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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Chinese medical team pose for a group photo with local students at the gate of Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Tian Qian conducts a CT scanning for a patient at Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Wang Xiao (L) conducts an ultrasonic examination for a patient at Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Li Gonglong (C) diagnoses a patient at Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Xing Hongbin (3rd R) diagnoses a patient at Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Zhu Zhenjun (L) diagnoses a patient at Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Zhang Chunyan (R) diagnoses a child at Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Zhou Dakai (L) diagnoses a patient at Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows the gate of Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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Nonprofit group leader starts tricycle taxi service in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Noriyuki Morita, leader of a nonprofit organization, who started offering tricycle taxi rides in downtown Kyoto on May 17, the first such service in Japan. ''I've always wanted to send a message to contribute to the protection of the environment from Kyoto, where the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming was adopted and where I was born and grew up,'' the 27-year-old Morita said.

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Tricycle taxi debuts in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A nonprofit organization to protect the environment started offering tricycle taxi rides in downtown Kyoto on May 17, the first such service in Japan. Noriyuki Morita, who heads the group, decided to launch the environment-friendly service, which exists in 20 European cities including Berlin, in the ancient capital after it hosted a 1997 international environmental conference.

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Kim Hyun Chul arrested

Kim Hyun Chul, the second son of South Korean President Kim Young Sam was arrested ony May 17, 1997 on suspicion of taking bribes and evading taxes. The junior Kim, who does not hold any public post, is suspected of having received nearly 3.2 billion won (about 3.4 million dollars) from two businessmen in return for influence peddling.

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Kim Hyun Chul arrested

Kim Hyun Chul, the younger son of South Korean President Kim Young Sam was arrested ony May 17, 1997 on suspicion of taking bribes and evading taxes. The junior Kim, who does not hold any public post, is suspected of having received nearly 3.2 billion won (about 3.4 million dollars) from two businessmen in return for influence peddling.

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (R) teaches the elderly finger dance at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (L) helps an elderly sit on a wheelchair at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (R) applauds as an elderly makes a shot at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 17, 2022 shows Liu Meng (L) encouraging an elderly during his rehabilitation training at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (R) helps an elderly walk at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (L) feeds an elderly at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (L) takes the elderly for rehabilitation training at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (R) washes feet for an elderly at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (L) takes the elderly for rehabilitation training at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-NURSING WORKER (CN)

(220519) -- XIANGTAN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Meng (R) teaches the elderly to shoot a video with a smart phone at an elderly care service center in Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2022. Liu Meng, born in 1997, is a nursing worker of elderly care in Yuhu District. She has been working in this field for 5 years. Together with other nursing staff, Liu accompanies more than 100 elderly people, providing leisure activities and health care for them. She has also participated in various training courses and competitions in elderly care to make herself more professional. In recent years, Yuhu District has continuously improved the skills training in elderly care service, and has provided free training for nearly 1,000 nursing staff. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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Tricycle taxi debuts in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A nonprofit organization to protect the environment started offering tricycle taxi rides in downtown Kyoto on May 17, the first such service in Japan. Noriyuki Morita, who heads the group, decided to launch the environment-friendly service, which exists in 20 European cities including Berlin, in the ancient capital after it hosted a 1997 international environmental conference.

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Red Army member Okamoto granted political asylum in Lebanon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japanese Red Army member Kozo Okamoto clenching his fist at his first trial at a Beirut court in June 1997. Okamoto, 57, was granted political asylum in Lebanon on March 17. Okamoto and four other Japanese Red Army members were arrested in Lebanon in February 1997 for using forged passports and sentenced to three years in prison. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in Israel for taking part in a terrorist attack at Tel Aviv's Lod airport in May 1972 but released in 1985 after 13 years in prison.