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(SkyEye) CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-SILK ROAD

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 13, 2023 shows the site of Talgar in Kazakhstan. About 2,000 years ago, in the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 25), a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian began his expedition to the Western Regions and opened a trade route that later became the Silk Road. In 2014, a joint application by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan led to the recognition of "the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spanning thousands of miles and thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road was not only a route for trade and barter, but also a route for exchanges between civilizations, making a significant contribution to the development and progress of human society. (Photo by Alisher Bayazitov/Xinhua)

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

(230913) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 25, 2014 shows Laqini Bayika hugging the body of a yak that got hurt and died during patrols 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 th

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New Japan LDP leadership

Yuko Obuchi, new election strategy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023, for a past scandal over misuse of political funds that led to her stepping down from a ministerial post in 2014.

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Ex-classmates of abduction victim sing at concert

TOKYO, Japan - Former elementary and junior high school classmates of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese woman abducted to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, sing at a concert in Niigata, northwestern Japan, on the Sea of Japan coast on Sept. 21, 2014.

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Parade to celebrate founding of Kuril District

TOKYO, Japan - A parade to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Kuril District is held on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept. 13, 2014.

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Ichinojo wins 2 prizes at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Tenth-ranked maegashira Ichinojo of Mongolia poses with the trophies for the Outstanding Performance Prize and the Fighting Spirit Prize at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014, after ending the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a 13-2 record.

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Ichinojo wins 2 prizes at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Tenth-ranked maegashira Ichinojo of Mongolia (back) pushes sixth-ranked maegashira Aminishiki out of the ring on the final day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014. Ichinojo won both the Outstanding Performance Prize and the Fighting Spirit Prize with a 13-2 record.

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Their eyes covered with food wrap to protect against pepper-spray, students stage a sit-in outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Flanked by riot police, students stage a sit-in outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Students (R side) scuffle with police officers outside government headquarters in Hong Kong before dawn on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Thousands of H.K. students boycott classes for democracy

HONG KONG, China - Thousands of students in Hong Kong attend a rally at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Sept. 22, 2014, to kick-start a weeklong boycott of classes in the fight for democracy. According to the Federation of Students, about 13,000 students from 25 tertiary education institutions, including eight major universities, skipped classes to attend the rally in what is said to be the biggest school boycott in Hong Kong history.

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Visa-free delegation meets with Russian residents

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2014, on Russian-held Etorofu Island off Hokkaido shows members of a visa-free delegation from Hokkaido meeting with local residents. The delegation returned home on Sept. 15. (Pool photo)

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Director Liman wins 'Japan cool content award'

LOS ANGELES, California - Doug Liman (C), director of the film "All You Need Is Kill" based on a Japanese sci-fi novel and featuring Tom Cruise, attends an award ceremony for the "Japan Cool Content Contribution Award" at the residence of Japan's consul general in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 13, 2014. Cruise also won an award.

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Kawashima hangs on but Liege lose 3-5 to Oostende

LIEGE, Belgium - Eiji Kawashima of Standard Liege (top L) makes a save in the second half of a Belgian first division match against KV Oostende in Liege on Sept. 13, 2014. Liege suffered a 5-3 loss.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan midfielder Emi Nakajima (R) scores her side's fifth goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan striker Megumi Takase (2nd from L) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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Kagawa scores on return to Dortmund

DORTMUND, Germany - Shinji Kagawa of Dortmund celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half of a Bundesliga game against Freiburg in Dortmund, Germany, on Sept. 13, 2014. The Japan international also set up another goal in Dortmund's 3-1 win.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, poses for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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World's 1st Formula E season begins in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A racing car of Amiln Auri driven by Takuma Sato of Japan runs past the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, the main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, during a qualifying session for the Formula E all-electric auto race on Sept. 13, 2014, the opening day of the first all-electric global racing season. The FIA, the motor racing governing body, will hold 10 races in cities around the world until June next year.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, shake hands with tennis fans at Narita International Airport outside Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, upon his arrival there. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori (R), the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, receives flowers from Nobuo Kuroyanagi, chairman of the Japan Tennis Association, during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan defender Kana Nagafune (5) scores her side's fourth goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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World's 1st Formula E season begins in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Racing cars hum past the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, the main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, during the Formula E all-electric auto race on Sept. 13, 2014, the opening day of the first all-electric global racing season. The FIA, the motor racing governing body, will hold 10 races in cities around the world until June next year.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, smiles during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, smiles as he arrived at Narita International Airport outside Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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WFP head says food aid essential for Ebola patients

TOKYO, Japan - Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014. She said food aid for quarantined people in West Africa due to the Ebola outbreak is essential to stop the spread of the disease. She was in Japan to attend the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo.

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Japan PM Abe vows efforts to protect rights of women

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, the second day of the three-day international symposium. Abe vowed efforts to protect the rights of women in developing countries and conflict-affected regions.

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Japan PM Abe vows efforts to protect rights of women

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, the second day of the three-day international symposium. Abe vowed efforts to protect the rights of women in developing countries and conflict-affected regions.

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2-day Danjiri Festival in Kishiwada begins

OSAKA, Japan - A danjiri, an elaborately carved traditional wooden float, is pulled by neighborhood people through a street in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014, as the annual two-day Danjiri Festival began. The festival features 34 teams pulling floats at breakneck speeds, with neighborhood leaders hopping and dancing on the top of the floats.

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2-day Danjiri Festival in Kishiwada begins

OSAKA, Japan - A danjiri, an elaborately carved traditional wooden float, is pulled by neighborhood people through a street in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014, as the annual two-day Danjiri Festival began. The festival features 34 teams pulling floats at breakneck speeds, with neighborhood leaders hopping and dancing on the top of the floats.

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9/11 memorial ceremony on Staten Island

NEW YORK, United States - A ceremony is held on Staten Island, off Manhattan, on Sept. 11, 2014, to mourn for the firefighters who lost their lives while responding to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 13 years earlier.

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N. Korean abductee's mother voices hope in book

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at age 13, holds her book "Ai wa Akiramenai" (Love Never Gives Up) at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014. The book charts her own ordeal, from desperation to hope for her daughter's safe return, as well as recent developments such as her meeting with a daughter of Megumi.

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New wing opens at Kyoto National Museum

KYOTO, Japan - Buddha statues are exhibited in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing of the Kyoto National Museum in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2014, during a press preview prior to the official opening on Sept. 13. The wing, a replacement of an old facility, features a combination of contemporary and traditional Japanese architectural designs.

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Torch relay for Asian Games starts in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - A woman holds up the 2014 Asian Games torch in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 13, 2014, as the torch relay started in the city. The torch will be relayed across the country before the Asian Games scheduled to begin in the city on Sept. 19.

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Torch relay for Asian Games starts in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - A woman holds up the 2014 Asian Games torch in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 13, 2014, as the torch relay started in the city. The torch will be relayed across the country before the Asian Games scheduled to begin in the city on Sept. 19.

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Torch relay for Asian Games starts in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong Bok (L) and Kim Young Soo, executive president of the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee, put together torches lit in New Delhi, India, and in Incheon during a ceremony in the South Korean city on Aug. 13, 2014, before the start of the torch relay for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 Asian Games. The Olympic Council of Asia picked New Delhi for the occasion because it hosted the inaugural Asian Games in 1951.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012 (top), one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and after the tree was cut down, preserved and replanted in the same place on Feb. 13, 2014 (bottom).

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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.

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4th World Nomad Games concludes in Türkiye

STORY: 4th World Nomad Games concludes in Türkiye DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony (Ihlas news agency) 2. various of the 4th World Nomad Games 3. hundreds of people who come to watch nomad games (Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The 4th World Nomad Games where international teams competed in traditional nomadic sports under the motto "We are One: From Tradition to Future!" concluded in Türkiye on Sunday. According to the state-run Anadolu agency, over 3,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and regions competed in 13 ethnic sports native to Central Asia in the fourth edition of the bi-yearly festival. Initially organized in 2014 by Kyrgyzstan, the event kicked off in the lake-side town of Iznik in the northwestern province of Bursa on Sept. 29. The athletes participated in a series of different types of hunting sports, traditional archery, horse games and races, wrestling, and martial arts. Apa

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Ichinojo wins 2 prizes at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Tenth-ranked maegashira Ichinojo of Mongolia poses with the trophies for the Outstanding Performance Prize and the Fighting Spirit Prize at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014, after ending the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a 13-2 record. (Kyodo)

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Ichinojo wins 2 prizes at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Tenth-ranked maegashira Ichinojo of Mongolia (back) pushes sixth-ranked maegashira Aminishiki out of the ring on the final day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014. Ichinojo won both the Outstanding Performance Prize and the Fighting Spirit Prize with a 13-2 record. (Kyodo)

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Flanked by riot police, students stage a sit-in outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested. (Kyodo)

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Students (R side) scuffle with police officers outside government headquarters in Hong Kong before dawn on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested. (Kyodo)

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Director Liman wins 'Japan cool content award'

LOS ANGELES, California - Doug Liman (C), director of the film "All You Need Is Kill" based on a Japanese sci-fi novel and featuring Tom Cruise, attends an award ceremony for the "Japan Cool Content Contribution Award" at the residence of Japan's consul general in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 13, 2014. Cruise also won an award. (Kyodo)

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Kawashima hangs on but Liege lose 3-5 to Oostende

LIEGE, Belgium - Eiji Kawashima of Standard Liege (top L) makes a save in the second half of a Belgian first division match against KV Oostende in Liege on Sept. 13, 2014. Liege suffered a 5-3 loss. (Kyodo)

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Kagawa scores on return to Dortmund

DORTMUND, Germany - Shinji Kagawa of Dortmund celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half of a Bundesliga game against Freiburg in Dortmund, Germany, on Sept. 13, 2014. The Japan international also set up another goal in Dortmund's 3-1 win. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan midfielder Emi Nakajima (R) scores her side's fifth goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, poses for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan defender Kana Nagafune (5) scores her side's fourth goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0. (Kyodo)