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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 3 Kyodo - People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead. (Kyodo)

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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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5 years since mass COVID-19 outbreak on Diamond Princess

People observe a moment of silence at a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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Urban Slow Walking Trail in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - People walk along the city's Rainbow Walk into the green mountains in Fushan Country Park, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 3, 2023. In recent years, Fuzhou has built a total of about 700 kilometers of urban slow walking trail network, expanding the urban green space.

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Urban Slow Walking Trail in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - People walk along the city's Rainbow Walk into the green mountains in Fushan Country Park, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 3, 2023. In recent years, Fuzhou has built a total of about 700 kilometers of urban slow walking trail network, expanding the urban green space.

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Urban Slow Walking Trail in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - People walk along the city's Rainbow Walk into the green mountains in Fushan Country Park, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 3, 2023. In recent years, Fuzhou has built a total of about 700 kilometers of urban slow walking trail network, expanding the urban green space.

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Urban Slow Walking Trail in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - People walk along the city's Rainbow Walk into the green mountains in Fushan Country Park, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 3, 2023. In recent years, Fuzhou has built a total of about 700 kilometers of urban slow walking trail network, expanding the urban green space.

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Urban Slow Walking Trail in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - People walk along the city's Rainbow Walk into the green mountains in Fushan Country Park, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 3, 2023. In recent years, Fuzhou has built a total of about 700 kilometers of urban slow walking trail network, expanding the urban green space.

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Urban Slow Walking Trail in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - People walk along the city's Rainbow Walk into the green mountains in Fushan Country Park, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 3, 2023. In recent years, Fuzhou has built a total of about 700 kilometers of urban slow walking trail network, expanding the urban green space.

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Urban Slow Walking Trail in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - People walk along the city's Rainbow Walk into the green mountains in Fushan Country Park, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 3, 2023. In recent years, Fuzhou has built a total of about 700 kilometers of urban slow walking trail network, expanding the urban green space.

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China's Ningde Port sees first export of NEVs to Israel

STORY: China's Ningde Port sees first export of NEVs to Israel DATELINE: May 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: NINGDE, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-made new energy vehicles for export 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHA HAO, Staff of SAIC Anji Logistics STORYLINE: China-made new energy vehicles (NEVs) were shipped to Israel for the first time from Ningde port of east China's Fujian Province on Tuesday. Among the total of 725 NEVs, 700 are made by Chinese automaker SAIC Motor and the other 25 are pure electric buses, made by Chinese bus maker King Long. The trip also marks the opening of the port's first direct sea route to the Middle East. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHA HAO, Staff of SAIC Anji Logistics "In recent years, we have continued to invest in key processes of design, manufacturing, research and development (R&D) and become more confident about the exports of homemade NEVs." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ningde, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-JILIN-YANJI-ECONOMY-COFFEE SHOP(CN)

(230405) -- YANBIAN, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shen Longzhe poses for a photo in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 4, 2023. Shen Longzhe, a villager in Fenglin Village of Yanji, opened a cafe in an apple pear garden of the village in 2021. This cafe soon gains popularity for its great view on the rural scenery, attracting flocks of tourists to the village. With the daily coffee sales reaching about 600-700 cups at most, this cafe also promotes the sales of local specialty apple pears in Fenglin Village. The northeastern border city of Yanji in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has witnessed a spark of coffee trend as over 540 coffee shops are registered in the 680,000 dwellers city in recent years. According to the data from Meituan Waimai, a major food delivery platform in China, Yanji ranked first in coffee consumption among counties (including county-level cities) in China from January to February this year. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years amid pandemic

A foreign cruise ship docked in a Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday to become the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in about three years following a government-mandated suspension of cruises due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 29,000-ton ship, which departed Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Feb. 25, is scheduled to leave Shizuoka for Tokyo on Wednesday night. Acceptance of foreign cruise ships was suspended in March 2020 following a mass coronavirus outbreak on the Diamond Princess, which caused thousands to be quarantined in Yokohama in February 2020 and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Local people carry a mikoshi (portable shrine) through the Nakamise Dori shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 17, 2014, the second day of the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival), which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan. Some 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were paraded in the district.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded under the Kaminari Gate of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa in central Tokyo on May 17, 2014, during the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival) on May 17, 2014. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - The Nakamise Dori shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa is packed with local people carrying mikoshi (portable shrines) and visitors during the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival) on May 17, 2014. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan.

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Victims of stabbing incident remembered in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka ring eight bells during a memorial service June 8 in memory of eight children who were stabbed to death three years ago when a man went on a stabbing rampage at the school. About 700 people attended the ceremony at which a 4.5-meter monument, with eight bells and inscribed with the names of the victims, was unveiled.

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Technology facilitates preventive protection of ancient buildings in China

STORY: Technology facilitates preventive protection of ancient buildings in China DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the examination work conducted by researchers 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG TAO, Sci-tech protection research office, Beijing Institute of Archaeology STORYLINE: With modern technologies, experts and researchers from the Beijing Institute of Archaeology have been doing "physical examination" for ancient buildings to assess and determine potential risks facing them. Over the years, the team has completed renovation designs for dozens of cultural relics sites under state-level protection. At present, the researchers are conducting regular examinations for the Wanning Bridge, which is over 700 years old. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG TAO, Sci-tech protection research office, Beijing Institute of Archaeology "I have been engaged in this field for about 17 years. I'm a cultural relics 'doctor,' mainly conducting examination on anci

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U.S. educators face unprecedented hardship after COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: U.S. educators face unprecedented hardship after COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP(English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. a picture of a relevant online news 3. various of a public school STORYLINE: STANDUP(English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Sixteen percent of U.S. educators are having trouble making rent or mortgage payments, up from 12 percent before the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Education Association has found. House rents are a common burden felt by teachers and other school employees nationwide. On average, monthly rents in the country have nearly doubled in the past 10 years, rising from about 700 dollars a month in 2012 to more than 1,300 dollars in 2022. 'The pandemic exacerbated educators' challenging working conditions, leaving school systems across the country struggling to retain teaching talent and forcing some to double as both employers and landlords,' said news portal Channel

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-BRICS-COMMODITY SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220624) -- XIAMEN, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members sell products via live streaming at the commodity service center for products of the BRICS countries in Xiamen City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 23, 2022. The service center has been set up at Xiamen Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park, with over 700 products displayed and sold. In recent years, Xiamen has expanded its trade cooperation with the other BRICS countries. Between January and May this year, Xiamen's import and export volume to BRICS countries recorded 28.34 billion yuan (about 4.23 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-BRICS-COMMODITY SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220624) -- XIAMEN, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Products are displayed at the commodity service center for products of the BRICS countries in Xiamen City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 23, 2022. The service center has been set up at Xiamen Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park, with over 700 products displayed and sold. In recent years, Xiamen has expanded its trade cooperation with the other BRICS countries. Between January and May this year, Xiamen's import and export volume to BRICS countries recorded 28.34 billion yuan (about 4.23 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-BRICS-COMMODITY SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220624) -- XIAMEN, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members appreciate wine from South Africa at the commodity service center for products of the BRICS countries in Xiamen City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 23, 2022. The service center has been set up at Xiamen Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park, with over 700 products displayed and sold. In recent years, Xiamen has expanded its trade cooperation with the other BRICS countries. Between January and May this year, Xiamen's import and export volume to BRICS countries recorded 28.34 billion yuan (about 4.23 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Chinese company kicks off construction of bridge, station of Tel Aviv Light Rail Green Line

STORY: Chinese company kicks off construction of bridge, station of Tel Aviv Light Rail Green Line DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the PCCC project 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI FENG, PCCC project manager 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MENACHEM LEIBA, CEO of Tel Aviv Municipality STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm in the north of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The construction site behind me is going to be turned into a light rail bridge in about two years." Construction of a section of Tel Aviv's light rail Green Line kicked off on Sunday, comprising the Reading station and a bridge above the Yarkon river. The project, undertaken by Power Construction Corporation of China (PCCC), is expected to complete in 2024 with a 700-meter-long and 13-meter-wide bridge, as well as a station covering about 2,400 square meters. PCCC project manager Li

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo

A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded through the premises of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 16, 2015, during the annual Sanja Festival. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo

A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded through the premises of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 16, 2015, during the annual Sanja Festival. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years. Tokyo Skytree tower is visible in the background to the left. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo

A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded through the premises of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 16, 2015, during the annual Sanja Festival. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Two Venerable Images of Buddha,Sensoji Temple

This is exactly the same as photograph #385 sold by the Kinbei Studio, which means that it was probably taken by Kusakabe Kinbei. Six children are playing near the Buddha statues. Other photographs show people sitting on the lotus bases, suggesting that these statues were a familiar and approachable presence to the common people. The tree in the background is a gingko tree said to be about 700 years old. The tree was designated as a Natural Asset of the City of Tokyo in 1930. Probably taken in the second decade of the Meiji Period (1878-1888).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐8‐0]

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Nezame-no-toko

The steep flow of Urashima in the Nezame no toko, a scenic spot along the Kiso River on the Nakasendo. The same scene as the photo numbered 1560 is photographed again from a farther distance. This valley was formed from the granite, which was formed about 700 million years ago, washed away by the steep flow of the Kiso River.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐9‐0]

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Portable shrines carried at Sanja Festival

People carry portable shrines called mikoshi at the Sanja Festival held near the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo on May 20, 2017. At the festival dating back some 700 years, local residents carried about 100 shrines around the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Portable shrines carried at Sanja Festival

People carry portable shrines called mikoshi at the Sanja Festival held near the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo on May 20, 2017. At the festival dating back some 700 years, local residents carried about 100 shrines around the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Portable shrines carried at Sanja Festival

People carry portable shrines called mikoshi at the Sanja Festival held near the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo on May 20, 2017. At the festival dating back some 700 years, local residents carried about 100 shrines around the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Victims of stabbing incident remembered in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka ring eight bells during a memorial service June 8 in memory of eight children who were stabbed to death three years ago when a man went on a stabbing rampage at the school. About 700 people attended the ceremony at which a 4.5-meter monument, with eight bells and inscribed with the names of the victims, was unveiled. (Kyodo)