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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240331) -- XIONG'AN NEW AREA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts the chip production equipment at a test base in the Xiong'an Science and Technology Innovation Center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, March 28, 2024. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240331) -- XIONG'AN NEW AREA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows the coated glass with thermal insulation and shading effects at the Xiong'an pilot free trade zone communication and exhibition center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, March 28, 2024. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240331) -- XIONG'AN NEW AREA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers work on the production lines at a test base in the Xiong'an Science and Technology Innovation Center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, March 28, 2024. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240331) -- XIONG'AN NEW AREA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows Xiong'an New Area Zhongguancun (ZGC) Science Park in north China's Hebei Province. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240331) -- XIONG'AN NEW AREA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows the photovoltaic power generation facility on the roof of the Xiong'an pilot free trade zone communication and exhibition center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240331) -- XIONG'AN NEW AREA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows the construction site of the headquarters of China Satellite Network Group in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240331) -- XIONG'AN NEW AREA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member displays an inspection robot at a test base in the Xiong'an Science and Technology Innovation Center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, March 28, 2024. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240331) -- XIONG'AN NEW AREA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows the construction site of the China Telecom smart city industrial park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87

File photo - Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87. Gossett's nephew told The Associated Press on Friday, March 29, 2024 that the actor died Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - JANUARY 27: American actor Louis Gossett Jr. arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Sony Pictures Classics' 'The Comedian' held at the Pacific Designer Center on January 27, 2017 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87

File photo - Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87. Gossett's nephew told The Associated Press on Friday, March 29, 2024 that the actor died Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - JANUARY 27: American actor Louis Gossett Jr. arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Sony Pictures Classics' 'The Comedian' held at the Pacific Designer Center on January 27, 2017 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87

File photo - Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87. Gossett's nephew told The Associated Press on Friday, March 29, 2024 that the actor died Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - JANUARY 27: American actor Louis Gossett Jr. arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Sony Pictures Classics' 'The Comedian' held at the Pacific Designer Center on January 27, 2017 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Huawei holds awarding ceremony for ICT regional competition in Lebanon

STORY: Huawei holds awarding ceremony for ICT regional competition in Lebanon SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JONNY CORM, Lebanese Telecommunications Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD CHARARA, Huawei's employee in Lebanon 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MICHELLE HADDAD, Winner of Huawei competition STORYLINE: China's tech giant Huawei on Thursday held in Lebanon an awarding ceremony for the country's participants who won the Huawei ICT Regional Competition. According to a statement released by Huawei, the seventh edition of Huawei's ICT (information and communications technology) talent development initiative saw the highest level of participation since the competition was launched in 2017, attracting more than 27,500 students from more than 600 universities in 21 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia. The main objectives of the ICT Competiti

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African entrepreneurs eye opportunities in China's Xiong'an New Area

STORY: African entrepreneurs eye opportunities in China's Xiong'an New Area SHOOTING DATE: March 25, 2024 DATELINE: Mar. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GODSWORD GEORGE CHINEMEREM, Nigerian entrepreneur 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMUEL NWOKOCHA, Student from Shenyang University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GODSWORD GEORGE CHINEMEREM, Nigerian entrepreneur 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SAMUEL NWOKOCHA, Student from Shenyang University 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): OMANE VINCENT KWAKYE, Ghanaian entrepreneur STORYLINE: Attracted by opportunities, two young entrepreneurs and one university student from African countries have eyed their future in Xiong'an New Area. Two of them are among the first foreigners to register companies here. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New

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A Chapel Dedicated To Rugby - South West of France

File photo dated March 7, 2017 shows the Notre-Dame-du-Rugby chapel. In south west France, rugby is religion, so much so that one Abbot Michel Devert has dedicated his chapel to the sport. You can admire stained glass windows inspired by Christianity and rugby, as well as a number of jerseys of former great names in French and international rugby. The Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France September 8 to 28 October 28, is an opportunity to highlight the Chapelle du Rugby, the only one of its kind in France, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the River Adour, in Larriviere-Saint-Savin, south west of France. Photo by Duffour/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Chapel Dedicated To Rugby - South West of France

File photo dated March 7, 2017 shows the Notre-Dame-du-Rugby chapel. In south west France, rugby is religion, so much so that one Abbot Michel Devert has dedicated his chapel to the sport. You can admire stained glass windows inspired by Christianity and rugby, as well as a number of jerseys of former great names in French and international rugby. The Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France September 8 to 28 October 28, is an opportunity to highlight the Chapelle du Rugby, the only one of its kind in France, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the River Adour, in Larriviere-Saint-Savin, south west of France. Photo by Duffour/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Chapel Dedicated To Rugby - South West of France

File photo dated March 7, 2017 shows the Notre-Dame-du-Rugby chapel. In south west France, rugby is religion, so much so that one Abbot Michel Devert has dedicated his chapel to the sport. You can admire stained glass windows inspired by Christianity and rugby, as well as a number of jerseys of former great names in French and international rugby. The Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France September 8 to 28 October 28, is an opportunity to highlight the Chapelle du Rugby, the only one of its kind in France, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the River Adour, in Larriviere-Saint-Savin, south west of France. Photo by Duffour/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Chapel Dedicated To Rugby - South West of France

File photo dated March 7, 2017 shows the Notre-Dame-du-Rugby chapel. In south west France, rugby is religion, so much so that one Abbot Michel Devert has dedicated his chapel to the sport. You can admire stained glass windows inspired by Christianity and rugby, as well as a number of jerseys of former great names in French and international rugby. The Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France September 8 to 28 October 28, is an opportunity to highlight the Chapelle du Rugby, the only one of its kind in France, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the River Adour, in Larriviere-Saint-Savin, south west of France. Photo by Duffour/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Chapel Dedicated To Rugby - South West of France

File photo dated March 7, 2017 shows the Notre-Dame-du-Rugby chapel. In south west France, rugby is religion, so much so that one Abbot Michel Devert has dedicated his chapel to the sport. You can admire stained glass windows inspired by Christianity and rugby, as well as a number of jerseys of former great names in French and international rugby. The Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France September 8 to 28 October 28, is an opportunity to highlight the Chapelle du Rugby, the only one of its kind in France, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the River Adour, in Larriviere-Saint-Savin, south west of France. Photo by Duffour/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Chapel Dedicated To Rugby - South West of France

File photo dated March 7, 2017 shows the Notre-Dame-du-Rugby chapel. In south west France, rugby is religion, so much so that one Abbot Michel Devert has dedicated his chapel to the sport. You can admire stained glass windows inspired by Christianity and rugby, as well as a number of jerseys of former great names in French and international rugby. The Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France September 8 to 28 October 28, is an opportunity to highlight the Chapelle du Rugby, the only one of its kind in France, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the River Adour, in Larriviere-Saint-Savin, south west of France. Photo by Duffour/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Chapel Dedicated To Rugby - South West of France

File photo dated March 7, 2017 shows the Notre-Dame-du-Rugby chapel. In south west France, rugby is religion, so much so that one Abbot Michel Devert has dedicated his chapel to the sport. You can admire stained glass windows inspired by Christianity and rugby, as well as a number of jerseys of former great names in French and international rugby. The Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France September 8 to 28 October 28, is an opportunity to highlight the Chapelle du Rugby, the only one of its kind in France, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the River Adour, in Larriviere-Saint-Savin, south west of France. Photo by Duffour/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Chapel Dedicated To Rugby - South West of France

File photo dated March 7, 2017 shows the Notre-Dame-du-Rugby chapel. In south west France, rugby is religion, so much so that one Abbot Michel Devert has dedicated his chapel to the sport. You can admire stained glass windows inspired by Christianity and rugby, as well as a number of jerseys of former great names in French and international rugby. The Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France September 8 to 28 October 28, is an opportunity to highlight the Chapelle du Rugby, the only one of its kind in France, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the River Adour, in Larriviere-Saint-Savin, south west of France. Photo by Duffour/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boxing: Tanaka to make 1st light flyweight title defense in May

NAGOYA, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - WBO light flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka (L) of Japan poses with Kiyoshi Hatanaka, head of his Hatanaka Boxing Gym, in Nagoya on March 28, 2017. Tanaka will take on top-ranked Puerto Rican challenger Angel Acosta (in the photo) in his first title defense on May 20.

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Baseball: Miami Marlins spring training

JUPITER, United States, March 28 Kyodo - (From L) Ryan Jackson (55), Ichiro Suzuki (51) and Derek Dietrich (32) run at the Miami Marlins' spring training camp in Jupiter, Florida, on March 27, 2017.

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Japan beat Thailand 4-0 in Asian qualifiers for World Cup

SAITAMA, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - Japan's Maya Yoshida (3rd from L) heads his side's fourth goal during the second half of a Group B Asian qualifier against Thailand for the 2018 soccer World Cup at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on March 28, 2017. Japan won 4-0.

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the business service center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the Yuerong Park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the business service center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the tourist dock of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Xiong'an country park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the Yuerong Park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(220401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the Yuerong Park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(220331) -- XIONG'AN, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a view of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. By the end of 2021, construction has begun on 177 key projects in Xiong'an, with a total investment of 618.4 billion yuan (97.2 billion U.S. dollars). Sixty of them have been completed. So far, the major roads to the city, the main streets in the city, the Ecological Corridor, and the urban water system have taken shape. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(220331) -- XIONG'AN, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows a traditional residence in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. By the end of 2021, construction has begun on 177 key projects in Xiong'an, with a total investment of 618.4 billion yuan (97.2 billion U.S. dollars). Sixty of them have been completed. So far, the major roads to the city, the main streets in the city, the Ecological Corridor, and the urban water system have taken shape. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(220331) -- XIONG'AN, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the Yuerong Park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. By the end of 2021, construction has begun on 177 key projects in Xiong'an, with a total investment of 618.4 billion yuan (97.2 billion U.S. dollars). Sixty of them have been completed. So far, the major roads to the city, the main streets in the city, the Ecological Corridor, and the urban water system have taken shape. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN NEW AREA-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(220331) -- XIONG'AN, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the Yuerong Park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. By the end of 2021, construction has begun on 177 key projects in Xiong'an, with a total investment of 618.4 billion yuan (97.2 billion U.S. dollars). Sixty of them have been completed. So far, the major roads to the city, the main streets in the city, the Ecological Corridor, and the urban water system have taken shape. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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Work begins to dismantle cover at Fukushima plant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a panel of the cover shrouding the No. 1 reactor building of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant lifted by a crane on July 28, 2015. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, aims to complete by the end of March 2017 the removal of the whole cover, which was installed in the wake of the 2011 disaster to keep radioactive materials from dispersing. The removal is a step toward decommissioning the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Work begins to dismantle cover at Fukushima plant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a panel of the cover shrouding the No. 1 reactor building of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant lifted by a crane on July 28, 2015. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, aims to complete by the end of March 2017 the removal of the whole cover, which was installed in the wake of the 2011 disaster to keep radioactive materials from dispersing. The removal is a step toward decommissioning the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TEPCO to remove reactor building cover

File photo taken in February 2015 shows the No. 1 nuclear reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan. Its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. will start to remove the panels of the cover shrouding the building from July 28, 2015. TEPCO plans to complete the work by the end of March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survey on endangered Amami thrushes

File photo taken Aug. 28, 2017, shows an Amami thrush, an endangered bird endemic to Amami-Oshima Island in Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, protected by the central Japanese government. An annual survey conducted by a local bird club on March 21, 2021, confirmed about 100 Amami thrushes, almost unchanged from the previous year.

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Baseball: Matsui placed on ballot for Japanese Hall of Fame

Former major league slugger Hideki Matsui (R) shakes hands with Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Otani during a charity event at Tokyo Dome in March 2015. Matsui was placed on the 2018 ballot for the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese general under graft probe commits suicide at home

Photo taken in March 2017 shows Zhang Yang, then head of the Political Work Department of the People's Liberation Army. Zhang hanged himself Nov. 23 after authorities launched a corruption investigation against him, Xinhua News Agency said Nov. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Tokyo's monk-run bar loosens inhibitions, teaches Buddhism

Buddhist monk Yoshinobu Fujioka talks to foreign customers at a monk-run bar, VOWZ BAR, in Tokyo on March 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Tokyo's monk-run bar loosens inhibitions, teaches Buddhism

Buddhist monk Yoshinobu Fujioka poses at a monk-run bar, VOWZ BAR, in Tokyo on March 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo