Taiwan compatriot embraces massive AI market in Chinese mainland

STORY: Taiwan compatriot embraces massive AI market in Chinese mainland SHOOTING DATE: June 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HSU GUAN-SHENG, Taiwanese entrepreneur 3. various of the forum 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HSU GUAN-SHENG, Taiwanese entrepreneur 5. various of the forum 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HSU GUAN-SHENG, Taiwanese entrepreneur STORYLINE: As a veteran in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), Hsu Guan-Sheng established an artificial intelligence development association in Taiwan in 2018. One year later, he landed his company in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, to embrace the massive market in the Chinese mainland. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HSU GUAN-SHENG, Taiwanese entrepreneur "We chose Xiamen, because the city's policy towards Taiwanese youth and businessmen is very clear, which is very conducive to running start-up projects or enterprises." In Hsu's opinion, the development

Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax, admit gun offence

STORY: Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax, admit gun offence DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of the U.S. Department of Justice 2. various of Biden arriving at the White House 3. various of exterior of the White House STORYLINE: Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two federal criminal tax charges and admit to illegally possessing a firearm, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Justice said in the court filing that Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his 2017 and 2018 taxes on time. He has been under federal investigation by a federal grand jury in Delaware since 2018. The president's son also agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement regarding a separate charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. "The President and First Lady

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia, June 22 Kyodo - Lionel Messi of Argentina looks dejected after Croatia's third goal during the second half of a World Cup group stage match in Nizhny Novgorod Russia, June 21, 2018. Croatia won 3-0.

Football: Spain vs Iran at World Cup

Football: Spain vs Iran at World Cup

KAZAN, Russia, June 21 Kyodo - Spain players pose ahead of a World Cup group stage match against Iran at Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, on June 20, 2018.

Ancient dwellings in northwest China get new lease of life

STORY: Ancient dwellings in northwest China get new lease of life DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of ancient dwellings in the city of Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province 2. STANDUP (English): ZHAO WEIHONG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO CHANGRONG, Expert in ancient building conservation in Tianshui City STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO WEIHONG, Xinhua correspondent "Hello, everyone. I'm Zhao Weihong with Xinhua News Agency. Now I'm in Xiguan Ancient Town of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Xiguan Ancient Town has existed for more than 2,700 years. Since 2018, the national cultural and historical city Tianshui carried out the comprehensive restoration of the Xiguan Ancient Town. And now it's shining with historical splendor from the beautiful courtyards and the ancient alleys." With a history of more than 2,700 years, Tianshui is home to a range of residential houses built in t

(HKSAR 25)CHINA-HONG KONG-HONG KONG PALACE MUSEUM (CN)

(HKSAR 25)CHINA-HONG KONG-HONG KONG PALACE MUSEUM (CN)

(220621) -- HONG KONG, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 28, 2018 shows guests attending the ground breaking ceremony for the Hong Kong Palace Museum in south China's Hong Kong. Scheduled to open to the public on July 2, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is expected to display on rotation more than 900 treasures from the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua)

I see great future for me in China: Russian student

STORY: I see great future for me in China: Russian student DATELINE: June 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mustafin Oskar studying on the campus 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MUSTAFIN OSKAR, Russian student at Beijing Foreign Studies University STORYLINE: Mustafin Oskar is a 21-year-old Russian student majoring in international economics and trade at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in the Chinese capital. While considering working in China after graduation, Oskar told Xinhua that he sees a great future here. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUSTAFIN OSKAR, Russian student, Beijing Foreign Studies University "At BFSU, I had a lot of studying experience, of course and I got to know a lot of knowledge of my major, and I got a lot of friends. I participate in a lot of activities in BFSU life. I've been in China from 2018. And from 2018, like all the time, I felt myself very safe. Whatever place I go or what time it is, it wasn't important for me, each

China opens last section of rail loop around its largest desert

STORY: China opens last section of rail loop around its largest desert DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: A railroad in northwest China's Xinjiang began operation on Thursday, completing a 2,712-km railway line looping around the country's largest desert, the Taklimakan. The opening of the 825-km Hotan-Ruoqiang rail line will enable trains to skirt a full circle around a desert for the first time in the world. The railroad stretches eastward from Hotan City to Ruoqiang County along the southern edge of the Taklimakan, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert, with 65 percent of its length inside the desert. Its construction started in December 2018. Five viaducts with a total length of 49.7 km lift the railroad to protect it against sandstorms. The opening of this line has brought an end to the unavailability of train service in five counties and certain towns in southern Xinjiang and will shorten

Tunisia holds environmental film festival

STORY: Tunisia holds environmental film festival DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1: Various of film festival logo 2: Various of the audience waiting for admission 3: Various of the audience watching the environmental protection exhibition 4: Various of organizer's speech 5: Various of movie clips STORYLINE: The 5th Tunisia Environmental Film Festival kicked off on Friday in Tunis. The films and exhibitions of the festival will be open to the public free of charge. The festival, organized by the Tunisian Film Foundation since 2018, is a non-competitive film event dedicated to environmental protection. The organizers hope to raise public awareness of the urgency of ecological balance protection through the film festival. The festival focuses on topics such as global warming, water conservation, environmental pollution and sustainable agricultural development. The festival will be held in other Tunisian cities from June to November. Xinhua News Agency

Mizuho Bank extends Islamic finance to Japan-Malaysia paint maker

Mizuho Bank extends Islamic finance to Japan-Malaysia paint maker

Shojiro Mizoguchi (L), CEO of Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, exchanges Islamic finance contract documents with Tan Seng Yang, managing director of Japanese-Malaysian paint manufacturing joint venture Sime Kansai Paints Sdn. Bhd., at a signing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2018. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

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Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

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Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

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Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

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Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

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Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

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Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

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Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi

Singer MAO Buyi portrait. Beijing, China, June 21, 2018.

Eastern Japan winery designated as Japan Heritage

Eastern Japan winery designated as Japan Heritage

Photo taken June 21, 2020, shows the interior of a former winery recently designated as Japan Heritage in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. Opened in 1903, Ushiku Chateau ended its wine production and was turned into a cultural site in 2018 due to deteriorated business but aims to resume production under a public-private entity established in January 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Eastern Japan winery designated as Japan Heritage

Eastern Japan winery designated as Japan Heritage

Photo taken June 21, 2020, shows the interior of a former winery recently designated as Japan Heritage in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. Opened in 1903, Ushiku Chateau ended its wine production and was turned into a cultural site in 2018 due to deteriorated business but aims to resume production under a public-private entity established in January 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Eastern Japan winery designated as Japan Heritage

Eastern Japan winery designated as Japan Heritage

Photo taken June 21, 2020, shows a former winery recently designated as Japan Heritage in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. Opened in 1903, Ushiku Chateau ended its wine production and was turned into a cultural site in 2018 due to deteriorated business but aims to resume production under a public-private entity established in January 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Mike Trout

Baseball: Mike Trout

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels bats during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 21, 2018, in Anaheim, California -- the 1,000th game of his career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Cats house" in northeastern Japan

"Cats house" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Dec. 20, 2018, shows cats living alone in a public housing unit in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, after the tenant, a woman in her 80s, died in June. The city decided Dec. 21 to take legal action against a relative of the woman, who occasionally comes to feed the cats, for not emptying the property, which is in a complex built for people affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Cats house" in northeastern Japan

"Cats house" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken Dec. 20, 2018, shows cats living alone in a public housing unit in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, after the tenant, a woman in her 80s, died in June. The city decided Dec. 21 to take legal action against a relative of the woman, who occasionally comes to feed the cats, for not emptying the property, which is in a complex built for people affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Table Tennis: Fukuhara announces retirement

Table Tennis: Fukuhara announces retirement

File photo shows double Olympic medalist Ai Fukuhara competing during an exhibition match in Osaka in June 1994, at the age of 5. Fukuhara announced her retirement as a professional table tennis player on Oct. 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Table Tennis: Fukuhara announces retirement

Table Tennis: Fukuhara announces retirement

File photo taken in June 2000 shows double Olympic medalist Ai Fukuhara competing in the Ogimura Cup tournament in Kobe at the age of 11. Fukuhara announced her retirement as a professional table tennis player on Oct. 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea boom in China

N. Korea boom in China

Women sing at a North Korean-affiliated restaurant in Dandong, a Chinese city on the border with North Korea, on June 21, 2018. An image showing China's national flag is projected on the screen behind the North Korean singers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Ivan Rakitic (L), Luka Modric (R) and other Croatia players celebrate after Rakitic scored a goal during the second half of a World Cup group stage match against Argentina in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on June 21, 2018. Croatia won 3-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: France's Mbappe at World Cup

Football: France's Mbappe at World Cup

Kylian Mbappe of France back heels the ball during a World Cup Group C match against Peru on June 21, 2018, in Ekaterinburg, Russia. France won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: France's Mbappe at World Cup

Football: France's Mbappe at World Cup

Kylian Mbappe (L) of France celebrates with his teammate Antoine Griezmann after scoring a goal during the first half of a World Cup Group C match against Peru on June 21, 2018, in Ekaterinburg, Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: France's Griezmann at World Cup

Football: France's Griezmann at World Cup

Antoine Griezmann of France controls the ball during the first half of a World Cup Group C match against Peru on June 21, 2018, in Ekaterinburg, Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Lionel Messi (C) of Argentina is challenged by Ivan Strinic (L) of Croatia during the second half of a World Cup group stage match in Nizhny Novgorod Russia, June 21, 2018. Croatia won 3-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Lionel Messi of Argentina looks dejected during the second half of a World Cup group stage match against Croatia in Nizhny Novgorod Russia, June 21, 2018. Croatia won 3-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: France vs Peru at World Cup

Football: France vs Peru at World Cup

Peru's Luis Advincula (R) defends the ball from France's Blaise Matuidi during the first half of a World Cup Group C match in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on June 21, 2018. France won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: France vs Peru at World Cup

Football: France vs Peru at World Cup

Peru's Alberto Rodriguez challenges France's Olivier Giroud during the first half of a World Cup Group C match in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on June 21, 2018. France won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: France vs Peru at World Cup

Football: France vs Peru at World Cup

France's Kylian Mbappe (L) and Peru's Miguel Trauco vie for the ball during the second half of a World Cup Group C match in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on June 21, 2018. France won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Football: Argentina vs Croatia at World Cup

Argentina's Marcos Acuna (L) and Croatia's Ante Rebic vie the ball during the first half of a World Cup Group D match in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on June 21, 2018. Croatia won 3-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China-Papua New Guinea talks

China-Papua New Guinea talks

File photo shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shaking hands with Papa New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yui Rail in Okinawa

Yui Rail in Okinawa

Photo taken June 21, 2018, shows monorail cars of Yui Rail operated by Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc. running in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, with the East China Sea in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yui Rail in Okinawa

Yui Rail in Okinawa

Photo taken on June 21, 2018, in Naha in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa shows monorail cars of Yui Rail operated by Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc. and a statue of a traditional "shisa" lion, believed in local folklore to fend off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toyota's remodeled upscale Century sedan

Toyota's remodeled upscale Century sedan

Photo taken June 22, 2018 shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s redesigned Century sedan. It is the first time the model has been redesigned in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo