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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-AUTISM CHILDREN-TEACHER (CN)

(240402) -- GUIYANG, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Sept. 21, 2010 shows Zhao Xinling (1st R) speaking during a care event for children with autism at the "Loving Home for Children" Special Education and Rehabilitation Center in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Teacher guides children with autism toward bright futures" (Xinhua/Li Jingya)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A local driver is pictured beside a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 2, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line pulling in the Marina Station in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) and a local driver co-drive a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line prepares for departure at Mile 2 Station in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Forum on Confucius culture opens in east China

STORY: Forum on Confucius culture opens in east China DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the Nishan Forum on World Civilizations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHUNG CHAE GUN, President of Institute of Korean Confucian Culture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROGER T. AMES, Vice Chairman of International Confucian Association STORYLINE: A forum on Confucius culture kicked off Wednesday in the city of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, the birthplace of the prominent Chinese philosopher. The Nishan Forum on World Civilizations, the ninth since its inception in 2010, has attracted 330 foreign guests, including politicians, representatives from international organizations, diplomats to China, experts and scholars. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHUNG CHAE GUN, President of Institute of Korean Confucian Culture "The philosophy of Confucianism is based on relationship between humans and relationship between human and environment.

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Athletes' aspirations at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Athletes' aspirations at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 19th Asian Games venues 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEE LEE DARIUS YAP, Singaporean athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): VLEIRY TARAZI, Palestinian swimmer STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is currently underway in China's Zhejiang. The Games marks China's third time hosting the Asiad, following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some athletes have expressed their expectations for the Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEE LEE DARIUS YAP, Singaporean athlete "Our expectation for the Asian Games is to finish top of it. It (Hangzhou) is quite a beautiful city. So I think we wish our team all the best to finish the Asian Games strong." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player "This is my second Asian Games. It is a very nice place and very nice organization. I

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Non-profit music school in Cairo provides life-changing opportunities for underprivileged youths

STORY: Non-profit music school in Cairo provides life-changing opportunities for underprivileged youths DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students learning instruments 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED MAGDY, Drummer 3. various of the music school 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AMIRA ELSEBAAI, Executive manager of the DAR STORYLINE: In the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district of Historic Cairo, the House of Art and Culture (DAR), adjacent to the perimeter wall of the Al-Azhar Park, is surrounded by dozens of small workshops. Aiming to help the young in this underprivileged area to have a better future, the DAR opened the Darab Ahmar Art School (DAAS) in 2010, a non-profit project that requires neither fees, education qualifications, nor social prerequisites for boys and girls aged 12 to 18 to empower them to have alternative job opportunities other than manual labor. "Our main goal is to help students study music and find suitable jobs with good salaries for

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Scientist holds model of 'Hayabusa' asteroid explorer

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Shogo Tachibana, an associate professor at a Hokkaido University graduate school, holds a model of the "Hayabusa" (falcon) unmanned space probe that brought back dust particles from the asteroid Itokawa in 2010 in this file photo taken in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 18, 2014. The Hayabusa 2 asteroid explorer is set to be launched into space on Nov. 30.

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Djokovic wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R), the 2011 U.S. Open men's singles champion, and runner-up Rafael Nadal of Spain hold their trophies in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. The first-seeded Djokovic dethroned 2010 champion Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the final of the tennis tournament.

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Nadal in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a shot against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. Djokovic dethroned 2010 champion Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 to win his first career U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam title of 2011.

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - Whaling boats turn bottlenose dolphins into nets in Hatakejiri Bay off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2, 2010.

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Advertisement in Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - Photo taken by a tourist in Pyongyang on Sept. 29, 2010, shows a billboard advertising computer numerical control machine tools which North Korea manufactured and the rocket carrying the ''Kwangmyongsong-2'' satellite.

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Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) is awarded for reaching 200 hits for a 10th consecutive season in a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210 the same day, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

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Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) is awarded for reaching 200 hits for a 10th consecutive season in a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210 the same day, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

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Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets an infield hit in the ninth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss.

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Matsui 1-for-4

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to right in the second inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Sept. 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 in his team's 3-2 loss.

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Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss.

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Matsui 1-for-4

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to right in the second inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Sept. 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 in his team's 3-2 loss.

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Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Kimiko Date Krumm (front) and Ayumi Morita play against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the women's doubles first round at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Dulko and Pennetta won 6-2, 7-5.

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Matsui goes 2-for-2

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui (L) celebrates with Torii Hunter after the team beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Sept. 28, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Matsui went 2-for-2 and drove in one run.

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Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 28, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in the team's 3-1 win.

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Matsui goes 2-for-2

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui runs to first after grounding with one out and runners on second and third in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 28, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Matsui went 2-for-2 and drove in one run in the team's 3-2 win.

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Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010. Murton went 2-for-4 and rewrote the Central League record for the most hits in a season with 205 in a 5-7 loss.

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Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010. Murton went 2-for-4 and rewrote the Central League record for the most hits in a season with 205 in a 5-7 loss.

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Hori selected as executive director of International PEN

TOKYO, Japan - Takeaki Hori, writer and anthropologist, speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 28, 2010, after being named executive director of International PEN. It is the first time that the organization's No. 2 post has been filled by a member who does not hail from the United States or Europe.

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Ichiro 2-for-4

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles in the third inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his team's 6-2 win, bringing his season hit total to 205 in his 10th straight 200-hit season.

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Ichiro 2-for-4

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his team's 6-2 win, bringing his season hit total to 205 in his 10th straight 200-hit season.

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Ichiro 2-for-4

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles in the third inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his team's 6-2 win, bringing his season hit total to 205 in his 10th straight 200-hit season.

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Ichiro 2-for-4

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his team's 6-2 win, bringing his season hit total to 205 in his 10th straight 200-hit season.

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Ichiro 2-for-4

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after singling in the third inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his team's 6-2 win, bringing his season hit total to 205 in his 10th straight 200-hit season.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs past first after doubling in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ishikawa at Panasonic Open

KOBE, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits an approach shot from the rough on the 18th hole during the first round of the Panasonic Open at Rokko Kokusai Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 24, 2010. Ishikawa shot a 2-under 69, two shots out of first place shared by four, on the first day of the tournament.

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Ishikawa at Panasonic Open

KOBE, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa tees off in the first round of the Panasonic Open at the Rokko Kokusai Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 24, 2010. Ishikawa shot a 2-under 69, two shots out of first place shared by four, on the first day of the tournament.

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Date Krumm loses at Korea Open

SEOUL, South Korea - Defending Champion Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan returns the ball to Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the women's singles quarterfinal of the Korea Open in Seoul on Sept. 24, 2010. Date Krumm lost 2-6, 7-6, 3-6.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-3 vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) scores on a grounder by Hank Conger in the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 21, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in a 2-0 victory over the Rangers.

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Angels' Santana shuts out Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui high-fives pitcher Ervin Santana who shut out the Texas Rangers 2-0 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 21, 2010.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-3 vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits a double to right field in the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 21, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in a 2-0 victory over the Rangers.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-3 vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui runs to second after hitting a double in the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 21, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in a 2-0 victory over the Rangers.

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Ichiro surpasses 3,500 career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the eighth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers on Sept. 18, 2010, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Ichiro surpassed 3,500 hits for his career in the U.S. major leagues and in Japan combined, going 2-for-4 in the Mariners' 6-1 loss.

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Ichiro goes hitless against Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki returns to the dugout after popping out to right during the seventh inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field on Sept. 19, 2010. Ichiro went hitless as his team won 2-1.

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Mariners beat Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) and other players high-five teammates after beating the Texas Rangers 2-1 at Safeco Field on Sept. 19, 2010.

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N. Korea-Britain friendly

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Players of North Korea and Britain play a women's soccer friendly in Pyongyang on Sept. 19, 2010, to commemorate the 10th anniversary in December of the launch of bilateral diplomatic relations. North Korea won 6-2.

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Ichiro marks 3,500th career hit

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single off Texas Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee in the first inning of a game, marking the 3,500th hit of his career in the major leagues and in Japan combined, at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 18, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4, as the team lost 6-1.

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Ichiro marks 3,500th career hit

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after hitting an infield single off Texas Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee (R) in the first inning of a game at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 18, 2010. Ichiro marked the 3,500th hit of his career in the major leagues and in Japan combined. He went 2-for-4, as the team lost 6-1.

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Ichiro marks 3,500th career hit

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single off Texas Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee in the first inning of a game, marking the 3,500th hit of his career in the major leagues and in Japan combined, at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 18, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4, as the team lost 6-1.