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Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen

STORY: Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI LIBO, Director of Xiamen Nature Reserve Affairs Center 3. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve STORYLINE: Xiamen, a coastal eastern Chinese metropolis, may have one of the world's smallest nature reserves for one single endangered bird species. The distinguished visitor to the reserve is called Merops philippinus, or Blue-tailed Bee-eater. Admired by many as one of the most beautiful birds in the world for its fancy feathers, the species is under Class II state protection in China. Set up in 2011, the Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve for the Blue-tailed Bee-eater welcomes its big moment every April to late October when the birds stop by during migration and dig caves on the cliffs to lay and hatch their eggs. Surrounded by over-10-story buildings just 200 to 3

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Kansai Electric likely to be in red in FY 2014

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi attends a press conference in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014. He said the utility may post its fourth straight group net loss in fiscal 2014 unless its idled nuclear reactors come back online, amid surging costs for fossil fuels in the absence of nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Children gather around a spring at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand, in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Children play at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand, in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Boys play in front of a wall with graffiti reading "WAKE UP MUSLIMS," in Abbottabad near Pakistan's capital Islamabad on April 29, 2013. The wall is part of what remains of the hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. Navy Seals there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A man plows a field within a site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A boy passes by a wall with graffiti reading "Osama is a martyr," in Abbottabad near Pakistan's capital Islamabad on April 29, 2013. The wall is part of what remains of the hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. Navy Seals there on May 2, 2011.

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Hosono regrets not having admitted nuclear meltdowns immediately

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (R) and Michael Sandel, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University, shake hands after their discussion in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. Hosono said he regrets that the Japanese government did not admit the possibility of nuclear meltdowns at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant shortly after the disaster was triggered by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

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Boy wins gov't award for quake memorial coin design

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a design by Taichi Kojima, 9, one of three designs chosen by Finance Ministry for coins commemorating the March 2011 quake and tsunami. Adults produced the other two designs unveiled by the Finance Ministry on May 29, 2012.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7.

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Chinese human rights activist Ni

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in May 2010 shows Chinese human rights activist Ni Yulan in Beijing. Ni, in detention awaiting trial, was announced as the winner of the 2011 Human Rights Defenders Tulip award. Ni's daughter has been put under 24-hour surveillance by Chinese authorities after being prevented from attending the award ceremony in the Netherlands slated for Jan. 31, 2012, on behalf of her mother, the daughter and others disclosed on Jan. 29, 2012.

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Coal mine paintings book republished

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a book of Japanese artist Sakubei Yamamoto's paintings on coal mines put on sale on July 29, 2011. The book, first published in 1967, was republished after Yamamoto's paintings and diaries depicting the conditions of coal mines were approved for UNESCO's Memory of the World heritage registration in May that year.

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Charred train in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Personnel associated with Hokkaido Railway Co. probe train cars gutted by a fire in the village of Shimukappu, Hokkaido, on May 29, 2011. The express train made an emergency stop in the middle of a 685-meter tunnel on the JR Sekisho Line on May 27 due to the fire. Around 240 on board escaped the scene on foot, with some 30 of them injured after inhaling smoke or suffering burns.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan players celebrate their team's second straight Italian Cup title, and seventh overall, in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (L) dribbles in the first half of the Italian Cup final against Palermo in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter captured the second straight cup title with a 3-1 victory.

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Venlo 2-2 Zwolle

VENLO, Netherlands - Japanese defender Maya Yoshida (L) of VVV Venlo dribbles in the opening half of a game against FC Zwolle in Venlo, the Netherlands, on May 29, 2011. The game ended up 2-2.

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Japan's Yamanaka receives Israel's Wolf Prize

JERUSALEM, Israel - Shinya Yamanaka (L), a professor at Kyoto University known for developing the multipurpose iPS cell, and Rudolf Jaenisch, a German researcher of the technology and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pose in Jerusalem on May 29, 2011, as they won the 2011 Wolf Prize for medicine.

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Venlo 2-2 Zwolle

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo's Bobby Cullen dribbles in the first half of a game against FC Zwolle in Venlo, the Netherlands, on May 29, 2011. The game ended up 2-2.

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Mogi wins Yonex Ladies

NAGAOKA, Japan - Hiromi Mogi wins the Yonex Ladies at Yonex Country Club in Niigata Prefecture on May 29, 2011. It was her first title in three years and fifth overall.

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Nurses from Philippines

NAGOYA, Japan - Seventy nurses arrive from the Philippines at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on May 29, 2011. Nearly 30 Filipino nurses have withdrawn from a program to work in Japan to acquire nursing qualifications in the country following the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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CSKA 1-1 Kuban

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) is in action during the first half of a game against Kuban in Moscow on May 29, 2011. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan players celebrate their team's second straight Italian Cup title, and seventh overall, in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder (L) and defender Yuto Nagatomo raise the cup in celebration in Rome on May 29, 2011, after winning the Italian Cup by beating Palermo 3-1.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (3rd from L) lifts the cup to celebrate the team's second straight, seventh overall, Italian Cup title with teammates in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Vietnam criticizes China over maritime incident

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga speaks during a press conference in Hanoi on May 29, 2011, criticizing China after Chinese patrol boats allegedly interfered with a Vietnamese oil and gas survey ship in the South China Sea. The two countries dispute the sovereignty of the Spratly Islands and the Paracel Islands in the sea but the incident occurred away from the disputed waters, about 220 kilometers off the eastern Vietnamese coast, according to the Vietnamese side.

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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen

HONG KONG, China - Around 2,000 people march in Hong Kong on May 29, 2011, ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

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Orfevre wins Japanese Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Orfevre (5) wins the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo on May 29, 2011. In second place was Win Variation (1).

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Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - (From L) Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata and South Korean culture minister Choung Byoung Gug pose for photos at their meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on May 29, 2011. They agreed to jointly address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases.

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Oda wins Diamond Cup

NODA, Japan - Komei Oda holds the winner's trophy after his victory in the Diamond Cup at Chiba Country Club in Chiba Prefecture on May 29, 2011.

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Season's first tuna fishing

YONAGO, Japan - Around 1,000 bluefin tuna were landed for the first time of the year in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on May 29, 2011.

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Bin Hammam withdraws from FIFA race

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar, who said on May 29, 2011, that he was pulling out of the race for the presidency of FIFA amid claims he bribed officials to win votes.

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Hakuho, other wrestlers prepare for 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R), the lone grand champion, practices at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the upcoming test meet starting May 8. The 15-day event at the Tokyo venue is a replacement for the official summer meet in the wake of a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the cancellation of the spring sumo tournament in March and the subsequent forced retirement of 25 wrestlers and coaches involved in the alleged scheme.

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How ancient Chinese store grains in large granaries over 1,400 years ago

STORY: How ancient Chinese store grains in large granaries over 1,400 years ago DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: HENAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Liyang Granary 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DONG YUJIE, Guide of Liyang Granary site STORYLINE: How do ancient Chinese people store grains? Archaeological findings at this site in Xunxian County in Henan Province may offer a glimpse of the grain storage methods 1,400 years ago. Liyang Granary was built from the year 583 in China's Sui Dynasty. It was used as state granary for 600 years. Since 2011, 152 pits have been discovered in the area. The grain storage capacity was estimated at more than 15,000 tonnes, which can feed 80,000 people for a year. The site was added to the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2014. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DONG YUJIE, Guide of Liyang Granary site "The biggest granary relic discovered here is up to 13 meters in diameter and 8 meters in depth. It's shaped like a bowl. (In ancient times,) the w

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Malaysia's producer price index rises 11.2 pct in May

STORY: Malaysia's producer price index rises 11.2 pct in May DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of factories area in Kuala Lumpur and stores of the factories 2. various of lorries in the factories area 3. various of Kuala Lumpur city views (file) STORYLINE: Malaysia's producer price index (PPI), which measures the prices of goods at the factory gate, rose 11.2 percent year-on-year in May on higher commodity prices, official data showed on Tuesday. The increase in the PPI for local production was attributed to the mining index that increased 20.6 percent, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement. Meanwhile, agriculture, forestry and fishing grew by 16.7 percent, mainly led by an increase in indices of growing of perennial crops, fishing and non-perennial crops. The manufacturing index also registered a double-digit growth of 10.1 percent for the first time since August 2011, underpinned by an increase in

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Downton Abbey (2010)

Sophie Mcshera Characters: Daisy Mason Television: Downton Abbey (TV-Serie) Uk 2010-2015, 26 September 2010 Downton Abbey Season 2 on MASTERPIECE Classic Part 4 - Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 9pm ET on PBS Shown: Sophie McShera as Daisy (C) Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE This image may be used only in the direct promotion of MASTERPIECE CLASSIC. No other rights are granted. All rights are reserved. Editorial use only. Date: 26 September 2010

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Kesennuma students to share 2011 quake lessons with Kochi students

(From R) Japanese parliamentary vice-minister for reconstruction Shinjiro Koizumi, parliamentary vice-minister of education Masaaki Akaike, and parliamentary vice-minister of Cabinet Office Yohei Matsumoto meet the press at the education ministry in Tokyo on May 29, 2015. They announced a plan to hold a class in which students at a junior high school in tsunami-hit Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, share their experiences and disaster-prevention lessons learned from the 2011 earthquake via a video conference session with students at a junior high school in Kochi, southwestern Japan, which is likely to be affected should the Nankai Trough earthquake hit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coal mine paintings book republished

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a book of Japanese artist Sakubei Yamamoto's paintings on coal mines put on sale on July 29, 2011. The book, first published in 1967, was republished after Yamamoto's paintings and diaries depicting the conditions of coal mines were approved for UNESCO's Memory of the World heritage registration in May that year. (Kyodo)

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'Mother' of young Japanese artists in U.S.

BOSTON, United States - Keiko Fukai, the owner of Keiko Gallery, explains the ongoing exhibition at her gallery in Boston's Charles Street on May 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho, other wrestlers prepare for 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R), the lone grand champion, practices at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the upcoming test meet starting May 8. The 15-day event at the Tokyo venue is a replacement for the official summer meet in the wake of a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the cancellation of the spring sumo tournament in March and the subsequent forced retirement of 25 wrestlers and coaches involved in the alleged scheme. (Kyodo)

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Charred train in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Personnel associated with Hokkaido Railway Co. probe train cars gutted by a fire in the village of Shimukappu, Hokkaido, on May 29, 2011. The express train made an emergency stop in the middle of a 685-meter tunnel on the JR Sekisho Line on May 27 due to the fire. Around 240 on board escaped the scene on foot, with some 30 of them injured after inhaling smoke or suffering burns. (Kyodo)

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan players celebrate their team's second straight Italian Cup title, and seventh overall, in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final. (Kyodo)

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan players celebrate their team's second straight Italian Cup title, and seventh overall, in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final. (Kyodo)

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Vietnam criticizes China over maritime incident

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga speaks during a press conference in Hanoi on May 29, 2011, criticizing China after Chinese patrol boats allegedly interfered with a Vietnamese oil and gas survey ship in the South China Sea. The two countries dispute the sovereignty of the Spratly Islands and the Paracel Islands in the sea but the incident occurred away from the disputed waters, about 220 kilometers off the eastern Vietnamese coast, according to the Vietnamese side. (Kyodo)

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Venlo 2-2 Zwolle

VENLO, Netherlands - Japanese defender Maya Yoshida (L) of VVV Venlo dribbles in the opening half of a game against FC Zwolle in Venlo, the Netherlands, on May 29, 2011. The game ended up 2-2. (Kyodo)

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Venlo 2-2 Zwolle

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo's Bobby Cullen dribbles in the first half of a game against FC Zwolle in Venlo, the Netherlands, on May 29, 2011. The game ended up 2-2. (Kyodo)

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CSKA 1-1 Kuban

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) is in action during the first half of a game against Kuban in Moscow on May 29, 2011. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo)

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (L) dribbles in the first half of the Italian Cup final against Palermo in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter captured the second straight cup title with a 3-1 victory. (Kyodo)

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (3rd from L) lifts the cup to celebrate the team's second straight, seventh overall, Italian Cup title with teammates in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final. (Kyodo)

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder (L) and defender Yuto Nagatomo raise the cup in celebration in Rome on May 29, 2011, after winning the Italian Cup by beating Palermo 3-1. (Kyodo)

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Hosono regrets not having admitted nuclear meltdowns immediately

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (R) and Michael Sandel, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University, shake hands after their discussion in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. Hosono said he regrets that the Japanese government did not admit the possibility of nuclear meltdowns at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant shortly after the disaster was triggered by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. (Kyodo)