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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui attends a video conference on his way to a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012,

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) talks with his colleague at a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave u

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) learns about the use of OCT equipment at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his do

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (L) talks with a doctor about the use of OCT equipment at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he g

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (back) observes doctors using OCT equipment at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui adjusts OCT equipment at a laboratory of a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012,

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) talks with his partner Dr. Mi Lei in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his doctoral studies

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui attends a video conference with experts at a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024 shows a portrait of Zhu Rui. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his doctoral studies and tried to transform the achievements in h

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a logistics park at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a plane taking off from Zhongchuan International Airport at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a city view of Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker harvests roses at the flowers base of a modern agricultural demonstration garden in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School have calligraphy class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 16, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker harvests roses at the flowers base of a modern agricultural demonstration garden in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a view of an ecological management project of Shuifu River at a modern agricultural park in Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a logistics park at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows the construction site of a silicon company at an industrial park of Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A community worker helps a local resident at a service counter in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School having PE class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School have PE class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 16, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a view of the provincial gymnasium and its nearby Wenqu Lake at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sanitation workers rest at a leisure zone of a community in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher (L) of Gansu Health Vocational College instructs a student on basic nursing skills at the college in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a view of roads in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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Italian bond yields top 5 pct

STORY: Italian bond yields top 5 pct DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Italy-related footage STORYLINE: Yields on Italian government bonds topped the 5 percent threshold for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday, continuing a weeks-long trend that has seen yields pushed higher amid concerns over interest rates, economic growth and inflation. The government's benchmark ten-year bond yield peaked at 5.012 percent in early trading on secondary markets, before retreating slightly and closing Wednesday's session at 4.907 percent. The last time the yield on Italian government bonds was so high was in August 2012. Since then, bond yields in Italy have dropped and fluctuated for the past ten years before rising again in early 2021. Analysts said that the rise in bond yields across Europe over the last 18 months has been mostly powered by high inflation, stemming from an interruption in energy supplies due to the Ukraine crisis, and an in

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NAPO COUNTY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230803) -- NAPO COUNTY, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combination of two aerial photos shows houses built with bricks and mortar in Shuinongtun on March 18, 2018 (above) and new houses constructed with concrete and steel in Shuinongtun on Oct. 16, 2020, in Napo County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi started at the end of 2008 an infrastructure project in its border area to improve the life of local people. During the five years between 2008 and 2012, Guangxi had conducted 8,801 projects in the Napo border area, covering various aspects of people's daily life including transportation, education, water supply, house renovation and so on, benefiting over 77,000 people from 59 villages in six townships. With continuous efforts of local government and people, living conditions in border area of Guangxi have been improved fundamentally. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Kobayashi gives up on F1 for 2013

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kamui Kobayashi celebrating after coming third in a Formula 1 Grand Prix race at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012. Kobayashi, who was Japan's only Formula 1 driver in 2012, announced on Dec. 18, 2012, that he has given up on competing in the elite series next season.

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Trans-Siberian Railway

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A train carries crude oil on the Trans-Siberian Railway near Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Trans-Siberian Railway

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A train carries containers on the Trans-Siberian Railway near Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Trans-Siberian Railway

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A train carries coal on the Trans-Siberian Railway near Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Farm for abandoned animals

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Seiji Taniguchi, operator of "Sankyu Bokujo" (Thank You Farm) for abandoned animals, feeds a goat at the farm in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Farm for abandoned animals

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Seiji Taniguchi, operator of "Sankyu Bokujo" (Thank You Farm) for abandoned animals, bends down to pet a male Japanese Shiba dog named Haru at the farm in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Ancient blue glass cup

NARA, Japan - Photo shows "Rurinotsuki," an eighth-century blue glass cup, shown to reporters at Nara National Museum in Nara City on Oct. 26, 2012. The item will be shown to the public for the first time in 18 years as part of a special exhibition beginning the following day.

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Ancient blue glass cup

NARA, Japan - Photo shows "Rurinotsuki," an eighth-century blue glass cup, shown to reporters at Nara National Museum in Nara City on Oct. 26, 2012. The item will be shown to the public for the first time in 18 years as part of a special exhibition beginning the following day.

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Triumph International Japan models

TOKYO, Japan - Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan introduces its models for the year 2013, Arisa Watanabe (L), 20, and Alisa, 18, selected from among 190 applicants, in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Triumph International Japan models

TOKYO, Japan - Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan introduces its models for the year 2013, Arisa Watanabe (L), 20, and Alisa, 18, selected from among 190 applicants, in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Oil, gas expo in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - The Libyan government-sponsored Technology of Oil and Gas Expo is held in Tripoli on Oct. 18, 2012.

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High school flamethrower Otani

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School pitcher Shohei Otani (L) speaks during a press conference in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States.

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High school flamethrower Otani

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School pitcher Shohei Otani speaks during a press conference in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States.

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High school flamethrower Otani

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School pitcher Shohei Otani speaks during a press conference in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States.

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High school flamethrower Otani

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School pitcher Shohei Otani speaks during a press conference in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States.

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High school flamethrower Otani

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shohei Otani of Hanamaki Higashi High School pitching during the final game of the Iwate prefectural high school baseball tournament in the northeastern Japan prefecture in July 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States on Oct. 21, 2012.

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Man Utd Kagawa in interview

MANCHESTER, Britain - Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Manchester, England, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers celebrates with teammates after the Tigers won Game 4 against the New York Yankees 8-1 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012, sweeping the Yankees to win the ALCS. The Tigers' Prince Fielder can be seen under the arm of Cabrera.

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Quake drill in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Participants hide under a table as the "ShakeOut" earthquake drill is held at the subway's Union Station in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - Members of the Detroit Tigers celebrate after winning Game 4 against the New York Yankees 8-1 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012, sweeping the Yankees to win the ALCS.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - Members of the Detroit Tigers celebrate after winning Game 4 against the New York Yankees 8-1 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012, sweeping the Yankees to win the ALCS.

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Quake drill in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Participants evacuate from a train as the "ShakeOut" earthquake drill is held in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in the sixth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012. The Yankees lost 8-1 and were swept out of the ALCS.