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Countdown To The Hangzhou Asian Games

HANGZHOU, CHINA JUNE 13, 2023 - A primary school student takes part in the "Asian Games Ring" game at Hangzhou West Lake District in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 13, 2023. As the 100 days countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games is approaching, people will learn about the Hangzhou Asian Games by participating in a variety of game activities related to the Asian Games, such as the Asian Games Multi-star, Asian Games darts, fun golf, football and kickball, so as to enhance the participation of citizens in the Asian Games and jointly create a good atmosphere for the whole people to welcome the Asian Games.

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Countdown To The Hangzhou Asian Games

HANGZHOU, CHINA JUNE 13, 2023 - Primary school students play "fun golf" at the Hangzhou West Lake District in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, June 13, 2023. As the 100 days countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games is approaching, people will learn about the Hangzhou Asian Games by participating in a variety of game activities related to the Asian Games, such as the Asian Games Multi-star, Asian Games darts, fun golf, football and kickball, so as to enhance the participation of citizens in the Asian Games and jointly create a good atmosphere for the whole people to welcome the Asian Games.

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Countdown To The Hangzhou Asian Games

HANGZHOU, CHINA JUNE 13, 2023 - A primary school student takes part in the "Asian Games Basketball" game at Xihu District in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 13, 2023. As the 100 days countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games is approaching, people will learn about the Hangzhou Asian Games by participating in a variety of game activities related to the Asian Games, such as the Asian Games Multi-star, Asian Games darts, fun golf, football and kickball, so as to enhance the participation of citizens in the Asian Games and jointly create a good atmosphere for the whole people to welcome the Asian Games.

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Countdown To The Hangzhou Asian Games

HANGZHOU, CHINA JUNE 13, 2023 - A child plays a soccer game in the West Lake district of Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, June 13, 2023. As the 100 days countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games is approaching, people will learn about the Hangzhou Asian Games by participating in a variety of game activities related to the Asian Games, such as the Asian Games Multi-star, Asian Games darts, fun golf, football and kickball, so as to enhance the participation of citizens in the Asian Games and jointly create a good atmosphere for the whole people to welcome the Asian Games.

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Countdown To The Hangzhou Asian Games

HANGZHOU, CHINA JUNE 13, 2023 - Children participate in the blind box event of the "Asian Games" in Hangzhou West Lake District, East China's Zhejiang province, June 13, 2023. As the 100 days countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games is approaching, people will learn about the Hangzhou Asian Games by participating in a variety of game activities related to the Asian Games, such as the Asian Games Multi-star, Asian Games darts, fun golf, football and kickball, so as to enhance the participation of citizens in the Asian Games and jointly create a good atmosphere for the whole people to welcome the Asian Games.

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Countdown To The Hangzhou Asian Games

HANGZHOU, CHINA JUNE 13, 2023 - A primary school student takes part in the "darts" game during the Asian Games at Hangzhou West Lake District in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 13, 2023. As the 100 days countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games is approaching, people will learn about the Hangzhou Asian Games by participating in a variety of game activities related to the Asian Games, such as the Asian Games Multi-star, Asian Games darts, fun golf, football and kickball, so as to enhance the participation of citizens in the Asian Games and jointly create a good atmosphere for the whole people to welcome the Asian Games.

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Türkiye hikes minimum wage by 55 pct for 2023

STORY: Türkiye hikes minimum wage by 55 pct for 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish flags and people on the streets 2. various of factories and employees 3. various of the press conference of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announcing the minimum wage for 2023 (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of Turkish Lira 5. various of the press conference (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 6. various of factories and employees STORYLINE: Türkiye has decided to raise the minimum wage by 55 percent from the beginning of 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday, as part of efforts to ease the burden of rising living costs on Turkish citizens. According to the president, the monthly net minimum salary will be 8,506.80 liras (about 455 U.S. dollars) in 2023, marking a 55 percent hike from the level determined in July and a 100 percent increase from January. Erdogan said at a press conference that give

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Sand Festa kicks off in Kagoshima

MINAMISATSUMA, Japan, May 1 Kyodo - Photo taken May 1, 2015, shows a sand sculpture themed on an advance in railway technology, with a steam locomotive (L) emerging from a tunnel and a shinkansen bullet train (R) climbing skyward, displayed at the annual Sand Festa that began the same day near a dune in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan. About 100 sculptures created by artists and local citizens will be shown during the festival lasting until May 31.

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Protest against SDF dispatch to Iraq held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima (L, front) speaks to about 100 citizens and members of labor organizations who gathered in front of the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 16 to protest the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Iraq.

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S. Korean President Roh appears on TV discussion program

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (C) speaks to an audience of about 100 Japanese citizens during a forum televised by Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. on June 8. Roh has been in Tokyo since June 6 on a four-day state visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Okinawa citizens protest U.S. military presence following rape

URASOE, Japan - Residents in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, tie about 100,000 handkerchiefs decorated with antimilitary messages to fences surrounding a local U.S. military base on July 20 in protest at the recent rape of an Okinawa woman allegedly by a U.S. serviceman. About 100 protesters tied the handkerchiefs, sent from several parts of Japan and blazoned with messages such as ''No to the bases!,'' ''Never tolerate violence against women'' and ''Peace'' to fences surrounding the U.S. Marine Corps' Makiminato Service Area, a 2,750,000-square-meter storage facility.

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Memorial service held for Commonwealth POWs

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A memorial service for prisoners of war from the British Commonwealth who died at detention camps in Japan during World War II took place on Aug. 7 in Yokohama. About 100 people, including diplomats from Australia and New Zealand as well as Japanese students and citizens, attended the Christian service at the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in the city's Hodogaya Ward.

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Impressions of China: In eyes of Dominican PM

STORY: Impressions of China: In eyes of Dominican PM DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, Dominican Prime Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, Dominican Prime Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, Dominican Prime Minister STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, Dominican Prime Minister "China eliminated poverty in 2020, and when you view back, (about) 100 million citizens were lifted out of poverty, and this is a tremendous success story for any leader. The Chinese government has expanded huge sums of money to end poverty. The features of this campaign, as I understand it, include the relocation of millions of households from remote rural regions to new villages. Access to housing, new roads and all the infrastructure projects, and access to arable lands, small business support, lifting people out of poverty, and also access to educ

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A-bomb ceremony held at Berlin park

Citizens gather around a bell of peace during a ceremony at a park in Berlin on Aug. 6, 2015, the 70th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima. The bell, cast in Japan by melting coins from about 100 countries, was installed at the park in 1989. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sand Festa kicks off in Kagoshima

Photo taken May 1, 2015, shows a sand sculpture themed on an advance in railway technology, with a steam locomotive (L) emerging from a tunnel and a shinkansen bullet train (R) climbing skyward, displayed at the annual Sand Festa that began the same day near a dune in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan. About 100 sculptures created by artists and local citizens will be shown during the festival lasting until May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against SDF dispatch to Iraq held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima (L, front) speaks to about 100 citizens and members of labor organizations who gathered in front of the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 16 to protest the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Iraq. (Kyodo)