(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Surfboards are seen outside a surfing club at Houhai Village in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on May 21, 2024. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Association coaching certificate, Yang Xingfu began teac

Gibson Guitar to buy 54% stake in Teac

Gibson Guitar to buy 54% stake in Teac

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Henry Juszkiewicz (L), chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar Corp., and Yuji Hanabusa, president of Teac Corp., at a press conference in Tokyo on March 29, 2013. U.S. guitar maker Gibson Guitar announced the same day it is buying a controlling 54.4 percent stake in Japanese audio equipment manufacturer Teac for about 4.8 billion yen.

Gibson Guitar to buy 54% stake in Teac

Gibson Guitar to buy 54% stake in Teac

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yuji Hanabusa (R), president of Teac Corp., playing the guitar, and Henry Juszkiewicz, chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar Corp., at a press conference in Tokyo on March 29, 2013. U.S. guitar maker Gibson Guitar announced the same day it is buying a controlling 54.4 percent stake in Japanese audio equipment manufacturer Teac for about 4.8 billion yen.

A CPC member dedicated to improving girls' education in SW China

STORY: A CPC member dedicated to girls' education in poor areas DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhang Guimei 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIMEI, Principal, Huaping Senior High School for Girls 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIMEI, Principal, Huaping Senior High School for Girls 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LEI QIUFENG, Former resident in Huaping Welfare Center for Children 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YANG ZHIWEI, Child living in Huaping Welfare Center for Children 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): FU LIUYI, Child living in Huaping Welfare Center for Children 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIMEI, Principal, Huaping Senior High School for Girls STORYLINE: Early in the morning, Zhang Guimei is always the first to arrive at the teaching building, turning on the lights for the students. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIMEI, Principal, Huaping Senior High School for Girls "You're late. Hurry up. Hurry." 65-year-old Zhang is a teac