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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. OCCITANY. HERAULT (34) SETE. SINCE 2008, SETE HAS BECOME AN OPEN-AIR STREET ART MUSEUM (MACO). YOU CAN DISCOVER A WIDE RANGE OF WORKS ALL OVER THE CITY, WITH NEW ONES ADDED EVERY YEAR. BY ARTIST SOCK WILDSKETCH Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. OCCITANY. HERAULT (34) SETE. SINCE 2008, SETE HAS BECOME AN OPEN-AIR STREET ART MUSEUM (MACO). YOU CAN DISCOVER A WIDE RANGE OF WORKS ALL OVER THE CITY, WITH NEW ONES ADDED EVERY YEAR. 'A MOMENT OF TENDERNESS' BY ARTIST SOCK WILDSKETCH Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025AWE Held in Shanghai

Spectators watch roborock Technology's home intelligent cleaning robot grab a dropped sock at 2025AWE in Shanghai, China on March 20, 2025.

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Hutsul Land Ethnopark in Bukovel ski resort

IVANO-FRANKIVSK REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Knitted socks and slippers are in the weavers house at the Hutsul Land Ethnopark in the Bukovel ski resort, Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine. (Photo by Yurii Rylchuk/Ukrinform)

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At Least 27 Killed In Israeli Strike On Almat - Lebanon

A sock is found hanged ona plant in the midst of rubble on the scene of the israeli strike that targetted the town of Almat, in the Jbeil district on the 10th of November. This attack killed at least 27 people including 7 children. According to UNICEF, this raises the death toll of children in Lebanon to over 200 since the beginning of the war. November 11 2024. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-BOSS LADIES-GLOBAL BUSINESS (CN)

(240607) -- YIWU, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fu Jiangyan (2nd L, front row), who manages a sock store at Yiwu International Trade Market, attends a Spanish lesson in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: AI-powered, multilingual Chinese "boss ladies" expand their global reach" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-BOSS LADIES-GLOBAL BUSINESS (CN)

(240607) -- YIWU, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Jiangyan (2nd L, front row), who manages a sock store at Yiwu International Trade Market, attends a Spanish lesson in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: AI-powered, multilingual Chinese "boss ladies" expand their global reach" (Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240225) -- BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Intelligent machines produce socks in a workshop of a sock company in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers are busy with orders for export in a workshop of a sock company at the Datang subdistrict in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Customers buy socks at a shop at the Datang subdistrict in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Intelligent machines produce socks in a workshop of a sock company in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers are busy with orders for export in a workshop of a sock company at the Datang subdistrict in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past an exhibition wall of a sock company in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An employee arranges socks at an exhibition hall of a sock company at the Datang subdistrict in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Intelligent machines produce socks in a workshop of a sock company in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024 shows sock shops at the Datang subdistrict in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An employee of a sock company draws a sock design in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-SOCK INDUSTRY (CN)

(240224) -- ZHUJI, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An employee arranges socks at a shop at the Datang subdistrict in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Production lines of sock companies in east China's Zhuji City, dubbed as "the sock capital," are operating at full swing to meet the orders. As the world's largest sock manufacturing base, the Datang sub-district of Zhuji in Zhejiang Province produces approximately 25 billion pairs of socks yearly, accounting for more than 70 percent of the output of China and one-third of the whole world. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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Cadets get shoulder marks in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 - A skull is seen on a sock of a pupil before the ceremony to award shoulder marks to 82 students of the 23 Cadet Corps Boarding State Lyceumat at the Monument to Prince Volodymyr, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Fukusuke seeks court protection with 42 bil. yen in debts

OSAKA, Japan - Junji Fukushima (R), president of time-honored sock maker Fukusuke Corp., apologizes at a news conference in Osaka on June 21 as the company filed for court protection from its creditors the same day with debts of 42.6 billion yen. The company blamed a decline in sales of socks and underwear on sluggish consumer spending.

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng sets up a wind sock before taking off in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-MIXED DOUBLES

(220704) -- LONDON, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shuai (L) and Nicolas Mahut compete during the mixed doubles second round match between Zhang Shuai(China)/Nicolas Mahut(France) and Coco Gauff/Jack Sock of the United States at Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London, Britain, on July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-MIXED DOUBLES

(220704) -- LONDON, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shuai (R) and Nicolas Mahut communicate during the mixed doubles second round match between Zhang Shuai(China)/Nicolas Mahut(France) and Coco Gauff/Jack Sock of the United States at Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London, Britain, on July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-MIXED DOUBLES

(220704) -- LONDON, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shuai (L) and Nicolas Mahut communicate during the mixed doubles second round match between Zhang Shuai(China)/Nicolas Mahut(France) and Coco Gauff/Jack Sock of the United States at Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London, Britain, on July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-MIXED DOUBLES

(220704) -- LONDON, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shuai (R) and Nicolas Mahut react during the mixed doubles second round match between Zhang Shuai(China)/Nicolas Mahut(France) and Coco Gauff/Jack Sock of the United States at Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London, Britain, on July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-MIXED DOUBLES

(220704) -- LONDON, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shuai (L) and Nicolas Mahut react after the mixed doubles second round match between Zhang Shuai(China)/Nicolas Mahut(France) and Coco Gauff/Jack Sock of the United States at Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London, Britain, on July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Sock factory in Pyongyang

Photo taken on June 16, 2022, shows a sock factory in Pyongyang.

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Sock factory in Pyongyang

Photo taken on June 16, 2022, shows a sock factory in Pyongyang.

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-COMMON PROSPERITY (CN)

(220609) -- HANGZHOU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Intelligent manufacturing equipment and digital systems are seen at a sock factory in Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 21, 2022. In June 2021, China's central authorities issued a guideline on building Zhejiang into demonstration zone for achieving common prosperity. Under the guideline, the province will strive to achieve common prosperity by 2035, with its per capita gross domestic product and the income of urban and rural residents reaching the standard for developed countries. As an economic powerhouse in east China, Zhejiang Province has drawn up detailed plans to achieve common prosperity. As per estimates, labor remuneration will account for more than 50 percent of its GDP by 2025, and the ratio of residents' per capita disposable income to per capita GDP will continue to increase during the period. The province will explore breakthroughs to build a high-quality employment and entrepreneurship system, improve the quality of soci

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How to make Winter Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon out of red sock

STORY: How to make Winter Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon out of red sock DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of teacher making Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon out of red sock STORYLINE: Wishing to get a Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon? You can make it by yourself. Follow a teacher from China's Harbin to make a Paralympic mascot out of a pair of red socks. Zhang Xiufang is a teacher of No. 125 Middle School in Harbin, the capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. She recorded the mascot-making process and shared it with the children. Shuey Rhon Rhon, the fluffy red lantern-shaped Paralympic mascot, draws inspiration from lanterns widely used during the Chinese Spring Festival. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (front) work at a workshop in the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi have a video chat with family members at their apartment in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed coupl.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (L front) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (R front) chat during lunch time at a canteen of Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples li.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers arrange clothing products at a workshop in the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows an interior view of a workshop at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- New recruits register wage card numbers at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows an interior view of a workshop at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi (R) cooks dinner while chatting with Maynurhan Amang at their apartment in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like u.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (2nd R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (3rd R) check their salary at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi (R) buys vegetables at a commercial street of Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. So far.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (L) teaches Abudulezizi Maisedi sewing skills in the factory of Erke at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," May.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows Abudulezizi Maisedi (L) and Maynurhan Amang (R) working in the factory of Erke at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed c.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers are seen at a workshop of the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. So far .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (1st R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (2nd R) are seen at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples li.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi carrying his wife Maynurhan Amang (R) with electric bicycle is seen on the way to work at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed.....

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SLOVENIA-LJUBLJANA-COVID-19-CASES

(220116) -- LJUBLJANA, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing a face mask is seen in a sock store in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Jan. 15, 2022. Slovenia recorded 7,580 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, which is a new all-time high, up from 6,918 a day before, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) reported on Saturday. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

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Fukusuke seeks court protection with 42 bil. yen in debts

OSAKA, Japan - Junji Fukushima (R), president of time-honored sock maker Fukusuke Corp., apologizes at a news conference in Osaka on June 21 as the company filed for court protection from its creditors the same day with debts of 42.6 billion yen. The company blamed a decline in sales of socks and underwear on sluggish consumer spending. (Kyodo)

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Two Japanese women walk holding a parasol.

Two Japanese women walk holding a parasol. They wear Kimonos and 'tabi', the traditional, national form of sock. Date: 1932

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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN [US 1981] CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Date: 1981

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Nadal picks up 70th win at Roland Garros

Rafael Nadal of Spain pumps his fist after defeating unseeded American Jack Sock in the fourth round of the French Open in Paris on June 1, 2015. Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 win, a record 70th at Roland Garros. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo