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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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"Play Winter Zones" offer chance to experience winter sports, culture at Gangwon 2024

STORY: "Play Winter Zones" offer chance to experience winter sports, culture at Gangwon 2024 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: GANGNEUNG, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Play Winter Zone" at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games STORYLINE: "Play Winter Zones" near major venues of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games have been offering fans and audience the chance to experience winter sports and culture. The zones lie at five locations in the four cities of South Korea's eastern Gangwon province, including Gangneung, PyeongChang, Jeongseon and Hoengseong, during the two-week winter sports event which runs through February 1. An outdoor ice rink has been set up in front of the Gangneung Hockey Center to allow visitors to skate freely. The Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in PyeongChang and the Welli Hilli Park in Hoengseong have given visitors chances to experience ski jumping and skiing on slopes. In the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation,

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China-aided mine clearance project benefits Cambodian people: Cambodian official

STORY: China-aided mine clearance project benefits Cambodian people: Cambodian official SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): LY THUCH, Senior minister and first vice-president of Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) 2. various of MoU signing on continued cooperation on mine clearance in Cambodia STORYLINE: A China-aided mine clearance project has cleared over 100 square km of land contaminated with mines and explosive remnants of war (eras) in Cambodia, benefiting some 1.5 million people, a senior government official said here on Thursday. Ly Thuch, senior minister and first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), said the China-Aided Cambodia Landmines Elimination Project, which has been carried out in three phases from 2018 and 2025, has helped find and destroy about 78,000 pieces of landmines and unexploded ordinances.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province shows sunlight shining on the Meili Snow Mountain on Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden inspects power transmission lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The harsh natural env

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows Wangden inspecting power transmission lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden (L) and his colleague Zhang Jincheng inspect power transmission lines on a mountain in Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on t

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden prepares equipment before inspecting power lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The ha

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden (R) and his colleague Zhang Jincheng use a drone to inspect power transmission lines in Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 10, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden prepares equipment before inspecting power lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The ha

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden (L) and his colleague Zhang Jincheng use a drone to inspect power transmission lines in Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 10, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden (R) inspects power lines for a hotel with his colleague Zhang Jincheng in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows Wangden driving to Yubeng Village to inspect power transmission lines in Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden inspects power lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The harsh natural environment make

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Abe at New Year tea ceremony

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attends a New Year tea ceremony at the Omotesenke school in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2018.

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Evacuation drill at Okinawa school

NAHA, Japan, Jan. 18 Kyodo - U.S. military helicopters fly near the Futenma No. 2 Elementary School in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2018. The school conducted an evacuation drill the same day against approaching U.S. military helicopters after a window from one such chopper fell on the school grounds in December 2017.

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221118) -- HAIKOU, Nov. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Herons rest in the Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 28, 2022. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. The wetland coverage rate of the city is about 12.7 percent. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221118) -- HAIKOU, Nov. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Herons fly over the Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 28, 2022. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. The wetland coverage rate of the city is about 12.7 percent. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei (R) works on a piece of embroidery with an embroiderer at a relocation site in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boo.....

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei shows a piece of works made by an embroidery cooperative in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boost the incomes of t.....

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei (1st, R) talks with workers at her garment factory in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boost the incomes of those e.....

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M'bishi, Panasonic eye greater shares of Thai air conditioner market

Yasushi Moriyama, managing director of Mitsubishi Electric Kang Yong Wattana Co., a local arm of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., shows new inverter air conditioners at a press conference in Bangkok on Jan. 18, 2018. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan unveils new Datsun crossover vehicle in Indonesia

Jose Roman (L), corporate vice president of Nissan Motor Co. and global head of the Datsun business unit, and Eiichi Koito (C), president of PT. Nissan Motor Indonesia, pose with a Datsun Cross compact crossover car at a launch event in Jakarta on Jan.18, 2018. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Suribachi

File photo taken Jan. 18, 2018, shows Mt. Suribachi on southern Iwo Island, Tokyo. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bataan Freedom Run

(From L) Philippine Veterans Affairs Office Administrator Ernesto Carolina, Philippine Veterans Bank Chairman Roberto de Ocampo and PVB President Nonilo Cruz launch on Jan. 18, 2018, the forthcoming Bataan Freedom Trail and Bataan Freedom Run that place in March and April, respectively, in commemoration of Filipino and American prisoners of war who perished or survived the 1942 Bataan Death March during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. The launch ceremony was held in the Manila suburb of Quezon City. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Olympic referee Rasta impressed by young Japan team in Fiji

Hana Nagata of the Japan women's sevens development squad makes a tackle during a pool game against Hotspring Savusavu at the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens on Jan. 18, 2018, at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, Fiji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Olympic referee Rasta impressed by young Japan team in Fiji

Rasta Rasivhenge (C), seen in this photo taken on Jan, 18, 2018 at the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, Fiji, was impressed by the performance of the Japan women's sevens development squad, who ended the day unbeaten. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan successfully launches Epsilon-3 rocket

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2018, shows contrails left in the sky by the Epsilon-3 rocket carrying a small radar satellite that was successfully launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Olympic referee Rasta impressed by young Japan team in Fiji

Riho Kurogi of the Japan women's sevens development squad scores a try during a pool game against Hotspring Savusavu at the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens on Jan. 18, 2018, at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, Fiji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Olympic referee Rasta impressed by young Japan team in Fiji

Hana Nagata of the Japan women's sevens development squad looks to pass during a pool game against Hotspring Savusavu at the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens on Jan. 18, 2018, at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, Fiji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan successfully launches Epsilon-3 rocket

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2018, shows contrails left in the sky by the Epsilon-3 rocket carrying a small radar satellite that was successfully launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's oldest living person

File photo taken in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka shows Kane Tanaka on Jan. 5, 2020, three days after her 117th birthday. Tanaka, who is recognized as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records, turned 117 years and 260 days on Sept. 18, tying the record for the most long-lived person in Japan, Nabi Tajima, who died in 2018.

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Kusatsu hot spring resort

Photo taken on Feb. 18, 2018, shows the Kusatsu hot spring resort bustling with tourists in Gunma Prefecture, central Japan, following the eruption of a local volcano on Jan. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kusatsu hot spring resort

Photo taken on Feb. 18, 2018, shows the Kusatsu hot spring resort bustling with tourists in Gunma Prefecture, central Japan, following the eruption of a local volcano on Jan. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwoto Island of Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2018, shows Mt. Suribachi located on the southern part of Iwoto Island, better known as Iwojima Island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International Ninja Research Association

Yuji Yamada, a professor at Mie University, in the central Japan city of Tsu on Jan. 19, 2018, seeks participation in the inaugural ceremony of the International Ninja Research Association scheduled for Feb. 17 and 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. State Department official Chung

Julie Chung, head of the Japanese affairs office of the U.S. State Department, speaks at a symposium in Washington on Jan. 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale in southwestern Japan

A humpback whale makes a splash off Amami-Oshima Island, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Essence" of Japan on display at Japan House Los Angeles gallery

Japan House producer Kenya Hara gives a speech during a reception party in Los Angeles on Jan. 18, 2018, a day before the start of an exhibition featuring high-tech, interactive Japanese fashion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Essence" of Japan on display at Japan House Los Angeles gallery

Models wearing clothes from the Japanese fashion label ANREALAGE take part in a fashion show during a reception party hosted by the Japan House Los Angeles on Jan. 18, 2018, a day before the start of an exhibition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's chief Olympic organizer arrives in Switzerland

Lee Hee Beom (C), the head of South Korea's organizing committee for the Pyeongchang Olympics, speaks to reporters upon arrival at Geneva airport in Switzerland on Jan. 18, 2018, ahead of talks at the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's sports minister in Switzerland

South Korean sports minister Do Jong Whan (C) speaks to reporters upon arrival at Geneva airport in Switzerland on Jan. 18, 2018, ahead of talks at the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's IOC member arrives in Switzerland

North Korea's International Olympic Committee member Chang Ung arrives at Geneva airport in Switzerland on Jan. 18, 2018, ahead of talks at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to work out the details of the North's participation in the Pyeongchang Games in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kisenosato pulls out of New Year sumo meet

Sumo grand champion Kisenosato walks through Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, 2018, after losing to Yoshikaze on the fifth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato withdrew from the tournament on Jan. 19 due to a chest muscle injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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European figure skating championships

(From L) Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia, compatriot Alina Zagitova and Carolina Kostner of Italy pose after the women's short program at the European figure skating championships in Moscow on Jan. 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Putin at war memorial in Kirovsk

Russian President Vladimir Putin (front R) visits a war memorial in Kirovsk in the Leningrad region on Jan. 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New terminal opens at S. Korea's Incheon airport

The second terminal of South Korea's Incheon international airport opens on Jan. 18, 2018, just weeks before the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New terminal opens at S. Korea's Incheon airport

The second terminal of South Korea's Incheon international airport opens on Jan. 18, 2018, just weeks before the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New terminal opens at S. Korea's Incheon airport

The second terminal of South Korea's Incheon international airport opens on Jan. 18, 2018, just weeks before the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi

Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi speaks at a press conference in Yamagata, Japan, on Jan. 18, 2018, ahead of a World Cup event to be held later in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo