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2025 Italian Tech Week - Turin

Filippo Rizzante, CTO of Reply, speaks on the stage of 2025 Italian Tech Week. , in Turin, Italy, on October 3, 2025. Photo by Marco Destefanis/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Italian Tech Week - Turin

Filippo Rizzante, CTO of Reply, speaks on the stage of 2025 Italian Tech Week. , in Turin, Italy, on October 3, 2025. Photo by Marco Destefanis/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Italian Tech Week - Turin

Filippo Rizzante, CTO of Reply, speaks on the stage of 2025 Italian Tech Week. , in Turin, Italy, on October 3, 2025. Photo by Marco Destefanis/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Council President's Briefing for European Council - Rome

Rome Chamber of Deputies communications from the President of the Council in view of the next European Council in the photo the reply from Giorgia Meloni Rome, Italy on June 23, 2025. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Council President's Briefing for European Council - Rome

Rome Chamber of Deputies communications from the President of the Council in view of the next European Council in the photo the reply from Giorgia Meloni Rome, Italy on June 23, 2025. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tokyo stocks surge

IwaiCosmo Securities Co. call center staff reply to inquiries from customers at an office in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, as Tokyo stocks turn higher with the Nikkei Stock Average gaining over 2,000 points from the previous day.

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Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson press conf on Nuclear Talks - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 6, 2025. Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the country is ready for negotiations "based on honor and dignity" to address concerns about its nuclear program and lift sanctions. He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in Tehran, in reply to a question about the likelihood of negotiations between Iran and the United States. TO GO WITH "Iran ready for nuclear talks 'based on dignity': spokesman" Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson press conf on Nuclear Talks - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 6, 2025. Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the country is ready for negotiations "based on honor and dignity" to address concerns about its nuclear program and lift sanctions. He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in Tehran, in reply to a question about the likelihood of negotiations between Iran and the United States. TO GO WITH "Iran ready for nuclear talks 'based on dignity': spokesman" Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian gov't says over 3,200 flights cancelled due to bad weather last year

STORY: Indian gov't says over 3,200 flights cancelled due to bad weather last year SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Delhi airport STORYLINE: The Indian government has said that over 3,200 flights were cancelled due to bad weather and over 2,100 others had to be cancelled due to technical reasons last year. The information was given by federal junior minister of civil aviation V K Singh in a written reply in the upper house of the parliament. According to official data presented by the minister, 3,210 flights were cancelled due to bad weather in 2023. The data revealed that 2,109 flights were cancelled due to technical reasons last year. Last week, authorities at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi began to upgrade the second runway to ensure smoother operations during adverse weather conditions, especially during wintry fog. The move will provide relief to passengers experiencing fl

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI SHULEI-PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA-ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (CN)

(231111) -- BEIJING, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, reads a letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping, which had been written in reply to a letter from Matias Tarnopolsky, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra, while attending a special 50th anniversary concert celebrating the Philadelphia Orchestra's 1973 visit to China in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

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Tax delinquency by Japanese senior vice finance minister

Japanese Senior Vice Finance Minister Kenji Kanda, a House of Representatives lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured after speaking at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2023, in reply to a weekly magazine report that a company of his failed to pay taxes between 2013 and 2022.

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Tax delinquency by Japanese senior vice finance minister

Japanese Senior Vice Finance Minister Kenji Kanda, a House of Representatives lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2023, in reply to a weekly magazine report that a company of his failed to pay taxes between 2013 and 2022.

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Xi's reply letter: a testament to five generations of friendship

STORY: Xi's reply letter: a testament to five generations of friendship DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of John Easterbrook and his family 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN EASTERBROOK, Joseph Stilwell's grandson 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NANCY EASTERBROOK MILLWARD, Stilwell's great-granddaughter 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHN EASTERBROOK, Joseph Stilwell's grandson STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday replied to a letter from John Easterbrook, grandson of former U.S. General Joseph Stilwell. In his reply, Xi thanked Easterbrook for the letter sharing the story about the friendly exchanges between General Stilwell and several generations of the Stilwell family and China. In an interview with Xinhua, Easterbrook quoted Stilwell's remarks regarding the fine characters of the Chinese people. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN EASTERBROOK, Joseph Stilwell's grandson "He (Joseph Stilwell) had a very close and warm friendship with

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Xinhua Headlines: Bangladeshi girl named after "China" exchanges letters with President Xi Jinping

(230601) -- DHAKA, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Alifa Chin reads a reply letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 29, 2023. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI SHULEI-NAMOC-60TH ANNIVERSARY-SYMPOSIUM (CN)

(230523) -- BEIJING, May 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, reads out a letter written by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, in reply to veteran experts and artists of the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), and delivers a speech at a symposium celebrating the 60th anniversary of the NAMOC in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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Arab artists inspired by Xi's reply, pledging to advance cultural exchanges

STORY: Arab artists inspired by Xi's reply, pledging to advance cultural exchanges DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED NAWAR, Egyptian artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GAMAL RAHMAN, Bahraini artist STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping recently wrote back to representatives of well-known Arab artists who participated in the "Silk Road Artists' Rendezvous" visit to China, encouraging them to create more artworks that reflect China-Arab friendship and make new contributions to enhancing friendship between their people. The "Silk Road Artists' Rendezvous" exhibition opened at the Cairo Opera House on Monday, displaying artworks from Arab countries and China featuring paintings and porcelain. During the opening ceremony, Ahmed Nawar, an artist from Egypt, read a letter written by over 50 famous Arab artists to Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the letter, the artists share their gains and inspira

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINESE-ARAB ARTISTIC EXHIBITION-OPENING

(230405) -- CAIRO, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Hu Heping reads a reply from Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Arab artists at the opening ceremony of the "Silk Road Artists' Rendezvous" exhibition in Cairo, Egypt, April 3, 2023. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Cultural exhibition of works by Chinese, Arab artists kicks off in Cairo" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students practice martial arts at Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese teacher instructs students on Chinese calligraphy at Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students perform a poetry recitation in Chinese at Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student views drawings at Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Chao (R), charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Hungary, presents a book to Erdelyi Zsuzsanna, head of Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school, at the school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Varga Bonita (L) and Imre Tamara, two Hungarian students whose Chinese names are Hu Lingyue and Song Zhixiao, speak in an interview with Xinhua at Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 7, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Deng Yaomin)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students and teachers pose for a group photo with a slogan expressing the intention to be Chinese-Hungary friendship envoys at Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Varga Bonita (1st R) and Imre Tamara, two Hungarian students whose Chinese names are Hu Lingyue and Song Zhixiao, receive gifts from the Chinese Embassy in Hungary at Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Pakistani student receives video reply from Chinese astronaut

STORY: Pakistani student receives video reply from Chinese astronaut DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AASIYA ISMAIL, Pakistani high school student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU BOMING, Chinese astronaut 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AASIYA ISMAIL, Pakistani high school student STORYLINE: A Pakistani high school student has recently received a video reply from Chinese astronaut Liu Boming after she wrote a letter to Chinese astronauts. While attending a ceremony held recently to celebrate the return of Pakistani seeds from the Chinese Space Station, the student, Aasiya Ismail, shared her communication with Chinese astronauts. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AASIYA ISMAIL, Pakistani high school student "I want to know how astronauts are able to breathe in space. Does the space environment have any mental effect on astronauts? Does combustion occur to an astronaut in the space station? What if an astrona

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U.S. Ambassador Kennedy replies to students' letter

UDA, Japan - The picture of U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy is seen on the screen set up at Ouda High School in Uda, Nara Prefecture, during the all-school assembly on May 26, 2014. Kennedy, who visited a temple in the western Japanese city during her honeymoon in 1986, wrote in her reply to a letter from high school students that she loves to talk about the future with students, adding tempura and Japanese snacks are among her favorite foods.

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Major manufacturers to implement automatic annual pay hikes

TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Director Satoshi Ozawa speaks about the management's reply to the union's demand for a pay hike at a news conference at Toyota's headquarters in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 17, 2010, as annual spring labor-management wage bargaining reached a peak.

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Okada intends to run in DPJ presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada (L) and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama reply to questions from reporters May 13 about the upcoming election to choose a new party leader to succeed Ichiro Ozawa.

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Fukuda speaks to media prior to China visit

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks in reply to media questions prior to his visit to China on Dec. 27. He said he hopes to ''find common ground'' over ways for Japan and China to cooperate on environmental issues, referring to a proposal to set up a Japan-China fund aimed at helping China's efforts to tackle environmental problems.

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Insurance agency staffers busy accepting inquiries

TOKYO, Japan - Social Insurance Agency staffers reply to pension inquiries from people fearing possible loss of their pension account data at a provisional telephone center in Tokyo on June 15. The agency allowed the media to enter the center.

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Diet returns to normalcy with opposition ending boycott

TOKYO, Japan - The Diet (parliament) returns to normal proceedings on Feb. 7, with the opposition parties ending their weeklong boycott to press for the resignation of welfare minister Hakuo Yanagisawa over his sexist remarks. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (top center) speaks in reply to an opposition question at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session.

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Nukes passage in Japan seas tolerable in emergency: Kyuma

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Fumio Kyuma speaks in reply to an opposition question at a House of Representatives Security Committee session on Nov. 24. He said the passage of a nuclear-armed U.S. military ship in Japanese territorial waters would be tolerable in the event of an emergency.

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Debate on nuke arms, deterrence should not be suppressed: Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in the Diet in reply to Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa on Nov. 8. Abe indicated that discussions on nuclear arms and deterrence should not be stifled, implicitly endorsing controversial calls by some of his Cabinet and party leadership for debate on whether Japan should go nuclear. The premier said that recent controversial remarks by Foreign Minister Taro Aso were ''comments concerning debate regarding nuclear arms, not statements that Japan should possess nuclear arms.''

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Japan urges N. Korea not to conduct nuke test

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in reply to a question during a plenary session of the House of Councillors on Oct. 4. He urged North Korea again to abolish its nuclear programs and warned Pyongyang of a stern international response should it go ahead with a nuclear test.

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BOJ's Fukui reaped big gains from investing in Murakami Fund

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks in reply to questions at a House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee session on June 16. He said that unrealized gains he made by putting 10 million yen in an investment fund set up by arrested financier Yoshiaki Murakami climbed to several millions of yen a year at one time.

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BOJ probing excess trip payments to employees

TOKYO, Japan - Tomohisa Takeda (R), councilor with the Secretariat of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, speaks in reply to question at a press conference at the bank's head office on April 20. He said the bank has found excess business trip payments to employees and launched investigations into such payments over the past seven years covering some 2,150 former and present employees.

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Imperial succession bill may not be introduced: Koizumi hints

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speak in reply to an opposition question at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session on Feb. 8. The premier hinted that his government may not present a bill during the current Diet session to pave the way for female monarchs in Japan.

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Defense Facilities Administration Agency to be dissolved: Nukaga

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga speak in reply to opposition questions at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session on Feb. 1. Seated at the extreme lest if Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Nukaga made it clear that his agency will disband the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, an entity at the center of a bid-rigging scandal involving the construction of air conditioning systems.

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Koizumi turns to personnel exchanges to prevent more rows with China

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks in reply to questions at a House of Councillors plenary session on Jan. 24. Koizumi said that his government will keep encouraging personnel exchanges with China to prevent public sentiments toward their neighbors from ''deteriorating too far'' and ''narrow-minded nationalism'' from further chilling bilateral ties.

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NHK head apologizes for reporter's arrest in attempted arson

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto speaks in reply to a question at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 6. He offered an apology for one of the public broadcaster's reporters who was arrested on suspicion of setting fire at a construction site in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture.

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Jojima undecided over major league switch

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks catcher Kenji Jojima speaks in reply to questions from reporters after his talks with team manager Sadaharu Oh in Fukuoka on Oct. 27. Jojima said he has yet to decide whether to pursue a career in the major leagues or remain with the Pacific League club. ''I'm standing at a crossroads and it's something you don't have very often in your life,'' he said.

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Livedoor aims to take majority stake in mail-order firm Cecile

TOKYO, Japan - Takafumi Horie, president of Internet services firm Livedoor Co., speaks in reply to question at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 21. He said Livedoor is seeking to take control of Cecile Co. as a Livedoor subsidiary will obtain a majority stake in the mail-order company for more than 20 billion yen.

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(2)Opposition boycotts panel debate on postal bills

TOKYO, Japan - Heizo Takenaka, state minister in charge of postal privatization, speaks in reply to questions at a House of Representatives ad hoc committee on privatization of postal services on May 27. Seated behind him are Tatsuya Ito (C), state minister in charge of financial services, and Taro Aso 'R), internal affairs and communications minister. The opposition camp continued to boycott the session.

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(1)JR West mulling setting up 3rd-party safety advisory committee

TOKYO, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Takeshi Kakiuchi speaks in reply to questions at a session of the House of Representatives Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on May 13. He said JR West is considering setting up a third-party advisory committee in revamping its corporate culture to place priority on safety following a fatal derailment on April 25.

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Koizumi rejects Okada's charge of partly causing China uproar

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) speaks in reply to opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Katsuya Okada during their Diet debate on April 20. Koizumi rejected accusations by Okada that his lack of regard for Japan's Asian neighbors may have led to Japan's soured ties with China and South Korea.

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Miyazato thrives on pressure, building presence on world scene

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golf sensation Ai Miyazato speaks in reply to questions at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on March 30. ''I realize that I get a lot of attention but I've never felt any type of pressure because of this,'' Miyazato said.

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UFJ Holdings posts 674 billion yen net loss in fiscal 2004 1st half

TOKYO, Japan - UFJ Holdings Inc. President Ryosuke Tamakoshi speaks in reply to media questions at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 24. The company reported a group net loss of 674.28 billion yen in the fiscal first half, a reversal from a 179.85 billion yen profit a year earlier, due to massive bad-loan disposal costs.

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(20)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda, who will marry Princess Sayako, speaks in reply to media questions about reports of their engagement in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 14.

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(17)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, smiles as she arrives at the venue of a youth speech contest in Tokyo on Nov. 14. Kuroda (L) speaks in reply to media questions in Tokyo on Nov. 14.