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Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. various of volunteers 3. various of Swan Bay of Kaidu River 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHIYA, Local resident, volunteer STORYLINE: More and more people are making their contributions to protecting swans and other wild birds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Swan Bay of Kaidu River is home to a variety of migratory birds, thanks to the efforts to protect the local ecosystem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection "I was very surprised to find six swans here in the winter of 2013. Later, we quickly set up a wildlife protection volunteer service team. The number of people in our team has grown from just a few i

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Confucian lecture halls thrive in China's rural communities

STORY: Confucian lecture halls thrive in China's rural communities SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Confucian lecture hall in Beidongye Village of Shandong Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PANG DEHAI, Resident in Beidongye Village 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO DEYING, Volunteer lecturer with the Confucian lecture hall of Beidongye Village 4. various of Confucian lecture halls 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SUN FULU, Staffer with a Confucian lecture hall in Zibo STORYLINE: The Confucian lecture hall in Beidongye Village of Shandong Province was packed with villagers on Saturday morning. Ten years ago, the first Confucian lecture hall was established in the village, which is not far from Nishan Mountain, the birthplace of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PANG DEHAI, Resident in Beidongye Village "The Confucian lecture hall was established in 2013. Through these years of education,

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Super typhoon Haiyan's survivors in Philippines eye for renewable energy

STORY: Super typhoon Haiyan's survivors in Philippines eye for renewable energy SHOOTING TIME: July. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: TACLOBAN, Philippines CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO MIGUEL OMOTO, Typhoon Haiyan survivor 2. various of Tacloban city 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO MIGUEL OMOTO, Typhoon Haiyan survivor 4. various of Omoto's graduating ceremony 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO MIGUEL OMOTO, Typhoon Haiyan survivor STORYLINE: Antonio Miguel Omoto from Tacloban city in the Philippines moved in September to the city of Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province for further study under a scholarship program. He will stay at Jiuquan Vocational Technical College (JVTC) for the next three years for renewable energy technology studies. The life-changing decision may be rooted in Omoto's nightmare memories of the super typhoon Haiyan, which blew away his home and hit the Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, and left more than 7,300 peopl

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Confucius Institute in Namibia marks 10th anniversary with call to promote cultural exchange

STORY: Confucius Institute in Namibia marks 10th anniversary with call to promote cultural exchange SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Namibia (UNAM) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KENNETH MATENGU, Vice chancellor of the University of Namibia (UNAM) 3. various of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Namibia (UNAM) STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Namibia (UNAM) on Monday celebrated its 10th anniversary since it started operations in 2013. The ceremony was held in the Namibian capital of Windhoek and was attended by officials and students from the UNAM, representatives from the Chinese embassy, and a visiting delegation from the China University of Geosciences (Beijing). Speaking at the event, Kenneth Matengu, vice chancellor of the U

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Japan's average gasoline price falls to 1-year low

TOKYO, Japan - A display at a gas station in Tokyo shows regular gasoline priced at 147 yen per liter on Dec. 3, 2014. The retail price of regular gasoline in Japan had dropped 20 weeks in a row to the lowest level in one year, the government's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said the same day, with the average price dropping 0.90 yen from Nov. 25 to 157.40 yen per liter as of Dec. 1, its lowest level since Dec. 2, 2013.

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Experts confirm Tsuruga reactor fault as active

TOKYO, Japan - Two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, are shown in this file photo taken in May 2013. An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority reaffirmed on Nov. 19, 2014, its earlier judgment that the No. 2 reactor, shown in the upper part of the photo, sits right above an active fault.

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World's longest cake roll made in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the world's longest cake roll, 140.62 meters in length, recognized by Guinness World Records in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2014. The cake, made using 180 liters of fresh cream, 2,400 eggs, 72 kilograms of flour, 400 strawberries and other ingredients, beat the previous record, a 130.68-meter-long cake, made in Tokyo in April 2013.

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World's longest cake roll made in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People work on making the world's longest cake roll using 180 liters of fresh cream, 2,400 eggs, 72 kilograms of flour, 400 strawberries and other ingredients in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2014. They made a 140.62-meter-long cake, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest cake roll, beating the previous record, a 130.68-meter-long cake, made in Tokyo in April 2013.

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Fire at Japanese Embassy

KINSHASA, Congo - Photo shows the building housing the Japanese Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Nov. 19, 2013, about five months after the diplomatic office located on the third and fourth floors of the building was partially destroyed by fire on June 20. Soot is still seen on its outer wall. A diplomat who worked for the embassy was arrested on Dec. 2 on suspicion of setting a fire at the embassy office to destroy evidence of his fund embezzlement, police said.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgium's Marouane Fellaini (top) and Japan captain Makoto Hasebe compete for the ball during the second half of a soccer friendly in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Shinji Okazaki (L) scores the team's third goal in the 63rd minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Keisuke Honda (2nd from L) puts Japan 2-1 up in the 53rd minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Keisuke Honda (L) puts Japan 2-1 up in the 53rd minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Shinji Okazaki (L) scores the team's third goal in the 63rd minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Keisuke Honda (2nd from L) puts Japan 2-1 up in the 53rd minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Yoichiro Kakitani (L front) heads home an equalizer in the 37th minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgium's Kevin Mirallas (R) scores an opener past Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (C) in the 15th minute of a soccer friendly in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Yoichiro Kakitani (L front) heads home an equalizer in the 37th minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgium's Eden Hazard (L) and Japan captain Makoto Hasebe compete for the ball during the first half of a soccer friendly in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Azusa Nojiri crosses the finish line, placing second in the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nojiri finished in a time of 2:28:47.

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Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Russia's Albina Mayorova crosses the finish line to win the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2013. Mayorova finished in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 55 seconds.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Japan's Keisuke Honda (C) scores the equalizer during the second half of a friendly against the Netherlands in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Arjen Robben (far R) of the Netherlands scores his team's second goal during the first half of a friendly against Japan in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Arjen Robben of the Netherlands (L) and Japan's Yuto Nagatomo compete for the ball during the first half of a friendly in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Rafael van der Vaart (10) of the Netherlands scores his team's first goal past Japan goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa (12) during the first half of a friendly in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Arjen Robben (R front) of the Netherlands and Japan's Shinji Kagawa greet each other after a friendly in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Japan's Keisuke Honda (2nd from L) scores the equalizer past Dutch goal keeper Jasper Cillessen during the second half of a friendly in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Japan's Yuya Osako (R) scores during the first half of a friendly against the Netherlands in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) pushes No. 2 maegashira Kyokutenho out of the ring on Nov. 13, 2013, the fourth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the city of Fukuoka.

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Inter Milan beat Livorno

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan players Andrea Ranocchia (L), Esteban Matias Cambiasso (C back) and Javier Adelmar Zanetti (R front) congratulate Yuto Nagatomo (R back) after Nagatomo scored the team's second goal in the 91st minute of an Italian Serie A soccer game against Livorno at San Siro Stadium in Milan on Nov. 9, 2013. Inter won 2-0.

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Inter Milan beat Livorno

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan players Yuto Nagatomo (L front) and Javier Adelmar Zanetti (R) celebrate after Nagatomo scored the team's second goal in the 91st minute of an Italian Serie A soccer game against Livorno at San Siro Stadium in Milan on Nov. 9, 2013. Inter won 2-0.

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Inter Milan beat Livorno

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo reacts after scoring the team's second goal in the 91st minute of an Italian Serie A soccer game against Livorno at San Siro Stadium in Milan on Nov. 9, 2013. Inter won 2-0.

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Nagatomo scores for Inter

MILAN, Italy - Yuto Nagatomo of Inter Milan scores the team's second goal in injury time of a Italian Serie A match against Livorno in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 9, 2013. Inter won 2-0.

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Elderly couple opt to stay in Fukushima village

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Kinjiro Ide (R) and his wife Toshi pull up a Japanese radish in their vegetable garden in the village of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. The elderly couple have chosen to spend their remaining years at their home in the village that lies within a radius of 30 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Toyota ups FY 2013 profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., announces the company's earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013. Kodaira said Toyota has revised upward its operating profit projection for the business year through March 2014 to 2.2 trillion yen, exceeding 2 trillion yen for the first time in six years.

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Toyota ups FY 2013 profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., announces the company's earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013. Kodaira said Toyota has revised upward its operating profit projection for the business year through March 2014 to 2.2 trillion yen, exceeding 2 trillion yen for the first time in six years.

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Sakai scores 1st Bundesliga goal

BREMEN, Germany - Hanover 96's Hiroki Sakai scores during the first half of a game against Werder Bremen in Bremen, Germany, on Nov. 3, 2013. It was his first goal since the former Kashiwa Reysol player joined the Bundesliga club following the 2012 London Olympics. Hanover lost 3-2.

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Uyghur region

KASHI, China - Photo shows a checkpoint in Akto County in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Cup of China figure skating

BEIJING, China - (From L) Maxim Kovtun of Russia, who took silver, Yan Han of China who won gold, and Japan's Takahiko Kozuka, who took bronze, pose during the award ceremony of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Beijing on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Uyghur region

KASHI, China - Photo shows police officers on guard at a square in the city of Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Boston Red Sox parade

BOSTON, United States - Japanese relievers Koji Uehara (R) and Junichi Tazawa of the Boston Red Sox are pictured during a parade on Nov. 2, 2013, after the team's victory in the World Series.

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Huis Ten Bosch

SASEBO, Japan - Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, is illuminated on Nov. 2, 2013.

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15-meter-tall Christmas tree

SAPPORO, Japan - A 15-meter-tall Christmas tree is illuminated in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Crown Princess Masako (C) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Boston Red Sox parade

BOSTON, United States - Japanese relievers Koji Uehara (R) and Junichi Tazawa of the Boston Red Sox are pictured during a parade on Nov. 2, 2013, after the team's victory in the World Series.

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Boston Red Sox parade

BOSTON, United States - Japanese relievers Koji Uehara (R) and Junichi Tazawa of the Boston Red Sox are pictured during a parade on Nov. 2, 2013, after the team's victory in the World Series.

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Japan-Russia talks

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Huis Ten Bosch

SASEBO, Japan - Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, is illuminated on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Huis Ten Bosch

SASEBO, Japan - Photo shows an illuminated ice skate link at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki (R) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport on Nov. 2, 2013. Inoki arrived in North Korea on a six-day visit without having received the required permission of the Japanese parliament, saying he wants to keep dialogue with Pyongyang open in order to resolve bilateral issues.