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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su He plants Haloxylon seedlings in the desert in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Apr. 18, 2014. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su He (R) and Delg walk in the Haloxylon forest in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Apr. 4, 2014. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua)

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(SkyEye) CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-SILK ROAD

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 30, 2023 shows parade floats past the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. About 2,000 years ago, in the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 25), a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian began his expedition to the Western Regions and opened a trade route that later became the Silk Road. In 2014, a joint application by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan led to the recognition of "the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spanning thousands of miles and thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road was not only a route for trade and barter, but also a route for exchanges between civilizations, making a significant contribution to the development and progress of human society. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2014 shows a wharf at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-BRI-LOGISTICS-CITIES

(231010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 30, 2022 shows a view of Huaguo Mountain scenic area in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. In 2013, China proposed the idea of building an "economic belt along the Silk Road" in Kazakhstan, which, combined with the proposal of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, eventually became the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base, launched in 2014, is the first entity project under the BRI. Acting as a dry port in the Horgos-Eastern Gate special economic zone and the Western China-Western Europe international transport corridor, it has become an important platform for products from Central Asian countries to reach seaports. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)

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Photographer documents life of ethnic Ainu for 30 years

KUSHIRO, Japan - Taka Maesawa, a photographer from Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido, speaks in nearby Kushiro on Oct. 24, 2014, about her 110-page photo book documenting the life of the Ainu ethnic minority in the northernmost prefecture for more than 30 years since 1983.

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Use of rental bikes increasing in London

LONDON, Britain - The use of rental bicycles, known as Boris bikes after London Mayor Boris Johnson, is increasing in the British capital as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller wins Japan Foundation Award

TOKYO, Japan - Sankyo Yanagiya, a "rakugo" Japanese comic storyteller, is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014. He was selected as one of three recipients of the 2014 Japan Foundation Awards for his contribution to teaching rakugo to foreign students of the Japanese language for almost 15 years.

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Class scene at Worldsom sommelier academy in Bordeaux

PARIS, France - A class is in session at the World Sommelier Academy of Bordeaux (Worldsom) in southwestern France on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Wine expert Faure-Brac gives lecture

PARIS, France - Philippe Faure-Brac, the world's best sommelier 1992, lectures at the World Sommelier Academy of Bordeaux (Worldsom) in southwestern France on Oct. 30, 2014.

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H.K.'s "peaceful" protests

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester stands by yellow umbrellas, made by folding paper, decorated in the Admiralty district of central Hong Kong on Oct. 30, 2014. Yellow umbrellas have become a symbol of the movement.

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H.K.'s "peaceful" protests

HONG KONG, China - Students taking part in pro-democracy protests study outdoors during an evening meeting in the Admiralty district of central Hong Kong on Oct. 30, 2014.

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H.K.'s "peaceful" protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters carry bags of waste, sorted out by waste type, in the Admiralty district of central Hong Kong on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Downsized London Olympics pool opens to public

TOKYO, Japan - Peter Tudor, director of venues at London Legacy Development Corp., speaks during an interview on the downsized spectator stands of the London Aquatics Centre in the British capital on Oct. 30, 2014. The 2012 London Olympics venue has been modified by deconstructing two temporary spectator wings to reduce the capacity and minimize maintenance costs before opening to the public in March.

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London Olympics pool downsized

TOKYO, Japan - The London Aquatics Centre is shown in a downsized form after the deconstruction of two wings of temporary spectator stands in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the British capital. The modification reduced the capacity from 17,500 during the 2012 London Olympics to 2,500 to minimize maintenance costs.

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Man gets int'l food award for coaching rice farm tech

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese rice planting expert Tatsushi Tsuboi gets the Niigata International Food Award from a foundation in Niigata, northwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014, for his effort to propagate rice cultivation technology in developing countries mainly in Asia and Africa for over 30 years.

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Crystal glass Xmas trees sparkle at Hakone museum

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Christmas tree decorated with crystal glass is put up in the garden of the Venetian Glass Museum in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014, for exhibition. Two trees, 10-meter and 7-meter tall, are adorned by some 80,000 and 70,000 pieces of crystal glass each.

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Sony posts far wider 1st-half net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Kenichiro Yoshida holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. Sony reported a net loss of 109.16 billion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, compared to a loss of 16.50 billion yen in the same period last year.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda smiles during a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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Syrian opposition leader calls for U.S. tie-up with Free Syrian Army

CAIRO, Egypt - Hadi Al Bahar, president of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, calls for the U.S. military to cooperate with the Free Syrian Army in fighting against Islamic State militants during an interview with Kyodo News in Cairo on Oct. 30, 2014.

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BOJ further eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Haruhiko Kuroda, the governor of the Bank of Japan, arrives at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, to attend a monetary policy meeting. At the meeting, the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy, buying Japanese government bonds from financial institutions so that their amount outstanding will increase at an annual pace of about 80 trillion yen, up about 30 trillion yen.

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BOJ further eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Haruhiko Kuroda, the governor of the Bank of Japan, arrives at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, to attend a monetary policy meeting. At the meeting, the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy, buying Japanese government bonds from financial institutions so that their amount outstanding will increase at an annual pace of about 80 trillion yen, up about 30 trillion yen.

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Aoki expresses his thanks to Royals fans

KANSAS CITY, United States - Kansas City Royals' Norichika Aoki expresses his gratitude to fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 30, 2014, the day after the team's loss to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series Game 7.

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Royals' Aoki recalls hectic season

KANSAS CITY, United States - Japan's Norichika Aoki (C) of the Kansas City Royals attends an event with teammates Yordano Ventura (L) and Omar Infante to give thanks to fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 30, 2014, the day after the team's loss to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series Game 7.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks fans celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after the team beat the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks fans celebrate on Oct. 30, 2014, on the streets of Fukuoka after the team beat the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Dutch King Willem-Alexander

TOKYO, Japan - Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smile before talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima arrived in Japan on Oct. 28 as state guests and will stay through Nov. 2. (Poop photo by Nihon Keizai Shimbun)

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Entertainment content producer to get extra investment

TOKYO, Japan - President Shizuko Yokote of MCIP Holdings Co. announces in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, additional investment will be made in the Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. subsidiary producing entertainment content by six entities, including the government-financed Cool Japan Fund and advertising agency Dentsu Inc., to fuel its entertainment content business in Asia.

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Top JFA officials watch RoboCup-winning soccer robot

CHIBA, Japan - Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini (R) and supreme adviser Saburo Kawabuchi pose with a soccer robot in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014. The Chiba Institute of Technology's humanoid robot team won this year's RoboCup world soccer event in Brazil.

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PM Abe receives reports from Ihara about talks with N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, after being briefed by Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry. Ihara returned to Tokyo earlier in the day from North Korea, where he met for two days with North Korean officials about Pyongyang's investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.

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PM Abe receives reports from Ihara about talks with N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, after being briefed by Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry. Ihara returned to Tokyo earlier in the day from North Korea, where he met for two days with North Korean officials about Pyongyang's investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.

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Nikko's World Heritage temple partially lit up

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - The Gomado Hall of Rinnoji Temple at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is illuminated on a trial basis in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, on the eve of the three-day "Light up Nikko 2014" event.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Dutch King Willem-Alexander

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Dutch Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie pose for photos before their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. The Dutch royal couple arrived in Japan on Oct. 28 as state guests and will stay through Nov. 2. (Poop photo by Nihon Keizai Shimbun)

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

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LED illumination-based art event held in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Images of theatrical characters based on LED illumination are projected on building walls in a coastal area of Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, as part of a "Smart Illumination Yokohama" event joined by artists from Japan, South Korea and China.

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Ishikawa tied for 13th after 1st round of CIMB Classic

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa makes an approach shot on the third hole in the first round of the 2014 CIMB Classic at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on Oct. 30, 2014, en route to carding a 3-under 69 with five birdies and two bogeys to finish the round in a tie for 13th.

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LED-lit ship sails through Port of Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An LED-illuminated ship sails through the Port of Yokohama on Oct. 30, 2014, as part of a "Smart Illumination Yokohama" event lasting through Nov. 16 in the coastal city southwest of Tokyo with the participation of artists from Japan, South Korea and China.

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Matsuyama tied for 23rd after 1st round of CIMB Classic

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits a tee shot on the fifth hole in the first round of the 2014 CIMB Classic at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on Oct. 30, 2014, en route to scoring a 2-under 70 with four birdies and two bogeys to finish the round tied for 23rd.

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Foreign Ministry's Ihara returns from N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, arrives at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, after two-day talks with North Korean officials about Pyongyang's investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.