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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 13, 2019. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions in northern China. In 2

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 13, 2019. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 13, 2019. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 13, 2019. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation p

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 13, 2019. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation p

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230714) -- NANJING, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows the city wall of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Xuanwu Lake and Zijin Mountain in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The ancient city Nanjing, with a history of around 2,500 years, has started many renewal projects along the Qinhuai River in recent years. This has helped bring the old and new together to create a brighter future of the city. Such urban renewal projects have also led to the prosperity of the cultural sector in the ancient city. In 2022, the added value of Nanjing's cultural industry reached 112 billion yuan (about 15.6 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 6.6 percent of the city's gross domestic product. In 2019, Nanjing was recognized as a city of literature by UNESCO because of its literary history and heritage. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230714) -- NANJING, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows the city view in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The ancient city Nanjing, with a history of around 2,500 years, has started many renewal projects along the Qinhuai River in recent years. This has helped bring the old and new together to create a brighter future of the city. Such urban renewal projects have also led to the prosperity of the cultural sector in the ancient city. In 2022, the added value of Nanjing's cultural industry reached 112 billion yuan (about 15.6 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 6.6 percent of the city's gross domestic product. In 2019, Nanjing was recognized as a city of literature by UNESCO because of its literary history and heritage. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230714) -- NANJING, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows the Nanjing Olympic Center in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The ancient city Nanjing, with a history of around 2,500 years, has started many renewal projects along the Qinhuai River in recent years. This has helped bring the old and new together to create a brighter future of the city. Such urban renewal projects have also led to the prosperity of the cultural sector in the ancient city. In 2022, the added value of Nanjing's cultural industry reached 112 billion yuan (about 15.6 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 6.6 percent of the city's gross domestic product. In 2019, Nanjing was recognized as a city of literature by UNESCO because of its literary history and heritage. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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TANZANIA-MWANZA REGION-WATER SUPPLY

(230617) -- MWANZA, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers applaud after the water pipes are connected in Misungwi of Mwanza Region, Tanzania, June 13, 2023. Mwanza Region is situated in the northwest of Tanzania, bordering the southern shores of Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in Africa and the second largest in the world. Unfortunately, due to inadequate infrastructure, the residents living along the lake have faced water scarcity issues. Kelvin Josephat Kituruka, a native of Mwanza, joined the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) as a quality engineer upon completing his studies in Dar es Salaam. In May 2017, the water supply project for satellite cities in Mwanza was launched, prompting Kelvin to return to his hometown to address the water problem. Since its implementation in November 2019, the water supply project has successfully met the water demands of approximately 150,000 local residents and the water cost has also dropped to one-fifth of the original. CCECC has c

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TANZANIA-MWANZA REGION-WATER SUPPLY

(230617) -- MWANZA, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelvin (C) talks with villagers in Misungwi of Mwanza Region, Tanzania, June 13, 2023. Mwanza Region is situated in the northwest of Tanzania, bordering the southern shores of Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in Africa and the second largest in the world. Unfortunately, due to inadequate infrastructure, the residents living along the lake have faced water scarcity issues. Kelvin Josephat Kituruka, a native of Mwanza, joined the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) as a quality engineer upon completing his studies in Dar es Salaam. In May 2017, the water supply project for satellite cities in Mwanza was launched, prompting Kelvin to return to his hometown to address the water problem. Since its implementation in November 2019, the water supply project has successfully met the water demands of approximately 150,000 local residents and the water cost has also dropped to one-fifth of the original. CCECC has constructed seven water

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TANZANIA-MWANZA REGION-WATER SUPPLY

(230617) -- MWANZA, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelvin (front) helps local villagers with access to drinking water in Misungwi of Mwanza Region, Tanzania, June 13, 2023. Mwanza Region is situated in the northwest of Tanzania, bordering the southern shores of Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in Africa and the second largest in the world. Unfortunately, due to inadequate infrastructure, the residents living along the lake have faced water scarcity issues. Kelvin Josephat Kituruka, a native of Mwanza, joined the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) as a quality engineer upon completing his studies in Dar es Salaam. In May 2017, the water supply project for satellite cities in Mwanza was launched, prompting Kelvin to return to his hometown to address the water problem. Since its implementation in November 2019, the water supply project has successfully met the water demands of approximately 150,000 local residents and the water cost has also dropped to one-fifth of the original.

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Baseball: Angels v Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States, June 14 Kyodo - Combined photo shows Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hitting for the cycle in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 13, 2019, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida -- (from R) a three-run home run in the first inning, a double in the third, a triple in the fifth and a single in the seventh.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

(220913) -- NANNING, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 27, 2019 shows a view of Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. Thanks to the corridor, Guangxi is becoming an important window for exchanges and cooperation between China and ASEAN countries. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

(220913) -- NANNING, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The launch ceremony of a railway container distribution center is held in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 30, 2019. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. Thanks to the corridor, Guangxi is becoming an important window for exchanges and cooperation between China and ASEAN countries. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

(220913) -- NANNING, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 30, 2019 shows a China-Europe freight train departing from a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. Thanks to the corridor, Guangxi is becoming an important window for exchanges and cooperation between China and ASEAN countries. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Sewing machine for sewing fasteners without tape jointly developed by JUKI and YKK.

JUKI and YKK have jointly developed the "Airy String" zipper, which has no tape, and a sewing machine for sewing the zipper. JUKI will manufacture the sewing machines, and YKK will buy and rent the machines and sell the fasteners. The developed fastener is expected to improve operability and design by integrating with the fabric. The sewing machine has developed a new mechanism to synchronize the elements that interlock the zipper with the fabric. This eliminates the need for stitching, which is done after the tape and fabric are sewn together to prevent them from shifting, thus reducing the sewing process. The two companies have been promoting joint development since January 2017, and in March announced a device that streamlines the sewing of fasteners for jeans, resulting in a significant increase in productivity.Photo taken on June 13, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tapeless fasteners jointly developed by JUKI and YKK (bottom photo)

JUKI and YKK have jointly developed the "Airy String" zipper, which has no tape, and a sewing machine for sewing the zipper. JUKI will manufacture the sewing machines, and YKK will buy and rent the machines and sell the fasteners. The developed fastener is expected to improve operability and design by integrating with the fabric. The sewing machine has developed a new mechanism to synchronize the elements that interlock the zipper with the fabric. This eliminates the need for stitching, which is done after the tape and fabric are sewn together to prevent them from shifting, thus reducing the sewing process. The two companies have been promoting joint development since January 2017, and in March announced a device that streamlines the sewing of fasteners for jeans, resulting in a significant increase in productivity.Photo taken on June 13, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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VTT, a simulated organ for surgical training by Kotobuki Giken

Kotobuki Giken has launched a new company to develop and sell simulated organs for surgical training using konjac. The company raised about 90 million yen through stock investment-type crowdfunding. The company will sell the products to medical equipment manufacturers as well as universities and hospitals. The company also has its sights set on overseas markets. The new company, KOTOBUKI Medical, was established with experts in venture management and medical equipment sales, and is headed by President Takayama. The company will be based in Kotobuki Giken. The new company will handle everything from the purchase of raw materials to processing and sales. The new company aims to achieve sales of 10 million yen in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and to build a plant in 2008. President Takayama is enthusiastic, saying, "We want to make this a 3 billion yen business by 2016. (Photo taken on June 13, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Murata Manufacturing's all-individual battery that has started shipping samples

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will startmass production of all solid-state batteries using ceramics technology within fiscal 2019. The company will build a new mass production line in the battery-related production building at Yasu Plant (Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture). The production capacity is planned to be 100,000 units per month for the time being. The capacity of the prototype is more than 10 milliampere hours, 100 times higher than that of other companies' products, the highest level in the industry, and the company will accelerate its expansion into energy-related markets, including the lithium-ion rechargeable battery business acquired from Sony in 2005. The company will mass-produce surface-mounted "ceramic all-solid-state batteries" that use ceramic materials as the electrolyte. In addition to converting its manufacturing facilities for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs)(Photo taken on June 13, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Rakuten Mobile's Shibuya Koen-dori branch

Keywords : Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten, smartphone, cell phone, MVNO, MNO, mobile network, mobile, data communication, telecommunication service, cheap sim, sim free, company, store, appearance, building, signboard, logo, logo mark = June 13, 2019, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Rakuten Mobile's Shibuya Koen-dori branch

Keywords : Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten, smartphone, cell phone, MVNO, MNO, mobile network, mobile, data communication, telecommunication service, cheap sim, sim free, company, store, appearance, building, signboard, logo, logo mark = June 13, 2019, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Rakuten Mobile's Shibuya Koen-dori branch

Keywords : Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten, smartphone, cell phone, MVNO, MNO, mobile network, mobile, data communication, telecommunication service, cheap sim, sim free, company, store, appearance, building, signboard, logo, logo mark = June 13, 2019, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Rakuten Mobile's Shibuya Koen-dori branch

Keywords : Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten, smartphone, cell phone, MVNO, MNO, mobile network, mobile, data communication, telecommunication service, cheap sim, sim free, company, store, appearance, building, signboard, logo, logo mark = June 13, 2019, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Rakuten Mobile's Shibuya Koen-dori branch

Keywords : Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten, smartphone, cell phone, MVNO, MNO, mobile network, mobile, data communication, telecommunication service, cheap sim, sim free, company, store, appearance, building, signboard, logo, logo mark = June 13, 2019, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Rakuten Mobile's Shibuya Koen-dori branch

Keywords : Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten, smartphone, cell phone, MVNO, MNO, mobile network, mobile, data communication, telecommunication service, cheap sim, sim free, company, store, appearance, building, signboard, logo, logo mark = June 13, 2019, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Rakuten Mobile's Shibuya Koen-dori branch

Keywords : Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten, smartphone, cell phone, MVNO, MNO, mobile network, mobile, data communication, telecommunication service, cheap sim, sim free, company, store, appearance, building, signboard, logo, logo mark = June 13, 2019, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, credit The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Asahi Shimbun's Tokyo Headquarters

Exterior view of the head office on June 13, 2019, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Kyodo News Images

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Asahi Shimbun's Tokyo Headquarters

Exterior view of the head office on June 13, 2019, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Kyodo News Images

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