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Wu Zhaohui As Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 - Wu Zhaohui, then president of Zhejiang University, delivers a speech at a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Sept 29, 2016. On April 11, 2024, The State Council appointed Wu Zhaohui as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Wu Zhaohui As Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 - Wu Zhaohui, then president of Zhejiang University, delivers a speech at a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Sept 29, 2016. On April 11, 2024, The State Council appointed Wu Zhaohui as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Wu Zhaohui As Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 - Wu Zhaohui, then president of Zhejiang University, delivers a speech at a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Sept 29, 2016. On April 11, 2024, The State Council appointed Wu Zhaohui as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Wu Zhaohui As Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 - Wu Zhaohui, then president of Zhejiang University, delivers a speech at a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Sept 29, 2016. On April 11, 2024, The State Council appointed Wu Zhaohui as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Wu Zhaohui As Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 - Wu Zhaohui, then president of Zhejiang University, delivers a speech at a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Sept 29, 2016. On April 11, 2024, The State Council appointed Wu Zhaohui as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students walk past the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Sept. 29, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows the Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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S. Korean court turns down arrest warrant for Lotte Group chairman

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 29 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong Bin. The Seoul Central District Court on Sept. 29, 2016 dismissed an arrest warrant request by state prosecutors for the 61-year-old business tycoon, also known by the Japanese name Akio Shigemitsu, on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust, according to local media.

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Chicago Olympic bid committee briefs in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The city of Chicago gives a briefing in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, on its hope to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, with athletes who took part in past Olympics and Paralympics.

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Tokyo Olympic bid committee briefs in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Members of the Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee for the Summer Olympic Games give a briefing to the press in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009. The host city will be chosen from among Tokyo, Chicago, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro.

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IOC's Rogge arrives in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge responds to questions from reporters upon arriving in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, to attend an IOC general meeting to pick the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Rio Olympic bid committee briefs in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Rio de Janeiro bid committee chief Carlos Nuzman (C) gives a briefing in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, on the city's desire to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The host city will be chosen among Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo.

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Olympic medalist Suzuki instructs children at swimming event

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Seoul Olympic gold medal swimmer Daichi Suzuki (L) of Japan gives advice to children at an event hosted by the Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee for the Summer Olympic Games in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009.

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Bella Center under guard ahead of Oct. 2 IOC meet

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Police keep guard around the Bella Center in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, where a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee will be held Oct. 2 to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Bella Center under guard ahead of Oct. 2 IOC meet

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Police keep watch around the Bella Center in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, where a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee will be held Oct. 2 to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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CPEC alleviates Pakistan's energy shortage, promotes renewable energy goals: officials

STORY: CPEC alleviates Pakistan's energy shortage, promotes renewable energy goals: officials DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:29 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference STORYLINE: Pakistani officials said Thursday the power projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) help Pakistan alleviate severe energy shortages and promote renewable energy goals. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHURRAM DASTGIR KHAN, Pakistan's Minister for Power "Pakistan was massively short of energy. There was 18 hours' blackouts, which fortunately since then have not been repeated. This summer was difficult, but not as difficult as 2013. When times were truly tough, and no one else was forthcoming. (It) was China. That is also a fact from which we have to extract our truth. So that's the reason for CPEC. That's why the Chinese companies that are there. Now in 2016, when situation began to stabilize, the whole West suddenly discovered Pakistan as it, you have given so much to China, an

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1,000 goldfish to be displayed in Tokyo

Goldfish swim in a tank at Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo on June 29, 2016. The aquarium will start displaying 1,000 goldfish of 23 species from July 1 to Sept. 30 as part of a summer event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aged-care homes paid to improve self-reliance of residents

Photo taken Sept. 29, 2016, in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, shows a resident of nursing-care home Keizanso eating snacks while a care worker looks on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. warships make port call in H.K., 5 months after carrier barred

Rear Adm. Marc Dalton, head of the U.S. 7th Fleet's amphibious force, is photographed in front of the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay as two U.S. Navy ships made a port call in Hong Kong on Sept. 29, 2016, the first such visit since China turned a U.S. aircraft carrier away from visiting the territory in April (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. warships make port call in H.K., 5 months after carrier barred

Photo taken Sept. 29, 2016, shows the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay in Hong Kong. Two U.S. Navy ships made a port call there the same day, the first such visit since China turned a U.S. aircraft carrier away from visiting the territory in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan city to start tracking service for missing dementia sufferers

Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2015, shows a Bluetooth tag (L) to be leased by the western Japanese city of Nagaokakyo to help find missing dementia patients. In the first attempt in Japan, the city will start providing 200 tags for free from February 2016 and installing receivers at 18 locations, including at the foot of a mountain. The city will ask people to download a dedicated app so their smartphones can work as receivers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amakusa Airlines' new airplane unveiled

Japanese regional carrier Amakusa Airlines unveils its ATR 42-600, the aircraft which the airline plans to operate from January 2016, in Kikuyo town in southwestern Japan on Sept. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumamon, Santa board Amakusa Airlines' new aircraft

Kumamon, popular mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, and Paradise Yamamoto, a Japanese Santa authorized by the Greenland International Santa Claus Association, board Amakusa Airlines' new airplane unveiled on Sept. 29, 2015, in Kikuyo town. The ATR 42-600 will be operated from January 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Red leather seats of Amakusa Airlines' new aircraft

Photo taken in Kikuyo town, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2015, shows red leather seats of Amakusa Airlines' new aircraft. The Japanese regional carrier plans to operate the ATR 42-600 from January 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese woman who sent dolls to John F. Kennedy in 1962 dies at 94

Tsuyako Matsumoto, who sent dolls to then U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and decades later received a doll in return from his daughter, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, is seen in this photo taken in February 2015. It was reported on Oct. 5, 2016, that Matsumoto, a resident of Kitami in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, died on Sept. 29 at 94. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese whisky advertised in London to attract more visitors

British food and beverage writers taste high-end Japanese whisky and gin during an event at the Japanese Embassy in London on Sept. 29, 2016. The Japan National Tourism Organization organized the event in a bid to whet the appetites of British people and attract more visitors to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese whisky advertised in London to attract more visitors

British food and beverage writers taste high-end Japanese whisky and gin during an event at the Japanese Embassy in London on Sept. 29, 2016. The Japan National Tourism Organization organized the event in a bid to whet the appetites of British people and attract more visitors to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Columbians reject peace deal with FARC

Photo taken Sept. 29, 2016, in Bogota shows a billboard calling for voters to support a referendum on a peace deal between the Columbian government and FARC rebels with a yes vote. Voters narrowly rejected the proposed deal on Oct. 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. seeks closer cooperation with China over N. Korea sanctions

Daniel Russel, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, has an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Washington on Sept. 29, 2016. Russel called for increased coordination with China in cracking down on Chinese companies allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghanistan, Hezb-i-Islami armed group sign peace deal

A screen shows a live broadcast by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, head of the Hezb-i-Islami militant group, during a ceremony for signing a peace deal between the group and the Afghan government at the presidential place in Kabul on Sept. 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghanistan, Hezb-i-Islami armed group sign peace deal

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani signs a peace agreement with Hezb-i-Islami at the presidential palace in Kabul on Sept. 29, 2016, the first peace deal between Afghanistan and an armed group since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Muto scores as Mainz win Europa League match

Mainz striker Yoshinori Muto (R) is congratulated by teammates after opening the scoring in the first half of the German club's 3-2 win away to Gabala in a Europa League group-stage match in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sept. 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One killed, more than 100 injured in U.S. train accident

Media members gather near the NJ Transit train station in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Sept. 29, 2016, after a commuter train crashed into a platform, killing at least one person and injuring more than 100 others, some critically. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. seriously concerned about China's actions on seas: Carter

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter makes a speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in port in San Diego, California, on Sept. 29, 2016. The United States remains seriously concerned about China's recent actions in the disputed South China Sea, he said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. seriously concerned about China's actions on seas: Carter

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter makes a speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in port in San Diego, California, on Sept. 29, 2016. The United States remains seriously concerned about China's recent actions in the disputed South China Sea, he said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: DeNA's Miura draws curtain with loss to Yakult

Daisuke Miura of the DeNA BayStars pitches against the Yakult Swallows at Yokohama Stadium on Sept. 29, 2016. The 42-year-old gave up 10 runs in 6-1/3 innings in the BayStars' 11-6 loss in the last start of his 25-year career, all with the Yokohama-based club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: DeNA's Miura draws curtain with loss to Yakult

DeNA BayStars pitcher Daisuke Miura takes a bow in his retirement ceremony at Yokohama Stadium on Sept. 29, 2016. The 42-year-old, playing for the Yokohama-based club throughout his 25-year career, gave up 10 runs in 6-1/3 innings in the BayStars' 11-6 loss to the Yakult Swallows the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Oguni to fight for IBF super bantamweight crown

The IBF's fifth-ranked super bantamweight boxer Yukinori Oguni of Japan, seen in this undated photo, will take his first crack at a world title against Dominican champion Jonathan Guzman in Japan on Dec. 31, 2016, his gym said on Sept. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota partners with Microsoft for 2017 WRC return

Toyota Motor Corp. announces a technology partnership agreement in Paris on Sept. 29, 2016 with Microsoft Corp. for the 2017 World Rally Championship series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota partners with Microsoft for 2017 WRC return

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda announces a technology partnership agreement in Paris on Sept. 29, 2016 with Microsoft Corp. for the 2017 World Rally Championship series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volkswagen unveils new electric car at Paris motor show

Germany's Volkswagen unveils its new electric car, the I.D., at the Paris Auto Show on Sept. 29, 2016, the first press day of the event. The show will be open to the public from Oct. 1 to 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan's new Micra unveiled at Paris motor show

Japan's Nissan Motor Co. unveils the fifth generation model of its Micra subcompact car at the Paris Auto Show on Sept. 29, 2016, the first press day of the event. The show will be open to the public from Oct. 1 to 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toxic chemicals found exceeding standards at new Tokyo market site

File photo taken in July shows Tokyo's Toyosu market area where the famous Tsukiji fish market is planned to be relocated. The Tokyo metropolitan government said on Sept. 29, 2016, that two toxic chemicals -- benzene and arsenic -- were detected at levels slightly above the government-set environmental standards in groundwater samples from the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, crown princess attend int'l youth exchange confab

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) talks with participants in an international youth exchange conference during a reception at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, crown princess attend int'l youth exchange confab

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Masako (R) arrive at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016, to attend an international youth exchange conference. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori eyes 3rd Japan Open title as Wawrinka pulls out

Japan's world No. 5 Kei Nishikori speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016, ahead of the Japan Open tennis tournament from Oct. 3. Nishikori has been handed a huge boost in his hunt for a third Japan Open title after holder and third-ranked Swiss Stan Wawrinka pulled out with a back problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori eyes 3rd Japan Open title as Wawrinka pulls out

Japan's world No. 5 Kei Nishikori practices in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016, to prepare for the Japan Open tennis tournament from Oct. 3. Nishikori has been handed a huge boost in his hunt for a third Japan Open title after holder and third-ranked Swiss Stan Wawrinka pulled out with a back problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bank of Japan Gov. Kuroda addresses securities dealers meeting

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda addresses an annual meeting of the Japan Securities Dealers Association in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016. Kuroda said the central bank is ready to ease policy further by cutting its short- and long-term interest rate targets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bank of Japan Gov. Kuroda addresses securities dealers meeting

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda addresses an annual meeting of the Japan Securities Dealers Association in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016. Kuroda said the central bank is ready to ease policy further by cutting its short- and long-term interest rate targets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Singapore Prime Minister Lee makes speech in Tokyo

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong makes a speech in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016, the last day of his four-day official visit to Japan to mark 50 years of bilateral ties between the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo