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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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Meeting held for 'Cool Japan' promotion in local areas

SENDAI, Japan - A meeting for the promotion of the government's "Cool Japan" strategy in local areas is held in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2014, for an exchange of views between state minister Shunichi Yamaguchi in charge of the strategy and businesspeople in Miyagi Prefecture devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Rice balls sold in Tokyo to aid quake-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds "Rokko" rice balls made from ingredients from the six northeastern Japan prefectures of Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi and Fukushima and sold in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2014, at an event to help the region recover from damage by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Event to sell food from Tohoku region held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A shopper buys a pack of "Rokko" rice balls made up of ingredients from six prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2014, at an event to help the region recover from damage by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Repaired Shosoin treasure house in Nara shown to press

NARA, Japan - The Shosoin repository, a national treasure in Nara, western Japan, is shown to the press on Oct. 21, 2014, following the completion of its first major repairs in about 100 years. Featuring an "azekura" log-cabin style with a raised floor, the treasure house will be open to the public from Oct. 25 for the first time since 2011.

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Industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima village

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi speaks at a meeting with municipal officials and assembly members at the village office of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2014, ahead of Kawauchi's exclusion from evacuation areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster, effective Oct. 1.

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9/11 group gives monument to Japanese city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2012, in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, shows a monument (front) in the shape of a crane, with a wing span of 80 centimeters, made from debris of the World Trade Center, which collapsed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. An association of bereaved families of victims of the attacks donated the monument the same day to the city as a symbol of its recovery efforts from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Slot next to Evita's at Recoleta Cemetery on sale

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tourists take pictures of the tomb of Maria Eva Duarte de Peron (1919-1952), popular former first lady of Argentina best known as Evita, at Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires on Oct. 25, 2011. The burial space (R) next to Evita's has been on sale for $250,000.

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Gaddafi's pistol, satellite phone

TOKYO, Japan - A commander of a unit who fought against forces loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in an operation to seize Sirte shows Gaddafi's pistol and a satellite phone that Gaddafi used when he communicated with a Syrian TV station, in Misrata, western Libya, on Oct. 25, 2011.

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display board at an online forex trading broker's office in Tokyo shows the dollar having shot up against the yen on Oct. 31, 2011, due to the yen-selling intervention by Japanese authorities. The Japanese Finance Ministry said the intervention was conducted at 10:25 a.m. after the dollar dropped to a fresh postwar low of 75.32 yen in Oceanian trading earlier in the day.

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display board in the Marunouchi business district in central Tokyo shows the dollar trade at the lower 79 yen range at 11:34 a.m. on Oct. 31, 2011, following the yen-selling intervention by Japanese authorities. The Japanese Finance Ministry said the intervention was conducted at 10:25 a.m. after the dollar dropped to a fresh postwar low of 75.32 yen in Oceanian trading earlier in the day.

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Exhibition on Wakayama Pref. in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A visitor (L) looks at a brochure at an exhibition on Wakayama Prefecture held at the official residence of consul general of Japan Shigeyuki Hiroki in New York on Oct. 25, 2011. Some 100 people attended the event aiming at introducing the western Japanese prefecture's industries and tourism to people in the United States.

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Ghost town in Libya

MISRATA, Libya - Photo taken on Oct. 25, 2011, shows Tawarga, now a ghost town, near Misrata in western Libya, after residents deserted out of fear of revenge attack. Troops loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi mobilized Tawarga residents to attack Misrata during the civil war that brought an end to the dictator's regime.

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Rangers pitcher Lewis

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis attends a press conference at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 25, 2011. He is scheduled to start in Game 6 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at the stadium on Oct. 26.

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Rangers manager Washington

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington speaks to reporters during a press conference at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 25, 2011. The Rangers will play in Game 6 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at the stadium on Oct. 26.

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Cardinals manager La Russa

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa speaks to reporters during a press conference at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 25, 2011. The Cardinals will play in Game 6 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at the stadium on Oct. 26.

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Quake in Turkey

ERCIS, Turkey - Survivors line up for meals distributed in Ercis, eastern Turkey, on Oct. 25, 2011, two days after a massive quake hit the area.

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'1Q84' arrives in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Joie Reinstein, a 30-year-old fashion editor, buys an English translation of Haruki Murakami's latest novel ''1Q84'' at Kinokuniya bookstore in New York on Oct. 25, 2011. The book hit New York bookstore shelves that day two years after the best-selling novel was released in Japanese.

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U.S., N. Korea fail to narrow gaps on nuke issue

GENEVA, Switzerland - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan speaks to reporters after a meeting with U.S. officials in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct. 25, 2011. U.S. and North Korean diplomats wrapped up two days of talks that day on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program without tangible progress, but agreed to hold further talks to narrow differences.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Evacuees from flooding in Bangkok move to a new location from Don Muang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2011, after the airport was closed that day.

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U.S., N. Korea fail to narrow gaps on nuke issue

GENEVA, Switzerland - U.S. delegation head Stephen Bosworth speaks to reporters after a meeting with North Koreans in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct. 25, 2011. U.S. and North Korean diplomats wrapped up two days of talks that day on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program without tangible progress, but agreed to hold further talks to narrow differences.

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German president visits Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (C front) visits an area hit by the March 11th tsunami in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2011. The president visited the prefecture to encourage local people struggling in the aftermath of the devastating March earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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U.S., N. Korea start 2nd day of nuclear talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan heads for the second day of talks in Geneva on Oct. 25, 2011, with Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Glyn Davies, U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, about the North's nuclear programs.

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German president visits Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (far L) meets evacuees living in temporary housing in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2011. The president visited the prefecture to encourage local people struggling in the aftermath of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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German president visits Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (3rd from R, seated) attends a classical music concert given by 18 Japanese and German students at an aquarium in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2011. The president visited the prefecture to encourage local people struggling in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.

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Japan, U.S. defense chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) and his U.S. counterpart Leon Panetta attend a joint press conference at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011. Panetta was visiting Japan for the first time since becoming defense chief in July.

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Police to bar cyclists from pedestrian paths

TOKYO, Japan - A woman rides her bicycle on a pedestrian sideway in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 25, 2011. The National Police Agency instructed officers nationwide the same day to strictly enforce traffic rules barring bicyclists from traveling on pedestrian sidewalks in principle due to a rising number of accidents involving pedestrians.

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Thai airlines suspend operations due to flooding

BANGKOK, Thailand - An employee (L) of Nok Air, a Thai budget airline, explains to passengers the airline has been forced to suspend operations for safety reasons at Don Mueang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2011. Flood waters have reached Bangkok's main domestic airport.

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Flooded area near Don Mueang airport

BANGKOK, Thailand - People look at an inundated area near Don Mueang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2011.

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Cap clouds on top of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Around five layers of cloud, known as cap cloud, piled up on top of Mt. Fuji, are seen from the ground in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan, on Oct. 25, 2011.

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Japan, U.S. defense chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) and his U.S. counterpart Leon Panetta shake hands during their joint press conference at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011. Panetta was visiting Japan for the first time since becoming defense chief in July.

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Thai airlines suspend operations due to flooding

BANGKOK, Thailand - The electronic signboard for departures at Don Mueang airport in northern Bangkok show flight cancellations by Thai budget airlines Nok Air and Orient Thai on Oct. 25, 2011, as flood waters reached Bangkok's main domestic airport.

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Mazda unveils SUV with clean diesel engine

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi presents the CX-5, a sport-utility vehicle equipped with a clean diesel engine, during a press briefing in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 25, 2011.

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U.S. defense chief, Japan foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta shake hands ahead of their talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011. Panetta was visiting Japan for the first time since becoming defense chief in July. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan PM Noda meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta shake hands during their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011. They agreed to work toward deepening the bilateral alliance in terms of security.

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Kirin's beer-flavored drink logs 10 bil.-unit sales

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Koichi Matsuzawa (L) and comedian Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (R) attend an event in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011 to commemorate cumulative sales of Kirin's Nodogoshi Nama brand of beer-flavored drink surpassing 10 billion units in terms of 350-milliliter cans since its launch in April 2005. Yamaguchi appears in the product's TV commercials.

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U.S. defense chief, Japan foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R front) and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L front) hold talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011. Panetta was visiting Japan for the first time since becoming defense chief in July. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan thanks EXILE, other musicians for Vietnam event

TOKYO, Japan - HIRO (C, standing), leader of popular Japanese male vocal and dance act EXILE, speaks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011, on behalf of artists who performed at the 2nd Japan-Vietnam friendship music festival earlier in the month in Vietnam. They received the certificates of appreciation from the Japanese government for their contributions to the bilateral friendship. The certificates with the name of Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba were presented by Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura.

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Japanese astronaut Onishi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi speaks during a press conference, broadcast to Tokyo by video link, in an undersea facility off the coast of Florida on Oct. 25, 2011. Onishi, who is undergoing training at the facility that simulates the environment in space, expressed his wish to undertake missions on the International Space Station.

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Japan-China friendship committee meeting

BEIJING, China - Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (R) and adviser to the board of Toshiba Corp. Taizo Nishimuro, who head the Chinese and Japanese delegations of the New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century, an advisory panel to the two governments, smile during the opening ceremony of a meeting by the panel on Oct. 23, 2011, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The panel meets through Oct. 25. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-China friendship committee meeting

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the opening ceremony of a meeting by the members of the New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century, an advisory panel to the two governments, on Oct. 23, 2011, at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The panel meets through Oct. 25. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-China friendship committee meeting

BEIJING, China - Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (R) and adviser to the board of Toshiba Corp. Taizo Nishimuro, who head the Chinese and Japanese delegations to the New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century, an advisory panel to the two governments, exchange words during the opening ceremony of a meeting of the panel on Oct. 23, 2011, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The panel meets through Oct. 25. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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N. Korea's Kim Kye Gwan heads for Geneva

BEIJING, China - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan is seen at Beijing international airport in China on Oct. 22, 2011, en route to Geneva where he will hold talks with Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Glyn Davies, U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, about the North's nuclear programs on Oct. 24 and 25. Davies will replace Bosworth after the Geneva talks.

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N. Korean diplomat heading for Geneva

BEIJING, China - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R) arrives at Beijing international airport on the night of Oct. 21, 2011, en route to Geneva where he will hold talks with Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea, on Oct. 24 and 25 on the Pyongyang nuclear issue.

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Japan provides additional aid to flood-hit Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Ambassador to Thailand Seiji Kojima (L) holds with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra a check of 25 million yen worth of additional aid by the Japanese government to flood-hit Thailand during a ceremony in Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011. Emergency supplies, including motors for rescue boats, life jackets and makeshift bathrooms, will be extended to Thai people through the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

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Murakami's novel '1Q84' launched in Britain

LONDON, Britain - People line up to purchase copies of ''1Q84,'' a novel by popular Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, shortly after midnight of Oct. 17, 2011, at the Foyles bookstore in central London. The English-translated version went on sale Oct. 18 in Britain and will be launched in the United States on Oct. 25.

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Murakami's novel '1Q84' launched in Britain

LONDON, Britain - A woman holds her just-purchased copy of ''1Q84,'' a novel by popular Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, shortly after midnight of Oct. 17, 2011, at the Foyles bookstore in central London. The English-translated version went on sale Oct. 18 in Britain and will be launched in the United States on Oct. 25.

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Funeral for Maathai

NAIROBI, Kenya - A relative of the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai waters a tree during a state funeral for Maathai held Oct. 8, 2011, in a Nairobi park. Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work, died Sept. 25 at age 71.

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Funeral for Maathai

NAIROBI, Kenya - A car carrying the coffin of the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai is parked in a Nairobi park on Oct. 8, 2011, as a state funeral for Maathai was held there. Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work, died Sept. 25 at age 71.

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Funeral for Maathai

NAIROBI, Kenya - Relatives of the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai plant a tree during a state funeral for Maathai held Oct. 8, 2011, in a Nairobi park. Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work, died Sept. 25 at age 71.