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Cooking expert Hattori

Yukio Hattori, head of Hattori Nutrition College, speaks during an interview at the college in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2020, after he was told that he would be decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. The cooking expert best known as a commentator on the television show Iron Chef died of illness on Oct. 4, 2024, aged 78.

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Three giant pandas in U.S. head to China, national Zoo says goodbye

STORY: Three giant pandas in U.S. head to China, National Zoo says goodbye SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 and Oct. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant pandas being transported and them in the U.S. earlier 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BOB LEE, Director of animal care sciences, National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 3. SOUNDBITE (English): FedEX staff 4. SOUNDBITE (English): LAURIE THOMPSON, Assistant curator of giant pandas, National Zoo STORYLINE: Three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and Xiao Qi Ji, left the Smithsonian's National Zoo in the U.S. on Wednesday for a flight returning to China. The panda couple's departure came after 23 years of stay at the zoo, while their baby Xiao Qi Ji was born at the zoo in 2020. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BOB LEE, Director of animal care sciences, National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute "The training they do every day is to come in and go into the training area that's where

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Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon

STORY: Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Daniel Balchin and Alice Mason won the men's and women's titles apiece at the Auckland Marathon on Sunday. Home runner Balchin from Otago won the men's title with a time of two hours 23 minutes and nine seconds. Auckland-based British runner Luke Cotter finished second, with Australian Robert Collins rounding out the podium in third. Mason from Wellington added the 2023 Auckland Marathon title to the one she last won in 2020, taking the tape in a time of two hours 44 minutes and 20 seconds. Auckland athlete Amelia Lythe finished as runner-up and Whangarei's Mallory Wordell at third. Mason welcomed her son into the world last year and has since been juggling marathon training around life as a mum, making her win at Auckland even more special. Over 14,000 athletes hit the picturesque racecourse of the Auckla

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Delta to expand U.S.-China flights later this year

STORY: Delta to expand U.S.-China flights later this year DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Delta flights STORYLINE: U.S. Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it will expand its flight schedule between the United States and China later this year. Beginning Oct. 29, the airline will operate daily flights to Shanghai-Pudong International Airport (PVG) from Seattle and three-times-weekly service from Detroit, Delta said in a statement. Next March, Delta will resume four-times-weekly PVG service from its Los Angeles hub, a route last operated in February 2020. "As demand continues to increase and the busy travel season to the Asia-Pacific region commences, the Delta team is ready to welcome even more travelers to the region this winter, providing our award-winning customer service on every journey," said Jeff Moomaw, Delta Asia Pacific vice president. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

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Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon

STORY: Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the start point of the Nairobi Marathon 2. various of marathon in session 3. various of an award ceremony STORYLINE: Kenyan marathoners Elias Chelimo and Sheila Chepkech won the men's and women's titles of the Nairobi Marathon in Nairobi, capital of Kenya on Sunday. Over 25,000 participants took part in the event where Chelimo disposed of his challengers with two kilometers to go to take home the men's top honor in 2:10:22. Wilfred Kirwa led the challengers home 29 seconds behind, ahead of Felix Kangogo, who rounded off the podium in 2:11:10. In the women's race, Chepkech broke the tape in 2:27:04 after surging away from her competitors from the 40km mark in the event staged on a looped course in the southern part of the Kenyan capital. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Daniel Ebenyo won the men's half marathon after clocking 1:00:50. Evaline Chirchir took home the women'

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Chinese companies' social responsibility report released in Jakarta

STORY: Chinese companies' social responsibility report released in Jakarta DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the report launching ceremony STORYLINE: The China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia launched on Friday at Jakarta the corporate social responsibility report from 2020-2022, the first such report in Indonesia based on research from June 2020 to June 2022. According to the report, all Chinese companies surveyed are optimistic or very optimistic about the direction of Indonesia's economic development in the next five years and 80 percent of them will increase investment in Indonesia in the next five years. The report shows that Chinese companies are increasingly aware of and proactively fulfilling corporate social responsibility to benefit Indonesian people. 95.7 percent of Chinese companies have implemented social responsibility projects in the last three years, and they believe that collaboration with local parties

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Mega duty-free shopping complex opens in China's Hainan

STORY: Mega duty-free shopping complex opens in China's Hainan DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the duty-free shop STORYLINE: The world's largest stand-alone duty-free shopping mall opened Friday in Haikou, the capital of China's island province of Hainan. Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Complex, developed by China Duty Free Group, covers a construction area of around 280,000 square meters and features more than 800 well-known international and domestic brands. A researcher at Hainan Normal University said the complex's opening would further attract overseas consumption and boost the construction of Hainan into an international tourism and consumption center. Starting July 1, 2020, Hainan has increased its annual tax-free shopping quota from 30,000 yuan (about 4,100 U.S. dollars) to 100,000 yuan (about 13,700 U.S. dollars) per person. The categories of duty-free goods have been expanded from 38 to 45, with electronic prod

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-B&R-CPEC-ORANGE LINE METRO TRAIN

(220109) -- LAHORE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Orange Line metro train pulls into the terminal station in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 29, 2021. Officially open to traffic on Oct. 25, 2020, the eco-friendly Orange Line metro train is an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lahore Orange Line, epitome of China-Pakistan friendship" (Photo by Jamil Ahmed/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-B&R-CPEC-ORANGE LINE METRO TRAIN

(220109) -- LAHORE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mohammad Nauman works at the control room of the terminal station of the Orange Line in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 29, 2021. Officially open to traffic on Oct. 25, 2020, the eco-friendly Orange Line metro train is an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lahore Orange Line, epitome of China-Pakistan friendship" (Photo by Jamil Ahmed/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-B&R-CPEC-ORANGE LINE METRO TRAIN

(220109) -- LAHORE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People buy tickets for the Orange Line metro train in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 29, 2021. Officially open to traffic on Oct. 25, 2020, the eco-friendly Orange Line metro train is an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lahore Orange Line, epitome of China-Pakistan friendship" (Photo by Jamil Ahmed/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-B&R-CPEC-ORANGE LINE METRO TRAIN

(220109) -- LAHORE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People board the Orange Line metro train in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 29, 2021. Officially open to traffic on Oct. 25, 2020, the eco-friendly Orange Line metro train is an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lahore Orange Line, epitome of China-Pakistan friendship" (Photo by Jamil Ahmed/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-B&R-CPEC-ORANGE LINE METRO TRAIN

(220109) -- LAHORE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take the Orange Line metro train in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 29, 2021. Officially open to traffic on Oct. 25, 2020, the eco-friendly Orange Line metro train is an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lahore Orange Line, epitome of China-Pakistan friendship" (Photo by Jamil Ahmed/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-B&R-CPEC-ORANGE LINE METRO TRAIN

(220109) -- LAHORE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Orange Line metro trains are seen at the terminal station in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 29, 2021. Officially open to traffic on Oct. 25, 2020, the eco-friendly Orange Line metro train is an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lahore Orange Line, epitome of China-Pakistan friendship" (Photo by Jamil Ahmed/Xinhua)

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Tokyo governor explains efforts toward 2020 Olympics

Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe gives a speech in French at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Paris on Oct. 29, 2015. Masuzoe referred to Tokyo's efforts to reduce traffic congestion and the introduction of renewable energy in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese investment set to change the face of train travel in Yangon

A train on the Yangon Circular Railway passes through a rural area of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, on Oct. 29, 2016. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has supplied a loan of 24.87 billion yen ($212 million) to upgrade the signaling and rolling stock on the line, with work expected to be completed by 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese investment set to change the face of train travel in Yangon

People board a former East Japan Railway Co. train at Yangon Central Railway Station in Myanmar on Oct. 29, 2016. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has supplied a loan of 24.87 billion yen ($212 million) to upgrade the signaling and rolling stock on the line, replacing the secondhand Japanese carriages currently servicing the route, with work expected to be completed by 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese investment set to change the face of train travel in Yangon

Two Japanese trains, now running on the Yangon Circular Railway, stand at Yangon Central Railway Station in Myanmar on Oct. 29, 2016. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has supplied a loan of 24.87 billion yen ($212 million) to upgrade the signaling and rolling stock on the line, with work expected to be completed by 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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