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(240313) -- NANCHANG, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Feng Yihua plays Guqin on a mountain in Yihuang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 5, 2022. The Guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese instrument, boasts a history of over 3,000 years. Feng Yihua, a 38-year-old Guqin maker, hails from Yihuang County in east China's Jiangxi Province. Influenced by his family, Feng began studying the Guqin at age 18. He later moved to Shanghai to be an apprentice under a master in the craft of Guqin-making. "Creating a Guqin by hand requires raw lacquer, which initially caused skin allergies. I even cut my thumb while carving the holes," Feng recalled his apprenticeship. Through years of perseverance, Feng has honed his skills in both playing and crafting the Guqin. In 2014, he returned to his hometown to establish a Guqin studio, dedicating himself to this sophisticated profession. The process of hand-making a Guqin spans at least three years, involving around 100 procedures. This lengthy process tests

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Families of MH370 victims mark 10 years since flight disappearance

STORY: Families of MH370 victims mark 10 years since flight disappearance SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTHONY LOKE SIEW FOOK, Malaysia's Transport Minister 3. various of the event STORYLINE: Family members of those aboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 marked the tenth year since the disappearance of the aircraft in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. With speeches, presentations and poems, the next-of-kin marked the milestone, with Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook being in attendance. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTHONY LOKE SIEW FOOK, Malaysia's Transport Minister "As the minister and representing the Malaysian government to be here today, it is not just to express our solidarity, but it is a commitment and promise that the search will go on." The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was a tragic incident that occurred on March 8, 2014, when the Boeing 777,

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Palestinian blacksmith turns tear gas canisters into artworks

STORY: Palestinian blacksmith turns tear gas canisters into artworks DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:07:22 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Akram al-Wa'ra collecting tear gas canisters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AKRAM AL-WA'RA, Palestinian blacksmith 3. various of the workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AKRAM AL-WA'RA, Palestinian blacksmith 5. various of the workshop 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AKRAM AL-WA'RA, Palestinian blacksmith 7. various of the workshop STORYLINE: Amid the seemingly endless clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the West Bank, the tear gas canisters tossed by Israelis were transformed into artworks by a 56-year-old Palestinian blacksmith. Akram al-Wa'ra, from the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank, came up with the idea in 2014 when Israel and Gaza were engaged in a 51-day fierce war, during which the Israeli forces fired hundreds of canisters at locals. "Back then, I was forced to close my workshop, my only source of income,

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Int'l conference on dementia starts in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The world conference on dementia starts in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014, with officials of the World Health Organization and other international bodies, researchers and those who suffer the disease attending. The WHO will host a health ministerial meeting next March to designate dementia as a universal political challenge.

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Work to shield groundwater flow at Fukushima nuke plant

SENDAI, Japan - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's Nos. 1 to 4 reactor buildings (from foreground) are seen (L) from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 3, 2013. The other photo, taken on Sept. 5, 2014, shows work is under way to build underground ice walls around the basements of the buildings to prevent groundwater from seeping into them and becoming contaminated with radioactive substances.

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2011 disaster: sporting goods store then and now

SENDAI, Japan - Shoes and clothes from "Ken Sports," a sporting goods store in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are distributed to survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami free of charge, as shown in the photo (top) taken on March 19, 2011. Storekeeper Kensuke Sasaki and his wife Reiko stand in the store as shown in the photo (bottom) taken on Sept. 5, 2014.

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G-7 leaders discuss regional issues, economy

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Leaders of the Group of Seven nations are shown about to enter a meeting on June 5, 2014, in Brussels. They include Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) and U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd from L). The G-7 leaders gathered in the Belgian city after ousting Russia from the broader Group of Eight framework in March to protest its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.

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G-7 leaders discuss regional issues, economy

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shown about to enter a meeting of the Group of Seven major nations on June 5, 2014, in Brussels. The G-7 leaders gathered in the Belgian city after ousting Russia from the broader Group of Eight framework in March to protest its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region. (Pool photo)

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Seoul Mayor Park in interview

SEOUL, South Korea - Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon speaks during an interview in this file photo taken on March 5, 2014.

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Sanriku Railway

KAMAISHI, Japan - A train on Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias line takes a test run in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture on March 28, 2014 before resuming full service on April 5. Parts of the train line were closed after being damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a men's singles quarterfinal match against Roger Federer of Switzerland at the Sony Open in Miami, Florida, on March 26, 2014. Nishikori won 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.

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China's Premier Li at annual congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reports government activities during the annual session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2014.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori won 7-6 (1), 7-5, reaching the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan' Kei Nishikori reacts after beating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 (1), 7-5 in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori reached the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori won 7-6 (1), 7-5, reaching the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka converses with catcher Francisco Cervelli after the Minnesota Twins loaded the bases as Tanaka walked Joe Mauer (L in back) during the third inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka converses with catcher Francisco Cervelli after allowing an RBI double by Jason Kubel of the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka gets Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins to ground out to first during the first inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulls starter Masahiro Tanaka in the sixth inning of a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Vietnamese study nutritional science at Japan university

TOKYO, Japan - Students from Vietnam who study nutritional science at Jumonji University's graduate school are pictured in Niiza, Saitama Prefecture, on March 5, 2014. The university plans to "export" its nutritional science educational curriculum to Hanoi Medical University later this year.

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Chinese minority reps pose for photos in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Representatives of minority groups in China pose for photos in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2014, as numerous photographers try to capture their image.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional shogi or Japanese chess player who holds the 5 "dan" ranking, plays a game against a computer program dubbed "Shuso" at the 3rd Denno shogi championship at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014. Shuso won the first round of five planned matches between the program and professional players.

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Japan gov't faces damages over Ghanaian man's death

TOKYO, Japan - A portrait of Abubakar Awudu Suraj is held by his widow who was heading for the Tokyo District Court on March 19, 2014. The court ordered the Japanese government to pay about 5 million yen in damages over the death of the Ghanaian man in 2010 while he was being deported from Narita airport near Tokyo. His Japanese wife requested that a photo of her face not be published.

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U.S. military plane lands at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 18, 2014, shows a U.S. military C-5 transport plane (bottom) that made an unscheduled landing at Haneda airport in Tokyo due to poor weather conditions around Yokota Air Base where it was headed.

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Protesters seek elimination of nuclear power in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Toyohiro Akiyama (front R) and novelist Kenzaburo Oe (front 2nd from R) join a march calling for the elimination of nuclear power generation in Japan on March 15, 2014 in Tokyo. About 5,500 people gathered at Hibiya Park in Tokyo before the march.

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Guitar craftsman Yairi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2006 shows guitar craftsman Kazuo Yairi, whose acoustic guitars have been used by famous musicians around the world such as Paul McCartney and Carlos Santana. He died of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on March 5, 2014. He was 81.

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Crimea crisis

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Tatars rally to call for peace near a naval base in Bakhchisarai, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in southern Ukraine, on March 5, 2014.

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Relief goods given to Syrian refugees from quake-hit Japanese

ADANA, Turkey - A Syrian refugee in Adana, Turkey, picks a coat on March 5, 2014, from among clothing sent by Japanese people in areas hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami while another woman writes a thank-you message.

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BNP Paribas Open tennis

INDIAN WELLS, United States - Japan's Kurumi Nara returns the ball to Allie Kiick of the United States in a first-round women's singles match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis competition in Indian Wells, California, on March 5, 2014. Nara defeated Kiick 6-4, 6-0.

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Matsuyama's left-handed shot in Cadillac tourney practice

DORAL, United States - Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama makes a left-handed shot on the No. 18 hole during his practice round for the WGC Cadillac Championship golf tournament on March 5, 2014 on the Blue Monster course at the Trump National Doral golf club in Florida.

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Japan, U.S. draw at Algarve Cup

PARCHAL, Portugal - Japan captain Aya Miyama (C) celebrates with her teammates after scoring the equalizer off a free kick against the United States during the second half of their Algarve Cup opener in Parchal, Portugal, on March 5, 2014. Japan and the U.S. drew 1-1.

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BNP Paribas Open tennis

INDIAN WELLS, United States - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm (facing) and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic celebrate after defeating Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 7-5 in a first-round women's doubles match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis competition in Indian Wells, California, on March 5, 2014.

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Crimean Tatar activist opposes Russian control of Crimea

KIEV, Ukraine - Mustafa Dzhemilev, a Ukrainian parliamentarian who promotes the rights of Crimean Tatars, says he opposes Russia's control over the Crimean region at a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine on March 5, 2014.

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Japanese storyteller performs in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese "rokyoku" storyteller Keiko Haruno (L) performs traditional narrative singing in English in New York on March 5, 2014.

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Japan, U.S. draw at Algarve Cup

PARCHAL, Portugal - Japan captain Aya Miyama scores the equalizer off a free kick against the United States during the second half of their Algarve Cup opener in Parchal, Portugal, on March 5, 2014. Japan and the U.S. drew 1-1.

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Japanese tells story in traditional style in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese "rokyoku" storyteller Keiko Haruno conducts traditional narrative singing in English in New York on March 5, 2014.

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Matsuyama practices for Cadillac golf tourney

DORAL, United States - Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama makes a bunker shot on the No. 18 hole during his practice round for the WGC Cadillac Championship golf tournament on March 5, 2014 on the Blue Monster course at the Trump National Doral golf club in Florida.

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Tokyo department store promotes Tohoku products

TOKYO, Japan - Producers promote seaweed at an event introducing farm products from the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku at the Matsuzakaya Ueno department store in Tokyo on March 5, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary of the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japanese securities industry leader on bitcoin trading

NEW YORK, United States - Kazutoshi Inano, chairman of the Japan Securities Dealers Association, talks with reporters in New York on March 5, 2014. Inano said people trading in bitcoins should understand that they do so at their own risk, after the recent bankruptcy of Tokyo-based major bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.

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Japan defender Yoshida advances toward goal in game vs. NZ

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese defender Maya Yoshida (R) attempts to block a shot by New Zealand midfielder Chris James (C) during the latter half of a soccer friendly at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014. Japan won 4-2.

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Japan's Saito advances in friendly against New Zealand

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese midfielder Manabu Saito (L) dribbles past New Zealand defender Michael Boxall during the latter half of a soccer friendly against New Zealand at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014. Japan won 4-2.

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Japan, U.S. draw at Algarve Cup

PARCHAL, Portugal - Japan coach Norio Sasaki gives instructions to his players during the second half of their Algarve Cup opener against the United States in Parchal, Portugal, on March 5, 2014. Japan and the U.S. drew 1-1.

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Guangdong head Hu vows to enhance crackdown on prostitution

BEIJING, China - Hu Chunhua, Chinese Communist Party secretary of Guangdong Province, says at a discussion during the annual National People's Congress session on March 5, 2014, that he will not turn a blind eye to the spread of prostitution, gambling and drugs in the southeastern Chinese province.

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Ukrainian skiers practice at Sochi Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Ukrainian athletes practice at a long-distance skiing and biathlon race venue at the Sochi Winter Paralympics on March 5, 2014.

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Ukrainian skiers practice uphill trudge at Sochi Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Ukrainian skiers practice an uphill trudge at the Sochi Winter Paralympics on March 5, 2014.

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Ukrainian skiers practice at Sochi Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Ukrainian athletes prepare to begin practicing at a long-distance skiing and biathlon race venue at the Sochi Winter Paralympics on March 5, 2014.