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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo and his wife Tsering Palmo flip through old photos in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to st

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo waters plants at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to start a brand new life. At the

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo (C) poses for photos with his family in front of his house in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally ab

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a portrait of Lozang Gonpo, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to start a brand

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo is seen on his way home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to start a brand new life. At th

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo's daughter-in-law Yangjen serves tea to him at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to s

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7 kg of amphetamine seized at Kansai airport

IZUMI, Japan - Seven kilograms of amphetamine have been seized at Kansai International Airport from a doctored carry-on suitcase of a Canadian woman who arrived at the airport on April 10 on a flight from Vancouver, police said May 2. Bags of amphetamine in the doctored suitcase are shown to the media at Kansai airport May 2.

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Yemeni gov't forces destroy 1,558 kg of smuggled hashish

STORY: Yemeni gov't forces destroy 1,558 kg of smuggled hashish DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemeni soldiers piling up confiscated hashish and burning them 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YUNUS IBRAHIM AHMED, Officer of Yemeni government forces STORYLINE: Yemen's government forces on Monday burned 1,558 kg of hashish seized from smugglers in the past seven months in the northwestern province of Hajjah. The destruction was carried out in the government-controlled city of Midi, in the presence of representatives of the court, public prosecution, and security services. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YUNUS IBRAHIM AHMED, Officer of Yemeni government forces "Today, we destroyed 1,558 kilograms of hashish that were seized from smugglers during the past seven months. Since the beginning of the civil war more than seven years ago, around 40 drug smuggling networks connecting Yemen and Saudi Arabia have been foiled." Because of its proximity to the Sau

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HKU professor hails China's space development

STORY: HKU professor hails China's space development DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): QUENTIN A. PARKER, Director of Laboratory for Space Research, University of Hong Kong STORYLINE: An Australian professor from the University of Hong Kong hailed China's space development over the past years in an interview with Xinhua. Quentin A. Parker has stayed in Hong Kong for more than seven years. SOUNDBITE (English): QUENTIN A. PARKER, Director of Laboratory for Space Research, University of Hong Kong "China has emerged in the last few years as a major space power. There's no escaping that fact because they have the capacity to launch missions to Mars successfully, to the Moon, including the back side of the moon, successfully which no one's ever done before, to bring back moon rock, 1.7 kilograms of moon rock from a mission, which only America's ever done, really very successful. They put a space station up, which is amazing. T

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Drones help deliver medicine, anti-virus supplies to Shanghai residents

STORY: Drones help deliver medicine, anti-virus supplies to Shanghai residents DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of dronesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU QIHONG, Medical worker in Anting Townvarious of dronesSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FANG YUAN, Head of SF Express drone special action group STORYLINE: China's delivery giant SF Express uses drones to deliver medicine and anti-virus supplies to residents under closed-off management in the eastern metropolis of Shanghai. A drone can carry up to 10 kilograms of supplies, and fly at 14 meters per second for 30 to 40 minutes. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): XU QIHONG, Medical worker in Anting Town "I think this method is quite good, because it can greatly reduce our labor cost and time cost. Next, we want to make full use of drones to deliver medicine to those residents who need less medicine and live far away." Now seven drones are working in Anting Town, Shanghai's Jiading District. SOUNDBITE 2(Ch

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MEMO Technos' collaborative robot "Loux Pro".

The robot for the work section can be changed according to the user's specifications. The company aims to receive orders for 10 systems a year. The size of the robot is approximately 795 mm (width), 1405 mm (height) and 710 mm (depth). It weighs 230 kilograms. It has a payload of 15 kilograms. On a full charge, the arm part can operate for one hour and the mobile part for 13 hours. The robot can move without any track or markings and automatically connects to the charging device when needed. The twin-armed robot of the working part has a total of seven axes, and teaching work is relatively easy because it has a direct teaching function that teaches movement by holding the arm. Since the robot can work together with a person, it can be used to help pack boxes beside a worker, or to take the place of a worker when a vacancy occurs. (Photo taken on March 2, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Helium balloon sets off from Japan to North America

A helium balloon carrying Troy Bradley of the United States and Leonid Tiukhtyaev of Russia leaves a ground in Saga, western Japan, in the early morning of Jan. 25, 2015, for a 9,600-kilometer journey to North America. The team is aiming for the balloon, which is 46 meters in length, 31 meters in width and weighs 669 kilograms, to cross the Pacific Ocean in five to seven days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Helium balloon sets off from Japan to North America

Pilots Troy Bradley of the United States (R) and Leonid Tiukhtyaev of Russia wave in the early morning of Jan. 25, 2015, as they leave a ground in Saga, western Japan, by helium balloon in a bid to reach North America in five to seven days. The balloon is 46 meters in length, 31 meters in width and weighs 669 kilograms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 men from Chiba Pref. win giant pumpkin competition

Kenichi Hirakawa (L) and Kenichi Miyamoto pose with their giant pumpkin on Shodo Island in Kagawa Prefecture on Sept. 25, 2016, after the pumpkin weighing 462.6 kilograms won a giant pumpkin competition. The two company employees started growing giant pumpkins in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, seven years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo