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Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China

STORY: Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liang Yuyin 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG YUYIN, Teacher, Chongqing Normal University STORYLINE: 30-year-old Liang Yuyin is a teacher working at Chongqing Normal University. She is also a sign language interpreter. Since beginning to learn sign language at the age of 18, she has been helping serve the hearing-impaired with sign language for 12 years. Liang joined a sign language interpreter association at the university. Founded in 2009, it's a volunteer team of 200 sign language interpreters. They have offered sign language service activities for more than 5,000 times and helped more than 80,000 hearing-impaired people. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG YUYIN, Teacher, Chongqing Normal University "Our hearing-impaired friends have been more and more involved in social activities, and they want to express

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(FOCUS)U.S.-HENRY KISSINGER-PASSING AWAY

(231130) -- BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on April 30, 2009 shows former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaking at the 18th annual meeting of Committee of 100 in Washington D.C., the United States. Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at home in Connecticut at the age of 100. Kissinger had made it his lifelong pursuit to promote the development of China-U.S. relations and enhance the friendship between the two peoples. (Xinhua/Jiang Guopeng)

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Golden Hall of Toshodaiji to be opened for 1st time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2009, shows the inside of the Golden Hall, known as ''kondo,'' at Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture. The temple plans to open the hall, a national treasure, for one day only on Nov. 3, 2010, the first time it will be shown to the public.

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Nikkei closes at 7-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 9,382.64 on June 30, 2010, the lowest close since Nov. 30, 2009. Investor sentiment took a beating from growing uncertainty about the global economic recovery and exporters' shares were hurt by the strength of the yen.

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Nikkei closes at 7-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 9,382.64 on June 30, 2010, the lowest close since Nov. 30, 2009. Investor sentiment took a beating from growing uncertainty about the global economic recovery and exporters' shares were hurt by the strength of the yen.

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N. Korea redenominates currency

BEIJING, China - This Nov. 20, 2009 file photo shows people lining up at the Changgwang Health Complex in Pyongyang. North Korea has reportedly redenominated its currency, effective Nov. 30, for the first time in 17 years.

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N. Korea redenominates currency

BEIJING, China - This Nov. 21, 2009, file photo shows people walking past a clothes shop in Pyongyang. North Korea has reportedly redenominated its currency, effective Nov. 30, for the first time in 17 years.

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N. Korea redenominates currency

BEIJING, China - This September 2009 file photo shows people lining up at a food stand in Pyongyang. North Korea has reportedly redenominated its currency, effective Nov. 30, for the first time in 17 years.

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Fashionable Tokyo streets illuminated

TOKYO, Japan - People walk in Tokyo's fashionable Omotesando district with lights in trees illuminating the streets Nov. 30, 2009. The decorations, heralding the year-end winter season, were resumed for the first time in 11 years.

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China, EU hold summit in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) leads Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to a chair before a joint press conference in Nanjing on Nov. 30, 2009. They discussed such issues as how to curb climate change and appreciation of the yuan.

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U.S. envoy visits Okinawa peace park

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (R) looks at the Cornerstone of Peace, a row of granite walls inscribed with the names of victims of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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U.S. envoy visits Okinawa peace park

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (C) lays flowers at the Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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Fashionable Tokyo streets illuminated

TOKYO, Japan - People walk in Tokyo's fashionable Omotesando district with lights in trees illuminating the streets Nov. 30, 2009. The decorations, heralding the year-end winter season, were resumed for the first time in 11 years.

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Thai PM meets with Japan business leader

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) shakes hands with Japanese business leader Fujio Mitarai in Bangkok on Nov. 30, 2009. Abhisit and Mitarai, president of the country's most powerful business lobby, the Japan Business Federation, agreed to deepen cooperation in the development of roads and harbors in the Mekong region.

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China, EU hold summit in Nanjing

NANJING, China - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao leave the room after giving a joint press conference following a China-EU summit in Nanjing on Nov. 30, 2009. They discussed such issues as how to curb climate change and appreciation of the yuan.

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Fashionable Tokyo streets illuminated

TOKYO, Japan - Lights in trees illuminate the streets of Tokyo's fashionable Omotesando district Nov. 30, 2009. The decorations, heralding the year-end winter season, were resumed for the first time in 11 years.

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U.S. envoy meets with Okinawa governor

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (L) meets with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima at the prefectural government building in Naha on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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U.S. envoy visits Okinawa peace park

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from L) looks at the Flame of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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BOJ to do 'utmost' to fight deflation: Shirakawa

NAGOYA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Nagoya on Nov. 30, 2009, after making a speech to local business leaders.

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BOJ to do 'utmost' to fight deflation: Shirakawa

NAGOYA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Nagoya on Nov. 30, 2009, after making a speech to local business leaders.

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Hatoyama, Kan chat in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan chat during a plenary session of the House of Councillors on Nov. 30, 2009.

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Hatoyama not to stand down over false funds reports

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama replies to questions from Tsukasa Akimoto, a House of Councillors member from the Liberal Democratic Party, during a plenary session of the upper house on Nov. 30, 2009. Hatoyama said he will remain in his post unless he is prosecuted over alleged irregularities in his political funds reports.

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Fujimoto signs 2-year deal with Yakult

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent middle infielder Atsushi Fujimoto (R) shakes hands with Kesanori Kurashima, senior managing director of the Yakult Swallows, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2009, after signing a two-year, 100 million yen deal with the Central League baseball club.

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Moore speaks about his film 'Capitalism: A Love Story' at TSE

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. documentary maker Michael Moore speaks at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Nov. 30, 2009, about his latest documentary ''Capitalism: A Love Story.'' Moore made his first visit to Japan prior to the film's showing in the country.

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Moore speaks about his film 'Capitalism: A Love Story' at TSE

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. documentary maker Michael Moore speaks at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Nov. 30, 2009, about his latest documentary ''Capitalism: A Love Story.'' Moore made his first visit to Japan prior to the film's showing in the country.

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Chinese defense chief on board high-tech Japanese Aegis vessel

SASEBO, Japan - China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (L) is greeted by crew members of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Chokai in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009, before he boards the vessel equipped with the Aegis combat system.

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Moore speaks about his film 'Capitalism: A Love Story' at TSE

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. documentary maker Michael Moore (R) receives a bouquet from TV personality Yuko Ogura at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Nov. 30, 2009. Moore held a press conference at the TSE to talk about his latest documentary ''Capitalism: A Love Story'' prior to its showing in Japan.

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Law to offer comprehensive relief to hepatitis patients enacted

TOKYO, Japan - A plenary session of the House of Councillors approves a law to offer financial support and other comprehensive relief to hepatitis patients on Nov. 30, 2009, although the members of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party abstained from voting.

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Chinese defense chief on board high-tech Japanese Aegis vessel

SASEBO, Japan - China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (L) is greeted by a senior official of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force as he visits Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009, to board the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer Chokai.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho speaks to reporters

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho smiles during a press conference at a hotel in Fukuoka on Nov. 30, 2009, the day after he won the Emperor's Cup in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record.

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Law to offer comprehensive relief to hepatitis patients enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Eriko Fukuda (L), a House of Representatives lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, observes a plenary session of the House of Councillors on Nov. 30, 2009, as the upper house approves a law to offer financial support and other comprehensive relief to hepatitis patients. Fukuda led a group of hepatitis C patients in a lawsuit against the government and won her Diet seat in the August election.

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BOJ watching effects of yen's sharp rise carefully: Shirakawa

NAGOYA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa delivers a speech at a hotel in Nagoya on Nov. 30, 2009. Shirakawa said the BOJ is carefully watching the effects of the yen's recent sharp appreciation on corporate sentiment.

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Prime Minister Hatoyama talks with Okinawa Gov. Nakamia

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) talks with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2009. Hatoyama told Nakamine that the government will decide on where to relocate a U.S. military base in Okinawa after the ongoing Japan-U.S. working-level talks on the issue come to a conclusion.

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Kabuki actor nameplates displayed at Kyoto theater

KYOTO, Japan - A total of 60 nameplates of Kabuki actors are displayed at the front of the Minamiza theater in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Nov. 25, 2009, to prepare for nearly a month-long year-end performance starting Nov. 30.

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Jewelry firm to sell 30 mil. yen gold Hanshin Tigers calendar

OSAKA, Japan - A woman looks at a gold-based 2010 calendar with a logo of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball club on Nov. 24, 2009, in Osaka, to be sold by Tanaka Kikinzoku K.K. The calendar commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hanshin Tigers and the Year of the Tiger in 2010, according to the Japanese zodiac, uses some 6 kilograms of fine gold and will be sold for 30 million yen.

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JAL president speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Haruka Nishimatsu speaks to reporters after a meeting with the company's retirees in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. The embattled company urged its retirees to approve a cut in pension benefits of approximately 30 percent.

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JAL explains to retirees pension plan

TOKYO, Japan - People including retirees of Japan Airlines Corp. file into a building for a meeting with company executives over pension benefits in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. The embattled company urged its retirees to approve a cut in pension benefits of approximately 30 percent.

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JAL president speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Haruka Nishimatsu speaks to reporters after a meeting with the company's retirees in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. The embattled company urged its retirees to approve a cut in pension benefits of approximately 30 percent.

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Russia's Abitova wins Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Inga Abitova of Russia smiles after winning the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Abitova pulled away from the leading pack past the 30-kilometer mark en route to victory in 2 hours, 27 minutes, 18 seconds.

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Russia's Abitova wins Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Inga Abitova of Russia crosses the finish line to win the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Abitova pulled away from the leading pack past the 30-kilometer mark en route to victory in 2 hours, 27 minutes, 18 seconds.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori delivers a congratulatory speech during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement at the Imperial Palace Plaza in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009. Around 30,000 people attended the ceremony hosted by business organizations and a group of lawmakers.

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Tanaka Kikinzoku unveils gold Disney Snow White, dwarf figurines

OSAKA, Japan - A woman looks at Disney Snow White and dwarf figurines made of pure gold at a shop of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. in the Shinsaibashi shopping district of Osaka on Nov. 11, 2009. The figurines, based on a scene from the Walt Disney picture ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,'' are not for sale but are worth a total of 30 million yen, and were made by Tanaka Kikinzoku and Walt Disney Co. (Japan) to celebrate the release of the Blu-ray disc version of Disney's 1937 animation film classic on Nov. 4, 2009.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

OSAKA, Japan - Tatsuya Ichihashi (covered by black jacket), the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, is transferred from JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka to Chiba Prefecture, where the investigative headquarters were set up, on Nov. 10, 2009. The 30-year-old suspect spent two years and seven months on the run and altered his appearance through cosmetic surgery.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

TOKYO, Japan - On Nov. 11, 2009, members of the press and spectators gather in front of JR Tokyo Station in Tokyo where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, was transferred from Osaka where he was arrested the previous day after spending two years and seven months on the run. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment in Chiba Prefecture.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

OSAKA, Japan - Press gather in front of Suminoe Police Station in Osaka where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, was arrested after a fingerprint check confirmed his identity on Nov. 10, 2009. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment in Chiba Prefecture.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Police officers at Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture speak at a midnight news conference at the station about the arrest of Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, on Nov. 11, 2009. The 30-year-old suspect spent two years and seven months on the run and altered his appearance through cosmetic surgery before his arrest the previous day in Osaka.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

LONDON, Japan - William Hawker (R), father of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker who was murdered in 2007 in an apartment in Chiba Prefecture in eastern Japan, wipes away tears as he speaks to the press in front of his home in Coventry, central England, after the arrest on Nov. 10, 2009, of Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, the suspect in the murder who spent two years and seven months on the run. William's wife Julia (C) and Lindsay's sister Louise stand beside him.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

CHIBA, Japan - Members of the press gather in front of Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, was transferred from an Osaka police station where he was arrested on Nov. 10, 2009. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment in Chiba Prefecture.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2009, shows the apartment building in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, lived at the time of the incident. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment.

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Kyoto Kabuki calligrapher busy creating name boards

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu, using a traditional thick brush and black ink, writes the names of star Kabuki actors on 1.8-meter-tall wooden boards during the seasonal ''maneki-gaki'' ceremony at Myodenji Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2009. The name-bearing ''hinoki'' cypress boards will be displayed at the front of the Minamiza theater in the hope for a packed hall during a nearly monthlong year-end performance starting Nov. 30.