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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member arranges coffee bean products on shelves at the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 18, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Wenhui)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barista brews coffee at the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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European, Chinese scholars join hands to advance traditional Chinese medicine

STORY: European, Chinese scholars join hands to advance traditional Chinese medicine DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: LEIDEN, the Netherlands CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of the Good Practice Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Association (GP-TCM RA) STORYLINE: European and Chinese scholars were building a collaborative bridge in the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as they held their annual academic meeting here, a tradition that has spanned the past decade. In Leiden, a city in the Dutch province of South Holland, about 50 scholars from China and European countries, such as the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Italy, Austria, Norway, Belgium and Poland, participated in the 2023 annual meeting of the Good Practice Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Association (GP-TCM RA), a non-profit international academic research institution founded in 2012. During the three-day meeting, which concluded on Wednesday, they shared their latest research findings

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Chinese doctor brings cure, hope to Botswanan patients

STORY: Chinese doctor brings cure, hope to Botswanan patients DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Gaborone CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the clinic and the doctor 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TAYLOR ZHANG, Chinese doctor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUMI ONTUMETSE, Patient 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GAONE MOREMI, Patient STORYLINE: Doctor Taylor Zhang, also known as Zhang Tao in Chinese, is an experienced obstetrician and gynecologist from east China's Fujian Province. Zhang was a member of the 13th Chinese medical team dispatched to Botswana's capital Gaborone in 2012. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TAYLOR ZHANG, Chinese doctor "During the three years of working in the Chinese medical team, I've done dozens of surgeries which were breakthroughs in Botswana, hoping to bring something new (to local people)." After finishing his three-year tenure in 2015, he chose to stay in Botswana with his family as he wanted to bring more Chinese expertise and experience to local people. SOUNDBI

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2011 disaster: farmland then and now

SENDAI, Japan - Farmland devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami still appeared unfertile a year and a half later, as shown in the photo (top) taken in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2012. Most of the same farmland now is planted with crops, as shown in the photo (bottom) taken on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

FUNABASHI, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (front) gallops to victory in the 46th Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sept. 30, 2012, followed by top favorite Curren Chan. Second choice Lord Kanaloa crossed the line in a record time of 1 minute, 6.7 seconds at the 1,200-meters to claim his first Grade One title.

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Wigan's Miyaichi against Sunderland

SUNDERLAND, Britain - Japan forward Ryo Miyaichi (32) of Wigan Athletic competes for the ball in an English Premier League game against Sunderland in Sunderland, England, on Sept. 29, 2012. Wigan lost 1-0.

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Southampton's Yoshida against Everton

LIVERPOOL, Britain - Japan's London Olympic captain Maya Yoshida (L) of Southampton plays against Everton in Liverpool, England, on Sept. 29, 2012. Yoshida played the full 90 minutes in Southampton's 3-1 defeat.

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Petrova claims Pan Pacific Open title

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Nadia Petrova wins the Pan Pacific Open singles title after defeating world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2012.

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Petrova claims Pan Pacific Open title

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Nadia Petrova celebrates her victory against world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland after defeating her 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 in the Pan Pacific Open singles final at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2012.

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Petrova claims Pan Pacific Open title

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Nadia Petrova returns a shot against world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the Pan Pacific Open singles final at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2012. World No. 18 Petrova won 6-0, 1-6, 6-3.

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Radwanska advances to Pan Pacific Open final

TOKYO, Japan - World No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska acknowledges the crowd after defeating Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-1 in a Pan Pacific Open singles semifinal match in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Radwanska advances to Pan Pacific Open final

TOKYO, Japan - World No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska whips a forehand in a singles semifinal match against Angelique Kerber at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012. Radwanska won 6-1, 6-1.

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Red-brick Tokyo Station building reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows a dome ceiling of the red-brick Tokyo Station building. The station building opened Oct. 1, 2012, after five years' restoration work to return the landmark to its original look in 1914.

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Red-brick Tokyo Station building reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows the red-brick Tokyo Station building. The station building opened Oct. 1, 2012, after five years' restoration work to return the landmark to its original look dating back to 1914.

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Red-brick Tokyo Station building reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows the red-brick Tokyo Station building. The station building opened Oct. 1, 2012, after five years' restoration work to return the landmark to its original look dating back to 1914.

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Mudslide derails commuter train in Kanagawa Pref.

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken at 1:20 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2012, shows workers around a commuter train which ran into a pile of mud that covered the tracks after a landslide in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, at around midnight on Sept. 24, with some front cars of the rapid service train from Tokyo left derailed.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the new red-brick Tokyo Station building on Sept. 24, 2012, when the inside of the station was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a service counter for foreign tourists at Tokyo Station on Sept. 24, 2012, when the new red-brick station building was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914. The counter, which retains a part of the original red brick wall, will provide travel services in English, Korean and Chinese.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a spiral staircase at the Tokyo Station Hotel, located inside the Tokyo Station, on Sept. 24, 2012, when the new red-brick station building was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the stationmaster's office at Tokyo Station on Sept. 24, 2012, when the new red-brick station building was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the new red-brick Tokyo Station building on Sept. 24, 2012, when the inside of the station was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the inside of the southern dome of the new red-brick Tokyo Station building on Sept. 24, 2012, when it was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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Kagawa sets up equalizer as Man Utd edge Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, Britain - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Manchester United advances the ball on offense during the first half of a match against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, England on Sept. 23, 2012. At right is Steven Gerrard of Liverpool. United beat Liverpool 2-1.

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Kagawa sets up equalizer as Man Utd edge Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, Britain - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Manchester United vies for the ball with Raheem Sterling of Liverpool during the first half of a match against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, England on Sept. 23, 2012. United beat Liverpool 2-1.

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Man U's Kagawa in CL

MANCHESTER, Britain - Shinji Kagawa (front) of Manchester United dribbles with the ball during a Champions League match against Galatasaray in Manchester on Sept. 19, 2012. Kagawa returned from injury to set up the only goal in United's 1-0 home win.

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Fujimoto beats Welliver in heavyweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's No. 1 rated heavyweight boxer Kyotaro Fujimoto (R) hits WBC 15th-ranked Chauncy Welliver of the United States in the ninth round of his first fight against a world-ranked boxer in the heaviest class at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012. Fujimoto won with a unanimous decision.

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Fujimoto beats Welliver in heavyweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's No. 1 rated heavyweight boxer Kyotaro Fujimoto (L) celebrates after beating WBC 15th-ranked Chauncy Welliver of the United States with a unanimous decision in his first fight against a world-ranked boxer in the heaviest class at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012.

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Fujimoto beats Welliver in heavyweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's No. 1 rated heavyweight boxer Kyotaro Fujimoto (L) hits WBC 15th-ranked Chauncy Welliver of the United States in the sixth round of his first fight against a world-ranked boxer in the heaviest class at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012. Fujimoto won with a unanimous decision.

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Volkswagen's new subcompact "up!"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Volkswagen "up!" subcompact which the Japanese unit of the German automaker said on Sept. 18, 2012, it will begin selling in Japan on Oct. 1.

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Uehara saves

ARLINGTON, United States - Koji Uehara of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 16, 2012. Uehara recorded his first save in two years, striking out the only batter he faced in the ninth of a 2-1 victory.

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Iraq coach Zico

TOKYO, Japan - A Sept. 10, 2012, photo shows Iraq coach Zico attending a press conference in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 11, 2012, after a World Cup soccer qualifier in which Japan beat Iraq 1-0.

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Japan beat Iraq in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan forward Ryoichi Maeda (R) scores a header during the first half of a World Cup Group B Asian qualifier against Iraq at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Japan beat Iraq 1-0.

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Japan beat Iraq in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) and Hannover defender Hiroki Sakai (R) watch Japan's World Cup Group B Asian qualifier against Iraq at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Kagawa and Sakai were pulled out of the Japan squad for the game in which the hosts beat Iraq 1-0.

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Japan beat Iraq in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) and Hannover defender Hiroki Sakai (R) watch Japan's World Cup Group B Asian qualifier against Iraq at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Kagawa and Sakai were pulled out of the Japan squad for the game in which the hosts beat Iraq 1-0.

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Iraq coach Zico

TOKYO, Japan - A Sept. 10, 2012, photo shows Iraq coach Zico smiling during a press conference in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 10, 2012, before a World Cup soccer qualifier the following day in which Japan beat Iraq 1-0.

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Djokovic advances to U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot during a U.S. Open men's singles semifinal against Spain's David Ferrer in New York on Sept. 9, 2012. Djokovic won 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, advancing to the final against Britain's Andy Murray.

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Djokovic advances to U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot during a U.S. Open men's singles semifinal against Spain's David Ferrer in New York on Sept. 9, 2012. Djokovic won 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, advancing to the final against Britain's Andy Murray.

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H.K. people protest national education

HONG KONG, China - People gather in a rally in Hong Kong in Sept. 1, 2012, to protest the introduction of Chin's "Moral and National Education" curriculum in the territory's public schools.

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Federer out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a shot during his singles quarterfinal against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Federer lost 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

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Serena Williams advances to semis at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States plays a shot during her singles quarterfinal against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Williams won 6-1, 6-3, to advance to the semifinals.

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Del Potro advances to quarterfinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina plays a shot during his singles fourth-round match against Andy Roddick of the United States at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Del Potro won 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Roddick out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Roddick of the United States waves to spectators after being defeated by Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in his singles fourth-round match at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Roddick lost 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4. He will retire after the U.S. Open.

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Roddick out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Roddick of the United States plays a shot during his singles fourth-round match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Roddick lost 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4. He will retire after the U.S. Open.

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Roddick out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Roddick of the United States plays a shot during his singles fourth-round match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Roddick lost 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4. He will retire after the U.S. Open.

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Azarenka advances to semifinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (L) and Samantha Stosur of Australia clasp hands after their singles quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 4, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(5), to advance to the semifinals.

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Azarenka advances to semifinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus pumps her fist after defeating Samantha Stosur of Australia in her singles quarterfinal at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 4, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(5), to advance to the semifinals.

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Azarenka advances to semifinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a backhand return during her singles quarterfinal against Samantha Stosur of Australia at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 4, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(5), to advance to the semifinals.