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CHINA-CHONGQING-FULING SHALE GAS FIELD-PRODUCTION (CN)

(230923) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician carries out equipment maintenance at a well of the Fuling shale gas field in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 19, 2023. The Fuling shale gas field in Chongqing has produced over 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Sinopec, its developer and China's largest oil refiner. The gas field, which began commercial development in 2014, brings green and clean energy to more than 70 cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FULING SHALE GAS FIELD-PRODUCTION (CN)

(230923) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician carries out equipment maintenance at a well of the Fuling shale gas field in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 19, 2023. The Fuling shale gas field in Chongqing has produced over 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Sinopec, its developer and China's largest oil refiner. The gas field, which began commercial development in 2014, brings green and clean energy to more than 70 cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FULING SHALE GAS FIELD-PRODUCTION (CN)

(230923) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows workers carrying out production activities at a well of the Fuling shale gas field in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing. The Fuling shale gas field in Chongqing has produced over 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Sinopec, its developer and China's largest oil refiner. The gas field, which began commercial development in 2014, brings green and clean energy to more than 70 cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FULING SHALE GAS FIELD-PRODUCTION (CN)

(230923) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians carry out equipment maintenance at a well of the Fuling shale gas field in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 19, 2023. The Fuling shale gas field in Chongqing has produced over 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Sinopec, its developer and China's largest oil refiner. The gas field, which began commercial development in 2014, brings green and clean energy to more than 70 cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FULING SHALE GAS FIELD-PRODUCTION (CN)

(230923) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians tour as they perform equipment maintenance at a well of the Fuling shale gas field in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 19, 2023. The Fuling shale gas field in Chongqing has produced over 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Sinopec, its developer and China's largest oil refiner. The gas field, which began commercial development in 2014, brings green and clean energy to more than 70 cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FULING SHALE GAS FIELD-PRODUCTION (CN)

(230923) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows workers carrying out production activities at a well of the Fuling shale gas field in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing. The Fuling shale gas field in Chongqing has produced over 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Sinopec, its developer and China's largest oil refiner. The gas field, which began commercial development in 2014, brings green and clean energy to more than 70 cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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Himalaya Airlines launches Kathmandu-Qingdao flight

STORY: Himalaya Airlines launches Kathmandu-Qingdao flight DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Himalaya Airlines 2. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: Himalaya Airlines on Sunday started its inaugural flight from the Nepali capital of Kathmandu to Qingdao in Shandong Province of eastern China. The H97220 flight took off in the morning with 114 passengers aboard, and the return H97221 flight was scheduled to come back to Kathmandu in the evening. The airline is operating a round trip from Kathmandu to Qingdao on an A320 plane every Sunday. In June, the Kathmandu-based airline, a Nepal-China joint venture established in August 2014, resumed direct flights between Kathmandu and Beijing which were suspended for three years over the COVID-19. Every new air route added by Himalaya Airlines will bring new Chinese nationals to Nepal, and promote people-to-people exchanges and the tourism industry in Nepal, noted Chen Song, Ch

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Central Japan volcano Mt. Ontake erupts

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, at 4:19 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2014. The volcano erupted shortly before noon the same day.

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Central Japan volcano Mt. Ontake erupts

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, at 4:19 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2014. The volcano erupted shortly before noon the same day.

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Seiko's new Astron series shown in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Shinji Hattori (L), chairman and group CEO of Seiko Holdings Corp., and Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic show off Seiko Watch Corp.'s new Astron series on Aug. 19, 2014, in New York. The new series went on sale Sept. 19.

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Toyama Airport lobby crowed with Taiwanese tourists

TOYAMA, Japan - The arrival lobby of Toyama Airport, central Japan, is crowded with Taiwanese tourists on Sept. 19, 2014, as the Toyama prefectural government is promoting tourism during a period other than the popular Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route snow wall season.

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Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee in Japan

CHITOSE, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (L front) visits a stock farm in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Sept. 23, 2014. Lee arrived in Japan on Sept. 19 for a weeklong vacation. (Pool photo)

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All-wood town building in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the new municipal government building in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014. The building is made from local timber.

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Wooden Sumita town hall in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of Iwate Prefecture's new Sumita town office made of locally produced wood on Sept. 19, 2014. The old building was damaged by the 2011 earthquake.

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Inside of all-wood town building in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of a municipal government building, made of local wood, in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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Kuroda wins 11th as Yankees defeat Toronto

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda marks his 11th victory of the season on Sept. 19, 2014, as his team beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 in New York, the United States.

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U.N. chief rings Japan bell to mark int'l day of peace

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon rings the Japanese Peace Bell at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 19, 2014, at an event ahead of the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21.

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Japan, China, S. Korea finance chiefs hold 3-way meet

CAIRNS, Australia - The finance chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea pose ahead of their meeting in Cairns, Australia, on Sept. 19, 2014. (From L) Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso, South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Kyung Hwan, Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju Yeol.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - Pro golfer Park In Bee bears the torch as the 17th Asian Games kick off in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken Sept. 19, 2014, shows the cauldron of the sacred flame at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - South Korean athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese athletes take part in the entrance procession during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, led by the flag bearer, archer Kaori Kawanaka.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - North Korean athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese athletes take part in the entrance procession during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, led by the flag bearer, archer Kaori Kawanaka.

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Japan, Myanmar universities to promote academic exchanges

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichi Sawada (R), president of Akita University, shakes hands with Aung Thu, rector of the University of Yangon, after signing an agreement in Yangon on Sept. 19, 2014, to promote academic exchanges between the Japanese and Myanmar universities.

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Kin of Japanese abductees listen to gov't briefing

TOKYO, Japan - Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s attend a government briefing session on Pyongyang's reinvestigation into their fate in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014. Shigeo Iizuka (extreme R), who heads a group of abductee families, takes a note while Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie sitting next to him look on.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Female performers dance around a model horse during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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China unveils plan to combat climate change

BEIJING, China - Jie Zhenhua, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, speaks about China's plan to combat climate change at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2014.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Famed opera singer Sumi Jo sings during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Performers dance with colorful costumes during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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Selection of Kitakami as candidate site for ILC in doubt

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobutaka Shimada (R), professor emeritus at Kyushu University, announces the results of an investigation by his group at a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014, calling into question the selection of the Kitakami mountain range in Iwate Prefecture by a panel of physicists as Japan's candidate site for building the International Linear Collider.

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New nuclear regulator attends press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Geologist Akira Ishiwatari attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, after becoming a commissioner at Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority. Ishiwatari, a former Tohoku University professor, will oversee the assessment of earthquake and tsunami hazards that could affect nuclear plants.

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Aso, Lew agree Japan, U.S. should take lead in global recovery

CAIRNS, Australia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew talk before their official meeting in Cairns, Australia, on Sept. 19, 2014. The two agreed to seek sustainable economic recovery in their countries to ensure the global economy will continue to grow despite a slowdown in the eurozone.

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New material for cornea grafting made from swine collagen

MITO, Japan - A staff member at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, checks a new material made from swine collagen to be used for cornea grafting on Sept. 19, 2014, in the Ibaraki Prefecture city.

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Nikkei ends at 6-year-and-10-month high

TOKYO, Japan - A screen in Tokyo, Japan, shows the Nikkei stock index reaching a nearly seven-year high on Sept. 19, 2014, before closing at 16,321.17, its highest finish since Nov. 2, 2007.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Fireworks are shot off at the start of the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Fireworks are shot off at the start of the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye waves at the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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Data on U.S. H-bomb test show fishermen's radiation levels

TOKYO, Japan - Documents related to the 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, released by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Sept. 19, 2014, include the levels of radiation exposure suffered by crew members of fishing boats operating near the atoll.

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New nuclear regulator attends press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Satoru Tanaka attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, after becoming a commissioner at Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority. Tanaka, a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, said at the press conference he will do his job "on the basis of science and technology."

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2nd terminal at Pyongyang airport nears completion

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Construction of the second terminal at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, shown in this photo taken on Sept. 19, 2014, is scheduled for completion around Oct. 10.

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Japan releases documents related to Bikini H-bomb test

TOKYO, Japan - Masatoshi Yamashita, executive director of the Kochi Prefecture Pacific Ocean Nuclear Test Suffering Support Center, speaks about the 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, after receiving related documents released by the Japanese government at the request of the group.

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Incheon Asian Games to kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - People hail a torch bearer before the opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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Dengue virus infection suspected at Tokyo's Ueno Park

TOKYO, Japan - A worker sprays insecticide to get rid of mosquitoes at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014, following a report that a woman in her 20s may have been infected with the dengue virus after a mosquito bite there.

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Incheon Asian Games to kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - A man shows excitement before the opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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Incheon Asian Games to kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - A little girl waves South Korean flags at a stadium before the opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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Whale meat-based meals for cafeteria at LDP office

TOKYO, Japan - Whale meat-based meals are shown as additions to a cafeteria menu at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014.

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Japanese, Russian researchers hold seaweed-tasting event

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russians try out seaweed-based dishes at a tasting event held in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 19, 2014, organized by Japanese and Russian researchers to promote the use of seaweed in meals in the country.

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Former Japanese PM Mori meets with S. Korean Pres. Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye get ready for their talks on Sept. 19, 2014, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. It was the first time for Park to meet individually with a leading Japanese figure since late July. (Pool photo)

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Japan scholar serves seaweed soup at tasting event in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Koji Miyauchi (L), lecturer at Nihon University's College of Bioresource Sciences in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo, serves seaweed soup to participants in a tasting event held in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 19, 2014, by Japanese and Russian researchers to promote the use of seaweed in dishes in the country.