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(230918) -- NANNING, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows an exhibitor displaying a laptop at the 8th China-ASEAN Expo (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Zhou Hua on Oct. 25, 2011) and visitors looking at a tablet at the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Lu Boan on Sept. 18, 2023) in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The 20th China-ASEAN Expo is held in Nanning from September 16-19, with nearly 2,000 enterprises attending. Since the first China-ASEAN Expo was held in 2004, the event has actively built a platform for ASEAN enterprises to enter the Chinese market. (Xinhua)

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association, based in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, perform at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013.

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Ryoka Endo (2nd from R), senior high school student from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, stands on the stage at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013, as one of the representatives of Fukushima, hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters. Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association performed songs at the concert.

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association, based in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, perform at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013.

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association, based in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, perform at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013.

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association, based in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, perform at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2012, shows officials of the Fukushima prefectural government branding with dry ice cattle taken care of by nonprofit group head Naoto Matsumura in a bid to make it easier to identify them. Town residents remain evacuated following the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The town's mayor declared in September 2012 that residents would not return for the next five years.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il waves while reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2010. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il had died two days earlier at the age of 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) walks off after reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2010. To the left is the leader's third son Kim Jong Un. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il had died two days earlier at the age of 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) walks off after reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2010. To the right is Kim's third son Kim Jong Un. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il had died two days earlier at the age of 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2010, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) and Kim Jong Un (R), a son of Jong Il, reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17, 2011, at the age of 69.

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Peru's deputy trade minister Posada

LIMA, Peru - Peru's deputy foreign trade minister Carlos Posada speaks in an interview in Lima on Oct. 27, 2011, about a round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative that started Oct. 19 in the Peruvian capital.

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Dragons celebrate after clinching CL title

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of the Chunichi Dragons carry a banner celebrating their Central League title in front of their supporters at their home stadium Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2011, after their final home game of the regular season. The Dragons clinched their second consecutive league title in Yokohama the previous day.

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Cardinals win Game 1 of World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig hits a tiebreaking single during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 2011. The Cardinals won 3-2.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Local residents evacuate their flooded home along a canal in northern Bangkok on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L front) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (3rd from R) look at ancient Korean archives displayed at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Noda handed over to Lee five volumes of the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Dragons celebrate after clinching CL title

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of the Chunichi Dragons carry a banner celebrating their Central League title in front of their supporters at their home stadium Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2011, after their final home game of the regular season. The Dragons clinched their second consecutive league title in Yokohama the previous day.

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Breast milk couriers help Indonesia's working moms

JAKARTA, Indonesia - In the parking lot of her office in Jakarta, working mother Arinta Hapsari gives a bottle of her breast milk to courier Sugeng Mujiarto on Oct. 19, 2011. He will deliver the milk by motorbike for feeding to her 4-month-old daughter Inayah at home, one-hour away.

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U.S. special N. Korea envoy Bosworth

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea. The U.S. State Department said on Oct. 19, 2011, that Bosworth will step down after nuclear talks in Geneva between the United States and North Korea in late October.

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Cardinals win Game 1 of World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz fails to catch a line drive off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 2011. The Cardinals won 3-2.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Local residents pile up sandbags in an effort to prevent flooding from spreading in northern Bangkok along a canal on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Cardinals win Game 1 of World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig lets out a roar on first base after hitting a tiebreaking single during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 2011. The Cardinals won 3-2.

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French atomic energy commission chief Bigot

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Bigot, chairman of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Rangers drop relievers Uehara and Tateyama for World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - The Texas Rangers' Japanese relievers Yoshinori Tateyama (L) and Koji Uehara (R) listen to the U.S. national anthem before Game 1 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 2011. The Rangers left the two off the World Series roster.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima (L), a member of Japanese pop idol group AKB48, poses with a waxwork of herself on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 19, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Local residents make sandbags in an effort to prevent flooding from spreading in northern Bangkok on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Conductor Ozawa receives Praemium Imperiale

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa smiles as he received the Praemium Imperiale for the field of music in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2011. The global arts prize is awarded annually by the Japan Art Association in honor of Prince Takamatsu, an uncle of Emperor Akihito.

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Foreign Minister Gemba, Okinawa Gov. Nakaima hold talks

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (front) hold talks at the prefectural government building in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2011, over a plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture.

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Japanese industry minister Edano at IEA meeting

PARIS, France - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano speaks to reporters in Paris on Oct. 19, 2011, as he attended a ministerial meeting of the International Energy Agency there. The IEA agreed to seek diversification of energy sources through the promotion of low-carbon technologies, including atomic power, at the two-day biennial meeting.

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Sumo stablemaster suspected of assaulting wrestlers

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Kasugano leaves his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Oct. 19, 2011, to attend a Japan Sumo Association board meeting. Kasugano, who was known as Tochinowaka during his wrestling days, is being investigated over alleged physical abuse of three of his wrestlers, police sources said the previous day.

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Ancient Korean archives are displayed at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handed over to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak five volumes of the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Japan-S. Korea summit in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda give a joint press conference at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011, after a bilateral summit meeting. The two countries agreed to expand a currency swap scheme and to accelerate bilateral working-level talks to resume stalled negotiations on a free trade pact.

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Dragons celebrate after clinching CL title

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of the Chunichi Dragons carry a banner celebrating their Central League title in front of their supporters at their home stadium Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2011, after their final home game of the regular season. The Dragons clinched their second consecutive league title in Yokohama the previous day.

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DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows spectators at a Central League season-opening game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars.

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows one of the five volumes of ancient Korean archives on display at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handed over to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Japan scholar Keene in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Donald Keene, prominent Japanese literature scholar and professor emeritus at Columbia University in New York, speaks at a press conference in Sendai on Oct. 19, 2011. Keene, who permanently relocated to Japan in September, visited the disaster-hit city to deliver a speech.

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Japan-S. Korea summit in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak hold a joint news conference at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011, after a bilateral summit meeting. Noda said during the news conference that the two Asian countries agreed to forge ''future-oriented ties.''

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Japan-S. Korea summit in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands at the end of their joint news conference at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Noda said during the news conference that the two Asian countries agreed to forge ''future-oriented ties.''

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Japan PM Noda returns from S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 19, 2011, after holding talks with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak in Seoul.

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Gemba urges U.S. Marine base relocation plan to Nago

NAGO, Japan - Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R standing) talks with Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine (L front sitting) at the city hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2011. Gemba urged the mayor to accept a government plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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PM Noda visits Seoul national cemetery

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) offers incense at the national cemetery in Seoul prior to holding talks with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Nago Mayor Yonamine against U.S. Marine base relocation plan

NAGO, Japan - Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine speaks to reporters at the city hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2011, after meeting with Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba. The minister urged the mayor to accept a government plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Nago people against U.S. Marine base relocation plan

NAGO, Japan - People stage a demonstration on Oct. 19, 2011 in front of the city hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, against a central government plan to relocate a key U.S. Marine base to Nago.

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Japan-S. Korea summit in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far L) holds talks with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (2nd from R) at the Blue House executive office and official residence of the South Korean president in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Japan-S. Korea summit in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) is greeted by South Korean President Lee Myung Bak at the Blue House executive office and official residence of the South Korean president in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Japan-S. Korea summit in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak ahead of their talks at the Blue House executive office and official residence of the South Korean president in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Japan-S. Korea summit in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak ahead of their talks at the Blue House executive office and official residence of the South Korean president in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011.

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DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2010 shows Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the Central League baseball club Yokohama BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars.

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NMB48 members promote croquettes

KOBE, Japan - Three members of NMB48, an all-girl pop group based in Osaka's Namba district, serve customers at a croquette shop in Kobe, near Osaka, on Oct. 17, 2011. The operator of the shop, Rock Field Co., and the idol group joined hands to sell new croquette products and the group's single to be released Oct. 19.

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Land ministry mulls preserving regional disaster control tower

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2015, shows an office at the land ministry's regional bureau in Sendai, northeastern Japan, used as a control tower for reconstructing infrastructure facilities following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The bureau is considering moving the office to a proposed disaster memorial park in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, for preservation. The office is equipped with monitor screens for teleconferencing as well as telecommunications gear, tables, chairs and other equipment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo