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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-FRANCE-BREAKING-COACH-MOUNIR BIBA-PARIS OLYMPICS (CN)

(240717) -- BEIJING, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken in 2012 shows Mounir Biba posing with the belt after winning the 2012 Red Bull BC One championship. Two B-girls and one B-boy of China have obtained Paris Olympics quotas, which is a new achievement for the young Chinese team under the coaching of French breaking legend Mounir Biba. French B-boy Mounir started to learn breaking at the age of 13 and joined the world-famous Vagabond Crew when he was 20, winning 13 individual and group world championships in breaking. His achievements and fame made him a judge for the breaking event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Then Mounir dedicated to promoting breaking into the Paris Olympics. In 2022, Mounir began to coach the Chinese team. "It was a challenge to take a young team with no experience." Mounir said. He shared everything he has with the team. With the help of his expertise, the talent and hard work of the team, Chinese team impressed the world. Chinese B-bo

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-FRANCE-BREAKING-COACH-MOUNIR BIBA-PARIS OLYMPICS (CN)

(240716) -- BEIJING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken in 2012 shows Mounir Biba posing with the belt after winning the 2012 Red Bull BC One championship. Two B-girls and one B-boy of China have obtained Paris Olympics quotas, which is a new achievement for the young Chinese team under the coaching of French breaking legend Mounir Biba. French B-boy Mounir started to learn breaking at the age of 13 and joined the world-famous Vagabond Crew when he was 20, winning 13 individual and group world championships in breaking. His achievements and fame made him a judge for the breaking event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Then Mounir dedicated to promoting breaking into the Paris Olympics. In 2022, Mounir began to coach the Chinese team. "It was a challenge to take a young team with no experience." Mounir said. He shared everything he has with the team. With the help of his expertise, the talent and hard work of the team, Chinese team impressed the world. Chinese B-bo

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Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years

STORY: Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 13, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of construction workers in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 25, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of a bread factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: July 3, 2023) (courtesy of Ankara Municipality) 4. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Dec. 7, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The jobless rate in Türkiye was 8.5 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2012 when it was 8.4 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Monday. The number of unemployed people, aged 15 years old and over, dropped by 163,000 to 2.96 million year-on-year in November, it said, adding the unemployment rate dropped by 0.5 percentage point

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Leading Turkish quick-service restaurant operator to expand business in China

STORY: Leading Turkish quick-service restaurant operator to expand business in China DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ATAKAN BOZKURT, CEO of Burger King China 3. various of China STORYLINE: A senior executive of TAB Food Investment (TFI) says his company plans to expand its business in China in the coming years as the company is confident in China's future growth prospects. TFI is a leading quick-service restaurant operator in Türkiye. It started to invest in China in 2012 and holds the master franchise rights of Burger King restaurants in China. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ATAKAN BOZKURT, CEO of Burger King China "After the hard days of the pandemic, we have full faith in the policies taken by the Chinese government to revive the economy, boost investment, and support businesses in the post-pandemic era. As these policies get implemented, Chinese consumption will return to pre-pandemic levels or even

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo taken by Cao Weibing in July 2012 shows fishing boats berthing at Guanyizui, where the Tuojiang River and the Yangtze River converge in Luzhou City of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Liu Kun shows a scenery of Guanyizui on June 1, 2023. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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Jetstar marks 2 million passengers

NARITA, Japan - Budget airline operator Jetstar Japan Co. holds a commemorative ceremony at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2013, after crossing the threshold of having carried 2 million passengers since its inauguration in July 2012. At right is Jetstar President Miyuki Suzuki.

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Iwakuni airport opens

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken in July 2012 shows a new military-civilian airport opened on Dec. 13, 2012, in the western Japan city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the U.S. Marine Corps operates an air station. An arrow indicates the terminal building.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a woman who lives in a tent on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a woman who lives in a tent on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) speaks during an event in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in July 2012, about his plan to run 440 kilometers across Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Hazama began on Aug. 13 in the Iwate town of Yamada a nine-day marathon across the prefectures in northeastern Japan, the area hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

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Boy forced to jump from 2nd floor of school building

SOKA, Japan - Photo on July 20, 2012, shows the site where a 13-year-old boy was forced by classmates in April to jump from the second floor of a junior high school building in Soka, Saitama Prefecture. The municipal education board said that day the boy sustained severe injuries after hitting the concrete ground about three meters below.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a suspended tree over a hill that was set up at the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows workers looking into a deep hole that was made at the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a waterwheel that was set up at the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a huge bell at the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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City changes stance over schoolboy's suicide

OTSU, Japan - Naomi Koshi, mayor of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, speaks during a press conference at the city hall on July 17, 2012, following the second round of a hearing at the Otsu District Court on a suit filed against the western Japan city and alleged bullies by the parents of a 13-year-old boy who committed suicide. The municipal government of Otsu told the district court that it is highly likely to admit that bullying lay behind the October 2011 suicide of the junior high school boy, reversing its previous stance.

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City changes stance over schoolboy's suicide

OTSU, Japan - People wait in line outside the Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture on July 17, 2012, for a draw to select those allowed to attend the second round of a hearing on a suit filed against the western Japan city and alleged bullies by the parents of a 13-year-old boy who committed suicide. The municipal government of Otsu told the district court that it is highly likely to admit that bullying lay behind the October 2011 suicide of the junior high school boy, reversing its previous stance.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (From L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams wave after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide waves after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. He will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams join hands after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide waves after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. He will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams attend a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speaks during a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. He will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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U.S.-Myanmar meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein shake hands before their meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on July 13, 2012.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Mitsubishi ships Thai-assembled Mirage to Japan

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand - A ceremony is held at Laem Chabang Port in eastern Thailand on July 13, 2012, marking the beginning of shipping the first load of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Mirage subcompacts assembled in Thailand to Japan.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Ex-Toyota employees reproduce small sports car

NAGOYA, Japan - A team of former Toyota Motor Corp. employees including Kazuo Moroboshi (R) pose for photos with a reproduced Toyota Publica Sports in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on July 13, 2012. The original vehicle was a small sports car that was displayed as a concept vehicle at a domestic motor show in 1962.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in a demonstration, held every Friday evening, in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in a demonstration, held every Friday evening, in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Heavy rain hits southwestern Japan

ASO, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search for missing people in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 13, 2012, after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Yamada Denki to make Best Denki subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Yamada Denki Co. Chairman Noboru Yamada (R) and Best Denki Co. President Koji Ono shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2012. Yamada Denki, Japan's top home electronics retailer, will take a controlling stake in Best Denki by the end of 2012 as it seeks to strengthen its competitive edge amid a plunge in television sales.

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Heavy rain hits southwestern Japan

ASO, Japan - Police officers of the Kumamoto prefectural police search for missing people around flooded rice paddies in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 13, 2012, after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Cambodia rejects ASEAN plea to issue joint communique

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong speaks during a press conference in Phnom Penh on July 13, 2012, after a series of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners. Cambodia, chair of the meetings, rejected the appeals of other ASEAN member states for it to reconsider its decision not to issue a joint communique summarizing discussions at the July 9, 2012, ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting, according to a diplomat who attended the meeting.

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Heavy rain hits southwestern Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - People remove sediment spread by the flooding of the Shirakwa River in the city of Kumamoto on July 13, 2012, after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Heavy rain hits southwestern Japan

ASO, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search for missing people in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 13, 2012, after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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China's April-June economic growth slows to 7.6%

BEIJING, Canada - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, speaks on China's economic growth in the April-June quarter of 2012 in Beijing on July 13, 2012. China's economic growth further slowed in the quarter, expanding 7.6 percent from a year earlier compared to the 8.1 percent rise in the first quarter.

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China's April-June economic growth slows to 7.6%

BEIJING, Canada - Photo shows a worker at a construction site of a condominium in Beijing on July 9, 2012. China's economic growth further slowed in the April-June quarter of 2012, expanding 7.6 percent from a year earlier compared to the 8.1 percent rise in the first quarter, according to government data released on July 13.

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Damages suit against Google over Street View service nixed

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows a camera on a vehicle believed to be taking images for Google Inc.'s Street View service in Tokyo's Minato Ward in 2009. The Fukuoka High Court on July 13, 2012, upheld a lower court decision that turned down a Japanese woman's 600,000 yen damages suit against the Japan subsidiary of the U.S. search engine operator for allegedly infringing on her privacy through photo shots and their release on the Street View service.

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Damages suit against Google over Street View service nixed

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows a vehicle believed to be taking images for Google Inc.'s Street View service in Tokyo's Minato Ward in 2009. The license plate is made obscure. The Fukuoka High Court on July 13, 2012, upheld a lower court decision that turned down a Japanese woman's 600,000 yen damages suit against the Japanese subsidiary of the U.S. search engine operator for allegedly infringing on her privacy through photo shots and their release on the Street View service.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OSAKA, Japan - A monitor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s central power feeding direction center in Osaka shows the No. 3 reactor at the company's Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture has begun generating electricity, at 7:13 a.m. on July 5, 2012. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Aerial view of S. Sudan capital

JUBA, South Sudan - An aerial photo taken on Jan 13, 2012, shows many roads are not surfaced in Juba, capital of South Sudan, which became independent in July 2011. Infrastructure remains poor after a civil war lasting more than 20 years.

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HondaJet shown to media

GREENSBORO, United States - Honda Aircraft Co., a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., opens its production base for HondaJet in Greensboro, North Carolina, to the Japanese media on July 13, 2011. The aircraft company plans to mass-produce the advanced light business jet there from 2012.

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Mexico's finance minister Cordero

TOKYO, Japan - Mexican Finance Minister Ernesto Cordero speaks during an interview in Tokyo on July 13, 2011. He said improved access to financial services among the poor and environmental issues are desirable key topics for the Group of 20 leading economies under the Mexican presidency in 2012.