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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.

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Australian gov't rules out canceling Chinese firm's lease of Port of Darwin

STORY: Australian gov't rules out canceling Chinese firm's lease of Port of Darwin DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Port of Darwin 2. various of the Northern Territory Government announcing the 99-year lease agreement for Darwin Port in 2015 STORYLINE: The Australian government has announced it will not cancel a Chinese company's lease of the Port of Darwin. The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on Friday announced that, following a review, it decided it was "not necessary to vary or cancel" the Landbridge Group's 99-year lease of the port in the capital of the Northern Territory (NT). The Landbridge Group, a Chinese firm, in 2015 signed a deal with the government of the NT to lease the port following a bidding process. Shortly after winning power in 2022, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese instructed his department to review the lease. The review, which took advice from government departments and security agencies,

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Technology helps transform saline-alkali soil into fertile land in China's Baicheng

STORY: Technology helps transform saline-alkali soil into fertile land in China's Baicheng DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: BAICHENG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenery of Baicheng 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MAO YINHUA, Head of Lihua Family Farm, Baicheng City 3. various of scenery of Baicheng STORYLINE: Modern technologies have been helping farmers in Baicheng City in China's Jilin Province reap bumper harvests on saline-alkali land. Mao Yinhua contracted 150 hectares of saline-alkali land in 2015 and tried to convert it into farmland. However, due to a lack of technology, the rice yield was very low, which resulted in a loss of over 3 million yuan (about 410,900 U.S. dollars) in the first three years. Later, experts from the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences imparted their knowledge to Mao on the techniques for converting saline-alkali soil into arable land, and introduced saline-alkali tolerant rice varieties. In 2022, Mao's rice fields produced 8,000 kg of gr

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National Day holiday season starts in China

BEIJING, Oct. 1 Kyodo - Beijing West Railway Station is crowded with people on China's National Day on Oct. 1, 2015, marking the 66th anniversary of the country's founding and the beginning of a week-long holiday.

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Solid gold Gundam figurine on display in Osaka

OSAKA, Oct. 1 Kyodo - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2015, at Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K's store in the western Japan city of Osaka, shows a Mobile Suit Gundam figurine made of approximately 1,000 grams of solid gold. Produced in commemoration of the 35th anniversary in 2014 of the start of the popular televised sci-fi animation series, the figurine, which is not for sale, will be displayed at the company's outlets across Japan until November.

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Singapore's Scoot eyes new air route in Japan in 2015

NAGOYA, Japan - Campbell Wilson, CEO of Singapore Airline's low cost carrier Scoot Pte Ltd., (2nd from R) visits Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Nagoya Works 1 in Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct, 2, 2014. Scoot announced that it will open a Kansai International Airport-Singapore Changi Airport route in 2015.

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Japan Tobacco to undertake drastic restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Co. Vice President Akira Saeki speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2013, as the company said it will close four of its nine cigarette manufacturing-related factories in Japan and a vending machine production base, most of them in March 2015, and cut 1,600 jobs, or about 20 percent of the employees in its tobacco business, due to falling sales.

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Rare bodybuilding competition brings athletes together in war-torn Yemen

STORY: Rare bodybuilding competition brings athletes together in war-torn Yemen DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:07 LOCATION: Sanna CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a bodybuilding competition in Sanaa, Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AL-JAWFI NAJEEB, Organizer 3. various of the competition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MADAR SALEM, Bodybuilder 5. various of the competition 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AHMED WADIH, Bodybuilder 6. various of the competition STORYLINE: Since the ongoing civil war in Yemen broke out in 2014, the country has been in effect divided into two parts: places that remain under the control of the internationally-recognized Yemeni government and regions run by the Houthi rebels. Since the Saudi-led Arab coalition imposed a strict blockade in 2015, millions of Yemenis have been stranded in the Houthi-controlled regions and are unable to travel or visit their families or friends in other parts of the country or abroad. Almost all connections between the two parts are cut ou

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Iran says U.S. wants to return to nuke deal without paying "costs"

STORY: Iran says U.S. wants to return to nuke deal without paying "costs" DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said at a press conference Monday that the United States wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal without paying the "costs." The U.S. behavior is "hypocritical" and "officially lying," he said, adding that the U.S. side has repeatedly sent messages through different channels and emphasized their readiness to return to the agreement. It is clear that the United States wants to return to the agreement, but does not want to pay the costs of returning to the deal, said Kanaani. He advised the U.S. government to behave "reasonably" and remain committed to their commitments in the past indirect nuclear negotiations. Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with world powers in July 2015, agreeing to c

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Huawei's training program helps Brunei nurture ICT talents

STORY: Huawei's training program helps Brunei nurture ICT talents DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Seeds for the Future 2022 STORYLINE: Huawei Technologies in Brunei officially launched its "Seeds for the Future" 2022 program on Monday, aimed at nurturing local information and communications technology (ICT) talents. As a flagship global Corporate Social Responsibility program of Chinese tech giant Huawei, "Seeds for the Future" was first initiated in 2008 and designed to develop skilled, local ICT talents and bridge communication between countries and cultures. "By the end of 2021, this program has been implemented across 137 countries and regions, covering 12,000 students from over 500 universities," Zhang Jianwei, CEO of Huawei Technologies in Brunei, told Xinhua. "This is the 8th session since the program was held back in 2015 in Brunei. It is also the third year we are conducting online training since t

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Iran says U.S. "contradictory behavior" main obstacle to nuclear agreement

STORY: Iran says U.S. "contradictory behavior" main obstacle to nuclear agreement DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference of the Iranian foreign ministry STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that the contradiction in the U.S. officials' words and actions is the main obstacle to an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, according to the official news agency IRNA. Speaking at a weekly press conference, Kanaani added that U.S. officials sent messages to voice their viewpoints about the nuclear talks on the one hand, while showing contradictory behaviors in practice on the other. He noted that Washington's approach failed to contribute to or supplement the nuclear talks. Kanaani stressed that "grounds exist for reviving the nuclear deal and all sides' return to it," but the issue currently hinges on the U.S. government's political decision. "We can return to the deal"

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Chinese rural development foundation wins acclaim for far-reaching engagements in Ethiopia

STORY: Chinese rural development foundation wins acclaim for far-reaching engagements in Ethiopia DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) having won acclaim for its far-reaching engagements in Ethiopia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JIMA DILBO, Director general of Ethiopia's Authority for Civil Society Organization 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YANG YIHANG, Minister counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia STORYLINE: The China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) has won acclaim for its far-reaching engagements in Ethiopia as the organization, formerly China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, celebrated its third anniversary of establishing the Ethiopian Office Monday. The CFRD, which started implementing various programs in Ethiopia back in 2015 and officially registered as an international charitable organization in the East African country in July 2019, w

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Iran warns U.S., Europe not to link nuclear talks to internal issues

STORY: Iran warns U.S., Europe not to link nuclear talks to internal issues DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference of Iranian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani warned on Monday the United States and Europe not to associate Iran's recent internal problems with the nuclear talks. "We believe that the internal issues are related to the (Iranian) government and the people of Iran and we do not allow any other country to interfere in Iran's internal affairs," Kanaani said during his weekly press conference. "The positions and views of Iran (on nuclear talks) have been expressed many times, and we are ready to proceed in the same direction and reach a comprehensive agreement that will meet the interests of all parties," he added. The talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), began in April 2021 in Vienna but were suspe

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UN grants Nansen Refugee Award to former German Chancellor Merkel

STORY: UN grants Nansen Refugee Award to former German Chancellor Merkel DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of displaced refugees (from UNHCR) 2. various of refugees settling in Germany (from UNHCR) 3. various of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel (from UNHCR) STORYLINE: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday announced that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. The selection committee said it was recognizing Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion in ensuring the protection of hundreds of thousands of desperate people" as well as her efforts to find "viable long-term solutions" for those seeking safety, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency. Under Merkel's leadership, Germany welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016 -- at the height of the conflict in Syria and amid deadly viole

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Iran urges U.S. to quit sanctions addiction if seeking to reach nuclear agreement

STORY: Iran urges U.S. to quit sanctions addiction if seeking to reach nuclear agreement DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Iranian Foreign Ministry press conference STORYLINE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday urged the United States to quit its addiction to sanctions and display "constructive" behavior if it seeks to reach an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, according to the official news agency IRNA. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks in an address to a weekly press conference, adding that Washington's imposition of fresh sanctions against Tehran indicates that the U.S. government is suffering from inconsistency and paradox and fails to have the political will for continuing the nuclear negotiations. He noted that the talks on the nuclear deal's revival and sanctions' removal are continuing through the European Union (EU) as the negotiations' coordinator, saying the 77th session of the United Nations Gene

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CHINA-TIBET-PAD-MEDOG HIGHWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(221001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2015 shows the tunnel boring machine (TBM) being completed for the construction of Doxong Pass tunnel on the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The 67.22-km road connects Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County. It is the second passageway to Medog, following the first one connecting the county and Zhamog Township, Bomi County. After the new highway opens to traffic, the length of the road connecting the city proper of Nyingchi and Medog County will be shortened to 180 km from 346 km, cutting travel time to four hours. (Photo by Dong Zhixiong/Xinhua)

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Milan ready to host world exposition

Workers put the finishing touches on the Japanese pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in a suburb of Milan, Italy, on April 20, 2015, ahead of the May 1 opening. About 150 countries and international organizations will take part in the world exposition which will run through Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brave Blossoms, Goromaru honored as All Blacks dominate awards

File photo shows Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru converting a penalty in a 26-5 win over Samoa in their Pool B match of the Rugby World Cup in Milton Keynes, England, on Oct. 3, 2015. Goromaru was named in the tournament's Dream Team at the annual World Rugby awards ceremony in London on Nov. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals win World Series Game 4, pull within one game of title

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (R) and closer Wade Davis celebrate after the Royals beat the New York Mets 5-3 in Game 4 of the World Series in New York on Oct. 31, 2015, to take a 3-1 lead in the series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals win World Series Game 4, pull within one game of title

Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez hits an RBI single to right in the eighth inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the New York Mets in New York on Oct. 31, 2015. The Royals won 5-3 to take a 3-1 lead in the series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals win World Series Game 4, pull within one game of title

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost (C) exchanges high 5s with his players after the Royals beat the New York Mets 5-3 in Game 4 of the World Series in New York on Oct. 31, 2015, to take a 3-1 lead in the series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: "Embrace change" says outgoing Japan coach Jones

Eddie Jones, the outgoing head coach of Japan's national rugby team, ends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2015. Jones will retire from his post Nov. 1 to become the coach of Super Rugby side the Stormers of South Africa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: "Embrace change" says outgoing Japan coach Jones

Eddie Jones, the outgoing head coach of Japan's national rugby team, attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2015, ahead of his retirement on Nov. 1. Jones said the team he built over the past four years has all the ingredients to capitalize on its recent Rugby World Cup success, but without a power realignment, particularly in the university system, Japanese rugby may waste its opportunity to evolve. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: "Embrace change" says outgoing Japan coach Jones

Eddie Jones, the outgoing head coach of Japan's national rugby team, attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2015, ahead of his retirement on Nov. 1. Jones said the team he built over the past four years has all the ingredients to capitalize on its recent Rugby World Cup success, but without a power realignment, particularly in the university system, Japanese rugby may waste its opportunity to evolve. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior Japan, China officials meet before trilateral summit

Toshihiro Nikai (far L), chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, meets with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (far R) in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2015. The two officials agreed on the importance of improving ties between Japan and China. The two nations and South Korea will hold their first trilateral summit talks in three and a half years in Seoul on Nov. 1. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pugwash Conferences chief meets with Japanese foreign minister

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) talks with Jayantha Dhanapala of Sri Lanka (R), president of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2015. The Pugwash Conferences will hold a world convention from Nov. 1 to 5 in the southwestern Japanese city of Nagasaki, which was devastated by an atomic bomb dropped by the United States 70 years ago in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals take 2-0 World Series lead

Kansas City Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto and catcher Salvador Perez celebrate after a 7-1 win over the New York Mets in Game 2 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 28, 2015. The Royals take a 2-0 series lead to New York for Game 3 on Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yoshida scores as Southampton reach League Cup q'finals

Maya Yoshida (L) of Southampton opens the scoring in the second half of Southampton's 2-1 win against Aston Villa at St. Mary's Stadium in England's League Cup on Oct. 28, 2015, his first goal of the season. Southampton advanced to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sugiyama arrives in Seoul to attend vice ministerial talks

Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama arrives at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul on Oct. 29, 2015, to attend the vice ministerial talks to pave the way for the Nov. 1 trilateral summit also involving China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trilateral summit expected to address N. Korean human rights issue

Marzuki Darusman, U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, attends a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 28, 2015. He urged leaders of China, Japan and South Korea to address the North Korean human rights issue at the Nov. 1 trilateral summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gordon's 9th-inning homer sends Game 1 to extra innings

Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals hits a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals walk off in 14th in World Series opener

Kansas City Royals players celebrate their 14-inning, 5-4 victory over the New York Mets in Game 1 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 27, 2015, after Eric Hosmer hit a walk-off sacrifice fly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gordon's 9th-inning homer sends Game 1 to extra innings

Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals hits a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals walk off in 14th in World Series opener

Kansas City Royals players celebrate their 14-inning, 5-4 victory over the New York Mets in Game 1 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 27, 2015, after Eric Hosmer hit a walk-off sacrifice fly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Escobar hits inside-the-park homer in World Series Game 1

Kansas City Royals leadoff hitter Alcides Escobar rounds second base on his way to an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the first inning in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamada hat-trick gets Swallows into Series win column

Yakult Swallows members celebrate their 8-4 win in Game 3 of the Japan Series against the SoftBank Hawks at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015. The Swallows cut the Hawks' series lead to 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets' Game 1 starter Harvey at World Series press conference

New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey, who will start Game 1 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals, attends a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 26, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals' Game 1 starter Volquez at World Series press conference

Kansas City Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez, who will start Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets, attends a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 26, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blue Jays vs. Royals in AL Championship Series

Toronto Blue Jays' Troy Tulowitzki hits a three-run double during the sixth inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 21, 2015. The Blue Jays won 7-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blue Jays vs. Royals in AL Championship Series

Kansas City Royals' Edinson Volquez (2nd from R) is told to leave the game during the sixth inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 21, 2015. The Blue Jays won 7-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blue Jays vs. Royals in AL Championship Series

Toronto Blue Jays players celebrate after their 7-1 win against the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blue Jays vs. Royals in AL Championship Series

Toronto Blue Jays' starting pitcher Marco Estrada pitches against the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 21, 2015. Estrada allowed three hits and a walk through the first seven innings until he departed in the eighth en route to Toronto's 7-1 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gamba Osaka miss out on place in Asian Champions League final

Kim Young Gwon (28) celebrates with a teammate after China's Guangzhou Evergrande advance to the Asian Champions League final 2-1 on aggregate following a 0-0 draw with Japan's Gamba Osaka in the second leg of their semifinal in Osaka on Oct. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals take 3-1 lead in ALCS

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey reacts after Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Rios hits a solo homer during the second inning in the Royals' 14-2 win over the Blue Jays in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in Toronto on Oct. 20, 2015. Taking a 3-1 lead in the ALCS, the Royals need one more win to advance to the World Series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals take 3-1 lead in ALCS

Kansas City Royals' players celebrate after beating the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in Toronto on Oct. 20, 2015. Taking a 3-1 lead in the ALCS, the Royals need one more win to advance to the World Series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals take 3-1 lead in ALCS

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Rios hits a solo homer during the second inning in a 14-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in Toronto on Oct. 20, 2015. Taking a 3-1 lead in the ALCS, the Royals need one more win to advance to the World Series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals take 3-1 lead in ALCS

Kansas City Royals infielder Ben Zobrist hits a two-run homer during the first inning in a 14-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in Toronto on Oct. 20, 2015. Taking a 3-1 lead in the ALCS, the Royals need one more win to advance to the World Series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N.Y. Mets beat Chicago Cubs 4-1, take 2-0 lead in NLCS

New York Mets' Curtis Granderson steals third during the third inning of Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field in New York on Oct. 18, 2015. The Mets won 4-1, taking a 2-0 lead in the NLCS. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets beat Cubs in NLCS Game 2

New York Mets infielder David Wright reacts after hitting an RBI double during the first inning of Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs in New York on Oct. 18, 2015. The Mets won 4-1, taking a 2-0 lead in the NLCS. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets beat Cubs in NLCS Game 2

New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy rounds first base after hitting a two-run homer during the first inning of Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs in New York on Oct. 18, 2015. The Mets won 4-1, taking a 2-0 lead in the NLCS. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo