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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a horse bag he made in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022, Son

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated May 15, 2015 shows he guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) fires its MK 45 5-inch lightweight gun in the Mediterranean Sea. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Desmond Parks via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kyrgyz student seeks career development in China

STORY: Kyrgyz student seeks career development in China DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of daily life of Mambetova Elnura 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MAMBETOVA ELNURA, Student at Shaanxi Normal University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MAMBETOVA ELNURA, Student at Shaanxi Normal University "My name is Mambetova Elnura, and my Chinese name is Ye Liya. I come from Kyrgyzstan. I'm a doctoral student at Shaanxi Normal University and also an entrepreneur based in Xi'an International Trade and Logistics Park. I majored in Chinese as an undergraduate student at Kyrgyz National University. After graduation, I became a teacher at the university. It has been almost eight years since I came to Xi'an in September 2015 to pursue further studies. I came here not only to learn the language, but also to experience Chinese culture and history." Mambetova Elnura and her husband run a cross-border trade company in Xi'an. As the China-Europe freight train se

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Kazakh student's passion for traditional Chinese medicine

STORY: Kazakh student's passion for traditional Chinese medicine DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mukhamed Lyushlin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MUKHAMED LYUSHLIN, Kazakh student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MUKHAMED LYUSHLIN, Kazakh student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MUKHAMED LYUSHLIN, Kazakh student STORYLINE: Mukhamed Lyushlin, a 29-year-old Kazakh man, is a third-year graduate student majoring in acupuncture and massage at Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine. Attracted by Chinese culture, Lyushlin came to China to study traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in 2015. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MUKHAMED LYUSHLIN, Kazakh student "My parents had experienced traditional Chinese medicine in Kazakhstan. My dad once felt unwell, then he received acupuncture treatment and took traditional Chinese medicine. I was quite amazed at the curative effect of it." With the encouragement and help of his teachers, Lyushlin has overcome language barrier and othe

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a handiwork of horse bag in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a horse bag he made in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022, Son

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Aircraft Carrier George Washington departs Yokosuka

TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo - The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington leaves the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base near Tokyo on May 18, 2015 after its seven years of duty. The Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier will be deployed there this coming fall. (Pool photo)

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Jordan

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Japan captain Aya Miyama (C) and other members of Nadeshiko Japan celebrate and acknowledge cheers from spectators after defeating Jordan in a Women's Asian Cup Group A soccer match at Binh Duong Stadium in Vietnam on May 18, 2014. Japan won 7-0 to book a spot in the semifinals and an automatic berth at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Jordan

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Midfielder Mizuho Sakaguchi (R) scores Japan's third goal, in the second half of a Women's Asian Cup Group A soccer match against Jordan at Binh Duong Stadium in Vietnam on May 18, 2014. Nadeshiko Japan won 7-0 to book a spot in the semifinals and an automatic berth at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Jordan

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Midfielder Emi Nakajima (L) scores Japan's second goal in the first half of a Women's Asian Cup Group A soccer match against Jordan at the Women's Asian Cup at Binh Duong Stadium in Vietnam on May 18, 2014. Jordan's Sama'a Khraisat (17) is seen behind Nakajima. Nadeshiko Japan won 7-0 to book a spot in the semifinals and an automatic berth at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Jordan

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Chinatsu Kira (L) heads home past Jordan goalkeeper Zina Al Sadi to give Japan a 1-0 lead in the first half of a Women's Asian Cup Group A soccer match at Binh Duong Stadium in Vietnam on May 18, 2014. Nadeshiko Japan won 7-0 to book a spot in the semifinals and an automatic berth at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.

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75th Cannes Film Festival kicks off

STORY: 75th Cannes Film Festival kicks off DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: CANNES, France CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of actors walking the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival STORYLINE: The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday evening with an opening ceremony hosted by Belgian actress Virginie Efira. The festival's nine-member jury is headed by French actor Vincent Lindon, winner of the Best Actor Award at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in 2015. Indian actress Deepika Padukone and Iranian director Asghar Farhadi are among the other eight jury members. This year, 21 films have been selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the competition's highest prize. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cannes, France. (XHTV)

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Man recalls 1st post-WWII May Day rally in Tokyo's imperial garden

Masao Sugiura, a former secretary of the National Federation of Printing and Publishing Industry Workers' Unions, stands in the Imperial Palace Outer Garden in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015. Sugiura, playing a critical role in the labor union, participated in the first May Day rally there since the end of World War II in 1946. (Photo by Makoto Hori) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Funeral for stationmaster cat Bus held in Fukushima Pref.

The male cat Love, who became honorary stationmaster at Aizu Railway's Ashinomaki Onsen Station in December 2015, sits by a photo of his predecessor, the female cat Bus, during her funeral at the station in the city of Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, on May 1, 2016. Around 300 people attended the ceremony for Bus, who died on April 22, at an estimated age of 18, equivalent to 100 in human years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seiji Ozawa to conduct Berlin Philharmonic in April 2016

Undated photo shows Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. The Berlin Philharmonic said on Dec. 18, 2015 that Ozawa will conduct the orchestra in concerts in the German city on April 8 and 10, 2016, for the first time since May 2009. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ's latest steps may indicate limits of monetary easing

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (R) holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2015, after a policy meeting. Additional steps announced by the central bank may indicate the limitations of its drastic monetary easing policy that has yet to achieve its 2 percent inflation target. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-nuke activist calls for global network of exposure victims

Haruko Moritaki, a leader of anti-nuclear activities, calls for the formation of a global network of victims exposed to radiation during an interview in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 18, 2015. Shown in the framed photo behind her is her late father Ichiro Moritaki, who headed the Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada in ice show

Three-time women's figure skating world champion Mao Asada performs in an ice show in Sapporo, northern Japan, on July 22, 2015. Asada, 24, announced on May 18 she would resume competing this year after sitting out the 2014-15 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada in ice show

Three-time women's figure skating world champion Mao Asada waves to the spectators after performing in an ice show in Sapporo, northern Japan, on July 22, 2015. Asada, 24, announced on May 18 she would resume competing this year after sitting out the 2014-15 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada in ice show

Three-time women's figure skating world champion Mao Asada performs in an ice show in Sapporo, northern Japan, on July 22, 2015. Asada, 24, announced on May 18 she would resume competing this year after sitting out the 2014-15 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 Japanese girls to make debut as Korean pop group

Three 18-year-old Japanese girls practice dancing at a studio in downtown Seoul on May 27, 2015. Named (from foreground) Momo, Sana and Mina, they were selected as members of South Korean pop group "Twice" formed by JYP Entertainment Corp. and are scheduled to make their debut in the latter half of 2015. (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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Volcano on southwestern Japan island erupts again: weather agency

Noritake Nishide, director-general of the Japan Meteorological Agency, speaks at a regular press conference in Tokyo on June 18, 2015. The agency said a volcano is likely to have erupted again the same day on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the May 29 violent eruption of Mt. Shindake on the small island forced all 137 islanders to evacuate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo police release photo of suitcase used in body-abandoning case

Photo released by Tokyo police on June 18, 2015, shows the same type of suitcase as the one that contained the body of an elderly woman and was found in a coin locker in the city's main train station at the end of May. The police are trying to determine her identity and find the person who left the case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Industry ministry, TSE pick 18 "competitive IT strategy" firms

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa speaks at a gathering in Tokyo on May 26, 2015, to announce the selection of 18 Japanese companies regarded as having "competitive information technology strategy." The firms were chosen by the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange from among those listed in the TSE's First (major) Section. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.'s Kerry, S. Korea's Yun attend joint press meet

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se attend a joint press conference in Seoul on May 18, 2015. Kerry said there is no difference between the United States and South Korea in their approach over issues involving North Korea including its nuclear program. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Secretary of State Kerry meets press in Seoul

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a press conference following his meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se in Seoul on May 18, 2015. Kerry said there is no difference between the United States and South Korea in their approach over issues involving North Korea including its nuclear program. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Northern Japan shipbuilder gets Nippon Foundation subsidy

Takeyoshi Kidoura (C), president of Mirai Shipbuilding Co., receives a subsidy of 7 billion yen ($57 million) from the Nippon Foundation in Tokyo on May 26, 2015, on behalf of 18 shipbuilding and related firms in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the 2011 tsunami, for their restart at a new industrial estate in the northeastern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Asada appears for TV commercial presentation

Triple world champion and Olympic silver medalist figure skater Mao Asada in kimono (L) poses during a presentation for a TV commercial for a mattress maker at a hotel in Tokyo on May 28, 2015. Asada, who announced a return to competitive figure skating on May 18 after semiretirement in March last year, said it has not been decided when her first completion will be. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Asada appears for TV commercial presentation

Triple world champion and Olympic silver medalist figure skater Mao Asada in kimono speaks during a presentation for a TV commercial for a mattress maker at a hotel in Tokyo on May 28, 2015. Asada, who announced a return to competitive figure skating on May 18 after semiretirement in March last year, said it has not been decided when her first completion will be. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Asada appears for TV commercial presentation

Triple world champion and Olympic silver medalist figure skater Mao Asada in kimono smiles during a presentation for a TV commercial for a mattress maker at a hotel in Tokyo on May 28, 2015. Asada, who announced a return to competitive figure skating on May 18 after semiretirement in March last year, said it has not been decided when her first completion will be. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monument unveiled at Nagoya gym to commemorate 1971 "pingpong" diplomacy

Former Japanese table tennis players and other guests take a close look at a monument unveiled at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 18, 2015, to commemorate the "pingpong" diplomacy at the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships there that paved the way for the eventual normalization of diplomatic ties between China and the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum in Lima built by Japanese businessman reopens after renovation

A visitor looks at an exhibit at the Amano Museum in Lima, Peru, on May 18, 2015, after it reopened following renovation. The museum, established in 1964 by the late Japanese businessman Yoshitaro Amano, showcases an extensive collection of fabrics and ceramics of the Chavin culture named after an archeological site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum in Lima built by Japanese businessman reopens after renovation

A visitor looks at an exhibit at the Amano Museum in Lima, Peru, on May 18, 2015, after it reopened following renovation. The museum, established in 1964 by the late Japanese businessman Yoshitaro Amano, showcases an extensive collection of fabrics and ceramics of the Chavin culture named after an archeological site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Students of Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school, chat on May 18, 2015, in a room at the school's dormitory on Mt. Koya in western Japan. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 1st test flight field for drones opens northeast of Tokyo

A new drone flies at Japan's first test flight field in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on May 18, 2015. The field was opened the same day by the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association tasked with promoting unmanned aircraft systems. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese movie on WWII sex slavery unveiled at ceremony

A Chinese movie director (L) introduces a compatriot actress, who played in a movie the role of a woman forced into sexual servitude for the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, at the premier of his film in Yangquan, Shanxi Province, on May 18, 2015. The Japanese and Chinese leaderships have been embroiled in disputes over their differing views of history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto temple picks characters of feudal warlord Toyotomi, his wife

Illustrator Masato Ono (R) and housewife Ayako Matsuo hold their works of legendary feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his wife Nene at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 18, 2015. The temple, established by Nene to honor her husband in 1606, had sought illustrations of their characters from the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aeon, 4 J-League clubs collaborate to boost local economy

Aeon Retail Co. chairman Kazunori Umemoto (far R) and the presidents of operating companies of J-League clubs (from L) Consadole Sapporo, Vegalta Sendai, Montedio Yamagata and Shonan Bellmare attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2015. Aeon Co. has announced the issuance of its Waon electronic money cards targeting fans of the four J-League clubs to help vitalize regional economies around these clubs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aeon, 4 J-League clubs collaborate to boost local economy

Photo shows retail giant Aeon Co.'s Waon electronic money cards targeting fans of four J-League clubs -- Consadole Sapporo, Vegalta Sendai, Shonan Bellmare and Montedio Yamagata (from upper L, clockwise). Aeon announced the issuance of the cards on May 18, 2015, to help vitalize regional economies around these clubs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Business leader urges Abe to strive for early EPA accord with EU

Kazuo Tsukuda, adviser to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., hands a document to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on May 18, 2015, in which Japanese and European business leaders call for a broad agreement on a Japan-European Union economic partnership accord by the end of this year. Tsukuda expressed hope that Japan and the 28-nation bloc will agree in principle on the proposed EPA at a bilateral summit in Tokyo on May 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mechanism developed to study platinum degradation in fuel cells

A Toyota Motor Corp. engineer (L), standing next to a transmission electron microscope, explains to the press in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 18, 2015, about a mechanism jointly developed by the automaker and Japan Fine Ceramics Center to observe platinum degradation in fuel cells. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial couple visits house in Kanazawa Castle Park

Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (3rd from L) visit the Gojukken Nagaya (50-bay long house) in the Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 18, 2015. The imperial couple attended a tree-planting ceremony the previous day elsewhere in the central Japan prefecture. (Pool Photo by Hokkoku Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial couple greets well-wishers in Kanazawa Castle Park

Emperor Akihito (front) and Empress Michiko acknowledge well-wishers during their visit to the Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 18, 2015. The imperial couple attended a tree-planting ceremony the previous day elsewhere in the central Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samurais parade at Nikko Toshogu shrine re-creates 1617 procession

About 1,200 people clad in traditional samurai clothing approach Nikko Toshogu shrine, a mausoleum of feudal leader Tokugawa Ieyasu, on May 18, 2015. The procession is an annual spring event to commemorate the arrival of Ieyasu's remains in Nikko in 1617 from Kunozan, today's Shizuoka city, central Japan. Ieyasu founded the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Window cleaners in gondola outside Tokyo Skytree

Window cleaners in a gondola are seen ascending to the upper observation deck of Tokyo Skytree, situated 450 meters above ground, on May 18, 2015, before the third anniversary of the opening of the tower on May 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NTT Data to market topographic data for 3D world map images

NTT Data Corp. shows a scale model of Mt. Fuji on May 18, 2015, made by a three-dimensional printer with the use of high-resolution digital topographic map data covering the land of the entire world. The company said it has launched sales of the data in and outside Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lower house panel mulls schedule for Diet debate on security bills

Directors of the House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Administration discuss at a meeting in Tokyo on May 18, 2015, a Diet schedule for deliberations on security-related bills aimed at giving the Self-Defense Forces a greater role in overseas activities. (Kyo1do) ==Kyodo

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Imperial couple visits Kanazawa Castle Park

Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) visit the Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 18, 2015. The imperial couple attended a tree-planting ceremony the previous day elsewhere in the central Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Akiko attends Japan-Turkey Society's annual conference

Princess Akiko, eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito, delivers a speech at an annual conference of the Japan-Turkey Society in Tokyo on May 18, 2015. The princess is the society's president, a position she inherited from her father, a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, following his death in 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo