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(240520) -- LANZHOU, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Weizhi stands in front of his library in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 16, 2024. TO GO WITH "Profile: Herdsman who runs library for villagers in NW China" (Xinhua/Xu Haofu)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU-HERDSMAN-LIBRARY (CN)

(240520) -- LANZHOU, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Weizhi arranges books at his library in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 16, 2024. TO GO WITH "Profile: Herdsman who runs library for villagers in NW China" (Xinhua)

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1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

A sign at Beijing Capital International Airport indicates that an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (3rd from top) was cancelled on Aug. 21, 2023. The North Korean flag carrier was set to make its first international commercial flight in more than three years since the border closure in early 2020 due to COVID-19.

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1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

A sign at Beijing Capital International Airport indicates that an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (3rd from top) was cancelled on Aug. 21, 2023. The North Korean flag carrier was set to make its first international commercial flight in more than three years since the border closure in early 2020 due to COVID-19.

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Pyongyang airport officials walk toward new terminal building

PYONGYANG, July 8 Kyodo - Workers at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport walk toward its new terminal building in the North Korean capital on July 4, 2015. The day marked the first anniversary of the country's probe into the whereabouts of missing Japanese nationals, many believed to have been abducted by North Korean agents.

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Former animal husbandry technician devoted to preserving plant biodiversity in NW China

STORY: Former animal husbandry technician devoted to preserving plant biodiversity in NW China DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of An Guoqing working 2. various of the handbooks 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AN GUOQING, Plant expert 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AN GUOQING, Plant expert STORYLINE: A former animal husbandry technician has devoted himself to preserving plant biodiversity in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in northwest China's Gansu Province. An Guoqing, in the past 18 years, has done intensive field survey in Qilian Mountains and compiled two illustrated handbooks of local plant species. Sunan Yugur Autonomous County has a total area of 23, 800 square kilometers, boasting abundant plant resources. However, its treacherous mountainous roads make it difficult to do field research. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AN GUOQING, Plant expert "I've been working in the mountains for many years. Sometimes they persuaded me not to go up high,

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2nd terminal at Pyongyang airport nears completion

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Construction of the second terminal at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, shown in this photo taken on Sept. 19, 2014, is scheduled for completion around Oct. 10.

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U.S. envoy Bosworth in S. Korea after 'useful' trip to Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, speaks to Kyodo News and other media as he leaves Pyongyang's Sunan Airport on Dec. 10, 2009, to wrap up his three-day visit to North Korea.

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U.S. envoy Bosworth in S. Korea after 'useful' trip to Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Stephen Bosworth (3rd from R), U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, accompanied by a senior official of North Korea's Foreign Ministry, heads for a plane bound for South Korea at Pyongyang's Sunan Airport on Dec. 10, 2009, after winding up his three-day visit to North Korea.

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N. Korean vice foreign minister arrives in Beijing

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Yong Il (R) shakes hands with Chinese Ambassador to Pyongyang Liu Xiaoming as he leaves Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang for Beijing on Sept. 1.

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N.Y. Philharmonic begins unprecedented trip to Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic arrives at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 for an unprecedented concert on Feb. 26. Lorin Maazel (R center), music director of the orchestra, and Yoko Nagae Ceschina (L center), a Japanese philanthropist who is underwriting a large part of the costs of the concert, wave to the press at the airport.

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N.Y. Philharmonic arrives in Pyongyang for historic concert

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the New York Philharmonic pose for a photo just after arriving at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 for an unprecedented three-day visit, the centerpiece of which will be a concert on Feb. 26.

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N.Y. Philharmonic arrives in Pyongyang for historic concert

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Lorin Maazel, music director of the New York Philharmonic, is surrounded by the press after arriving at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 along with the orchestra for an unprecedented three-day visit for a concert.

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N.Y. Philharmonic arrives in Pyongyang for historic concert

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the New York Philharmonic pose for a photo just after arriving at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 for an unprecedented three-day visit, the centerpiece of which will be a concert on Feb. 26.

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N.Y. Philharmonic arrives in Pyongyang for historic concert

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Lorin Maazel, music director of the New York Philharmonic, gets ready to leave Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 after arriving there with the orchestra for an unprecedented three-day visit for a concert.

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Seoul folk read papers reporting on Korean leaders' meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans read newspapers in Seoul on June 14 carrying photos of the historic handshake between South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at Pyongyang's Sunan airport June 13.

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Kim arrives in Pyongyang for historic summit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans watch television at Seoul station on June 13 showing the welcome ceremony for South Korean President Kim Dae Jung at Pyongyang's Sunan airport attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Kim Dae Jung, who left the outskirts of Seoul barely more than an hour earlier, is the first South Korean head of state to visit Pyongyang since the Korean Peninsula was partitioned in 1945.

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Korean residents in Japan jubilant over North-South summit

OSAKA, Japan - Koreans residing in Osaka are jubilant June 13 as they watch South Korean President Kim Dae Jung on television as he arrived at Pyongyang's Sunan airport to hold historic talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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S. Korea fires missiles in response to DPRK's ICBM test-firing

STORY: S. Korea fires missiles in response to DPRK's ICBM test-firing DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korea's missile launch (Courtesy of South Korea's Ministry of National Defense) STORYLINE: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday testfired what was believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. In response to the DPRK's ICBM test-firing, the South Korean military launched five missiles from ground, sea and air off its east coast from 4:25 p.m. local time (0725 GMT), the JCS said in a statement. According to the JCS, it detected one ICBM launched toward the eastern waters from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at about 2:34 p.m. local time (0534 GMT). The missile was fired on a lofted trajectory, traveling about 1,080 km at a top altitude of over 6,200 km. It marked the DPRK's first known ICBM test-launch in over four years since

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N. Korea fires new type of ICBM in full-scale test

North Korea fired Thursday a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, Japan's Defense Ministry said, with the biggest-scale launch in terms of flight time and altitude coming at a time when international attention is focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The South Korean military said a projectile was fired eastward from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 2:34 p.m., flying 1,080 kilometers and reaching an altitude of 6,200 km, and that it was presumed to be an ICBM-level missile. Estimated to have flown 71 minutes, reaching an altitude of more than 6,000 km, it is the longest and highest a North Korean missile has flown, a ministry official said. An ICBM launched by Pyongyang in November 2017 flew 53 minutes and reached an altitude of over 4,000 km.

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Yugur ethnic minority in China promoted to attract tourists

Women of China's Yugur ethnic minority donning colorful ethnic garbs perform a folk dance in June 2015 on the stage in the courtyard of a museum that introduces Yugur's culture to promote tourism in Zhangye's Sunan, Gansu Province, China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's Yugur ethnic minority may attract tourists

Yugur ethnic minority seniors give an interview in Zhangye's Sunan, Gansu Province, China, in June 2015. A museum and facilities were opened in July 2014 to introduce the history and culture of the Yugur ethnic minority with a population of around 10,000 to attract tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female airport staffers on duty in new terminal building in Pyongyang

Female staff members are ready to assist visitors in the new terminal building of Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on July 4, 2015. The day marked the first anniversary of the country's probe into the whereabouts of missing Japanese nationals, many believed to have been abducted by North Korean agents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slogans in Pyongyang urge speedier construction work

People move by propaganda signboards along a road between Pyongyang Sunan International Airport and the downtown of the North Korean capital on July 4, 2015. The board messages call for the acceleration of construction work for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman takes photo at new terminal building of Pyongyang airport

A woman takes a picture in the new terminal building of Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on July 4, 2015. The day marked the first anniversary of the country's probe into the whereabouts of missing Japanese nationals, many believed to have been abducted by North Korean agents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese university students in Pyongyang for sport exchange program

Nippon Sport Science University soccer club students and related officials pose for photos at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on Aug. 29, 2015, upon arrival to hold exhibition matches and joint training with their North Korean counterparts as part of their sport exchange program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean citizens visit new terminal at Pyongyang airport

North Korean citizens visit a newly completed terminal building at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on July 4, 2015. It was completed at the beginning of July as part of North Korea's efforts to encourage foreign tourist arrivals and earn foreign currency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea completes new terminal at Pyongyang airport

A brand-new terminal building at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is shown in this photo taken on July 4, 2015. It was completed at the beginning of July as part of North Korea's efforts to encourage foreign tourist arrivals and earn foreign currency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean vice foreign minister arrives in Beijing

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Yong Il (R) shakes hands with Chinese Ambassador to Pyongyang Liu Xiaoming as he leaves Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang for Beijing on Sept. 1. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Philharmonic begins unprecedented trip to Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic arrives at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 for an unprecedented concert on Feb. 26. Lorin Maazel (R center), music director of the orchestra, and Yoko Nagae Ceschina (L center), a Japanese philanthropist who is underwriting a large part of the costs of the concert, wave to the press at the airport. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Philharmonic arrives in Pyongyang for historic concert

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the New York Philharmonic pose for a photo just after arriving at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 for an unprecedented three-day visit, the centerpiece of which will be a concert on Feb. 26. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Philharmonic arrives in Pyongyang for historic concert

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Lorin Maazel, music director of the New York Philharmonic, gets ready to leave Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 after arriving there with the orchestra for an unprecedented three-day visit for a concert. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Philharmonic arrives in Pyongyang for historic concert

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Lorin Maazel, music director of the New York Philharmonic, is surrounded by the press after arriving at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 along with the orchestra for an unprecedented three-day visit for a concert. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Philharmonic arrives in Pyongyang for historic concert

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the New York Philharmonic pose for a photo just after arriving at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Feb. 25 for an unprecedented three-day visit, the centerpiece of which will be a concert on Feb. 26. (Kyodo)

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U.S. envoy Bosworth in S. Korea after 'useful' trip to Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Stephen Bosworth (3rd from R), U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, accompanied by a senior official of North Korea's Foreign Ministry, heads for a plane bound for South Korea at Pyongyang's Sunan Airport on Dec. 10, 2009, after winding up his three-day visit to North Korea. (Kyodo)

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U.S. envoy Bosworth in S. Korea after 'useful' trip to Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, speaks to Kyodo News and other media as he leaves Pyongyang's Sunan Airport on Dec. 10, 2009, to wrap up his three-day visit to North Korea. (Kyodo)

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2nd terminal at Pyongyang airport nears completion

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Construction of the second terminal at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, shown in this photo taken on Sept. 19, 2014, is scheduled for completion around Oct. 10. (Kyodo)

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