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KuPS FC Midtjylland, Eurooppa-liiga, playoff-kierros 2. osaottelu

KuPS #24 Bob Nii Armah and FC Midtjylland's #14 Edward Chilufya during the UEFA Europa League playoff second leg match between KuPS and FC Midtjylland in Kuopio, Finland August 28, 2025. ---EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE --- LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Catalan Farmers Block The AP-7 In Girona

Queues of trucks as a result of roadblocks carried out by farmers, on the NII, Northbound, at the height of Vilademúls, on February 27, 2024, in Vilademúls, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Catalan farmers have cut the AP-7 roads between Borrassà and Vilademuls and the N-II between Bàscara and Vilamalla (Girona) in the early hours of today due to protests called by Unió de Pagesos (UP). UP has called tractoradas today and tomorrow, Wednesday at various accesses to the border with France, in the province of Girona, and from Tuesday until Thursday on different roads in Lleida. Farmers are demonstrating against "unfair competition from imports that do not meet the same conditions required for agricultural products" of the European Union (EU) and want a reduction in bureaucracy. Photo by Glòria Sánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catalan Farmers Block The AP-7 In Girona

Queues of trucks as a result of roadblocks carried out by farmers, on the NII, Northbound, at the height of Vilademúls, on February 27, 2024, in Vilademúls, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Catalan farmers have cut the AP-7 roads between Borrassà and Vilademuls and the N-II between Bàscara and Vilamalla (Girona) in the early hours of today due to protests called by Unió de Pagesos (UP). UP has called tractoradas today and tomorrow, Wednesday at various accesses to the border with France, in the province of Girona, and from Tuesday until Thursday on different roads in Lleida. Farmers are demonstrating against "unfair competition from imports that do not meet the same conditions required for agricultural products" of the European Union (EU) and want a reduction in bureaucracy. Photo by Glòria Sánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign visiting group impressed by wine industry development in China's Ningxia

STORY: Foreign visiting group impressed by wine industry development in China's Ningxia SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20-21, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tour of the group to the vineyards 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IVAYLO NIKOLAEV IORDANOV, Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria 3. various of the wine factory 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): CHIKAMATSU SHIGEHIRO, Director of Beijing Office, Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) 5. various of the wine factory 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China STORYLINE: A group of foreign envoys, diplomats and representatives from international organizations has been deeply impressed by the development of wine industry against the harsh environment in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region after a recent on-site visit. Ningxia has emerged as China's largest wine-producing region after ove

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Talk with Ambassadors | Cooperation through BRI has been very impactful, Ghanaian Ambassador to China

STORY: Talk with Ambassadors on Belt and Road: Ghana DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:11:38 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ghana related footage 2. STANDUP (Chinese): YU HUICHEN, Belt and Road Portal Editor 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YU HUICHEN, Belt and Road Portal Editor 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YU HUICHEN, Belt and Road Portal Editor 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): YU HUICHEN, Belt and Road Portal Editor 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): YU HUICHEN, Belt and Road Portal Editor 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China 11. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): YU HUICHEN, Belt and Road Portal Editor 12. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China 13. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): Y

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Chinese Luban Workshop launched in Ghana

STORY: Chinese Luban Workshop launched in Ghana DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China 3. various of participants 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana STORYLINE: China launched a workshop in Ghana on Friday to provide training courses on agriculture for people in the West African country. The Luban Workshop was named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban, with the aim of providing vocational skills training for local people. The workshop, jointly established by China's Liaoning Agricultural Technical College and Ghana's University of Energy and Natural Resources, is expected to inject new viability into Ghana's agriculture development, Zhang Zhengli, president of the Chinese college, said at an inauguration ceremony held in Accra, Ghana's capital. Ghanaian Ambassador to China Winfred Nii Okai Hammond com

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China's optimization of COVID-19 response portends good prospects for global tourism: Ghanaian ambassador

STORY: China's optimization of COVID-19 response portends good prospects for global tourism: Ghanaian ambassador DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Ghana, and a market in the Ghanaian capital 2. various of China-aided medical supplies arriving in Africa 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China 4. various of street views in Ghana, and a port 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China STORYLINE: Ghanaian Ambassador to China Winfred Nii Okai Hammond has said China's optimization of its COVID-19 response portends good prospects for the global tourism industry. He said Ghana has a lot to gain as tourism rebounds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China "We are very confident that the future is very bright. If tourism is going up, it is positive news for me, because Ghana has a lot to gain. As we attract more people to

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Gala night heralds Chinese Lunar New Year in Ghana

STORY: Gala night heralds Chinese Lunar New Year in Ghana DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:17 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gala 2. various of dance performances 3. various of the audiences 4. various of fireworks 5.various of dance performances 6. various of singing performances 7. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINFRED NII OKAI HAMMOND, Ghanaian Ambassador to China STORYLINE: The Chinese community in Ghana embraced the Chinese Lunar New Year with a gala night late Friday in Accra. A display of Chinese folk arts and culture, including various dance forms, put members of the Chinese community who are away from home in a festive mood. Students of two Confucius Institutes in Ghana provided Chinese music with excellent choreography to spice up the night. The audience also enjoyed dragon dance -- a traditional Chinese dance performed to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. The gala attracted thousands of attendees, including Ghanaian Ambassador to China Winfred Ni

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Governor, mayor lodge protest over Osprey deployment

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (C) and Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda (R) present a written request to Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto at the ministry in Tokyo on July 25, 2012. The governor and mayor lodged strong protests with the central government over the deployment of the U.S. Osprey military aircraft in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, requesting the Ospreys not be stationed for long at the Iwakuni base and calling for the planes to be returned to the United States if their safety is not verified.

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Yamaguchi gov. rejects Osprey deployment

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (R back) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (L back) hold talks at the prefectural office in the city of Yamaguchi on July 1, 2012. Nii rejected a U.S. plan to deploy the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture for trial flights ahead of its deployment in Okinawa Prefecture during the talks.

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Yamaguchi governor to retire

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii speaks during a press conference in Yamaguchi City on Feb. 22, 2012. He said he will not run for a fifth term after his current four-year term expires in the summer of 2012.

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Gov't not to OK transfer of Marines from Okinawa to Iwakuni

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (L front) gives a refusal document to Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo On Feb. 13, 2012. Gemba said that the government will not give the go-ahead for the United States to redeploy some of the U.S. Marines on the Japanese island of Okinawa to a base in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in association with Washington's ongoing review of its defense strategy. Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda (2nd from L front) attended the talks.

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Planned site for nuke plant in Yamaguchi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a planned construction site for a nuclear power plant in the town of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said May 19 the prefectural government is considering invalidating a license that allows Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim the land for the plant's construction, following a nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

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Planned site for nuke plant in Yamaguchi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a planned construction site for a nuclear power plant in the town of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said May 19 the prefectural government is considering invalidating a license that allows Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim the land for the plant's construction, following a nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

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Core profit at Japan's 9 big life insurers hits record high

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Life Insurance Co. Vice President Takeo Nii speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27 on the group's business results for the first half of fiscal 2006. The combined core operating profit at Japan's nine major life insurers hit a record high for the April-September period, supported by the solid stock market and rising returns from bond investment.

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Aso visits Yamaguchi Pref. to seek understanding for realignment

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) meets Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Jan. 16 as part of the central government's efforts to seek the understanding of local areas to be affected by the U.S. military realignment in Japan agreed upon between Tokyo and Washington last October.

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan.

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Chinese culture show staged in Ghanaian university to boost friendly ties

STORY: Chinese culture show staged in Ghanaian university to boost friendly ties DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Chinese cultural performances. 2. Various of the game (using chopsticks to pick up beans) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHU BEIJUAN, Dean of the Confucius Institute. 4. Various of Chinese cultural performances. 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HENRY NII ADJIRI QUARCOOPOME, Student from the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana 6. various of Chinese paraphernalia. 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PASCALINA ARTHUR, Student from the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana on Sunday staged a Chinese culture show to promote cultural exchanges between China and Ghana. Students and staffers of the Confucius Institute staged performances, including sword dance, Sichuan Opera and Chinese songs. Chu Beijuan, the Chinese dean of the Confucius Institute, said the event wa

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiat

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Aso visits Yamaguchi Pref. to seek understanding for realignment

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) meets Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Jan. 16 as part of the central government's efforts to seek the understanding of local areas to be affected by the U.S. military realignment in Japan agreed upon between Tokyo and Washington last October. (Kyodo)

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Core profit at Japan's 9 big life insurers hits record high

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Life Insurance Co. Vice President Takeo Nii speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27 on the group's business results for the first half of fiscal 2006. The combined core operating profit at Japan's nine major life insurers hit a record high for the April-September period, supported by the solid stock market and rising returns from bond investment. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiat

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kobe man's taxidermy collection of animals

Makoto Nii's taxidermy collection of animals from around the world is seen on July 29, 2015, in Kobe. He is looking for individuals and companies who can support him in exhibiting his collection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe man's taxidermy collection of animals

Makoto Nii introduces his taxidermy collection of animals from around the world in Kobe on July 29, 2015. He is looking for individuals and companies who can support him in exhibiting his collection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Planned site for nuke plant in Yamaguchi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a planned construction site for a nuclear power plant in the town of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said May 19 the prefectural government is considering invalidating a license that allows Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim the land for the plant's construction, following a nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Planned site for nuke plant in Yamaguchi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a planned construction site for a nuclear power plant in the town of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said May 19 the prefectural government is considering invalidating a license that allows Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim the land for the plant's construction, following a nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Yamaguchi governor to retire

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii speaks during a press conference in Yamaguchi City on Feb. 22, 2012. He said he will not run for a fifth term after his current four-year term expires in the summer of 2012. (Kyodo)

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Gov't not to OK transfer of Marines from Okinawa to Iwakuni

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (L front) gives a refusal document to Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo On Feb. 13, 2012. Gemba said that the government will not give the go-ahead for the United States to redeploy some of the U.S. Marines on the Japanese island of Okinawa to a base in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in association with Washington's ongoing review of its defense strategy. Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda (2nd from L front) attended the talks. (Kyodo)