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126th joint patrol of Mekong River concludes

STORY: 126th joint patrol of Mekong River concludes DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mekong River patrol STORYLINE: Two Chinese law enforcement vessels returned to Guanlei Port in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, concluding the 126th joint Mekong River patrol by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. Six vessels from the four countries traveled over 550 km for four days and three nights, focusing on tackling cross-border crimes to ensure safety and stability along the river, according to the Yunnan provincial public security department. The Mekong River, known as the Lancang River in China, is a vital waterway for cross-border shipping. China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand have been conducting joint patrols of the river since December 2011. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 25, 2011 (top), two weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 27, 2014 (bottom).

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Disaster-hit school in Ishinomaki, Japan

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - The remains of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, remain deserted on Feb. 25, 2014. At the school, 84 students, teachers and staff members died in the March 2011 tsunami. There has not been any discussion on whether to preserve or demolish the school building (Photo taken in long exposure mode with fisheye lens).

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Visitors see tsunami-damaged inkstones at Austrian museum

VIENNA, Austria - Visitors look at inkstones damaged by the 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna on Feb. 25, 2014. The Ogatsu inkstones, traditional artifacts of the Ogatsu area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, were donated to the museum.

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UK stage director Caird to produce drama for quake-hit kids

TOKYO, Japan - British stage director John Caird (C) and other people pose on Feb. 25, 2014, to promote a stage drama, "Sekai ga Wagaya" (The World Is Our Home). He will produce the drama to help support children who lost their parents because of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. On his left is Mikiko Otonashi who will narrate the drama.

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UNICEF chief meets students in disaster-hit Japan region

ONAGAWA, Japan - U.N. Children's Fund Executive Director Anthony Lake (far L) meets students in front of a stone monument at Onagawa Junior High School in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 25, 2014. Students set up the monument, with the words "Onagawa stone monument of life -- To protect lives 1,000 years after" inscribed on it, to pass down lessons from the deadly 2011 tsunami to younger generations.

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Walking for survey of post-disaster park reconstruction

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Shunsuke Goto, a Waseda University student, looks at the mouth of the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 25, 2013, during a field survey commissioned by the Environment Ministry to choose a 700-kilometer natural path called "Tohoku Kaigan Trail." The selection of the coastal path from Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, to Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, is a core project for a Sanriku Fukko (Reconstruction) National Park to be created by rebuilding natural parks damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

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Comedian Neko to represent Cambodia at Olympic marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2012, in Oita, southwestern Japan, shows comedian Hiroshi Neko. Neko, who was born in Japan's Chiba Prefecture and obtained Cambodian citizenship in October 2011 so he could have a shot at running in this summer's London Olympics, will represent Cambodia in the men's marathon in the event, the secretary general of Cambodia's Olympic committee said March 25, 2012.

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Japanese from Libya arrive at Malta

VALLETTA, Malta - Japanese nationals who arrived at the port of Valletta, Malta, from Libya on a ship chartered by the U.S. government head to a hotel on Feb. 25, 2011. They were fleeing the chaos in the wake of deadly crackdowns on antigovernment protestors in the North African country.

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Demonstrations in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - People demonstrate against the ruling family in the Bahraini capital Manama on Feb. 25, 2011, the first major protest in the city since Feb. 22.

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VVV Venlo's Cullen scores in win over Rotterdam

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo's Robert Cullen (L) dribbles during a game against Excelsior Rotterdam in Venlo, the Netherlands, on Feb. 25, 2011. Cullen scored a goal to lead his team to a 1-0 victory.

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U.S. military, Okinawa residents exchange opinions

NAHA, Japan - Residents living around U.S. military bases in Okinawa Prefecture (front row) exchange opinions with representatives of the U.S. forces to deepen mutual understanding during a meeting in the city of Okinawa on Feb. 25, 2011. The two sides discussed topics including effective ways to reduce accidents and crimes involving U.S. base personnel as Okinawa Prefecture hosts the bulk of U.S. forces in Japan.

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14-yr-old Takanashi at Nordic ski world c'ships

OSLO, Norway - Sara Takanashi, 14-year-old Japanese ski jumper, waves at an award ceremony of the Nordic ski world championships in Oslo on Feb. 25, 2011, after finishing 6th in the women's normal hill ski jumping.

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Japanese PM Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2011, after the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's decision to hold a vote on the fiscal 2011 budget draft in the lower house of parliament the following week. The budget is expected to be enacted by March 31, the end of the fiscal year, but bills related to the 92.41 trillion yen budget must be passed by the opposition-controlled upper house or approved by two-thirds majorities in overriding votes in the 480-seat lower house.

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Search and rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Rescue workers search through the rubble of the CTV building, where over 70 people are feared to have been trapped, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Demonstrations in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - People demonstrate against the ruling family in the Bahraini capital Manama on Feb. 25, 2011, the first major protest in the city since Feb. 22.

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U.S. military, Okinawa residents at friendship event

NAHA, Japan - U.S. personnel associated with military bases play folk music of Okinawa with local instruments at a friendship event to increase understanding between local residents around the bases and their military neighbors in Okinawa city on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Higashikokubaru forms political group

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2011. Higashikokubaru, who set up a political organization the same day, said he will decide whether to run in the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election by around March 10.

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Search and rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Members of a Japanese disaster relief team walk around the collapsed CTV building, where more than 70 people are feared to have been trapped, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Suu Kyi, ILO's Ryder meet over labor conditions

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and Guy Ryder (L), the deputy director general of the International Labor Organization, a U.N. agency, speak to reporters at Suu Kyi's home in Yangon on Feb. 25, 2011. They discussed labor conditions in the country ruled by the military junta the same day.

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Warm spell sweeps through Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Women and toddlers are playing at Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Feb. 25, 2011. A warm spell swept across a wide area of Japan the same day, with temperatures in many regions rising to levels normally seen in April or May.

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AstraZeneca ordered to pay damages over side-effects of Iressa

OSAKA, Japan - Supporters of plaintiffs hold up banners in front of the Osaka District Court on Feb. 25, 2011, declaring victory in their case after the court ordered the Japan unit of British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC to pay a total of 60.5 million yen to nine of 11 plaintiffs who sought compensation over side-effects caused by the lung cancer drug Iressa.

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AstraZeneca ordered to pay damages over side-effects of Iressa

OSAKA, Japan - Hideki Shimizu (R), a plaintiff who demanded compensation over side effects caused by the lung cancer drug Iressa, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2011, together with Akio Chikazawa, a plaintiff in a similar suit filed in Tokyo. The Osaka District Court the same day ordered the Japan unit of British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC to pay a total of 60.5 million yen to nine out of 11 plaintiffs, including Shimizu.

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Geisha tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geiko'' geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha perform a tea ceremony during a plum blossom festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Search and rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Rescue workers search through the rubble of the CTV building, where more than 70 people are feared to have been trapped, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Search and rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Members of a Japanese disaster relief team walk near the collapsed CTV building, where more than 70 people are feared to have been trapped, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Members of a Japanese disaster relief team search through the rubble of the CTV building, where more than 70 people are feared to have been trapped, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011, as they conduct a second day of operations. The death toll from the Feb. 22 earthquake has reached 113, while around 200 people are listed as missing.

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New parliamentary secretary at farm ministry

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Koichi Yoshida (L) smiles after accepting an appointment to the post of parliamentary secretary at the farm ministry, replacing Kenko Matsuki, who resigned in protest against the leadership of Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R), at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Members of a Japanese disaster relief team search through the rubble of the CTV building, where more than 70 people are feared to have been trapped, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011, as they conduct a second day of operations. The death toll from the Feb. 22 earthquake has reached 113, while around 200 people are listed as missing.

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Nintendo 3DS unveiled

CHIBA, Japan - Children play with Nintendo 3DS devices during an event held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Jan. 8, 2011. Nintendo Co. plans to begin its sales of the 3-D gaming device on Feb. 26 at the price of 25,000 yen in Japan.

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Frame of Minamisanriku town's anti-disaster bldg.

Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2015, shows the 2011 tsunami-damaged steel frame of Minamisanriku town's disaster prevention office building in Miyagi Prefecture. Forty three people died there in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fixed-point observation shows change of disaster-hit areas

Combination photo shows the wrecked town government office building in Minamisanriku, northeastern Japan. Above photo was shot on March 13, 2011, two days after the town was damaged by the deadly earthquake and tsunami, while the under photo taken Feb. 25, 2015, shows the building still preserved. Discussion continues on whether to conserve the building, where 43 officials died when it was engulfed by tsunami, as a memorial to convey the importance of disaster prevention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rubble left from 2011 disaster at Fukushima nuclear plant

Photo taken Feb. 25, 2015, shows squashed poles and rubble at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crippled by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami. Radiation levels remain particularly high around the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors that suffered meltdowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows a breakwater (top) in the tsunami-devastated Miyako city in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 23, 2011, and a higher breakwater (bottom) built after the Great East Japan Earthquake, taken from a drone on Feb. 25, 2021.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows a tsunami-devastated area (top) in Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 23, 2011, and residential houses built on elevated land in the same area (bottom), pictured from a drone on Feb. 25, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Women bereaved by 9/11 terror, murder reach out to nuclear evacuees

Harumi Sugiyama, a 51-year-old mental care specialist, communicates with an evacuee of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis at an apartment in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2017. Sugiyama lost her husband in the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States in 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Comedian Neko to represent Cambodia at Olympic marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2012, in Oita, southwestern Japan, shows comedian Hiroshi Neko. Neko, who was born in Japan's Chiba Prefecture and obtained Cambodian citizenship in October 2011 so he could have a shot at running in this summer's London Olympics, will represent Cambodia in the men's marathon in the event, the secretary general of Cambodia's Olympic committee said March 25, 2012. (Kyodo)

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14-yr-old Takanashi at Nordic ski world c'ships

OSLO, Norway - Sara Takanashi, 14-year-old Japanese ski jumper, waves at an award ceremony of the Nordic ski world championships in Oslo on Feb. 25, 2011, after finishing 6th in the women's normal hill ski jumping. (Kyodo)

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Japanese from Libya arrive at Malta

VALLETTA, Malta - Japanese nationals who arrived at the port of Valletta, Malta, from Libya on a ship chartered by the U.S. government head to a hotel on Feb. 25, 2011. They were fleeing the chaos in the wake of deadly crackdowns on antigovernment protestors in the North African country. (Kyodo)

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VVV Venlo's Cullen scores in win over Rotterdam

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo's Robert Cullen (L) dribbles during a game against Excelsior Rotterdam in Venlo, the Netherlands, on Feb. 25, 2011. Cullen scored a goal to lead his team to a 1-0 victory. (Kyodo)

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Demonstrations in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - People demonstrate against the ruling family in the Bahraini capital Manama on Feb. 25, 2011, the first major protest in the city since Feb. 22. (Kyodo)

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Search and rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Rescue workers search through the rubble of the CTV building, where over 70 people are feared to have been trapped, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese PM Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2011, after the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's decision to hold a vote on the fiscal 2011 budget draft in the lower house of parliament the following week. The budget is expected to be enacted by March 31, the end of the fiscal year, but bills related to the 92.41 trillion yen budget must be passed by the opposition-controlled upper house or approved by two-thirds majorities in overriding votes in the 480-seat lower house. (Kyodo)

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Demonstrations in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - People demonstrate against the ruling family in the Bahraini capital Manama on Feb. 25, 2011, the first major protest in the city since Feb. 22. (Kyodo)

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Higashikokubaru forms political group

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2011. Higashikokubaru, who set up a political organization the same day, said he will decide whether to run in the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election by around March 10. (Kyodo)

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U.S. military, Okinawa residents exchange opinions

NAHA, Japan - Residents living around U.S. military bases in Okinawa Prefecture (front row) exchange opinions with representatives of the U.S. forces to deepen mutual understanding during a meeting in the city of Okinawa on Feb. 25, 2011. The two sides discussed topics including effective ways to reduce accidents and crimes involving U.S. base personnel as Okinawa Prefecture hosts the bulk of U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Actress Komukai arrested

NARITA, Japan - Japanese actress Minako Komukai (C) arrives at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, from Manila on Feb. 25, 2011. Komukai, wanted for alleged possession of illegal stimulants, was arrested upon arrival. (Kyodo)

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AstraZeneca ordered to pay damages over side-effects of Iressa

OSAKA, Japan - Hideki Shimizu (R), a plaintiff who demanded compensation over side effects caused by the lung cancer drug Iressa, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2011, together with Akio Chikazawa, a plaintiff in a similar suit filed in Tokyo. The Osaka District Court the same day ordered the Japan unit of British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC to pay a total of 60.5 million yen to nine out of 11 plaintiffs, including Shimizu. (Kyodo)

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U.S. military, Okinawa residents at friendship event

NAHA, Japan - U.S. personnel associated with military bases play folk music of Okinawa with local instruments at a friendship event to increase understanding between local residents around the bases and their military neighbors in Okinawa city on Feb. 25, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Search and rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Members of a Japanese disaster relief team walk around the collapsed CTV building, where more than 70 people are feared to have been trapped, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011. (Kyodo)