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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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M6.6 quake hits southwestern Japan

Seismologists meet at the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2025, to examine the risk of an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6, which struck off the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki earlier in the day, leading to a megaquake in or near the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast. (Pool photo)

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M6.6 quake hits southwestern Japan

Seismologists meet at the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2025, to examine the risk of an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6, which struck off the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki earlier in the day, leading to a megaquake in or near the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast. (Pool photo)

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Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The shaded area on the map shows the likely epicenter zone for a megaquake that is expected to occur with a probability of 70-80 percent within 30 years around the Nankai Trough (red line) running along Japan's Pacific coast. The Japanese government issued a megaquake advisory after an M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8, 2024, with its epicenter (circle in lower L) located within the area.

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Nankai Hawks pitcher Masanori Murakami

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 4 Kyodo - Nankai Hawks pitcher Masanori Murakami (front) stretches his arm with the help of teammate Chikara Morinaka at a playfield in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 1966. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan megaquake alert ends

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8. (Kyodo)

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a beach in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a harbor in the Miyazaki Prefecture city of Nichinan, southwestern Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2024, shows a beach in the Kochi Prefecture town of Kuroshio, western Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory on Aug. 15, 2024, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8. ==Kyodo

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a beach in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Izu, central Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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[Breaking News]Megaquake advisory in Japan

NICHINAN, Japan, Aug. 9 Kyodo - A bathing beach is closed in Nichinan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 9, 2024, after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the region the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Megaquake advisory in Japan

A bathing beach is closed in Nichinan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 9, 2024, after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the region the previous day.

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Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2024, following his decision to cancel a planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. The move came after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the country's southwest.

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Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2024, following his decision to cancel a planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. The move came after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the country's southwest.

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Wind-bells at railway station

Japanese style wind-bells are hung at Nankai Electric Railway's Gokurakubashi Station in Koya in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 20, 2024.

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Wind-bells at railway station

Japanese style wind-bells are hung at a platform of Nankai Electric Railway's Gokurakubashi Station in Koya in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 20, 2024.

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Foreign students in China's Tianjin celebrate Dragon Boat Festival

STORY: Foreign students in China's Tianjin celebrate Dragon Boat Festival SHOOTING TIME: June 8-10, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of students' activities at Tianjin Nankai High School 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KURGANOVA KIRA, Russian student, Tianjin Nankai High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MIYAZAWA TAMAKI, Japanese student, Tianjin Nankai High School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHAIPATH CHISA, Thai student, Tianjin Nankai High School 5. various of students' activities at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): URAZNIYAZOVA DINORA, Uzbek student, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics STORYLINE: The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, falls on Monday this year. International students in north China's Tianjin were invited to celebrate the festival with the locals. They engaged in traditional activities like calligraphy, wearing scented sachets, and making zongzi. SOUNDBI

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China is playing increasingly important role in mathematics: Artur Avila

STORY: China is playing increasingly important role in mathematics: Artur Avila SHOOTING TIME: April 3, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of mathematician Artur Avila giving a lecture at Nankai University in China's Tianjin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARTUR AVILA, Mathematician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARTUR AVILA, Mathematician STORYLINE: World-renowned mathematician Artur Avila was officially appointed as a visiting professor at Nankai University in China's Tianjin on Wednesday and gave a lecture on the same day. Artur Avila has made significant contributions to dynamical systems theory and the development of Schrödinger operators. In 2014, he was awarded the Fields Medal, one of the highest honors a mathematician can receive. Avila has maintained long-term exchanges with professors You Jiangong and Zhou Qi from the Chern Institute of Mathematics of Nankai University. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARTUR AVILA, Mathematician "I'm hap

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows Pannaros Boonserm posing for graduation photos at Nankai University in Tianjin, north China. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several years, Pannaro

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm (C) works at a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm makes notes at a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for severa

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm works at a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several year

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm (R) works at the supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm (C) works at a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm puts on safety gear at the supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in nor

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(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows Pannaros Boonserm (R) posing for graduation photos at Nankai University in Tianjin, north China. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several years, Pan

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(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several

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(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm drives past a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several y

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(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm works at the supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tia

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm waits at Pak Chong railway station in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several years, Pannaros visited many

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(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several

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(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm (1st R) attends a meeting at the supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality for several

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THAILAND-NAKHON RATCHASIMA-CHINA-THAILAND RAILWAY-THAI TRANSLATOR

(230428) -- BANGKOK, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pannaros Boonserm (2nd R) attends a meeting at the supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2023. Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project. The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand's first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, in which Pannaros lives for the moment with her grandparents, is expected to put into use in 2026 and shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour. When the second section finishes in 2029, the railway will be connected with the China-Laos railway. By then people can travel by train from Bangkok, through Laos, to Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Having studied in Nankai University

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CHINA-TIANJIN-SPANISH EXPATS-CROSS-TALK (CN)

(231207) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Raydis Franco (L) and Santiago Aragón rehearse cross-talk performance in the classroom at the College of Foreign Languages in Nankai University, north China's Tianjin, Dec. 6, 2023. Raydis Franco from Venezuela and Santiago Aragón from Spain are both Spanish teachers working at the College of Foreign Languages in Nankai University, north China's Tianjin. Attracted by Chinese culture, they started to learn and perform China's cross-talk in Spanish. Franco serves as the dougen, a lead speaker who delivers punch lines and jokes, while Aragón takes the role of penggen, a supportive actor who reacts to the lead speaker's words. Their collaboration originated from the national-level university student innovation and entrepreneurship training program. Under the program, a student team from the Spanish department in Nankai University is responsible for the script writing and video dissemination. While on stage, Franco and Aragón endeavor to adapt Chinese humor i

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CHINA-TIANJIN-SPANISH EXPATS-CROSS-TALK (CN)

(231207) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Raydis Franco (4nd L, 1st row) and Santiago Aragón (1st L, 2nd row) watch a performance in Nankai University, north China's Tianjin, Dec. 3, 2023. Raydis Franco from Venezuela and Santiago Aragón from Spain are both Spanish teachers working at the College of Foreign Languages in Nankai University, north China's Tianjin. Attracted by Chinese culture, they started to learn and perform China's cross-talk in Spanish. Franco serves as the dougen, a lead speaker who delivers punch lines and jokes, while Aragón takes the role of penggen, a supportive actor who reacts to the lead speaker's words. Their collaboration originated from the national-level university student innovation and entrepreneurship training program. Under the program, a student team from the Spanish department in Nankai University is responsible for the script writing and video dissemination. While on stage, Franco and Aragón endeavor to adapt Chinese humor into Spanish-language context. This