10th China International Copyright Expo in Qingdao

10th China International Copyright Expo in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2025 - A staff member demonstrated the "Confucius Numerical Intelligence Model" at the 10th China International Copyright Expo in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on October 17, 2025.

Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A staff member demonstrates a remote intelligent numerical control at the command and dispatch center of the rice-fishery Integrated breeding base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, October 15, 2024.

Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A staff member demonstrates a remote intelligent numerical control at the command and dispatch center of the rice-fishery Integrated breeding base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, October 15, 2024.

Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A staff member demonstrates a remote intelligent numerical control at the command and dispatch center of the rice-fishery Integrated breeding base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, October 15, 2024.

Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A staff member demonstrates a remote intelligent numerical control at the command and dispatch center of the rice-fishery Integrated breeding base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, October 15, 2024.

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

Actor Benoit Magimel receives a Numerical award during the "Beetlejuice" Premiere during the 50th Deauville American Film Festival on September 07, 2024 in Deauville, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

Actor Benoit Magimel receives a Numerical award during the "Beetlejuice" Premiere during the 50th Deauville American Film Festival on September 07, 2024 in Deauville, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

Actor Benoit Magimel receives a Numerical award during the "Beetlejuice" Premiere during the 50th Deauville American Film Festival on September 07, 2024 in Deauville, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

Actor Benoit Magimel receives a Numerical award during the "Beetlejuice" Premiere during the 50th Deauville American Film Festival on September 07, 2024 in Deauville, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

Actor Benoit Magimel receives a Numerical award during the "Beetlejuice" Premiere during the 50th Deauville American Film Festival on September 07, 2024 in Deauville, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

50th American Film Festival - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Premiere - Deauville

Actor Benoit Magimel receives a Numerical award during the "Beetlejuice" Premiere during the 50th Deauville American Film Festival on September 07, 2024 in Deauville, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

CANADA-VANCOUVER-WOMEN-SKILLED TRADES WORKSHOP

CANADA-VANCOUVER-WOMEN-SKILLED TRADES WORKSHOP

(240404) -- VANCOUVER, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A female student operates a computer numerical control (CNC) machine in a machinist workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the 'Jill of All Trades', an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-MACHINE TOOL-PRECISION (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-MACHINE TOOL-PRECISION (CN)

(240319) -- NANCHANG, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows a workshop of Jiangxi JUST Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "China New Growth: Machine tool manufacturer's push for precision" (Photo by Li Li/Xinhua)

CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-MACHINE TOOL-PRECISION (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-MACHINE TOOL-PRECISION (CN)

(240319) -- NANCHANG, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows a workshop of Jiangxi JUST Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "China New Growth: Machine tool manufacturer's push for precision" (Photo by Li Li/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(230429) -- HARBIN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks a computer numerical control (CNC) machine at a workshop of Jiamusi Electric Machine Company Limited of Harbin Electric Corporation in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 16, 2023. As an important industrial base in northeast China, Heilongjiang Province is home to many leading equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Harbin Electric Corporation and China First Heavy Industries. In recent years, these nationally renowned enterprises have made progress in digital technology and intelligent equipment, promoting enterprise transformation and high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(230429) -- HARBIN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates a computer numerical control (CNC) machine at Harbin Turbine Company Limited of Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2023. As an important industrial base in northeast China, Heilongjiang Province is home to many leading equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Harbin Electric Corporation and China First Heavy Industries. In recent years, these nationally renowned enterprises have made progress in digital technology and intelligent equipment, promoting enterprise transformation and high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(230429) -- HARBIN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates a computer numerical control (CNC) machine at Harbin Turbine Company Limited of Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2023. As an important industrial base in northeast China, Heilongjiang Province is home to many leading equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Harbin Electric Corporation and China First Heavy Industries. In recent years, these nationally renowned enterprises have made progress in digital technology and intelligent equipment, promoting enterprise transformation and high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(230429) -- HARBIN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate a computer numerical control (CNC) machine at Harbin Turbine Company Limited of Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2023. As an important industrial base in northeast China, Heilongjiang Province is home to many leading equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Harbin Electric Corporation and China First Heavy Industries. In recent years, these nationally renowned enterprises have made progress in digital technology and intelligent equipment, promoting enterprise transformation and high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee processes multi-wire sawing equipment at a workshop of Yantai Likai Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee assembles multi-wire sawing equipment at a workshop of Yantai Likai Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Li An)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee assembles multi-wire sawing equipment at a workshop of Yantai Likai Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee assembles multi-wire sawing equipment at a workshop of Yantai Likai Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Li An)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

(231207) -- SHENYANG, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Shenyang Institute of Technology operate a 5-axis CNC machining center under the guidance of an instructor in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Shenyang Institute of Technology and Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd. jointly established classes tailored for purchase orders from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries. The first batch of 39 students completed enrollment in September this year. The class aims to cultivate Russian-speaking professional technicians who would be engaged in high-end computer numerical control (CNC) related work in Russia, Belarus and other countries in the future. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

(231207) -- SHENYANG, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Shenyang Institute of Technology operate 5-axis CNC machining centers in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Shenyang Institute of Technology and Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd. jointly established classes tailored for purchase orders from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries. The first batch of 39 students completed enrollment in September this year. The class aims to cultivate Russian-speaking professional technicians who would be engaged in high-end computer numerical control (CNC) related work in Russia, Belarus and other countries in the future. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

(231207) -- SHENYANG, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Shenyang Institute of Technology learn Russian in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Shenyang Institute of Technology and Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd. jointly established classes tailored for purchase orders from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries. The first batch of 39 students completed enrollment in September this year. The class aims to cultivate Russian-speaking professional technicians who would be engaged in high-end computer numerical control (CNC) related work in Russia, Belarus and other countries in the future. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

(231207) -- SHENYANG, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Shenyang Institute of Technology explain the operation for international students from Irkutsk State University of Russia, in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Shenyang Institute of Technology and Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd. jointly established classes tailored for purchase orders from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries. The first batch of 39 students completed enrollment in September this year. The class aims to cultivate Russian-speaking professional technicians who would be engaged in high-end computer numerical control (CNC) related work in Russia, Belarus and other countries in the future. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

(231207) -- SHENYANG, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Shenyang Institute of Technology explain the operation for international students from Irkutsk State University of Russia, in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Shenyang Institute of Technology and Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd. jointly established classes tailored for purchase orders from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries. The first batch of 39 students completed enrollment in September this year. The class aims to cultivate Russian-speaking professional technicians who would be engaged in high-end computer numerical control (CNC) related work in Russia, Belarus and other countries in the future. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Industrial Transformation And Upgrading in China

Industrial Transformation And Upgrading in China

LELING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 - A staff member monitors the production process of crystallized fructose through a digital system at a numerical control center of a sugar production enterprise in Leling city, Shandong province, Sept 9, 2023.

China uses AI technology for more accurate forecast of extreme weather

STORY: China uses AI technology for more accurate forecast of extreme weather DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Employee of Huawei 3. various of AI technology 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): QIAO YU, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory STORYLINE: Artificial intelligence (AI) has brought its latest application in meteorology in China, as the country is using the technology to make weather forecasts more accurate to cope with weather disasters. The Pangu Weather AI model developed by Chinese tech giant Huawei has three-dimensional neural networks for accurate and medium-range global weather forecasts. Its prediction speed is 10,000 times faster than the traditional numerical methods. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Employee of Huawei "Our Pangu Weather AI model goes through a pre-training based on meteorological data of waves from the past 30 years. Then combined with real-time data, it can generate this

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(230429) -- HARBIN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates a computer numerical control (CNC) machine at Harbin Turbine Company Limited of Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2023. As an important industrial base in northeast China, Heilongjiang Province is home to many leading equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Harbin Electric Corporation and China First Heavy Industries. In recent years, these nationally renowned enterprises have made progress in digital technology and intelligent equipment, promoting enterprise transformation and high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(230429) -- HARBIN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate a computer numerical control (CNC) machine at Harbin Turbine Company Limited of Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2023. As an important industrial base in northeast China, Heilongjiang Province is home to many leading equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Harbin Electric Corporation and China First Heavy Industries. In recent years, these nationally renowned enterprises have made progress in digital technology and intelligent equipment, promoting enterprise transformation and high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(230429) -- HARBIN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks a computer numerical control (CNC) machine at a workshop of Jiamusi Electric Machine Company Limited of Harbin Electric Corporation in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 16, 2023. As an important industrial base in northeast China, Heilongjiang Province is home to many leading equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Harbin Electric Corporation and China First Heavy Industries. In recent years, these nationally renowned enterprises have made progress in digital technology and intelligent equipment, promoting enterprise transformation and high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RENOWNED ENTERPRISES-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(230429) -- HARBIN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates a computer numerical control (CNC) machine at Harbin Turbine Company Limited of Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2023. As an important industrial base in northeast China, Heilongjiang Province is home to many leading equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Harbin Electric Corporation and China First Heavy Industries. In recent years, these nationally renowned enterprises have made progress in digital technology and intelligent equipment, promoting enterprise transformation and high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-FEMALE WORKERS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-FEMALE WORKERS (CN)

(230308) -- HARBIN, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Computer numerical control (CNC) machinist Ge Dan is at work at Harbin Turbine Company Limited in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2023. Enterprises in Heilongjiang Province, an old industrial base in northeast China, have been making headway towards the goal of making a good start in the first quarter of 2023. There are many female workers playing an active role in various workplaces. The International Women's Day, celebrated on Wednesday, is a great occasion to pay tribute to the "She Power". (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-FEMALE WORKERS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-FEMALE WORKERS (CN)

(230308) -- HARBIN, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows computer numerical control (CNC) machinist Ge Dan working (L) and posing for a photo at a workshop of Harbin Turbine Company Limited in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2023. Enterprises in Heilongjiang Province, an old industrial base in northeast China, have been making headway towards the goal of making a good start in the first quarter of 2023. There are many female workers playing an active role in various workplaces. The International Women's Day, celebrated on Wednesday, is a great occasion to pay tribute to the "She Power". (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINESE LUBAN WORKSHOP-VOCATIONAL TRAINING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINESE LUBAN WORKSHOP-VOCATIONAL TRAINING

(221227) -- CAIRO, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trainees learn circuit connection at the computer numerical control (CNC) installation training area of Luban Workshop at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 21, 2022. At a workshop in Ain Shams University in Cairo, a number of engineering students were being trained on how to use G-code, a programming language, to create an automated control of a machine. The workshop, also known as "Luban Egypt Center for Vocational Training," is one of the many exemplars of the education cooperation between China and Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese Luban Workshop helps train Egypt's future engineers

Exhibition marks 20th anniversary of Hanshin temblor

Exhibition marks 20th anniversary of Hanshin temblor

KOBE, Japan - People watch numerical comparisons of damage between the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 and the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 on a panel on Nov. 7, 2014, at an exhibition held in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, to mark the 20th anniversary of the western Japan disaster.

Japanese graduate student wins world Sudoku competition

Japanese graduate student wins world Sudoku competition

BEIJING, China - Kota Morinishi (R), a University of Tokyo graduate student, holds a prize check after winning the 2012 Beijing International Sudoku Contest in Beijing on May 20, 2012. Sudoku, a numerical puzzle in which an 81-square grid must have each row and column filled with the digits from 1 to 9, was named by a Japanese publisher and has become highly popular in Europe and the United States, with an increasing number of devotees in China.

Concerns remain over widespread power-saving targets

Concerns remain over widespread power-saving targets

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Cabinet ministers hold a meeting on energy and the environment at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 14, 2012. In anticipation of tight electricity supply conditions in the summer of 2012 without nuclear energy, the government has taken the unusual step of drafting numerical targets for reduced power usage in extensive areas served by seven of Japan's 10 utilities.

APEC ministers meet in Yokohama

APEC ministers meet in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (C, back) addresses an opening session of ministerial talks of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Nov. 10, 2010 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. High on the agenda were the need to reject protectionism and to seek to set numerical goals to further facilitate trade. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

APEC ministers meet in Yokohama

APEC ministers meet in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) addresses an opening session of ministerial talks of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Nov. 10, 2010 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. High on the agenda were the need to reject protectionism and to seek to set numerical goals to further facilitate trade. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

APEC ministers meet in Yokohama

APEC ministers meet in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Trade and foreign ministers from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum began discussions Nov. 10, 2010 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. High on the agenda were the need to reject protectionism and to seek to set numerical goals to further facilitate trade. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

APEC ministers meet in Yokohama

APEC ministers meet in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Trade and foreign ministers from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum began discussions Nov. 10, 2010 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. High on the agenda were the need to reject protectionism and to seek to set numerical goals to further facilitate trade. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Geithner speaks after APEC meeting

Geithner speaks after APEC meeting

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gives a press conference after a meeting of finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2010. He said it is not appropriate to set numerical goals for current account imbalances as a policy target for the Group of 20 leading economies.

Advertisement in Pyongyang

Advertisement in Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - Photo taken by a tourist in Pyongyang on Sept. 29, 2010, shows a billboard advertising computer numerical control machine tools which North Korea manufactured and the rocket carrying the ''Kwangmyongsong-2'' satellite.