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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2021 shows a water purifier installed in Shanghe Village of Jiangnan Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 6, 2021 shows household water tanks in Shanghe Village of Jiangnan Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation

STORY: National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial shots of the National Park of Sounion 2. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NICOS GEORGIADIS, Forest management officer, WWF Greece 4. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion by the environmental organization WWF Greece 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): NICOS GEORGIADIS, Forest management officer, WWF Greece 6. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion by the environmental organization WWF Greece 7. Aerial shots of the National Park of Sounion 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): MARIA STATHI, Archaeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities of East Attica STORYLINE: Devastated twice in a decade (in 2012 and 2021) by wildfires, part of the Sounion National Park, 9 km north of the ancient Temple of Poseidon that overlooks the Aegean Sea and about 40 km south of Athens, could no lon

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken at Miyagi prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013 shows a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is given to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) receives a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used, at the prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is presented to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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Kagawa back home for friendly

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa arrives at Kansai airport near Osaka on Feb. 4, 2013, to play for Japan's national team in a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, his first appearance for Japan since October 2012.

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Cambodia bids farewell to former King Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle (front) carrying the casket of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk proceeds in central Phnom Penh on Feb. 1, 2013. Cambodia began its final farewell to Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89, with his casket carried on a float through the streets of the capital in a 6-kilometer funeral procession.

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Cambodia bids farewell to former King Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle carrying the casket of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk proceeds in central Phnom Penh on Feb. 1, 2013. Cambodia began its final farewell to Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89, with his casket carried on a float through the streets of the capital in a 6-kilometer funeral procession.

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Jackson Pollock masterpiece in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A visitor looks at ''Mural on Indian Red Ground,'' a work by U.S. artist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), which belongs to the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, at the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo in February 2012. The work, on loan overseas for the first time, is part of some 70 works on display for an exhibition at the museum titled ''Jackson Pollock: A Centennial Retrospective,'' which began Feb. 10 and runs until May 6.

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Nishikori loses in 2nd round at Mexican Open

ACAPULCO, Mexico - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a return against Jeremy Chardy of France in a men's singles second-round match at the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, on Feb. 29, 2012. Nishikori, 17th in the ATP rankings, lost to his 64th-ranked opponent 1-6, 7-6(8), 6-0.

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U.S. presidential election

DAVISON, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) is surrounded by supporters at a rally in Davison, Michigan, on Feb. 26, 2012. Santorum is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012, election.

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U.S. presidential election

LANSING, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) speaks at a rally in Lansing, Michigan, on Feb. 27, 2012. Santorum is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012, election.

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Thai premier in interview

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is interviewed by a group of Japanese reporters at the prime minister's office in Bangkok on Feb. 29, 2012, ahead of her first visit to Japan beginning March 6.

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Thai premier in interview

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is interviewed by a group of Japanese reporters at the prime minister's office in Bangkok on Feb. 29, 2012, ahead of her first visit to Japan beginning March 6.

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U.S. presidential election

LANSING, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) waves to his supporters while campaigning at a rally in Lansing, Michigan, on Feb. 27, 2012. Santorum is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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U.S. presidential election

ALBION, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks while campaigning at a factory in Albion, Michigan, on Feb. 27, 2012. Romney is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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Aerial view of Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 26, 2012, shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings can be seen from left to right.

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Film about man who gave cherry trees to U.S.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Actor Hatsunori Hasegawa (L) and director Toru Ichikawa speak to the audience at the screening of Ichikawa's film, ''TAKAMINE -- America ni sakura o sakaseta otoko (The man who made cherry blossoms bloom in America),'' in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2012. The film is about the life of Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922), a Japanese chemist and businessman who donated 6,000 cherry trees to Washington and New York in 1912. Hasegawa plays Takamine.

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Nishikori in Davis Cup World Group

MIKI, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori pumps his fist during a singles match against Ivan Dodig in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group against Croatia at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 12, 2012. Nishikori won the match 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 but Croatia won the round 3-2 to reach the quarterfinals in men's tennis.

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Nishikori loses to Karlovic

MIKI, Japan - Kei Nishikori (L) of Japan and Ivo Karlovic of Croatia are pictured ahead of their first-round match of the Davis Cup World Group at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012. Karlovic defeated Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

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Soeda at Davis Cup World Group

MIKI, Japan - Go Soeda of Japan is pictured after beating Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-7(3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5, in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012.

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Chongqing leader Bo

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Bo Xilai, communist party chief in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. His top aide and former police chief Wang Lijun, Chongqing's vice mayor, met with U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Feb. 6, 2012, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed in Washington on Feb. 8, but declined to say if Wang has asked for political asylum.

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Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Foreign tourists visit Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 6, 2012.

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Snow statue of Hatsune Miku

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a 3-meter-tall snow statue of Hatsune Miku, a girl idol character for singing software, at Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido on Feb. 6, 2012. The statue collapsed due to warmer weather the following day, injuring a passer-by.

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U.S. Marines in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the 31st U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a rescue drill at Camp Hansen in Okinawa Prefecture in September 2010. On Feb. 6, 2012, Japan and the United States confirmed a policy to move about 4,700 U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, delinking the troops' transfer from a plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture, Japanese officials said.

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U.S. Marines in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps arrive at the White Beach U.S. Naval facility in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in April 2011, after taking part in Operation Tomodachi to support people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. On Feb. 6, 2012, Japan and the United States confirmed a policy to move about 4,700 U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, delinking the troops' transfer from a plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture, Japanese officials said.

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Train to be sent to Myanmar

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A diesel-powered train is lifted for transportation in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2012. Fifteen diesel train cars previously used by West Japan Railway Co. will be sent to Myanmar.

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Wacoal Holdings HQ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of Wacoal Holdings Corp. in Kyoto on Feb. 6, 2012. The building design is based on an image of Kyoto's townhouses, known for their sanguine wooden gridwork.

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Dragon Festival in China

LIANCHENG, China - Thousands of people carry a 1.4-kilometer-long dragon made of paper and bamboo during the Youdalong festival to pray for a good harvest in Gutian, Liancheng County, in Fujian Province, China, on Feb. 6, 2012.

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Dragon Festival in China

LIANCHENG, China - Thousands of people carry a 1.4-kilometer-long dragon made of paper and bamboo during the Youdalong festival to pray for a good harvest in Gutian, Liancheng County, in Fujian Province, China, on Feb. 6, 2012.

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Suicide prevention slogan dropped

TOKYO, Japan - Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada responds to questions from Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Daigo Matsuura (bottom R), who displays a sign showing a government slogan aimed at preventing suicides, during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2012. The government decided to withdraw the controversial slogan GKB47, a play on the name of pop idol group AKB48.

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Taiwan Premier Chen

TAIPEI, Taiwan - File photo shows Sean Chen, who was appointed Taiwan premier by President Ma Ying-jeou on Feb. 6, 2012.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - A snow sculpture of the so-called ''miracle pine'' tree, which had survived the March tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is pictured at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 6, 2012, the first day of the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival runs through Feb. 12.

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Japan-U.S. nuclear security working group

MITO, Japan - Members of the Japan-U.S. nuclear security working group receive a prebriefing in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2012, ahead of their visit to the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's facilities in the prefecture, including the experimental fast-breeder reactor Joyo and the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security. The second nuclear security summit is scheduled to be held in March 2012 in Seoul.

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Police officers transferred for security in disaster-hit areas

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Police officers attend a ceremony in the city of Fukushima on Feb. 6, 2012. Some 480 police officers have been transferred from prefectural police forces across Japan to work in Fukushima and Iwate prefectures, which were hit by the March disaster.

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Narita airport marks 800 millionth traveler

NARITA, Japan - Fuminori Ogiso (C) and his wife Yuki from Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, receive a commemorative gift from Narita International Airport Corp. President Kosaburo Morinaka (R) at the airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The couple, who were on their way to Germany for a sightseeing trip in Europe, took the total number of travelers to have used the airport since its opening on May 20, 1978, above the 800 million mark.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a snow sculpture of Tsurugajo, a castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 6, 2012, at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 6 to Feb. 12 in 2012.

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X-ray free electron laser facility SACLA

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2012, shows the inside of SACLA, a cutting-edge X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facility, which was unveiled the same day by the Japanese government-backed laboratory Riken.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a snow sculpture of soccer player Homare Sawa (R), captain of the Japan women's national team and FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 6, 2012, at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 6 to Feb. 12 in 2012.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a snow sculpture of Tsurugajo, a castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 6, 2012, at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 6 to Feb. 12 in 2012.

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Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

NAGANO, Japan - A Shinto ritual is held on the surface of the frozen Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012 to predict the year's social situations and the prospects for crop harvests and weather from a streak of elevated ice cracks, a natural phenomenon observed two days earlier on the Nagano Prefecture lake for the first time in four years.

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Japanese ballet dancer Sugai at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ballet dancer Madoka Sugai speaks to reporters on her arrival at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The 17-year-old from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, was named a winner of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. Sugai was the top scorer among the eight winners.

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Japanese ballet dancer Sugai at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ballet dancer Madoka Sugai arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The 17-year-old from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, was named a winner of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. Sugai was the top scorer among the eight winners.

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PM Noda in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2012. Noda vowed to work toward the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, located in a densely populated area in Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture, in discussions with Washington. The United States is planning to move some of the Marines from the prefecture to Guam, without waiting for progress on the relocation plan, as Japan and the United States agreed to separate the transfer issue from the long-stalled plan to relocate the base within the prefecture.

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Shinto ritual on Lake Suwa

NAGANO, Japan - A Shinto ritual is held on the surface of the frozen Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012 to predict the year's social situations and the prospects for crop harvests and weather from a streak of elevated ice cracks, a natural phenomenon observed two days earlier on the Nagano Prefecture lake for the first time in four years.

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Morita in Fed Cup meet

MIKI, Japan - Ayumi Morita plays Nastja Kolar at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2012, in the first-round match between Japan and Slovenia of the Fed Cup's World Group II. Morita won 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.

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Date-Krumm in Fed Cup meet

MIKI, Japan - Kimiko Date-Krumm responds to cheers from spectators after defeating Polona Hercog 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2012, in the first-round match between Japan and Slovenia of the Fed Cup's World Group II.

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Date-Krumm in Fed Cup meet

MIKI, Japan - Kimiko Date-Krumm plays Polona Hercog at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2012, in the first-round match between Japan and Slovenia of the Fed Cup's World Group II. Date-Krumm won 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-CHAOHU LAKE-CHANGES (CN)

(220921) -- HEFEI, Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows a view of a wetland around the Chaohu Lake on Sept. 6, 2022 (upper, Xinhua/Liu Junxi) and trees at the bank of the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 17, 2012 (Photo by He Xibin/Xinhua). As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the "kidney" of the Yangtze River. In recent years, Hefei City, where Chaohu Lake is located, has taken a slew of measures to strengthen the protection of wetlands around the lake, including banning fishing, land reclamation and waste dumping in designated protected zones. Changes are happening around this freshwater lake, with more rare and endangered species inhabiting its surrounding wetlands. (Xinhua)

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U.S. presidential election

DAVISON, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) is surrounded by supporters at a rally in Davison, Michigan, on Feb. 26, 2012. Santorum is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012, election. (Kyodo)