2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) - Beijing

2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) - Beijing

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrives for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, capital of China, ob September 1, 2024. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) - Beijing

2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) - Beijing

President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani arrives for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, capital of China, ob September 1, 2024. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) - Beijing

2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) - Beijing

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir arrives for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, capital of China, ob September 1, 2024. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(240812) -- KANAL OB SOCI, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant jumps into the River Soca from a 17-meter-high bridge during the 33rd traditional jumping event in Kanal ob Soci, Slovenia on Aug. 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(240812) -- KANAL OB SOCI, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant jumps into the River Soca from a 17-meter-high bridge during the 33rd traditional jumping event in Kanal ob Soci, Slovenia on Aug. 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(240812) -- KANAL OB SOCI, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant jumps into the River Soca from a 17-meter-high bridge during the 33rd traditional jumping event in Kanal ob Soci, Slovenia on Aug. 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(240812) -- KANAL OB SOCI, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant jumps into the River Soca from a 17-meter-high bridge during the 33rd traditional jumping event in Kanal ob Soci, Slovenia on Aug. 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(240812) -- KANAL OB SOCI, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant jumps into the River Soca from a 17-meter-high bridge during the 33rd traditional jumping event in Kanal ob Soci, Slovenia on Aug. 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(SP)SLOVENIA-KANAL OB SOCI-33RD JUMPING EVENT

(240812) -- KANAL OB SOCI, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant jumps into the River Soca from a 17-meter-high bridge during the 33rd traditional jumping event in Kanal ob Soci, Slovenia on Aug. 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

KAZAKHSTAN-ZHANATAS-WIND FARM-ENGINEER

KAZAKHSTAN-ZHANATAS-WIND FARM-ENGINEER

(230517) -- ZHANATAS, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 3, 2023 shows some wind turbine generators of the 100-MW Zhanatas wind farm in Zhanatas, Kazakhstan. China and Kazakhstan are pioneers in production capacity and investment cooperation, under the framework of the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and Kazakhstan's "Bright Road" new economic policy. The cooperation list includes 52 projects worth a total of more than 21.2 billion U.S. dollars. The 100-MW Zhanatas wind farm is one of the first batch of key energy projects under the China-Kazakhstan production capacity cooperation framework. The project was put into operation in June 2021, becoming Central Asia's largest wind farm at that time, greatly alleviating the power shortage in southern Kazakhstan. Maksat Abilgaziev, a resident of Zhanatas, had been an electrical engineer at a local phosphate mine company. He said he was impressed by the turbine, as its 60-meter-long blade covers an area as big as the London Eye ob

China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

STORY: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world" DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Lenghu site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG LICAI, Researcher, National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. various of AIMS 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG DONGGUANG, Chief engineer, CAS's Huairou Solar Observing Station of National Astronomical Observatories STORYLINE: Lenghu, on the north side of China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, enjoys the advantages of clear night skies, stable atmospheric conditions, and a dry climate, making it one of the world's best astronomical observatory sites. Construction of the Lenghu site started in 2018. Upon its completion, it will house at least nine optical astronomical telescope projects including some 30 telescopes, with an investment of nearly 2 billion yuan (about 289 million U.S. dollars). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG LICAI, Researcher, National Astronomical Ob

Moroccan doctor's lifelong bond with China

STORY: Moroccan doctor's lifelong bond with China DATELINE: April 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Rabat CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese medical team in Morocco 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): RACHIDI IMANE, Moroccan obstetrician-gynecologist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG QIAN, Member of Chinese medical team in Morocco 4. STANDUP (English): XU SUPEI, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ACHIBET MOSTAFA, Head of the Hassan II Hospital in Settat STORYLINE: Rachidi Imane, a Moroccan obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) at the Rhamna Provincial Central Hospital in the Moroccan town of Ben Guerir, shares her special bond with China since the day she was born. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): RACHIDI IMANE, Moroccan obstetrician-gynecologist "I was born on Oct. 25, 1981, delivered by a team of Chinese doctors in the Moroccan city of Taza. I was born by C-section. It was an urgent case because of a breathing problem. My mother was transferred directly to the operating room and I was born thanks to the

Ex-S. Korea captain Park plays in Kyoto Sanga OB game

Ex-S. Korea captain Park plays in Kyoto Sanga OB game

KYOTO, Japan - Former South Korean football star Park Ji Sung (L) plays in an old-timers' game of Kyoto Sanga in Kyoto on June 28, 2014, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the J2 club. Park started his professional career with Kyoto Sanga.

Ex-S. Korea captain Park plays in Kyoto Sanga OB game

Ex-S. Korea captain Park plays in Kyoto Sanga OB game

KYOTO, Japan - Retired South Korean football star Park Ji Sung (C, front row) poses for a photo in Kyoto with former players of Kyoto Sanga, a football team of Japan's J-League second division, on June 28, 2014, before a game to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the club.

Crown prince plays viola at concert

Crown prince plays viola at concert

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Crown Princess Masako, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a concert performed by the Gakushuin OB orchestra, in which Crown Prince Naruhito played the viola, at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

Crown prince plays viola at concert

Crown prince plays viola at concert

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito shows a viola bearing a picture of the "miracle pine" at a concert performed by the Gakushuin OB orchestra at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. The wood for the viola came from driftwood left in areas of northeastern Japan that were ravaged by the March 2011 tsunami, as well as the "miracle pine," the only tree to survive from a forest of pines swept away by the tsunami. (Pool photo)

Crown prince plays viola at concert

Crown prince plays viola at concert

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito plays a viola made of driftwood during a concert performed by the Gakushuin OB orchestra at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. The wood for the viola came from debris left in areas of northeastern Japan that were ravaged by the March 2011 tsunami, as well as the "miracle pine," the only tree to survive from a forest of pines swept away by the tsunami. (Pool photo)

Crown prince plays viola

Crown prince plays viola

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) plays the viola at a regular concert by Gakushuin OB Orchestra at a hall in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on June 15. (Pool photo)

Oba takes 1st-round lead at Munsingwear Ladies Tokai golf

Oba takes 1st-round lead at Munsingwear Ladies Tokai golf

INABE, Japan - Michie Oba watches her tee shot on the opening day Sept. 14 of the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Ryosen Golf Club in Mie Prefecture. Ob shot a 6-under-par 66 to set the early pace in the tournament.

'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

KOBE, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) and former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt chat at the 19th plenary session of the InterAction Council, know as the ''OB Summit,'' on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 13. Former government leaders from 16 countries gathered for the three-day session to discuss international affairs.

South Africa, China have potential to cooperate more in conservation: scholar

STORY: South Africa, China have potential to cooperate more in conservation: scholar DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: CAPE TOWN, South Africa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): Prof. DAVID WALKER, Department of Conservation and Marine Sciences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2. various of biological diversity b-rolls STORYLINE: The International Day for Biological Diversity falls on Sunday. A South African professor says South Africa and China have the potential to cooperate more in conservation and can learn from each other. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVID WALKER, Professor, Department of Conservation and Marine Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology "I think it's really good that it (COP15) has been held in China. I think China has really improved its conservation profile in recent years. There's been a lot of work done in recent times in China to preserve those iconic species like the panda in quite difficult circumstances, because China is ob

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao cleans the snow in the yard outside the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the ob

Crown prince plays viola

Crown prince plays viola

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) plays the viola at a regular concert by Gakushuin OB Orchestra at a hall in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on June 15. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Knocked Up (2007)

Knocked Up (2007)

Katherine Heigl & Seth Rogen Characters: Alison Scott & Ben Stone Film: Knocked Up (2007) Director: Judd Apatow 21 May 2007 ALLISON SCOTT (Katherine Heigl) and Ben Stone (SETH ROGEN) spend some quality time at the OB/GYN in ?Knocked Up?, a comedy about the best thing that will ever ruin your best-laid plans: parenthood. Date: 21 May 2007

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Crown prince gives viola performance in Tokyo

Crown prince gives viola performance in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) plays the viola during a concert by members of the Gakushuin OB orchestra at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 4, 2010. The orchestra is comprised of former students of Gakushuin schools who used to perform music there between junior high school and university. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Ex-S. Korea captain Park plays in Kyoto Sanga OB game

Ex-S. Korea captain Park plays in Kyoto Sanga OB game

KYOTO, Japan - Retired South Korean football star Park Ji Sung (C, front row) poses for a photo in Kyoto with former players of Kyoto Sanga, a football team of Japan's J-League second division, on June 28, 2014, before a game to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the club. (Kyodo)

'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

KOBE, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) and former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt chat at the 19th plenary session of the InterAction Council, know as the ''OB Summit,'' on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 13. Former government leaders from 16 countries gathered for the three-day session to discuss international affairs.

Oba takes 1st-round lead at Munsingwear Ladies Tokai golf

Oba takes 1st-round lead at Munsingwear Ladies Tokai golf

INABE, Japan - Michie Oba watches her tee shot on the opening day Sept. 14 of the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Ryosen Golf Club in Mie Prefecture. Ob shot a 6-under-par 66 to set the early pace in the tournament.