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New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area in China's Datong

STORY: New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area in China's Datong SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: DATONG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the base 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHIWEI, Chairman of a new energy company based in Datong 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN ZHICHENG, Local photovoltaic power generation monitoring center STORYLINE: Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province was once heavily-reliant on coal mining. Due to prolonged and large-scale mining, there is a large subsidence area of about 1,687 square kilometers in the city. Thanks to the efforts to tap into renewable energy, the ecological environment here has changed a lot. The construction of the Datong Coal Mining Subsidence Area National Advanced Technology Photovoltaic Demonstration Base began in September 2015. Since then, 13 enterprises have invested in and helped to operate the photovoltaic panels. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHIWEI, Chairman of a new en

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Turkish warship Gediz arrives in Tokyo

TOKYO, June 5 Kyodo - Sailors and representatives stand in front of the Turkish frigate Gediz for commemorative photos at Tokyo's Harumi Pier on June 5, 2015. Before sailing to Tokyo to mark the 125th anniversary of the friendship between Turkey and Japan, Gediz stopped at Kushimoto town in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, for a commemorative ceremony for the victims of the Ottoman warship that sank due to a typhoon in 1890.

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African immigrants in Paris

PARIS, June 5 Kyodo - Immigrants who fled from eastern Africa via the Mediterranean Sea are seen at their camp underneath elevated railway tracks in Paris on May 8, 2015. Some claim they decided to migrate to Europe while in Libya, fearing they could be targeted by the Islamic State militant group.

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Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center holds meeting

KANAZAWA, Japan - The Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center holds a meeting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 5, 2014, to discuss how to make good use of the upcoming opening of the extension to the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line in spring 2015 for tourism.

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-IAEA-IRAN-JOINT STATEMENT

(220306) -- VIENNA, March 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), briefs the press after his arrival at the Vienna International Airport, in Vienna, Austria, March 5, 2022. Iran and the IAEA on Saturday agreed on a roadmap to resolve Iran's nuclear safeguards issues by June, a vital step as talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entered the final stage. The IAEA released a joint statement by its Director-General Rafael Grossi and Mohammad Eslami, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), after the two met in Tehran early Saturday. (Photo by Georges Schneider/Xinhua)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-IAEA-IRAN-JOINT STATEMENT

(220306) -- VIENNA, March 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Grossi (top C), Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), briefs the press after his arrival at the Vienna International Airport, in Vienna, Austria, March 5, 2022. Iran and the IAEA on Saturday agreed on a roadmap to resolve Iran's nuclear safeguards issues by June, a vital step as talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entered the final stage. The IAEA released a joint statement by its Director-General Rafael Grossi and Mohammad Eslami, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), after the two met in Tehran early Saturday. (Photo by Georges Schneider/Xinhua)

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Aoki goes 3-for-5

San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a single during the first inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 21, 2015. Aoki went 3-for-5 for his first three-hit game since June 10, and the Giants beat the Pirates 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People provide free transport for kin of Chinese ship mishap victims

A man volunteers on June 5, 2015, to provide free transportation for bereaved families of victims on the cruise ship that capsized in the Yangtze River in Jianli in China's Hubei Province, with a yellow ribbon tied to the sideview mirror as a mark. The ship with 456 aboard capsized on June 1, leaving most of the dead in the worst ship disaster in China in decades. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tohoku Electric's thermal unit begins LNG-based operation

Photo taken in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on June 17, 2015, shows Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Hachinohe Thermal Power Station Unit No. 5. The unit commenced liquefied natural gas-based operation in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children's book author talks about A-bomb experience

Masamoto Nasu, a children's book author, discusses the tragedy of war on June 5, 2015. Nasu believes it is his lifelong mission to relate his experience of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, and its aftermath. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children's book author talks about A-bomb experience

Masamoto Nasu, a children's book author, discusses the tragedy of war on June 5, 2015. Nasu believes it is his lifelong mission to relate his experience of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, and its aftermath. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Civilian firefighter leads evacuation on eruption-hit volcanic isle

Masayuki Yamaguchi, 46-year-old leader of a civilian firefighter team on the volcanic islet of Kuchinoerabu in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, poses on June 5, 2015, during an interview on the nearby island of Yakushima to which he helped all residents evacuate on May 29 following a volcanic eruption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Injured Ando to join teammates for World Cup final

Injured Japanese soccer player Kozue Ando is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 4, 2015, before leaving for Vancouver, Canada. Ando, who broke her leg in a match against Switzerland in early June, will join teammates for the Women's World Cup final against the United States on July 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman wins unique contest in flipping table, venting anger

Kaori Matsuo from Tokushima, southwestern Japan, overturns a Japanese "chabudai" low dining table while shouting out her frustration from having to live separately from her husband based in northern Japan during a "chabudai gaeshi" table-flipping contest in Yahaba, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 27, 2015. Matsuo won the competition and was awarded a gold-colored chabudai and 5 kilograms of Iwate-produced rice. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwakuma steady in rehab start

Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma pitches for Triple-A Tacoma in a rehab assignment on June 30, 2015. Iwakuma, on the disabled list with a strained lat muscle, allowed one run in 5-2/3 innings against Las Vegas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nishikori ready for Wimbledon tennis

Japan's Kei Nishikori practices at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on June 27, 2015, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament. World No. 5 Nishikori will play against No. 56 Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nishikori ready for Wimbledon tennis

Japan's Kei Nishikori practices at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on June 27, 2015, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament. World No. 5 Nishikori will play against No. 56 Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori says calf feeling better for Wimbledon

Kei Nishikori hits a shot during practice in Wimbledon, England, on June 25, 2015. The world No. 5 player has said on his official Website that his injured left calf is feeling better before the June 29 start of the grass-court championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori prepares for Wimbledon championships

Japan's Kei Nishikori leaves a court in Wimbledon, England, on June 24, 2015, after practicing for the grass-court championships starting June 29. World No. 5 Nishikori has been handed the fifth seed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Original score of Finnish composer's symphony "Hiroshima" discovered

Photo taken on June 5, 2015, shows the original score of "Symphony No. 2 Hiroshima" composed by Erkki Aaltonen (1910-1990) of Finland about four years after the 1945 atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. Based on the score found a few years ago, the symphony will be played in Hiroshima in November and in Hiroshima and Nishinomiya neighboring Osaka in December. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to Gerry Weber semifinals

Japan's Kei Nishikori waves to the crowd after beating Poland's Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, on June 19, 2015. Nishikori advanced to the semifinals for the second straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to Gerry Weber semifinals

Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a backhand to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz during their quarterfinal match at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, on June 19, 2015. Nishikori beat Janowicz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals for the second straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to quarterfinals in Gerry Weber Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot during a second-round match at the Gerry Weber Open against Dustin Brown of Germany in Halle, Germany, on June 18, 2015. Nishikori defeated Brown 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fresh Japanese vegetables on sale at Bangkok store

Fresh vegetables airlifted from Japan are on sale on June 5, 2015, at a store in Bangkok run by an agriculture corporation based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. The store was opened in April 2014 to create an independent sales channel and is now attracting wealthy Thai customers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to 2nd round of Gerry Weber Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball during a first-round game at the Gerry Weber Open against Dominic Thiem of Austria in Halle, Germany, on June 16, 2015. Nishikori defeated Thiem 7-6(4), 7-5 to advance to the second round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to 2nd round of Gerry Weber Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball during a first-round game at the Gerry Weber Open against Dominic Thiem of Austria in Halle, Germany, on June 16, 2015. Nishikori defeated Thiem 7-6(4), 7-5 to advance to the second round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Singapore draw 0-0 in World Cup qualifier

Shinji Okazaki of Japan (9), flanked by Singapore's Baihakki Khaizan (5) and Madhu Mohana (6), heads the ball during the second half of a Group E match in the second round of Asian World Cup qualifiers at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokomine takes share of 10th at Women's PGA Championship

Japan's Sakura Yokomine hits a fairway shot on the fifth hole during the third round of the Women's PGA Championship at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, the United States, on June 13, 2015. Yokomine moved up to a tie for 10th place at 5-under 214, nine shots off the lead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uehara does job but Red Sox lose in 11 innings

Boston Red Sox pitcher Koji Uehara throws during the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, the United States, on June 13, 2015. Uehara worked the scoreless ninth inning for the team in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bamiyan citizens celebrate its listing as region's cultural capital

Citizens in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, pose in front of a statue on June 5, 2015, built to commemorate the town's designation by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation as the region's first cultural capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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South Asian group picks Bamiyan as region's cultural capital

Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish of Afghanistan addresses a ceremony in Bamiyan on June 5, 2015, to commemorate the designation of the central Afghan town by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation as the region's first cultural capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tazawa pitches scoreless innings against Orioles

Boston Red Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa pitches in a 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, the United States, on June 11, 2015. Tazawa appeared in the middle of the seventh inning and threw one and one-third innings without allowing a hit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese city celebrates selection as 2016 G-7 summit venue

Officials of the Shima city hall are ready to split open a decorative paper ball on June 5, 2015, following the government's decision to hold a summit of the Group of Seven economic powers in the western Japanese city. Women in the front row are clad in costumes worn by local "ama" professional female divers traditionally active in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese wheelchair tennis champ wins singles, doubles at French Open

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda shows off plaques for winning the men's singles and doubles titles at the French Open in Paris on June 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wheelchair tennis champ Kunieda in action in French Open singles final

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda returns a serve during the men's singles final at the French Open in Paris on June 5, 2015. Kunieda won the tile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Male ptarmigan on Mt. Norikura

A male ptarmigan stands on a rock on Mt. Norikura, central Japan, on June 5, 2015. Ptarmigan have been designated an endangered species and special national treasure in Japan. (Pool photo by Shinano Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ptarmigan eggs collected for artificial incubation

Hiroshi Nakamura (R), a professor emeritus at Shinshu University, collects eggs to artificially incubate and rear ptarmigan, a designated endangered species and special national treasure in Japan, in Mt. Norikura, central Japan, on June 5, 2015. (Pool photo by Shinano Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International Paralympic Committee holds meeting in Tokyo

(From L) Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe, Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven attend the IPC governing board's meeting in Tokyo on June 5, 2015. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ptarmigan eggs in nest on Mt. Norikura

Photo taken June 5, 2015, shows ptarmigan eggs in a nest on Mt. Norikura, central Japan. Five eggs have been collected for artificial incubation and rearing. Ptarmigan have been designated an endangered species and special national treasure in Japan. (Pool photo by Shinano Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deputy PM Aso meets China's Finance Minister Lou in Beijing

Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) holds talks with Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei in Beijing on June 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets IPC President Craven

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 5, 2015. Abe said he will make efforts to strengthen sports for disabled people with the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in mind. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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OPEC meets in Vienna, keeps crude oil output unchanged

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries holds a general meeting in Vienna on June 5, 2015. The 12-nation oil cartel decided to keep its daily output of crude oil unchanged at 30 million barrels a day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Saudi oil minister speaks to reporters before OPEC meeting

Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi speaks to reporters before a general meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna on June 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young owls stay on tree branch in northern Japan forest

Three young owls perch on a tree branch in a forest in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 5, 2015. Details of the location are withheld to protect the birds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young owl flies from branch in northern Japan forest

A young owl flies from a tree branch while another stays perched in a forest in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 5, 2015. Details of the location are withheld to protect the birds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JICA staffers work in ethnic costumes of developing nations

Staffers at the Japan International Cooperation Agency's Kansai (western Japan) office in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, work in ethnic costumes of more than 30 developing nations on June 5, 2015, under the government's "Cool Biz" campaign to dress down and help reduce global warming. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JICA staffers pose in ethnic costumes of over 30 developing nations

Staffers at the Japan International Cooperation Agency's Kansai (western Japan) office strike a pose in ethnic costumes of more than 30 developing countries in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 5, 2015, under the government's "Cool Biz" campaign to dress down and help reduce global warming. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Character goods offered with beverages at Namco arcade in Osaka

People enjoy drinking beverages and shopping for comic and animation character goods at "Ichiban (No.1) Cafe" in the Namco Land arcade in the Umeda entertainment district of Osaka, western Japan, on June 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebrities attend Tokyo fair of goods made in prison by convicts

Singers Atsushi Sato (L) and Rimi Natsukawa (C) join actor Ryotaro Sugi in Tokyo on June 5, 2015, in pitching exhibits at a fair of goods made in prison by convicts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese people leave for Russian-held isles for year's 1st visa-free visit

Former Japanese residents of disputed islands off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido board a ship in Nemuro on the eastern tip for this year's first visit to the Russian-held territory claimed by Japan on June 5, 2015, under a visa-free exchange program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo