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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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Swiss business leader upbeat on China's opening, economic outlook

STORY: Swiss business leader upbeat on China's opening, economic outlook DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Geneva CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FELIX SUTTER, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FELIX SUTTER, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) 3. various of Switzerland 4. various of China STORYLINE: The president of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) welcomed China's lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and said he was bullish about the outlook for the Chinese economy this year. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts China's economy to grow by 4.4 percent this year and consumer prices to increase by 2.2 percent. Asked about his outlook, Sutter said: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FELIX SUTTER, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) "I think something like 5 percent, 5 something percent growth is expected for 2023." Since 2010, China has been Switzerland's biggest trading partner in Asi

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Kim wins S. Korean national championships

GOYANG, South Korea - Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na performs in the free skate at the South Korean national championships in Goyang on Jan. 5, 2014. The 23-year-old Kim won the meet with 227.86 points, just 0.70 off the world record of 228.56 she set at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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Kim wins S. Korean national championships

GOYANG, South Korea - Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na performs in the free skate at the South Korean national championships in Goyang on Jan. 5, 2014. The 23-year-old Kim won the meet with 227.86 points, just 0.70 off the world record of 228.56 she set at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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Kim wins S. Korean national championships

GOYANG, South Korea - Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na performs in the free skate at the South Korean national championships in Goyang on Jan. 5, 2014. The 23-year-old Kim won the meet with 227.86 points, just 0.70 off the world record of 228.56 she set at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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2 years after major earthquake in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2012, shows the presidential palace of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, still unrepaired since it was damaged by a major earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.

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Ivory Coast confusion

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Armored trucks of the U.N. peacekeeping forces are deployed at the entrance of a hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where the country's former prime minister and presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara has been staying, on Jan. 5, 2011. The West African country has been in upheaval since a disputed presidential election in November 2010 that both Ouattara and incumbent Laurent Gbagbo claim to have won.

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Gymnast Uchimura, Yamamuro to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (L) and Koji Yamamuro pose during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura, a two-time world champion, and Yamamuro, another member of the Japanese team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2010, will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011.

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Scandal-tainted Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu taking part in a practice session in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 5, 2010, as Makiko Uchidate (R), an outspoken critic of Asashoryu and a member of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, looks on. Asashoryu said on Feb. 4, 2010, that he has decided to bring an end to his illustrious but trouble-laden sumo career.

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Sharp to launch solar-powered cell phones in China in February

OSAKA, Japan - This photo shows a solar-powered cellphone which Sharp Corp. said on Jan. 27, 2010, it will launch in China next month with the goal of boosting its annual overall handset shipments in the country fivefold to 5 million units. The solar-powered cellphones are expected to retail for around 3,400 yuan, or about 45,000 yen.

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Paper cranes for Olympic athletes' hope

VANCOUVER, Canada - People admire a total of 5,000 paper cranes made by two Japan-linked organizations in Vancouver for Olympic athletes in a Vancouver suburb Jan. 23, 2010. Paper cranes symbolize hope in Japan.

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JAL shares briefly fall to record intraday low of 3 yen

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the stock price of Japan Airlines Corp. finishing at 5 yen on Jan. 19, 2010. JAL shares briefly fell to a record intraday low of 3 yen ahead of its filing for bankruptcy protection later the same day.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People offer silent prayers on the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in a park located in the center of Kobe at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2010, the same time that the western Japan port city and neighboring areas were hit by a devastating earthquake in 1995.

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Asashoryu solid in New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) pushes komusubi Kakuryu out of the ring on the sixth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2010. Asashoryu, 5-1, followed unbeaten rival yokozuna Hakuho.

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Kid has New Year sip from huge tea bowl

NARA, Japan - A child drinks tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first traditional ''Ochamori'' tea ceremony at Saidaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2010. The bowls, used in the ceremony which dates back more than 750 years, each measure 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter and weigh 5-7 kilograms.

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New Year's tea ceremony with huge bowls at Nara temple

NARA, Japan - A woman drinks tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first traditional ''Ochamori'' tea ceremony at Saidaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2010. The bowls, used in the ceremony which dates back more than 750 years, each measure 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter and weigh 5-7 kilograms.

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Turnaround plan eyes JAL's switch to Delta-led alliance in April 2011

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 5, 2010, shows cargo planes operated by Japan Airlines Corp. and Delta Air Lines Inc. at Narita airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

NARITA, Japan - A Japan Airlines Corp. cargo plane is seen taxiing at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 5, 2010. The government is seeking to turn around the troubled airliner through court-backed bankruptcy.

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day, injuring at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory. Firefighters were still battling the fires when the photo was taken at 7:28 p.m. the same day.

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day, injuring at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory.

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows firefighters battling the fire at the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day. The explosions injured at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory.

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Preparations begin for Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Trucks of the Ground Self-Defense Force unload snow at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 7, 2010, to prepare for the 61st Sapporo Snow Festival on Feb. 5 to 11. For two weeks, 6,500 5-ton truckloads of snow will be delivered from outside Sapporo which will be used to build sculptures.

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Japan finance minister to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (L) is photographed beside Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) and Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan before a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. Hatoyama picked Kan the following day as the new finance minister, replacing Fujii.

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China outranks U.S. in 2009 auto sales

BEIJING, China - Two pedestrians on a footbridge look at a congested highway during rush hour in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2010. New car sales in China exceeded sales in the U.S. in 2009, making the Asian country the world's largest car market for the first time.

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Japanese diplomat visits Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka speaks to reporters in front of the U.S. State Department in Washington on Jan. 5, 2010. The Foreign Ministry's top bureaucrat said the government is making final arrangements for an early visit by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada to the United States.

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Japan finance chief Fujii to resign due to poor health

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows portrait of Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, 77, who told Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Jan. 5, 2010, that he wants to resign due to poor health.

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Businesses wary about economic recovery in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Masamitsu Sakurai, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, attend a joint news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010.

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Okada throws down gauntlet to young guns for Asian qualifier

SANAA, Yemen - Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada smiles during a press conference in Sanaa on Jan. 5, 2010, a day before Japan plays an Asian Cup qualifier away against Yemen.

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Fujii tells Hatoyama he wants to resign due to poor health

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters about Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii's intention to resign at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. Hatoyama said, ''I want him to continue to do his best, of course.''

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Businesses wary about economic recovery in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Masamitsu Sakurai, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, join hands after their joint news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010.

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Indian auto show opens amid high hopes for local market

NEW DELHI, India - Models stand by Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Etios compact car at India's Auto Expo in New Delhi on Jan. 5, 2010. The organizers claim the show is the biggest in the world in terms of visitors.

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Prime Minister Hatoyama attends Rengo's New Year party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd from R) toasts with Nobuaki Koga (3rd from L), president of the Japan Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, at a New Year's party organized by Japan's largest labor union association at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010.

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Ando leaves for the United States before Vancouver Olympics

NARITA, Japan - Figure skater Miki Ando smiles while holding a ''Stitch'' stuffed animal, a gift from a fan, at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, before leaving for the United States on Jan. 5, 2010. The 22-year-old Olympic athlete will be at the training base in Hackensack, New Jersey, before heading straight to Vancouver in February for the Winter Olympics.

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Indian auto show opens amid high hopes for local market

NEW DELHI, India - Suzuki Motor Corp. unveils a new small concept car at India's Auto Expo in New Delhi Jan. 5, 2010. The organizers claim the show is the biggest in the world in terms of visitors.

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Boar enters college campus, injures 1 before being shot

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A member of a local hunting group stands next to a boar hanging from a ceiling after it was shot by the group in Matsuyama on Jan. 5, 2010. The wandering boar entered the campus of St. Catherine University, where it injured one male staff member, and later escaped into a residential street where it was killed.

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Indian auto show opens amid high hopes for local market

NEW DELHI, India - Honda Motor Co. unveils a new small concept car at India's Auto Expo in New Delhi Jan. 5, 2010. The organizers claim the show is the biggest in the world in terms of visitors.

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Japan finance minister to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii heads for a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. Fujii has expressed his intention to resign from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama due to poor health.

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Fujii tells Hatoyama he wants to resign due to health reasons

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (L) stands with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama before a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. Later in the day, Fujii reportedly told Hatoyama that he wants to step down from his post due to health reasons.

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Japan finance minister to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii heads for a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. Fujii has expressed his intention to resign from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama due to poor health.

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Arakawa instructs children at Tokyo Midtown's new skating rink

TOKYO, Japan - Turin Olympics gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (R) gives skating instructions to children at the outdoor skating rink in the Tokyo Midtown complex in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Jan. 5, 2010. Arakawa performed and held a skating class for children on the opening day of the ice skating rink constructed in the park area of the complex, which will be open until the end of February.

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Indian auto show opens amid high hopes for local market

NEW DELHI, India - Photo shows the entrance of an auto expo exhibition in New Delhi, India, which opened Jan. 5, 2010. Numerous automakers, including Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., are participating in the weeklong exhibition in India, a key growth market for the auto industry.

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Top gov't spokesman to visit U.S. bases in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. He said that he will make a three-day visit to Okinawa from Jan. 8 to inspect the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station and its proposed relocation site as Tokyo mulls the thorny issue.

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Tanigaki seeks to rouse LDP at start of new year

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki (2nd from R), president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, chats with former Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and other members of the LDP at a meeting to mark the start of the new year at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. Tanigaki expressed hope that the LDP will field strong candidates to win the upper house election in the summer.

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Tanigaki seeks to rouse LDP at start of new year

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a meeting to mark the start of the new year at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. Tanigaki expressed hope that the LDP will field strong candidates to win the upper house election in the summer.

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Air France celebrates 40th anniversary of Paris-Osaka flight

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese models wear vintage Air France cabin attendants' uniforms in a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the opening of the French airliner's Paris-Osaka flight at an international departure gate at Kansai airport in Osaka on Jan. 5, 2010.

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Japan finance minister to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (L) is photographed beside Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) and Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan before a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010.

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Golfer Ishikawa leaves for Thailand for Royal Trophy competition

NARITA, Japan - Japanese teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Thailand on Jan. 5, 2010, to take part in the Royal Trophy competition January 8-10 between the Asian team and the European team at Amata Spring Country Club.

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Ikenobo school holds year's 1st flower arrangement practice

KYOTO, Japan - Women wearing kimono take part in the year's first practice of arranging flowers under the Ikenobo school at the school's practice site in Kyoto on Jan. 5, 2010. About 1,300 pupils from across the country, aged between 10 and 93, joined the traditional ceremony of ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging.

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Ikenobo school holds year's 1st flower arrangement practice

KYOTO, Japan - Women wearing kimono take part in the year's first practice of arranging flowers under the Ikenobo school, as the headmaster Senei Ikenobo (2nd from R in back) and his daughter and headmaster-designate Yuki look on at the school's practice site in Kyoto on Jan. 5, 2010. About 1,300 pupils from across the country, aged between 10 and 93, joined the traditional ceremony of ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging.

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Ishikawa shows off Masters Tournament invitation

NARITA, Japan - Japanese teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa shows off his invitation to this year's Masters Tournament at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, prior to his departure to Thailand for Royal Trophy competition, on Jan. 5, 2010. Ishikawa, who had a 30th-place finish in the 2009 final world rankings, is among the top 50 players eligible to take part in this year's Masters, played annually in the United States.