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Syrian Refugees In Zaatari Refugee Camp - Jordan

Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Jan. 18, 2025. Zaatari refugee camp, which is located in north of Jordan, was officially put into use in 2012. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Refugees In Zaatari Refugee Camp - Jordan

Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Jan. 18, 2025. Zaatari refugee camp, which is located in north of Jordan, was officially put into use in 2012. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Refugees In Zaatari Refugee Camp - Jordan

Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Jan. 18, 2025. Zaatari refugee camp, which is located in north of Jordan, was officially put into use in 2012. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Refugees In Zaatari Refugee Camp - Jordan

Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Jan. 18, 2025. Zaatari refugee camp, which is located in north of Jordan, was officially put into use in 2012. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Refugees In Zaatari Refugee Camp - Jordan

Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Jan. 18, 2025. Zaatari refugee camp, which is located in north of Jordan, was officially put into use in 2012. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Refugees In Zaatari Refugee Camp - Jordan

Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Jan. 18, 2025. Zaatari refugee camp, which is located in north of Jordan, was officially put into use in 2012. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Refugees In Zaatari Refugee Camp - Jordan

Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Jan. 18, 2025. Zaatari refugee camp, which is located in north of Jordan, was officially put into use in 2012. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Refugees In Zaatari Refugee Camp - Jordan

Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Jan. 18, 2025. Zaatari refugee camp, which is located in north of Jordan, was officially put into use in 2012. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui attends a video conference on his way to a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012,

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) talks with his colleague at a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave u

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui adjusts OCT equipment at a laboratory of a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012,

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) talks with his partner Dr. Mi Lei in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his doctoral studies

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui attends a video conference with experts at a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024 shows a portrait of Zhu Rui. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his doctoral studies and tried to transform the achievements in h

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng gives a lesson on Zhuang Rice Cake during an experience event at Liantang Town of Qingpu District in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 13, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows Yang Qinfeng's signature "Happy New Year" cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng prepares to cool down the steamed Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfat

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A girl eats a Zhuang rice cake made by herself during an experience event in Liantang Town of Qingqu District in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 13, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather,

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng shows his signature "Happy New Year" cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to make Zhuang Rice Cake during an experience event in Liantang Town of Qingqu District in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 13, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang s

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to make Zhuang Rice Cake during an experience event in Liantang Town of Qingqu District in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 13, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang s

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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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Japanese union expert helping Myanmar laborers unionize

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese union expert, Shigeru Nakajima, who became head of the newly opened Myanmar office of the International Trade Union Confederation in December 2012, poses during an interview with Kyodo News on Jan. 18, 2013 in Yangon.

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Nikkei ends lowest since Jan. 18

TOKYO, Japan - A display in the Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 8,556.60 on May 23, 2012, its lowest closing since Jan. 18, when it ended at 8,550.58.

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Nishikori climbs to No. 18 in ATP rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2012, shows Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. He was listed at No. 18 in the latest ATP rankings released on Feb. 13.

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Fujifilm's mirrorless digital camera

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds Fujifilm Corp.'s X-Pro1, the company's first digital mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2012. Fujifilm plans to release the camera in Japan on Feb. 18 and later in overseas markets.

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Nomad in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A man from the Mundari nomad tribe stands among cattle on Jan. 18, 2012, in South Sudan, which became independent in July 2011.

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E. Timorese president in disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta puts the country's traditional cotton fabric on Narumi Osawa, an 18-year-old student at a high school in Sendai, on Jan. 20, 2012. Ramos-Horta visited the high school in the city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami to cheer up some 800 students there.

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Darvish, Rangers reach 6-year deal

ARLINGTON, United States - (From front to back) Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan, Jon Daniels, general manager of the major league team, and sports agent Arn Tellem who represents Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, are pictured during a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2012, as the team announced it has agreed to terms with the 25-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract.

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Darvish, Rangers reach 6-year deal

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan (L front), Jon Daniels (L back), general manager (GM) of the major league team, sports agents Don Nomura (R front) and Arn Tellem (R back), who represent Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, shake hands during a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2012, as the team announced it has agreed to terms with the 25-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract.

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Darvish's agents Nomura, Tellem

ARLINGTON, United States - Sports agents Arn Tellem (L) and Don Nomura, who represent Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, are pictured during a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2012, as the Texas Rangers announced they have agreed to terms with the 25-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract.

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Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish during a game in Japan. The Texas Rangers announced Jan. 18, 2012, they have agreed to terms with the 25-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract.

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PIPA protest in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Protesters participate in a rally against the Protect IP Act, an online anti-piracy bill, in New York on Jan. 18, 2012.

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Estrada talks about Arroyo's arrest

MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his office-residence compound in the Manila suburb of San Juan City on Jan. 18, 2012. Estrada said he regards the recent arrest of his successor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as ''poetic justice'' 11 years after his ouster from the presidency over corruption charges.

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Darvish, Rangers reach 6-year deal

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan (L) speaks in a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2012, as the team announced they have agreed to terms with Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish on a six-year contract.

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Chinese dissident Yu

WASHINGTON, United States - Chinese dissident writer Yu Jie speaks at a press conference in Washington on Jan. 18, 2012. The prominent human rights activist who fled to Washington from China earlier in the month said he will most likely seek asylum in the United States.

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N.Y. trade fair features textile makers from quake-hit area

NEW YORK, United States - A buyer examines a product at a trade fair opened in New York on Jan. 18, 2012, featuring 16 textile and knitting firms from three Japanese prefectures hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Univ. of Tokyo's Hongo Campus

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus in the capital's Bunkyo Ward. The university commonly known as ''Todai'' is widely perceived as the most prestigious university in Japan.

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Conductor Ozawa shows rehearsal to students

MITO, Japan - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa gives instructions to the Mito Chamber Orchestra during a rehearsal open to students in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2012.