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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 Shenzhen a good place for innovation: Italian engineer

STORY: China's Shenzhen a good place for innovation: Italian engineer SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LEONARDO DE PALO, Italian engineer STORYLINE: Leonardo de Palo is an Italian engineer working in south China's Shenzhen. He said the megacity empowers his career of making robots. SOUNDBITE (English): LEONARDO DE PALO, Italian engineer "Everything you're thinking about technology, you'll find them in the same place. This happens only in Shenzhen. Because China gives all the things that I could not find in the rest of the world. China is really good. My name is Leonardo de Palo. I came from Italy. I'm an engineer and I worked for about 10 years for IBM, then a lot of other companies. I came here with my family in April 2012. I do this small robot. Just to transform this idea into a product. The proposal was very interesting because it doubled my salary. What I found in

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Tunisian journalist's impressions of China

STORY: Tunisian journalist's impressions of China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tunisian journalist and views in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): WAJIH HAFFOUDHI, Tunisian journalist STORYLINE: A Tunisian journalist, who has visited China several times, described it as "a developed, beautiful, and highly civilized country." SOUNDBITE (Arabic): WAJIH HAFFOUDHI, Tunisian journalist "I had two very important feelings when I visited China for the first time. The first one was that I was very shocked. As some media describe it, China is an advanced, very beautiful, and highly civilized country. I am very concerned about environmental issues. I visited China for the first time in 2012. Frankly speaking, sometimes I saw serious air pollution problem at that time. I have actually been paying attention to the relevant policies and actions of the Chinese government in the past ten years. When I visited China four years

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Maintenance workers ensure power supply in village in China's Yunnan

STORY: Maintenance workers ensure power supply in village in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. Voice of Wangden, Associate director, Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County, China Southern Power Grid 3. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): Former head of the village STORYLINE: Lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains, Yubeng Village of Deqen County in China's Yunnan is home to 42 Tibetan families. In the past, the village had been virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. In 2012, with the installation of electric wires, Yubeng Village ended the long history of relying on kerosene lamps for nighttime lighting. Now, with improved communications and better infrastructure, the picturesque village has drawn a large number of tourists. More than 130 homestay inns have been opened in this village of only 42 households. As the Spring Festival usually sees the peak of ele

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Chinese Kung Fu gains popularity in Malawi

STORY: Chinese Kung Fu gains popularity in Malawi DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kung Fu practices at Blantyre youth center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEDDINGTON MSISKA, Senior member of Blantyre Youth Center Wushu Team 3. various of Kung Fu practices at Blantyre youth center 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): PROMISE SYMON, Trainee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EDGAR NTULUMBWA, Spokesperson, Malawi National Council Of Sports STORYLINE: After practicing Kung Fu for 10 years, Meddington Msiska, a member of the Wushu team at the Blantyre Sports Club, is now teaching his fellows various skills of Chinese martial arts. Msiska started learning Kung Fu in 2012 with the help of some Chinese trainers. He said he likes Kung Fu because of its beauty. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEDDINGTON MSISKA, Senior member of Blantyre Youth Center Wushu Team "It is a beautiful sport and it is not just physical. I think it helps one's mind as well. My mind is sharp

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women dressed in kimono climb aboard a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose in front of a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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New Year in disaster area

KESENNUMA, Japan - The New Year sunrise lights up an area devastated by the March 2011 tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2012. The tsunami reached three-fourths of the height of the tower seen in the center.

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FC Tokyo wins Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Players of the soccer team FC Tokyo celebrate after they beat Kyoto Sanga 4-2 to win the Emperor's Cup at National Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2012. The J-League second division champions became the first J2 team to win the cup.

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Emperor, empress celebrate New Year

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the New Year at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2012. Right of the emperor is Empress Michiko. (Pool photo)

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N. Koreans mourn Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans offer flowers at a portrait of the later leader Kim Jong Il in the plaza of Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang on Jan. 1, 2012.

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New Year in disaster area

ONAGAWA, Japan - A former residential area in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, devastated by the March 2011 tsunami is lit by the New Year's sunrise on Jan. 1, 2012.

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New Year in disaster area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A mailman delivers New Year cards in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2012. In the background are the remains of the town government building devastated by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Panasonic launches new group structure

OSAKA, Japan - The logo at the Sanyo Electric Co. headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, is seen replaced with ''Panasonic'' on Dec. 30, 2011. Japan's major electronics maker Panasonic Corp. launched its new group structure on Jan. 1, 2012, reorganizing its business divisions and two wholly owned units -- Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. -- into three main groups as it places greater emphasis on energy-related businesses.

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Fault under Tsuruga plant

TOKYO, Japan - This December 2012 file photo shows a geologic fault, known as D-1, running directly underneath the No. 2 reactor at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga plant in Fukui Prefecture. A panel of experts under Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority reaffirmed on Jan. 28, 2013, that the fault is likely to be active.

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Merger of Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges

OSAKA, Japan - Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., holds a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 20, 2012. Shareholders of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. approved the same day the bourses' merger on Jan. 1 and the founding of Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Merger of Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2012. Shareholders of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. approved the same day the bourses' merger on Jan. 1 and the founding of Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Merger of Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 20, 2012, shows the Osaka Securities Exchange in Osaka's Chuo Ward. Shareholders of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. approved the same day the bourses' merger on Jan. 1 and the founding of Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges to merge

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. shareholders enter the venue of their extraordinary meeting in Osaka on Nov. 20, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. separately held an extra shareholders meeting the same day. Both the meetings gave consent to an agreement on the exchanges' merger on Jan. 1, 2013, and to create Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. holds an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2012. Osaka Securities Exchange Co. separately held an extra shareholders meeting the same day. Both meetings gave consent to an agreement on the exchanges' merger on Jan. 1, 2013, and to create Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to integrate cash markets by July 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. President Michio Yoneda attends a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. said the same day they will integrate their cash equity markets into the TSE by July 2013 after their merger on Jan. 1, 2013.

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Iwakuma to head TSE after merger with OSE

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hiroyuki Iwakuma, senior executive vice president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. Iwakuma is to become president of the bourse operator after its merger on Jan. 1, 2013, with Osaka Securities Exchange Co., company sources said on Oct. 24, 2012.

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Japan stocks fall

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a display in Tokyo's Yaesu district indicating the closing level of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on June 1, 2012. Hit by concerns over a strong yen, the key Japanese stock index fell 102.48 points, or 1.20 percent, to 8,440.25, finishing below the 8,500 mark for the first time since Jan. 17.

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Japan's oldest Asian elephant Hanako

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2012, shows Asian elephant Hanako at Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo. An event to mark the 65th birthday of Hanako, the oldest elephant in Japan, was held the same day. Since her actual birthday is not known, the zoo regards her as older by a year on Jan. 1 every year.

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Sharp's Sakai plant in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 28, 2012, shows Sharp Corp.'s Sakai plant in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. The electronics maker said Feb. 1, 2012, the company is likely to fall into the red in the business year ending March 31, 2012, revising its financial results forecast downward due to greater-than-expected price declines in liquid crystal display televisions and solar batteries as well as the global economic slowdown.

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Toyota Aqua hybrid compact car

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid compact car. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2012, the number of orders placed for the Aqua as of Jan. 31, 2012, was about 120,000, greatly exceeding its sales goal of 12,000 units a month. The car was released on Dec. 26, 2011.

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1,704 people seek shutdown of Genkai nuclear plant

SAGA, Japan - Akira Hasegawa, former president of Saga University, holds a press conference in Saga city on Jan. 31, 2012, after a group of 1,704 people he leads sued the government and the operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture earlier in the day, demanding that all four reactors at the plant be halted. The 1,704 people from across Japan comprise the largest number of plaintiffs in a pending nuclear-related suit.

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BTMU's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Hirano (R), deputy president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and Katsunori Nagayasu, its president, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The leading Japanese bank said the same day that Hirano will be promoted to president on April 1, replacing Nagayasu, who will become chairman.

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BTMU's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nobuyuki Hirano, deputy president of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. The leading Japanese bank said Jan. 30, 2012, that Hirano will be promoted to president on April 1, replacing Katsunori Nagayasu, who will become chairman.

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Dortmund's Kagawa fires double in Bundesliga

DORTMUND, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (C) of Borussia Dortmund competes for the ball against two Hoffenheim players in the second half of a Bundesliga game in Dortmund, Germany, on Jan. 28, 2012. Kagawa struck twice in Dortmund's 3-1 win.

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World sprint speed skating championships

CALGARY, Canada - Christine Nesbitt of Canada celebrates after setting a world record in the women's 1,000 meters at 1:12.68 in the world sprint speed skating championships in Calgary, Canada, on Jan. 28, 2012.

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Dortmund's Kagawa fires double in Bundesliga

DORTMUND, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund plays in the first half of a Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim in Dortmund, Germany, on Jan. 28, 2012. Kagawa struck twice as Dortmund defeated Hoffenheim 3-1.

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World sprint speed skating championships

CALGARY, Canada - Christine Nesbitt of Canada sets a world record in the women's 1,000 meters at 1:12.68 in the world sprint speed skating championships in Calgary, Canada, on Jan. 28, 2012.

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Havenaar scores 1st goal in Dutch 1st division

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands - Japan striker Mike Havenaar of Vitesse Arnhem (R) scores his first goal in the Dutch first division in a game against PSV Eindhoven in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Jan. 27, 2012. Eindhoven won 3-1.

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Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows Narita airport near Tokyo. Its operator, Narita International Airport Corp., said Jan. 26, 2012, that the combined number of Japanese passengers using the airport for outbound and inbound international flights stood at about 1,276,000 in December, marking the first year-on-year rise after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Commemorating war dead on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Participants of a ceremony including kin of Japanese soldiers who perished in the World War II battle on Iwoto Island offer flowers to commemorate them on the island on Jan. 25, 2012. The annual ceremony by the Tokyo metropolitan government is usually held in spring or summer but the fiscal 2011 ceremony was postponed due to a water shortage on the Pacific island, about 1,200 kilometers south of central Tokyo, and the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Ozeki Baruto at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto smiles during a press conference at the Onoe stable in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2012, a day after the grand finale of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Baruto won the tournament with a 14-1 record.

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New president of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Tatsuo Wakabayashi, senior managing director of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. The trust bank will promote Wakabayashi to president on April 1, 2012, company sources said Jan. 23. The company will decide on the appointments at a board meeting to be held later January, they said.

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Inter 2-1 Lazio

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan's Yuto Nagatomo plays in a Serie A game against Lazio in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 22, 2012. Inter won 2-1.

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Havenaar debuts in Dutch 1st division

ARNHEM, Netherlands - Japan striker Mike Havenaar (R) of Vitesse Arnhem goes up for the ball in the second half of a Dutch first division game against NEC Nijmegen in Arnhem, the Netherlands, on Jan. 22, 2012, in his debut with the Dutch side. Nijmegen won 1-0.

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Hakuho denies Baruto perfect record

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) pushes out ozeki Baruto to deny the Estonian a 15th win on the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012. Baruto won the tournament with a 14-1 mark.

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Buddhist monk with jizo deity statue

SENDAI, Japan - Toshiaki Uda, the head priest of Buddhist temple Seiunji in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a palm-sized wooden jizo deity in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2012. Monks and a Buddhist icon craftsman have launched a project to deliver 1,000 compact jizo deity statues to areas affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Hakuho beats Kisenosato

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) pushes Kisenosato out of the ring in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012. The Mongolian yokozuna improved to 10-1.

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Suu Kyi registers as candidate in parliamentary by-elections

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R front) registers at the Yangon South District Election Commission office in Thanlyin on Jan. 18, 2012, as a candidate in upcoming parliamentary by-elections slated for April 1, 2012.

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Suu Kyi registers candidacy in parliamentary by-elections

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R front) is surrounded by supporters at the Yangon South District Election Commission office in Thanlyin on Jan. 18, 2012, after registering as a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary by-elections slated for April 1, 2012.

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Univ. of Tokyo's Tanaka to head JICA

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows University of Tokyo Vice President Akihiko Tanaka. Tanaka, a professor of international politics, will replace Sadako Ogata as president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency effective April 1, 2012, Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Jan. 17, 2012.

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Singer Hamasaki to divorce

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Shanghai on April 20, 2007, shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. She announced on Jan. 16, 2012, through the website of her official fan club that she intends to divorce U.S.-based Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz, whom she married on Jan. 1 the previous year.

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Inter win Milan derby

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan's Japanese player Yuto Nagatomo (R) dribbles while AC Milan defender Ignazio Abate tries to stop him during a Serie A match in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 15, 2012. Inter won the Milan derby 1-0.

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Novara's Morimoto vs Cesena

CESENA, Italy - Novara's Japanese forward Takayuki Morimoto is seen in action during a Serie A game against Cesena in Cesena, Italy, on Jan. 15, 2012. Morimoto scored a goal, his third of the season, in a 3-1 loss to Cesena.