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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Exhibitors seek opportunities at China-Eurasia Expo

STORY: Exhibitors seek opportunities at China-Eurasia Expo SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 8th China-Eurasia Expo STORYLINE: The 8th China-Eurasia Expo commenced Wednesday at Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center. It is themed "New Opportunities of Silk Road, New Vitality for Eurasian Cooperation." It has drawn over 1,900 participants from 50 countries, regions, and international organizations. Showcasing over 6,000 varieties of products, the expo will run until Sunday. Since 2011, the China-Eurasia Expo has successfully hosted seven sessions. The expo serves as a platform, facilitating exchanges and collaboration among countries in Asia and Europe. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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174 migrants deported from Libya to Nigeria

STORY: 174 migrants deported from Libya to Nigeria SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the migrants 2. various of the migrants departing STORYLINE: A total of 174 migrants were deported from Libya to Nigeria on Tuesday with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), according to a Libyan official. Muhammad Baraida, an assistant for security affairs with the Libyan Illegal Immigration Control Department, told Xinhua that the repatriated migrants were mostly women "who tested positive for infectious and chronic diseases." The migrants were deported through IOM's Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) program, which facilitates the return of migrants stranded in Libya to their countries of origin. Baraida added that the voluntary repatriation was carried out in collaboration with IOM and the Nigerian embassy in Libya. Since the 2011 downfall of late leader Muammar Gadd

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1st batch of int'l exhibits for 8th China-Eurasia Expo arrives in China

STORY: 1st batch of int'l exhibits for 8th China-Eurasia Expo arrives in China SHOOTING TIME: June 21, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: HORGOS, CHINA CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of customs clearance at the Horgos Port STORYLINE: The first batch of international exhibits for the upcoming 8th China-Eurasia Expo arrived in China on Friday. Weighing 10.2 tonnes and worth 48,000 U.S. dollars, the exhibits are from Kyrgyzstan including honey and dried fruits. They underwent customs clearance at the Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 8th China-Eurasia Expo is scheduled to be held from June 26 to 30 in Xinjiang. According to China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC), the expo will cover an area of 140,000 square meters with four major exhibition zones covering investment cooperation, international exhibition, special industries, and equipment manufacturing. Since 2011, the China-Eurasia Expo has successfully held seven sessions yielding fruitful re

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Hong Kong celebrates Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade

STORY: Hong Kong celebrates Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): YU LIZHEN, Xinhua correspondent 2 various of the Dragon Boat Water Parade 3 SOUNDBITE (English): SANJAY, Indian expat STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YU LIZHEN, Xinhua correspondent "Here in Hong Kong, we're witnessing a centuries-old tradition come alive -- the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade. This is a unique sacrificial ceremony that takes place during the Dragon Boat Festival, deeply rooted in Hong Kong's cultural heritage. In 2011, this traditional ritual was inscribed on China's third National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Let's take a look." Tai O, a village in the deep south of Lantau Island, hosts one of Hong Kong's most special dragon boat events. During the festival, three fishermen associations paraded statues of deities from local temples on sampans towed by traditional dragon boats, p

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Kenyan flowers gaining visibility in Chinese market

STORY: Kenyan flowers gaining visibility in Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tambuzi flower farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PETER NDONGA, Worker at Tambuzi flower farm 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): REGINA WAIRIMU, Sales assistant at Tambuzi flower farm 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): WINFRED GACHENI, Worker at Tambuzi flower farm STORYLINE: The vibrant red roses grown in central Kenya's lush highlands have found an eager new market in China. At the Tambuzi flower farm not far from the capital Nairobi, workers like Peter Ndonga meticulously tend to the blossoming buds. Since 2011, Ndonga and his colleagues have seen the Chinese market become a crucial export destination for Tambuzi's diverse variety of roses. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PETER NDONGA, Worker at Tambuzi flower farm "The Chinese buyers have been very helpful. They have sustained our work and incomes. This has boosted us as they buy these flower

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Chinese garden reflects deep bond between Chongqing, Seattle

STORY: Chinese garden reflects deep bond between Chongqing, Seattle SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an event celebrating the 41st anniversary of the sister city relationship between China's Chongqing and Seattle in the United States 2. various of the Seattle Chinese Garden 3. SOUNDBITE (English): PAIGE MILLER, Vice-president of the Seattle Chinese Garden STORYLINE: June 3 marks the 41st anniversary of the sister city relationship between China's Chongqing and Seattle in the United States. The Seattle Chinese Garden reflects the deep bond between the two cities. Chongqing and Seattle became sister cities in 1983. Five years later, the two cities decided to commemorate their friendship by building a Chongqing-style garden in Seattle. The garden opened to the public in 2011 and serves as a place for Americans to learn about China. The Seattle Chinese Garden remains the only Chongqing-style garde

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New housing completed in Fukushima town hit by nuclear disaster

Photo taken on June 1, 2024, shows municipal housing recently completed for evacuees in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. An evacuation order was partially lifted in August 2022, allowing residents to return to the town about 11 years and five months after the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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Hainan Airlines voted best airline in China by Skytrax

STORY: Hainan Airlines voted best airline in China by Skytrax DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 World Aviation Awards Event STORYLINE: Hainan Airlines was named 2023 "Best Airline in China," "Best Business Class Comfort Amenities" and "Best Airline Staff Service in China" in the Skytrax awards Tuesday. Skytrax, a London-based air transport research and review organization, unveiled the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards at the Paris Air Show, which runs until June 25. Hainan Airlines has been the Chinese mainland's only Skytrax Five-Star Airline since 2011, which, according to Skytrax, is the prestigious and unique mark of Quality Achievement and a global benchmark of Airline Excellence. "It is a great honor to receive recognition in 12 years, which reflects Hainan Airlines' continued commitment to maintaining high-quality service and something all our employees are cheerful about. Hainan Airlines are working to offer passenger travel

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Digital technology breathes new life into Chinese shadow puppetry

STORY: Digital technology breathes new life into Chinese shadow puppetry DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the live performance at the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU BAI, Deputy director of Liaoning Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center 3. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: An exhibition on Chinese shadow puppetry opened on Saturday in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, presenting how digital technology breathes new life into the ancient folk art. With a history of over 2,000 years, the Chinese shadow puppetry was added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2011. With the help of digital technology, the traditional art is now able to present itself to more audiences in more diversified and enchanting forms. Digital recording equipment such as full-frame camera and HD digital camcorder is increasingly used to document and record the folk art for better

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Overseas returnee explores seed breeding industry in China's Xiamen

STORY: Overseas returnee explores seed breeding industry in China's Xiamen DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the entrepreneur working 2. various of crops 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG YINGDE, Entrepreneur in Xiamen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KANG YINGDE, Entrepreneur in Xiamen 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): KANG YINGDE, Entrepreneur in Xiamen STORYLINE: An entrepreneur in China's Fujian is dedicated to boosting agriculture with technology. Kang Yingde returned to his hometown in Xiamen City after graduating from a university in Japan, and launched a startup company. A dozen years later, Kang's company has become a leading enterprise in the industry. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG YINGDE, Entrepreneur in Xiamen "When I came back to China to start my own business, in 2011, the Xiamen municipal government began to offer subsidies to encourage the development of modern agriculture. So we didn't need to make a huge investment. And the

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Tohoku Electric files for safety review to allow reactor resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Inoue, vice president of Tohoku Electric Power Co., (R) submits an application for a state safety assessment of a nuclear reactor at its Higashidori plant to a Nuclear Regulation Authority official in Tokyo on June 10, 2014. The No. 1 reactor at the plant is the 19th in Japan for which a safety review application has been filed since safety requirements were tightened last year in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows (from L) the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on June 14, 2013, where decommissioning work is under way following the nuclear disaster triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Gov't eyes suing TEPCO

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2013 shows workers decontaminating a residential area in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Environment Ministry is considering filing a lawsuit against TEPCO, seeking payment of about 16.5 billion yen in decontamination expenses since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, sources close to the matter said June 1, 2013.

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Sendai man to serve as Olympic torch runner

SENDAI, Japan - Sadaharu Mishina (L), 31, an employee at ANA Holiday Inn Sendai, shakes hands with his supervisor Kimifusa Shibata, 47, in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on June 1, 2012. Mishina, who lost his 2-year-old daughter and saw his home damaged in the March 2011 disaster that struck the region, will be a torch runner in the upcoming London Olympics, running with the sacred flame in a suburb of Leeds, a city in the north of England, on June 25.

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Mihama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo from November 2011 shows the No. 2 reactor (front) and No. 1 reactor (back) of the Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. Japan's nuclear safety agency plans to conclude that Mihama's No. 2 reactor is safe enough to operate beyond 40 years, the period of operation at which mandatory safety assessments for age-related factors must be carried out, sources close to the matter said on June 6, 2012.

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises (L) look for food beside one of their parents (R) in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis (L) lands beside one of its parents in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young bird is one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises spread their wings in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Foreign tourism drops in Mt. Fuji region

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows people climbing Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2011. The Japan Tourism Agency said in late October 2011 that the March triple disasters of quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis have apparently hit foreign tourism hardest in Yamanashi, home of Mt. Fuji, among Japan's 47 prefectures, with a 91 percent fall in visitors in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, a margin wider even than in northeastern Japan where the damage was greatest.

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Picture book on creators of Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Picture book writer and illustrator Noritake Suzuki (R) conducts an interview at a public bathhouse in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on June 1, 2011, as the bathhouse has a painted picture of Tokyo Sky Tree (upper R) on its wall. Suzuki is writing and illustrating a picture book tentatively titled ''Tokyo Sky Tree wo Tsukuru'' (meaning ''Creating Tokyo Sky Tree''). The picture book, which features various jobs concerned with the construction of Tokyo Sky Tree, will be published next spring.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photos of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, (from top) on April 6, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the sightseeing tour vessel Hamayuri, left atop an inn by the March 11 tsunami, has been removed.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

ONAGAWA, Japan - Photos of an area of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 16, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the debris of buildings demolished by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has been removed.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos of an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the fishing boat Kyotoku Maru No. 18, which was washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami, is still stranded, while the debris in the area has been cleared away.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photos of an area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, June 4 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the debris in the area, hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, has been cleared away and green grass has covered the land.

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Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011, shows Nos. 1 (front) and 2 (back) reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. The No. 1 unit will be manually halted due to a problem with its cooling system, prefectural officials said July 16, 2011.

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Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011, shows Nos. 1 to 4 reactors (from front to back) at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. The No. 1 unit will be manually halted due to a problem with its cooling system, prefectural officials said July 16, 2011.

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Tokyo police band marks 1,000th concert

TOKYO, Japan - The metropolitan police musical band holds its 1,000th weekly concert at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on July 13, 2011. The Metropolitan Police Department is considering applying for Guinness World Records as ''the oldest concert performed by a same band at a same place.'' The musical band, founded in 1936, has held free concerts for 62 years at Hibiya Park in Tokyo every Wednesday since June 1949 between spring and autumn seasons.

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Exterior covering for Fukushima reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a new exterior covering being constructed in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 28, 2011, for the building housing the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. The exterior covering for the building damaged by an explosion is intended to prevent the further spread of radioactive materials.

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China's Communist Party marks 90th anniversary

BEIJING, China - A woman with a baby passes a picture of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong in Beijing on June 28, 2011, prior to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1.

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China's Communist Party marks 90th anniversary

BEIJING, China - Women sing a revolutionary song during an event in Beijing on June 28, 2011, prior to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1.

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Kvitova advances to Wimbledon final

LONDON, Britain - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns the ball to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinal match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 30, 2011. Kvitova advanced to a Grand Slam final for the first time by beating Azarenka 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.

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Beijing-Shanghai bullet train service

BEIJING, China - The first high-speed train departs Beijing for Shanghai on June 30, 2011. The 1,318-kilometer-railway that opened the same day connects the two major Chinese cities in four hours and 48 minutes at the fastest.

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Athletics' Matsui

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui rounds first base as he hits a double in the second inning of a game against the Florida Marlins at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on June 28, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-4 in a 1-0 victory.

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Mariners' Ichiro

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the third inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 27, 2011. The Braves won 3-1.

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Japan beat New Zealand at Women's World Cup

BOCHUM, Germany - Japan players celebrate after Yuki Nagasato (2nd from L) scored the team's first goal in a Women's World Cup game against New Zealand in Bochum, Germany, on June 27, 2011. Japan won 2-1 to make a winning start in the Women's World Cup campaign.

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Japan beat New Zealand at Women's World Cup

BOCHUM, Germany - Japan players celebrate after Aya Miyama (C) scored a free kick in the team's second goal in a Women's World Cup game against New Zealand in Bochum, Germany, on June 27, 2011. Japan won 2-1 to make a winning start in the Women's World Cup campaign.

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Fukushima residents rally against nuclear plants

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - People protest against nuclear power in the city of Fukushima on June 26, 2011. Around 1,000 people took part in the rally in the capital of Fukushima Prefecture, where the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is located.

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Athletics' Matsui

PHILADELPHIA, United States - The Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui doubles in the sixth inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on June 24, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-3 in a 1-0 loss.

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Murray at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain celebrates after taking the first set against Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia during a men's singles third round match in the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 24, 2011. Murray advanced to the fourth round by beating Ljubicic 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6.

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Mudslides in Nagano Pref.

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a national road covered by mudslides in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on June 24, 2011. About 1,200 people have been stranded in the area since the previous day due to the mudslides.

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Japan reach final round of London Olympic q'fiers

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japan's Hiroki Sakai (L) celebrates his goal with Kensuke Nagai (R) in the first half of a 2012 London Olympics qualifier against Kuwait in Kuwait on June 23, 2011. Japan's Under-22s advanced to the final round of the qualifiers despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the home-and-away series.

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Japan reach final round of London Olympic q'fiers

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japan's Hiroki Sakai (C) scores in the opening half of a 2012 London Olympics qualifier against Kuwait in Kuwait on June 23, 2011. Japan's Under-22s advanced to the final round of the qualifiers despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the home-and-away series.

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Mariners' Ichiro

WASHINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the sixth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on June 23, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in a 1-0 loss.

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Japan reach final round of London Olympic q'fiers

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Kuwait's Hamad Aman (R) scores in the second half of a 2012 London Olympics qualifier against Japan in Kuwait on June 23, 2011. Japan's Under-22s advanced to the final round of the qualifiers despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the home-and-away series.

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S. Williams at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States returns the ball against Simona Halep of Romania during a women's singles second round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 23, 2011. Four-time Wimbledon champion Williams advanced to the third round by beating Halep 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

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Mitsubishi Aircraft eyes sales of MRJ in Europe

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Hideo Egawa (C) speaks during a press conference at an airport near Paris, the venue of an international air show, on June 21, 2011. The company is aiming to sell over the next 20 years more than 1,000 Mitsubishi Regional Jet planes, the first small passenger jet built in Japan, with 30 percent of the sales targeted for Europe.

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World's fastest supercomputer

KOBE, Japan - Supercomputer ''K,'' jointly developed by Riken, a Japanese state-backed major research institute, and Fujitsu Ltd., and ranked the world's No. 1 in current computing speed, is shown to the media at a Riken facility in Kobe, western Japan, on June 21, 2011.

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Self-propelled endoscope

OSAKA, Japan - A woman holds a self-propelled, remote-controlled capsule endoscope in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 21, 2011. A research team in western Japan has successfully captured images inside a human stomach and colon using the endoscope, about 1 centimeter in diameter and 4.5 cm in length. The team that developed the device consists of researchers from such institutes as Ryukoku University and Osaka Medical College.

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Self-propelled endoscope

OSAKA, Japan - A man holds a self-propelled, remote-controlled capsule endoscope in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 21, 2011. A research team in western Japan has successfully captured images inside a human stomach and colon using the endoscope, about 1 centimeter in diameter and 4.5 cm in length. The team that developed the device consists of researchers from such institutes as Ryukoku University and Osaka Medical College.