UK: Dewsbury Scrapyard Fire Prompts Smoke Warning

A large fire broke out at a scrapyard in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Monday, May 12. Officials asked nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed due to a large plume of smoke.

UK: Freight Train Derails In Audenshaw, Greater Manchester

A freight train derailed in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, on Friday, September 6, causing the tracks to be closed. No injuries were reported in the incident, and trains scheduled to use this route will be diverted.

South Korean enterprises expect closer cooperation with Chinese companies

STORY: South Korean enterprises expect closer cooperation with Chinese companies DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korean representatives attending the 14th China-Northeast Asia Expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): KIM DONG-PIL, Chairman of Nexpharm Korea 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): YOONWOO LEE, Chairman of Dai Han Pharm. Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: South Korean entrepreneurs expressed expectations for closer cooperation with Chinese companies during the 14th China-Northeast Asia Expo, which concluded on Sunday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): KIM DONG-PIL, Chairman of Nexpharm Korea "We are looking for Chinese companies that can cooperate with us in technology. We hope to share our technology with Chinese companies so that we can jointly develop products and explore the Chinese market and the Korean market together. We look forward to such opportunities for cooperation." SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean):

North Korean delegation chief arrives in Seoul+

North Korean delegation chief arrives in Seoul+

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean delegation leader Kim Ryong Song gestures Sept. 15 while chatting over dinner with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Han Dong. The delegation from Pyongyang arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for several days of talks amid hopes they will jump-start the stalled inter-Korean reconciliatory process.

Newspaper editors from Japan, S. Korea meet

Newspaper editors from Japan, S. Korea meet

TAEJON, South Korea - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Han Dong delivers an opening address at a meeting of senior editors from 12 Japanese and South Korean regional newspapers in the central South Korean city of Taejon on Sept. 27. The editors will discuss the relationship between politics and the mass media in the two-day event. The annual forum, launched in 1995 in Hiroshima, is held alternately in Japan and South Korea.

North Korean delegation chief arrives in Seoul+

North Korean delegation chief arrives in Seoul+

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean delegation leader Kim Ryong Song gestures Sept. 15 while chatting over dinner with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Han Dong. The delegation from Pyongyang arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for several days of talks amid hopes they will jump-start the stalled inter-Korean reconciliatory process.

Newspaper editors from Japan, S. Korea meet

Newspaper editors from Japan, S. Korea meet

TAEJON, South Korea - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Han Dong delivers an opening address at a meeting of senior editors from 12 Japanese and South Korean regional newspapers in the central South Korean city of Taejon on Sept. 27. The editors will discuss the relationship between politics and the mass media in the two-day event. The annual forum, launched in 1995 in Hiroshima, is held alternately in Japan and South Korea.