean slugger Lee Dae Ho in the SoftBank Hawks' game against the Rakuten Eagles in Sendai, Japan. Lee and the Seattle Mariners have signed a minor league deal with an invite to major league spring training, the club said on Feb. 3, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Elderly Thai man shows documents on Pacific theater of WWII

An elderly Thai man in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, shows documents on the Pacific theater of World War II in this photo taken on Feb. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp unveils photovoltaic battery for home use

Sharp Corp. displays a pair of home-use storage batteries for solar power generation as seen in this photo taken in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. The Japanese consumer electronics giant will release them in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto branch of Justice Ministry makes controversial judgment

The Kyoto District Legal Affairs Bureau, seen in this photo taken on Feb. 23, 2015, is at the center of controversy for its ruling that a local landlord's refusal to accept a European student as an apartment tenant did not constitute an infringement on human rights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwate governor speaks before 4th anniv. of 2011 disaster

Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso speaks to Kyodo News in an interview on Feb. 23, 2015, ahead of the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Iwate and other prefectures in the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku on March 11, 2011. He said the prefectural government will step up support for the large number of refugees still living in temporary homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dogs abandoned as residents flee intense fighting in eastern Ukraine

A volunteer of a dog rescue group formed by residents in Artemovsk, eastern Ukraine, pats an abandoned dog on Feb. 23, 2015. An increasing number of dogs have been found abandoned there as their owners flee intense fighting in nearby Debaltseve, a key battleground in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Attacker of U.S. envoy to Seoul attends protest rally against Japan

Kim Ki Jong (R, foreground) is among South Korean citizens gathering in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2015, to protest an annual ceremony held the previous day by the Shimane prefectural government in Japan to press Tokyo's claim to a pair of South Korea-administered islets in the Sea of Japan. Kim was arrested on March 5 for attacking U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert. ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan coach Okada becomes owner of FC Imabari

Takeshi Okada (C), former head coach of Japan's national soccer team, speaks about his new management style for FC Imabari before reporters in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. Okada has assumed the position of owner at the club belonging to the Shikoku League comprising eight teams on Japan's smallest main island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tainted rainwater at Fukushima plant found leaked in ocean

The arrows and dotted lines in this aerial photo taken in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, indicate the route through which rainwater contaminated with radioactive substances at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's No.2 reactor building leaked into the ocean. The Nuclear Regulation Authority urged Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the plant, on Feb. 25 to take pollution prevention measures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New MLB chief voices hope for new rules to shorten game time

New Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to reporters in Phoenix in the U.S. state of Arizona on Feb. 23, 2015. Manfred said he hopes new rules to be introduced this season will shorten the time of each game to help attract the younger generation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Decommissioning work continues at Fukushima nuclear plant

Photo taken Feb. 23, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where decommissioning work is continuing. Radiation levels remain particularly high around the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors that suffered meltdowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.K., France, U.S. art universities to promote exchanges

Ryohei Murata (2nd from R), president of Tokyo University of the Arts, shakes hands with his counterparts from British, French and U.S. arts universities in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2015, after signing an agreement to promote exchanges of students and teachers among them. The three foreign partners are the University of the Arts London, Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Arabic version of Japanese A-bomb comic published in Egypt

Maher El-Sherbini (L), a professor in the department of Japanese and Japanese Literature at Cairo University, holds in Cairo on Feb. 23, 2015, an original version of "Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen"), a noted comic series about the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. An Arabic version of the series, translated by El-Sherbini, has been recently published in Egypt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. Security Council holds debate on 70th anniv. of end to WWII

The U.N. Security Council holds an open debate on international peace and security in New York on Feb. 23, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the end to World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China warns against 'whitewashing' of aggression at Security Council

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R, front row) warns against attempts to "whitewash past crimes of aggression" in New York on Feb. 23, 2015, as he presides over an open debate at the U.N. Security Council marking the 70th anniversary of the end to World War II. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon sits next to Wang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mascot characters of Kyushu-based J-League clubs campaign in Fukuoka

The mascot characters of six J-League soccer clubs based in Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu pose in a shopping district in Fukuoka on Feb. 23, 2015, as part of their campaign to promote the professional league before the March 7 start of this year's season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese private team to launch lunar probe vehicle in 2016

Tohoku University professor Kazuya Yoshida (2nd from L) and other members of a Japanese private-sector team announce a plan in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2015, to launch a lunar probe vehicle on a U.S. rocket in the second half of 2016 in a moon exploration competition sponsored by Google Inc. A prototype vehicle is on display in front of them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mascot characters of Kyushu-based J-League clubs campaign in Fukuoka

The mascot characters of six J-League soccer clubs based in Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu gather in a shopping district in Fukuoka on Feb. 23, 2015, to promote the professional league before the beginning on March 7 of this year's season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Softbank shows balcony of new royal box at Yafuoku Dome ballpark

The Softbank Hawks professional baseball club shows the press the balcony of the new royal box "Premium Suite" at its home ballpark Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Softbank shows inside of new royal box at Yafuoku Dome ballpark

The Softbank Hawks professional baseball club shows the press the inside of the refurbished royal box "Premium Suite" at its home ballpark Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, with dishes prepared by special cooks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Largest Mideast arms fair held in Abu Dhabi

An unmanned aircraft, or drone, is on display at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on Feb. 23, 2015, the largest such fair in the Middle East and Africa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanashi governor stresses need to protect Mt. Fuji

Yamanashi Gov. Hitoshi Goto (C) speaks on the conservation of Mt. Fuji against the backdrop of the country's tallest mountain on Feb. 23, 2015, at an event coinciding with the "Day of Mt. Fuji." Tourists visiting Mt. Fuji have increased since it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Winner at giant rice cake-lifting contest at Kyoto temple

Mayumi Hayashi (C) lifts a 90-kilogram gigantic "kagami mochi" rice cake during an annual competition to pray for good health at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. Hayashi won the women's section of the event, in which participants compete to see who can hold the heavy mochi aloft for the longest time, with a record-breaking 11 minutes and 31 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido aims to snap back at spring pro sumo tourney

Ozeki Goeido is brimming with confidence at his Sakaigawa Stable dorm in his hometown Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, as he prepares for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opening on March 8 at the Bodymaker Colosseum arena in nearby Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant rice cake-lifting contest at Kyoto temple for good health

A female participant (R) attempts to lift a 90-kilogram gigantic "kagami mochi" rice cake during an annual competition at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. The event, in which participants compete to see who can hold the heavy mochi aloft for the longest time, is a ritual to pray for good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp to launch new solar battery system with doubled capacity

Sharp Corp. unveils in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, its latest solar power storage battery system for residential use with a capacity of 9.6 kilowatt-hours, double that of its existing model. Sales will begin on May 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant rice cake-lifting contest at Kyoto temple for good health

A female participant (C) tries to lift a 90-kilogram gigantic "kagami mochi" rice cake during an annual competition at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, while spectators cheer her on. The event, in which participants compete to see who can hold the heavy mochi aloft for the longest time, is a ritual to pray for good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior U.S. State Department official delivers speech in Tokyo

Frank Rose, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for defense policy, delivers a speech at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2015. He expressed concerns over China's buildup of its nuclear arsenal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nursing care robot capable of lifting, helping patient stand up

The RIKEN research institute shows the press in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, its new nursing care robot, Robear, which can perform tasks such as lifting a patient from a bed into a wheelchair or providing assistance to help the patient stand up. The robot, 150 centimeters tall and weighing 140 kilograms, is an improved model of an earlier prototype developed by RIKEN in 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima fishermen slam TEPCO over latest toxic water leak

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 23, 2015 shows the rooftop (pointed by an arrow) of a building adjacent to the No. 2 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where contaminated rainwater has accumulated and flowed into the ocean through a gutter every time it has rained, according to plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., which made the announcement the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese A-bomb comic gets published in Egypt

Maher El-Sherbini, a professor at the department of Japanese and Japanese literature at Cairo University, speaks on Feb. 23, 2015, at a signing event in Cairo to commemorate the publication of an Arabic version of "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), a Japanese comic series about the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in Egypt. Sherbini, the translator, said he wants people in Arab countries to learn not only about economic development but also peace from Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro works out during Marlines spring training

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki works out at the club's spring training complex in Jupiter, the United States, on Feb. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins outfielder Suzuki signs autographs

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki signs autographs during the club's spring training camp in Jupiter, the United States, on Feb. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo