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U.S.-China Music Forum opens at New York City

STORY: U.S.-China Music Forum opens at New York City DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: NEW YORK, the United States CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the music forum STORYLINE: A panel of experts from China and the United States called for music education cooperation and exchanges between the two nations at a music forum in New York on Saturday. The "U.S.-China Music Forum - Confronting Challenges and Looking to the Future" took place at the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium at The Asia Society on Saturday afternoon. Panelists underscored music's vital role in building bridges of understanding and collaboration between nations. The U.S.-China Music Forum is a novel addition to the China Now Music Festival, jointly launched in 2018 by the U.S.-China Music Institute and the Central Conservatory of Music of China. Themed "The Bridge of Music," this year's festival started on Wednesday and is expected to conclude on Sunday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York, th

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Japan-Myanmar talks

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) greets Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi upon her arrival at the state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Myanmar talks

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands ahead of their talks at the state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Myanmar talks

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi enter the state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018, ahead of their meeting. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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China Communist Party official Han

BEIJING, China, Feb. 2 Kyodo - File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2017, shows Han Zheng, the seventh-highest ranking official in the Communist Party of China who the country's official media said will attend the Feb. 9, 2018, opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MOUNT EMEI-WORLD HERITAGE (CN)

(220609) -- CHENGDU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2018 shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Mount Emei, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty, notable for its lofty mountain and lush vegetation. It is also of great spiritual and cultural significance, in which there are archaeological sites, important architecture, tombs, ritual spaces, and collections of cultural artefacts, including sculpture, stone inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings, among other traditional arts. Mount Emei is known as one of the four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. With its natural and cultur

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MOUNT EMEI-WORLD HERITAGE (CN)

(220609) -- CHENGDU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2018 shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Mount Emei, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty, notable for its lofty mountain and lush vegetation. It is also of great spiritual and cultural significance, in which there are archaeological sites, important architecture, tombs, ritual spaces, and collections of cultural artefacts, including sculpture, stone inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings, among other traditional arts. Mount Emei is known as one of the four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. With its natural and cultur

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CORRECTED: Japan-Myanmar talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) greets Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi upon her arrival at the state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda Cars India President Nakanishi

Gaku Nakanishi, president and CEO of Honda Cars India Ltd., strikes a pose during the launch of its luxury 5th-generation All New Honda CR-V in the local market in New Delhi on Oct. 9, 2018. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Myanmar talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands ahead of their talks at the state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Japan-Myanmar talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi enter the state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018, ahead of their meeting. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China Communist Party official Han

File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2017, shows Han Zheng, the seventh-highest ranking official in the Communist Party of China who the country's official media said will attend the Feb. 9, 2018, opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takayama Festival in Gifu

Floats are lined up in front of Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine in Takayama in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu on Oct. 9, 2018, for the annual two-day Autumn Takayama Festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stradivarius exhibition in Tokyo

A woman looks at a string instrument displayed at the Tokyo Stradivarius Festival Exhibition at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nihon Michelin Tire president Perriniaux

Nihon Michelin Tire Co. President Paul Perriniaux speaks at a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. golfer Tom Watson

U.S. golfer Tom Watson speaks to the press at Narita Golf Club, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Oct. 9, 2018, about his expectations for a PGA Champions Tour senior tournament to be held in Japan in 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Myanmar leader Suu Kyi

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a press conference at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Remains of 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018 shows a Joban Line train car heavily damaged after it was washed away in the March 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, displayed at an East Japan Railway training center in Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Para Games: Athletics

Japan's Keita Sato competes in the men's 200-meter athletics T44/T62/64 final at the Asian Para Games on Oct. 9, 2018. He won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Para Games: Athletics

Japan's Keita Sato competes in the men's 200-meter athletics T44/T62/64 final at the Asian Para Games on Oct. 9, 2018. He won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Para Games: Sitting volleyball

Nozomu Sagane (2) of Japan celebrates after beating South Korea in a men's sitting volleyball Group B match at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize chemistry winner Yoshino

File photo taken in September 2018 shows Asahi Kasei Corp. honorary fellow Akira Yoshino. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Oct. 9, 2019, that Yoshino won the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry together with Germany's John Goodenough and Britain's Stanley Whittingham for their contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize chemistry winner Yoshino

Asahi Kasei Corp. honorary fellow Akira Yoshino holds a lithium-ion battery and smartphone in Nagoya in September 2018. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Oct. 9, 2019, that Yoshino won the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry together with Germany's John Goodenough and Britain's Stanley Whittingham for their contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize chemistry winner Yoshino

Asahi Kasei Corp. honorary fellow Akira Yoshino is pictured during a ceremony to receive the Japan Award on April 18, 2018, in Tokyo. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Oct. 9, 2019, that Yoshino won the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry together with Germany's John Goodenough and Britain's Stanley Whittingham for their contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize chemistry winner Yoshino

Asahi Kasei Corp. honorary fellow Akira Yoshino and his wife Kumiko are greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito in Tokyo on April 18, 2018, during a ceremony for the Japan Prize. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Oct. 9, 2019, that Yoshino won the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry together with Germany's John Goodenough and Britain's Stanley Whittingham for their contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Russian coach Jones in Japan

The Russian rugby team's head coach Lyn Jones inspects Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in central Japan on Dec. 10, 2018, ahead of Rugby World Cup in 2019. Russia will compete against Scotland at the stadium on Oct. 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mongolian nomads

Mongolian nomad men on a motorcycle muster cattle in Mongolia's Tuv Province on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mongolian nomadic dwelling

The Milky Way and innumerable stars visible in the night sky above a ger, a Mongolian nomadic dwelling, in the country's Tuv Province on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa

Photo taken Oct. 9, 2018, shows Yusaku Maezawa, CEO of Zozo Inc. which operates online clothing store Zozotown, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. The Japanese entrepreneur will be the first private passenger to orbit the moon in a planned trip organized by SpaceX of the United States in 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows Chizu Express Co. trains at Koiyamagata Station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows heart-shaped votive tablets hanging on the walls of an arbor set up at Koiyamagata station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Starry train

Chizu Express Co.'s train Amatsuboshi is pictured at Chizu Station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 9, 2018. The decorated train, inspired by the starry night sky along the railroad line, made its debut in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows a heart-shaped station name plate at Koiyamagata Station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Para Games: Men's badminton

Taiyo Imai of Japan competes against Pu Gui-yu of Taiwan in a men's badminton singles SU5 match at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Para Games: Men's badminton

Taiyo Imai of Japan competes against Pu Gui-yu of Taiwan in a men's badminton singles SU5 match at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Para Games: Men's badminton

Taiyo Imai of Japan competes against Pu Gui-yu of Taiwan in a men's badminton singles SU5 match at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Para Games: Men's badminton

Taiyo Imai of Japan competes against Pu Gui-yu of Taiwan in a men's badminton singles SU5 match at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Myanmar talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi head to the state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Myanmar talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi make a toast during a dinner reception at the state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Angola talks

Angolan President Joao Lourenco (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands ahead of their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Angola talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Angolan President Joao Lourenco attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Angola talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center R) and Angolan President Joao Lourenco (center L) attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Para Games: Men's 100m T36 final

Mohamad Ridzuan of Malaysia celebrates upon receiving his gold medal for the men's 100-meter T36 final at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against ads on Sydney Opera House roof

Protesters demonstrate in Sydney on Oct. 9, 2018, against the display of advertisements on the Sydney Opera House roof. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against ads on Sydney Opera House roof

Protesters demonstrate in Sydney on Oct. 9, 2018, against the display of advertisements on the Sydney Opera House roof. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stradivarius exhibition in Tokyo

Photo shows string instruments displayed at the Tokyo Stradivarius Festival Exhibition at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Remains of 2014 train accident in Kawasaki

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows a train car heavily damaged displayed at an East Japan Railway Co. training center in Fukushima Prefecture. The train collided with a maintenance car near Kawasaki Station in 2014 while it was out of service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thai Prime Minister Prayut

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha delivers a speech during a business forum in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Myanmar talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi hold a joint press conference at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Myanmar talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi hold a joint press conference at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo