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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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Nishikori reaches Mexico final

ACAPULCO, Mexico, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after beating South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a men's singles semifinal match at the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco on Feb. 27, 2015. Nishikori seized a career-high world No. 4 ranking with the victory.

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Work begins on interim nuke waste storage facilities in Fukushima

Earthmoving work begins in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2015, to construct interim facilities near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to store contaminated soil and other waste collected in radiation cleanup activities in the northeastern Japanese prefecture.

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Philippines marks 70th anniversary of 'Battle for Manila'

Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada (C) and diplomats from various countries observe a ceremony in the Philippine capital on Feb. 3, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the "Battle for Manila" during World War II.

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LED lighting marks 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - People walk along a pedestrian deck at the Yaesu exit of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital as illuminations commemorating the 100th anniversary of the station's opening start on Dec. 1, 2014. The attraction, consisting of some 3,000 column-shaped light-emitting diodes, will run through Feb. 14, 2015.

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LED lighting marks 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - Illuminations along a pedestrian deck at the Yaesu exit of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital start on Dec. 1, 2014, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the station's opening. The attraction, consisting of some 3,000 column-shaped light-emitting diodes, will run through Feb. 14, 2015.

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Kashima's Ogasawara in action in ACL game vs. Australian team

Mitsuo Ogasawara (L) of Japanese side Kashima Antlers competes for the ball with compatriot Yojiro Takahagi of Australia's Western Sydney Wanderers in the second half of an Asian Champions League match in Kashima, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 25, 2015. Kashima lost 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Western Sydney's Takahagi scores in ACL game vs. Japan's Kashima

Japanese footballer Yojiro Takahagi of Australian side Western Sydney Wanderers scores the team's second goal in the second half of an Asian Champions League match against Japan's Kashima Antlers in Kashima, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 25, 2015. Western Sydney won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to quarterfinal at Mexico Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori faces off against Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan in the second round of the Mexico Open in Acapulco on Feb. 25, 2015. Nishikori defeated Lu 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to quarterfinal at Mexico Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori faces off against Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan in the second round of the Mexico Open in Acapulco on Feb. 25, 2015. Nishikori defeated Lu 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former al-Qaeda member calls for long-term approach to extremists

Mourad Benchellali, a former French member of the terrorist group al-Qaeda, stresses the need for a long-term approach to radical beliefs in dealing with Islamic extremists during an interview with Kyodo News in Paris on Feb. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sole survivor of Vancouver Asahi baseball team poses with wife

Koichi Kaminishi (R), the sole surviving member of the Vancouver Asahi baseball team of Japanese immigrants in Canada, poses with his wife Naoko at their home in Kamloops, British Columbia, on Feb. 3, 2015. The team has been reestablished to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the original team set up in 1914 and disbanded as a result of World War II, and will visit Japan in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Harrison in Memphis Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a second-round Memphis Open match against Ryan Harrison of the United States on Feb. 11, 2015, in Memphis. Nishikori, who is aiming for a third consecutive title at the tournament, beat Harrison 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Harrison in Memphis Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a second-round Memphis Open match against Ryan Harrison of the United States on Feb. 11, 2015, in Memphis. Nishikori, who is aiming for a third consecutive title at the tournament, beat Harrison 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Harrison in Memphis Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a second-round Memphis Open match against Ryan Harrison of the United States on Feb. 11, 2015, in Memphis. Nishikori, who is aiming for a third consecutive title at the tournament, beat Harrison 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese astronaut Mukai gets France's highest honor

Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai receives France's highest honor, the Legion of Honor, at the French ambassador's residence in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2015, for her contributions to strengthening cooperation between France and Japan in the field of space exploration. Mukai became Japan's first female astronaut when she boarded the space shuttle Columbia in 1994 as a payload specialist. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan coach Aguirre fired

Kuniya Daini, president of the Japan Football Association, announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2015, that Japan coach Javier Aguirre has been sacked for his alleged involvement in a 2011 match-fixing scandal in Spain. "The biggest mission is for Japan to reach the World Cup. We came to the conclusion that it was necessary to eliminate risks for the qualifiers," Daini said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan coach Aguirre fired

Kuniya Daini, president of the Japan Football Association, announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2015, that Japan coach Javier Aguirre has been sacked for his alleged involvement in a 2011 match-fixing scandal in Spain. "The biggest mission is for Japan to reach the World Cup. We came to the conclusion that it was necessary to eliminate risks for the qualifiers," Daini said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seoul Mayor Park meets with Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe

Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon (L) and Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe shake hands before their talks at Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters on Feb. 3, 2015. During his stay in Japan, Park aims to promote exchanges and cooperation at a regional level with the capital Tokyo, neighboring Saitama Prefecture and the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (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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Mariners sign minor league deal with Korean slugger Lee

Undated photo shows slugging Korean first baseman Lee Dae Ho, who played for the Japan Series champion SoftBank Hawks in 2014 and 2015. 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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Universal Studios Japan head hopes to boost theme park visitors

Jean Louis Bonnier, CEO of USJ Co., the operator of Universal Studios Japan, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 1, 2016. Bonnier said he expects the number of visitors to the theme park in fiscal 2015 to break the current record of 12.7 million set in fiscal 2014 and expects to draw 3 to 4 million more in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei closes down nearly 4%

An electric board in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei index falling nearly 4 percent to close at 17,806.70 on Aug. 25, 2015, due to concerns over a Chinese-led global economic slowdown. The index briefly fell to 17,747.50, the lowest intraday level since Feb. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei closes down nearly 4%

An electric board in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei index falling nearly 4 percent to close at 17,806.70 on Aug. 25, 2015, due to concerns over a Chinese-led global economic slowdown. The index briefly fell to 17,747.50, the lowest intraday level since Feb. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei closes down nearly 4%

An electric board in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei index falling nearly 4 percent to close at 17,806.70 on Aug. 25, 2015, due to concerns over a Chinese-led global economic slowdown. The index briefly fell to 17,747.50, the lowest intraday level since Feb. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese professor works to develop deep ultraviolet LED

Professor Yoshinao Kumagai of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology talks about his research to develop deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes on Feb. 3, 2015. He said the LEDs will be used in sterilization and inactivation of viruses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cypress bark peeled for roof of Kasugataisha shrine

A specialist peels off the bark of a Japanese cypress tree on a trial basis in a planted forest adjacent to the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a World Heritage Site, in Nara, western Japan, on Feb. 3, 2015, to use it for a new roof for Kasugataisha shrine, customarily done once every 20 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cypress bark peeled for roofing at Kasugataisha shrine

A specialist peels off the bark of a Japanese cypress tree on a trial basis in a planted forest adjacent to the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a World Heritage Site, in Nara, western Japan, on Feb. 3, 2015. The bark will be used for Kasugataisha shrine's new roof, customarily done once every 20 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Building opens to assist post-disaster recovery of northeast Japan

Mayor Jin Sato (2nd from R) of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, and other people show off foodstuffs from the town and other places in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku at a restaurant in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2015. The Watasu Cafe restaurant is housed in a building formally opened by Mitsui Fudosan Co. on March 3 to contribute to the reconstruction of Tohoku devastated by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lunch uses foodstuffs from disaster-hit northeast Japan town

A restaurant in Tokyo shows on Feb. 27, 2015, a lunch set in a three-tiered wooden box using foodstuffs from Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, and other places in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku. The Watasu Cafe restaurant is housed in a building formally opened by Mitsui Fudosan Co. on March 3 to contribute to the reconstruction of Tohoku devastated by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High radiation levels obstruct plant decommission work

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 3, 2 and 1 reactor buildings (from R) in Fukushima Prefecture are pictured on Feb. 25, 2015. Radiation levels especially around the reactors are still high, posing problems for the decommissioning work of the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Family enjoys ride on Tokaido Shinkansen train running at 285 km/h

A mother and her two children enjoy an exhibition ride on Feb. 25, 2015, on a Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train running at a new top speed of 285 km/h compared with 270 km/h so far. JR Tokai will start operating the Tokaido Shinkansen linking Tokyo with Osaka at the new top speed on March 14, shortening the travel time between Japan's two business centers by 3 minutes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Osaka Tokaido Shinkansen ups max train speed to 285 kph

A driver operates the controls during a test operation on Feb. 25, 2015, of a Tokyo-Osaka Tokaido Shinakansen bullet train running at 285 kilometers per hour between Hamamatsu and Toyohashi sations, central Japan, up from the current maximum speed of 270 kph. Starting on March 14, the fastest bullet train will link Japan's two biggest business centers in two hours and 22 minutes, cutting 3 minutes from the current travel time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Osaka Tokaido Shinkansen ups max train speed to 285 kph

A boy shows a certificate he received as one of about 360 passengers on a test ride on Feb. 25, 2015, on a Tokyo-Osaka Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train running at a maximum speed of 285 kilometers per hour, up from the current 270 kph. Starting on March 14, the bullet train will link Japan's two biggest business centers in two hours and 22 minutes, cutting 3 minutes from the current travel time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Family of 11 Syrian refugees lives in small home in Turkey

A Syrian refugee family of 11 lives in a small house in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on Feb. 3, 2015. Fleeing their war-torn home country, they live together in peace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori falls to Ferrer in final of Mexico Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a forehand shot against David Ferrer of Spain during their final match of the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, on Feb. 28, 2015. Ferrer won 6-3, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori falls to Ferrer in final of Mexico Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a forehand shot against David Ferrer of Spain during their final match of the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, on Feb. 28, 2015. Ferrer won 6-3, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori falls to Ferrer in final of Mexico Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan throws his racket after being beaten by David Ferrer of Spain in their final match of the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, on Feb. 28, 2015. Ferrer won 6-3, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young elephants donated by Laos on display in Kyoto zoo

Young elephants donated by Laos go on public display at the Kyoto City Zoo in the western Japan city on Feb. 28, 2015. Four young elephants aged 3 to 7 -- three females and one male -- were delivered to the zoo in November 2014 ahead of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Laos in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young elephants donated by Laos on display in Kyoto zoo

Young elephants donated by Laos go on public display at the Kyoto City Zoo in the western Japan city on Feb. 28, 2015. Four young elephants aged 3 to 7 -- three females and one male -- were delivered to the zoo in November 2014 ahead of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Laos in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Mexico final

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot against South Africa's Kevin Anderson in a men's singles semifinal match at the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco on Feb. 27, 2015. Nishikori advanced to the final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win, seizing a career-high world No. 4 ranking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Mexico final

Japan's Kei Nishikori acknowledges cheers from spectators after beating South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a men's singles semifinal match at the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco on Feb. 27, 2015. Nishikori seized a career-high world No. 4 ranking with the victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Mexico final

Japan's Kei Nishikori serves in a men's singles semifinal match against South Africa's Kevin Anderson at the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco on Feb. 27, 2015. Nishikori advanced to the final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win, seizing a career-high world No. 4 ranking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Mexico final

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot against South Africa's Kevin Anderson in a men's singles semifinal match at the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco on Feb. 27, 2015. Nishikori advanced to the final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win, seizing a career-high world No. 4 ranking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Mexico final

Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after beating South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a men's singles semifinal match at the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco on Feb. 27, 2015. Nishikori seized a career-high world No. 4 ranking with the victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Mexico final

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot against South Africa's Kevin Anderson in a men's singles semifinal match at the Mexico Open tennis tournament in Acapulco on Feb. 27, 2015. Nishikori advanced to the final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win, seizing a career-high world No. 4 ranking. (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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Workers in radiation-proof suits at Fukushima nuclear plant

Workers with radiation-proof suits engage in decommissioning operations at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Feb. 25, 2015. Radiation levels remain particularly high around the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors that suffered meltdowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Some 4,700 "hina" dolls displayed in hall in Katsuura, eastern Japan

Some 4,700 "hina" dolls are displayed in the hall of a municipal culture center for the Katsuura Big Hina Festival in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 22, 2015. The festival through March 3 is poised to display about 30,000 dolls donated from homes across Japan. (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