Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

This photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a wheat field irrigated by desalinated water in Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts

Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a photovoltaic power project in Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to ac

Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a photovoltaic power project in Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to ac

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China's home-made C919 large passenger jet performs a flight demonstration at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China's home-made C919 large passenger jet performs a flight demonstration at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China's home-made C919 large passenger jet performs a flight demonstration at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China's home-made C919 large passenger jet performs a flight demonstration at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China Home-made C919 Large Passenger Jet

China's home-made C919 large passenger jet performs a flight demonstration at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Chinese Sports Industry

Chinese Sports Industry

A citizen works out at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Zhentang Township In Tibet

Zhentang Township In Tibet

This combo photo shows Namkha, an inheritor of the Zhentang Sherpa dance, a national level intangible cultural heritage, adjusting her head-wear while performing on Nov. 27, 2021 (above, photo by Xinhua photographer Sun Ruibo), and two Sherpa women helping Namkha put on traditional costumes on Dec. 13, 2024 (photo by Xinhua photographer Tenzin Nyida) in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Zhentang is a remote township bordering Nepal in Dinggye County in the city of Xigaze. Besieged by forests at the foot of Qomolangma deep in the Himalayas, the township has an average altitude of over 2,000 meters and is home to more than 2,600 Sherpa people. Zhentang, meaning "path for transportation," earned its name when Sherpa people would carry large amounts of daily necessities across the steep terrain long ago. Thanks to improved transportation and telecommunication facilities, the Sherpa people in the once-isolated township at the China-Nepal border are now connect

Crystal-glass Christmas trees sparkle at Hakone museum

Crystal-glass Christmas trees sparkle at Hakone museum

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2024, shows Christmas trees decorated with crystal glass set up for display in the pond of the garden of the Venetian Glass Museum in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan. Two trees, 11 meters and 8 meters high, are decorated with approximately 85,000 and 65,000 pieces of crystal glass, respectively, and will be on display until Jan. 13, 2025.

Football greats in Japan

Football greats in Japan

Former Brazil goalkeeper Dida (1) blocks a goal attempt by former Japan forward Yoshito Okubo (13) in "Diamond Cup of Legend," an exhibition match between football legends from around the world and former players of Japan's top-tier J-League on Nov. 27, 2024, at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Rescuers transfer a body pack of victim after a landslide hit Semangat Gunung village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2024. Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency on Sunday. Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Rescuers transfer a body pack of victim after a landslide hit Semangat Gunung village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2024. Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency on Sunday. Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Relatives of victims (front) wait as rescue teams work on site after a landslide hit Semangat Gunung village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2024. Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency on Sunday. Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

An excavator works on the site of a landslide in Semangat Gunung village of Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2024. Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency on Sunday. Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally of abductees' families

Rally of abductees' families

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, speaks during a rally seeking the abductees' early return in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2024. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

Japan Display CEO Scott Callon

Japan Display CEO Scott Callon

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, shows Japan Display Inc. CEO Scott Callon.

The HQ-9 long-range Air Defense System

The HQ-9 long-range Air Defense System

The HQ-9 long-range air defense system is pictured at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 13, 2024.

HQ-19 Surface-to-Air Missile Weapon System

HQ-19 Surface-to-Air Missile Weapon System

Photo taken on Nov 13, 2024 shows the HQ-19 Surface-to-Air Missile Weapon System at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 13, 2024.

Ohtani's 50th home run ball displayed in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 13 Kyodo - Video taken on Nov. 13, 2024, shows Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's historic 50th home run ball of the 2024 season on display at a special exhibition held at the Taipei 101 building in the Taiwanese capital. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]"Blue pond" in northern Japan

BIEI, Japan, Nov. 13 Kyodo - The "blue pond" in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 13, 2024. (Kyodo)

Mother of Japanese abductee

KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks during a meeting with the media in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024, ahead of the 47th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction from a beach in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 13 Kyodo - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, after the Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit. (Kyodo)

Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Keito Nakamura (13) is seen on the ball in the first half of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against China in Xiamen, China, on Nov. 19, 2024.

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," sits at his home in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2020. Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," reads a poem at a Tokyo hotel on Feb. 12, 2015. Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Photo taken in December 2021 shows Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts." Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," gives an interview at his home in Tokyo in December 2004. Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," is pictured after receiving a letter of gratitude from Snoopy, the main character of the series, at a hotel in Tokyo in 2007. Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Photo taken in December 2021 shows Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts." Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Hitomi Soga, a Japanese woman who was abducted to North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002, speaks to reporters on Nov. 16, 2024, after attending an event in the central Japan city of Niigata, to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction of Megumi Yokota. Yokota was abducted by North Korea at age 13 on Nov. 15, 1977, and has become a symbol of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s.

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Tetsuya Yokota, a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks on Nov. 16, 2024, at an event in the central Japan city of Niigata to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction on Nov. 15.

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Tetsuya (L) and Takuya Yokota, younger brothers of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters on Nov. 16, 2024, after attending an event in the central Japan city of Niigata, to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction on Nov. 15.

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Event on North Korean abduction issue

Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks online on Nov. 16, 2024, at an event in the central Japan city of Niigata, to mark the 47th anniversary of the abduction on Nov. 15.

AEF1200 Aircraft Turbofan Engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

AEF1200 Aircraft Turbofan Engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Photo taken on Nov 13, 2024 shows an AEF1200 aircraft turbofan engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province.

AEF1200 Aircraft Turbofan Engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

AEF1200 Aircraft Turbofan Engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Photo taken on Nov 13, 2024 shows an AEF1200 aircraft turbofan engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province.

AEF1200 Aircraft Turbofan Engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

AEF1200 Aircraft Turbofan Engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Photo taken on Nov 13, 2024 shows an AEF1200 aircraft turbofan engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province.

AEF1200 Aircraft Turbofan Engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

AEF1200 Aircraft Turbofan Engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Photo taken on Nov 13, 2024 shows an AEF1200 aircraft turbofan engine at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province.

Vehicle-mounted Microwave Weapon System at 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

Vehicle-mounted Microwave Weapon System at 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors view a vehicle-mounted microwave weapon system at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov. 13, 2024.

Vehicle-mounted Microwave Weapon System at 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

Vehicle-mounted Microwave Weapon System at 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors view a vehicle-mounted microwave weapon system at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov. 13, 2024.

Vehicle-mounted Microwave Weapon System at 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

Vehicle-mounted Microwave Weapon System at 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors view a vehicle-mounted microwave weapon system at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov. 13, 2024.

Vehicle-mounted Microwave Weapon System at 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

Vehicle-mounted Microwave Weapon System at 2024 Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors view a vehicle-mounted microwave weapon system at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov. 13, 2024.

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

A Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 15, 2024. China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-8 on Friday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-8, blasted off at 11:13 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said. After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-8 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

A Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 15, 2024. China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-8 on Friday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-8, blasted off at 11:13 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said. After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-8 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

A Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 15, 2024. China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-8 on Friday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-8, blasted off at 11:13 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said. After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-8 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

A Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 15, 2024. China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-8 on Friday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-8, blasted off at 11:13 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said. After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-8 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

A Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 15, 2024. China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-8 on Friday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-8, blasted off at 11:13 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said. After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-8 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8

A Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 15, 2024. China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-8 on Friday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-8, blasted off at 11:13 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said. After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-8 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

47th anniversary of Megumi Yokota's abduction

47th anniversary of Megumi Yokota's abduction

A music concert is held at Niigata Elementary School, Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota's alma mater in Niigata city northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 15, 2024, the 47th anniversary of her abduction by North Korea at age 13 in 1977.