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CHINA-HAINAN-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231018) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 28, 2016 shows tourists lining up at a cashier of Sanya International Duty Free City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Since introducing relevant policies 12 years ago, south China's island province of Hainan has recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 202.4 billion yuan (about 28.19 billion U.S. dollars), according to local authorities. As of Monday, 37.22 million shoppers had purchased 268 million duty-free products on the island, according to the customs of Haikou, the provincial capital of Hainan. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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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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Baseball: Dodgers take 2-1 NLCS lead

LOS ANGELES, United States, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta reacts after allowing a run-scoring single to Corey Seager in the third inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 18, 2016. The Dodgers lead the series two games to one.

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Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey

(221024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping lays a wreath to the monument commemorating the joining together of forces in the Long March in Jiangtaipu of Xiji County in Guyuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 18, 2016. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey" (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei (R) works on a piece of embroidery with an embroiderer at a relocation site in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boo.....

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei shows a piece of works made by an embroidery cooperative in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boost the incomes of t.....

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei (1st, R) talks with workers at her garment factory in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boost the incomes of those e.....

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Baseball: Otani makes partial 18-man list for WBC

Nippon Ham Fighters slugging right-hander Shohei Otani pitches at the speed of 165 kilometers per hour in this file photo taken in Sapporo Dome on Oct. 16, 2016. Otani is among the 18 players who were named to the Japan team for the World Baseball Classic in March 2017 as the organizers released the partial list on Dec. 20, 2016 ahead of the final 28-man squad announcement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fado singer Tsukida draws strength from performing to fight cancer

Hideko Tsukida, an acclaimed singer of traditional Portuguese "fado" music, performs at a concert on Oct. 18, 2016, in Sapporo, Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Lucky bird" rooster at Osaka zoo luring visitors

Photo taken Oct. 18, 2016 shows a visitor touching the rooster Masahiro at Tennoji Zoo. Reared to be food for other animals, the bird has won a reputation for being "lucky" after surviving being eaten three times. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Film director Takeshi Kitano awarded France's Legion of Honor

Japanese comedian and movie director Takeshi Kitano (R) and boxer Hisashi Amagasa pose for a photo in Tokyo in December 2014. Kitano's management office said on Oct. 18, 2016, that the French government has named the 69-year-old Kitano as a recipient of the Legion of Honor for his impact on contemporary arts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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

Philanthropist Atsuko Toko Fish speaks at the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative 2016 Tokyo Summit at the Tokyo American Club on Oct. 18, 2016. Fish is founder of the JWLI 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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FEATURE: Japanese women "being the change" they wish to see

Women gather for a workshop on "Discovering Your Sparkling Leadership Style" at the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative 2016 Tokyo Summit at the Tokyo American Club on Oct. 18, 2016. The JWLI was founded in 2006 by Atsuko Toko Fish with the mission of empowering Japanese women to become leaders and make positive social change and innovation in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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

Mari Kuraishi, co-founder and president of GlobalGiving, gives the keynote address at the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative 2016 Tokyo Summit at the Tokyo American Club on Oct. 18, 2016. Kuraishi was named as one of Foreign Policy's top 100 Global Thinkers for her "crowdsourcing worldsaving" in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe into overwork at Dentsu after employee suicide

Undated photo shows Dentsu Inc.'s head office in Tokyo. Japan's labor authorities inspected four subsidiaries of the advertising giant on Oct. 18, 2016, following the suicide of a 24-year-old female employee in December 2015 due to overwork. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects suit seeking upper house race nullification

A lawyer representing residents in Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands, meets with reporters on Oct. 18, 2016, after the Takamatsu High Court turned down their lawsuit seeking the nullification of the upper house election in July due to vote value disparity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shigeaki Hinohara, Japan's centenarian doctor, dies at 105

File photo taken in October 2016 shows Shigeaki Hinohara, honorary head of St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo, cutting a cake in Taipei on his 105th birthday on Oct. 29, 2016. Hinohara died from respiration failure on July 18, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volleyball: 1964 Olympic gold medalist Maruyama dies at 72

Sata Maruyama (2nd from L), then known by her maiden name Isobe, and other players on the gold-winning Japan women's volleyball team, attend the award ceremony at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in this file photo taken Oct. 23, 1964. Maruyama died at 72 on Dec. 18, 2016, her family said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama makes top 10 in men's world golf ranking

Undated photo shows Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama. It was announced on Oct. 23, 2016, that the 24-year-old Matsuyama has claimed 10th spot in the world golf ranking, the first time in 18 years that a Japanese player has been named among the top 10 male professional golfers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers take 2-1 NLCS lead

Justin Turner (L) is congratulated by Joc Pederson after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 18, 2016. The Dodgers lead the series two games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers-Cubs NLCS Game 3

Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single in the third inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Arrieta starts NLCS Game 3

Chicago Cubs starter Jake Arrieta throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers-Cubs NLCS Game 3

Yasmani Grandal of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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60th anniv. of Japan's participation in U.N. marked

Japanese conductor Toshio Yanagisawa directs the multiethnic Balkan Chamber Orchestra on Oct. 18, 2016, at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, marking the 60th anniversary of Japan's participation in the international body. Japan joined the United Nations in December 1956. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Blue Jays stay alive in ALCS

Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna (L) and catcher Russell Martin celebrate the team's 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 18, 2016. The Indians lead the series three games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Blue Jays stay alive in ALDS

Josh Donaldson hits a solo home run in the third inning of the Toronto Blue Jays' 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 18, 2016. The Indians lead the series three games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Kershaw, Maeda during pregame practice

Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Kenta Maeda chat during practice before Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs on Oct. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Dortmund beat Sporting in Champions League

Borussia Dortmund players pose for photos before a European Champions League Group F match away to Sporting Lisbon in Portugal on Oct. 18, 2016. Dortmund won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese team led by 69-year-old scales unclimbed peak in Himalayas

Japanese mountaineer Tsuneo Shigehiro speaks in Kobe on Sept. 2, 2016, a week before leaving for the Himalayas. A Japanese party led by the 69-year-old has scaled the unclimbed peak of Nangamari II in the Himalayas, the Japanese Alpine Club Kansai said on Oct. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Kuroda to retire at end of season

Women read an extra edition of a newspaper reporting on the retirement of Hiroshima Carp pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, in the city of Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brazilian President Temer in Japan

Brazilian President Michel Temer meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2016, after arriving in Japan earlier in the day. Temer is in Japan for three days on the first trip to Japan by a Brazilian leader in eight years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IPC chief Craven meets with Japanese sports minister Matsuno

Philip Craven (L) , president of the International Paralympic Committee, and Japanese sports minister Hirokazu Matsuno shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2016, ahead of their talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress attend charity dinner for Save the Children

Japanese Emperor Akihito and his wife Empress Michiko arrive at a charity dinner at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2016, to mark the 30th anniversary of the foundation of "Save the Children Japan," the Japanese branch of the international charity for helping helping. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda (2nd from R), a 41-year-old pitcher of Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp, sits for a press conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016. Kuroda, who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, announced his intention to retire at the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda, a 41-year-old pitcher for the Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp, speaks to his teammates at Mazda stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016. Later in the day Kuroda, who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, announced at a press conference his intention to retire at the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IOC chief Bach meets with Japanese sports minister Matsuno

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (L) and Japanese sports minister Hirokazu Matsuno shake hands before a meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda, a 41-year-old pitcher of Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, announces his intention to retire at the end of the season during a press conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016. In 2015, Kuroda turned down major league offers, leaving millions of dollars on the table to fulfill a promise and return to the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda, a 41-year-old pitcher of Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, announces his intention to retire at the end of the season during a press conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016. In 2015, Kuroda turned down major league offers, leaving millions of dollars on the table to fulfill a promise and return to the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bach, Koike to set up 4-party review panel on 2020 spending

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, speaks to reporters at the Tokyo metropolitan government building on Oct. 18, 2016, after talks with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. They agreed to form a four-party working group consisting of the IOC, the Tokyo Games organizing committee and the metropolitan and central Japanese governments to review escalating expenditures for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bach, Koike to set up 4-party review panel on 2020 spending

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, speaks to reporters at the Tokyo metropolitan government building on Oct. 18, 2016, after talks with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. They agreed to form a four-party working group consisting of the IOC, the Tokyo Games organizing committee and the metropolitan and central Japanese governments to review escalating expenditures for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bach, Koike to set up 4-party review panel on 2020 spending

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at the Tokyo metropolitan government building on Oct. 18, 2016, after talks with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee. They agreed to form a four-party working group consisting of the IOC, the Tokyo Games organizing committee and the metropolitan and central Japanese governments to review escalating expenditures for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bach, Koike to set up 4-party review panel on 2020 spending

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at the Tokyo metropolitan government building on Oct. 18, 2016, after talks with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee. They agreed to form a four-party working group consisting of the IOC, the Tokyo Games organizing committee and the metropolitan and central Japanese governments to review escalating expenditures for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda, a 41-year-old pitcher of Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, leaves a press conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016, after announcing his intention to retire at the end of the season. In 2015, Kuroda turned down major league offers, leaving millions of dollars on the table to fulfill a promise and return to the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda, a 41-year-old pitcher of Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, leaves a press conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016, after announcing his intention to retire at the end of the season. In 2015, Kuroda turned down major league offers, leaving millions of dollars on the table to fulfill a promise and return to the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IOC chief Bach meets with Japanese Olympics minister Marukawa

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (L) and Tamayo Marukawa, Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, shake hands as they meet in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IOC chief Bach meets with Japanese Olympics minister Marukawa

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (L) and Tamayo Marukawa, Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, shake hands as they meet in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda, a 41-year-old pitcher of Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, announces his intention to retire at the end of the season during a press conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016. In 2015, Kuroda turned down major league offers, leaving millions of dollars on the table to fulfill a promise and return to the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda, a 41-year-old pitcher of Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, announces his intention to retire at the end of the season during a press conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016. In 2015, Kuroda turned down major league offers, leaving millions of dollars on the table to fulfill a promise and return to the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's Kuroda to retire at end of season

Hiroki Kuroda, a 41-year-old pitcher of Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, announces his intention to retire at the end of the season during a press conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2016. In 2015, Kuroda turned down major league offers, leaving millions of dollars on the table to fulfill a promise and return to the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"The Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2017" to go on sale

Paul Perriniaux, president of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., poses with "The Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2017" during a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 18, 2016. The guide, which will go on sale on Oct. 21, features information on the region's 10 restaurants with three stars, 45 with two stars and 132 with one star. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo