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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September

STORY: India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of electronic product manufacture unit 3. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) fell to 5.8 percent in September from 10.34 percent in August, the government data showed on Friday. "For the month of September 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 141.6. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of September 2023 stand at 111.5, 140.6 and 205.9 respectively," read the data issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 138.8 for primary goods, 111.6 for capital goods, 153.8 for intermediate goods and 168.7 for infrastructure/construction goods

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Libya deports over 600 illegal Egyptian migrants

STORY: Libya deports over 600 illegal Egyptian migrants SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the illegal migrants 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED BRED'A, Security Affairs official of the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department 3. various of the illegal migrants STORYLINE: The Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department on Monday deported more than 600 illegal Egyptian migrants to their country. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED BRED'A, Security Affairs official of the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department "Today, we are deporting more than 600 migrants of Egyptian nationalities who entered Libya without any legal procedures." The migrants were deported overland in coordination with the Egyptian Embassy to Libya, Bred'a said. Because of the insecurity and chaos in the country since the fall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, chose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pay with cellphones at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a corridor displaying "industrial memories" at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past booths at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past booths at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People buy coffee served by robots at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at a cafe in a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People select goods at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A coal hopper used in an old thermal power plant is designed as decoration at a large commercial complex transformed from the thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch performance at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combined photo shows a file photo displaying the interior of the former Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant (top) and a photo taken on Jan. 1, 2023 displaying the interior of a large commercial complex transformed from the plant in north China's Tianjin. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Original industrial designs are kept within glass covers as ornaments of a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Fukushima kids play at concert for post-quake recovery

SENDAI, Japan - Children from Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, perform during an international concert in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 1, 2014, the first day of a nine-day music event intended to support reconstruction from the 2011 disaster that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku.

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School band plays at concert for post-quake recovery

SENDAI, Japan - A brass band of Miyagi Technical High School performs jointly with a jazz band, led by Japanese musician Kenichi Tsunoda, during an international concert in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 1, 2014, the first day of a nine-day music event to support reconstruction from the 2011 disaster that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku.

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Tsunami-hit city picks American as global PR chief

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Amya Miller, an experienced American interpreter, holds a letter of appointment at the city hall of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2012, as the northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 tsunami chose her as its director of global public relations, as it seeks to actively send messages on the recovery process to the rest of the world.

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Sasaki reappointed as coach of women's soccer team

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, who guided Japan to a remarkable victory at the 2011 Women's World Cup soccer final and the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, smiles at a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 1, 2012. The 54-year-old Sasaki will continue as Nadeshiko coach, the Japan Football Association said the same day.

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Melted nuclear fuel eroded reactor container by up to 65 cm

TOKYO, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, an official of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011. The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said that the concrete base of the No. 1 reactor container was eroded by up to 65 centimeters when the fuel inside melted, although the steel container itself was left intact.

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Kobe, Arsenal 1-1 in women's soccer charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Players of Japanese women's league champions INAC Kobe Leonessa and English counterparts Arsenal Ladies shake hands following a charity soccer match at National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, to help reconstruction efforts in Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The game ended 1-1.

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Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2011, shows a life-size replica of Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) No. 1 at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. ''Kamen Rider the Diner,'' the official restaurant collaborating with the TV hero series, opened in April and will run through the spring of 2012 to commemorate the series' 40th anniversary.

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Kobe 'Luminarie' illuminations

KOBE, Japan - Illuminations surrounding a fountain, an artwork titled ''fountain of prayer'' and created to wish for the reconstruction of tsunami-hit areas in northeastern Japan, are lit in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, on the night of Nov. 28, 2011, in a rehearsal for the Dec. 1-12 ''Luminarie'' illumination event. This year's theme for the annual event, which commemorates the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinity, is ''Luci di speranza'' (ray of hope). (Photo was taken with fish-eye lens)

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Kobe 'Luminarie' illuminations

KOBE, Japan - People look at some of the ''Luminarie'' illuminations in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, on the night of Nov. 28, 2011, after they were lit in a rehearsal for the Dec. 1-12 illumination event. This year's theme for the annual event, which commemorates the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinity, is ''Luci di speranza'' (ray of hope).

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Inter 1-0 Siena

SIENA, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo plays in a Serie A match against Siena in Siena, Italy, on Nov. 27, 2011, contributing to Inter's 1-0 victory.

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Japan beat Syria in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Otsu cerebrates after heading home Japan's second goal in the 86th minute during a final-round Asian-zone Group C qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Syria at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2011. Japan beat Syria 2-1.

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Japan beat Syria in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Otsu (R) cerebrates after heading home Japan's second goal in the 86th minute during a final-round Asian-zone Group C qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Syria at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2011. Japan beat Syria 2-1.

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Japan beat Syria in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Otsu (bottom) heads home Japan's second goal in the 86th minute during a final-round Asian-zone Group C qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Syria at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2011. Japan beat Syria 2-1.

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Japan beat Syria in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuki Hamada (C) heads Japan into a first-half lead in the 45th minute during a final-round Asian-zone Group C qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Syria at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2011. Japan beat Syria 2-1.

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Hakuho wins Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) waves during a parade after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 27, 2011 with a 14-1 record.

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Hakuho wins Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) waves during a parade after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 27, 2011 with a 14-1 record.

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Hakuho loses to Baruto but wins tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (front) loses to ozeki Baruto in the final match of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 27, 2011. Hakuho won the 15-day tournament with a 14-1 record.

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Buena Vista gets Japan Cup title

TOKYO, Japan - Buena Vista (front) noses across the line to win the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 27, 2011, capturing her sixth Grade 1 title. Behind Buena Vista is Tosen Jordan who finished second.

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Stuttgart 2-1 Augsburg

STUTTGART, Germany - Japanese footballers Hajime Hosogai of Augsburg (front) and Shinji Okazaki of Stuttgart (back) are seen in action in the second half of a Bundesliga game in Stuttgart, Germany, on Nov. 20, 2011. Stuttgart won 2-1.

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Dragons even Japan Series at 3-3

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kazuhiro Wada has a two-run triple in the first inning of Game 6 against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011. The Dragons won 2-1, tying the best-of-seven series at 3-3.

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Dragons even Japan Series at 3-3

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada starts in Game 6 of the Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011. The Dragons won 2-1, tying the best-of-seven series at 3-3.

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Dragons even Japan Series at 3-3

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons pitcher Kazuki Yoshimi starts in Game 6 of the Japan Series against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011. The Dragons won 2-1, tying the best-of-seven series at 3-3.

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Taiwan's former president Lee

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui speaks with reporters at the entrance of a Taipei hospital upon being discharged on Nov. 18, 2011. The 88-year-old Lee underwent a surgery to remove a malignant tumor in his colon on Nov. 1.

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Japan soccer team leave N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japan national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni arrives at the international airport in Pyongyang on Nov. 16, 2011, before leaving for Japan via Beijing. Japan lost to North Korea 0-1 in a World Cup qualifier in the North Korean capital the previous day.

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North Korean soccer fans

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soccer fans form human letters during a World Cup qualifier between North Korea and Japan at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. Japan lost 0-1.

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North Korea's Jong receives 2nd yellow card

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japan's Makoto Hasebe (L) urges North Korea's Jong Il Gwan to leave the pitch after receiving a second yellow card during the second half of a World Cup qualifier at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. Japan lost 0-1.

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Japan lose to N. Korea 0-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soccer fans celebrate after the country's Pak Nam Chol scores early in the second half of a World Cup qualifier against Japan at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. Japan lost 0-1.

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Japan lose to N. Korea 0-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japan national soccer team members express their appreciation to Japanese supporters at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium, as North Korean security guards look on in the front row, after Japan lose 0-1 to North Korea in a World Cup qualifier on Nov. 15, 2011.

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Japan lose to N. Korea 0-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese soccer fans (front) head for their seats for a World Cup qualifier between North Korea and Japan at the heavily guarded Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on Nov. 15, 2011. Japan lost 0-1.

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North Korean soccer fans

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Nov. 15, 2011, shows North Korean soccer fans during a World Cup qualifier between North Korea and Japan at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. Japan lost 0-1.

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Japan lose to N. Korea 0-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japan national soccer team members leave the pitch after losing 0-1 to North Korea in a World Cup qualifier at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011.

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Japan lose to N. Korea 0-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japan national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (R) leaves the pitch after Japan lost 0-1 to North Korea in a World Cup qualifier match at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. It was Japan's first defeat under Zaccheroni, who took over after the 2010 World Cup from Takeshi Okada.

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North Korean soccer fans

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Nov. 15, 2011, shows North Korean soccer fans during a World Cup qualifier between North Korea and Japan at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. Japan lost 0-1.

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North Korean soccer fans

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soccer fans form human letters during a World Cup qualifier between North Korea and Japan at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. Japan lost 0-1.

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Japan lose to N. Korea 0-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese soccer fans (front) appear downcast after Japan lose 0-1 to North Korea in a World Cup qualifier at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011.