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Sheraton Hot Spring Resort in Huzhou

The Sheraton Hot Spring Resort in Huzhou city, Zhejiang province, China, May 2, 2014.

High-profile defector from N. Korea

Ri Jong Ho, a former senior North Korean official who defected in 2014, gives an interview near Washington on May 2, 2024.

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Indonesia's economy grows 5.11 pct in Q1

STORY: Indonesia's economy grows 5.11 pct in Q1 SHOOTING TIME: May 6, 2024 DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of the financial sector in Indonesia 3. various of a port in Indonesia 4. various of Jakarta STORYLINE: Indonesia's economy grew by 5.11 percent year on year in the first quarter of this year, Statistics Indonesia BPS announced on Monday. The quarterly growth marks the highest for a first quarter since 2015, said acting head of BPS Amalia Widyasanti, adding the Southeast Asian country had recorded a growth of 5.12 percent in the first quarter of 2014. However, "Compared to the previous quarter, economic growth contracted 0.83 percent," said the official at a press conference. The main contributors to the economic growth in the first quarter in terms of production are the processing, trade, construction and mining sectors, according to her. "In the first quarter of 2024, the manufacturing

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Hungarian works to foster cultural understanding in China

STORY: Hungarian works to foster cultural understanding in China SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people interacting with the "magic wall" 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVEN BACK, Representative of the Hungarian National Museum in China and the CEO of Back & Rosta 3. various of Steven Back working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEVEN BACK, Representative of the Hungarian National Museum in China and the CEO of Back & Rosta STORYLINE: At the Shanghai Museum, a "magic wall" has attracted many audiences. With just a gentle touch on the screen, the details, stories, and translations of Chinese cultural relics in different languages have been displayed. The developer of this "magic wall" is Steven Back, a Hungarian who has launched "Magic Wall" technology with his team since 2014. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVEN BACK, Representative of the Hungarian National Museum in China and the CEO of Back & Rosta "Th

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Pianist Fujiko Hemming dies at 92

File photo shows pianist Ingrid Fujiko Hemming giving an interview in Tokyo in December 2014. She died at age 92 on April 21, 2024, her foundation said on May 2.

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Rally held in Yemen's capital to mark Unity Day

STORY: Rally held in Yemen's capital to mark Unity Day DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a rally held in Sanaa to mark the Unity Day of Yemen 2. various of Yemenis performing traditional dance 3. various of the national flag of Yemen STORYLINE: Yemenis rally on Monday in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Unity Day of Yemen. Unity Day of Yemen commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on May 22 in 1990. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa. (XHTV)

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I hope relationship between Central Asian countries and China will get closer: Kyrgyz expat

STORY: I hope relationship between Central Asian countries and China will get closer: Kyrgyz expat DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAKTYGUL RAIMBEKOVA, Teacher, North Minzu University 2. various of Baktygul Raimbekova's daily life in Yinchuan STORYLINE: "I hope that the relationship between Central Asian countries and China will get closer and we will find more good projects for cooperation," says Baktygul Raimbekova, a Kyrgyz expat living in China. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAKTYGUL RAIMBEKOVA, Teacher, North Minzu University "Hello, my Chinese name is Bahe. I am from Kyrgyzstan and now I'm living in Yinchuan, capital of China's Ningxia. I teach Russian at North Minzu University. I remember when I began teaching in 2014, many students were afraid to greet others or express themselves. They might be very shy, and some students may be relatively traditional. But now, every student, wow, I can't imagine it, every student sta

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Midwestern U.S. city mayor eyes rebuilding strong economic partnership with China

STORY: Midwestern U.S. city mayor eyes rebuilding strong economic partnership with China DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: DETROIT, the United States CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Detroit 2. various of the White House and U.S. Capitol building 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL E. DUGGAN, Mayor of Detroit 4. various of streets of America 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL E. DUGGAN, Mayor of Detroit STORYLINE: Michael E. Duggan, mayor of Detroit, the largest city in the midwestern U.S. state of Michigan, said that Detroit is "very anxious" to rebuild "a strong economic partnership with the Chinese economy." Duggan, who has been the mayor of Detroit since 2014, made the remarks in response to a question by Xinhua at a recent Zoom briefing on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transportation and Trade Ministerial Meetings. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL E. DUGGAN, Mayor of Detroit "Our relationship with the Chinese is something that needs to be restarted. It was somethi

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Japan's current account surplus plunges in FY 2022

STORY: Japan's current account surplus plunges in FY 2022 DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo 2. various of ports 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's current account surplus in fiscal year 2022 dived 54 percent from the previous period, owing to a record trade deficit due to price surges in imports and a weaker yen, official data showed on Thursday. According to the finance ministry's preliminary report, the current account surplus in the fiscal period from April 2022 to March 2023 stood at 9.23 trillion yen (68.85 billion U.S. dollars), hitting the lowest level since fiscal 2014. Imports were up 35 percent to 117.68 trillion yen while exports rose 16.3 percent to 99.62 trillion yen, the data showed. The deficit in goods trade widened to 18.06 trillion for the fiscal year, which is regarded by market watchers as the main reason for the country's bleaker balance of payments. As the deficit

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Mountaintop airport in China's Guangxi sees passenger traffic growth in Q1

STORY: Mountaintop airport in China's Guangxi sees passenger traffic growth in Q1 DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial view of the karst mountainous area 2. various of Hechi airport STORYLINE: A mountaintop airport in China's Guangxi has seen strong passenger traffic growth in the first quarter of this year. The Hechi Airport, with an altitude of 677 meters, is the highest airport in Guangxi. The numbers of flights and passenger traffic in Q1 increased by 118% and 226.79% respectively, compared with 2019. The airport's runway has a length of 2,200 meters and a width of 45 meters. The airport opened to traffic in August 2014, and now operates three flight routes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Experts confirm Tsuruga reactor fault as active

TOKYO, Japan - Two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, are shown in this file photo taken in May 2013. An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority reaffirmed on Nov. 19, 2014, its earlier judgment that the No. 2 reactor, shown in the upper part of the photo, sits right above an active fault.

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Tsunami-hit fishing boat found in Hawaii

SENDAI, Japan - Former fisherman Tomio Endo in the town of Shichigahama in Miyagi Prefecture on May 23, 2014, holds a picture of his fishing boat No. 2 Sachi-Maru, which was found upside down on a beach of Hawaii's Kauai Island. The boat was swept away by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that severely hit northeastern Japan.

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Russian lower house speaker meets Japanese reporters

MOSCOW, Russia - Sergei Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma or the lower house of the Russian parliament, meets reporters from Kyodo News and other Japanese media organizations on May 29, 2014, ahead of his visit to Japan from June 2.

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Urawa midfielder Umesaki scores game-winning goal

KOFU, Japan - Midfielder Tsukasa Umesaki (R) of Urawa Reds evades Ventforet Kofu defender Kensuke Fukuda as he scores the winning goal to give the J-League club a place in the last eight of the Nabisco Cup soccer competition in Kofu, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2014, en route to a 2-1 victory away.

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Kofu midfielder Cristiano scores equalizer before loss at home

KOFU, Japan - Midfielder Cristiano da Silva (R) of Ventforet Kofu scores an equalizer past Urawa Reds goalkeeper Nobuhiro Kato before the J-League club succumbed 2-1 at home in the first round of the Nabisco Cup soccer competition in Kofu, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2014.

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Urawa defender Nasu scores header in 2-1 win over Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Defender Daisuke Nasu (R) of Urawa Reds beats Ventforet Kofu defender Naoki Aoyama (C) to score in Kofu, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2014, in the J-League club's 2-1 victory in the first round of the Nabisco Cup soccer competition. The win gave Urawa a place in the last eight.

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Cubs' Samardzija against Yankees

CHICAGO, United States - Chicago Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija pitches in a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 21, 2014. Samardzija allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings. The Cubs lost 4-2 in 13 innings.

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Yankees' Tanaka against White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka (L) bumps fists with Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter after pitching the sixth inning in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on May 25, 2014. Tanaka allowed one run and five hits in 6-2/3 innings. The Yankees won 7-1.

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