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French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated May 3, 2010 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese opportunities in eyes of a Russian businessman

STORY: Chinese opportunities in eyes of a Russian businessman SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dmitry Pismennyy 2. SOUNDBITE (English): DMITRY PISMENNYY, Russian businessman in Chongqing STORYLINE: 34-year-old Dmitry Pismennyy, a Russian businessman engaged in foreign trade, has been living in southwest China's Chongqing for 14 years. As China continues expanding opening up, Pismennyy anticipates that bilateral trade and exchanges will deepen, presenting more opportunities for his own career. SOUNDBITE (English): DMITRY PISMENNYY, Russian businessman in Chongqing "The first time when I came to China, it was 2010, I came to Chongqing as an exchange student. I have many friends in Russia, so they asked me about the trading, about the China-Russia cooperation. So I decided to do this kind of business. Now, the logistics for using the train to Russia and to other countries are getting more and more conv

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China-Russia joint efforts on Siberian tiger protection bear fruit

STORY: China-Russia joint efforts on Siberian tiger protection bear fruit SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024/File DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Siberian tigers and Amur leopards 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG LIMIN, Deputy director of the monitoring and research center for Siberian tigers and Amur leopards under the National Forestry and Grassland Administration 3. various of Siberian tigers STORYLINE: Siberian tigers have been frequently spotted around China-Russia border areas in recent years, due to joint protection efforts made by both countries. As one of the world's most endangered species, Siberian tigers, also known as Amur tigers, mainly live in Russia's Far East and northeast China. Back in 2010, the two countries signed a cooperation agreement to protect Siberian tigers and Amur leopards. In 2019, two national parks in China and Russia signed a three-year cooperative action plan to beef up cooperation in the protection

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in December 2010 shows You Xianlong working at the Oma Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing cond

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows the building of Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows traditional huts displayed at Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows masks displayed at Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows a lion sculpture displayed at Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows masks displayed at Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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Maltese students learn Chinese acupressure techniques

STORY: Maltese students learn Chinese acupressure techniques DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Maltese students learning Chinese acupressure techniques STORYLINE: A program on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is helping Maltese students learn about the benefits of Chinese acupressure techniques. In an online class held Tuesday at St. Margaret College Secondary School in Cospiqua, a teacher from Nanjing Vocational Health College in east China's Jiangsu Province gave a detailed demonstration of the techniques and guided the students to practice on their own bodies. Acupressure is used to treat irritations such as headache, toothache, period pain, and neck and back pain. The program is part of activities organized by "China Corner," which was set up at St. Margaret College by science teacher Martin Azzopardi in 2010, after his first visit to the country. Azzopardi expressed hope for further collaborations with more Chinese schools and

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Scorching heat

NAGOYA, Japan - Women walk amid heat haze in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 17, 2010. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said the same day that the number of people taken to hospitals due to heat stroke between May 31 and Aug. 15 totaled 31,579 nationwide, of whom 132 died shortly after being hospitalized.

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Woman creates tie-producing company at age 17

TOKYO, Japan - Aya Ohzeki, president and chief executive officer of Noble Apex Inc., shows ties that her company produces, in Tokyo on May 27, 2013. Ohzeki founded the company in January 2010 when she was 17 and a sophomore in senior high school.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il in China

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2010 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) before he gets into a car at a hotel in Dalian, China. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17. He was 69.

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Lawmaker Noda gives birth to boy

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo, taken on May 17, 2010, shows Seiko Noda, a House of Representatives member from the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party. The 50-year-old lawmaker, once touted as a potential candidate to become Japan's first female premier, gave birth to a baby boy at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 6, 2011, marking a successful end to years of fertility treatment.

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Campbell calls on Japan to abide by Okinawa base accord

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat in charge of U.S. policy on East Asia, speaks in Seoul on June 17, 2010, before flying to Tokyo, expressing hope Japan will build a replacement facility in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, to relocate the heliport functions from the Futenma air base in the same prefecture as agreed on under a bilateral deal struck in late May.

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Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

SAITAMA, Japan - South Korean defender Lee Young Pyo (17) tackles Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo (5) in the first half of an international friendly at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama City on May 24, 2010. The event was Japan's final World Cup warm-up on home soil.

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Astros release K. Matsui

LOS ANGELES, United States - Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui watches a game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 17, 2010. The Astros manager said May 19 that the club has waived Matsui.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners runs to first after hitting a single to second in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels strikes out looking in the eighth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Texas on May 17, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in the Angels' 3-4 loss.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners fields in the rain in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners watches a game in the dugout beside Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu (R) in the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels watches proceedings in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Texas on May 17, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in the Angels' 3-4 loss.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners singles to left in the eighth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels flies to second in the sixth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 17, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in the Angels' 3-4 loss.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka looks down on the mound after allowing a run in the fifth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners flies to center in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels flies to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 17, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in the Angels' 3-4 loss.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona (C) pulls starter Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) from the mound in the fifth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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Kitano's 'Outrage' screened at Cannes

CANNES, France - Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano receives a standing ovation after his ''Outrage'' was screened at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 17, 2010. Kitano is vying for the Palme d'Or with the gangster movie.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A woman covers her face due to smoke during a security drill conducted ahead of the World Cup soccer finals in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Police officers take part in security exercises conducted ahead of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Police officers take part in security exercises conducted ahead of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Members of a special police task force exit a helicopter during a security drill ahead of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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Police probe plane after passengers detained

NARITA, Japan - Police officers wearing protection suits board a jumbo jet at Narita airport near Tokyo late at night on May 17, 2010. The Delta Air Lines Flight 620 departed Narita for Minneapolis, the United States, but returned to Narita after two passengers carrying a container with liquid locked themselves in a bathroom. They were subsequently detained.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Members of a special police taskforce try to subdue a ''culprit'' holding out in a car during a security drill conducted ahead of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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International products fair opens in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A four-day international products fair opens in Pyongyang on May 17, 2010, with around 60 North Korean companies and about 200 foreign firms taking part.

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International products fair opens in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean machine tool is displayed at an international products fair that opened in Pyongyang on May 17, 2010, with around 60 North Korean companies and about 200 foreign firms taking part.

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Attempts to dislodge protesters fail in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters pray at their barricaded encampment at Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on May 17, 2010. The death toll rose to 37, with more than 280 injured, as the five-day standoff between government security forces and the ''Red Shirt'' demonstrators continued.

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Uchiyama retains WBA crown in 1st title defense

SAITAMA, Japan - WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama floors Venezuelan challenger Angel Granados in the sixth round at Saitama Super Arena on May 17, 2010 to retain his crown in his first title defense.

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Emperor Akihito hosts dinner for Cambodian King Sihamoni

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (L) raise their glasses during a dinner party hosted by the emperor at the Imperial Palace on May 17, 2010. The Cambodian King is on his first state visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Uchiyama retains WBA crown in 1st title defense

SAITAMA, Japan - WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama celebrates his victory over Venezuelan challenger Angel Granados after stopping him in the sixth round at Saitama Super Arena on May 17, 2010 to retain his crown in his first title defense.

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Emperor Akihito hosts dinner for Cambodian King Sihamoni

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (L) host a dinner party for Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C), who is on his first state visit to Japan, at the Imperial Palace on May 17, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (C), who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, shakes hands with Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Tatsuo Kawabata during a courtesy call at the ministry in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Uchiyama retains WBA crown in 1st title defense

SAITAMA, Japan - WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (L) gets in a punch on Venezuelan challenger Angel Granados in the second round at Saitama Super Arena on May 17, 2010. Uchiyama stopped Granados in the sixth round to retain his crown in his first title defense.

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year.

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Gov't sets up task force on foot-and-mouth disease

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) speaks at the first meeting on May 17, 2010, of the government's task force to tackle the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.