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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Guomin (C) and his teammates assemble a dragon boat in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 5, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making it suitable for

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Guozhong (1st R) explains rowing skills to rowers in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 5, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making it suitable for t

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guozhong (1st R) explains rowing skills to rowers in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 5, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making it suitable for the narrow rivers l

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guomin (C) and his teammates assemble a dragon boat in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 5, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making it suitable for the narrow rivers

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"Forced labor" lies bring "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang

STORY: "Forced labor" lies bring "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang SHOOTING DATE: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Aminam Tulladin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN 3. various of the factory 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Uygur): NURAHAN TASH, Aminam's mother 5. various of the factory 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AMINAM IMINNIYAZ, Worker of Xinjiang Shache Xiongying Textile Co., Ltd. 7. various of the factory 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN 9. various of the factory 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN STORYLINE: What Aminam Tulladin wants above all else is her old job back. Recalling her workdays just a few years ago, she described the moment she received her first paycheck as "an elating moment." SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN "That was the first time in my life that I had received a salary, and it was earned by myself. I was very happy." Starting in 2017 as an intern at a textile processing company in Qingdao

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-KEY PROJECTS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230707) -- XIONG'AN, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows the construction site of Xiong'an New Area power transmission, generation and maintenance center in the start-up area in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, located about 100 km southwest of Beijing, aiming to build the area into a national model of high-quality development and a new engine for the modern economic system. The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on June 30, 2023 to review the guidelines on a raft of policies and measures supporting the high-standard and high-quality construction of the Xiong'an New Area. The focus of the work involving Xiong'an has shifted to high-quality construction and high-level management, the meeting pointed out. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-KEY PROJECTS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230707) -- XIONG'AN, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows the construction site of Xiong'an New Area power transmission, generation and maintenance center in the start-up area in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, located about 100 km southwest of Beijing, aiming to build the area into a national model of high-quality development and a new engine for the modern economic system. The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on June 30, 2023 to review the guidelines on a raft of policies and measures supporting the high-standard and high-quality construction of the Xiong'an New Area. The focus of the work involving Xiong'an has shifted to high-quality construction and high-level management, the meeting pointed out. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows a sutra pillar, a stone pillar inscribed with Buddhist scripture, about a century ago in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 14, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows the sutra pillar displayed in Kunming Museum, which is built on the original site of the pillar, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken pla

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows the Huguo Bridge and the nearby gate about a century ago in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 15, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows a view of the renovated Huguo bridge and its surroundings in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows Yongyue Pavilion about a century ago in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 15, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows Yongyue Pavilion in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo taken by French diplomat Auguste Francois and provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows a caravan on Shuncheng Street in the late Qing Dynasty in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows a shopping mall on Shuncheng Street, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows the Golden Horse Archway in the late Qing Dynasty in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 13, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Cui Wen shows the Golden Horse Archway on Jinbi Street in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows horses carrying goods to downtown Kunming in the late Qing Dynasty in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This aerial photo taken on Jan. 1, 2022 taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Chao shows an international freight train ready to depart from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province for the Lao capital Vientiane. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows an examination hall compound, in which local imperial examinations were held, in the late Qing Dynasty in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 15, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows a view of Yunnan University which is built on the original site of the old examination hall compound in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows the Zhong'ai Archway about a century ago in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 15, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows the the Zhong'ai Archway, which is rebuilt in 1999, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows the Jade Rooster Archway in the late Qing Dynasty in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 13, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows a night view of the Jade Rooster Archway in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows the West Temple Tower about a century ago in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 13, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows the West Temple Tower, which is renovated based on historical documents in the 1970s, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows a view of the residences in the late Qing Dynasty in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows a view of the same location in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows a view of Tuodong Street about a century ago in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 14, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows a view of Tuodong Street in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past century. (Xinhua)

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Table tennis women's doubles world bronze medalists

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Japan's Hina Hayata(L) and Mima Ito smile after winning women's doubles bronze medals at the world table tennis championships in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 5, 2017.

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Japan defeated by U.S., 3-game series tied at one apiece

SENDAI, Japan, June 24 Kyodo - Japan manager Reika Utsugi (far R) and players look disappointed after losing to the United States 5-4 at Shellcom Sendai stadium in northeastern Japan on June 24, 2017. The United States tied the three-game series 1-1.

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Teen nabbed for allegedly dropping girl from 2nd floor

MIHARA, Japan, June 6 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 6, 2017, shows the entrance hall of a sports facility in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, where a 14-year-old boy allegedly dropped a 5-year-old girl from the second floor the previous day. The boy has been arrested on an attempted murder charge, while the girl suffered a broken jaw.

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Hirano ends wait for Japan women's worlds singles medal

DUSSELDORF, Germany, June 3 Kyodo - Japan's 17-year-old Miu Hirano (R) defeats Feng Tianwei of Singapore 11-5, 11-2, 18-16, 11-5 to reach the semifinals at the World Table Tennis Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 2, 2017.

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China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port in Pakistan opened to traffic

STORY: China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port in Pakistan opened to traffic DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:49 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Minister of Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Minister of Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 3 (English): PANG CHUNXUE, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 4 (English): PANG CHUNXUE, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Pakistanvarious of Gwadar STORYLINE: The inauguration ceremony of the China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port was held on Friday in Gwadar city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province. As an important early harvest project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the 19.49-km expressway was officially started in 2017 by the China Communications Construction Company, with an aim to meet the urgent need of the locals in Gwadar and promote t

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows one section of a new highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert under construction on July 5, 2018 (top, photo taken by Hu Huhu) and the same section after construction on June 24, 2022 (photo taken by Li Xiang), in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows one section of a new highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert under construction on July 5, 2018 (top, photo taken by Hu Huhu) and the same section after construction on June 27, 2022 (photo taken by Gu Yu), in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows one section of a new highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert under construction on July 5, 2018 (top, photo taken by Hu Huhu) and the same section after construction on June 26, 2022 (photo taken by Li Xiang), in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a new highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 5, 2018. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Indian businessman eyes better opportunities in China

STORY: Indian businessman eyes better opportunities in China DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:19 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nitin Karamchandani 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen STORYLINE: Nitin Karamchandani, an Indian businessman from India, came to China's Xiamen in 2017, the exact year a BRICS summit was held in the city. He settled down in China after living in the United States for more than a decade. Now, Karamchandani said he made the right choice. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen "China is booming day after day, the economy here is growing and China is the big hub for manufacture sector. We have been working very closely with all these kind of supp

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Flea market in Beirut attracts hundreds of people amid financial crisis

STORY: Flea market in Beirut attracts hundreds of people amid financial crisis DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:05:16 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flea market in Beirut 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AVEDIS DER BOGHOSSIAN, Owner of The Vintage Shop STORYLINE: A five-day flea market exhibition, Forum de Beyrouth, concluded on Sunday in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. Hundreds of people flocked to the market on the opening day as the market encouraged people to sell quality items that were left unused in their homes at affordable prices to those who want them amid the current financial crisis. Danielle Kiridijian, the organizer of the exhibition, told Xinhua that her initiative started in 2017 and is gaining popularity. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition "We started in 2017 in Beit Mery with the

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Sapporo mayor stands next to 2017 Asian Winter Games mascot

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (R) stands next to Ezomon, the mascot of the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games, on June 5, 2015, in Sapporo. The Games will be held in Obihiro and Sapporo in Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis women's doubles world bronze medalists

Japan's Hina Hayata(L) and Mima Ito smile after winning women's doubles bronze medals at the world table tennis championships in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sushiro, Genki to merge, eye growth in overseas markets

Koichi Mizutome, president of Japan's largest conveyor belt sushi chain Akindo Sushiro Co., discusses new business plans in Tokyo on June 6, 2017 Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. said on Sept. 29 that it will enter merger talks with Genki Sushi Co., the No. 5 chain, to speed up the expansion of their overseas business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FOCUS: Taiwanese mayors step up to engage with China

Former Tainan Mayor William Lai speaks at a press conference after being appointed as Taiwan's new prime minister at the presidential office in Taipei on Sept. 5, 2017. He declared in June while mayor that as much as he loved Taiwan, he also felt "an affinity toward China."(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ishida pitches BayStars past Swallows

Kenta Ishida of the DeNA BayStars pitches against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on June 24, 2017. Ishida picked up his second win of the season after throwing six scoreless innings in the BayStars' 5-1 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: All eyes on new ozeki Takayasu at Nagoya tourney

Newly promoted ozeki Takayasu trains at his Tagonoura stable in Tokyo on June 5, 2017. The Japan Sumo Association has released the "banzuke" rankings list for the July 9-23 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, with the spotlight set to be cast on Takayasu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Veteran Japan lock Thompson back for one last hurrah

Photo taken in October 2015 shows Luke Thompson holding onto the ball during the first half of Japan's 26-5 win over Samoa in a Rugby World Cup pool match in Milton Keynes, England. Thompson retired from international rugby after the tournament, but with Japan in the midst of an injury crisis, he returns to the Brave Blossoms for a match against Ireland on June 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese artist completes peace mural painting journey

Photo taken June 5, 2017, shows a painting of a pigeon holding a white daisy flower in its mouth on the wall of Hakuai Hospital in Haebaru, Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Goromaru returning to Yamaha

Photo taken in March 2017 shows Japan's 2015 World Cup hero Ayumu Goromaru. The 31-year-old fullback revealed on his website on June 5 that he is rejoining his old side Yamaha Jubilo after a year-and-a-half playing for Australia's Queensland Reds and France's Toulon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trash-picking event held to promote eco-friendly 2020 Olympics

Participants in a competition-style trash-picking event check the weight of a bag of garbage on a scale at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on June 5, 2017. The event, held around the main competition area for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was aimed at increasing environmental awareness in the buildup to the games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Watson, Langer to play in 1st PGA-sanctioned tourney in Japan

Gregory McLaughlin (L), president of PGA Tour Champions, and Akira Yonezawa, executive officer at Japan Airlines Co., shake hands at Narita Golf Club in Chiba Prefecture on June 5, 2017 after announcing details of the Japan Airlines Championship to be held in September at the club. The event is the first PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament to take place in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trash-picking event held to promote eco-friendly 2020 Olympics

People take part in a trash-picking event on Tokyo streets around the main competition area for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, on June 5, 2017. The event was aimed at increasing environmental awareness in the buildup to the games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Usami added to Japan squad for Syria friendly

FC Augsburg forward Takashi Usami (C) practices with players of Japan's national team in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on May 28, 2017. The Japan Football Association said on June 5 that Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic will call up Usami for a friendly match against Syria to be held in Tokyo two days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Hawks pitcher Takeda could return during interleague

Shota Takeda of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Rakuten Eagles at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai on April 5, 2017. Takeda, who has been out with shoulder inflammation, revealed on June 1 that he will return to the mound in a minor league game in the weekend. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: 10 years in making, Murata earns first NPB win

Nippon Ham Fighters' pitcher Toru Murata (L) poses with team manger Hideki Kuriyama after the team's 5-1 victory over the Yomiuri Giants in Sapporo on June 11, 2017. Murata earned his first win in top-flight pro ball nearly 10 years after he was taken in the first round of Japan's amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Kamiji wins 2nd French Open title

Yui Kamiji of Japan returns a shot during the French Open women's wheelchair singles final against Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock in Paris on June 10, 2017. Kamiji won 7-5, 6-4 for her second French Open title since 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Buis-Kamiji wins French Open wheelchair doubles

Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands (L) and Yui Kamiji of Japan celebrate after beating Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands 6-3, 7-5 in the French Open wheelchair doubles final in Paris on June 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Kamiji wins 2nd French Open title

Yui Kamiji of Japan acknowledges the crowd after beating Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the women's wheelchair singles at the French Open in Paris on June 10, 2017. Kamiji grabbed her second French Open title following her first victory in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Buis-Kamiji win French Open wheelchair doubles

Yui Kamiji of Japan (front) serves during the French Open wheelchair doubles final in Paris on June 10, 2017. Kamiji and her partner Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands (back) beat Dutch pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot won 6-3, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Buis-Kamiji win French Open wheelchair doubles

Yui Kamiji of Japan (back) and Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands are seen in action during the French Open wheelchair doubles final in Paris on June 10, 2017. The Kamiji-Buis pair won 6-3, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo