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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Protesters march holding torches and signs during an International Women's Day demonstration in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Protesters march holding torches and signs during an International Women's Day demonstration in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Protesters march holding torches and signs during an International Women's Day demonstration in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Women light candles during an International Women's Day vigil in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Protesters march holding torches and signs during an International Women's Day demonstration in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Protesters march holding torches and signs during an International Women's Day demonstration in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Women light candles during an International Women's Day vigil in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Women light candles during an International Women's Day vigil in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Womens Day in Indonesia

International Womens Day in Indonesia

Protesters march holding torches and signs during an International Women's Day demonstration in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on March 8, 2025. The protest, led by the Women's Liberation Node (Simpul Puan), called for workplace safety, maternity rights, and gender equality. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Handout photo dated November 28, 2013 shows NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Expedition 38 flight engineer, poses for a photo with his Thanksgiving meal in the Unity node of the International Space Station. ISS038-E-009300 . Since 1973, astronauts have celebrated Thanksgiving in space, bringing a cherished tradition far beyond Earth. The first Thanksgiving in orbit took place aboard Skylab during the Skylab 4 mission, where astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue marked the day with an improvised meal after a spacewalk. Over the years, this tradition has evolved, with crews on shuttles, space stations, and orbiters finding creative ways to honor the holiday. From shrimp cocktail and irradiated turkey aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1985 to tortilla-based meals introduced by Mexican astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela, culinary adaptations have played a key role. Thanksgiving in space often features improvised decorations, shared greetings, and culturally diverse menus, such as the "den blagodaren

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Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Handout photo dated November 28, 2013 shows NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins (mostly out of frame), Expedition 38 flight engineer, offers a close-up view of his Thanksgiving meal in the Unity node of the International Space Station. ISS038-E-009304 . Since 1973, astronauts have celebrated Thanksgiving in space, bringing a cherished tradition far beyond Earth. The first Thanksgiving in orbit took place aboard Skylab during the Skylab 4 mission, where astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue marked the day with an improvised meal after a spacewalk. Over the years, this tradition has evolved, with crews on shuttles, space stations, and orbiters finding creative ways to honor the holiday. From shrimp cocktail and irradiated turkey aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1985 to tortilla-based meals introduced by Mexican astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela, culinary adaptations have played a key role. Thanksgiving in space often features improvised decorations, shared greetings, and culturally diverse menus, su

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Hohhot New Airport Construction

Hohhot New Airport Construction

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2024 - Builders work inside the terminal building of the new Hohhot Airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, March 5, 2024. It is an important transportation node of China's "Belt and Road" and an important transportation hub connecting Russia, Mongolia, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

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Hohhot New Airport Construction

Hohhot New Airport Construction

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2024 - Aerial photo shows the construction site of Hohhot's new airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, March 5, 2024. It is an important transportation node of China's "Belt and Road" and an important transportation hub connecting Russia, Mongolia, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

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Hohhot New Airport Construction

Hohhot New Airport Construction

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2024 - Aerial photo shows the construction site of Hohhot's new airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, March 5, 2024. It is an important transportation node of China's "Belt and Road" and an important transportation hub connecting Russia, Mongolia, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

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Hohhot New Airport Construction

Hohhot New Airport Construction

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2024 - Aerial photo shows the construction site of Hohhot's new airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, March 5, 2024. It is an important transportation node of China's "Belt and Road" and an important transportation hub connecting Russia, Mongolia, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

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Hohhot New Airport Construction

Hohhot New Airport Construction

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2024 - Builders work inside the terminal building of the new Hohhot Airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, March 5, 2024. It is an important transportation node of China's "Belt and Road" and an important transportation hub connecting Russia, Mongolia, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

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Hohhot New Airport Construction

Hohhot New Airport Construction

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2024 - Aerial photo shows the construction site of Hohhot's new airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, March 5, 2024. It is an important transportation node of China's "Belt and Road" and an important transportation hub connecting Russia, Mongolia, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

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Hohhot New Airport Construction

Hohhot New Airport Construction

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2024 - Aerial photo shows the construction site of Hohhot's new airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, March 5, 2024. It is an important transportation node of China's "Belt and Road" and an important transportation hub connecting Russia, Mongolia, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

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Hohhot New Airport Construction

Hohhot New Airport Construction

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2024 - Aerial photo shows the construction site of Hohhot's new airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, March 5, 2024. It is an important transportation node of China's "Belt and Road" and an important transportation hub connecting Russia, Mongolia, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

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2023 Mayors Exchange Conference on Maritime Silk Road City Influence closes in China's Wenzhou

STORY: 2023 Mayors Exchange Conference on Maritime Silk Road City Influence closes in China's Wenzhou SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: WENZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICOLA CASARINI, Senior Fellow, Istituto Affari Internazionali 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AUGUSTO SOTO, Professor, Esade Ramon Llull University STORYLINE: The 2023 Mayors Exchange Conference on Maritime Silk Road City Influence wrapped up Saturday in east China's Wenzhou City, an important node along the ancient Maritime Silk Road. The two-day conference explored the history of the Maritime Silk Road and promoted the Silk Road spirit through city and people exchanges, advancing the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICOLA CASARINI, Senior Fellow, Istituto Affari Internazionali "Italy like China is an ancient civilization. And if we go back in time during the Song (960-1279) and

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows an aquaculture farm in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows Qinzhou Port Station and a nearby industrial park in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 21, 2023 shows a night view of Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows an aquaculture farm in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows an aquaculture farm in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows Longmen cross-sea bridge under construction in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows a railway container terminal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows an automated container wharf of the Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a mangrove nature reserve in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows a view of Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows a historic and cultural block in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows a container wharf of the Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a mangrove nature reserve in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows a view of Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230805) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows an automated container wharf of the Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Qinzhou is a node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connecting Guangxi and ASEAN countries, and its location is highly beneficial, granting the city an important role in international land-sea transport connectivity. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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China's Guangxi sees 102.1 pct growth in trade with ASEAN in Q1

STORY: China's Guangxi sees 102.1 pct growth in trade with ASEAN in Q1 DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of port in Guangxi 2. various of a cargo train 3. various of port in Guangxi STORYLINE: Statistics from Nanning Customs in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region show that in the first quarter of this year, Guangxi's foreign trade volume with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries rose 102.1 percent to 74.53 billion yuan (about 10.71 billion U.S. dollars). Connected with ASEAN countries by land and sea, Guangxi serves as a frontier for exchanges and cooperation between China and the ASEAN countries, as well as a key node of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the economic and trade exchanges between China and ASEAN are now more frequent than ever. Xinhua News Agency corresponde

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Actor Chosuke Ikariya of comedy group Drifters dies at 72

Actor Chosuke Ikariya of comedy group Drifters dies at 72

TOKYO, Japan - Chosuke Ikariya (file photo), an actor and leader of the Drifters, one of Japan's best known slapstick comedy groups, died on March 20 at a Tokyo hospital after battling lymph node cancer for nearly a year. He was 72. Ikariya, whose real given name was Choichi, and four other men formed the Drifters 40 years ago in 1964 and it became one of the biggest successes in Japanese comedy. In 1966, the group acted as a curtain-raiser for The Beatles' concert when the British band visited Japan.

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How China's Mengtian lab module docks with space station combination

STORY: How China's Mengtian lab module docks with space station combination DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mengtian lab module 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YING LE, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation STORYLINE: China's space station lab module Mengtian successfully completed in-orbit transposition at 9:32 a.m. (Beijing Time) Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. This transposition marked the formation of the space station's basic T-shape configuration, representing a key step toward the completion of China's space station, said the agency. The Mengtian lab module first completed its state setting and then separated from the space station combination. Mengtian next conducted transposition and docked at the side port of the Tianhe core module's node cabin. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YING LE, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation "The Tianhe core module can locate the exact position of itself by China'

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CHINA-SPACE STATION LAB MODULE-TRANSPOSITION (CN)

CHINA-SPACE STATION LAB MODULE-TRANSPOSITION (CN)

(220930) -- BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 30, 2022 shows the Wentian lab module preparing to conduct transposition. China's space station lab module Wentian successfully completed in-orbit transposition at 12:44 p.m. Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). It was the first time China has completed the in-orbit transposition of a large-scale spacecraft cabin by applying transfer facilities, the CMSA said. During the transposition, the Wentian lab module first completed its state configuration and separated from the space station's core module Tianhe. Following up, Wentian conducted transposition and then docked with the side port of the space station's node cabin. Lasting around one hour, the operation was the result of cooperation between astronauts in space and professionals on Earth, the agency said. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

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CHINA-SPACE STATION LAB MODULE-TRANSPOSITION (CN)

CHINA-SPACE STATION LAB MODULE-TRANSPOSITION (CN)

(220930) -- BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 30, 2022 shows the Wentian lab module completing transposition and docking with the side port of the space station's node cabin. China's space station lab module Wentian successfully completed in-orbit transposition at 12:44 p.m. Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). It was the first time China has completed the in-orbit transposition of a large-scale spacecraft cabin by applying transfer facilities, the CMSA said. During the transposition, the Wentian lab module first completed its state configuration and separated from the space station's core module Tianhe. Following up, Wentian conducted transposition and then docked with the side port of the space station's node cabin. Lasting around one hour, the operation was the result of cooperation between astronauts in space and professionals on Earth, the agency said. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

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CHINA-SPACE STATION LAB MODULE-TRANSPOSITION (CN)

CHINA-SPACE STATION LAB MODULE-TRANSPOSITION (CN)

(220930) -- BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 30, 2022 shows the Wentian lab module separating from the space station's core module Tianhe and conducting transposition. China's space station lab module Wentian successfully completed in-orbit transposition at 12:44 p.m. Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). It was the first time China has completed the in-orbit transposition of a large-scale spacecraft cabin by applying transfer facilities, the CMSA said. During the transposition, the Wentian lab module first completed its state configuration and separated from the space station's core module Tianhe. Following up, Wentian conducted transposition and then docked with the side port of the space station's node cabin. Lasting around one hour, the operation was the result of cooperation between astronauts in space and professionals on Earth, the agency said. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

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China-Europe freight trains see constant growth, show bright prospects of BRI

STORY: China-Europe freight trains see constant growth, show bright prospects of BRI DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Warsaw CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Shanghai-Express" reaching the DUSS terminal in Hamburg 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 2 (English): CHEN CHEN, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of China-europe Railway Express STORYLINE: Freight trains transporting goods between China and Europe have seen constant growth in recent years, showing bright prospects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). STANDUP 1 (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent "Germany is an important node country for the China-Europe freight train routes. German cities like Duisburg, Hamburg and Mannheim have witnessed the continuous growth in the number of China-Europe freight trains." In 2021, the number of two-way freight train trips between China and Europe reached 15,000, carrying 1.46 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), up 22 percent and 29 percen

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Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, 76, won the Czech Nightingale pop music contest in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2015. This year it is for the 40th time in his career. He participated in the awarding ceremony shortly as he is being treated for a lymph node malignant tumorous disease. In the picture right is his wife Ivana. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, 76, won the Czech Nightingale pop music contest in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2015. This year it is for the 40th time in his career. He participated in the awarding ceremony shortly as he is being treated for a lymph node malignant tumorous disease. In the picture right is his wife Ivana. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, 76, won the Czech Nightingale pop music contest in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2015. This year it is for the 40th time in his career. He participated in the awarding ceremony shortly as he is being treated for a lymph node malignant tumorous disease. In the picture right is his wife Ivana. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott

Karel Gott

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, 76, won the Czech Nightingale pop music contest in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2015. This year it is for the 40th time in his career. He participated in the awarding ceremony shortly as he is being treated for a lymph node malignant tumorous disease. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, 76, won the Czech Nightingale pop music contest in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2015. This year it is for the 40th time in his career. He participated in the awarding ceremony shortly as he is being treated for a lymph node malignant tumorous disease. In the picture right is his wife Ivana. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott

Karel Gott

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, 76, won the Czech Nightingale pop music contest in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2015. This year it is for the 40th time in his career. He participated in the awarding ceremony shortly as he is being treated for a lymph node malignant tumorous disease. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Karel Gott, Ivana Gottova

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, 76, won the Czech Nightingale pop music contest in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2015. This year it is for the 40th time in his career. He participated in the awarding ceremony shortly as he is being treated for a lymph node malignant tumorous disease. In the picture right is his wife Ivana. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott

Karel Gott

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, 76, won the Czech Nightingale pop music contest in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2015. This year it is for the 40th time in his career. He participated in the awarding ceremony shortly as he is being treated for a lymph node malignant tumorous disease. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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