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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Starbucks at the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform cup testing on raw coffee beans at a Starbucks Farmer Support Center in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor learns about coffee products at the booth of Starbucks in the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the site of an athletes' village under construction in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - People take photos and videos at a bowling alley in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra Province on Nov. 28, 2017.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows a room of an apartment building in an athletes' village in Palembang in the country's South Sumatra Province to be used for the 2018 Asian Games.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - A builder works on a scaffold at a shooting range in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Nov. 28, 2017. The venue for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia undergoes renovation work.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the site of an athletes' village under construction in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - A man takes a photo of the venue for bowling at the 2018 Asian Games, in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra province, on Nov. 28, 2017. Renovation work is under way there for the event.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - People take a break under a giant bowling pin at a bowling alley in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra Province on Nov. 28, 2017. The venue for the 2018 Asian Games undergoes renovation work.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the interior of an apartment building in an athletes' village in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows a room in an athletes' village in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A ceremony to unveil a subway train decorated with a 2018 football World Cup motif is held in Moscow on Nov. 28, 2017.

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Kokubo gives Otani 1st Samurai Japan call-up

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's senior national baseball team, announces 28 players for a November series against visiting major leaguers at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2014. The five-game series, part of Japan's buildup to the 2017 World Baseball Classic, will run from Nov. 12 to 18.

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Kokubo gives Otani 1st Samurai Japan call-up

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's senior national baseball team, poses with the team's uniforms at a news conference in Tokyo, on Oct. 9, 2014, after announcing 28 players for a November series against visiting major leaguers. The five-game series, part of Japan's buildup to the 2017 World Baseball Classic, will run from Nov. 12 to 18.

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Ex-LDP President Tanigaki

Former Japanese Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki, a wheelchair user after a cycling accident, walks assisted by a trainer at a training gym event in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2021. Tanigaki suffered a spinal cord injury after falling from a bicycle in July 2016 and retired from politics in October 2017.

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Ex-LDP President Tanigaki

Former Japanese Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki, a wheelchair user after a cycling accident, walks assisted by a trainer at a training gym event in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2021. Tanigaki suffered a spinal cord injury after falling from a bicycle in July 2016 and retired from politics in October 2017.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows a room of an apartment building in an athletes' village in Palembang in the country's South Sumatra Province to be used for the 2018 Asian Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

A builder works on a scaffold at a shooting range in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Nov. 28, 2017. The venue for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia undergoes renovation work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the interior of an apartment building in an athletes' village in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

People take a break under a giant bowling pin at a bowling alley in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra Province on Nov. 28, 2017. The venue for the 2018 Asian Games undergoes renovation work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

People take photos and videos at a bowling alley in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra Province on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

A man takes a photo of the venue for bowling at the 2018 Asian Games, in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra province, on Nov. 28, 2017. Renovation work is under way there for the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the site of an athletes' village under construction in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the interior of an apartment building in an athletes' village in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows a room in an athletes' village in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Asian Games preparation

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the site of an athletes' village under construction in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

A ceremony to unveil a subway train decorated with a 2018 football World Cup motif is held in Moscow on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Calls for same-sex marriage legalization growing

Meiji University law professor Ken Suzuki speaks in an interview on Nov. 28, 2017, about trying to legalize same-sex marriage in Sapporo, Japan, where he is a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope meets with Suu Kyi, urges greater tolerance in Myanmar

Pope Francis (L) and Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi hold talks at the Presidential Residence in Naypyitaw on Nov. 28, 2017. They discussed the plight of the country's persecuted Rohingya Muslims and appealed for greater tolerance and respect for minority ethnic and religious groups. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Matsui placed on ballot for Japanese Hall of Fame

Former major league slugger Hideki Matsui (R) shakes hands with Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Otani during a charity event at Tokyo Dome in March 2015. Matsui was placed on the 2018 ballot for the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope meets with Suu Kyi, urges greater tolerance in Myanmar

Pope Francis (L) and Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands before talks at the Presidential Residence in Naypyitaw on Nov. 28, 2017. They discussed the plight of the country's persecuted Rohingya Muslims and appealed for greater tolerance and respect for minority ethnic and religious groups. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope meets with Suu Kyi, urges greater tolerance in Myanmar

Pope Francis (L) and Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi pose for the media before talks at the Presidential Residence in Naypyitaw on Nov. 28, 2017. They discussed the plight of the country's persecuted Rohingya Muslims and appealed for greater tolerance and respect for minority ethnic and religious groups. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese general under graft probe commits suicide at home

Photo taken in March 2017 shows Zhang Yang, then head of the Political Work Department of the People's Liberation Army. Zhang hanged himself Nov. 23 after authorities launched a corruption investigation against him, Xinhua News Agency said Nov. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope stresses religious freedom to Myanmar military chief

Myanmar military chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing waves to the press as he leaves Saint Mary's Cathedral in Yangon after a meeting with Pope Francis on Nov. 28, 2017. The pope stressed the importance of religious freedom during the meeting, as he began his trip to a country blamed for pushing out hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Matsui placed on ballot for Japanese Hall of Fame

File photo shows Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees holding aloft a trophy after being named Most Valuable Player of the 2009 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Matsui was placed on the 2018 ballot for the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB expects new Japan posting deal by early Dec.

File photo taken on Sept. 28, 2016, shows Nippon Ham fighters pitcher Shohei Otani celebrating after clinching the Pacific League title in a 1-0 win over the Seibu Lions at Seibu Prince Dome in Tokorozawa, north of Tokyo. Major League Baseball said on Nov. 15, 2017, it hopes to establish a new posting system with Japan by early December, in a move that would enable the Japanese two-way phenomenon to start negotiations with U.S. teams over his move to the major leagues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Merkel to run for 4th term as chancellor: politician

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, seen in this photo taken on July 28, 2016, in Berlin, will run for a fourth term in 2017 elections, a senior politician in her party said on Nov. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kokubo gives Otani 1st Samurai Japan call-up

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's senior national baseball team, poses with the team's uniforms at a news conference in Tokyo, on Oct. 9, 2014, after announcing 28 players for a November series against visiting major leaguers. The five-game series, part of Japan's buildup to the 2017 World Baseball Classic, will run from Nov. 12 to 18. (Kyodo)

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FA-18 fighter

An FA-18 fighter jet lands at the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marshall Islands nuclear test

Nerje Joseph, who was exposed to nuclear fallout from a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific, is interviewed at her home on Rongelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marshall Islands nuclear test

Nerje Joseph, who was exposed to nuclear fallout from a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific, is interviewed at her home on Rongelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lawmaker who brought baby to assembly

Kumamoto city assembly member Yuka Ogata speaks during an interview at her home in the city on Nov. 28, 2017. She was taken to task for bringing her 7-month-old baby to the assembly hall, breaching an in-house rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan House promotion center to partially open in L.A.

Yuko Kaifu (L), president of Japan House Los Angeles, and Akira Chiba, Japan's consul general in Los Angeles, attend a press conference in Los Angeles on Nov. 28, 2017. The Japan House communication center will partially open in December to promote the country's best art, cuisine, design, entertainment, fashion and technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AI-built in smartphone

Undated photo shows an AI-built in smartphone, announced by Huawei Japan on Nov. 28, 2017. Priced at an estimated 97,000 yen ($870), HUAWEI Mate10 Pro will be launched on Dec. 1, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Self-driving robot at Nagoya hospital

Photo taken in Nagoya on Nov. 28, 2017, shows a self-driving robot that will be used at Nagoya University Hospital in February 2018. The robot, displayed to the media at the hospital, will carry medicine and specimens mostly during night time at the hospital's new building, set to open next January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Endoscope catheter

Photo taken in Osaka on Nov. 28, 2017 shows an endoscope catheter that was released by Osaka University and Panasonic Corp. for intravascular imaging. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another Okinawa accident involving U.S. serviceman

The Okinawa prefectural assembly unanimously adopts a resolution on Nov. 28, 2017 condemning an alleged drunk-driving incident involving a U.S. serviceman in Okinawa that killed a 61-year-old local resident. The Nov. 26 accident was another in a long list of incidents involving service personnel on the island prefecture that hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abductee Hasuike speaks to students

Kaoru Hasuike, a former abductee, holds a special class at a junior high school in Tachikawa, Tokyo, on Nov. 28, 2017. Hasuike was repatriated in 2002 after being abducted by North Korea in 1978. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abductee Hasuike speaks to students

Kaoru Hasuike, a former abductee, speaks about his plight in North Korea at a junior high school in Tachikawa, Tokyo, on Nov. 28, 2017. Hasuike was repatriated in 2002 after being abducted by North Korea in 1978. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo