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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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China's coastal city achieves solid progress in mangrove conservation

STORY: China's coastal city achieves solid progress in mangrove conservation SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mangrove forests 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG SHENGCHANG, Associate professor at Xiamen University STORYLINE: Xiamen, a coastal city in east China's Fujian Province, has been making great efforts in protecting and restoring the mangrove ecosystem along its coastlines, and notable progress has been made. Decades ago, the native mangroves in the city were once threatened by human activities such as reclamation, disorderly aquaculture and sewage. In the 1990s, Xiamen started to take measures to promote mangrove protection and restoration. In 2005, the municipal government organized a mangrove research team to cultivate mangrove seedlings at Xiatanwei Mangrove Park and then publicize its experience across the city. Now, Xiatanwei has an area of 85 hectares of mangrove forests. Meanwhile,

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COVID-19 still int'l health emergency: WHO

STORY: COVID-19 still int'l health emergency: WHO DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of WHO Headquarters 3. various of vaccination 4. various of vaccines STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua correspondent "The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level. The announcement came amid the recent increase of weekly reported deaths worldwide." After its quarterly assessment meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, the WHO's International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee said in a statement that COVID-19 remains a dangerous infectious disease with the capacity to cause substantial damage to health systems. It also acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic may be approaching an inflection point. The committee said alt

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A train driver's 18 years of dedication to plateau railway

STORY: A train driver's 18 years of dedication to plateau railway DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Huang Qigang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG QIGANG, Ground handling driver 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG QIGANG, Ground handling driver 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HUANG QIGANG, Ground handling driver 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HUANG QIGANG, Ground handling driver 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): HUANG QIGANG, Ground handling driver STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG QIGANG, Ground handling driver "My name is Huang Qigang, a ground handling driver of Lhasa locomotive maintenance center, China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group Co., Ltd." Huang has been working in the railway sector since 2005. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG QIGANG, Ground handling driver "I have been working for 18 years and started driving trains 15 years ago." In Feb. 2022, Huang became a ground handling driver of Fuxing bullet trains. 　　 SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HUANG QIGANG, Gr

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Another WTO ministerial meet to be held in H.K.: Castillo

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council Chairman Carlos Perez Del Castillo tells Kyodo News on Oct. 16 that he still sees hope for WTO members to conclude the current Doha Round of talks by the deadline of Jan. 1, 2005, as they will likely hold another ministerial meeting in Hong Kong.

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Another WTO ministerial meet to be held in H.K.: Castillo

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council Chairman Carlos Perez Del Castillo tells Kyodo News on Oct. 16 that he still sees hope for WTO members to conclude the current Doha Round of talks by the deadline of Jan. 1, 2005, as they will likely hold another ministerial meeting in Hong Kong. (Kyodo)

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Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vilnius

***FILE PHOTO*** Building of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vilnius, Lithuania, pictured on March 1, 2005. (CTK Photo/Jan Vavrusak)

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Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vilnius

***FILE PHOTO*** Building of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vilnius, Lithuania, pictured on March 1, 2005. (CTK Photo/Jan Vavrusak)

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Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vilnius

***FILE PHOTO*** Building of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vilnius, Lithuania, pictured on March 1, 2005. (CTK Photo/Jan Vavrusak)

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Suspicious fire cuts power to 6,400 Tokyo households

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters congregate at a Tokyo Electric Power Co. substation in Tokyo's Ota Ward, where they extinguished a fire that broke out on the night of Dec. 29. The fire caused no injuries, but cut electricity to 6,400 households. Police are investigating a message posted on an Internet site earlier this week that said, ''A major blackout should be caused on Jan. 1, 2000 by severing the cable to prevent the Expo (the planned world exposition in Aichi Prefecture in 2005) and (construction of) Chubu international airport.'' The fire started around a communication cable at the substation.