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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan PM Ishiba visits quantum research center

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is briefed about studies using quantum computers during a visit to the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology, housed in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba visits quantum research center

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is briefed about studies using quantum computers during a visit to the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology, housed in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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UCAS Construction in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Construction workers walk into an excavator to be started during the opening ceremony of the main campus of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, February 18, 2024.

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UCAS Construction in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Construction workers drive an excavator to start construction of the main campus of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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UCAS Construction in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Construction workers drive an excavator to start construction of the main campus of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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UCAS Construction in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Citizens attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the main campus of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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UCAS Construction in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Construction workers drive an excavator to start construction of the main campus of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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UCAS Construction in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Construction workers drive an excavator to start construction of the main campus of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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UCAS Construction in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Construction workers drive an excavator to start construction of the main campus of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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UCAS Construction in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Construction workers walk into an excavator to be started during the opening ceremony of the main campus of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, February 18, 2024.

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

(231204) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Xiangning (L), Kenya Project Manager of Beijing Sifang Automation Company, communicates with an employee at the Advanced Distribution Management System Laboratory under Institute of Energy Studies and Research affiliated with Kenya Power, in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm's automation technology bolsters stable power supply in Kenya" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

(231204) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Xiangning (R), Kenya Project Manager of Beijing Sifang Automation Company, communicates with an employee at the Advanced Distribution Management System Laboratory under Institute of Energy Studies and Research affiliated with Kenya Power, in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm's automation technology bolsters stable power supply in Kenya" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE COMPANY-POWER SUPPLY-AUTOMATION

(231204) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Xiangning (L), Kenya Project Manager of Beijing Sifang Automation Company, communicates with an employee at the Advanced Distribution Management System Laboratory under Institute of Energy Studies and Research affiliated with Kenya Power, in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm's automation technology bolsters stable power supply in Kenya" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Bangladeshi student in China determined to bring advanced medical techniques back to motherland

STORY: Bangladeshi student in China determined to bring advanced medical techniques back to motherland DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zaman studying in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAMAN, Student from Bangladesh 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN ZHINING, Director of Institute of Digestive Endoscopy of Nanjing Medical University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZAMAN, Student from Bangladesh 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): FAN ZHINING, Director of Institute of Digestive Endoscopy of Nanjing Medical University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ZAMAN, Student from Bangladesh STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAMAN, Student from Bangladesh "My name is Zaman. I first stepped in China in 2014. I am doing my master's (degree) in Nanjing Medical University under (the guidance of) Professor Fan Zhining from Jiangsu Province Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University). I came to China. I found out that the studies, the materials and

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Joel Wit, former U.S. Department of State official in charge of North Korean affairs, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2011. Wit, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and other U.S. experts on Korean affairs entered North Korea on Nov. 29, 2011.

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U.N. Univ. to move research facility to Yokohama from Tokyo

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakata (L) and United Nations University (UNU) Rector Hans van Ginkel gives a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19 on UNU's plan to move its Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) to Yokohama on April 1, 2004.

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Emperor, empress attend annual New Year's lecture

TOKYO, Japan - This pool photo shows an annual New Year's lecture being held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 10, with Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and other imperial family members in attendance. Hiroshi Shiono, professor emeritus of law at the University of Tokyo, Junjiro Kanamori, director of the International Institute for Advanced Studies and an expert on material science, and Koichiro Tsunewaki, president of Fukui Prefectural University and an expert on genetics, gave lectures at the event called ''Koshohajime-no-gi.''

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CHINA-SHANDONG-PAKISTANI STUDENT-VEGETABLE RESEARCH (CN)

(220107) -- SHANDONG, Jan. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Anwar Ali (R) studies in the tissue culture lab with his tutor Gao Jianwei at the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 7, 2022. In 2016, Ali, a Pakistani student at that time, came to China and got his doctor's degree at the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. In 2021, he came to Jinan for further study, conducting his post-doctoral research here. "Shandong is a major agricultural province in China, which also has the edge on agricultural technology," said Ali. He hopes to bring the advanced vegetable planting technology he has learned here back to Pakistan to help develop the agricultural industry of his homeland. Ali is glad that he can witness and disseminate China-Pakistan friendship with veg.....

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Joel Wit, former U.S. Department of State official in charge of North Korean affairs, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2011. Wit, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and other U.S. experts on Korean affairs entered North Korea on Nov. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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U.N. Univ. to move research facility to Yokohama from Tokyo

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakata (L) and United Nations University (UNU) Rector Hans van Ginkel gives a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19 on UNU's plan to move its Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) to Yokohama on April 1, 2004. (Kyodo)