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(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher (1st R) instructs students at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 14, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo take on May 1, 2021 shows a view of the Italian Style Area in Hebei District of north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A container is being loaded at the Tianjin Port in north China's Tianjin, Oct. 27, 2020. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during a competitive event of industrial robot system operation at China's second Vocational Skills Competition in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 16, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2022 shows the Ayutthaya Historical Park in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken from a helicopter on June 16, 2023 shows a view of the Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows the downtown area of north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student builds an installation system of automation production line at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 14, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Performers participate in a street parade celebrating the Songkran Festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand, April 13, 2022. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students walk past the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Sept. 29, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Performers participate in a street parade celebrating the Songkran Festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand, April 13, 2022. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken from a helicopter on June 16, 2023 shows a view of the main channel of the Tianjin Port in north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes during a carpentry competition at China's second Vocational Skills Competition in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 17, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows the Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher (R) instructs a student to operate machines at the First Vocational School of Tanggu in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 14, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first Airbus A321 aircraft is produced at the Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) facility in north China's Tianjin on Nov. 9, 2022. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 27, 2023 shows a night view of "Tianjin Eye" ferris wheel in north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students discuss at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2019. Luban Workshop, launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Yang Zhou)

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Baseball: NPB to adopt no-pitch intentional walk rule in 2018

SAPPORO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Shohei Otani (L) of the Nippon Ham Fighters draws an intentional walk in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the SoftBank Hawks at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 13, 2016. Nippon Professional Baseball will adopt the no-pitch intentional walk rule in 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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Japan, Russia diplomats hold talks to prepare for Abe-Putin summit

MOSCOW, Russia, Oct. 13 Kyodo - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov shake hands in Moscow on Oct. 13, 2016. The two diplomats held talks to prepare for a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin in December, at which a decades-old territorial row is set to be high on the agenda.

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H5 series for Hokkaido shinkansen arrives at Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Part of the H5 series trainset for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train is delivered to Hakodate port in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct 13, 2014. The shinkansen line is scheduled to operate between Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures from spring 2016.

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20 dinosaur fossils unearthed within a month in NE China

STORY: 20 dinosaur fossils unearthed within a month in NE China DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Longshan Mountain 2. various of the dinosaur fossils 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG LIZHAO, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under CAS 4. various of the excavation work and the dinosaur fossils STORYLINE: Some 20 dinosaur fossils have been unearthed at Longshan Mountain in Yanji, northeast China's Jilin Province, since late September. The excavation work is carried out jointly by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and local authorities in Yanji. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG LIZHAO, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under CAS "So far, we have uncovered fossils of ornithopods, theropods, sauropods, ankylosaurs, crocodiles and turtles. Some phytoliths were also unearthed in other places. Yanji has the largest collection of dinosaur fossils with a big variety in Jilin province." Since 2016,

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Art, eco-tourism help village rise above poverty line in Henan, China

STORY: Art, eco-tourism help village rise above poverty line in Henan, China DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. sign on a village gate 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU SONGSHENG, Party chief of Sanhe Village in Henan 3. various of Sanhe Village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FENG YAKE, Founder of Sanhe Village agritainment resort 5. various of Sanhe Village STORYLINE: Art is helping a village in China's Henan Province achieve rural vitalization. Sanhe, a mountainous village, used to be poverty-stricken. How to boost villagers' incomes once baffled local officials. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU SONGSHENG, Party chief of Sanhe Village in Henan "In the past, Sanhe Village was limited by its natural conditions. It was difficult for villagers to travel, find drinking water, go to school or seek medical treatment. Back then, life used to be very difficult for the villagers." Changes occurred in 2016, after Feng Yake, a painting enthusiast who had been living o

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Baseball: NPB to adopt no-pitch intentional walk rule in 2018

Shohei Otani (L) of the Nippon Ham Fighters draws an intentional walk in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the SoftBank Hawks at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 13, 2016. Nippon Professional Baseball will adopt the no-pitch intentional walk rule in 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mourners flock to palace to pay final respects to late King Bhumibol

Black-clad Thai mourners visit the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Sept. 19, 2017, to pay homage to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej who passed away on Oct 13, 2016. The Royal Household Bureau has set Sept. 30 as the last day for people to pay their respects. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mourners flock to palace to pay final respects to late King Bhumibol

Black-clad Thai mourners patiently queue for hours outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Sept. 19, 2017, to pay homage to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej who passed away on Oct 13, 2016. The Royal Household Bureau has set Sept. 30 as the last day for people to pay their respects. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mourners flock to palace to pay final respects to late King Bhumibol

Black-clad Thai mourners patiently queue for hours outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Sept. 19, 2017, to pay homage to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej who passed away on Oct 13, 2016. The Royal Household Bureau has set Sept. 30 as the last day for people to pay their respects. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Gamba's Ideguchi named top rookie of J-League

Gamba Osaka midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi (21) and Yokohama F Marinos defender Yuzo Kobayashi (13) vie for the ball in the first leg of a League Cup semifinal in Osaka on Oct. 5, 2016. Ideguchi was named the J-League's Best Young Player of the season on Dec. 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Food, water served free to mourners in Bangkok

Members of the army's Ratchawanlop Royal Guard Units serve plates of food, donated by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, to mourners in Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2016. Food and water were being given for free to thousands of mourners, dressed in black, who have descended on the area near the city's Grand Palace to pay their respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Oct. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Food, water served free to mourners in Bangkok

Thai people queue to receive plates of food, donated by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, being handed out by members of the army's Ratchawanlop Royal Guard Units in Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2016. Food and water were being given for free to thousands of mourners, dressed in black, who have descended on the area near the city's Grand Palace to pay their respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Oct. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japanese women "being the change" they wish to see

Philanthropist Atsuko Toko Fish poses for a photo following an interview at the Hotel Okura Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2016. Fish is founder of the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative program, a Boston-based four-week program for Japanese women that provides training on nonprofit leadership and management with successful U.S. organizations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88, nation mourns

Crowds of mourners cry and pray on Oct. 13, 2016, following the announcement of the death of 88-year-old Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, at the patio of the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, where the world's longest-reigning monarch had received treatment during a long period of illness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H5 series for Hokkaido shinkansen arrives at Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Part of the H5 series trainset for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train is delivered to Hakodate port in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct 13, 2014. The shinkansen line is scheduled to operate between Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures from spring 2016. (Kyodo)

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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (far L) and Queen Sirikit (far R) attend a welcome ceremony held by Japanese Emperor Hirohito (3rd from L) and Empress Nagako (2nd from R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in this file photo taken in May 1963. The Thai king, the world's longest-reigning monarch, died at age 88 on Oct. 13, 2016, after a long period of illness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (L) and Queen Sirikit (C) attend a Japanese tea ceremony at the Sento Imperial Palace in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto in this file photo taken in May 1963. The world's longest-reigning monarch died at 88 on Oct. 13, 2016, after a long period of illness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (R), who was hospitalized in Bangkok, receives a courtesy call from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in this file photo taken in January 2013. The world's longest-reigning monarch died at 88 on Oct. 13, 2016, after a long period of illness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jack Ma

Audience members watch the live broadcast of Jack Ma's speech at the 2016 Hangzhou Yunqi Conference in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Oct. 13, 2016.

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Kumamoto Castle

A photo taken from a drone on Oct. 13, 2018, shows the main and sub towers of Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, which are under repair after they sustained damaged in a pair of powerful earthquakes in 2016. The southwestern Japan city hosts games of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis player Fukuhara gives birth to baby girl: report

Olympic table tennis player Ai Fukuhara, seen in this file photo, gives birth to a baby girl at a hospital in southern Taiwan on Oct. 13, 2017, according to local media. Fukuhara married Taiwanese table tennis player Chiang Hung-chieh in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes in Tokyo: then and now

Combination photo shows Nakamise Street in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 1964 (top), celebrating as the host country of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and the same area on June 14, 2017, showing tourists taking a selfie (below). According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of tourists from abroad grew from around 350,000 in 1964 to around 24 million in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Matsuyama ready for Mitsui Sumitomo Visa masters golf

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan speaks at a news conference at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, central Japan, on Nov. 8, 2016, ahead of the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters golf tournament from Nov. 10 to 13. Matsuyama reached a personal-best sixth in the Official World Golf Ranking on Oct. 30, rising four places after becoming the first Asian to win in a World Golf Championship event earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Goeido in yokozuna promotion hunt, Hakuho back in Kyushu

Ozeki Goeido attends a press conference in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture on Oct. 31, 2016, after the Japan Sumo Association released the makuuchi division rankings for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages ordered over tsunami deaths of elementary school students

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2016, shows the tsunami-damaged building of Okawa Elementary School in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 of the 108 students and 10 of its 13 teachers and officials died in the 2011 disaster. The Sendai District Court ordered local authorities on the day to pay damages to some of the families of the dead children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages ordered over tsunami deaths of elementary school students

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2016, shows the tsunami-damaged building of Okawa Elementary School in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 of the 108 students and 10 of its 13 teachers and officials died in the 2011 disaster. The Sendai District Court ordered local authorities on the day to pay damages to some of the families of the dead children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese, Philippine presidents meet in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 20, 2016. They signed 13 agreements, ranging from those pertaining to trade and investment to drug control. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagasaki resort facility unveils dragon robot

A dragon robot spews fire in a demonstration at Huis Ten Bosch, a resort facility in the southwestern Japan city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2016. The robot, measuring 13 meters in length and 6.5 m in height, will be used in an illumination event to be held from Oct. 29 to May 7, 2017, at the resort park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagasaki resort facility unveils dragon robot

A dragon robot spews fire in a demonstration at Huis Ten Bosch, a resort facility in the southwestern Japan city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2016. The robot, measuring 13 meters in length and 6.5 m in height, will be used in an illumination event to be held from Oct. 29 to May 7, 2017, at the resort park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagasaki resort facility unveils dragon robot

A dragon robot spews fire in a demonstration at Huis Ten Bosch, a resort facility in the southwestern Japan city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2016. The robot, measuring 13 meters in length and 6.5 m in height, will be used in an illumination event to be held from Oct. 29 to May 7, 2017, at the resort park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One-year mourning period in Thailand

A store sells mourning clothes in Bangkok on Oct. 16, 2016. Thailand has entered a one-year mourning period after its King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away on Oct. 13 at age 88. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thais mourn King Bhumibol's death

People dressed in black head off to the royal palace in Bangkok on Oct. 15, 2016, to pay a tribute to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Oct. 13 at the age of 88 after a long period of illness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo