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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Multicolor rapeseed flowers bred in China's Jiangxi

STORY: Multicolor rapeseed flowers bred in China's Jiangxi SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rapeseed flower field 2. various of Fu Donghui and his team 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FU MEIKAI, Villager, Manhu Village, Ganjiang New District STORYLINE: A professor of China's Jiangxi Agricultural University has dedicated himself to the cultivation of multicolor rapeseed flowers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University "We started to select and breed colored rapeseed flowers in 2015. At that time, people had high expectations about weekend travel and sightseeing. We saw this as a great social demand, so we began to select and breed colored rapeseed flowers." Over the past nine years, from the ini

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Six Chinese sites named UNESCO Global Geoparks

STORY: Six Chinese sites named UNESCO Global Geoparks SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KRISTOF VANDENBERGHE, Chief of Earth Sciences and Geoparks Section, UNESCO Global Geoparks Secretariat STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent The Mount Changbaishan Geopark, along with five other Chinese geoparks, were named as Global Geoparks by the UNESCO on Wednesday. With six Chinese geoparks newly designated as Global Geoparks, China is now home to 47 Global Geoparks. The designation of UNESCO Global Geopark was first established in 2015 to recognize geological heritages of international importance. Currently, the UNESCO Global Geoparks network boasts 213 geoparks in 48 countries. SOUNDBITE (English): KRISTOF VANDENBERGHE, Chief of Earth Sciences and Geoparks Section, UNESCO Global Geoparks Secretariat "China is certainly our ch

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Turkish police detain 24 suspected IS members

STORY: Turkish police detain 24 suspected IS members SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining at least 24 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in anti-terror operations across Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police have detained at least 24 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in anti-terror operations across Türkiye, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Saturday. The operations, dubbed "Bozdogan-15," were carried out in eight provinces across the country, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, without specifying the dates of the operations. The minister said the operations were conducted in coordination with intelligence and counterterrorism directorates. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013 and blamed it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015. In D

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Huawei rewards Kenyan students for winning digital contest

STORY: Huawei rewards Kenyan students for winning digital contest SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EZEKIEL MACHOGU, Cabinet secretary for Ministry of Education, Kenya 3. various of the awarding ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUIS KINYUA, Top student in the competition STORYLINE: Chinese technology giant Huawei rewarded 18 Kenyan students on Friday after they emerged as winners of the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024. The Huawei ICT Competition, initiated in 2015, comprises contests in the fields of cloud computing, networking, and innovation as part of a cooperative effort to enrich Kenya's ICT (information and communications technology) talent pool through the transfer of the latest knowledge in the technology sector. Ezekiel Machogu, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Education, said the competition recognizes some of the best ICT talents in the

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From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers

STORY: From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zou Bin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED 3. various of Zou Bin 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED STORYLINE: Zou Bin, from central China's Hunan Province, is a project inspector of China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd. (CCFED). He started off as a bricklayer and went on to win the Medallion for Excellence in bricklaying in the WorldSkills Competition held in Brazil in 2015, setting a record for China in this field. In 2018, he was elected as a grassroots NPC deputy and has become an ardent advocate for migrant workers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED "During the past six years, I have submitted more than 10 suggestions, most of which were about migrant workers and the construction industry. I hope that

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated March 3, 2015 show a B-1B Lancer takes off , during Red Flag 15-2 from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Spangler via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dmitry Rybolovlev Could Put AS Monaco Up For Sale

File photo dated March 1, 2015 of AS Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev and AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev attending the French First League soccer match, AS Monaco Vs Paris Saint-Germain At Louis II stadium in Monaco. - Dmitry Rybolovlev, the Russian owner of AS Monaco, is considering selling the club and has reportedly already received two preliminary offers. Dmitry Rybolovlev bought 66 % of the club's shares in 2011 and Prince Albert II of Monaco is a minority shareholder with 33 %. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dmitry Rybolovlev Could Put AS Monaco Up For Sale

File photo dated March 1, 2015 of AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev attending the French First League soccer match, AS Monaco Vs Paris Saint-Germain At Louis II stadium in Monaco. - Dmitry Rybolovlev, the Russian owner of AS Monaco, is considering selling the club and has reportedly already received two preliminary offers. Dmitry Rybolovlev bought 66 % of the club's shares in 2011 and Prince Albert II of Monaco is a minority shareholder with 33 %. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dmitry Rybolovlev Could Put AS Monaco Up For Sale

File photo dated March 1, 2015 of AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev attending the French First League soccer match, AS Monaco Vs Paris Saint-Germain At Louis II stadium in Monaco. - Dmitry Rybolovlev, the Russian owner of AS Monaco, is considering selling the club and has reportedly already received two preliminary offers. Dmitry Rybolovlev bought 66 % of the club's shares in 2011 and Prince Albert II of Monaco is a minority shareholder with 33 %. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's industrial output rises 0.8 pct in March

STORY: Japan's industrial output rises 0.8 pct in March DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports and industrial manufacturing in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's industrial output rose from a month earlier in March, marking the second straight month of increase, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a report on Friday. According to the ministry, industrial output in March rose 0.8 percent from the previous month, with the seasonally adjusted index of output at factories and mines standing at 95.7 against the base of 100 for 2015. The figure for March follows an upwardly revised 4.6 percent increase logged in February, the ministry's data showed. The ministry's data set also showed the index of industrial shipments were up 0.4 percent to 93.1, while inventories gained 0.6 percent to 104.1 in the recording period. Industrial output fell 0.2 percent from the previous year in fiscal 2022 ended March, the ministry also said. The minis

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Newton's apple tree in Shanghai blossoms outdoors for first time

STORY: Newton's apple tree in Shanghai blossoms outdoors for first time DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Newton's apple tree STORYLINE: The Newton's apple tree grown at Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden has blossomed for the first time after being transplanted outdoors recently. The apple tree, which was transplanted to the mine garden last year and displayed to the public, has now entered its flowering period under the careful care of horticultural experts. Newton's apple tree is a national cultural relic in the UK, managed by the UK National Trust. In March 2015, with the support of the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology, five branches of Newton's apple tree introduced from the UK were successfully grafted at the Chenshan Botanical Garden in Shanghai. After eight years of careful care, the apple tree has grown vigorously and has bloomed multiple times. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shangh

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Prehistoric snake fossils discovered in China's Guangxi

STORY: Prehistoric snake fossils discovered in China's Guangxi DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discoveries 2. various of the published article 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG QINGPING, Research fellow with Guangxi Institute of Conservation and Archaeology Research STORYLINE: Snake skeleton bones dating back to 6,000 years ago have been discovered in the Zuojiang basin in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Chinese researchers recently published their findings in the journal Historical Biology. 　　 From 2013 to 2015, a team led by Yang Qingping, a research fellow with the Guangxi Institute of Conservation and Archaeology Research, carried out excavations in the Zuojiang basin, and found several Neolithic sites. After analyzing the snake remains found in the Baojianshan site and Dawan site, researchers found that the fossil relics belonged to the python, king cobra and elaphe moellendorffi species. After measuring t

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I see China as "the land of opportunities": Brazilian businessman

STORY: I see China as "the land of opportunities": Brazilian businessman DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen 2. various of Marcos's business 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman STORYLINE: Marcos Caldeira, a Brazilian who has lived in east China's coastal city of Xiamen for 10 years, said that he has good expectations for his business in China, a place he takes as his second hometown. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman "I came to China in 2013, so this year celebrates my 10-year anniversary of coming to China. I'd like to say these 10 years have been like 'crazy 10 years,' in a good way, because we started our business in 2015 and after that it just keeps growing and growing and gro

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Tanzania commends Chinese support in malaria fight

STORY: Tanzania commends Chinese support in malaria fight DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:09 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CATHERINE JOACHIM, Head of programs in Tanzania's Ministry of Health 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. PROSPER CHAKI, Chief Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUO PENG, Minister counselor of the Chinese embassy in Tanzania 5. various of Tanzania STORYLINE: Tanzanian health officials and professionals on Friday thanked China for its support in fighting malaria in the African country through a cooperative project. According to a conference on malaria control held in Dar es Salaam, a cooperative project implemented between 2015 and 2021 has seen a marked malaria burden reduction from more than 30 percent to around 3 percent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CATHERINE JOACHIM, Head of programs in Tanzania's Ministry of Health "This Chinese success story in Tanzania in the f

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UN expert decries "appalling" legacy of residential schools in Canada

STORY: UN expert decries "appalling" legacy of residential schools in Canada DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): CALI TZAY, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples STORYLINE: A UN expert said on Friday that the testimonies of survivors of Canada's residential school system were appalling. Cali Tzay, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, made a 10-day official visit to Canada. After the visit, he urged the Canadian government to fully implement recommendations of a 2015 truth commission to achieve meaningful reconciliation and accountability in the country. SOUNDBITE (English): CALI TZAY, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples The current human rights situation of indigenous people in Canada cannot be fully understood without considering the legacy of residential schools and intergenerational trauma they created. Over 150,000 First Nations, Metis and Inuit childre

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Courtship of wild giant pandas spotted in SW China

STORY: Courtship of wild giant pandas spotted in SW China DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild giant pandas 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WENHU, Staffer, Tangjiahe area of China's Giant Panda National Park STORYLINE: Two wild giant pandas have been recently spotted in search of mates in a national park in southwest China's Sichuan Province. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WENHU, Staffer, Tangjiahe area of China's Giant Panda National Park "Because the light was particularly good that day, I scanned the slope opposite me with a monocular telescope. As a result, I accidentally came across the pandas on a tree." Park experts said the behavior of giant pandas smearing odor with their perianal glands, coupled with the fact that the first panda to climb the tree was a female, indicates the arrival of giant panda estrus in spring. The fourth national survey of giant pandas in 2015 found that there were 1,864 wild giant pandas in China.

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New corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza

STORY: New corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza DATELINE: March 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a pyramid in Gaza 2. various of a press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZAHI HAWASS, Egyptologist 4. various of a press conference STORYLINE: A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." It will lead to further findings, he told a press conference in front of the Khufu Pyramid. An international team, chaired by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and consisting of experts from Egypt, France, Germany, Canada, and Japan, has been working on analyzing a cavity behind the pyramid's n

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Nishikori reaches Miami Open q'finals

MIAMI, March 31 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori pumps his fist during his fourth round match against David Goffin of Belgium at the Miami Open in the U.S. state of Florida on March 31, 2015. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals.

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Panasonic vows 1 tril. yen investment toward FY 2018 sales goal

TOKYO, March 26 Kyodo - Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., briefs reporters on the company's business plan for the fiscal year through March 2016 in Tokyo on March 26, 2015. Tsuga said Panasonic Corp. will spend 1 trillion yen ($844 billion) to carry out "strategic investment" projects centering on mergers and acquisitions, to increase annual sales to 10 trillion yen by fiscal 2018.

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People walk by frame of building damaged by 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People on Jan. 1, 2015, walk by the iron frame of public disaster prevention building in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The prefectural government is considering taking ownership of the frame until the town office's final decision on whether to preserve it as a disaster monument.

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Coal on fire on 'Stove train'

AOMORI, Japan - A conductor on the "stove train" puts coal in a stove in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on Honshu, on Dec. 1, 2014. The Tsugaru Railway Co.'s popular train operates from Dec. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

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'Stove train' starts running in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Tsugaru Railway Co.'s "stove train," equipped with coal stoves, stops at a station in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on the Honshu main island, on Dec. 1, 2014. The popular train operates from Dec. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

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Kobe aquarium holds mapping event from December

KOBE, Japan - Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, western Japan, unveils to media its "Suma Aqua Illuminage" event projecting computer graphics images on the surface of an outdoor pool on Nov. 29, 2014. The event publicly opens from Dec. 1 to March 1, 2015.

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Softbank cuts profit forecast

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (R), president of Softbank Corp., announces the company's earnings forecast for fiscal 2014 at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2014. Softbank cut its group operating profit forecast for the year through March 2015 to 900 billion yen from 1 trillion yen, citing a slump at its U.S. mobile unit Sprint Corp.

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Japan Tobacco to undertake drastic restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Co. Vice President Akira Saeki speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2013, as the company said it will close four of its nine cigarette manufacturing-related factories in Japan and a vending machine production base, most of them in March 2015, and cut 1,600 jobs, or about 20 percent of the employees in its tobacco business, due to falling sales.

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Rally held in Yemen's capital to mark 7th anniversary of war

STORY: Rally held in Yemen's capital to mark 7th anniversary of war DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally STORYLINE: Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the street in Sanaa on Saturday to mark the seventh anniversary of the intervention of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's civil war. People thronged to the streets of Sanaa to demonstrate their dissatisfaction over the years-long conflict and draconian economic blockade. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of the northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of the capital Sanaa. On March 26, 2015, Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries launched a military campaign in the country, aiming to reinstall the government to power. The war has killed tens of thousands of people in the poor Arab country and pushed millions into abject poverty

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Iranian FM says close to finalizing nuclear deal

STORY: Iranian FM says close to finalizing nuclear deal DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arriving at Damascus international airport 2. Syrian foreign minister receiving the Iranian foreign minister 3. various of the meeting and joint press conference 4. SOUNDBITE (Persian): HOSSEIN AMIR ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian Foreign Minister STORYLINE: The visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Wednesday that his country is close to reaching an agreement on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). "We believe that today, more than ever, we are closer to reaching an agreement and finalizing the deal in Vienna," Amir Abdollahian told reporters after a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad and other senior officials in Damascus. SOUNDBITE (Persian): HOSSEIN AMIR ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian Foreign Minister "We believe

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No survivors have been found so far in China plane crash: official

STORY: No survivors have been found so far in China plane crash: official DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: WUZHOU, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wreckage at the crash site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU TAO, Official of Civil Aviation Administration of China 3. various of the press conference STORYLINE: No survivors have been found so far in Monday's plane crash, said an aviation official on Tuesday night at a news briefing on the investigation into the crash. A passenger plane with 132 people aboard crashed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU TAO, Official of Civil Aviation Administration of China "So far, no survivors have been found. There were 123 passengers with no foreign passengers and 9 crew members on board. The crashed aircraft was Boeing 737-800 and was introduced on June 22, 2015. As of the time of the accident, it has completed 8,986 flights, totalling 18,239 hours." Based on known information, t

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Rare ducks spotted near water control project in Jiangxi, China

STORY: Rare ducks spotted near water control project in Jiangxi, China DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: JIANGXI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scaly-sided mergansers 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIU XIAOBING, Director of Wildlife Conservation Station in Wan'an County, Jiangxi Province 3. various of the scaly-sided mergansers STORYLINE: Recently, researchers spotted about 15 scaly-sided mergansers on the water area near the Jinggangshan water control project of Ganjiang River in Wan'an County, Jiangxi Province. Scaly-sided merganser, a first-class nationally protected animal of China, migrates to the south of the Huaihe River in October every year. The number of scaly-sided mergansers migrating to Jiangxi Province is large, with the highest record of 165 in 2015. Previously, scaly-sided mergansers have been spotted in this water area for several times. Its population is relatively stable. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIU XIAOBING, Director of Wildlife Conservation Statio

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Iran says awaiting U.S. response before returning to Vienna for good nuke deal

STORY: Iran says awaiting U.S. response before returning to Vienna for good nuke deal DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman 4. various of Iran's nuclear facilities STORYLINE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Iran is waiting for a U.S. response before returning to Vienna and reaching a good and lasting agreement, official news agency IRNA reported. The pause in the Vienna talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal does not mean a dead end in the diplomatic process, Saeed Khatibzadeh told a weekly press conference, noting the concerned foreign ministers and top negotiators are in constant contact with each other. SOUNDBITE 1 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman

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Iran, IAEA agree to settle nuclear issues in boost for Vienna talks

STORY: Iran, IAEA agree to settle nuclear issues in boost for Vienna talks DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday agreed on a roadmap to resolve Iran's nuclear safeguards issues by June, a vital step as talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entered the final stage. The IAEA released a joint statement by its Director-General Rafael Grossi and Mohammad Eslami, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) after the two met in Tehran early Saturday. The statement said the AEOI will provide to the IAEA written explanations about nuclear materials found at undeclared sites in Iran by March 20. By June, the IAEA chief will aim to report the conclusion on the issues after the agency's review. The two sides agreed on the roadmap as negotiators in Vienna said they are close to reaching a deal on restoring the Iran nuclear

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Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture

STORY: Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture DATELINE: March. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coffee fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL WAHAB HAMIDI, Agricultural expert STORYLINE: A special coffee fair was held this week in Sanaa to celebrate the National Day for Coffee Planting. Hundreds of Sanaa residents came to the fair to taste coffee, one of the country's most famous products. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant "It's a national festival for the country's coffee culture. Coffee is an important part of Yemen's national identity. We call more farmers in the country to grow coffee." Yemen's coffee plantation used to enjoy esteem among the world's coffee connoisseurs. But it was severely dampened by the protracted civil war. The fair, which has been held annually since 2015, has become an important window for coffee farmers to showcase their pr

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Iran says Vienna agreement draft ready, awaiting West's political decisions

STORY: Iran says Vienna agreement draft ready, awaiting West's political decisions DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:31 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman 2. various of nuclear facilities (file) STORYLINE: Iran said on Monday that a draft of the final agreement in the Vienna talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal has been prepared, waiting for Western countries to make their political decisions on the three main remaining issues. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks in an address to a weekly press conference, adding that the draft was required to be scrutinized carefully, official news agency IRNA reported. On the likeliness of a failure to reach an agreement in Vienna, he said over 98 percent of the deal's draft, written and adjusted jointly, have been prepared, noting that what is remaining are the issues that must be resolved. In phone calls with foreign officials over the past days, "we

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-ARMS EMBARGO-HOUTHIS-YEMEN

(220301) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution to impose an arms embargo on the Houthi militia in Yemen as an entity at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 28, 2022. Resolution 2624, which was adopted with 11 votes in favor and four abstentions, decides that the Houthis as an entity shall be subject to the arms embargo contained in its previous Resolution 2216 of 2015. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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Manager Halilhodzic happy with Japan's romp over Uzbekistan

Japan's new national soccer team manager Vahid Halilhodzic thanks one of Japan's players for his efforts in an international friendly against Uzbekistan at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium on March 31, 2015. Japan won 5-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan defender Uchida in action in soccer friendly vs. Uzbekistan

Defender Atsuto Uchida (R) competes with an Uzbek player with a header in the first half of an international friendly against Uzbekistan at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium on March 31, 2015. Japan won 5-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FW Kawamata helps Japan win soccer friendly vs. Uzbekistan

Substitute forward Kengo Kawamata (L) scores Japan's fifth goal on a header late in the second half of an international friendly against Uzbekistan at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium on March 31, 2015. Japan won 5-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Miami Open q'finals

Japan's Kei Nishikori pumps his fist during his fourth round match against David Goffin of Belgium at the Miami Open in the U.S. state of Florida on March 31, 2015. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Miami Open q'finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a return to Belgium's David Goffin in the fourth round of the Miami Open in the U.S. state of Florida on March 31, 2015. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Miami Open q'finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a return to Belgium's David Goffin in the fourth round of the Miami Open in the U.S. state of Florida on March 31, 2015. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's scenic Shiretoko Peninsula attracting visitors

Photo taken March 1, 2015, shows the sea coast off the town of Shari on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula. Visitors wearing dry suits were doing an early morning "drift ice walk." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's scenic Shiretoko Peninsula attracting visitors

Photo taken March 1, 2015, shows clione, a type of shellfish, floating in the water in the town of Shari on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shandong player pulls jersey of Kashiwa's Leandro in ACL game

Midfielder Liu Binbin (L) of China's Shandong Luneng pulls the jersey of Leandro Montera da Silva of Japan's Kashiwa Reysol during the first half of an Asian Champions League Group E game in Kashiwa, northeast of Tokyo, on March 17, 2015. Kashiwa won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kashiwa forward Taketomi fires shot against Shandong in ACL game

Forward Kosuke Taketomi (C) of Kashiwa Reysol fires a shot in the first half of an Asian Champions League Group E game against Shandong Luneng of China in Kashiwa, northeast of Tokyo, on March 17, 2015. The Japanese club won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shonan's Alison scores game-winning header vs Kashima

Shonan Bellmare's Alison (L) heads the winning goal in the last minute of a J-League match against Kashima Antlers in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 14, 2015. Shonan won the match 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Genkai plant's No. 1 reactor to be scrapped

Photo taken in June 2013 shows the No. 1 reactor of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan city of Genkai. The utility will decide on March 18, 2015, to scrap the unit as it will reach 40 years of operation in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimane plant's No. 1 reactor to be scrapped

File photo taken March 2013 shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in the western Japan city of Matsue. The utility will decide on March 18, 2015, to scrap the No. 1 reactor of the plant as it has been running for more than 40 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsuruga plant's No. 1 unit to be decommissioned

File photo taken May 2013 shows the Tsuruga nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor (front) in the central Japan city of Tsuruga. Japan Atomic Power Co. decided on March 17, 2015, to decommission it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsuruga plant's No. 1 unit to be decommissioned

File photo taken May 2013 shows the Tsuruga nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor (front) in the central Japan city of Tsuruga. Japan Atomic Power Co. decided on March 17, 2015, to decommission it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo