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Green Peafowl Nature Reserve - China

Staff members feed green peafowls with a drawer-shaped trough at the Weishan Qinghua green peafowl provincial nature reserve near Kunming in the Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 20, 2025. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

TOYO, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast. (Kyodo)

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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Drill for Nankai Trough quake

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a massive earthquake in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2025. The exercise simulated a tsunami warning issued during the 2025 World Exposition, scheduled to begin in April in the western Japan city, following a megaquake in the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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M6.6 quake hits southwestern Japan

Seismologists meet at the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2025, to examine the risk of an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6, which struck off the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki earlier in the day, leading to a megaquake in or near the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast. (Pool photo)

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M6.6 quake hits southwestern Japan

Seismologists meet at the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2025, to examine the risk of an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6, which struck off the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki earlier in the day, leading to a megaquake in or near the Nankai Trough near Japan's Pacific coast. (Pool photo)

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Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The shaded area on the map shows the likely epicenter zone for a megaquake that is expected to occur with a probability of 70-80 percent within 30 years around the Nankai Trough (red line) running along Japan's Pacific coast. The Japanese government issued a megaquake advisory after an M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8, 2024, with its epicenter (circle in lower L) located within the area.

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[Breaking News]Japan megaquake alert ends

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8. (Kyodo)

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a beach in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a harbor in the Miyazaki Prefecture city of Nichinan, southwestern Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2024, shows a beach in the Kochi Prefecture town of Kuroshio, western Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory on Aug. 15, 2024, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8. ==Kyodo

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a beach in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Izu, central Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Japan megaquake alert ends

Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

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[Breaking News]Megaquake advisory in Japan

NICHINAN, Japan, Aug. 9 Kyodo - A bathing beach is closed in Nichinan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 9, 2024, after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the region the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Megaquake advisory in Japan

A bathing beach is closed in Nichinan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 9, 2024, after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the region the previous day.

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Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2024, following his decision to cancel a planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. The move came after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the country's southwest.

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Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2024, following his decision to cancel a planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. The move came after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the country's southwest.

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T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-ANCIENT BUILDINGS-AQUEDUCT OF VALENS

(240719) -- ISTANBUL, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2024 shows vehicles passing trough the Aqueduct of Valens in Istanbul, T

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T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-ANCIENT BUILDINGS-AQUEDUCT OF VALENS

(240719) -- ISTANBUL, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2024 shows vehicles passing trough the Aqueduct of Valens in Istanbul, T

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the No. 1 launch pad of Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. Construction of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site is still underway. While the No. 1 launch pad was completed and in a debug phase, the No. 2 launch pad is still at the construction phase, with the capping of the diversion trough's main body finished. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SITE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(240307) -- WENCHANG, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the No. 1 launch pad of Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. Construction of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site is still underway. While the No. 1 launch pad was completed and in a debug phase, the No. 2 launch pad is still at the construction phase, with the capping of the diversion trough's main body finished. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SITE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(240307) -- WENCHANG, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker works at the construction site of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, March 6, 2024. Construction of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site is still underway. While the No. 1 launch pad was completed and in a debug phase, the No. 2 launch pad is still at the construction phase, with the capping of the diversion trough's main body finished. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SITE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(240307) -- WENCHANG, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site under construction in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. Construction of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site is still underway. While the No. 1 launch pad was completed and in a debug phase, the No. 2 launch pad is still at the construction phase, with the capping of the diversion trough's main body finished. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SITE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(240307) -- WENCHANG, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the No. 2 launch pad of Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site under construction in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. Construction of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site is still underway. While the No. 1 launch pad was completed and in a debug phase, the No. 2 launch pad is still at the construction phase, with the capping of the diversion trough's main body finished. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SITE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(240307) -- WENCHANG, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, March 6, 2024. Construction of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site is still underway. While the No. 1 launch pad was completed and in a debug phase, the No. 2 launch pad is still at the construction phase, with the capping of the diversion trough's main body finished. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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Earthquake drill held in central Japan

A large-scale drill in preparation for a massive earthquake in the Pacific Ocean's Nankai Trough is held at Nagoya port in Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023. The drill, with about 1,300 participants, was based on the scenario that a magnitude-9 quake struck the region and a tsunami of up to 2.4 meters hit at the port.

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Earthquake drill held in central Japan

A large-scale drill in preparation for a massive earthquake in the Pacific Ocean's Nankai Trough is held at Nagoya port in Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023. The drill, with about 1,300 participants, was based on the scenario that a magnitude-9 quake struck the region and a tsunami of up to 2.4 meters hit at the port.

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-RAIN

(230708) -- HYDERABAD, July 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Commuters wade trough a flooded road after heavy monsoon rain in southern Pakistan's Hyderabad on July 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-WATER-USE RIGHTS TRADING (CN)

(230526) -- YINCHUAN, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows Lan Wenming displaying an automatic trough in Zhonghe Village of Yuanzhou District in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Water-use rights trading quenches thirst of arid land" (Xinhua/Ma Lijuan)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT (CN)

(230412) -- HOHHOT, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 9, 2023 shows the 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant generating electricity in Urad Middle Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China's largest trough solar thermal power plant, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, generated 330 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 12-month period ending on March 31 this year. TO GO WITH "China's largest trough solar thermal power plant achieves record output" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT (CN)

(230412) -- HOHHOT, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 9, 2023 shows the 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant generating electricity in Urad Middle Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China's largest trough solar thermal power plant, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, generated 330 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 12-month period ending on March 31 this year. TO GO WITH "China's largest trough solar thermal power plant achieves record output" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

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China's largest trough solar thermal power plant achieves record output

STORY: China's largest trough solar thermal power plant achieves record output DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trough solar thermal power plant STORYLINE: China's largest trough solar thermal power plant, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, generated 330 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 12-month period ending on March 31 this year. Designed and built by China Shipbuilding New Power Co. Ltd., the 100-megawatt solar thermal power generation and storage project in Urad Middle Banner passed a national acceptance examination in October 2021. The power station is currently working round-the-clock and at full capacity, and is capable of meeting the daily evening electricity demands of 300,000 households. The power plant can provide stable power supply while also serving as a solar and wind shield for local ecological preservation and restoration. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China.

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U.S. military Ospreys take part in disaster drill

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps takes off from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ise located off Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, during a tsunami disaster drill on Oct. 19, 2014. Two Ospreys from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa took part in the disaster drill simulating a massive earthquake and tsunami originating in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.

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U.S. military Ospreys take part in disaster drill

OSAKA, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps prepares to land on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ise off Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, during a tsunami disaster drill on Oct. 19, 2014. Two Ospreys from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa took part in the disaster drill simulating a massive earthquake and tsunami originating in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.