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Russian translator promotes Sino-Russian cultural exchanges

STORY: Russian translator promotes Sino-Russian cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: HUNCHUN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hunchun 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator STORYLINE: 62-year-old Svetlana Kapitsyna is a Russian translator who has lived in China for almost 12 years. As an experienced "China hand," she has worked to promote Sino-Russian cultural exchanges through translating and teaching. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator "I first came to China in the spring of 1989, exactly 35 years ago. My first impression was that this was a beautiful city. At that time, we were just starting our translation work. We had a number of major companies that specialized in projects related to Sino-Russian trade. I also have worked as a teacher, teaching Russian students Chinese and Chinese students English. I have now

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Blinken Plays Guitar In Basement Bar On Trip To Kyiv

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken joins in with the band 19.99 Barman Dictat, May 14, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Blinken on Tuesday picked up a red guitar at a basement bar in Kyiv with a message for Ukraine - that the U.S. and much of the world was fighting not just for Ukraine but for the free world. Blinken, who while in Kyiv this week has pledged unwavering U.S. support as Russia has intensified attacks in Ukraine, joined band 19.99 on stage at Barman Dictat in the capital city. They played Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World", a rock anthem released in 1989 just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Plays Guitar In Basement Bar On Trip To Kyiv

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken joins in with the band 19.99 Barman Dictat, May 14, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Blinken on Tuesday picked up a red guitar at a basement bar in Kyiv with a message for Ukraine - that the U.S. and much of the world was fighting not just for Ukraine but for the free world. Blinken, who while in Kyiv this week has pledged unwavering U.S. support as Russia has intensified attacks in Ukraine, joined band 19.99 on stage at Barman Dictat in the capital city. They played Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World", a rock anthem released in 1989 just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-HEATWAVE

(240501) -- DHAKA, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A young man uses water to cool himself in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 30, 2024. Bangladesh has set its extreme temperature record this year as heatwave sweeps large parts of the South Asian country. Mercury rose to 43.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, in the country's southwestern district of Jessore, a record since 1989, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-HEATWAVE

(240501) -- DHAKA, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy jumps into the water to cool himself in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 30, 2024. Bangladesh has set its extreme temperature record this year as heatwave sweeps large parts of the South Asian country. Mercury rose to 43.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, in the country's southwestern district of Jessore, a record since 1989, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). (Xinhua)

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

(L-R) The First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, who chairs the meeting and the Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda DÍaz, during the plenary meeting of the Government of Spain and the College of Commissioners, at the Museo de las Colecciones Reales, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, during a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, at the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

Family photo, in the center, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose with Spanish government ministers who are members of the Council of the European Union, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

Family photo, in the center, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose with Spanish government ministers who are members of the Council of the European Union, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell (left), greets the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), on his arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Since last Saturday, July 1, Spain has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose for a family photo at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

(L-R) The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen; the First Vice-President and Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 20

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose for a family photo at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

(L-R) The First Vice-President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen; the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 200

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, on his arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Overnight Osaka-Sapporo train

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a Twilight Express train at JR Osaka Station in western Japan on May 28, 2014. West Japan Railway Co. said the same day that the train, its luxurious overnight express train linking Osaka with Sapporo, known for the longest travel distance in Japan, will finish service in the spring of 2015 due to the aging of the rolling stock produced about 40 years ago. It began operations in July 1989.

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Gorbachev, Deng Xiaoping

BEIJING, China - File photo shows then Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping (C) pose for photos with then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raisa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing when the couple visited China in May 1989.

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H.K. marches to commemorate Tiananmen crackdown

HONG KONG, China - A demonstration is held in Hong Kong on May 26, 2013, in which more than 1,000 people marched to commemorate the protesters killed in the Tiananmen Square military crackdown in Beijing on June 6, 1989.

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Musician Moustaki dies

TOKYO, Japan - A September 1989 file photo shows French chanson singer and composer Georges Moustaki, who died at age 79 in France on May 23, 2013.

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Star Tours attraction

URAYASU, Japan - Guests dress as characters from Star Wars as a revamped Star Tours attraction begins operation at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on May 7, 2013. The attraction, inspired by the "Star Wars" movie franchise, reopened following a 7 billion yen makeover, its first since opening in 1989.

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Star Tours attraction

URAYASU, Japan - Guests dress as characters from Star Wars as a revamped Star Tours attraction begins operation at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on May 7, 2013. The attraction, inspired by the "Star Wars" movie franchise, reopened following a 7 billion yen makeover, its first since opening in 1989.

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Star Tours attraction

URAYASU, Japan - Guests dress as characters from Star Wars as a revamped Star Tours attraction begins operation at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on May 7, 2013. The attraction, inspired by the "Star Wars" movie franchise, reopened following a 7 billion yen makeover, its first since opening in 1989.

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Pro-democracy march in HK

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong on May 27, 2012, ahead of the 23rd anniversary on June 4 of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

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Activist wanted by China visits embassy in U.S

WASHINGTON, United States - Wuer Kaixi, a renowned pro-democracy Chinese activist who has been wanted by Beijing, speaks with reporters in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington after his abortive attempt to turn himself in to the Chinese authorities on May 18, 2012. Wuer, one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest in Beijing who has been in exile in Taiwan, gave up surrendering to the authorities the same day after the embassy refused to respond to his visit.

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Activist wanted by China visits embassy in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Wuer Kaixi, a renowned pro-democracy Chinese activist who has been wanted by Beijing, speaks with reporters in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington ahead of attempting to turn himself in to the Chinese authorities on May 18, 2012. Wuer, one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest in Beijing who has been in exile in Taiwan, gave up surrendering to the authorities the same day after the embassy refused to respond to his visit.

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Critic Murobushi dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Well-known critic Tetsuro Murobushi (file photo taken in May, 1989) died of acute pneumonia at his home in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 26. He was 78. Murobushi was known particularly for his writings on corruption issues and was a frequent guest on TV programs.

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Olympic skate medalist Ito comes back onto ice

SHINYOKOHAMA, Japan - Skater Midori Ito, the 1989 World champion and 1992 Olympic silver medalist, performs in an ice show at Shinyokohama Skate Center on May 2 to help boost figure skating. Ito, 39, now a commentator for newspapers and television programs, returns to the ice arena for the first time in seven year. .

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British-made steam locomotive, made 1923, on display in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - The British-made team locomotive ED17 (front) and four other historic railway cars on display at the Railways Fair held at East Japan Railway Co.'s Omiya railroad stock center in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, on May 26. The locomotive, manufactured in 1923, was used on the Tokaido Line from the Taisho era (1912-1926) to the early Showa era (1926-1989). The ED17 and the other railway equipment will be on permanent display at the new Railways Museum, which will open in Saitama on Oct. 14.

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Hall of Famer Noguchi dies at 87

OSAKA, Japan - Hall of Famer Jiro Noguchi (file photo taken 1989), one of only three pitchers who has earned 40 or more wins in a season in Japanese baseball history, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 21, his family said. He was 87.

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3 more, including 4-yr-old boy, listed as suspected abductees

TOKYO, Japan - Three more people have been added to the list of those who may have been kidnapped by North Korean agents, a private organization investigating the abduction issue said June 27. The photo released by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea shows Shinya Matsuoka, who was only 4 years old when he went missing in March 1989 in Tokushima Prefecture.

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Man acquitted of 1987-1989 murders of 3 women in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - A man holds up a banner saying ''innocence'' in front of the Saga District Court in Saga on May 10 after the court acquitted Teruhiko Matsue who was indicted for killing three women in Kitagata, Saga Prefecture, between 1987 and 1989.

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Asashoryu marks 31 consecutive wins

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L) pushes komusubi Miyabiyama out of the ring on the first day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo May 9, becoming the first wrestler to post 31 consecutive wins since 1989.

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Emperor, empress arrive in Prague on European tour

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at a map on a Japanese government plane to prepare for their two-week European tour before arriving in the Czech Republic on July 6. The couple will also visit Poland, Austria and Hungary. The visit, their first to the nations, is also the couple's first overseas trip since they visited the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Finland in May 2000 and their 10th overall since the emperor ascended the throne in 1989.

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Emperor, empress leave for 4-nation European tour

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leave Tokyo's Haneda airport for the Czech Republic on July 6 on the first leg of their two-week European tour that will also take them to Poland, Austria and Hungary. The visit, their first to these nations, is also the couple's first overseas trip since they visited the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Finland in May 2000 and their 10th overall since the emperor ascended the throne in 1989.

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Sousuke Uno

Named Japan's 75th prime minister on June 3, 1989 following the resignation of Noboru Takeshita over a stocks-for-favors scandal. Uno resigned after only 69 days. Born Aug. 27, 1922, died May 19, 1998.

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Beijing students protest over rape-murder

BEIJING, China - Hundreds of students stage a sit-in at Beijing University on May 24 to protest administrators who waited three days to inform them that a classmate had been raped and killed. The students demanded to meet with university President Xu Zhihong. Excluding those organized by the government, it was the biggest gathering at Beijing University since the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations that led to the Tiananmen Square massacre June 4, 1989.

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Hong Kong march to mark Tiananmen Square

Thousands of people march in central Hong Kong on May 31 to mark the ninth anniversary of the 1989 military crackdown of pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. ''The people shall not forget,'' reads the banner on front that is emblazoned with the memorable picture of a single man standing up to a column of tanks at the height of the June 4 crackdown.

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Last Soviet leader Gorbachev dies at 91

File photo taken in May 1989 shows Mikhail Gorbachev. The last leader of the Soviet Union died on Aug. 30, 2022, at age 91.

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Unlocking world of sound for hearing-impaired kids

STORY: Unlocking world of sound for hearing-impaired kids DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gansu Hearing-Speech Rehabilitation Center 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SONG BINGYING, Director of rehabilitation department, Gansu Hearing-Speech Rehabilitation Center STORYLINE: Established in 1989, the Gansu Hearing-Speech Rehabilitation Center in Lanzhou, capital city of northwest China's Gansu Province, has trained more than 4,200 hearing-impaired children and nearly 60,000 parents. With the appropriate hearing device as well as speech and auditory training, over 800 children at the center went on to join regular primary and high schools and even colleges. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SONG BINGYING, Director of rehabilitation department, Gansu Hearing-Speech Rehabilitation Center "They are wearing the hearing devices just like we wear our glasses. It's just an assistance device for the hearing-impaired kids. We should treat them as normal kids."

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Chinese double amputee manages to live life to the fullest

STORY: Chinese double amputee manages to live life to the fullest DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: FUCHUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of armless man working in the field 2. various of Fan Yutian giving a speech to students STORYLINE: A Chinese double amputee farmer has proven that he can accomplish more than many able-bodied people. Fan Yutian was born in 1989 in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He lost his arms in an accident when he was only three. Since then, he gradually learned to use his feet to manage daily life and do farm work. In 2016, Fan studied public speaking and devoted himself to social welfare activities. He gives speeches to students every year, in the hope that his experience can inspire more students to rise to challenges. Despite all the difficulties, Fan has opened a new chapter in life. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuchuan, China. (XHTV)

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London's Florence Nightingale Museum reopens to mark Int'l Nurses Day

STORY: London's Florence Nightingale Museum reopens to mark Int'l Nurses Day DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:21 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAURA SHARPE, Actress in role of Florence Nightingale 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID GREEN, Director of the Florence Nightingale Museum 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LAURA SHARPE, Actress in role of Florence Nightingale 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LAURA SHARPE, Actress in role of Florence Nightingale 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FIONA HIBBERTS, Consultant Nurse with St Thomas' Hospital STORYLINE: A London museum dedicated to the pioneer of modern nursing Florence Nightingale reopened on Thursday to mark the International Nurses Day, which falls on the same day. First opened in 1989 and based in St Thomas' Hospital in London, the museum was forced to close in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum collection is made up of almost 3,000 artifacts relating to the life, work and legacy of Nighti

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Hall of Famer Noguchi dies at 87

OSAKA, Japan - Hall of Famer Jiro Noguchi (file photo taken 1989), one of only three pitchers who has earned 40 or more wins in a season in Japanese baseball history, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 21, his family said. He was 87. (Kyodo)

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Olympic skate medalist Ito comes back onto ice

SHINYOKOHAMA, Japan - Skater Midori Ito, the 1989 World champion and 1992 Olympic silver medalist, performs in an ice show at Shinyokohama Skate Center on May 2 to help boost figure skating. Ito, 39, now a commentator for newspapers and television programs, returns to the ice arena for the first time in seven year. (Kyodo).

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Man acquitted of 1987-1989 murders of 3 women in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - A man holds up a banner saying ''innocence'' in front of the Saga District Court in Saga on May 10 after the court acquitted Teruhiko Matsue who was indicted for killing three women in Kitagata, Saga Prefecture, between 1987 and 1989. (Kyodo)