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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Senator Bob Packwood (Republican of Oregon), Chair, US Senate Committee on Finance, listens as US Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

Baker Testifies Before the US Senate Committee on Finance

United States Secretary of the Treasury James A Baker III testifies before the US Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, June 11, 1985. The hearings are on proposed legislation on tax reform. Photo by Matthew Mudd / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Several Spanish government ministers during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, on June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, on June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

King Felipe VI (r) and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (l) during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain to join the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Several Spanish government ministers during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

The President of the Congress, Francina Armengol, and the President of the Senate, Pedro Rollán, during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, on June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Several Spanish government ministers during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, on June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, on June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

King Felipe VI presides over the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, on June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Several Spanish government ministers during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

King Felipe VI (l) greets Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (r) during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain to join the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, on June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, on June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

King Felipe VI (r) presides over the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain to join the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

King Felipe VI (l) greets Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (r) during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain to join the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Family photo during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain's entry into the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

King Felipe VI (r) and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (l) during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain to join the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

Felipe VI and Sánchez Commemorate EU Accession Anniversary - Madrid

King Felipe VI (l) and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (r) during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, at the Royal Palace, June 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The ceremony commemorates the historic agreement signed on June 12, 1985, which allowed Spain to join the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986, after years of negotiations that began in 1979. The Treaty, initialed in the Salón de Columnas by former President Felipe González in the presence of King Emeritus Juan Carlos, marked the beginning of Spain's integration into the European common market. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun (C, front) communicates with pupils at a primary school in Xinghualing District of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, June 26, 2023. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's repre

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2023 shows a product exhibition hall at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees make rattan weaving at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A trainee makes bamboo furniture at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A trainee makes rattan weaving at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2023 shows a shop of bamboo and rattan weaving products run by Selemani Ndayishimiye, a senior trainee graduated from Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, in Bujumbura, Burundi. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A trainee makes rattan weaving at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A trainee makes bamboo furniture at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A trainee makes rattan weaving at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Selemani Ndayishimiye, a senior trainee graduated from Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, works at a shop of bamboo and rattan weaving products he runs in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

BURUNDI-BUJUMBURA-CHINA AID-BAMBOO & RATTAN WEAVING

(230710) -- BUJUMBURA, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees load bamboo and rattan weaving products for sale at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo weaving, and woodworking in Burundi since 1985. The Kamenge handicraft vocational training center, an institute that the Chinese government helped to establish, successfully hosted 14 sessions of such training to date for about 600 locals from poor families. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Kanokogi, mother of women's judo, dies at 74

Kanokogi, mother of women's judo, dies at 74

TOKYO, Japan - Rusty Kanokogi, dubbed the ''mother of women's judo,'' is seen speaking during an interview at the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo in June 1985. Kanokogi died Nov. 21, 2009 in New York.

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Japan's Olympic marathon runner Nagata dies at 53

Japan's Olympic marathon runner Nagata dies at 53

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in January 1985 shows Nanae Nagata, one of the groundbreakers in women's marathon in Japan who ran in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Nagata died June 27 at age 53 after a two-year battle against rectum cancer, people close to her said June 29.

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Partially restored statue of Colonel Sanders unveiled

Partially restored statue of Colonel Sanders unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - A partially restored statue of Colonel Sanders is unveiled to the media during a ritual at Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Osaka on June 25. The statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder, which had been tossed into a river in Osaka by exited Hanshin Tigers fans in 1985 after the Central League baseball club won the league title, was recovered from the bottom of a river in Osaka in March. The statue has been given a new protective coating.

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Narita airport dispute arbitrator Sumiya dies at 86

Narita airport dispute arbitrator Sumiya dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Mikio Sumiya (file photo taken in June, 1985), a labor economist who acted as an arbitrator in the 1990s in a thorny dispute between the central government and opponents of Narita airport, died on Feb. 22 at a Tokyo hospital. He was 86. Sumiya, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, previously served as president of the private Tokyo Woman's Christian University.

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(1)11 members of Nepal's royal family die in shoot-out

(1)11 members of Nepal's royal family die in shoot-out

TOKYO, Japan - Nepalese King Birendra (L) and Queen Aishwarya (R) are seen in a file photo taken in September 1985 in a Tokyo hotel meeting with then Japanese Crown Prince Akihito when the two visited Japan. Eleven members of the Nepalese royal family, including the king and queen, were killed during a shoot-out after a family dispute at the Narayanhity Royal Palace in Kathmandu on June 1.

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Baseball: Seibu Lions pitcher Kuo Tai-yuan+

Baseball: Seibu Lions pitcher Kuo Tai-yuan+

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 17 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 4, 1985, shows Seibu Lions pitcher Kuo Tai-yuan celebrating after accomplishing a no-hitter in a game against Nippon Ham Fighters at Heiwadai stadium in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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New Zealand's annual inflation hits 32-year high over rising construction, petrol prices

STORY: New Zealand's annual inflation hits 32-year high over rising construction, petrol prices DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wellington 2. various of supermarket 3. various of gas station STORYLINE: New Zealand's consumer price index (CPI) increased 7.3 percent in the June 2022 quarter year-on-year, a 32-year high due to higher prices for construction and petrol, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Monday. According to Stats NZ, the main driver for the high annual inflation to the June 2022 quarter was the housing and household utilities group, due to rising prices for construction and rentals for housing. The next largest contributor to the annual inflation was from the transport group, due to higher prices for petrol and diesel. Statistics show that petrol prices rose 32 percent in the June 2022 quarter, the largest annual increase since the June 1985 quarter. Diesel prices jumped 74 percent over the s

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An Australian publisher and his third "Long March" to China

STORY: An Australian publisher and his third "Long March" to China DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Harold Weldon's office and his meet with Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Harold Weldon, Australian publisher and writer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Harold Weldon, Australian publisher and writer STORYLINE: Australian publisher Harold Weldon believed that he has embarked on the Long March for three times, literally and symbolically. Weldon, 56, is a writer and China advisor. His first Long March started in 1985. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Harold Weldon, Australian publisher and writer "The Long March of course it is about the story of the Red Army. We thought it would be a good idea to show the world sort of unknown China through the lens of the story of the Long March. We went to the beautiful mountains and all of the different groups within China and beautiful geography and culture. It was really the strengt

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Shadey (1985)

Shadey (1985)

Antony Sher Characters: Oliver Shadey Film: Shadey (1985) Director: Philip Saville 01 June 1985 Date: 01 June 1985

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