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3 Chinese A-bomb victims registered at Hiroshima memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lu Xuewen (photo), who died in 2003 at age 82, is among three Chinese men registered at the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima on May 31. The three, who were forcefully brought to the city to provide labor, are the first Chinese nationals to be registered at the hall.

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Hiroshima court rejects forced labor suit

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lu Xuewen from China's Shandong Province, a former forced laborer who sued Nishimatsu Construction Co. to seek compensation, speaks at a rally in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on July 9 after the Hiroshima District Court rejected the lawsuit. Lu and four other Chinese demanded a total of 27.5 million yen in compensation from Nishimatsu, claiming they were forcibly brought to Japan during World War II and made to work in Hiroshima Prefecture.

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(CPC Congress)CHINA-BEIJING-CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATES-INTERVIEW (CN)

(221022) -- BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Yang Yanfeng, Song Xuewen, Qi Hongfang and Li Shaojie (from L to R) attend an interview at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 22, 2022. The 20th CPC National Congress concluded on Saturday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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(CPC Congress)CHINA-BEIJING-CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATES-INTERVIEW (CN)

(221022) -- BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Yang Yanfeng, Song Xuewen, Qi Hongfang and Li Shaojie (from L to R) arrive for an interview at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 22, 2022. The 20th CPC National Congress concluded on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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(CPC Congress)CHINA-BEIJING-CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATES-INTERVIEW (CN)

(221022) -- BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Xuewen, a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), speaks during an interview at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 22, 2022. The 20th CPC National Congress concluded on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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North China village holds activities for elderly to mark Seniors' Day

STORY: North China village holds activities for elderly to mark Seniors' Day DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of seniors 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YUERONG, Yangjiayu villager 3. various of seniors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU GUIHUA, Yangjiayu villager 5. various of seniors 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GENG XUEWEN, Party chief of Yangjiayu Village STORYLINE: Tuesday marks this year's Seniors' Day in China, an occasion to honor and send regards to the country's elderly. It is also known as the Double Ninth Festival, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. In Yangjiayu, a village in north China's Tianjin Municipality, the "quilt airing" competition has been held every year ahead of the Double Ninth Festival since 2009. The activity encourages young people to air seniors' quilts to check whether the quilts are clean and comfortable, as well as reminding young people of taking more care of the elderly. SOUN

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Chinese scientists create smart clothing for health monitoring

STORY: Chinese scientists create smart clothing for health monitoring DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fibrous mechanical sensors and smart clothing technology 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XUEWEN, Vice president of Flexible Electronics Research Institute, Northwestern Polytechnical University STORYLINE: Chinese scientists have developed a kind of smart clothing that is capable of monitoring physiological signals. They embed fibrous mechanical sensors in regular clothes to create the wearable health-monitoring gadget. The smart clothing is co-developed by the research teams from Northwestern Polytechnical University and Beijing Institute of Technology in China. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XUEWEN, Vice president of Flexible Electronics Research Institute, Northwestern Polytechnical University "We can make an intelligent vest or other clothing through fibrous mechanical sensor to realize the real-time rapid perception of our health inf

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJJING-BEIJING 2022 WINTER PARALYMPICS-TORCH RELAY-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY(CN)

(220302) -- BEIJING, March 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torchbearers Chen Lanying, Wang Junyou, Liu Zhou and Song Xuewen (From L to R) gesture with their torches during the Beijing 2022 Paralymic Torch Relay and Flame Lighting Ceremony at the wharf of the Grand Canal in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2022. The flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was collected at eight locations in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. Each collection is followed by a relay of no more than 20 torchbearers on-site before the gathering of nine flames at the Temple of Heaven. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

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3 Chinese A-bomb victims registered at Hiroshima memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lu Xuewen (photo), who died in 2003 at age 82, is among three Chinese men registered at the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima on May 31. The three, who were forcefully brought to the city to provide labor, are the first Chinese nationals to be registered at the hall. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima court rejects forced labor suit

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lu Xuewen from China's Shandong Province, a former forced laborer who sued Nishimatsu Construction Co. to seek compensation, speaks at a rally in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on July 9 after the Hiroshima District Court rejected the lawsuit. Lu and four other Chinese demanded a total of 27.5 million yen in compensation from Nishimatsu, claiming they were forcibly brought to Japan during World War II and made to work in Hiroshima Prefecture.