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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin makes preparations for a beer festival in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial bl

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin (1st R) and his Chilean friend Paul (2nd R) interact with customers during a beer festival in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with h

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin (1st L) cooks steaks during a beer festival in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commerci

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin (L) and his wife Zhang Jin visit a store in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin interacts with his pet bird in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial block feature

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin cooks steaks during a beer festival in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial block

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-WEINING-DISABLED RURAL DOCTOR (CN)

(230726) -- GUIYANG, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhu Daqing walking beside a river on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 19, 2023 (above) and Zhu Daqing wading through a river on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 5, 2012 (below). Zhu Daqing is a rural doctor in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining. Born in a family with generations of doctors, Zhu Daqing was determined to be a doctor like his father at a young age even though he is disabled in his left forearm due to congenital absence of upper limb. Majored in traditional Chinese medicine, Zhu Daqing graduated from Guiyang Medical University in 1994 and returned to his hometown Xinshui Village to be a doctor. During the past 29 years, Zhu Daqing has treated villagers from dozens of towns and villages

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-WEINING-DISABLED RURAL DOCTOR (CN)

(230726) -- GUIYANG, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhu Daqing walking on a flat concrete road on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 19, 2023 (above) and Zhu Daqing walking on an unsurfaced road on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 5, 2012 (below). Zhu Daqing is a rural doctor in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining. Born in a family with generations of doctors, Zhu Daqing was determined to be a doctor like his father at a young age even though he is disabled in his left forearm due to congenital absence of upper limb. Majored in traditional Chinese medicine, Zhu Daqing graduated from Guiyang Medical University in 1994 and returned to his hometown Xinshui Village to be a doctor. During the past 29 years, Zhu Daqing has treated villagers from dozens of to

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-WEINING-DISABLED RURAL DOCTOR (CN)

(230726) -- GUIYANG, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhu Daqing walking on a flat concrete road on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 19, 2023 (above) and Zhu Daqing walking on a muddy road on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 4, 2012 (below). Zhu Daqing is a rural doctor in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining. Born in a family with generations of doctors, Zhu Daqing was determined to be a doctor like his father at a young age even though he is disabled in his left forearm due to congenital absence of upper limb. Majored in traditional Chinese medicine, Zhu Daqing graduated from Guiyang Medical University in 1994 and returned to his hometown Xinshui Village to be a doctor. During the past 29 years, Zhu Daqing has treated villagers from dozens of towns an

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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-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai, Meng Xuanren and their schoolmates are pictured on their way home after school in Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 4, 2012. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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U.S. Marines send 2 Osprey aircraft to Sapporo amid local protests

TOKYO, Japan - Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft from the U.S. base in Iwakuni in western Japan stop over at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo for refueling on July 19, 2014, on their way to Sapporo in Hokkaido. It was the first time an MV-22 had flown to the Tokyo area since the tilt-rotor aircraft's deployment in Japan in 2012.

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Writer of well-known A-bomb comic book 'Barefoot Gen' dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), an iconic Japanese comic about the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing. Nakazawa died of lung cancer on Dec. 19 at a hospital in the western Japanese city, people close to him said Dec. 25, 2012. He was 73.

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Student uses fashion show to promote Arab-Japan ties

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Yoshinaga, a 19-year-old Chinese-born, naturalized Japanese university student, poses for a photo during a fashion show in Tokyo on July 15, 2012. She headed a group of students to successfully organize the show featuring the latest styles of "abaya" Islamic women's clothing for cultural promotion between Japan and the Arab world.

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Maruti Suzuki to resume production at Manesar

NEW DELHI, India - File photo taken July 19, 2012, shows the area at the Indian-Japanese carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.'s car factory in Manesar, in India's northern state of Haryana, where workers rioted and set fire to plant equipment the previous day, killing one employee and injuring around 90 others. The carmaker said Aug. 16, 2012, it will resume operations at the Manesar plant on Aug. 21.

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Phelps gets record 19th Olympic medal

LONDON, Britain - Michael Phelps of the United States competes in the men's 4x200 freestyle relay of the London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2012. Phelps won gold as part of the U.S. team to set a new Olympic medal count record of 19.

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Phelps gets record 19th Olympic medal

LONDON, Britain - Michael Phelps of the United States holds a gold medal won as part of the U.S. team in the men's 4x200 freestyle relay of the London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2012. Phelps set a new Olympic medal count record of 19.

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Foreign "cosplayers" visit Japan ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Costume players from Britain (2 women on L back), Russia (2 women on R back) and Indonesia (2 men at front) pose with Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ryuji Yamane (C) at the ministry in Tokyo on July 31, 2012. The three pairs from the countries, dressed in the costumes of their favorite characters from Japanese animation, "manga" comics and video games, paid a courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry, expressing their excitement about performing at the 10th World Cosplay Summit held in Nagoya, ahead of a contest Aug. 4 at the summit that will draw performers from Japan and 19 other countries.

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Japan's Susa loses to Cuban Ramirez Carrazana in Olympic flyweight boxing

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Katsuaki Susa (L) throws a punch at Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana in the first round of the men's flyweight boxing at the London Olympics at the ExCel venue on July 30, 2012. Susa lost to Ramirez Carrazana 7-19.

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Japan's Susa loses to Cuban Ramirez Carrazana in Olympic flyweight boxing

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Katsuaki Susa (back, R) loses to Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana (front) in the first round of the men's flyweight boxing at the London Olympics at the ExCel venue on July 30, 2012. Susa lost to Ramirez Carrazana 7-19.

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Japan's Susa loses to Cuban Ramirez Carrazana in Olympic flyweight boxing

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Katsuaki Susa (L) throws a punch at Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana in the first round of the men's flyweight boxing at the London Olympics at the ExCel venue on July 30, 2012. Susa lost to Ramirez Carrazana 7-19.

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Brunei's 1st female Olympian

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Maziah Mahusin, a 19-year-old student, stands in an athletics stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 2, 2012. She will become the first Bruneian woman to compete in the Olympics when she runs in the 400 meters in the London Games, having been admitted under the International Olympic Committee's universality exemption rule, which allows countries that have no qualified athletes to compete at the Games.

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Greek tourism marred by political instability

ATHENS, Greece - Tourists visit the Acropolis ancient remains in Athens on July 19, 2012. Greek tourism has been in a slump apparently against the backdrop of concerns over political instability.

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Greek tourism marred by political instability

ATHENS, Greece - Tourists visit the Acropolis ancient remains in Athens on July 19, 2012. Greek tourism has been in a slump apparently against the backdrop of concerns over political instability.

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Imported farm eels

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on July 19, 2012, in Hamamatsu city, Japan, shows a farm-grown eel, imported from Madagascar by a trading house in the city. Almost all eels consumed in Japan are sourced from farms both domestic and abroad.

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Turtle with transmitter released from Kagoshima beach

AMAMI, Japan - A loggerhead turtle with a transmitter attached to its shell is released on a beach in the town of Tatsugo, Kagoshima Prefecture, on July 19, 2012.

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Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the entrance of an underground mall housing Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

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Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

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Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the entrance of an underground mall housing Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

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London Eye lit up before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Tourists look at the London Eye, illuminated in the colors of the British flag, in London on July 19, 2012, eight days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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Japanese girl makes history at Junior Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Japan's Asuka Kashiwabara makes V-signs during a press conference at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, England, on July 19, 2012, after winning the Royal & Ancient Junior Open by 14 strokes the previous day. She became the first girl to win the tournament open to boys and girls aged 16 and under.

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Turkish economy minister in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 19, 2012.

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London Eye lit up before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - The London Eye is illuminated in the colors of the British flag, in London on July 19, 2012, eight days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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Eel from Madagascar

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Photo shows a farmed eel imported from Madagascar by a trading house in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 19, 2012. Many Japanese eat eels as an energy-rich food in summer.

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Turkish economy minister in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 19, 2012.

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TEPCO finishes trial removal of unused fuel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 19, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO said the same day it has finished the trial removal of two unused nuclear fuel assemblies from a fuel storage pool at the badly damaged No. 4 reactor unit without any major trouble.

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Tokyo's 2020 Olympic bid committee unveils slogan

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunekazu Takeda (L), chairman of the committee organizing Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, and others unveil its overseas slogan, "Discover Tomorrow," during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2012.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - British soldiers walk in London on July 19, 2012, eight days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. They were called out to guard Olympic Park.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People leave the Olympic Stadium in Olympic Park in London on July 19, 2012, after participating in a rehearsal of the opening ceremony to be held in the venue on July 27.

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Toyota uses Singapore as test ground for 1-seater electric vehicle

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japan's Toyota Tsusho Corp. launches a project on July 19, 2012, to test COMS, a single-seat electric vehicle, at the campus of the National University of Singapore. The super-compact electric vehicle was made by Toyota Auto Body Co., part of the Toyota group, for the Southeast Asian market.

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Bunraku faces crisis

OSAKA, Japan - Performers of the Bunraku puppet theater promote the Japanese traditional shows at JR Osaka Station in Osaka on July 19, 2012. Bunraku is facing a crisis as the city of Osaka, a major patron, has threatened to cut off its financial support.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People visit Trafalgar Square in London on July 19, 2012, eight days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. A countdown board of the Paralympic Games is seen in the lower right.

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Tokyo Tower gets shorter for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Tower (L) at 333-meters tall in February 2012, and the same tower at 315-meter-tall on July 19, 2012. It shrank due to recently started work to replace antenna equipment atop the structure damaged by the massive March 2011 earthquake. It is expected to regain its previous height when the work is complete in mid-August.

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Maruti Suzuki plant where 1 killed, 90 injured in rampage

GURGAON, India - Photo taken July 19, 2012, shows the site at the Indian-Japanese carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.'s car factory in Manesar in India's northern state of Haryana, where workers rioted and set fire to plant equipment the previous day, killing one employee and injuring around 90 others. The labor rampage was apparently triggered by discriminatory slurs against an Indian worker.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People gather around a London Olympic countdown board at Trafalgar Square in London on July 19, 2012, eight days before the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

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Maruti Suzuki plant where 1 killed, 90 injured in rampage

GURGAON, India - Photo taken July 19, 2012, shows the entrance of the Indian-Japanese carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.'s car factory in Manesar in India's northern state of Haryana. Workers at the plant rioted and set fire to plant equipment the previous day, killing one employee and injuring around 90 others in a labor rampage apparently triggered by discriminatory slurs against an Indian worker.

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Asteroid named Iitatemura

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Ono (L), head of the Hoshinomura astronomical observatory in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, hands to Norio Kanno, mayor of the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, a certificate made by Ono stating that an asteroid has been recognized as having the name "Iitatemura" (the village of Iitate) by the International Astronomical Union, at a village government office on July 19, 2012. Ono named the asteroid after the village, which came under evacuation orders due to the nuclear crisis.

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Woods at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Tiger Woods tees off on the first hole of the first round of the British Open at Lytham St. Annes in England on July 19, 2012.

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Son of Japanese man who remained in Philippines

OITA, Japan - Carlos Toshimitsu, 76, the son of a Japanese man who went to the Philippines before the Pacific War, hugs one of his relatives at Oita airport on July 19, 2012, during a visit to Japan to obtain Japanese nationality. Toshimitsu visited the birthplace of his father, Wahei Toshimitsu, in the city of Oita in southern Japan before leaving for the Philippines on July 22.

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Gen. Aung San memorial

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) attends a memorial ceremony for her father, Gen. Aung San, at his tomb in Yangon on July 19, 2012, the 65th anniversary of his assassination in 1947.