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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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Australia's environment deteriorated in 2023: report

STORY: Australia's environment deteriorated in 2023: report SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australia STORYLINE: The health of Australia's environment declined in 2023 amid low rainfall and a spike in the number of threatened species, a report has said. Led by researchers from the Australian National University (ANU), Australia's Environment Report compiles detailed scientific data to rate the overall health of the country's environment out of 10 every year since 2011. In 2023, the environment scored a 7.5 out of 10, the latest edition published on Tuesday revealed. It marks a fall from 2022 when the environment was given an 8.7 out of 10, the highest ever score. Albert Van Dijk, lead author of the report, described 2023 as a climate rollercoaster for Australia, with a relatively cool start to the year giving way to dry and unseasonably warm weather from May onwards. According to the

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Gates to the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are opened on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Makoto Sugioka, mayor of the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks to the press on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen

STORY: Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI LIBO, Director of Xiamen Nature Reserve Affairs Center 3. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve STORYLINE: Xiamen, a coastal eastern Chinese metropolis, may have one of the world's smallest nature reserves for one single endangered bird species. The distinguished visitor to the reserve is called Merops philippinus, or Blue-tailed Bee-eater. Admired by many as one of the most beautiful birds in the world for its fancy feathers, the species is under Class II state protection in China. Set up in 2011, the Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve for the Blue-tailed Bee-eater welcomes its big moment every April to late October when the birds stop by during migration and dig caves on the cliffs to lay and hatch their eggs. Surrounded by over-10-story buildings just 200 to 3

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Dmitry Rybolovlev Could Put AS Monaco Up For Sale

File photo dated May 1, 2022 of French L1 football match between AS Monaco and Angers SCO 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 Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Politicians attend the French Cup Final Soccer match

Martine Aubry and Jacques Delors during the French Cup final football match Paris Saint Germain vs Lille on May 14, 2011 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. Lille won 1 to 0. Photo by Gouhier-Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Politicians attend the French Cup Final Soccer match

Martine Aubry and Jacques Delors during the French Cup final football match Paris Saint Germain vs Lille on May 14, 2011 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. Lille won 1 to 0. Photo by Gouhier-Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road

STORY: GLOBALink | China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Europe freight train services 2. various of the warehouse in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MOU JINWEN, Chairman of Shenzhen Qxbox Technology Warehousing Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DIEGO CIMADEVILLA, Management director of Qxbox's subsidiary in Spain STORYLINE: The freight train service linking Chinese cities with Europe is breathing new life into the ancient Silk Road with its expanding network. In May 2011, a rail route was opened between Chongqing and Duisburg in Germany, marking the start of the China-Europe cargo train service. Boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), proposed by China in 2013, the international train service has been expanding fast over the past years. Nowadays, the service connects more than 100 Chinese cities with over 200 cities in 25 countries in Europe. At this warehouse i

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Syria returns to Arab summit amid growing reconciliation wave in Mideast

STORY: Syria returns to Arab summit amid growing reconciliation wave in Mideast DATELINE: May 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OSAMA DANURA, Syrian political expert 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): OSAMA DANURA, Syrian political expert 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD AL-OMARI, Syrian political observer 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD AL-OMARI, Syrian political observer STORYLINE: After being ostracized for 12 years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a comeback to the Arab League (AL) Summit held in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Friday. This comes amid a growing Arab reconciliation trend at a time when the U.S. influence wanes in the Middle East. Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 when the Syrian civil war broke out. Osama Danura, a Damascus-based Syrian political expert, says the return of Syria to the Arab fold symbolizes the independence and solidarity among Arab countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OSA

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Cross-Strait trade fair in Fuzhou builds bridge for enterprises

STORY: Cross-Strait trade fair in Fuzhou builds bridge for enterprises DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG TE HSI, Taiwanese entrepreneur 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GONG LIANGHONG, Deputy General Manager, TPV (Fujian) Co., LTD. STORYLINE: A cross-Strait fair for economy and trade is underway in Fuzhou in China's Fujian Province. The five-day fair has attracted many entrepreneurs and businesspeople from Taiwan. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG TE HSI, Taiwanese entrepreneur "After I served as deputy secretary general of Fuzhou Taiwanese Entrepreneur Association in 2000, I came to truly understand the function and significance of the cross-Strait fair for economy and trade, and I'm very happy to participate in it. The fair in 2011 was particularly impressive. Many enterprises from Taiwan came to Fuzhou to join the exhibition, and received long-term orders." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GONG LIANGHONG, Deput

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Syrian president in Saudi Arabia for Arab summit

STORY: Syrian president in Saudi Arabia for Arab summit DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arriving in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Thursday to attend the Arab League's 32nd Summit on Friday. Assad was received by Prince Badr bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, and Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League at King Abdulaziz International Airport. The visit, the first since the begining of the Syrian war in 2011, comes as Syria and Saudi Arabia have resumed diplomatic missions in both countries, which have been suspended since November 2011. Earlier this month, the Arab League voted to reinstate Syria's membership in the 22-member league. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Damascus. (XHTV)

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ASEAN summit concludes with pledge to enhance bloc centrality, economic integration

STORY: ASEAN summit concludes with pledge to enhance bloc centrality, economic integration DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of leaders attending the summit 3. various of the summit 4. various of the media center STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "The 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded here on Thursday in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. This year's summit with Indonesia as the chair is themed 'ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth.' The ASEAN, founded in 1967, groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The last time Indonesia chaired ASEAN was in 2011, after hosting the summits in 1976 and 2003. The archipelagic country has scheduled the 43rd summit and the East Asia Summit to be held in September in the national capital Jakarta." The 42nd ASEAN Summit conclu

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Makoto Sugioka, mayor of the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks to the press on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Residents enter the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Gates to the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are opened on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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37 pct of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: survey

STORY: 37 pct of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: survey DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Fukushima 2. various of local fishermen STORYLINE: A survey of Fukushima Prefecture residents who evacuated to areas outside the prefecture following the March 2011 nuclear disaster found that nearly 40 percent of respondents may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), local media reported Monday. Waseda University and a citizens group sent questionnaires to 5,350 households mainly in the Kanto region around Tokyo who had fled from Fukushima following the nuclear disaster, and obtained responses from 516. The results indicated that 37.0 percent of the evacuees had PTSD. Behind the high rate are long-term stress factors, including memories of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, drastic changes in living environments and problems resulting from the government's p

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Japan's GDP surges

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari holds a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo after the country's gross domestic product data for the opening quarter of 2014 was released May 15, 2014. Japan's economy grew in the January-March quarter at its fastest pace since the recovery period from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, buoyed by a rush in demand ahead of the first consumption tax hike in 17 years on April 1, the government said.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits nuclear plant in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) and her son Jack Schlossberg (R) wearing protective suits and masks are briefed during their visit to the central control room for the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 14, 2014. The plant was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season, 50th in bigs

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 27, 2012. Matsuzaka returned to the majors in style, working seven innings in the Red Sox's 5-1 win. The victory was Matsuzaka's 50th in the big leagues and his first since May 8, 2011.

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises (L) look for food beside one of their parents (R) in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis (L) lands beside one of its parents in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young bird is one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises spread their wings in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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New ship to shuttle between Hokkaido, disputed isles

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows new passenger vessel, the Etopirika, at a shipyard in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, in western Japan, on Nov. 11, 2011, prior to its launch ceremony later in the day. The 1,150-ton ship, capable of carrying 84 passengers, will shuttle between Nemuro, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, and the Russian-held disputed islands off Hokkaido, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and as the Southern Kurils in Russia, from May 2012, to carry people taking part in visa-free exchange programs and other purposes.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 10, 2011, shows the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs, in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, which was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. North Korea may file an application with the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for the No. 1 and two other tombs to be recognized as World Heritage sites.

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Another reactor halted for checkup

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo news helicopter on May 18, 2011, shows the No. 2 reactor (L) of the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kyushu Electric Power Co. halted the reactor on Sept. 1 for a three-month scheduled checkup, leaving only 12 of Japan's 54 commercial reactors in operation.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Arirang mass games opened at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The games are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Ex major league pitcher Irabu found dead

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Hideki Irabu of Lotte Marines pitching in a game against Nippon Ham Fighters in which he achieved his 1,000th strikeout, in Chiba, near Tokyo, in May 1996. Police said on July 28, 2011, that the former major leaguer and Japanese professional baseball player was found dead at his home in the suburbs of Los Angeles the previous day.

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Suit filed to seek decommissioning of Hamaoka reactors

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Plaintiffs carrying banners calling for an end to nuclear power walk to the Shizuoka District Court in the city of Shizuoka on July 1, 2011, to file a lawsuit seeking the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the prefecture. Located in a major active fault zone, Chubu Electric Power Co. suspended the plant's Nos. 3 to 5 reactors in May at the request of the central government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Hamaoka plant were deactivated in 2008 for decommissioning.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from L to R) the No. 2 and No. 1 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from L to R) the No. 2 and No. 1 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from R to L) the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from front to back) the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Kenya donation for Japan

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (R) hands a donation check to Japanese Ambassador to Kenya Toshihisa Takata during a ceremony in Nairobi on May 30, 2011. Kenya donated $1 million following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan players celebrate their team's second straight Italian Cup title, and seventh overall, in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (L) dribbles in the first half of the Italian Cup final against Palermo in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter captured the second straight cup title with a 3-1 victory.

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CSKA 1-1 Kuban

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) is in action during the first half of a game against Kuban in Moscow on May 29, 2011. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan players celebrate their team's second straight Italian Cup title, and seventh overall, in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder (L) and defender Yuto Nagatomo raise the cup in celebration in Rome on May 29, 2011, after winning the Italian Cup by beating Palermo 3-1.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (3rd from L) lifts the cup to celebrate the team's second straight, seventh overall, Italian Cup title with teammates in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Orfevre wins Japanese Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Orfevre (5) wins the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo on May 29, 2011. In second place was Win Variation (1).

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Japan gov't, nuclear commission at odds

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) attends a meeting of a House of Representatives ad hoc committee on post-disaster restoration at the Diet building in Tokyo on May 23, 2011. On the front left is Haruki Madarame, chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan. The government and the commission have been at odds over why the injection of seawater into the troubled No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was temporarily suspended a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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CSKA Moscow win Russian Cup title

YAROSLAVL, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda celebrates as his team won the Russian Cup by beating FC Alania Vladikavkaz 2-1 in the final in Yaroslavl, Russia, on May 22, 2011.

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Inter Milan beat Catania

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (L) bows in a Japanese style after scoring during a Serie A soccer game against Catania in Milan, Italy, on May 22, 2011. Inter won 3-1.

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Inter Milan beat Catania

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (facing) celebrates with teammate Lucio (6) after scoring during a Serie A soccer game against Catania in Milan, Italy, on May 22, 2011. Inter won 3-1.

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Inter Milan beat Catania

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (facing) celebrates with teammate Lucio (6) after scoring during a Serie A soccer game against Catania in Milan, Italy, on May 22, 2011. Inter won 3-1.

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Inter Milan beat Catania

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) scores during a Serie A soccer game against Catania in Milan, Italy, on May 22, 2011. Inter won 3-1.

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Venlo beat Volendam

VOLENDAM, Nethelands - VVV Venlo forward Bobby Cullen (C) is congratulated by teammate Maya Yoshida (R) after scoring the team's first goal in a game against FC Volendam in Volendam, the Netherlands, on May 19, 2011. Venlo beat Volendam 2-1.