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Senate Democrats And Republicans Press Conferences - Washington

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) uses a map to illustrate his point that it is farther to Europe than to the U.S. southern border at Senate Republicans' weekly press conference outside the Senate chamber, Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. Their remarks focused on the border and President Joe Biden’s recent proposals for reforming the Supreme Court. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Visa-free policy boosts passenger flow to China at Amsterdam airport

STORY: Visa-free policy boosts passenger flow to China at Amsterdam airport SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at Schiphol Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILCO SWEIJEN, Airline Partnerships Director at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU JIE, Sales director of China Southern Airlines' Europe and Amsterdam Office 4. various of passengers at Schiphol Airport STORYLINE: China's visa-free policy has boosted passenger flows from Schiphol Airport in the Dutch city of Amsterdam to China, with major airlines expanding capacity to meet rising demand. The number of weekly flights to China has increased to 42 from 29 last year, Airline Partnerships Director at Schiphol Airport Wilco Sweijen told Xinhua on Tuesday. "We are now seeing a much higher demand of passengers going to China," he said, adding that Schiphol Airport has recently ramped up its security and ground handling staff to a

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Weekly Senate Policy Luncheon - Washington

United States Senator Steve Daines (Republican of Montana) criticizes President Biden for worrying about the size of snacks rather than the Southern border at a weekly press conference following the weekly Senate policy luncheon in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran rejects U.S. accusations of involvement in attacks on vessels in Red Sea

STORY: Iran rejects U.S. accusations of involvement in attacks on vessels in Red Sea SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that Iran "has been behind a series of attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis" on several vessels in the Red Sea. He made the remarks in an address to a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, while reacting to the claims made in a statement by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday, in which it said Iran had "fully enabled four attacks launched by the Houthis on three commercial vessels in international waters in the southern Red Sea" on the same day. The U.S. allegation came as the Houthi group claimed drone and missile attacks on two Israeli-linked vessels, Unity Explorer and Number 9, in the area, saying the attacks were "in resp

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China press freedom

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in Beijing on Jan. 12, 2013, shows a smartphone displaying an image -- a cat lying on the Southern Weekly -- on the chat app Weixin. A Chinese journalist known as Anti had originally posted the image, saying the cat also supported the weekly newspaper in Guangdong Province, whose staff went on strike after an editorial was altered by a government censor.

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China press freedom

GUANGZHOU, China - Authorities take a man away after he called for press freedom near the head office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 10, 2013. Demonstrators were showing support for the newspaper after its New Year editorial greeting was altered by the Chinese government.

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China press freedom

GUANGZHOU, China - Two men call for press freedom near the head office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 10, 2013. Authorities later took them away. Demonstrators were showing support for the newspaper after its New Year editorial greeting was altered by the Chinese government.

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Censorship in China

GUANGZHOU, China - Government supporters gather near the office of the Southern Weekly to criticize the newspaper in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 9, 2013. The government altered the paper's New Year editorial greeting, prompting public demonstrations.

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Protest over press freedom in China

GUANGZHOU, China - People protesting against the government's violation of press freedom (L side) squabble with police officers who told them to leave near the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 9, 2013. The demonstrators were showing support for the newspaper after its New Year editorial greeting was altered by the government.

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Censorship in China

GUANGZHOU, China - People listen to supporters of the Southern Weekly newspaper near its office in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 9, 2013, after the government altered the paper's New Year editorial greeting.

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Censorship in China

GUANGZHOU, China - Protesters call for press freedom near the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 9, 2013, after the government altered the paper's New Year editorial greeting.

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Censorship in China

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Jan. 9, 2013, shows the New Year issue of the Guangzhou-based Southern Weekly newspaper, which was sold in Beijing. The government altered the paper's New Year editorial greeting, prompting public demonstrations.

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Beijing News' tacit support for Southern Weekly

BEIJING, China - Photo shows a gourmet article carried by The Beijing News newspaper on Jan. 9, 2013. The story took up "rice porridges from southern China," which has a similar pronunciation in Chinese to "Southern Weekly," and the article was believed to suggest the Beijing News' support for the newspaper in Guangdong Province after its article was altered by the government.

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Communist Party supporters in China

GUANGZHOU, China - People hold Mao Zedong placards in support of the Chinese Communist Party and authorities outside the office of the Southern Weekly in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 8, 2013, waging a war of words with supporters of the newspaper who also gathered there to protest against the government's violation of press freedom by altering the paper's New Year editorial greeting.

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Protest over press freedom in China

GUANGZHOU, China - People continue to gather outside the office of the Southern Weekly in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 8, 2013, to show support for the newspaper, protesting against the government's violation of press freedom by altering the paper's New Year editorial greeting. Supporters of the Chinese Communist Party, gathered around a Chinese flag, can be seen in the background.

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Censorship saga draws public support in China's Guangdong

GUANGZHOU, China - A man (C) holds up a placard on which the slogan "freedom of speech" is written, as dozens of people gather near the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 7, 2013. Demonstrators were there to show support for the newspaper after the government reportedly censored one of its editorials, stirring discontent against propaganda.

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Censorship saga draws public support in China's Guangdong

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Southern Weekly newspaper's New Year edition dated Jan. 3, 2013. The paper's New Year editorial greeting was reportedly altered by southern China's Guangdong provincial propaganda office chief without its consent. The original article, which called on authorities in Beijing not to override the Constitution and to adopt democracy, was changed to a piece glorifying the ruling Communist Party.

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Censorship saga draws public support in China's Guangdong

GUANGZHOU, China - People gaze at flowers and placards bearing slogans calling for press freedom, laid outside the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 7, 2013. Dozens of people gathered there to show support for the newspaper after the government reportedly censored one of its editorials, stirring discontent against propaganda.

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Censorship saga draws public support in China's Guangdong

GUANGZHOU, China - Dozens of people gather in front of the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 7, 2013, to show support for the newspaper after the government reportedly censored one of its editorials, stirring discontent against propaganda.

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Disaster gives Chinese journalists new perspective on Japan

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Chinese paper the Southern Weekly's coverage of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami which struck northeastern and eastern Japan and its aftermath. A number of Chinese journalists saw their long-held negative views about Japan and its people change after traveling to northeastern Japan to cover the aftermath of the disaster, as they were impressed with the orderly and patient behavior of the victims and the relatively high transparency of information released, according to their reports to a symposium with university students in Beijing on April 17.

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GSDF holds ceremony for 5th Iraq-bound contingent

NAGOYA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force members march in Nagoya on Feb. 5 ahead of a ceremony to deliver a unit flag to its fifth contingent to be deployed in southern Iraq on a three-month humanitarian mission. The unit, consisting of about 500 troops, will be sent to Iraq in three batches at weekly intervals.

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GSDF holds ceremony for 5th Iraq-bound contingent

NAGOYA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force members march in Nagoya on Feb. 5 ahead of a ceremony to deliver a unit flag to its fifth contingent to be deployed in southern Iraq on a three-month humanitarian mission. The unit, consisting of about 500 troops, will be sent to Iraq in three batches at weekly intervals. (Kyodo)