Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Pope Francis Meets With Young People Of Scholas Occurrentes - Jakarta

Pope Francis meets with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 4, 2024. LEFT: Jose Maria del Corral the President of Scholas Occurrentes. Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation is an international non-profit organization created by Pope Francis in 2013, that works with youth in more than 190 countries to educate them in the ‘Culture of Encounter’ through arts, sports, and technology. Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and brings to 65 the countries he will have visited. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Meets With Young People Of Scholas Occurrentes - Jakarta

Pope Francis meets with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 4, 2024. Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation is an international non-profit organization created by Pope Francis in 2013, that works with youth in more than 190 countries to educate them in the ‘Culture of Encounter’ through arts, sports, and technology. Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and brings to 65 the countries he will have visited. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Meets With Young People Of Scholas Occurrentes - Jakarta

Pope Francis meets with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 4, 2024. Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation is an international non-profit organization created by Pope Francis in 2013, that works with youth in more than 190 countries to educate them in the ‘Culture of Encounter’ through arts, sports, and technology. Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and brings to 65 the countries he will have visited. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Meets With Young People Of Scholas Occurrentes - Jakarta

Pope Francis meets with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 4, 2024. Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation is an international non-profit organization created by Pope Francis in 2013, that works with youth in more than 190 countries to educate them in the ‘Culture of Encounter’ through arts, sports, and technology. Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and brings to 65 the countries he will have visited. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Meets With Young People Of Scholas Occurrentes - Jakarta

Pope Francis meets with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 4, 2024. Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation is an international non-profit organization created by Pope Francis in 2013, that works with youth in more than 190 countries to educate them in the ‘Culture of Encounter’ through arts, sports, and technology. Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and brings to 65 the countries he will have visited. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Meets With Young People Of Scholas Occurrentes - Jakarta

Pope Francis meets with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 4, 2024. Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation is an international non-profit organization created by Pope Francis in 2013, that works with youth in more than 190 countries to educate them in the ‘Culture of Encounter’ through arts, sports, and technology. Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and brings to 65 the countries he will have visited. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Meets With Young People Of Scholas Occurrentes - Jakarta

Pope Francis meets with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 4, 2024. Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation is an international non-profit organization created by Pope Francis in 2013, that works with youth in more than 190 countries to educate them in the ‘Culture of Encounter’ through arts, sports, and technology. Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and brings to 65 the countries he will have visited. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Meets With Young People Of Scholas Occurrentes - Jakarta

Pope Francis meets with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 4, 2024. Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation is an international non-profit organization created by Pope Francis in 2013, that works with youth in more than 190 countries to educate them in the ‘Culture of Encounter’ through arts, sports, and technology. Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and brings to 65 the countries he will have visited. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

AUSTRIA-CHINA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a monument of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna, Austria. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/He Canling)

E

AUSTRIA-CHINA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese students Huang Yunyu (R), Huang Yunwen (C) and Wang Jiaxi choose books in a library of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 13, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Photo by Han Lu/Xinhua)

E

AUSTRIA-CHINA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese student Huang Yunwen selects books in a library of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 13, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Photo by Han Lu/Xinhua)

E

AUSTRIA-CHINA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese students Huang Yunyu (L), Huang Yunwen (C) and Wang Jiaxi scan music sheets as academic material at a library of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 13, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Photo by Han Lu/Xinhua)

E

AUSTRIA-CHINA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Nanjing University Traditional Chinese Orchestra perform in Graz, Austria, Sept. 30, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/He Canling)

E

CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Shen Fanxiu (L) instructs as a student practices "Fantasy in F Minor, K. 608" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on a pipe organ at Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, on Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

E

CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Chen Guang (R) instructs as a student practices "Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major" by Franz Joseph Haydn at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

E

CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Song Yuanming (L) looks on as a student practices the operetta "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss Jr. at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

E

CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Wei Danwen (back) explains as a student practices "Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

E

CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members from the Vienna Boys' Choir perform in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Yu Bing (2nd L) demonstrates as students learn "The Lark Quartet" by Franz Joseph Haydn at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

E

CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-BORDER PATROLMAN-LEGACY (CN)

(230913) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 28, 2013 shows Laqini Bayika patrolling with his yaks at the border areas in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, located in China's far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, usually sees a surge in tourism in September. For many tourists from across the country, the house where the "role model of the times" Laqini Bayika lived is a place they must pay a visit. Bayika Kalidibek, Laqini's 71-year-old father, always tell them about the life of his son. Born in a small village in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Laqini grew up tough on the Pamir Plateau in a harsh environment. With an average elevation of over 4,000 meters, his hometown borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Patrolling the border has been a tradition for many locals. Laqini's father and grandfather were both border patrolmen, and he started to carry on the mission in 2004.

E

Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A starfish clings to a straw hat, found by a diver in 4-meter-deep water off a beach in the city of Kobe, on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Four World Trade Center

NEW YORK, United States - Architect Fumihiko Maki speaks at the opening of Four World Trade Center in lower Manhattan on Nov. 13, 2013. The building was the first to open on the original site since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

E

Four World Trade Center

NEW YORK, United States - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (C) and President and CEO of Silverstein Properties Larry Silverstein (R) cut the ceremonial ribbon at the opening of Four World Trade Center on Nov. 13, 2013 in lower Manhattan. The building was the first to open on the original World Trade Center site after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

E

Four World Trade Center

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2013, shows Four World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The building was the first to open on Nov. 13, 2013, on the original site since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

E

Photographer awarded for revealing Kyrgyz bride kidnappings

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 13, 2013, in Tokyo shows Noriko Hayashi, a photojournalist who has become the first Japanese to win the top honor called the Visa d'or feature award at the Visa pour l'Image Festival in Perpignan, southern France, for a series of photos depicting the kidnapping of a woman for a forced marriage.

E

59.60-carat pink diamond

GENEVA, Switzerland - Photo taken in Geneva on Sept. 25, 2013, shows a 59.60-carat pink diamond. Sotheby's said the same day the Pink Star diamond was mined in Africa in 1999. It will be auctioned in the Swiss city on Nov. 13.

E

Golden horse figurine

TOKYO, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry unveils a horse figurine made of pure gold at the Ginza Tanaka main shop in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013. The 13-centimeter-high figurine, produced to mark the 2014 Year of the Horse according to the Chinese astrological calendar, would sell for 1.78 million yen based on the day's gold market prices.

E

China air pollution

BEIJING, China - A woman wears a mask during heavy air pollution in Beijing, China, on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Cappadocia

GOREME, Turkey - Japanese tourists take pictures in Goreme in Cappadocia, central Turkey, on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Tunisian tourism minister

TOKYO, Japan - Jamel Gamra, the Tunisian minister of tourism, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Tanks holding toxic water at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A worker dismantles a tank at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sept. 13, 2013. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, is storing in hundreds of huge tanks toxic water accumulating as a result of continuing water injections into the three reactors that suffered meltdowns. But water recently leaked from one of the tanks, seen second from left. (Pool photo)

E

Tanks holding toxic water at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of a committee set up by the Fukushima prefectural government to monitor the process toward decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant inspect tanks holding toxic water at the plant on Sept. 13, 2013. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese ambassador to U.N.

NEW YORK, Japan - Motohide Yoshikawa, Japan's new ambassador to the United Nations, holds a press conference in New York on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Japan, Mongolia leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag (standing) gives a speech during a dinner party at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen to the right. (Pool photo)

E

Japan, Mongolia leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Tanks holding toxic water at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 13, 2013, shows tanks holding toxic water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Sandbags are piled up around the tanks. (Pool photo)

E

Tanks holding toxic water at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of a committee set up by the Fukushima prefectural government to monitor the process toward decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant inspect tanks holding toxic water at the plant on Sept. 13, 2013. Water recently leaked from one of the tanks. (Pool photo)

E

Tanks holding toxic water at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 13, 2013, shows tanks holding toxic water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Water recently leaked from the second tank on the right. (Pool photo)

E

Tanks holding toxic water at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of a committee set up by the Fukushima prefectural government to monitor the process toward decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant inspect tanks holding toxic water at the plant on Sept. 13, 2013. Water recently leaked from one of the tanks. (Pool photo)

E

Seven Star train

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows a passenger compartment of Kyushu Railway Co.'s 3 billion yen ($30.13 million) Seven Star luxury sleeper train unveiled to the press during an event at a rolling stock factory in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2013, ahead of the train's inauguration on Oct. 15.

E

Japan's research whaling

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 13, 2013, shows a minke whale aboard the No. 7 Katsu Maru off Kushiro, Hokkaido. The media was invited that day to witness Japan's research whaling, which began Sept. 6 in the area and will end after 60 minke whales are taken. (Pool photo)

E

Seven Star train

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows a lounge car of Kyushu Railway Co.'s 3 billion yen ($30.13 million) Seven Star luxury sleeper train unveiled to the press during an event at a rolling stock factory in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2013, ahead of the train's inauguration on Oct. 15.

E

Seven Star train

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows a passenger compartment of Kyushu Railway Co.'s 3 billion yen ($30.13 million) Seven Star luxury sleeper train unveiled to the press during an event at a rolling stock factory in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2013, ahead of the train's inauguration on Oct. 15.

E

Japan, Mongolia leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag attend a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Japan, Mongolia leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) holds talks with Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag (far L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Japan, Mongolia leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2013.

E

Anti-terrorism drill

BOGOR, Indonesia - An anti-terrorism drill is held in Bogor, Indonesia, on Sept. 13, 2013, under an assumption of rescuing hostages from a hijacked vessel transporting liquefied natural gas. The practice was carried out within the framework of 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations members plus eight other countries including Japan, China, the United States and Russia.

E

Mongolian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (R) meets with Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

E

Seven Star train

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co. unveils its 3 billion yen ($30.13 million) Seven Star luxury sleeper train to the press during an event at a rolling stock factory in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2013, ahead of its inauguration on Oct. 15.

E

Seven Star train

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows a lounge car of Kyushu Railway Co.'s 3 billion yen ($30.13 million) Seven Star luxury sleeper train unveiled to the press during an event at a rolling stock factory in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2013, ahead of the train's inauguration on Oct. 15.