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(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 3, 2019 shows tourists taking boats to visit Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 6, 2020 shows the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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Opera singer Nakajima dies at 57

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2010 shows opera singer Keiko Nakajima, who died of respiration failure on Nov. 23, 2014, at 57. While frequently appearing on TV shows and in commercial films, Nakajima was also involved as her life's work in commemorative concerts for those who were killed in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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S. Korea commemorates victims of North's shelling of Yeonpyeong

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo reads out Prime Minister Chung Hong Won's address in Seoul on Nov. 23, 2014, during a memorial service to commemorate the country's victims of North Korea's firing of artillery rounds on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in November 2010.

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DPJ lawmaker Katsumata

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows House of Representatives member Koichiro Katsumata of the Democratic Party of Japan. Katsumata's political fund management body logged in a report an expense of 23,100 yen on merchandise from the Italian luxury brand Giorgio Armani as an expense for political activities. The 2010 income and expenditure report on political funds was publically disclosed by the Kanagawa prefectural election management committee on Nov. 29, 2011, and Katsumata's office said it will correct the report.

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Rakugo storyteller Danshi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2010 shows Tatekawa Danshi, Japan's top ''rakugo'' comic storyteller, making a speech during a party at a Tokyo hotel. Danshi died Nov. 21 of larynx cancer aged 75, his management office said Nov. 23.

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Japanese ambassador to Russia

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2010, at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture shows Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono. The Japanese government is considering replacing Kono over his information gathering on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's November visit to a disputed island, sources said Dec. 23, 2010.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers walk down a hill after finishing a task on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 6, 2010. Those present on the island are mostly South Korean soldiers, as residents have fled after the Nov. 23 shelling by North Korea.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers ride on the back of a truck on Dec. 6, 2010, on Yeonpyeong Island, a South Korean territory near the western sea border. Most of the island's current inhabitants are soldiers, as residents evacuated after the Nov. 23 North Korean shelling.

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N. Korea's Choe departs from China

BEIJING, China - Senior North Korean official Choe Thae Bok prepares to depart from Beijing airport on Dec. 4, 2010. Choe, a secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, returned home after making the first visit by a North Korean official to China since his country's Nov. 23 artillery attack on South Korea.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (C) inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day.

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Fearful puppy on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A puppy looks out from the backpack of an animal rescuer at a ferry terminal in Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 29, 2010. The trembling pup was among hundreds of pets which lost their homes after the Nov. 23 shelling of the island by North Korea that led many residents to flee.

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N. Korean official in China

BEIJING, China - Choe Thae Bok (C), an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010. The arrival of Choe, a secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee, marks the first visit by a senior North Korean official to China since Pyongyang's Nov. 23 deadly shelling of a South Korean island near the contested western sea border.

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Culling of chickens begins for suspected bird flu

MATSUE, Japan - Chickens are culled at a poultry farm in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after bird flu infections were suspected. The Shimane prefectural government began destroying about 23,000 chickens at the farm.

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N. Korean official in China

BEIJING, China - Choe Thae Bok (C), an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010. The arrival of Choe, a secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee, marks the first visit by a senior North Korean official to China since Pyongyang's Nov. 23 deadly shelling of a South Korean island near the contested western sea border.

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Damage of N. Korea shelling on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2010, shows debris of houses and buildings destroyed by a North Korean artillery attack on Nov. 23. South Korean TV crew members are seen in the back.

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Yeongpyeong Island after joint drill begins

YEONGPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Soldiers blockade a road on South Korea's Yeongpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 29, 2010. A U.S.-South Korean military exercise began in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 28 after North Korea's artillery attack on the island on Nov. 23.

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Yeongpyeong Island after joint drill begins

YEONGPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A passenger undergoes a security check before boarding a ferry to Incheon from South Korea's Yeongpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 29, 2010. A U.S.-South Korean military exercise began in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 28 after North Korea's artillery attack on the island on Nov. 23.

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Yeongpyeong Island after joint drill begins

YEONGPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A woman from an animal protection group holds a dog as she boards a ferry to Incheon from South Korea's Yeongpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 29, 2010. A U.S.-South Korean military exercise began in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 28 after North Korea's artillery attack on the island on Nov. 23.

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South Koreans protest N. Korean attack

SEOUL, South Korea - Effigies of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and heir-apparent Kim Jong Un are burned in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2010, in protest at North Korea's Nov. 23 artillery attack on Yeongpyeong Island.

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Yeongpyeong Island after joint drill begins

YEONGPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A South Korean military helicopter is seen on Yeongpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 29, 2010. A U.S.-South Korean military exercise began in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 28 after North Korea's artillery attack on the island on Nov. 23.

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Yeongpyeong Island after joint drill begins

YEONGPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A South Korean Navy vessel is seen off Yeongpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 29, 2010. A U.S.-South Korean military exercise began in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 28 after North Korea's artillery attack on the island on Nov. 23.

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South Koreans protest N. Korean attack

SEOUL, South Korea - Effigies of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and heir-apparent Kim Jong Un are burned in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2010, in protest at North Korea's Nov. 23 artillery attack on Yeongpyeong Island.

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South Korean soldiers in Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers receive soup from the Red Cross on Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 27, 2010. Food supply on the South Korean island, which was shelled by North Koreans on Nov. 23, is sometimes insufficient as ships have been unable to sail due to rough sea conditions.

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Yeonpyeong after N. Korea attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Two residents of Yeonpyeong Island take refugee in an air-raid shelter after hearing sounds of artillery fire on Nov. 26, 2010, on the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea. Some residents remained on the island, while others have fled after the Nov. 23 deadly shelling by North Korea.

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S. Korean island after N. Korea attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A puppy lies on debris of houses on Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 26, 2010. Hundreds of pets have lost their homes after many residents fled the island following the Nov. 23 deadly shelling by North Korea.

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Yeonpyeong after N. Korea attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Sin Yu Taek, a resident of Yeonpyeong Island, burns wood in a fireplace at his home on Nov. 27, 2010. Some residents remained on the island, while others have fled after the Nov. 23 deadly shelling by North Korea.

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Pyongyang after island attack

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pak Song Gol, a 39-year-old factory worker, expresses support in Pyongyang on Nov. 26, 2010, for an artillery attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23. Pak said it was traditional for his country's military to react to provocation with a ''relentless'' artillery attack.

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Pyongyang after island attack

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People line up at a grocery store in Pyongyang on the morning of Nov. 26, 2010, the coldest of the season. People in the capital expressed support for an artillery attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23.

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Pyongyang after island attack

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People line up at a grocery store in Pyongyang on the morning of Nov. 26, 2010, the coldest of the season. People in the capital expressed support for an artillery attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23.

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Pyongyang after island attack

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Un Chol, a 30-year-old student of Kim Il Sung University, expresses support in Pyongyang on Nov. 26, 2010, for an artillery attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23. Kim said he is ready to fight holding a rifle instead of a pen if South Korea and the United States dare to wage war.

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N. Korea seen from Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - This photo taken on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, shows artillery emplacements on the North Korean coast on Nov. 26, 2010. North Korea launched an artillery barrage on the island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

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Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - Residents of Yeonpyeong Island and others wait for the departure of their ship at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed on the day. The service had been suspended after North Korea conducted a deadly artillery attack on the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

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Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - Passengers board a ferry bound for Yeonpyeong Island at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed the same day. It was suspended after North Korea fired artillery shells at the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

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Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - Residents of Yeonpyeong Island board a ship at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed on the day. The service had been suspended after North Korea conducted a deadly artillery attack on the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

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Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - People line up to buy ferry tickets to Yeonpyeong Island at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed the same day. It was suspended after North Korea fired artillery shells at the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

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Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - People wait for the departure of a ship bound for Yeonpyeong Island at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed the same day. It was suspended after North Korea fired artillery shells at the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

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U.S. urges N. Korea to cease provocative actions against South

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth (R), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, reads out a statement that the United States urges North Korea to cease its provocative and irresponsible actions against South Korea at a Beijing hotel on Nov. 24, 2010, before heading back to the United States. North Korea fired artillery rounds at the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong near the tense western sea border on Nov. 23, 2010.

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Japan take 1st gold in women's fencing team epee

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese fencing team (from L) -- Nozomi Nakano, Megumi Ikeda and Ayaka Shimookawa -- pose with their gold medals on Nov. 23, 2010, after they earned Japan's first ever gold medal in the women's team epee fencing event, beating China 36-29 at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

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Yeonpyeong island before N. Korea's shelling

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken in March 2009 shows the main district of the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. North Korea fired artillery rounds at the island near the tense western sea border on Nov. 23, 2010.

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N. Korea fires artillery shells toward S. Korean island

SEOUL, South Korea - A resident of the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong which was bombarded by North Korean artillery rounds speaks to reporters at Incheon port in South Korea on Nov. 23, 2010 after fleeing from the island in a fishing boat.

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N. Korea fires artillery shells toward S. Korean island

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2010, by a resident of the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong with a mobile phone shows an area of the island burning after North Korea fired dozens of artillery rounds at the island and South Korean waters near the western sea border.

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Bosworth speaks to reporters in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth (R), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks to reporters after meeting with senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Nov. 23, 2010. Bosworth condemned North Korea's firing of artillery rounds at a South Korean island and nearby waters and also said the North's uranium enrichment activity is in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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Japan win 2nd straight gold in men's rugby

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese team pose with their gold medals after a 28-21 victory over Hong Kong in the men's rugby final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 23, 2010, gave them their second straight Asian Games title.

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Japan take 1st gold in women's fencing team epee

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese fencing team (from L) -- Nozomi Nakano, Megumi Ikeda and Ayaka Shimookawa -- celebrate with their gold medals on Nov. 23, 2010, after they earned Japan's first ever gold medal in the women's team epee fencing event, beating China 36-29 at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

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Japan win 2nd straight gold in men's rugby

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Yasunori Nagatomo (R) breaks away from a tackle to score the game-winning try in the men's rugby final against Hong Kong at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 23, 2010. Japan won 28-21 and captured their second straight Asian Games title.

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Japan win 2nd straight gold in men's rugby

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese team celebrate after a 28-21 victory over Hong Kong in the men's rugby final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 23, 2010, gave them their second straight Asian Games title.

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At least 375 dead in stampede at festival in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Police officers inspect a bridge connecting Phnom Penh to a nearby island on Nov. 23, 2010 where at least 375 died in a horrific stampede the night before during an annual water festival.

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Japan win 2nd straight gold in men's rugby

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese team celebrate after a 28-21 victory over Hong Kong in the men's rugby final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 23, 2010, gave them their second straight Asian Games title.