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

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students display the travel cards for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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 staff member introduces the route schematic map of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line to students in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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 passenger takes selfies while taking a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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) -- People exit from the Marina Station after getting off a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 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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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With breakdancing and esports making their debuts as official medal sports, the Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events, with participation from over 10,000 athletes from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia members. China clinched 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally and bettering its previous best record of 199 golds at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. The 4th Asian Para Games took place in Hangzhou from October 22 to 28, with China winning 214 golds and 521 overall to top the medal tally for the fourth consecutive time. This file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2023 shows a view of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east Ch

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With breakdancing and esports making their debuts as official medal sports, the Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events, with participation from over 10,000 athletes from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia members. China clinched 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally and bettering its previous best record of 199 golds at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. The 4th Asian Para Games took place in Hangzhou from October 22 to 28, with China winning 214 golds and 521 overall to top the medal tally for the fourth consecutive time. This file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2023 shows flag bearers carring the Chinese national flag into the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium during the opening ceremony of

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 28, 2023 shows the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 28, 2023 shows the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 28, 2023 shows the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 28, 2023 shows a plum blossoms scenic spot in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 28, 2023 shows Qianjiang new town in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Sept. 15, 2019 shows team Spain celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Spain and Argentina at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Beijing, capital of China. Spain overtook the United States to become the new No. 1 team in the FIBA men's world rankings released on November 18. Spain is only the second team to top the rankings since 2010, ending a 12-year run of the United States holding the top position. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Ichiro fails to mark 11th straight season of 200 hits

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows batting by Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners in (from upper L to R) 2001 to 2005 and (from bottom L to R) 2006 to 2010, when Suzuki had 200 hits for 10 consecutive seasons, a major league record. Suzuki ended the season with 184 hits on Sept. 28, 2011, snapping the streak at 10.

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Myanmar refugees in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A married couple who are refugees from Myanmar attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2011. Five families, including the couple's, arrived in Japan in 2010 as the first batch of 90 refugees from Myanmar that the Japanese government plans to accept from the Mera refugee camp in northwestern Thailand over a three-year period. The couple's family and another family have refused to work for a farm in Chiba Prefecture where they settled due to the working conditions.

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Syria promotes tourism

TOKYO, Japan - Children play at the ruins of a church from the 4th and 5th centuries in a village outside of Aleppo in northern Syria on Sept. 28, 2010.

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Hiroshima Peace Watch reset

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Peace Watch in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which has been counting the days from the most recent nuclear test, is reset to 28 days on Oct. 13, 2010. The United States declared that it conducted a subcritical nuclear test on Sept. 15 in a Nevada underground test site.

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N. Korea celebrates Kim's reelection as general sec'y

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a major rally in Pyongyang on Sept. 30, 2010, to celebrate the reelection of leader Kim Jong Il as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea on Sept. 28.

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N. Korea celebrates Kim's reelection as general sec'y

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a major rally in Pyongyang on Sept. 30, 2010, to celebrate the reelection of leader Kim Jong Il as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea on Sept. 28.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dives for the ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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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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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches in a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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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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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dives for the ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 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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N. Koreans celebrate holding of ruling party conference

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of North Korean people stage musical performances in Pyongyang to celebrate the holding of a major conference of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Sept. 28, 2010, after national leader Kim Jong Il made his third son Jong Un a military general. The move is believed to have paved the way for another hereditary power transfer in the communist state.

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Humanoid 'actress' at Nagoya theater

NAGOYA, Japan - An actress (R) takes part in a rehearsal with humanoid robot Geminoid F, developed by researchers at Osaka University, at a theater in Nagoya on Sept. 28, 2010. The remote-controlled robot ''reads'' poems in front of the actress who plays a dying person in the play ''Sayonara'' which opens Sept. 30 at Aichi Triennale, an international arts festival in Nagoya.

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Humanoid 'actress' at Nagoya theater

NAGOYA, Japan - An actress (R) takes part in a rehearsal with humanoid robot Geminoid F, developed by researchers at Osaka University, at a theater in Nagoya on Sept. 28, 2010. The remote-controlled robot ''reads'' poems in front of the actress who plays a dying person in the play ''Sayonara'' which opens Sept. 30 at Aichi Triennale, an international arts festival in Nagoya.

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'Cosplay' event in Rome

ROME, Italy - Riyoko Ikeda (C), author of the manga ''Rose of Versailles,'' dressed as Marie Antoinette, one of the main characters in the comic, take part in an international costume event at the Square of Spain in Rome on Sept. 28, 2010. Around 50 people dressed up as Japanese comic book and animation characters gathered for the second annual event, which is part of an international comic book, animation and game festival called ''Romics.''

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Yokota calls for gov't actions on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agent in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 28, 2010. Yokota called on the Japanese government to tackle the abduction issue with determination to improve the situation.

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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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N. Koreans celebrate reelection of Kim as national leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean citizens dance to celebrate the reelection of Kim Jong Il as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at a square in Pyongyang on Sept. 28, 2010. Kim also has made his third son Jong Un a military general prior to a party conference, bolstering the view that the heir apparent is on his way to becoming the country's next leader.

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N. Koreans celebrate holding of ruling party conference

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of North Korean people stage musical performances in Pyongyang to celebrate the holding of a major conference of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Sept. 28, 2010, after national leader Kim Jong Il made his third son Jong Un a military general. The move is believed to have paved the way for another hereditary power transfer in the communist state.

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PM Kan on N. Korea situations

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Kan said Japan is closely watching the latest moves in North Korea.

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N. Koreans celebrate reelection of Kim as national leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean students dance to celebrate the reelection of Kim Jong Il as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at a square in Pyongyang on Sept. 28, 2010. Kim also has made his third son Jong Un a military general prior to a party conference, bolstering the view that the heir apparent is on his way to becoming the country's next leader.

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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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Myanmar refugees arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Refugees from Myanmar arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo from Thailand, their country of asylum, on Sept. 28, 2010, under the U.N.-promoted third country resettlement program.

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Consumer loan firm Takefuji files for court-backed rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Junichi Yoshida (2nd from L), president of consumer loan firm Takefuji Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Takefuji, burdened by mounting claims by customers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges, filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court the same day.

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Chinese spokeswoman Jiang Yu at press conference

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2010. She called for sincere and practical actions by Japan to mend bilateral relations that have been strained over maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands.

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Date Krumm advances to 3rd round of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm responds as spectators celebrate her 40th birthday by singing a song at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Date Krumm advanced to the third round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament by defeating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in a women's singles second round match.

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Foreign Minister Maehara on maritime collisions

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Maehara said Japan needs to explain to the world the recent maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands and China's subsequent reaction.

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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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1st shipment of 'Kei' supercomputer

KANAZAWA, Japan - The first shipment of the next-generation ''Kei'' supercomputer jointly developed by Fujitsu Ltd. and RIKEN, a comprehensive research institute, leaves a factory in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2010.

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Date Krumm advances to 3rd round of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm speaks to reporters after advancing to the third round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Date Krumm defeated Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in a women's singles second round match.

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Japanese women's Under-17 soccer team returns

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's Under-17 soccer team pose for photos at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010, after grabbing second place at the Under-17 Women's World Cup final in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Counterfeit 10,000 yen bills confiscated

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows confiscated fake 10,000 yen bills (L front) and real banknote (R front) at Tokyo's Yoyogi police station on Sept. 28, 2010.