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Israeli Airstrikes In Nabatieh Governorate - Lebanon

This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2024 shows the smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in Kfar Hamam, Lebanon. Lebanon's Ministry of Health said on Monday that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 8, 2023, has reached 2,083, with 9,869 injuries. The Israeli military has been conducting an air campaign in Lebanon, dubbed "Arrows of the North," since Sept. 23 in response to escalating tensions with Hezbollah, marking a significant intensification of hostilities. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Airstrikes In Nabatieh Governorate - Lebanon

This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2024 shows the smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in Kfar Hamam, Khiam, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. Lebanon's Ministry of Health said on Monday that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 8, 2023, has reached 2,083, with 9,869 injuries. The Israeli military has been conducting an air campaign in Lebanon, dubbed "Arrows of the North," since Sept. 23 in response to escalating tensions with Hezbollah, marking a significant intensification of hostilities. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Airstrikes In Nabatieh Governorate - Lebanon

This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2024 shows the smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in Kfar Hamam, Khiam, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. Lebanon's Ministry of Health said on Monday that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 8, 2023, has reached 2,083, with 9,869 injuries. The Israeli military has been conducting an air campaign in Lebanon, dubbed "Arrows of the North," since Sept. 23 in response to escalating tensions with Hezbollah, marking a significant intensification of hostilities. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Airstrikes In Nabatieh Governorate - Lebanon

This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2024 shows the smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in Kfar Hamam, Lebanon. Lebanon's Ministry of Health said on Monday that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 8, 2023, has reached 2,083, with 9,869 injuries. The Israeli military has been conducting an air campaign in Lebanon, dubbed "Arrows of the North," since Sept. 23 in response to escalating tensions with Hezbollah, marking a significant intensification of hostilities. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Airstrikes In Nabatieh Governorate - Lebanon

This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2024 shows the smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in Kfar Hamam, Khiam, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. Lebanon's Ministry of Health said on Monday that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 8, 2023, has reached 2,083, with 9,869 injuries. The Israeli military has been conducting an air campaign in Lebanon, dubbed "Arrows of the North," since Sept. 23 in response to escalating tensions with Hezbollah, marking a significant intensification of hostilities. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xinhua Headlines: The fallacious, dangerous logic of "Chinese overcapacity" rhetoric

(240520) -- BEIJING, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man works at the SAIC Motor-CP manufacturing plant in Chonburi, Thailand, Sept. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Xinhua Headlines: Visa-friendly countries witness surge of holiday travelers from China

(240407) -- BEIJING, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore on Sept. 7, 2023. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore on Sept. 7, 2023. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's auto exports hit record high in 2023 amid increased global recognition

(240111) -- BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Wuling Air electric vehicle is seen outside the venue of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-AERIAL PHOTO

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows the scenery of a desert scenic spot in Makit County of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li An)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows the Pattaya Floating Market where a fire broke out in Pattaya, Thailand. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news events of 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games is held in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Top 10 China news events of 2023 7. China successfully hosts Chengdu Universiade, Hangzhou Asian Games China hosted the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games, the 19th Asian Games and the 4th Asian Para Games successively in Chengdu and Hangzhou between July and October. Xi attended the opening ceremonies of the FISU World University Games and the Asian Games, declaring the events open. China earnestly delivered on its solemn pledge to make the international sports events a success, promoting exchanges and mutual learning and making new contributions to the cause of international youth sports and the Olympic Movement in Asia and the world at large. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

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Sendai nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan

File photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023, shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-UNDERGROUND LAB-OPERATION (CN)

(231207) -- JINPING, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a researcher from Tsinghua University canning liquid nitrogen at the first phase of China Jinping Underground Laboratory in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province. A 2,400-meter-deep physics laboratory in southwest China's Sichuan Province became operational on Thursday, making it the deepest and largest underground lab in the world. Scientists believe the laboratory provides a "clean" space for them to pursue the invisible substance known as dark matter. They said the extreme depth helps block most cosmic rays that mess with the observation. The Deep Underground and Ultra-low Radiation Background Facility for Frontier Physics Experiments (DURF) is located beneath Jinping Mountain in Sichuan's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The DURF, with a total room capacity of 330,000 cubic meters, is the second phase of China Jinping Underground Laboratory. It started construction in December 2020

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(231207) -- WUZHOU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2023 shows a wharf along a waterway through which Liubao tea products are shipped, in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(231207) -- WUZHOU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers process tea leaves at a workshop in Liubao Town of Cangwu County in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(231207) -- WUZHOU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tea masters Wei Jiequn (R) and Zhu Xuelan talk about tea-making techniques at a tea workshop in Liubao Town of Cangwu County in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(231207) -- WUZHOU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 6, 2023 shows a tea garden in Liubao Town of Cangwu County in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(231207) -- WUZHOU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People taste Liubao tea during the 20th China-ASEAN Expo at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 18, 2023. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(231207) -- WUZHOU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People taste Liubao tea during the 20th China-ASEAN Expo at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2023. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-UNDERGROUND LAB-OPERATION (CN)

(231207) -- JINPING, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows the Jinping Mountain in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province. A 2,400-meter-deep physics laboratory in southwest China's Sichuan Province became operational on Thursday, making it the deepest and largest underground lab in the world. Scientists believe the laboratory provides a "clean" space for them to pursue the invisible substance known as dark matter. They said the extreme depth helps block most cosmic rays that mess with the observation. The Deep Underground and Ultra-low Radiation Background Facility for Frontier Physics Experiments (DURF) is located beneath Jinping Mountain in Sichuan's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The DURF, with a total room capacity of 330,000 cubic meters, is the second phase of China Jinping Underground Laboratory. It started construction in December 2020 and was jointly built by Tsinghua University and Yalong River Hydropower Development Company,

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CHINA-GANSU-JIAYUGUAN-TOURISM-ANCIENT VISAS (CN)

(231207) -- JIAYUGUAN, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Sen (R) poses for a photo with a visitor at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Li Sen, 43, earns a living by playing the role of an ancient "general" at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in the city of Jiayuguan, northwest China's Gansu Province. Visitors can buy ancient "visas" at his stall. These documents are designed by Li and form an essential part of the role-play, allowing tourists to travel back into ancient China. Looking to the future, Li plans to systematically organize the historical and cultural information related to the pass, while developing more cultural and creative products for tourists. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-JIAYUGUAN-TOURISM-ANCIENT VISAS (CN)

(231207) -- JIAYUGUAN, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Sen shows the ancient "visas" at his stall at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Li Sen, 43, earns a living by playing the role of an ancient "general" at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in the city of Jiayuguan, northwest China's Gansu Province. Visitors can buy ancient "visas" at his stall. These documents are designed by Li and form an essential part of the role-play, allowing tourists to travel back into ancient China. Looking to the future, Li plans to systematically organize the historical and cultural information related to the pass, while developing more cultural and creative products for tourists. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-JIAYUGUAN-TOURISM-ANCIENT VISAS (CN)

(231207) -- JIAYUGUAN, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Sen makes short videos at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Li Sen, 43, earns a living by playing the role of an ancient "general" at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in the city of Jiayuguan, northwest China's Gansu Province. Visitors can buy ancient "visas" at his stall. These documents are designed by Li and form an essential part of the role-play, allowing tourists to travel back into ancient China. Looking to the future, Li plans to systematically organize the historical and cultural information related to the pass, while developing more cultural and creative products for tourists. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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JAXA's lunar lander to reach moon surface on Jan. 20, 2024

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Shinichiro Sakai, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) project manager, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, announcing that the lunar lander will conduct its moon landing on Jan. 20, 2024. An H2A rocket carrying the lander was launched on Sept. 7.

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(CIIE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-CIIE-PAKISTANI EXHIBITORS (CN)

(231109) -- BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Habib Ur Rehman (R) introduces salt lamps to a customer at the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 7, 2021. Pakistani exhibitor Habib Ur Rehman brought local specialty lamps made of rock salt to the fourth CIIE, fanning a craze among the expo visitors. He sold about 60,000 lamps through the orders harvested at the expo and a fair in Shanghai dedicated to selling CIIE goods. At the 6th CIIE, Habib and his brother Mian Muhammad Zubair have been promoting Pakistani cultural heritage camel skin lamps. "The Chinese market is very resilient, and many of my old customers have already contacted me to order new products for this year," he said. "We hope through the expo, Chinese consumers will pay attention to the originality of Pakistani handicrafts, which will help the sustainable development of our handicraft industry." (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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(CIIE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-CIIE-PAKISTANI EXHIBITORS (CN)

(231109) -- BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Habib Ur Rehman puts carpets in place at the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 7, 2021. Pakistani exhibitor Habib Ur Rehman brought local specialty lamps made of rock salt to the fourth CIIE, fanning a craze among the expo visitors. He sold about 60,000 lamps through the orders harvested at the expo and a fair in Shanghai dedicated to selling CIIE goods. At the 6th CIIE, Habib and his brother Mian Muhammad Zubair have been promoting Pakistani cultural heritage camel skin lamps. "The Chinese market is very resilient, and many of my old customers have already contacted me to order new products for this year," he said. "We hope through the expo, Chinese consumers will pay attention to the originality of Pakistani handicrafts, which will help the sustainable development of our handicraft industry." (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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A vibrant city on ancient Silk Road -- Kashgar in the eyes of foreigners

STORY: A vibrant city on ancient Silk Road -- Kashgar in the eyes of foreigners SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: KASHGAR, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ancient city of Kashgar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NEIL MUNRO, Motorcycle traveler from Britain 3. various of the ancient city of Kashgar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROBERT ZAGORSKI, Motorcycle traveler from Poland 5. various of the ancient city of Kashgar 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HADIYA MSHAM ABULLA, Coffee shop owner from Tanzania STORYLINE: The ancient city of Kashgar, which has a permanent resident population of around 200,000 and is located in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has greeted over 7 million tourists so far this year. Apart from domestic tourists, Kashgar is also becoming increasingly popular among foreigners. Since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed, the ancient city has once again been propelled into the limelight as a gateway for opening

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AUSTRIA-CHINA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a monument of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna, Austria. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows a view of Singapore. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the indoor man-made waterfall Rain Vortex at Singapore's Changi Airport on Sept. 7, 2023. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SINGAPORE-COOPERATION (CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows Singapore's Chinatown area. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-BRI-LOGISTICS-CITIES

(231010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 7, 2022 shows a ferry pulling out from a port in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. In 2013, China proposed the idea of building an "economic belt along the Silk Road" in Kazakhstan, which, combined with the proposal of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, eventually became the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base, launched in 2014, is the first entity project under the BRI. Acting as a dry port in the Horgos-Eastern Gate special economic zone and the Western China-Western Europe international transport corridor, it has become an important platform for products from Central Asian countries to reach seaports. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)

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Johnny's talent agency admits sexual abuse by founder, head resigns

Julie Keiko Fujishima, former president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and its new president Noriyuki Higashiyama attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, amid allegations the major Japanese talent agency's late founder and her uncle Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Victims of sexual abuse by the late Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates Inc., gather for a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, following the agency's acknowledgment of the founder's decades-long sexual abuse against aspiring teenage pop singers.

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State Fair of Texas held in Dallas, U.S.

STORY: State Fair of Texas held in Dallas, U.S. DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: DALLAS, the United States CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the State Fair of Texas STORYLINE: The State Fair of Texas, one of the largest fairs in the United States, is being held in Dallas. The State Fair of Texas is an annual state fair lasting more than three weeks. This year's event runs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 22. Last year, the fair attracted 2.5 million people. The 55-foot-tall Big Tex, known as "the tallest cowboy in the world," stands at the entrance of the fair. The event includes a food fair, an auto show, parades of floats and other activities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dallas, the United States. (XHTV)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HOLIDAY-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231007) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows the Haikou International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 1.33 billion yuan (about 182.2 million U.S. dollars) in the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HOLIDAY-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231007) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows a sales poster at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 1.33 billion yuan (about 182.2 million U.S. dollars) in the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HOLIDAY-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231007) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Haikou recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 1.33 billion yuan (about 182.2 million U.S. dollars) in the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HOLIDAY-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231007) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man shops at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Haikou recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 1.33 billion yuan (about 182.2 million U.S. dollars) in the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HOLIDAY-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231007) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People check out at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2023. Haikou recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 1.33 billion yuan (about 182.2 million U.S. dollars) in the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HOLIDAY-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231007) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows the Haikou International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 1.33 billion yuan (about 182.2 million U.S. dollars) in the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINESE-LEARNING

(231007) -- KABUL, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student participates in a public speaking competition of the Chinese language in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's rich culture, booming economy inspire more Afghans to learn Chinese" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINESE-LEARNING

(231007) -- KABUL, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a public speaking competition of the Chinese language in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's rich culture, booming economy inspire more Afghans to learn Chinese" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Chinese-built railways empower locals to "fish on their own"

(231007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 30, 2023 shows a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway running in Purwakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Xinhua Headlines: Chinese-built railways empower locals to "fish on their own"

(231007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A driver prepares before working on a train at the Nagad railway station along the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway in Djibouti Sept. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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Xinhua Headlines: Chinese-built railways empower locals to "fish on their own"

(231007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sida Phengphongsawanh (C) learns to inspect a train from a Chinese instructor at the China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) railing base for the China-Laos railway, on the northern outskirts of Vientiane, capital of Laos, Sept. 12, 2021. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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Hoshana Raba ritual held at end of week-long Sukkot in Israel

STORY: Hoshana Raba ritual held at end of week-long Sukkot in Israel DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jews celebrating the Hoshana Raba ritual during Sukkot Festival STORYLINE: Ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel took part in the Hoshana Raba ritual at the end of the week-long Sukkot on Friday. Hoshana Raba is the seventh day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. This day is marked by a special synagogue service in which worshippers make seven circuits holding their "lulav" (palm branch) and "etrog" (citrus). The Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles, celebrated from sunset of Sept. 29 to sunset of Oct. 6 this year, is a biblical week-long holiday that recollects the 40 years of travel in the desert after Exodus, the liberation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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Thousands evacuated as wildfire rips through Spain's Tenerife

STORY: Thousands evacuated as wildfire rips through Spain's Tenerife DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the people being evacuated in Tenerife, Canary Islands STORYLINE: Around 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife due to a raging wildfire, the Canary Islands' regional government said on Thursday. Unseasonal hot weather plus strong winds has reignited a wildfire that originally began on Aug. 15. The blaze has already burned around 12,273 hectares of land, in the worst wildfire ever to hit the Canary Islands, which are located off the northwest coast of Africa. Around 12,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in and around Santa Ursula and La Orotava in the northeast of the island. The fire was brought under control by firefighters on Sept. 11, but had not been fully extinguished. Temperatures of over 30 degrees centigrade (well above average for October), coupled with stro

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-RURAL SCHOOL BUS (CN)

(231006) -- GUIYANG, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students wait in line to get on a school bus at Guanshanhu District in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Rural school buses ensure safe, easy commute for mountain kids" (Xinhua)