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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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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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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET-POWER SUPPLY PROJECT-MAINTENANCE(CN)

(230604) -- GOLMUD, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct power grid maintenance work at Tanggulashan Township of Golmud City in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 3, 2023. Since 2012, the State Grid's Qinghai Electricity Power Company would conduct its annual centralized maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, whose grid lines are laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Low temperatures, lack of oxygen and strong winds on the plateau challenge the operation and maintenance of the grid. Over 420 workers would finish this year's maintenance work of 608-kilometer-long power transmission lines as well as the Qaidam Converter Station in 15 days recently. Over 10.5 billion kWh of electricity has been transferred to Tibet through the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, which was put into operation in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET-POWER SUPPLY PROJECT-MAINTENANCE(CN)

(230604) -- GOLMUD, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct routing inspection of power transmission lines at Tanggulashan Township of Golmud City in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 3, 2023. Since 2012, the State Grid's Qinghai Electricity Power Company would conduct its annual centralized maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, whose grid lines are laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Low temperatures, lack of oxygen and strong winds on the plateau challenge the operation and maintenance of the grid. Over 420 workers would finish this year's maintenance work of 608-kilometer-long power transmission lines as well as the Qaidam Converter Station in 15 days recently. Over 10.5 billion kWh of electricity has been transferred to Tibet through the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, which was put into operation in 2011. (Photo by Pan Binbin/Xinhua)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET-POWER SUPPLY PROJECT-MAINTENANCE(CN)

(230604) -- GOLMUD, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct routing inspection of power transmission lines at Tanggulashan Township of Golmud City in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 3, 2023. Since 2012, the State Grid's Qinghai Electricity Power Company would conduct its annual centralized maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, whose grid lines are laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Low temperatures, lack of oxygen and strong winds on the plateau challenge the operation and maintenance of the grid. Over 420 workers would finish this year's maintenance work of 608-kilometer-long power transmission lines as well as the Qaidam Converter Station in 15 days recently. Over 10.5 billion kWh of electricity has been transferred to Tibet through the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, which was put into operation in 2011. (Photo by Pan Binbin/Xinhua)

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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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3,437 Japanese taiko drummers set new Guinness record

MORIOKA, Japan - A total of 3,437 Japanese "taiko" drummers pose for a commemorative photo in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 29, 2014, after performing in unison to break the current Guinness World Records number of 2,778 participants in an event of the kind set elsewhere in Japan in 2011.

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3,437 Japanese taiko drummers set new Guinness record

MORIOKA, Japan - More than 3,000 Japanese "taiko" drummers challenge the Guinness World Records number of 2,778 participants playing the taiko drum in unison in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on June 29, 2014. Guinness later authorized the 3,437 participants as a new record exceeding the previous one set elsewhere in Japan in 2011.

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3,437 Japanese taiko drummers set new Guinness record

MORIOKA, Japan - More than 3,000 Japanese "taiko" drummers challenge the Guinness World Records number of 2,778 participants playing the taiko drum in unison in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on June 29, 2014. Guinness later authorized the 3,437 participants as a new record exceeding the previous one set elsewhere in Japan in 2011.

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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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Red Sox's Matsuzaka works out in Florida

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right hander Daisuke Matsuzaka speaks with reporters at the team's training facility in Fort Myers, Florida, on Oct. 3, 2011, after playing catch for the first time since undergoing surgery on his right elbow in June 2011. He said he was relieved because he felt no pain in the elbow.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka works out in Florida

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka plays his first game of catch in Fort Myers, Florida, on Oct. 3, 2011, since undergoing surgery on his pitching elbow in June 2011. Matsuzaka eyes a comeback in the latter half of next season.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, (from L) on March 16, June 2 and Sept. 3, 2011, show that rubble from the March 11 tsunami has been mostly removed. Student volunteers in the newest photo are clearing small pieces of debris.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

SHINCHI, Japan - Photos from a Kyodo News helicopter of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, (from top) on March 12, June 3 and Sept. 6, 2011, show that a railway station and trains damaged by the March 11 tsunami have been removed and grass has grown.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

OFUNATO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter of the downtown area of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, (from top) on March 13, June 3 and Sept. 5, 2011, show that debris in the area, hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, has almost been cleared away.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos of a residential district of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 11, June 3 and Sept. 6, 2011, show that the district was engulfed by tsunami on March 11 and that the only house remaining there on June 3 has been removed.

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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

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter of Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture (from top) on March 11, June 3 and Sept. 6, 2011, show that the airport inundated by the March 11 tsunami has resumed operation.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter of a fishing port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 12, June 3 and Sept. 6, 2011, show that debris floating along the shores due to the March 11 tsunami has mostly 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

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from L) on March 24, June 3 and Sept. 5, 2011, show that fishing boats swept ashore by the March 11 tsunami have been removed.

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Antarctic penguin treated in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2011 shows an emperor penguin at Wellington Zoo in Wellington, New Zealand. Named Happy Feet, the male, about 3 and half years old, was found after drifting ashore in the country from the Antarctic in late June and is being treated at the zoo.

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AirAsia X to offer Osaka-Kuala Lumpur flight

OSAKA, Japan - Azran Osman-Rani (C), chief executive officer of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X, attends an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011, to promote a flight between Osaka and Kuala Lumpur to be launched on Nov. 30. In the promotional period through June 20, the lowest fare available on the new route from Kansai International Airport is set at 3,931 yen one way. The total ticket cost, including airport taxes, rises to 8,081 yen. The flight will be the airline's second service linking Malaysia and Japan after the inauguration in 2010 of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

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Former Japan national team defender Matsuda dies

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Matsuda (3) plays in a game between Japan and Russia in the 2002 World Cup at International Stadium Yokohama (current name Nissan Stadium) in Yokohama, near Tokyo, in June 2002. Matsuda, who joined Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga after playing for Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010, died on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Nos. 2 (back) and 3 (front) reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the suspended No. 2 (front) and No. 3 (back) reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, in June 2011.

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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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Sharapova advances to Wimbledon final

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a women's singles semifinal match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 30, 2011. Sharapova advanced to her second Wimbledon final by beating Lisicki 6-4, 6-3.

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Nadal makes it to Wimbledon semifinals

LONDON, Britain - Top seed Rafael Nadal hits back a shot by American Mardy Fish in a men's singles quarterfinals match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 29, 2011. Nadal won the match 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 and will meet Briton Andy Murray in the semifinals.

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Cirstea-Morita lose in Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Sorana Cirstea of Russia (L) and Ayumi Morita of Japan are seen after losing in a women's doubles third round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 29, 2011. Sabine Lisicki of Germany and Samantha Stosur of Australia beat them 6-4, 6-3.

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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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Nadal to advance to quarterfinals

LONDON, England - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain hits backhand at the Centre Court in the men's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. Nadal defeated Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

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Nadal to advance to quarterfinals

LONDON, England - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain hits backhand at the Centre Court in the men's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. Nadal defeated Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

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Bartoli beats Serena Williams at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - France's Marion Bartoli celebrates after beating Serena Williams of the United States in a women's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. The score in the match between the ninth-seeded winner and seventh seed was 6-3, 7-6.

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Aoyama-Fujiwara pair loses to Italian pair

LONDON, Britain - Shuko Aoyama (2nd from L) and Rika Fujiwara (R), both from Japan, congratulate an opponent after their loss in a women's doubles first round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Italian pair Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci beat the Japanese pair 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

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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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Nishikori-Devvarman at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori (front) and Somdev Devvarman of India (back) play against Rainer Schuettler and Alexander Waske in a first round match of the men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 24, 2011. Nishikori and Devvarman advanced into the second round by beating the German pair 6-7, 6-3, 6-2.

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Li at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - China's Li Na plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany during a women's singles second round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 23, 2011. Lisicki advanced to the third round after beating French Open champion Li 3-6, 6-4, 8-6.

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Federer advances to 3rd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays in a men's singles second round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 23, 2011. Six-time Wimbledon champion Federer advanced to the third round by beating Adrian Mannarino of France 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

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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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Chinese navy ships around Miyako Island

MIYAKO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows crew members of an intelligence gathering ship of the Chinese navy pointing cameras at the helicopter in waters about 120 kilometers northeast of Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, at 3:40 p.m. on June 22, 2011.

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Soeda at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Japan's Go Soeda is seen in action during a men's singles first-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 21, 2011. Soeda was ousted by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

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New robot for Fukushima operation

MITO, Japan - Nuclear disaster operation robot ''JAEA-3'' is shown to reporters at the Nuclear Emergency Assistance & Training Center in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 21, 2011. The remote-controlled robot will be used to measure radiation levels at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Japan win over Kuwait in Olympic q'fier

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan forward Yuya Osako (L) scores the team's third goal during the second half of an Olympic qualifier against Kuwait at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on June 19, 2011. Japan's under-22 squad beat their Kuwaiti counterpart 3-1 in the first leg of the home-and-away series.

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Ishikawa's slow start at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, United States - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan is pictured at the sixth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 16, 2011. Ishikawa shot a 3-over 74 to tie for 62nd place after the first round.

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Fukushima plant workers

IWAKI, Japan - Photo taken June 3, 2011, shows a room for five men working at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in an inn in a spa area of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks during an interview with foreign media in Bangkok on June 14, 2011. He said the general election to be held on July 3 will be a tight race but he hopes to secure around 200 seats for his party.