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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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Jamaican prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller is pictured at the office of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Activists against dolphin hunt

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A pair of activists (L) from the Sea Shepherd conservation group films the local fishery cooperative's covered facilities for handling dolphins caught in a hunt in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Activists against dolphin hunt

WAKAYAMA, Japan - An activist (C) from the Sea Shepherd conservation group broadcasts an offshore dolphin hunt with a tablet PC in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Int'l confab on dementia opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An international conference on dementia opens in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, as a follow-up to the G-8 summit on the disease held in London in December 2013.

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Japanese e-book sellers vexed by Amazon.com

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of major Japanese publishing house Kadokawa Corp., speaks at a public forum in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013, demanding equal taxation of e-books and other digital contents purchased from overseas vendors such as the U.S.-based Amazon.com Inc. Overseas companies are now exempt from the consumption tax, which will be raised to 8 percent in April from 5 percent now, and to 10 percent in October 2015.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - A September 2013 file photo shows the No. 5 (L) and No. 6 reactor units of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to permanently shut down the two reactors that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 accident, company sources said on Nov. 20, 2013.

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Pure gold Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - A 2.4-meter-tall pure gold Christmas tree featuring Disney characters is displayed at a shop of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 18, 2013. The company is selling the item, made of some 43 kilograms of pure gold, for 500 million yen ($5 million).

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Yutaka Take on Tosen Ra acknowledges cheers from spectators at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013, after winning an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title aboard the 5-year-old Tosen Ra in the Mile Championship.

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Disputed temple

PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia - Photo dated Nov. 5, 2013, shows the ancient Preah Vihear Temple in northern Cambodia on the border with Thailand.

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U.S. defense secretary

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers a speech in Washington on Nov. 5, 2013.

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U.S. Navy commander

WASHINGTON, United States - Adm. Samuel Locklear, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, holds a press conference in Washington on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Nagasaki governor in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Nagasaki Gov. Hodo Nakamura answers reporters' questions after holding talks with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi in Beijing on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Japanese university students arrive in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kenshiro Matsunami (far R), chairman of the board of directors of Nippon Sport Science University, and other members of a Japanese delegation offer flowers at giant bronze statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Jamaican prime minister in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (front L) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front R) at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Jamaican prime minister in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of their talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2013.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

OSAKA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Japanese university students arrive in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kenshiro Matsunami (L), chairman of the board of directors of Nippon Sport Science University, shakes hands with Antonio Inoki, a member of Japan's House of Councillors, at Pyongyang's international airport on Nov. 5, 2013.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

OSAKA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda smiles during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Japanese university students arrive in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of Nippon Sport Science University students arrives in Pyongyang on Nov. 5, 2013. The Japanese university students are scheduled to play basketball and soccer with North Koreans before returning to Japan on Nov. 9.

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Lawyers for death row inmate

NAGOYA, Japan - The defense team for Masaru Okunishi, an 87-year-old death row inmate, arrives at the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on Nov. 5, 2013, to file their eighth appeal for retrial. Okunishi was convicted of killing five women with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961.

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Taiwan, Japan sign 5 pacts

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mitsuo Ohashi (L), chairman of the Japan Interchange Association, and Lee Chia-chin, chairman of Taiwan's East Asian Relations Commission, shake hands during a signing ceremony for five mostly trade-related pacts between Japan and Taiwan at a hotel in Taipei on Nov. 5, 2013.

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ASEAN secretary general in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Le Luong Minh (L), secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Diet member who handed letter to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Yamamoto, an independent House of Councillors member, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Diet member who handed letter to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Yamamoto, an independent House of Councillors member, is seen after holding talks with the chairman of the upper house steering committee at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2013. Yamamoto, who handed a letter to Emperor Akihito at a garden party in the previous week, told the chairman he will not step down despite harsh criticism that his act was a grievous breach of protocol.

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Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Customs officers examine the year's first shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau wine to arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport from Paris on Nov. 5, 2013, ahead of its release on Nov. 21.

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Mazda's CX-5 SUV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mazda Motor Corp.'s CX-5 crossover sport utility vehicle. The vehicle has won the Car of the Year Japan 2012-2013 title, the executive committee for the award said Nov. 29, 2012.

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Chinese-invested industrial parks inject new vitality into Indonesia's economic growth

STORY: Chinese-invested industrial parks inject new vitality into Indonesia's economic growth DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:41 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of two industrial parks 2. various of the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG FAN, Head of IMIP 4. various of Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HE XIAOZHEN, Head of IWIP 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Indonesian): FITRIANI, Engineer of IMIP 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Indonesian): FRILEKS ARBABEN, Head of Lelilef Sawai village STORYLINE: Two industrial parks invested by a Chinese company in Indonesia have injected new vitality into Indonesia's economic growth. Located in central Sulawesi province, the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) was built in 2013 as a joint venture between Indonesia's Bintang Delapan Group and China's Tsingshan Iron and Steel. It has made a total accumulated investment of more than 13 billion U.S. dollars, elevating Indonesia to the second largest stainles

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Afghan products welcomed in Chinese market, bringing new hope to poor Afghans

STORY: Afghan products welcomed in Chinese market, bringing new hope to poor Afghans DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a carpet-weaving workshop in a slum on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): BUSTAN BARATI, Afghan craftsman 3. various of a carpet-weaving workshop in a slum on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): KHAN JAN ALOKOZAY, Vice president of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Investment 5. various of a dried fruit processing plant in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): SHABNAM, Dried fruit processing plant worker 7. various of dried fruit processing STORYLINE: Eying China's vast market, Afghan craftsman Bustan Barati has decided to increase the capacity of his small carpet-weaving workshop in a slum on the outskirts of his country's capital of Kabul. Barati's workshop started exporting carpets to China in 2013. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): BUSTAN BARATI, Afghan craftsman "So far, we have sol

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3-time world champion Asada ready for Cup of China

Three-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan practices in Beijing on Nov. 5, 2015, a day before the opening of the Cup of China figure skating competition, the third event of the International Skating Union's Grand Prix series. It will be Asada's first Grand Prix event since December 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l confab on dementia opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An international conference on dementia opens in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, as a follow-up to the G-8 summit on the disease held in London in December 2013. (Kyodo)