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CHINA-PLA NAVY-ESCORT MISSION-15 YEARS (CN)

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vessel of the 26th escort mission fleet dispatched by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sails on Suez Canal in Egypt, Sept. 2, 2017. Since December 2008, China has been dispatching naval ships to carry out vessel protection operations in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. Over the past 15 years, 45 consecutive fleets, 150 vessels and 35,000 personnel of the PLA Navy have joined the efforts, escorting more than 7,200 Chinese and foreign vessels, including 12 World Food Program ships. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese navy's 15-year quest for peace in Gulf of Aden, waters off Somalia" (Photo by Lin Jian/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA-TRADE(CN)

(231002) -- GUANGXI, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 16, 2023 shows a vessel docking at the bulk cargo terminal for unloading in Fangchenggang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Container throughput of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor witnessed growth in the first three quarters of 2023, according to railway authorities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. During this period, some 633,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods were transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the corridor, up 14 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. The trade corridor has developed rapidly over the years, covering 61 cities in 18 provincial-level regions in China and expanding its reach to 393 ports in 119 countries an

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Arlou wins air racing title at Wingsuit World Championship

STORY: Arlou wins air racing title at Wingsuit World Championship DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:03 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of wingsuit flying competition 2. SOUNDBITE (English): YAHOR ARLOU, American wingsuiter STORYLINE: American wingsuiter Yahor Arlou won the air racing title in 25.041 seconds at the ninth World Wingsuit League (WWL) Wingsuit World Championship at Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province on Sunday. The final eight competitors jumped in turns from the nearly 1,400-meter-high mountain. Arlou took first place with a nearly flawless performance after two rounds of competition. SOUNDBITE (English): YAHOR ARLOU, American wingsuiter "This is the group of the world's best wingsuit pilots. So I think it's a tough competition and my goal is to have fun and be safe and definitely do my best. And at the very least try to improve my own time." This is Arlou's fourth appearance at the World Championship, after 2017, 2018 and

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9-mln-year-old animal fossils discovered in SW Türkiye

STORY: 9-mln-year-old animal fossils discovered in SW Türkiye DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:42 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. photos of people carrying out archaeological excavations in Denizli, Türkiye (ihlas news agency) 2. photos of fossils (ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: A group of researchers has discovered fossils of animals that lived 9 million years ago at an excavation site in southwestern Türkiye, state-run broadcaster TRT reported on Wednesday. The findings were the fossils of a species from the Felidae family, a porcupine, and several birds, it said. The discoveries were achieved this year as part of an ongoing excavation by a group of researchers in the Tavas district of Denizli province since 2017. Ahmet Ihsan Aytek, an anthropologist from Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, who leads the research, said the porcupine is a scarce species in Anatolia, and discovering its fossil is a great success. "We found that the skull and jaw bones were pr

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Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village in Taklimakan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village 3. various of new settlement 4. various of residents using natural gas 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village 6. various of natural gas pipeline projects in Xinjiang 7. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: For centuries, people in Darya Boyi, a village located at the heart of the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have established their home along the banks of the Keriya River, sustaining generations by relying solely on poplar logs and red willow tree branches for cooking and heating. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village "In the past, whenever I cooked, my tears came due to the choking smoke." In 2017, the first group of 396 pe

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CHINA-U.S.-RELATIONS-GUEST OPINION (CN)

(230902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch lion dancing during an event celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year at Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 28, 2017. TO GO WITH "Guest Opinion: Resetting China-U.S. relations through people" (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2017 shows villagers building a household water tank in Nongyong Village of Bansheng Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese wheelchair basketball player Renshi Chokai, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese swimmer Mei Ichinose, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Football: Kashima offer contract to Union Berlin's Uchida

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Union Berlin's Atsuto Uchida (L) and Lucas Holer of Sandhausen vie for the ball during the second half of a Bundesliga 2 football match in Sandhausen, Germany, on Sept. 19, 2017. Japan's Kashima Antlers have offered Uchida a contract, an unnamed club official said on Dec. 19.

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Tennis: Ozaki follows Osaka out the door at Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Shelby Rogers of the United States returns the ball to Japan's Risa Ozaki in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2017. Rogers won 6-2, 7-6 (5).

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Filipino man arrested for suspected murder in 2004

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 2 Kyodo - File photo taken in January 2004 shows police investigating around where the body of a murdered 21-year-old woman was found in a river in Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. Police arrested a Filipino man on Sept 2, 2017, on suspicion of killing the woman.

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I wish to contribute to legal exchanges between HK and mainland: student

STORY: I wish to contribute to legal exchanges between HK and mainland: student DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cheong King Yau 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEONG KING YAU, Postgraduate student, China University of Political Science and Law STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEONG KING YAU, Postgraduate student, China University of Political Science and Law "My name is Cheong King Yau, a postgraduate studying constitutional law and administrative law at the China University of Political Science and Law. Born in 1997, I will soon be 25 years old, 'the same age' as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As a young person growing up together with the HKSAR, I have witnessed that after 25 years of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Hong Kong has been able to maintain prosperity and stability, which is inseparable from the support of the motherland. I came to Beijing in 2017. I've witnessed the development of our country. In 2022, I wat

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Artist in Egypt creates paper-folding artworks of pharaohs

STORY: Artist in Egypt creates paper-folding artworks of pharaohs DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of artworks 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA SHARARA, Paper folding artist 3. various of artworks 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALAA SHARARA, Paper folding artist 5. various of artworks 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ALAA SHARARA, Paper folding artist STORYLINE: Alaa Sharara, an arts graduate living in the Egyptian capital Cairo has turned her hobby into a livelihood by selling and marketing her paper-folding artworks through social media. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA SHARARA, Paper folding artist "Since childhood, I have loved arts. I love drawing and coloring." After graduating from college in 2017, Sharara worked as a philosophy teacher and dedicated her free time to mastering paper-folding art. The paper has to be cut into equal sizes and folded into rolls. The rolls are stuck next to each other with specialized materials to form different shapes. SOUNDBI

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First giant panda twins born in Germany turn 3

STORY: First giant panda twins born in Germany turn 3 DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the giant pandas and visitors at the zoo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): KARIN HALLMANN, visitor STORYLINE: A pair of giant pandas celebrated their third birthday in Zoo Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. They are the first panda bears ever born in the country. Meng Xiang, also known as Pit, and Meng Yuan, nicknamed Paule in Germany, are twin brothers. Their parents Meng Meng and Jiao Qing were sent to Berlin in June 2017 from China's Chengdu, which is home to the majority of the world's giant pandas. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper "Pit and Paule are very healthy. They behave really good. Everything is fine here. One of them weighs about 68 kilos, that's Paule. And Pit is 73. That's perfect for a 3-year-old panda." SOUNDBITE 2 (German): CORV

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Football: Kashima offer contract to Union Berlin's Uchida

Union Berlin's Atsuto Uchida (L) and Lucas Holer of Sandhausen vie for the ball during the second half of a Bundesliga 2 football match in Sandhausen, Germany, on Sept. 19, 2017. Japan's Kashima Antlers have offered Uchida a contract, an unnamed club official said on Dec. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Viral star Piko Taro to entertain Trump during Japan visit

File photo taken on Sept. 2, 2017, shows Japanese YouTube star Piko Taro posing during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo. Japanese government sources said the singer known for his viral hit song "PPAP" will entertain President Donald Trump at a dinner party on Nov. 6 during his Nov. 5-7 visit to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF plane crash apparently caused by crew unaware autopilot was off

File photo taken on May 16, 2017, shows the wreckage of a Ground Self-Defense Force aircraft, which crashed into a mountain in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The GSDF said Sept. 13 that the fatal crash of the LR-2 reconnaissance aircraft amid low visibility was apparently caused by the crew being unaware the autopilot system had been switched off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF plane crash apparently caused by crew unaware autopilot was off

File photo taken on May 16, 2017, shows the wreckage of a Ground Self-Defense Force aircraft, which crashed into a mountain in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The GSDF said Sept. 13 that the fatal crash of the LR-2 reconnaissance aircraft amid low visibility was apparently caused by the crew being unaware the autopilot system had been switched off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bright-colored celosias at Saitama park

Visitors walk among fluffy-textured celosia plants at Musashi-Kyuryo National Government Park in Namegawa, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2017. About 300,000 celosias planted in the 5,000 square-meter field in the park are expected to be in full bloom in late September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Japan's Wolf wins 100-kg gold at world c'ships

Aaron Wolf of Japan reacts after beating Varlam Liparteliani of Georgia in the men's 100-kilogram division final at the judo world championships in Budapest on Sept. 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Japan's Wolf wins 100-kg gold at world c'ships

Aaron Wolf of Japan reacts after beating Varlam Liparteliani of Georgia in the men's 100-kilogram division final at the judo world championships in Budapest on Sept. 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Yoshida opens season account in Southampton's loss to Stoke City

Southampton's Maya Yoshida (C) pumps his fist after scoring his first goal of the season during the second half of an English Premier League game against Stoke City in Stoke-on-Trent on Sept. 30, 2017. Southampton lost 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Yoshida opens season account in Southampton's loss to Stoke City

Southampton's Maya Yoshida (2nd from L) scores his first goal of the season during the second half of an English Premier League game against Stoke City in Stoke-on-Trent on Sept. 30, 2017. Southampton lost 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Kagawa makes history with winner for Dortmund vs Augsburg

Dortmund players congratulate Shinji Kagawa (2nd from R) after he scores during the first half of a German Bundesliga soccer match away to FC Augsburg in Augsburg on Sept. 30, 2017. Kagawa, who scored his 38th goal for league-leading Dortmund in a 2-1 victory, became the all-time leading Japanese scorer in Bundesliga history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tsutsugo homers to help DeNA beat Hanshin

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the DeNA BayStars' 6-2 win over the Hanshin Tigers at Yokohama Stadium on Sept. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba seals chip unit sale deal seen as vital to reconstruction

Yuji Sugimoto, managing director of U.S. investment fund Bain Capital, apologizes to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2017, after cancelling a press conference on the signing of a deal for its Japanese-U.S.-South Korean consortium to acquire Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit for 2 trillion yen ($17.7 billion), ending a prolonged bidding process. Bain denied the press conference was cancelled due to a disagreement within the consortium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba seals deal to sell chip unit to Japan-U.S.-S. Korea group

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2017, as Toshiba Corp. signed a deal on the same day to sell its chip unit to a Japanese-U.S.-South Korean consortium for 2 trillion yen ($17.8 billion), ending a prolonged bidding process and taking a major step toward restructuring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ chief Kuroda at press conference

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference on Sept. 25, 2017, in Osaka. Before meeting with reporters, Kuroda said in a speech to business leaders in the western Japan city that inflation will gradually gain momentum toward the central bank's 2 percent target as prices begin to reflect rising labor costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ chief Kuroda at press conference

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference on Sept. 25, 2017, in Osaka. Before meeting with reporters, Kuroda said in a speech to business leaders in the western Japan city that inflation will gradually gain momentum toward the central bank's 2 percent target as prices begin to reflect rising labor costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rising labor costs will spur inflation toward BOJ's 2% target: Kuroda

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks in a meeting with business leaders in Osaka on Sept. 25, 2017. Inflation will gradually gain momentum toward the central bank's 2 percent target as prices begin to reflect rising labor costs, he said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe eyes 2 tril. yen package to support child care, education

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and Finance Minister Taro Aso (far R) attend a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2017. Abe said during the meeting that the government will compile a policy package worth 2 trillion ($18 billion) to boost support for child care and education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Aoki gets 2 hits in Mets' loss to Nationals

Norichika Aoki hits a single to left field in the first inning of the New York Mets' 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Washington Nationals at Citi Field in New York on Sept. 23, 2017. Aoki went 2-for-5 in his second straight multiple-hit game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Muguruza suffers 1st loss as world No. 1 at Wozniacki's hands

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark reacts after beating Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-2, 6-0 in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Muguruza suffers 1st loss as world No. 1 at Wozniacki's hands

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a shot in her semifinal match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 23, 2017. Wozniacki won 6-2, 6-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Muguruza suffers 1st loss as world No. 1 at Wozniacki's hands

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a shot in her semifinal match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 23, 2017. Wozniacki won 6-2, 6-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Muguruza suffers 1st loss as world No. 1 at Wozniacki's hands

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a shot in her semifinal match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 23, 2017. Wozniacki won 6-2, 6-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Muguruza suffers 1st loss as world No. 1 at Wozniacki's hands

Garbine Muguruza (L) of Spain shakes hands with Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark after losing 6-2, 6-0 in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 23, 2017. Muguruza tasted her first defeat as world No. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Muguruza suffers 1st loss as world No. 1 at Wozniacki's hands

Garbine Muguruza of Spain returns a shot in her semifinal match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 23, 2017. Muguruza lost 6-2, 6-0, tasting her first defeat as world No. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Muguruza too much for Garcia, cruises into Pan Pacific semis

Garbine Muguruza of Spain returns a shot against Caroline Garcia of France in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 22, 2017. Muguruza won 6-2, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ maintains monetary easing in pursuit of 2% inflation

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda gestures during a press conference at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2017, after a two-day meeting of the central bank's Policy Board. The BOJ decided to keep its aggressive monetary easing measures unchanged, continuing the pursuit of its elusive 2 percent inflation target. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ maintains monetary easing in pursuit of 2% inflation

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda listens to questions from a reporter during a press conference at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2017, after a two-day meeting of the central bank's Policy Board. The BOJ decided to keep its aggressive monetary easing measures unchanged, continuing the pursuit of its elusive 2 percent inflation target. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ maintains monetary easing in pursuit of 2% inflation

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda listens to questions from a reporter during a press conference at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2017, after a two-day meeting of the central bank's Policy Board. The BOJ decided to keep its aggressive monetary easing measures unchanged, continuing the pursuit of its elusive 2 percent inflation target. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ maintains monetary easing in pursuit of 2% inflation

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press conference at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2017, after a two-day meeting of the central bank's Policy Board. The BOJ decided to keep its aggressive monetary easing measures unchanged, continuing the pursuit of its elusive 2 percent inflation target. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Leicester beat Liverpool to reach Carabao Cup 4th round

Shinji Okazaki (20) opens the scoring in the second half of Leicester City's 2-0 win at home to Liverpool in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Sept. 19, 2017. Okazaki also assisted on Islam Slimani's goal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dragons make meal of playoff-chasing Giants

Chunichi Dragons starting pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara throws against the Yomiuri Giants at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya on Sept. 19, 2017. Ogasawara marked his fifth win as the Dragons won 10-2, knocking the Giants out of third place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Ozaki follows Osaka out the door at Pan Pacific Open

Japan's Risa Ozaki returns the ball to Shelby Rogers of the United States in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2017. Rogers won 6-2, 7-6 (5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro gets 2 hits as Marlins rout Mets

Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI single in the fifth inning of the Miami Marlins' 13-1 win over the New York Mets at Marlins Park on Sept. 18, 2017. Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a walk. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Goeido takes sole lead at Autumn meet, holds on to ozeki rank

Ozeki Goeido (back) sends No. 2 maegashira Aoiyama to the ground during the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2017. Goeido won his eighth straight bout to take sole lead and secure his status in sumo's second-highest rank. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nara advances to Toray Pan Pacific Open 2nd round

Kurumi Nara of Japan returns a shot in her match against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2017. Nara won 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo