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CHINA-XINJIANG-YULI-COTTON FARMER (CN)

(231109) -- YULI, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arkin Reyim checks fodder in Bax Mali Village of Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 19, 2023. Late autumn witnesses the harvest season of the vast cotton fields in Yuli County. Arkin Reyim, a cotton farmer, stood next to his cotton field, observing a cotton-picking machine humming. Xinjiang is well-suited for growing cotton thanks to its unique natural conditions. It has become a significant hub for producing commodity cotton in the country. In recent years, the local government has made efforts to promote intensive cotton farming and increase the adoption of cotton harvesting machines. As a result, the mechanization rate for cotton planting and harvesting in Xinjiang has reached 94 percent. This is the busiest time of the year for Arkin Reyim. A cotton-picking machine operates in over 300 mu (20 hectares) of cotton fields and automatically bundles cotton into rolls, each weighing about 2 tons. "Last year, I planted over 400

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YULI-COTTON FARMER (CN)

(231109) -- YULI, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows cotton fields in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 2, 2023. Late autumn witnesses the harvest season of the vast cotton fields in Yuli County. Arkin Reyim, a cotton farmer, stood next to his cotton field, observing a cotton-picking machine humming. Xinjiang is well-suited for growing cotton thanks to its unique natural conditions. It has become a significant hub for producing commodity cotton in the country. In recent years, the local government has made efforts to promote intensive cotton farming and increase the adoption of cotton harvesting machines. As a result, the mechanization rate for cotton planting and harvesting in Xinjiang has reached 94 percent. This is the busiest time of the year for Arkin Reyim. A cotton-picking machine operates in over 300 mu (20 hectares) of cotton fields and automatically bundles cotton into rolls, each weighing about 2 tons. "Last year, I planted over 400 mu (appr

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YULI-COTTON FARMER (CN)

(231109) -- YULI, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arkin Reyim checks cotton in Bax Mali Village of Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2023. Late autumn witnesses the harvest season of the vast cotton fields in Yuli County. Arkin Reyim, a cotton farmer, stood next to his cotton field, observing a cotton-picking machine humming. Xinjiang is well-suited for growing cotton thanks to its unique natural conditions. It has become a significant hub for producing commodity cotton in the country. In recent years, the local government has made efforts to promote intensive cotton farming and increase the adoption of cotton harvesting machines. As a result, the mechanization rate for cotton planting and harvesting in Xinjiang has reached 94 percent. This is the busiest time of the year for Arkin Reyim. A cotton-picking machine operates in over 300 mu (20 hectares) of cotton fields and automatically bundles cotton into rolls, each weighing about 2 tons. "Last year, I planted over 400

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WASTE COOKING OIL-RECYCLE (CN)

(230227) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician works at a laboratory of an environmental protection tech company in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2023. About 400 tons of waste oil is made each day by local catering service industry in Chengdu, among which 70 to 80 percent would be transported to environmental protection tech companies in Sichuan and recycled into products. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WASTE COOKING OIL-RECYCLE (CN)

(230227) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2023 shows oil storage tanks at an environmental protection tech company in southwest China's Sichuan Province. About 400 tons of waste oil is made each day by local catering service industry in Chengdu, among which 70 to 80 percent would be transported to environmental protection tech companies in Sichuan and recycled into products. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WASTE COOKING OIL-RECYCLE (CN)

(230227) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates equipment on the production line of an environmental protection tech company in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2023. About 400 tons of waste oil is made each day by local catering service industry in Chengdu, among which 70 to 80 percent would be transported to environmental protection tech companies in Sichuan and recycled into products. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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Rooftop of Kyoto temple's Amitabha hall renovated

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated rooftop of the Amitabha hall of Higashi Honganji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is shown to the press on Sept. 12, 2014, after the fixing of some 108,000 clay tiles to the roof with stainless nails to reduce the total weight by about 400 tons.

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Osaka group tries for world record with giant pancake

OSAKA, Japan - A local group cooks a gigantic Japanese pancake Nov. 3 in Osaka city, attempting to set a new record for the largest ''okonomiyaki'' in the Guinness Book of Records. The pancake was about 8 meters wide and 3 centimeters thick, weighing about 1.6 tons. It was large enough to serve 5,000 people, the group said. The okonomiyaki pancake was made with 400 cabbages, about 4,300 eggs and nearly 90 kilograms of pork.

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Afghanistan's export exceeds 400 mln USD in 3 months

STORY: Afghanistan's export exceeds 400 mln USD in 3 months DATELINE: July 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trucks transporting coal STORYLINE: The volume of Afghan exports has exceeded 400 million U.S. dollars in the first three months of the solar year of 1401 on the Persian calendar beginning March 21, a local media outlet reported Wednesday. Tolonews quoted Mohammad Yonus Mohmand, chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, as saying that the country exported nearly 19,000 tons of fresh fruits and about 1.8 million tons of coal worth more than 400 million dollars over the period. Afghanistan's major exports composed of fresh and dry fruits are mostly exported to India and Pakistan, and coal utterly to Pakistan. Afghanistan has been making efforts to increase its exports to central Asian countries including Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Afghanistan's export reached more than 1 billion dollars in the solar y

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Japan Rocket Lifts Supplies To Space Station After Foreign Failures

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN - AUG. 19: Japan successfully launched a rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday, the nation's space agency said, after similar missions by other countries failed recently. The H2B rocket lifted off at 8:50 p.m. Japan time, delivering the Konotori 5 cargo transporter into orbit some 15 minutes later, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or JAXA said. The unmanned transporter, carrying 5.5 tons of supplies and experimental equipment, is due to reach the ISS, which flies about 400 kilometers above Earth, at around 8 p.m. Monday.

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Rooftop of Kyoto temple's Amitabha hall renovated

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated rooftop of the Amitabha hall of Higashi Honganji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is shown to the press on Sept. 12, 2014, after the fixing of some 108,000 clay tiles to the roof with stainless nails to reduce the total weight by about 400 tons. (Kyodo)

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Osaka group tries for world record with giant pancake

OSAKA, Japan - A local group cooks a gigantic Japanese pancake Nov. 3 in Osaka city, attempting to set a new record for the largest ''okonomiyaki'' in the Guinness Book of Records. The pancake was about 8 meters wide and 3 centimeters thick, weighing about 1.6 tons. It was large enough to serve 5,000 people, the group said. The okonomiyaki pancake was made with 400 cabbages, about 4,300 eggs and nearly 90 kilograms of pork. (Kyodo)