Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a battery pack production line of Octillion Energy Holdings, Inc. in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, June 30, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a production line of the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a battery pack production line of Octillion Energy Holdings, Inc. in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, June 30, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

A new energy vehicle demonstrates battery swapping at the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

Media professionals visit a "Rubik's Cube" garage that accommodates vehicle frames at the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a production line of the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a battery pack production line of Octillion Energy Holdings, Inc. in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, June 30, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This undated photo shows an automated production line of the Maextro Super Factory in Feixi County, east China's Anhui Province. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a production line of the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a production line of the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a "Rubik's Cube" garage that accommodates vehicle frames at the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

This photo shows a production line of the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Production Line of New Energy Vehicle - China

An aerial drone photo shows new energy vehicles to be exported at the Paihe Port railway logistics base in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, June 17, 2025. The city of Hefei is making big strides in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In 2024, the city's NEV output exceeded 1.37 million units, with the total value of its industrial chain hitting 260 billion yuan (about 36.28 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Kenya holds commemoration for dam burst victims

STORY: Kenya holds commemoration for dam burst victims SHOOTING TIME: May 9, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: NAKURU, Kenya CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the commemoration 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Kenyan deputy president 3. various of the commemoration STORYLINE: Kenyan officials and hundreds of community members attended a commemoration on Thursday in honor of 60 people who were killed in a dam burst. Pictures of the victims were put up in remembrance. A dam burst on April 29 in the town of Mai Mahiu, about 60 kilometers north of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, after a nearby river overflowed due to flash floods. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Kenyan deputy president "I want to ask Kenyans to be responsible. I want to ask the people of Kenya to take care of their lives and their own safety first, even before the government can support and help." According to Kenyan authorities, floods have killed more than 260 people and displaced over 378,000

E

Cameroon commemorates Int'l Mother Language Day

STORY: Cameroon commemorates Int'l Mother Language Day SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: BAFOUSSAM, Cameroon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of schools and pupils 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SUCCESS ABOFEGEH, Pupil of Les Normaliens Lay Private Bilingual School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BELINDA BAFOR, Teacher of Les Normaliens Lay Private Bilingual School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CLARISSE NDAM MEGANCHE, Founder of Les Normaliens Lay Private Bilingual School 5. various of schools and pupils 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GILES NDZE, Pupil of the Progressive English Nursery and Primary School STORYLINE: Cameroon is commemorating the International Mother Language Day, which falls on Wednesday this year, by teaching local languages in schools. There are about 260 indigenous languages in Cameroon, but only French and English, inherited from colonial masters, are official, according to the Ministry of Secondary Education of the country. It is important to emphasize

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

French co-founder of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, poses during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. The French start-up Mistral AI has just launched its generative artificial intelligence in open source, after raising 100 million euros. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founders of Mistral AI Timothee Lacroix and Arthur Mensch pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Guillaume Lample poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated November 17, 2023 shows Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch speaks to the audience during Europe's leading conference on artificial intelligence ai-PULSE in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Guillaume Lample poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated November 17, 2023 shows Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch speaks to the audience during Europe's leading conference on artificial intelligence ai-PULSE in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated November 17, 2023 shows Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch speaks to the audience during Europe's leading conference on artificial intelligence ai-PULSE in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Guillaume Lample poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated November 17, 2023 shows Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch speaks to the audience during Europe's leading conference on artificial intelligence ai-PULSE in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

China's isolated county sees a decade of transformation

STORY: China's isolated county sees a decade of transformation SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 10-15, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway and Medog-related footage STORYLINE: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the highway connecting Bome to Medog in China's Xizang Autonomous Region Before the opening of the highway, Medog residents had to rely on mountain trails, ziptreks, and wooden and rattan bridges Supplies, ranging from grain to medicine and textbooks, had to be transported to the county through human labor and by horseback The highway, which opened in 2013, brought many changes to the county Bananas, lemons, and other fruits produced in Medog could find markets far and wide The once-remote mountain county has also evolved into a thriving tourist destination, receiving about 348,000 tourists in first 9 months of this year According to official data, the local GDP increased from 260 million yuan (35.6 m

E

Riverway dredging underway in flood-hit district in Beijing

STORY: Riverway dredging underway in flood-hit district in Beijing DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dredging operation 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG HEWEI, Official of Water affairs bureau of Mentougou District 3. various of rainfall in Beijing STORYLINE: The dredging operation in the riverways of Beijing's Mentougou District has made major progress after the suburban area was heavily battered by rainpours and floods earlier this month. About 260 kilometers of riverways covered by sludge, tree branches and garbage had been cleaned up as of August 17. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG HEWEI, Official of Water affairs bureau of Mentougou District "We speed up cleaning up the riverways in our district to ensure the safety of flood flowing in case of rainfall and eliminate the risk of epidemic transmission. At the same time, we are working with municipal departments to restore the riverways as soon as possible." From July 29 to Aug. 2, Beijing

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows orthoses and prostheses used by Lao victims from unexploded ordnance in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people walk past a fence built with shell case of cluster munitions in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos, May 20, 2022. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 8, 2010 shows an unexploded ordnance clearance activity held in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2010 shows cluster munitions found in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at exhibits in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos, July 11, 2023. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 2, 2009 shows an unexploded ordnance clearance activity held in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows a victim of unexploded ordnance in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2009 shows an unexploded cluster bomb found in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

E

LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows orthoses and prostheses used by Lao victims from unexploded ordnance in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)