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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-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows people taking photos of a turret of the Forbidden City on the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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USJ to open new theme park in Asia

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken Oct. 10, 2012, shows Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The Hollywood-themed amusement park's operator, USJ Co., said Feb. 20, 2014, it plans to open one or more new theme parks by 2020, with potential sites identified in Japan and in emerging Asian countries.

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China vessels near Senkakus for 20th day

NAHA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows a crew member aboard the Chinese surveillance vessel Hai Jian 66 in an area just outside what Japan considers its territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Nov. 8, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered the area for the 20th straight day since Oct. 20, 2012.

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China vessels near Senkakus for 20th day

NAHA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Chinese surveillance vessel Yu Zheng 33006 (front) in an area just outside what Japan considers its territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Nov. 8, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered the area for the 20th straight day since Oct. 20, 2012. Seen in background is the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Rebun.

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China vessels near Senkakus for 20th day

NAHA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Chinese surveillance vessel Yu Zheng 33006 (L) in an area just outside what Japan considers its territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Nov. 8, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered the area for the 20th straight day since Oct. 20, 2012. Seen in R is the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Rebun.

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Manchester United beat Chelsea

LONDON, Britain - Manchester United striker Robin van Persie (20) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the team's second goal in an English Premier League game against Chelsea in London on Oct. 28, 2012. Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-2.

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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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Internally displaced in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - Evacuees from Tawergha, western Libya, cook a meal in the corridor of a shelter in the suburbs of Tripoli on Oct. 20, 2012. About 40,000 residents of Tawergha have been forced to live elsewhere in Libya since anti-Muammar Gaddafi forces took over the town that was loyal to the former leader in August 2011.

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Internally displaced in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - Evacuees from Tawergha, western Libya, watch TV at a shelter in a Tripoli suburb on Oct. 20, 2012. About 40,000 residents of Tawergha have been forced to live elsewhere in Libya since anti-Muammar Gaddafi forces took over the town that was loyal to the former leader in August 2011.

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B-1 food competition

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows the venue of the seventh B-1 Grand Prix in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. A total of around 610,000 people visited the so-called B-grade local gourmet competition held on Oct. 20 and 21. In Japan, "B-grade gourmet" refers to ordinary but tasty local food, such as ramen noodles and curry with rice.

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Machida 3rd at Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Tatsuki Machida performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Hanyu took third place, behind compatriots Takahiko Kozuka and Yuzuru Hanyu.

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Hanyu 2nd at Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Hanyu took second place, behind compatriot Takahiko Kozuka.

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Japan sweeps Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka (C), Yuzuru Hanyu (L) and Tatsuki Machida hold their gold, silver and bronze medals at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012.

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Hanyu 2nd at Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu falls during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Hanyu took second place, behind compatriot Takahiko Kozuka.

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Machida 3rd at Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Tatsuki Machida performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Hanyu took third place, behind compatriots Takahiko Kozuka and Yuzuru Hanyu.

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Japan sweeps Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka (C), Yuzuru Hanyu (L) and Tatsuki Machida wear their gold, silver and bronze medals at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012.

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Kozuka wins Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Kozuka won the competition for his fourth Grand Prix victory.

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Machida 3rd at Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Tatsuki Machida performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Hanyu took third place, behind compatriots Takahiko Kozuka and Yuzuru Hanyu.

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Kozuka wins Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka jumps during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Kozuka won the competition for his fourth Grand Prix victory.

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Hanyu 2nd at Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Hanyu took second place, behind compatriot Takahiko Kozuka.

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Hanyu 2nd at Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Hanyu took second place, behind compatriot Takahiko Kozuka.

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Kozuka wins Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Kozuka won the competition for his fourth Grand Prix victory.

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Kozuka wins Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Kozuka won the competition for his fourth Grand Prix victory.

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Hanyu 2nd at Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Hanyu took second place, behind compatriot Takahiko Kozuka.

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Memorial for gunned-down teen

BATON ROUGE, United States - Mieko Hattori speaks during a meeting on gun control at a church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Oct. 20, 2012. Her son Yoshihiro Hattori, a Japanese high school exchange student, was shot dead in Baton Rouge 20 years earlier at age 16.

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Anti-austerity protest in Britain

LONDON, Britain - A demonstration against government austerity measures is held in London, Britain, on Oct. 20, 2012.

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Kozuka wins Skate America

KENT, United States - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs during the free program at Skate America in Kent, Washington, on Oct. 20, 2012. Kozuka won the competition for his fourth Grand Prix victory.

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Osaka Mayor Hashimoto stumps in Kyushu

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto waves at the crowd after giving a stump speech in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture on Oct. 20, 2012. Seeking support for the new political party he leads and helped found, Nippon Ishin no Kai, at the next general election that must be held within about a year, Hashimoto began a nationwide campaign tour in the Kyushu region of southwestern Japan.

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Palestinian election

RAMALLAH, West Bank - A woman (C) votes in Ramallah as local elections are held in Palestinian areas in the West Bank on Oct. 20, 2012.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Aya Ueto (2nd from R) and industry minister Yukio Edano (2nd from L) stand on the green carpet, made of materials recycled from plastic bottles, in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 20, 2012, as the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese actor Koji Yakusho, actress Tamiyo Kusakari and her husband and film director Masayuki Suo stand on the green carpet, made of materials recycled from plastic bottles, in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 20, 2012, as the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Hiroshi Abe (3rd from R) and actress Satomi Ishihara (4th from R) stand on the green carpet, made of materials recycled from plastic bottles, in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 20, 2012, as the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Atsuko Maeda waves at fans in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 20, 2012, as the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Aya Ueto (3rd from L) and performers from the movie "Cirque du Soleil 3D Kanata karano Monogatari" pose in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 20, 2012, as the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off.

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Asia's biggest Apple Store opens in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Oct. 20, 2012, shows Apple Inc.'s largest directly-managed store in Asia, which opened the same day in Beijing. The 2,300-square-meter store is the U.S. company's third store in Beijing and sixth in mainland China overall.

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Asia's biggest Apple Store opens in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Sales staff at an Apple Store in Beijing welcome customers on Oct. 20, 2012, its opening day. The 2,300-square-meter store is the U.S. company's largest directly-managed store in Asia.

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Osaka Mayor Hashimoto stumps in Kyushu

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) shakes hands with people after giving a stump speech in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 20, 2012. Seeking support for the new political party he leads and helped found, Nippon Ishin no Kai, at the next general election that must be held within about a year, Hashimoto began a nationwide campaign tour in the Kyushu region of southwestern Japan.

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Asia's biggest Apple Store opens in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Sales staff at an Apple Store in Beijing run around a crowd who gathered in front of the store to give them a high five on Oct. 20, 2012, its opening day. The 2,300-square-meter store is the U.S. company's largest directly-managed store in Asia.

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Asia's biggest Apple Store opens in Beijing

BEIJING, China - An Apple Store in Beijing is crowded on Oct. 20, 2012, its opening day. The 2,300-square-meter store is the U.S. company's largest directly-managed store in Asia.

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"Yuru-kyara" local mascot festival

HIKONE, Japan - The annual festival of cute-looking local mascots, collectively known as "yuru-kyara" (loose characters), opens in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2012, with a record number of 244 characters participating, including one from Saipan.