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Paris City Hall for LGBTQIA+ Rights Conference - Paris

International Award / Viktória Radványi has been the director and main organizer of Budapest Pride since 2015. Under his leadership, the Pride march, which began confidentially, has become one of Budapest's major civic events, bringing together tens of thousands of participants every year.The award was given to Maté Hegedus, spokesperson for Budapest Pride. Paris, France on May 16, 2025. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - Japanese actor and novelist Midori Utsumi attends a press conference at Nakameguro Kinkero Theater in Tokyo on May 10, 2015, following the death of her husband and actor, Kinya Aikawa, who was based at the theater, on April 15, 2015.

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (C) and drone operators talk about the spread of pesticide in Wanchun Township of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 16, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farming, prov

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu poses for a photo in front of a wall featuring his portrait in an agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 16, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the w

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2 schools rebuilt with China aid handed over to Nepal

STORY: 2 schools rebuilt with China aid handed over to Nepal SHOOTING DATE: May 15-16, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of schools rebuilt 2. various of students 3. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Two public schools rebuilt with Chinese assistance in Nepal's Dolakha district were handed over to local authorities on Thursday. The new buildings have well-furnished classrooms, laboratories, computer labs, libraries, dormitories, halls and teacher rooms, noted Shankar Babu Shrestha, chairman of the district's education development and coordination unit. "These buildings stand as the symbols of friendship between the two friendly nations," Shrestha said at the handover ceremony held in Dolakha. "Now it is our responsibility to manage, protect and use these facilities for the better education of our children." The schools in Jilu and Singati of the district were damaged in the 2015 massive earthquake, and Sinohydro Bureau 6 C

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NEPAL-DOLAKHA-CHINA-AIDED SCHOOLS-HANDOVER

(240517) -- DOLAKHA, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 16, 2024 shows a scene during a handover ceremony for two public schools rebuilt with Chinese assistance held in Dolakha, Nepal. Two public schools rebuilt with Chinese assistance in Nepal's Dolakha district were handed over to local authorities on Thursday. The schools in Jilu and Singati of the district were damaged in the 2015 massive earthquake, and Sinohydro Bureau 6 Co., Ltd. under the Power Construction Corporation of China undertook their demolition and reconstruction under an assistance agreement signed by the governments of Nepal and China. (Photo by Nirana Raj Bana/Xinhua)

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A visit to Zham port in China's Tibet

STORY: A visit to Zham port in China's Tibet DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: XIGAZE, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zham port 2. STANDUP 1 (English): PHURBU TSERING, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of Zham port 4. SOUNDBITE (Nepali): KARKI RAM, Nepali citizen STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): PHURBU TSERING, Xinhua correspondent "I am Phurbu Tsering from Xinhua News Agency. Right behind me is the Zham port in southwest China's Tibet." The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, forcing the port to stop service. In 2019, the Zham port partially reopened to allow exports to Nepal, and two-way cargo trade was resumed on May 1 this year. On Sept. 1, two-way passenger traffic was also resumed at the port. An increasing number of passengers are traveling through the border point. SOUNDBITE (Nepali): KARKI RAM, Nepali citizen "I opened a commiss

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Iran Foreign Minister Zarif

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 16 Kyodo - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif speaks to reporters after a meeting with foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and a European Union representative in Brussels on May 15, 2018, following the withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal.

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EU high representative Mogherini

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 16 Kyodo - Federica Mogherini, European Union high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, speaks at a press conference after a meeting with foreign ministers of Iran, Germany, Britain and France in Brussels on May 15, 2018, following the withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Jorgensen wins women's race in world triathlon Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, May 20 Kyodo - American Gwen Jorgensen crosses the finish line to win the women's race at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Yokohama in 1 hour, 57 minutes, 20 seconds in the Japanese city on May 16, 2015.

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Britons exhibit photos to show life, people in Fukushima town

MITO, Japan, May 21 Kyodo - Anthony Ballard from Britain points to one of the photos at an exhibition jointly held in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on May 16, 2015, by him and compatriot Phillip Jellyman to show life and people in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, still off-limits due to the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The two Britons are English teachers at one of the town's junior high schools.

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Abe remembers Japanese-Americans at L.A. monument, museum

LOS ANGELES, May 2 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie lay a wreath in front of the Go For Broke Monument with the names of more than 16,000 American soldiers of Japanese descent inscribed on it in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles on May 1, 2015.

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Honda announces Formula One comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows vehicles used in past Formula One motor races on display in front of the Honda Motor Co. head office in Tokyo on May 16, 2013. The automaker announced the same day that it will make a comeback to Formula One racing in 2015 as an engine supplier, teaming up with former partner McLaren of Britain. Honda withdrew from the racing after last taking part in 2008.

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Honda announces Formula One comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Martin Whitmarsh (far L), chief executive officer of McLaren Group Ltd., and Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito shake hands before the media at Honda's headquarters in Tokyo on May 16, 2013. Ito announced the automaker will return to Formula One racing in 2015 as an engine supplier, teaming up with former partner McLaren of Britain.

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Honda announces Formula One comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Martin Whitmarsh (L), chief executive officer of McLaren Group Ltd., and Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito shake hands at a press conference at Honda's headquarters in Tokyo on May 16, 2013. Ito announced the automaker will return to Formula One racing in 2015 as an engine supplier, teaming up with former partner McLaren of Britain.

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Honda announces Formula One comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito speaks at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on May 16, 2013. Ito announced the automaker will return to Formula One racing in 2015 as an engine supplier, teaming up with former partner McLaren of Britain.

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Group of rare bird species spotted in China's Yunnan

STORY: Group of rare bird species spotted in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. pics of the 22 blossom-headed parakeets 2. various of blossom-headed parakeets STORYLINE: A total of 22 blossom-headed parakeets were recently spotted in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The rare bird species mainly lives in China's Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces. It has been put under second-class national protection. Some bird experts had thought that blossom-headed parakeet might have disappeared in China years ago, until seven of them were spotted in Yunnan in 2015. Experts said that the pictures of 22 parakeets may prove that the number of the bird species has increased in China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Xinhua Headlines: U.S. trap of selling second-hand weapons dismays Southeast Asian countries

(220520) -- MANILA, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Air Force officials arrive at the accident site of an F-16 jet fighter at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 16, 2015. (Photo by Danta K./Xinhua)

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Man in news: Author of Japanese book on philosophy sold in Taiwan

Former high school teacher Jun Teshima, pictured in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2015, is the author of a book on philosophy which was published in Taiwan in May and which will come out in China in 2016. The book is titled "Philosophy Taught from Age 16 by a High School Teacher." Very few philosophy books are available in Taiwan and China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brazil mulls lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16

Flowers and a bicycle are seen on June 22, 2015, at the site where a doctor was stabbed to death in May on the banks of a lake in Rio de Janeiro where Olympic boat races will be held. Two teenagers -- aged 15 and 16 -- have been arrested for their alleged involvement amid heated debate in Brazil on whether to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 16 from 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima A-bomb museum official speaks before U.S. exhibit

Mihoko Sakamoto, a staff member of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, speaks in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 28, 2015, before an atomic bomb-related exhibition at American University in Washington from June 13 through Aug. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota wins OK for unique shares to attract long-term investors

Shareholders of Toyota Motor Corp. enter the company's headquarters in the central Japan city of Toyota on June 16, 2015, to attend an annual shareholder meeting. The carmaker won shareholder approval for a proposal to issue a new class of shares to attract long-term investors, despite criticism it may erode management discipline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chubu Electric applies for safety review of Hamaoka No. 3 reactor

File photo taken May 13, 2015, shows the No. 3 reactor building at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in the central Japanese city of Omaezaki. The operator applied on June 16 for safety screening of the nuclear unit at the plant, which is believed to be located at the potential epicenter of a future massive earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Radar set up on central Japan bay coast to analyze mirage

Photo taken on May 16, 2015, shows a radar set up on the coast of Toyama Bay in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, to measure wind speeds and directions for analyzing the mechanisms of mirages often seen in the area. The Uozu city office hopes the data collected will help predict the elusive natural phenomenon more precisely and thus attract more tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trade minister Miyazawa meets with African counterparts

Photo taken on May 30, 2015, shows the Japan-African Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development held in Tokyo, with Japan's trade minister Yoichi Miyazawa attending. Miyazawa and representatives of 16 African nations agreed to enhance their cooperation in boosting resource development. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trade minister Miyazawa meets with African counterparts

Japanese trade minister Yoichi Miyazawa (R) addresses the Japan-Africa Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development in Tokyo on May 30, 2015. Representatives from 16 African nations took part. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trade minister Miyazawa meets with African counterparts

Japanese trade minister Yoichi Miyazawa (C on front) and representatives from 16 African nations pose for photos during the Japan-Africa Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development in Tokyo on May 30, 2015. They agreed to enhance their cooperation in boosting resource development. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourists listen to storyteller during "ghost tour" in western Japan

Tourists listen to a storyteller at Matsue Castle in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on May 16, 2015, during a "ghost tour" to visit places mentioned in the story "Kwaidan" by Greece-born writer Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, better known as Koizumi Yakumo in Japan, who lived in various parts of the country until his death in 1904. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Pacific island nations to meet, eye disaster management

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill (2nd from L) is greeted by children upon his arrival in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 22, 2015, to attend the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting. The two-day meeting brings together Japan and the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum, including leaders of the 14 Pacific island states and ministers of Australia and New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Pacific island nations to meet, eye disaster management

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill (L) is greeted by children upon his arrival in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 22, 2015, to attend the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting. The two-day meeting brings together Japan and the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum, including leaders of the 14 Pacific island states and ministers of Australia and New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna shop in Tsukiji Outer Market offers fresh meat after filleting

Masakazu Kijima at a tuna shop in the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo adjacent to the Tsukiji Market, Japan's biggest fish and vegetable wholesale market, offers sliced fresh tuna meat to shoppers after filleting on May 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna shop owner in Tsukiji Outer Market fillets tuna in front of shoppers

Masakazu Kijima at a tuna shop in the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo, adjacent to the Tsukiji Market, Japan's biggest fish and vegetable wholesale market, fillets a whole tuna in front of shoppers on May 16, 2015. (Kyoto) ==Kyodo

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Briton shows girl at photo exhibit on life, people in Fukushima town

Anthony Ballad from Britain talks on May 16, 2015, about a girl, pictured in front of a temporary home in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, at an exhibition jointly held in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, by him and compatriot Phillip Jellyman to show life and people in the Fukushima town of Futaba, still off-limits due to the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s local power plant. The two Britons are English teachers at one of the town's junior high schools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kochi restaurant voted runner-up in "omelette rice" contest

An "omuraisu" dish cooked by Restaurant Kochi in Hidaka, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, is voted the runner-up at a two-day Kagome Omurice Stadium contest in Tokyo on May 16-17, 2015. Diners at the event picked their favorite "omelette rice" dishes, Western-influenced Japanese cuisine consisting of ketchup-seasoned fried rice wrapped in or under an omelette. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's tallest building gets 3 millionth visitor to observation deck

Hiroyuki Uematsu (3rd from L) poses as the three millionth visitor to the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in the city of Osaka on May 16, 2015. The deck opened to the public in the western Japan city in March 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Descendent of 1607 Korean envoy to Japan stands under ancestor's poem

Yo Un Jun, an 11th-generation descendent of Yo U Gil, chief envoy of a Korean diplomatic mission dispatched by the Yi dynasty to Japan in 1607, shakes hands with the master priest of Seiken-ji temple in the city of Shizuoka, central Japan, on May 16, 2015, under a framed Chinese poem (above) left by his ancestor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagoya restaurant voted champ of "omelette rice"

Photo shows a winning dish produced by Yoshoku no Kotokotoya, a restaurant in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, and voted the most popular "omuraisu," an omelette with a filling of ketchup-seasoned fried rice, at a two-day Kagome Omurice Stadium contest in Tokyo on May 16-17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese schools win awards at 2015 int'l Model U.N. conference

Students from Rokko High School in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, and Toin Gakuen Secondary Education School in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, pose for a photo in New York on May 16, 2015, after their schools won prizes at the 2015 Global Classrooms International High School Model United Nations Conference. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kashiwa beat Suwon away in 1st leg behind Leandro double

Leandro scores a penalty kick past goalkeeper Jung Sung Ryong in Kashiwa Reysol's 3-2 win away to Suwon Samsung FC in the first leg of their round of 16 tie in the Asian Champions League on May 19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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French course meal on Twilight Express sleeper train

West Japan Railway Co. shows a French course meal to be served on its luxury sleeper train Twilight Express to the press on May, 13, 2015. Twilight Express, which ended its regular service between Osaka and Sapporo in March, began its operations exclusively for group tours in western Japan on May 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dining car of Twilight Express shown to press

West Japan Railway Co. shows the dining car of its luxury sleeper train Twilight Express to the press in Osaka on May 13, 2015. Twilight Express, which ended its regular service between Osaka and Sapporo in March, began its operations exclusively for group tours in western Japan on May 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai Int'l Airport to enhance services for late-night travelers

Travelers spend the night on benches at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on May 16, 2015. The airport will seek to enhance convenience for travelers by establishing 24-hour bus services and consolidating facilities where they can relax while waiting for the first train or early flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australia's Adam Brand wins Japan PGA Championship golf

Adam Brand of Australia holds up the winner's trophy after his victory in the Japan PGA Championship golf tournament at the Taiheiyo Club Konan Course in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on May 17, 2015. Brand won his first event on the Japan golf tour with a 16-under 268. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rory McIlroy fires record 61 to lead Wells Fargo

Rory McIlroy of Britain watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 16, 2015. World No. 1 McIlroy shot an 11-under 61 to break his own course record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australia's Adam Brand wins Japan PGA Championship golf

Adam Brand of Australia celebrates after winning the Japan PGA Championship golf tournament at the Taiheiyo Club Konan Course in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on May 17, 2015. Brand won his first event on the Japan golf tour with a 16-under 268. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australia's Adam Brand wins Japan PGA Championship golf

Adam Brand of Australia poses with the winner's trophies after his victory in the Japan PGA Championship golf tournament at the Taiheiyo Club Konan Course in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on May 17, 2015. Brand won his first event on the Japan golf tour with a 16-under 268. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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At least 2 killed in predawn fire at hostels in Kawasaki

An aerial photo shows two hostels destroyed in a predawn fire in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 17, 2015. Around 60 people were staying in the two wooden buildings, of whom at least two died and 16 were taken to hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo