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RECAP: Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits Hong Kong With Hurricane-Force Winds

Super Typhoon Ragasa brough hurricane-force winds as it passed south of the city on Wednesday, September 24, prompting school closures and travel disruptions. Streets were largely deserted, waves taller than lampposts battered the promenades, hundreds of flights at Hong Kong International Airport were canceled The Hong Kong Observatory issued its highest typhoon warning, T10.

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Hong Kong: T10 Highest Warning Issued as Typhoon Ragasa Approaches 4

The Hong Kong Observatory issued its highest typhoon warning, T10, early on Wednesday, September 24, as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached the city with hurricane-force winds, after ripping through northern Philippines, leaving at least three people dead.

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Josh Brolin At Good Morning America - NYC

Josh Brolin arrives at the 'Good Morning America' studios to talk about new movie 'DUNE: Part Two' on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Josh Brolin At Good Morning America - NYC

Josh Brolin arrives at the 'Good Morning America' studios to talk about new movie 'DUNE: Part Two' on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Josh Brolin At Good Morning America - NYC

Josh Brolin arrives at the 'Good Morning America' studios to talk about new movie 'DUNE: Part Two' on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Josh Brolin At Good Morning America - NYC

Josh Brolin arrives at the 'Good Morning America' studios to talk about new movie 'DUNE: Part Two' on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Josh Brolin At Good Morning America - NYC

Josh Brolin arrives at the 'Good Morning America' studios to talk about new movie 'DUNE: Part Two' on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Josh Brolin At Good Morning America - NYC

Josh Brolin arrives at the 'Good Morning America' studios to talk about new movie 'DUNE: Part Two' on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sydney Sweeney On Her Way To SNL - NYC

Sydney Sweeney wears denim on her way to SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chloe Fineman At The Drew Barrymore Show - NYC

Chloe Fineman at 'The Drew Barrymore Show' studios to talk about the current season of SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sydney Sweeney On Her Way To SNL - NYC

Sydney Sweeney wears denim on her way to SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sydney Sweeney On Her Way To SNL - NYC

Sydney Sweeney wears denim on her way to SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sydney Sweeney On Her Way To SNL - NYC

Sydney Sweeney wears denim on her way to SNL on February 27, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Roger Mong/INSTARImages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Story of Vietnamese: working across borders

STORY: Story of Vietnamese: working across borders SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dongxing City, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 2. Voice of Vo Th Thanh Tam, Vietnamese salesperson 3. Voice of Nguyen Th Bang, Vietnamese shop owner 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NGUYEN TH BANG, Vietnamese shop owner 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): VO TH THANH TAM, Vietnamese salesperson STORYLINE: For Vo Th Thanh Tam, going back and forth between Vietnam and China is her daily routine. She is a salesperson working at a shop selling Vietnamese products in Dongxing City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Voice of Vo Th Thanh Tam, Vietnamese salesperson "I come here for work at 9 a.m. every day and usually go back home to Vietnam at 6 p.m. It takes about 15 minutes from the customs in China to my home." Dongxing is located on the China-Vietnam border and just across from the Vietnamese city of Mong Cai, Vo T

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(SP)CHINA-JINHUA-ASIAN GAMES-SEPAKTAKRAW(CN)

(231002) -- JINHUA(ZHEJIANG), Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fujy Lestari (front) of Indonesia vies with Zin Ya Mong of Myanmar during Women's Quadrant Preliminary match of Sepaktakraw between Indonesia and Myanmar at the 19th Asian Games in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-JINHUA-ASIAN GAMES-SEPAKTAKRAW(CN)

(231001) -- JINHUA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zin Ya Mong of Myanmar (R) competes with Makio Nagisa of Japan during the Women's Quadrant Preliminary match of Sepaktakraw between Japan and Myanmar at the 19th Asian Games in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-SHAOXING-ASIAN GAMES-BASEBALL(CN)

(231001) -- SHAOXING, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mong Lee (R) of Laos competes during the Men's Second Group Round A of Baseball at the 19th Asian Games in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Int'l arrivals to Vietnam back to 60 pct of pre-pandemic level

STORY: Int'l arrivals to Vietnam back to 60 pct of pre-pandemic level DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Beijing international airport 2 various of Chinese tourists at the Mong Cai International Border Gate 3 various of tourists STORYLINE: Vietnam saw 2.69 million international arrivals in the first three months, surging almost 30 times compared to the same period in 2022 with the country's full reopening to foreign visitors since the middle of March last year, Vietnam News reported on Thursday. During the period, foreign arrivals to Vietnam by air accounted for 89.8 percent of the total, followed by road with 9 percent and sea routes with 1.2 percent, respectively, the General Statistics Office said. Most of the arrivals were from Asia with around 72 percent. Vietnam's tourism industry continued to show signs of recovery in the first quarter with arrivals reaching 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels. The country received 4.5 million fo

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China-Vietnam friendly football match back after 3-year suspension

STORY: China-Vietnam friendly football match back after 3-year suspension DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a friendly football match between China and Vietnam 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 3. various of the competition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Vietnamese): NGUYEN VAN HIEU, Player of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 5. various of the competition 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 7. various of the audience 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Mayor of Dongxing City 9. various of the competition STORYLINE: A friendly football match between China and Vietnam kicked off on Sunday at the Dongxing Stadium in Dongxing City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team "We are so grateful. It's very special as we couldn't make it for 3 years. So I'

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Vietnamese vendors on bridge between 2 nations

MONG CAI, Vietnam -Vendors return to Mong Cai, northern Vietnam, from Dongxing in the southern central Chinese province of Guangxi, where they purchased clothes and everyday goods, through a frontier bridge, on Nov. 24, 2014. While bilateral ties remain strained due to a sovereignty dispute over the South China Sea, Chinese tourists have started visiting the Vietnamese city again.

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Vietnamese vendors on bridge between 2 nations

MONG CAI, Vietnam -Vendors return to Mong Cai, northern Vietnam, from Dongxing in the southern central Chinese province of Guangxi, where they purchased clothes and everyday goods, through a frontier bridge, on Nov. 24, 2014. While bilateral ties remain strained due to a sovereignty dispute over the South China Sea, Chinese tourists have started visiting the Vietnamese city again.

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Japanese woman backs son in H.K. prodemocracy campaign

HONG KONG, China - Etsuko Hirai, 44, a Japanese woman living in Hong Kong with her Chinese husband since 1992, stands on a street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, on Nov. 4, 2014. She supports her 20-year-old son Mio's involvement in a pro-democracy movement as a senior member of a student group leading the campaign.

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Tents put up by protesters in Mong Kok district

HONG KONG, China - Tents put up by pro-democracy protesters are seen on an artery in Kowloon's Mong Kok district in Hong Kong on Nov. 12, 2014.

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Policemen before barricades in H.K.'s occupied street

HONG KONG, China - Policemen keep guard in front of the barricades placed by pro-democracy protesters in Kowloon's Mong Kok district in Hong Kong on Nov. 12, 2014.

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H.K. protesters continue to occupy Mong Kok

HONG KONG, China - A street in Hong Kong's bustling Mong Kok district continues to be occupied by pro-democracy student protesters on Nov. 11, 2013.

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Taking to the streets keeps one Hong Kong protester off them

HONG KONG, China - A former gang-member-turned-protester in Mong Kok bows on Nov. 1, 2014, in front of a makeshift shrine to Guan Yu, the patron god of Hong Kong's mafia and police. Protesters built the shrine next to a barricade in Hong Kong, China, to ward off violence.

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Protester overpowered by police in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester is overpowered by police officers in the district of Mong Kok on the Kowloon peninsula, Hong Kong, on Oct. 17, 2014.

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Man protests before police officers in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - A man shows a sign of protest in front of police officers in the district of Mong Kok on the Kowloon peninsula, Hong Kong, on Oct. 17, 2014.

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Kaesong World Heritage

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken in Kaesong, North Korea in September 2013 shows Sonjuk Bridge that was built during Koryo Dynasty (918-1392). Jeong Mong Ju, Confucian scholar in late years of the dynasty, was assassinated at the bridge. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee in June 2013 decided to inscribe historic monuments and sites in Kaesong, which was the capital of the dynasty, on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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Thai gov't allows stateless boy to travel to Japan for contest

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) and Mong Thongdee, a stateless 12-year-old boy living in Chiang Mai, pose for photos in Bangkok on Sept. 3 after the government decided to issue a travel document to Mong to represent the country in the 4th All Japan Origami Airplane Competition.

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S. Korea Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung arrested

SEOUL, South Korea - Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong Koo heads for a detention house in Seoul on April 28 after he was arrested on suspicion of creating a slush fund to bribe politicians and government officials.

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(2)Memorial services held for Chung Mong Hun

SEOUL, South Korea - A memorial cenotaph for Chung Mong Hun, chairman of Hyundai Asan Co., who committed suicide on Aug. 4, is unveiled on Mt. Kumgang in North Korea on Aug. 11. Chung reportedly left a suicide note in which he said he wants his ashes to be scattered on the mountain.

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(3)Memorial services held for Chung Mong Hun

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Joon, South Korean lawmaker and a younger brother of Chung Mong Hun, chairman of Hyundai Asan Co., who committed suicide on Aug. 4, scatters his brother's ashes in the Mt. Kumgang district in North Korea. Chung reportedly left a suicide note in which he said he wants his ashes to be scattered on the mountain.

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(1)Memorial services held for Chung Mong Hun in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Memorial services are held on Mt. Kumgang in North Korea on Aug. 11 for Chung Mong Hun, chairman of Hyundai Asan Co., who committed suicide on Aug. 4. Chung reportedly left a suicide note in which he said he wants his ashes to be scattered on the mountain.

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(2)Chung Mong Hun's funeral held in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A funeral is held for Chung Mong Hun, chairman of Hyundai Asan Co., who committed suicide on Aug. 4, in Seoul on Aug. 8, with Chung Mong Ku (R), chairman of Hyundai Motor Co. and an elder brother of the deceased, and other relatives attending.

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(1)Chung Mong Hun's funeral held in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A funeral is held for Chung Mong Hun, chairman of Hyundai Asan Co., who committed suicide on Aug. 4, in Seoul on Aug. 8. Chung Mong Ku (C, front), chairman of Hyundai Motor Co. and an elder brother of the deceased, attended the services.

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(2)Hyundai chief for N. Korean business ventures commits suicide

SEOUL, South Korea - Employers of Hyundai Asan Co. offers silent prayer at the site where their President Chung Mong Hun committed suicide early Aug. 4. Chung headed South Korea's Hyundai Business Group's projects in North Korea.

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Chung joins Roh's presidential election campaign

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's soccer chief Chung Mong Joon (R) shakes hands with Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) candidate Roh Moo Hyun in the National Assembly on Dec. 13. Chung, who was defeated by Roh in the primary, said he will provide full support for Roh to win the Dec. 19 presidential election.

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S. Korea soccer chief launches party for presidential bid

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Joon, a lawmaker and chairman of the (South) Korean Football Association, waves a South Korean flag during an inauguration ceremony for the National Unity 21 party in the central city of Taejon. The party nominated the 51-year-old scion of the Hyundai Business Group as its candidate for the Dec. 19 presidential election.

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S. Korea soccer chief Chung announces presidential candidacy

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Joon, chairman of the (South) Korean Football Association, announces at a press conference in the National Assembly in Seoul on Sept. 17 that he will run in the December presidential election.

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Hayatou vows to increase Asian berths for 2006 World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - FIFA Vice President Issa Hayatou (R) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 13, as his colleague Chung Mong Joon (L) liestens. Hayatou, who is challenging beleaguered FIFA head Sepp Blatter for presidency, promised to increase the number of World Cup berths for Asia if he is elected president.