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CHINA-BEIJING-U.S.-WASHINGTON-HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION (CN)

(240322) -- BEIJING, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington pose for a photo with Bing Dwen Dwen, mascot of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and Shuey Rhon Rhon, mascot of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, March 21, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Journey across Pacific forges bond of friendship between Chinese, U.S. teens" (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Chengdu Universiade opportunity to witness China's growth: PwC senior executive

STORY: Chengdu Universiade opportunity to witness China's growth: PwC senior executive DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): RAYMUND CHAO, Chairman of PwC Asia Pacific and China 2. various of the FISU World University Games in Chengdu STORYLINE: The FISU World University Games held in China's southwestern city of Chengdu is a remarkable opportunity for foreigners to witness and experience China's development and prosperity. According to Raymund Chao, chairman of PwC Asia Pacific and China, an official supplier of the FISU Games, the Chengdu Universiade also catalyzes economic growth and global exposure, apart from being an exciting sporting spectacle. SOUNDBITE (English): RAYMUND CHAO, Chairman of PwC Asia Pacific and China "The value of that (the Games), with so many thousands and thousands of people together from different cultures, exchange of cultures and coming to China, to really understand our culture, to really see the city

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China-built projects hailed by Solomon Islanders

STORY: China-built projects hailed by Solomon Islanders DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Honiara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Solomon Islands 2. various of the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TERRRY ALE, Local engineer 4. various of the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pijin & English): TONY TOLO, Local worker 6. various of the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TERRRY ALE, Local engineer 8. various of a university building under construction 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BETTY TEMASI, CHEC's local employee 10. various of China-built infrastructure projects in the Solomon Islands 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MANASSEH SOGAVARE, Solomon Islands Prime Minister 12. various of the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project STORYLINE: Infrastructure development is picking up pace in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. Many locals are expressing their gratitude, saying they have significantly benefited

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Solomon Islands athletes to train in China for 2023 Pacific Games

STORY: Solomon Islands athletes to train in China for 2023 Pacific Games DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Honiara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the posters 2. various of Li Ming, the Chinese ambassador to the Solomon Islands 3. various of Jimmie Rodgers, Chairman of National Hosting Authority 4. various of Joe Sika, Chairman of National Sports Council 5. various of Martin Rara, president and chairman of the organizing committee of the 2023 Pacific Games 6. various of athletes STORYLINE: A total of 80 athletes and coaches from the Solomon Islands will have a 90-day training camp in China to prepare for the upcoming 2023 Pacific Games. The athletes heading for China come from a variety of sports including boxing, judo, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, athletics and weightlifting. The Chinese embassy to the Solomon Islands held a commissioning ceremony for their training tour on Friday at a stadium in Honiara. The stadium, with a capacity of about 10,000 people, is set to be

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'APEC Blue' in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A rare blue sky is seen over the main stadium of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2014, due to the Chinese government's imposition of restrictions on road traffic and plant operations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

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Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Takahashi to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi performing in the free skate competition of the Vancouver Olympics at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada, in February 2010. Takahashi, 28, who won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games, has decided to retire, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 14, 2014.

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Medal-winning figure skaters at Vancouver Games

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Mao Asada of Japan, Kim Yu Na of South Korea and Joannie Rochette of Canada acknowledge the crowd after winning the silver, gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010.

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Medal-winning figure skaters at Vancouver Games

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From R) Mao Asada of Japan, Kim Yu Na of South Korea and Joannie Rochette of Canada acknowledge the crowd after winning the silver, gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010.

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Medal-winning figure skaters at Vancouver Games

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Mao Asada of Japan, Joannie Rochette of Canada and Kim Yu Na of South Korea acknowledge the crowd after winning the silver, gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010.

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Medal-winning figure skaters at Vancouver Games

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Mao Asada of Japan, Kim Yu Na of South Korea and Joannie Rochette of Canada acknowledge the crowd after winning the silver, gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010.

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Kim Yu Na tops in short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea acknowledges spectators after finishing her performance in the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world record 78.50 points.

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Canada's Rochette places 3rd in women's short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Joannie Rochette of Canada performs in the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. A grieving Rochette held her nerve in front of her home fans to take third with 71.36 points just two days after the sudden death of her mother Therese.

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Kim Yu Na tops short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea strikes her signature pose at the end of her performance during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world record 78.50 points.

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Canada's Rochette places 3rd in women's short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Joannie Rochette of Canada performs in the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. A grieving Rochette held her nerve in front of her home fans to take third with 71.36 points just two days after the sudden death of her mother Therese.

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Kim Yu Na tops short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world record 78.50 points.

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Kim Yu Na tops short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world record 78.50 points.

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Canada's Rochette places 3rd in women's short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Joannie Rochette of Canada performs in the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. A grieving Rochette held her nerve in front of her home fans to take third with 71.36 points just two days after the sudden death of her mother Therese.

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Kim Yu Na tops short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world record 78.50 points.

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Kim Yu Na tops short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world record 78.50 points.

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Kim Yu Na tops in short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world highest 78.50 points.

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Kim Yu Na tops in short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world highest 78.50 points.

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Kim Yu Na tops in short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world highest 78.50 points.

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Kim Yu Na tops in short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea strikes her signature pose at the end of her performance during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world highest 78.50 points.

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Kim Yu Na tops in short program

VANCOUVER, Canada - Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's figure skating short program at the Winter Games at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2010. The gold medal favorite topped in the event earning a world highest 78.50 points.

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Men's 1,500 speed skating comeptition

VABCOUVER, Canada - South Korea's Lee Ho Suk (L) and Sung Si Bak collide and crash into the boards around the final turn in the men's 1,500 meters speed skating in the Vancouver Games at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Feb. 13, 2010. American Apolo Anton Ohno (2nd from R) took advantage to win the silver in the first event of the eight-race short-track competition.

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S. Korea's Lee wins men's 1,500 speed skating

VABCOUVER, Canada - Lee Jung Su of South Korea (L) and Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States celebrates after winning the gold and silver respectively in the men's 1,500 meters speed skating in the Vancouver Games at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Feb. 13, 2010.

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S. Korea's Lee wins men's 1,500 speed skating

VABCOUVER, Canada - Lee Jung Su (C) of South Korea skates to victory and the gold medal in the men's 1,500 meters speed skating in the Vancouver Games at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Feb. 13, 2010. Later, South Korea's Lee Ho Suk (L) and Sung Si Bak (R) collided and crashed into the boards around the final turn in the event.

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S. Korea's Lee wins men's 1,500 speed skating

VABCOUVER, Canada - Lee Jung Su of South Korea celebrates after winning the gold in the men's 1,500 meters speed skating in the Vancouver Games at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Feb. 13, 2010.

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S. Korea's Lee wins men's 1,500 speed skating

VABCOUVER, Canada - American Apolo Anton Ohno celebrates after winning the silver in the men's 1,500 meters speed skating in the Vancouver Games at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Feb. 13, 2010. With his sixth medal from three Games, Ohno became the most decorated Olympic short-track skater.

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Plushenko prepares for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Evgeni Plushenko of Russia practices at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Feb. 11 2010, a day before the opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. The 27-year-old, who won gold at the Turin Olympics, will try to become the first male figure skater in more than 50 years to win the gold in two consecutive Olympic competitions.

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Canoe welcomes Olympic visitors to Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Members of the First Nations with drums and paddles accompany hotel staff carrying a traditional aboriginal canoe into the lobby of the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel on Jan. 26, 2010. The 12-meter-long canoe is the centerpiece of an aboriginal village set up in the hotel to display indigenous culture during the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

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Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka receives 105 million yen pay raise

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka looks pleased during a press conference in Sendai on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus performance bonuses. Tanaka received a whopping 105 million yen pay raise following a career-best 15-6 season with one save and a 2.33 ERA in 25 games.

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Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka receives 105 million yen pay raise

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka let off a firecracker during a press conference in Sendai on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus performance bonuses. Tanaka received a whopping 105 million yen pay raise following a career-best 15-6 season with one save and a 2.33 ERA in 25 games.

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Fujii signs 1-year contract with Yomiuri Giants

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent left-hander Shugo Fujii poses in his new Yomiuri Giants uniform during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009, after signing a one-year contract worth 60 million yen plus performance bonuses with the Central League baseball club. Fujii had a 7-5 record with a 3.53 ERA in 22 games for the Pacific League baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters last season.

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Giants' Hara, Lions' Watanabe to lead All-Star games

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on May 29 as the schedule of the All-Star games in July between the Central and Pacific leagues were released the same day. Hara and Watanabe will lead the Central and Pacific league teams respectively in the games, one in Sapporo and the other in Hiroshima.

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Giants' Hara, Lions' Watanabe to lead All-Star games

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe (R), who will lead Central and Pacific league teams respectively in the All-Star games in July, express their wish for the games on a piece of paper at a Tokyo hotel on May 29.

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Free agent Wada agrees on 3-year deal with Chunichi

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent outfielder Kazuhiro Wada speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 9 after signing a three-year contract with the Chunichi Dragons. Wada, 35, who played the last 11 seasons for the Seibu Lions, joined Seibu in 1997 and led the Pacific League with a .322 batting average and 153 hits in 2005. He has hit .317 lifetime with 177 homers and 543 RBIs in 958 games.

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Baseball: Satozaki's 2-run blast forces Game 5 in Climax Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Tomoya Satozaki erupts in joy after hitting a two-run go-ahead homer in the sixth inning on Oct. 16 as the Lotte Marines beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 to even the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at two games apiece.

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Nippon Ham wins Japan Series on Seguignol's 2-run shot

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers.

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Nippon Ham wins Japan Series on Seguignol's 2-run shot

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers.

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Fighters win Japan Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo is tossed into the air by his teammates after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions starter Fumiya Nishiguchi (R) leaves the mound in the sixth inning of the team's opening games against the Orix Buffaloes at Invoice Seibu Dome on March 25. The Buffaloed defeated the Lions 5-2. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes infielders Norihiro Nakamura (L) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara smile after returning home on catcher Takeshi Hidaka's two-run single in the sixth inning of the team's opening game against the Seibu Lions at Invoice Seibu Dome on March 25. The Buffaloed defeated the Lions 5-2. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michita Ogasawara slams a solo homer run in the bottom of the first inning of the team's opening game against the Rakuten Golden Eagles at Sapporo Dome on March 25. The fighters edged the Golden Eagles 3-1. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

SAPPORO, Japan - Rakuten Eagles starter Yasuhiro Ichiba leaves the mound after allowing two runs in four innings in the team's opening game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on March 25. The team lost 3-1. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Turin Olympic figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa is about to throw the first ball at the start of a game between the Seibu Lions and the Orix BlueWave at Invoice Seibu Dome on March 25. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks outfielder Jolbert Cabrera hits a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning of the team's opening game against the Lotte Marines at Yahoo Dome on March 25. The Hawks beat the Marines 7-2. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Turin Olympic figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa waves at fans after her ceremonial first pitch at the start of a game between the Seibu Lions and the Orix BlueWave at Invoice Seibu Dome on March 25. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

SAPPORO, Japan -Rakuten Golden Eagle manager Katsuya Nomura (L) and Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman shake hands at Sapporo Dome as Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games on March 25.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (R) and Lotte Marines manager Bob Valentine greet each other at Yahoo Dome as Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games on March 25.