Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS CONVIVIO GIORGIO ARMANI, SANTO VERSACE (MILAN - 1998, June 12, MANTERO/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS CONVIVIO GIORGIO ARMANI (MILAN - 1998, June 12, MANTERO/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS CONVIVIO GIORGIO ARMANI (MILAN - 1998, June 12, MANTERO/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

BERGAMO - BERGAMO - ARMANI GIORGIO AT THE CONVIVIO (BERGAMO - 1998, June 12, Mantero/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS CONVIVIO GIORGIO ARMANI WITH GRANDDAUGHTER ROBERTA (MILAN - 1998, June 12, MANTERO/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde Visits the Ten Wijngaerde Princely Beguinage - Bruges

Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde on June 6, 2025 in Bruges, Belgium. The Bruges Beguinage, which celebrates its 800th anniversary this year, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

(240811) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers transplant Thuja sutchuenensis seedlings at a forestry base in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 5, 2024. Wild Thuja sutchuenensis is an endangered species of gymnosperm endemic to China and under national first-class protection. In 1998, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Thuja sutchuenensis extinct, but the species was rediscovered in Chengkou County in 1999. At present, the number of wild adult Thuja sutchuenensis plants in the world is less than 10,000, and they are only distributed in the areas of Daba Mountains including Kaizhou District and Chengkou County of Chongqing. In order to protect this endangered species, Yang Quan from Chongqing Xuebaoshan national nature reserve led a team to carry out the investigation and study of wild Thuja sutchuenensis communities, hoping to expand its population. Through years of efforts, the research team chose to take cuttings

ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

(240811) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Transplanted thuja sutchuenensis seedlings are seen at a forestry base in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 5, 2024. Wild Thuja sutchuenensis is an endangered species of gymnosperm endemic to China and under national first-class protection. In 1998, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Thuja sutchuenensis extinct, but the species was rediscovered in Chengkou County in 1999. At present, the number of wild adult Thuja sutchuenensis plants in the world is less than 10,000, and they are only distributed in the areas of Daba Mountains including Kaizhou District and Chengkou County of Chongqing. In order to protect this endangered species, Yang Quan from Chongqing Xuebaoshan national nature reserve led a team to carry out the investigation and study of wild Thuja sutchuenensis communities, hoping to expand its population. Through years of efforts, the research team chose to take cutti

ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

(240811) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members of the Thuja sutchuenensis research base of Xuebaoshan national nature reserve take records of Thuja sutchuenensis seedlings after transplantation at a forestry base in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 5, 2024. Wild Thuja sutchuenensis is an endangered species of gymnosperm endemic to China and under national first-class protection. In 1998, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Thuja sutchuenensis extinct, but the species was rediscovered in Chengkou County in 1999. At present, the number of wild adult Thuja sutchuenensis plants in the world is less than 10,000, and they are only distributed in the areas of Daba Mountains including Kaizhou District and Chengkou County of Chongqing. In order to protect this endangered species, Yang Quan from Chongqing Xuebaoshan national nature reserve led a team to carry out the investigation and study of wild Thuja sutchuenensis

Armed police help with post-flood cleanup in China's Guangxi

STORY: Armed police help with post-flood cleanup in China's Guangxi SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:15 LOCATION: GUILIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of armed police help with post-flood cleanup in China's Guangxi STORYLINE: Armed police officers helped with post-flood cleanup in China's Guilin. Lijiang River, an iconic feature of Guilin, recently experienced its worst flooding since 1998. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guilin, China. (XHTV)

Railway station back to normal after flooding in China's Guilin

STORY: Railway station back to normal after flooding in China's Guilin SHOOTING TIME: June 21, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: GUILIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the railway station 2. STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU JINMEI, Staff member at Guilin Railway Station STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent "On Friday morning, Guilin Railway Station resumes operation after a two-day suspension of passenger transportation services. Behind me, the entry and exit of passengers are taking place in an orderly manner. The city of Guilin, a popular tourist destination in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was experiencing its worst floods since 1998 as heavy rainfall continues to batter southern China. For safety reasons, the Guilin Railway Station partly suspended transportation services beginning on Wednesday because of flooding in the adjacent square and inside the station's waiting area."

Giving expats a home away from home: Romanian volunteer in China's Shenzhen

STORY: Giving expats a home away from home: Romanian volunteer in China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: June 1/18/20, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sava Tomoiaga working 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAVA TOMOIAGA, Romanian expat STORYLINE: Sava Tomoiaga from Romania has been living in China's Shenzhen since 1998. She is now chairperson of SWIC, a nongovernmental organization that works to help newly arrived expats adapt to local life. SOUNDBITE (English): SAVA TOMOIAGA, Romanian expat "Some coincidences made me come to Shenzhen in 1998 and work as a teacher in an international school. To my surprise, I also discovered my new vocation in Shenzhen. I was very keen on social activity. I found and joined SWIC, Shenzhen Women's International Club. In my opinion, the mission of SWIC is to give people a home far away from home. There are many activities that members can join. Now we have activities like hiking, cycling, cooking class, bo

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows juvenile fish of Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March thi

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang displays a Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field bree

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field breeding exper

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang (1st R) talks with visiting students from China Three Gorges University at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July l

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang cleans a Yangtze sturgeon juvenile fish pond at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this y

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang checks juvenile fish of Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year,

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang shows a juvenile fish of Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhou Liang in his youth holding a Yangtze sturgeon (L, photo taken by Zeng Lang) and him holding a Yangtze sturgeon on June 27, 2023 (photo taken by Xinhua photographer Xu Bingjie). Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field breeding experiment is conducted in an inner r

A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: This monument is dedicated to He Zhihong, a Chinese woman peacekeeper who died in the line of duty while serving in a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Haiti in 2010. She was just 35. Chinese President Xi Jinping shared He's story at the UN peacekeeping summit in New York in 2015. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President "Five years ago, we lost He Zhihong, a peacekeeping policewoman in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. She left a four-year-old son and elderly parents. She once wrote: 'In this vast world, I may be just like a small feather. But even so, I want this feather to carry the wish for peace.' This was her wish, and it is also China's commitment to peace." After graduating from Yunnan Normal University in 1998, He Zhihong became a border inspector in Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan.

Japanese rock singer, guitarist Yanagi dies

Japanese rock singer, guitarist Yanagi dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 1998 shows Japanese rock singer and guitarist George Yanagi. He died of kidney failure on Oct. 10, 2011, his family said Oct. 14. He was 63.

Japan's oldest dancer Ohno dies at 103

Japan's oldest dancer Ohno dies at 103

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in June 1998, Japan's oldest and internationally acclaimed Butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno (C) performs at Theater Cocoon in Tokyo. Ohno died of respiratory failure on June 1, 2010, at a hospital in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was 103.

Former Nagoya Grampus manager Hiraki dies at 77

Former Nagoya Grampus manager Hiraki dies at 77

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Nagoya Grampus Eight manager Ryuzo Hiraki (in file photo taken in June 1998) died Jan. 2 after losing a battle with severe pneumonia, the J-League first-division club said. He was 77.

Character actress Kyoko Kishida dies at 76

Character actress Kyoko Kishida dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Kyoko Kishida (file photo taken in June, 1998) died of respiratory failure caused by a brain tumor on Dec. 17 at a Tokyo hospital. She was 76.

High court upholds death penalty in curry-poisoning case

High court upholds death penalty in curry-poisoning case

OSAKA, Japan - People form long lines to get admission tickets in front of the Osaka High Court in Osaka on June 28 to hear the ruling on Masumi Hayashi, charged with killing four people, including two children, and poisoning 63 others by lacing a curry stew with arsenic during a community summer festival in 1998 in the city of Wakayama.

Skater Shimizu named Olympic torch runner candidate

Skater Shimizu named Olympic torch runner candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu (R), who won a gold medal in the men's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, and swimmer Daichi Suzuki (L), a gold medal winner in the men's backstroke at the Seoul Olympics, were named as candidates to be Olympic torch runners in the June 6 torch relay in Tokyo, Athens Olympics sponsor Coca Cola said April 6. They are among 15 Japanese selected as runners.

Suetsugu wins men's 100 at athletic nationals

Suetsugu wins men's 100 at athletic nationals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Shingo Suetsugu (R) outduels Nobuharu Asahara (L) in the men's 100 meters to capture his first-ever title at the national track and field championships at International Stadium Yokohama on June 8. Suetsugu clocked 10.13 seconds, 0.13 off Koji Ito's mark set in 1998.

Thai premier leads 46,800 Thais to break aerobics record

Thai premier leads 46,800 Thais to break aerobics record

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra leads some 46,800 Thais in a mass aerobics display Nov. 23 at Sanam Luang, Bangkok's largest public ground, to set a new world record. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the largest number of participants in an aerobics display had been 38,633, set in Guadalajara, Mexico, in June 1998.

Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Suzuki over bribery

Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Suzuki over bribery

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters wait in front of lawmaker Suzuki's house in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 17 as prosecutors seek an arrest warrant for him on suspicion that he accepted five million yen in bribes from Yamarin, a lumber firm in Hokkaido, in 1998.

People wait to get tickets for curry-poisoning trial

People wait to get tickets for curry-poisoning trial

WAKAYAMA, Japan - People wait to get admission tickets June 5 at the Wakayama District Court in Wakayama for the trial of Masumi Hayashi. She is accused of poisoning curry in 1998 in Wakayama, western Japan, which led to the deaths of four people and injuries to many others.

Sousuke Uno

Sousuke Uno

Named Japan's 75th prime minister on June 3, 1989 following the resignation of Noboru Takeshita over a stocks-for-favors scandal. Uno resigned after only 69 days. Born Aug. 27, 1922, died May 19, 1998.

Gold medalist ski jumper Funaki awarded Olympic Order+

Gold medalist ski jumper Funaki awarded Olympic Order+

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Japanese ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki (R) poses for a group photo in Lausanne on June 23 with other recipients of the Olympic Order awarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Funaki was awarded the order for his outstanding performance at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano.