Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

Palestinian-Israeli conflict: international efforts underway to ease tensions

STORY: Palestinian-Israeli conflict: international efforts underway to ease tensions DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Gaza/Sderot/West Bank/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gaza Strip 2. STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Sderot 3. STANDUP 2 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in West Bank 4. STANDUP 3 (English): WANG HAO, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo STORYLINE: Voice of Sanaa Kamal, Xinhua reporter in Gaza For the eleventh day in a row, the Gaza Strip has been subjected to violent Israeli bombardment, affecting hundreds of residential buildings in several areas in the Strip, which has been under siege since 2007. According to the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian death toll has reached 2,808, including women and children, and the number of injured is over 10,800, including critical cases that may pass away due to the lack of medicines and medical equipment in the Strip. STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua cor

Victim of 2007 Kenyan riot shows her burnt face

Victim of 2007 Kenyan riot shows her burnt face

NAIROBI, Kenya - Florence Amunga, a victim of an arson attack shortly after the 2007 Kenyan presidential election, removes a scarf to show the scars on her face at her home in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, on Oct. 10, 2014. Over 1,100 people died in a political riot at that time.

Victim of 2007 Kenyan riot shows her pre-riot picture

Victim of 2007 Kenyan riot shows her pre-riot picture

NAIROBI, Kenya - Florence Amunga holds her picture at her home in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, on Oct. 10, 2014, before suffering serious burns to her body in an arson attack shortly after the 2007 Kenyan presidential election. Over 1,100 people died in a political riot at that time.

Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki receives the team MVP award at Safeco Field in Seattle prior to a game against the Oakland Athletics on Oct. 1, 2010. It was his fifth time receiving the award, bestowed by local media, having also won it in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2009.

Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki responds to cheers from the crowd as he is named team MVP at Safeco Field in Seattle prior to a game against the Oakland Athletics on Oct. 1, 2010. It was his fifth time receiving the award, bestowed by local media, having also won it in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2009.

Hoya, Pentax to merge next Oct. to enhance medical operations

Hoya, Pentax to merge next Oct. to enhance medical operations

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Urano (R), president of camera manufacturer Pentax Corp., and Hiroshi Suzuki, chief executive officer of leading optical glassmaker Hoya Corp., shake hands after their joint press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21. They announced that the two companies will merge on Oct. 1, 2007.

Major seafood firms Maruha, Nichiro to merge in October

Major seafood firms Maruha, Nichiro to merge in October

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuhiko Tanaka (L), president of Nichiro Corp., and Yuji Igarashi, president of Maruha Group Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 11. They announced that the two companies will integrate their operations under a holding company on Oct. 1, 2007.

Japan Post's Takahashi likely to head OTC postal service firm

Japan Post's Takahashi likely to head OTC postal service firm

TOKYO, Japan - The government is eyeing Toshihiro Takahashi (file photo), currently vice president of Japan Post and a former Toyota Motor Corp. managing director, to assume the post of president of a postal company that will manage over-the-counter services of post offices across Japan from Oct. 1, 2007, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 14.

Bills enacted to privatize Japan Post from Oct. 2007

Bills enacted to privatize Japan Post from Oct. 2007

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors vote a set of bills to privatize Japan Post into laws at a plenary session on Oct. 14, allowing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to realize his long-standing initiative beginning Oct. 1, 2007.

Sharp's LCD monitor has contrast ratio of 1 mil. to 1

Sharp's LCD monitor has contrast ratio of 1 mil. to 1

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. has developed a liquid crystal display monitor that can provide a contrast ratio of 1 million to 1. Sharp said Oct. 3 it will commercialize the new monitor for professional use such as in television broadcasting in fiscal 2006 through March 2007.

Takenaka expresses intent to delay postal privatization

Takenaka expresses intent to delay postal privatization

TOKYO, Japan - Postal privatization minister Heizo Takenaka enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13. Takenaka told Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that he plans to delay the start of privatizing Japan's postal services by half a year to Oct. 1, 2007.

Confucius Institute in Ireland's Cork marks 15th anniversary

STORY: Confucius Institute in Ireland's Cork marks 15th anniversary DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: CORK, Ireland CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Confucious Institute at University College Cork 2. various of a panel meeting 3. various of performances STORYLINE: With a panel meeting and Chinese and Irish performances, the Confucious Institute at University College Cork celebrated its 15th anniversary on Friday evening. On behalf of the Lord Mayor of Cork City, Councillor John Sheehan in a welcome speech highly praised the institute's contribution to promoting the people-to-people exchanges between Ireland and China, especially between Cork and Shanghai, which formed a sister city relationship in 2005. "The Office of the Lord Mayor of Cork and Cork City Council fully support the aims and objectives of the Confucius Institute at University College Cork and have done so since its inception in 2007," he said. Over the last 15 years, the institute has provided Chinese language

Kenyan school receives donation from Chinese enterprises

STORY: Kenyan school receives donation from Chinese enterprises DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH 00:01:34 LOCATION: Nairobi SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHOU PINGJIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya 3. various of the school 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BENEDICT KIAGE, Director of Mcedo Beijing School STORYLINE: The Kenya China Economic and Trade Association (KCETA) on Tuesday donated a sum of money and materials to a school in Nairobi to finance its renovation and student meals. The KCETA, an umbrella body of Chinese enterprises based in Kenya, made the donation to Mcedo Beijing School located in Mathare, a slum in Nairobi. The school currently hosts over 550 students at primary and secondary school levels, and its initial construction in 2007 was funded by the Chinese Embassy in Kenya. In November 2012, the KCETA, along with other Chinese-funded institutions, raised funds to support the expansion of the school's infrastructure. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHOU PINGJIAN

CPC has a global, pragmatic perspective: Tunisian scholar

STORY: CPC has a global, pragmatic perspective: Tunisian scholar DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Professor Khaled Haj Ahmed 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KHALED HAJ AHMED, Director of Oriental Languages at ISLT of the University of Carthage STORYLINE: The most notable characteristic and also the most significant advantage of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is that it has a global perspective and is very pragmatic. That is according to Professor Khaled Haj Ahmed, director of Oriental Languages at the Higher Institute of Languages (ISLT) at the University of Carthage in Tunis. The professor studied in China between 2007 and 2014, during which he gained a deep understanding of China in various aspects. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KHALED HAJ AHMED, Director of Oriental Languages at ISLT of the University of Carthage "Since implementing the reform and opening-up policy, China has become stronger and stronger, overcoming one challenge after another. It h

Chinese firm scores top points in construction quality for high-rise project in Malaysia

STORY: Chinese firm scores top points in construction quality for high-rise project in Malaysia DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of QLASSIC score award press conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI ANWEI, Managing director of MCC Malaysia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHMAD ASRI ABDUL HAMID, Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia STORYLINE: China's state-owned enterprise, China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC Group), scored top points in construction quality for a high-rise project in Malaysia on Wednesday. Its development of the Face 2 Platinum Victory Suites received a rating of 89 percent in the Quality Assessment System in Construction (QLASSIC). It is the highest-ever score achieved under the high-rise residential category since the introduction of the system in 2007. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI ANWEI, Managing director of MCC Malaysia "For this QLASSIC assessment, we have been tested for more than 600 materials and they pi

A Chinese doctor in eastern Rwanda

STORY: A Chinese doctor in eastern Rwanda DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kibungo Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JUNSHENG, Chinese doctor in Rwanda 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PIERRE J. NSENGIYUMVA, Kibungo Hospital nurse 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI JUNSHENG, Chinese doctor in Rwanda STORYLINE: Every Tuesday and Thursday are the operation days for the Chinese doctors in Kibungo Hospital in eastern Rwanda. Li Junsheng, who first visited Rwanda in 2007, has lived in the country for nearly 10 years. During his stay in the country, he has always tried his best to help local patients. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JUNSHENG, Chinese doctor in Rwanda "Medical conditions in Africa are not as good as in China. So we have to work proactively to deal with some challenges based on local conditions. That means, we need to be more pragmatic when facing some problems. We have to solve problems with local conditions. Without advanced medical equipmen

Takenaka expresses intent to delay postal privatization

Takenaka expresses intent to delay postal privatization

TOKYO, Japan - Postal privatization minister Heizo Takenaka enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13. Takenaka told Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that he plans to delay the start of privatizing Japan's postal services by half a year to Oct. 1, 2007. (Kyodo)

Bills enacted to privatize Japan Post from Oct. 2007

Bills enacted to privatize Japan Post from Oct. 2007

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors vote a set of bills to privatize Japan Post into laws at a plenary session on Oct. 14, allowing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to realize his long-standing initiative beginning Oct. 1, 2007. (Kyodo)

Japan Post's Takahashi likely to head OTC postal service firm

Japan Post's Takahashi likely to head OTC postal service firm

TOKYO, Japan - The government is eyeing Toshihiro Takahashi (file photo), currently vice president of Japan Post and a former Toyota Motor Corp. managing director, to assume the post of president of a postal company that will manage over-the-counter services of post offices across Japan from Oct. 1, 2007, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 14. (Kyodo)

Major seafood firms Maruha, Nichiro to merge in October

Major seafood firms Maruha, Nichiro to merge in October

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuhiko Tanaka (L), president of Nichiro Corp., and Yuji Igarashi, president of Maruha Group Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 11. They announced that the two companies will integrate their operations under a holding company on Oct. 1, 2007. (Kyodo)

Hoya, Pentax to merge next Oct. to enhance medical operations

Hoya, Pentax to merge next Oct. to enhance medical operations

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Urano (R), president of camera manufacturer Pentax Corp., and Hiroshi Suzuki, chief executive officer of leading optical glassmaker Hoya Corp., shake hands after their joint press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21. They announced that the two companies will merge on Oct. 1, 2007. (Kyodo)

Sharp's LCD monitor has contrast ratio of 1 mil. to 1

Sharp's LCD monitor has contrast ratio of 1 mil. to 1

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. has developed a liquid crystal display monitor that can provide a contrast ratio of 1 million to 1. Sharp said Oct. 3 it will commercialize the new monitor for professional use such as in television broadcasting in fiscal 2006 through March 2007. (Kyodo)

Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki receives the team MVP award at Safeco Field in Seattle prior to a game against the Oakland Athletics on Oct. 1, 2010. It was his fifth time receiving the award, bestowed by local media, having also won it in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2009. (Kyodo)

Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki responds to cheers from the crowd as he is named team MVP at Safeco Field in Seattle prior to a game against the Oakland Athletics on Oct. 1, 2010. It was his fifth time receiving the award, bestowed by local media, having also won it in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2009. (Kyodo)

Japan Crown Prince Naruhito with his daughter

Japan Crown Prince Naruhito with his daughter

Photo taken Oct. 6, 2007, shows Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako watching their daughter Princess Aiko during a sporting event at Gakushuin Kindergarten in Tokyo. Crown Prince Naruhito is set to become emperor on May 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soccer: Urawa Reds reach Asian Champions League final

Soccer: Urawa Reds reach Asian Champions League final

Rafael Silva (R) celebrates with Urawa Reds teammate Yuki Abe after scoring during the first half in the second leg of their Asian Champions League semifinal tie against Shanghai SIPG in Saitama, Japan, on Oct. 18, 2017. Reds reached their first final since winning the tournament in 2007, going through 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soccer: Urawa Reds reach Asian Champions League final

Soccer: Urawa Reds reach Asian Champions League final

Rafael Silva of Japan's Urawa Reds scores on a header past Shanghai SIPG goalkeeper Yan Junling during the first half in the second leg of their Asian Champions League semifinal tie at Saitama Stadium on Oct. 18, 2017. Reds reached their first final since winning the tournament in 2007, going through 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo