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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Golf: Daikin Orchid Ladies

Chisato Iwai of Japan hits off the 17th tee during the final round of the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at Ryukyu Golf Club in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Nanjo, southern Japan, on March 9, 2025.

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Golf: Daikin Orchid Ladies

Chisato Iwai of Japan meets the press after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at Ryukyu Golf Club in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Nanjo, southern Japan, on March 9, 2025.

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Golf: Daikin Orchid Ladies

Chisato Iwai of Japan acknowledges the crowd after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at Ryukyu Golf Club in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Nanjo, southern Japan, on March 9, 2025.

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Golf: Daikin Orchid Ladies

Chisato Iwai of Japan acknowledges the crowd after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at Ryukyu Golf Club in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Nanjo, southern Japan, on March 9, 2025.

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Golf: Daikin Orchid Ladies

Chisato Iwai of Japan reacts after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at Ryukyu Golf Club in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Nanjo, southern Japan, on March 9, 2025.

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Golf: Daikin Orchid Ladies

Chisato Iwai of Japan poses with the victor's trophy after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at Ryukyu Golf Club in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Nanjo, southern Japan, on March 9, 2025.

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Xizang in archives: restorer of history

STORY: Xizang in archives: restorer of history SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff working at the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TAMDRIN, Restorer of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TAMDRIN, Restorer of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region "My name is Tamdrin. I'm a restorer at the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region. I have worked for more than 37 years. While restoring historical archives, I also work on restoring paintings and calligraphy works. Of more than 3 million volumes of archives in our institution, over 95 percent are documented on Tibetan paper. The rescue and preservation of documents in Manchu and Mongolian languages is also a key national project. We have restored over a thousand items, including more than 300 imperial edicts and decrees. The Tea Orchid drawing is a painting personally created by Empress Dowag

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Cypripedium calceolus

30.05.2024,Rakvere. Cypripedium calceolus is a lady's-slipper orchid, and the type species of the genus Cypripedium. Photo: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Cypripedium calceolus

30.05.2024,Rakvere. Cypripedium calceolus is a lady's-slipper orchid, and the type species of the genus Cypripedium. Photo: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Cypripedium calceolus

30.05.2024,Rakvere. Cypripedium calceolus is a lady's-slipper orchid, and the type species of the genus Cypripedium. Photo: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Juilliard's president emeritus donates award money to promote art exchanges

STORY: Juilliard's president emeritus donates award money to promote art exchanges SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation 2. various of the Orchid Award trophy and donation certificate 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH W. POLISI, President emeritus and chief China officer of the Juilliard School in the U.S. 4. various of the Tianjin Juilliard School 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOSEPH W. POLISI, President emeritus and chief China officer of the Juilliard School in the U.S. 6. various of the Tianjin Juilliard School STORYLINE: Joseph W. Polisi, president emeritus and chief China officer of the Juilliard School in the United States, donated his entire 300,000 yuan (about 42,000 USD) Orchid Awards prize money to the Tianjin Juilliard School Education Development Foundation on Monday. This donation aims to support the arts and teaching programs of the Tianjin Juilliard School. SOUNDBITE 1

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Zaporizhzhia Childrens Botanical Garden

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MARCH 6, 2024 - An orchid in a pot is seen in an orangery at the Zaporizhzhia Childrens Botanical Garden, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL REVITALIZATION-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240222) -- HANGZHOU, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianming is pictured at an orchid planting base in Tangdi Village of Keqiao District in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 19, 2024. Liu Jianming, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is the Party chief of Tangdi, a hilly village in east China's Zhejiang Province. He led locals to ride the wave of agritourism and made Tangdi a popular tourist destination for market-oriented gardening. In the past year, Liu, along with the villagers, continued to promote integration of agriculture, culture and tourism, having completed a batch of construction projects including cultural landscapes, country roads, and the main body of a tourist service center. In June 2003, Zhejiang launched the Green Rural Revival Program. With the concept of green and sustainable development at its core, the program has greatly improved local living conditions. It has also strengthened rural governance and explored a development path that balances econom

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL REVITALIZATION-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240222) -- HANGZHOU, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianming (C) talks with farmers at an orchid planting base in Tangdi Village of Keqiao District in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 19, 2024. Liu Jianming, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is the Party chief of Tangdi, a hilly village in east China's Zhejiang Province. He led locals to ride the wave of agritourism and made Tangdi a popular tourist destination for market-oriented gardening. In the past year, Liu, along with the villagers, continued to promote integration of agriculture, culture and tourism, having completed a batch of construction projects including cultural landscapes, country roads, and the main body of a tourist service center. In June 2003, Zhejiang launched the Green Rural Revival Program. With the concept of green and sustainable development at its core, the program has greatly improved local living conditions. It has also strengthened rural governance and explored a development path that bala

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL REVITALIZATION-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240222) -- HANGZHOU, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianming (R) learns about orchid growth in Tangdi Village of Keqiao District in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 19, 2024. Liu Jianming, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is the Party chief of Tangdi, a hilly village in east China's Zhejiang Province. He led locals to ride the wave of agritourism and made Tangdi a popular tourist destination for market-oriented gardening. In the past year, Liu, along with the villagers, continued to promote integration of agriculture, culture and tourism, having completed a batch of construction projects including cultural landscapes, country roads, and the main body of a tourist service center. In June 2003, Zhejiang launched the Green Rural Revival Program. With the concept of green and sustainable development at its core, the program has greatly improved local living conditions. It has also strengthened rural governance and explored a development path that balances economic growt

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-ORCHID-EXPO

(240216) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos at an orchid expo in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 15, 2024. The preview of the Pacific Orchid Exposition was held in Golden Gate Park on Thursday and the expo will be open to the public from Feb. 16 to 18. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-ORCHID-EXPO

(240216) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Orchids are seen at an orchid expo in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 15, 2024. The preview of the Pacific Orchid Exposition was held in Golden Gate Park on Thursday and the expo will be open to the public from Feb. 16 to 18. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-ORCHID-EXPO

(240216) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view orchids at an orchid expo in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 15, 2024. The preview of the Pacific Orchid Exposition was held in Golden Gate Park on Thursday and the expo will be open to the public from Feb. 16 to 18. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-ORCHID-EXPO

(240216) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views orchids at an orchid expo in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 15, 2024. The preview of the Pacific Orchid Exposition was held in Golden Gate Park on Thursday and the expo will be open to the public from Feb. 16 to 18. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-ORCHID-EXPO

(240216) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors attend an orchid expo in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 15, 2024. The preview of the Pacific Orchid Exposition was held in Golden Gate Park on Thursday and the expo will be open to the public from Feb. 16 to 18. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-ORCHID-EXPO

(240216) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors take selfies at an orchid expo in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 15, 2024. The preview of the Pacific Orchid Exposition was held in Golden Gate Park on Thursday and the expo will be open to the public from Feb. 16 to 18. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-ORCHID-EXPO

(240216) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views orchids at an orchid expo in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 15, 2024. The preview of the Pacific Orchid Exposition was held in Golden Gate Park on Thursday and the expo will be open to the public from Feb. 16 to 18. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-ORCHID-EXPO

(240216) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man visits an orchid expo in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 15, 2024. The preview of the Pacific Orchid Exposition was held in Golden Gate Park on Thursday and the expo will be open to the public from Feb. 16 to 18. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Orchids are pictured ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A horticulturist poses for a photo with a display of orchids ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A horticulturist poses for a photo with a display of orchids ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A horticulturist views a display of orchids ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Orchids are pictured ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

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A Digital Agriculture Factory in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 30, 2024 - A florist carries a phalaenopsis orchid that has been ordered by a customer at the flower production base of a digital agriculture factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan 30, 2024.

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A Digital Agriculture Factory in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 30, 2024 - A florist carries a phalaenopsis orchid that has been ordered by a customer at the flower production base of a digital agriculture factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan 30, 2024.

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A Digital Agriculture Factory in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 30, 2024 - A florist carries a phalaenopsis orchid that has been ordered by a customer at the flower production base of a digital agriculture factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan 30, 2024.

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A Digital Agriculture Factory in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 30, 2024 - A florist carries a phalaenopsis orchid that has been ordered by a customer at the flower production base of a digital agriculture factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan 30, 2024.

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A Digital Agriculture Factory in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 30, 2024 - A florist carries a phalaenopsis orchid that has been ordered by a customer at the flower production base of a digital agriculture factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan 30, 2024.

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A Digital Agriculture Factory in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 30, 2024 - A florist views a phalaenopsis orchid in full bloom at the flower production base of a digital agriculture factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan 30, 2024.

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A Digital Agriculture Factory in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 30, 2024 - A florist carries a phalaenopsis orchid that has been ordered by a customer at the flower production base of a digital agriculture factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan 30, 2024.

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A Digital Agriculture Factory in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 30, 2024 - A florist carries a phalaenopsis orchid that has been ordered by a customer at the flower production base of a digital agriculture factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan 30, 2024.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ORCHID MANTIS-RESEARCH (CN)

(231130) -- KUNMING, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Dec. 16, 2022 shows an orchid mantis at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Chinese scientists have found that orchid mantises, hailed as a classic example of flower mimicry, use their petal-shaped legs for gliding. TO GO WITH "Orchid mantis' petal-shaped legs serve as structure for gliding: research" (Photo by Mo Haibo/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ORCHID MANTIS-RESEARCH (CN)

(231130) -- KUNMING, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Nov. 5, 2020 shows an orchid mantis at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Chinese scientists have found that orchid mantises, hailed as a classic example of flower mimicry, use their petal-shaped legs for gliding. TO GO WITH "Orchid mantis' petal-shaped legs serve as structure for gliding: research" (Photo by Mo Haibo/Xinhua)

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Yachangorchids National Nature Reserve Smart Management Digitization in Baise

BAISE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - A staff member prepares orchid seeds at the Guangxi Yagangaceae plant Breeding Experimental Center in Baise, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 24, 2023.

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Yachangorchids National Nature Reserve Smart Management Digitization in Baise

BAISE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - A staff member prepares orchid seeds at the Guangxi Yagangaceae plant Breeding Experimental Center in Baise, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 24, 2023.

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Yachangorchids National Nature Reserve Smart Management Digitization in Baise

BAISE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - Photo taken on Nov 24, 2023 shows a staff member collecting orchid data at Yachangaceae National Nature Reserve in Baise city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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Yachangorchids National Nature Reserve Smart Management Digitization in Baise

BAISE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - Photo taken on Nov 24, 2023 shows a staff member collecting orchid data at Yachangaceae National Nature Reserve in Baise city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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Yachangorchids National Nature Reserve Smart Management Digitization in Baise

BAISE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - Photo taken on Nov 24, 2023 shows a staff member collecting orchid data at Yachangaceae National Nature Reserve in Baise city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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Orchid Farm - Canada

Orchids brought to bloom for an open house at Bevo Farms in Leduc, Alta. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Photo by Amber Bracken/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Orchid Farm - Canada

Workers sort plants at an orchid growing operation at Bevo Farms in Leduc, Alta. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Photo by Amber Bracken/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Orchid Farm - Canada

Workers sort plants at an orchid growing operation at Bevo Farms in Leduc, Alta. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.Aurora Cannabis Inc. holds a stake in Bevo Agtech Inc., a company growing flowers and tomato seedlings, and offering reprieve from the volatile cannabis business. Photo by Amber Bracken/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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