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(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2009 shows a storage tank under construction at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - A newly completed control tower (R) at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010.

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - The inside of a newly completed control tower at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010.

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Highly touted lefty Kikuchi opts for Japan over U.S.

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (R) speaks during a press conference at the school in Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2009, announcing his decision to play in Japan next year after recent interviews with all 12 domestic and eight major league clubs.

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Highly touted lefty Kikuchi opts for Japan over U.S.

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi speaks during a press conference at the school in Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2009, announcing his decision to play in Japan next year after recent interviews with all 12 domestic and eight major league clubs. +

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Highly touted lefty Kikuchi opts for Japan over U.S.

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi sheds tears during a press conference at the school in Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2009 in announcing his decision to play in Japan next year after recent interviews with all 12 domestic and eight major league clubs.

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Highly touted lefty Kikuchi opts for Japan over U.S.

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi speaks during a press conference at the school in Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2009, announcing his decision to play in Japan next year after recent interviews with all 12 domestic and eight major league clubs.

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Memorial ceremony held to mark 5th anniv. of 2004 Niigata quake

NIIGATA, Japan - Participants offer silent prayers in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2009, during a memorial ceremony to mark the 5th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people.

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Kikuchi says all 12 domestic clubs are appealing

HANANOMAKI, Japan - Highly touted Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi speaks to reporters in Hananomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2009 after meeting each of the 12 domestic baseball teams on Oct. 16 and 17. The 18-year-old from Hanamaki Higashi High School is scheduled to meet eight major league teams on Oct. 19 and 20.

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Japan Foreign Minister Okada meets Pakistan President Zardari

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shake hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Oct. 12, 2009, ahead of their meeting in Islamabad. Okada made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Oct. 11, 2009, and traveled to Pakistan the same day. (Pool photo)

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Upper house president Eda meets Russian counterpart Mironov

MOSCOW, Russia - Satsuki Eda (R), president of Japan's House of Councillors, and Sergei Mironov, chairman of the Council of Federation, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, holds a joint news conference in Moscow on Oct. 12, 2009, after their talks.

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Japanese, Pakistani foreign ministers hold talks in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) and his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, shake hands ahead of their meeting in Islamabad on Oct. 12, 2009. Okada met with Qureshi to assure him of Japan's continued support for the country as it works to defeat terrorism and reform its economy.

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Maehara eyes turning Haneda into hub airport for int'l flights

IZUMISANO, Japan - In Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2009, transport minister Seiji Maehara (L) talks with Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (R), who asked the central government to step up investment to turn Kansai International Airport, serving Osaka, into a hub airport. After the meeting, Maehra indicated in remarks to reporters his wish to turn Tokyo's Haneda airport into a hub for international flights.

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of 12 new models of Sony Corp.'s Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries which it unveiled on Sept. 16, 2009, in Tokyo. Sony said purchasers of the new Walkman players, which will hit store shelves in Japan on or after Oct. 10, will be able to download songs from both the Mora and iTunes online digital music sites and lyrics from the ''kashipita'' site of SyncPower Corp., a new Sony ally.

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of 12 new models of Sony Corp.'s Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries which it unveiled on Sept. 16, 2009, in Tokyo. Sony said purchasers of the new Walkman players, which will hit store shelves in Japan on or after Oct. 10, will be able to download songs from both the Mora and iTunes online digital music sites and lyrics from the ''kashipita'' site of SyncPower Corp., a new Sony ally. (Kyodo)

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - A newly completed control tower (R) at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - The inside of a newly completed control tower at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Memorial ceremony held to mark 5th anniv. of 2004 Niigata quake

NIIGATA, Japan - Participants offer silent prayers in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2009, during a memorial ceremony to mark the 5th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people. (Kyodo)

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Cambodia's Killing Fields, unfinished justice

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Visitors light incense at the memorial facility Cheung Ek Killing Fields in a suburb of Phnom Penh on Oct. 12, 2009 for victims of Khmer Rouge massacres there decades ago. (Kyodo)

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Cambodia's Killing Fields, unfinished justice

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A visitor looks at skulls displayed in a stupa at Cheung Ek Killing Fields, a memorial facility built at a site where massacres were committed by the Khmer Rouge decades ago, in a suburb of Phnom Penh on Oct. 12, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Highly touted lefty Kikuchi opts for Japan over U.S.

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi speaks during a press conference at the school in Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2009, announcing his decision to play in Japan next year after recent interviews with all 12 domestic and eight major league clubs. (Kyodo)+

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Highly touted lefty Kikuchi opts for Japan over U.S.

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (R) speaks during a press conference at the school in Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2009, announcing his decision to play in Japan next year after recent interviews with all 12 domestic and eight major league clubs. (Kyodo)

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Highly touted lefty Kikuchi opts for Japan over U.S.

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi sheds tears during a press conference at the school in Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2009 in announcing his decision to play in Japan next year after recent interviews with all 12 domestic and eight major league clubs. (Kyodo)

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Highly touted lefty Kikuchi opts for Japan over U.S.

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi speaks during a press conference at the school in Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2009, announcing his decision to play in Japan next year after recent interviews with all 12 domestic and eight major league clubs. (Kyodo)

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Kikuchi says all 12 domestic clubs are appealing

HANANOMAKI, Japan - Highly touted Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi speaks to reporters in Hananomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2009 after meeting each of the 12 domestic baseball teams on Oct. 16 and 17. The 18-year-old from Hanamaki Higashi High School is scheduled to meet eight major league teams on Oct. 19 and 20. (Kyodo)

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Upper house president Eda meets Russian counterpart Mironov

MOSCOW, Russia - Satsuki Eda (R), president of Japan's House of Councillors, and Sergei Mironov, chairman of the Council of Federation, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, holds a joint news conference in Moscow on Oct. 12, 2009, after their talks. (Kyodo)

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Japan Foreign Minister Okada meets Pakistan President Zardari

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shake hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Oct. 12, 2009, ahead of their meeting in Islamabad. Okada made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Oct. 11, 2009, and traveled to Pakistan the same day. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japanese, Pakistani foreign ministers hold talks in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) and his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, shake hands ahead of their meeting in Islamabad on Oct. 12, 2009. Okada met with Qureshi to assure him of Japan's continued support for the country as it works to defeat terrorism and reform its economy. (Kyodo)

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Maehara eyes turning Haneda into hub airport for int'l flights

IZUMISANO, Japan - In Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2009, transport minister Seiji Maehara (L) talks with Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (R), who asked the central government to step up investment to turn Kansai International Airport, serving Osaka, into a hub airport. After the meeting, Maehra indicated in remarks to reporters his wish to turn Tokyo's Haneda airport into a hub for international flights. (Kyodo)