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Coffee Industry - China

A farmer displays the coffee fruit at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and p

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Coffee Industry - China

Staff members celebrate the harvest of coffee this year in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, an

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Coffee Industry - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows workers drying coffee beans at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods

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Coffee Industry - China

Coffee beans are seen sprouting at a plantation in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and proces

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Coffee Industry - China

Tourists take photos at a coffee experience center in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and pro

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Coffee Industry - China

Tourist check coffee beans at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 7, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and processin

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Coffee Industry - China

Coffee beans are seen sprouting at a plantation in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and proces

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Coffee Industry - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows workers drying coffee beans at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods

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Royals At Tourism Fair - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia greet the President of the Government of Asturias, Adrián Barbón (1r), at the Asturias stand during the 44th edition of the International Tourism Fair, Fitur 2024, at IFEMA Madrid, January 24, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fitur is the premier annual event for global tourism professionals and the leading trade fair for inbound and outbound markets in Ibero-America. The 2024 edition has Ecuador as a partner country and the presence of the tourism offer of more than 130 countries. It is a five-day event (January 24-28) that brings together in the same space both tourism professionals and those interested in the latest trends in the sector, as well as the general public interested in learning about the destinations on offer. This year's edition is focused on sustainability and environmental responsibility. This is Noboa's first trip abroad after the recent events in Ecuador. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Tourism Fair - Madrid

(L-R) King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia and the President of the Region of Murcia, Fernando López Miras, at the stand of the Region of Murcia, during the 44th edition of the International Tourism Fair, Fitur 2024, at IFEMA Madrid, January 24, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fitur is the premier annual event for global tourism professionals and the leading trade fair for inbound and outbound markets in Ibero-America. The 2024 edition has Ecuador as a partner country and the presence of the tourism offer of more than 130 countries. It is a five-day event (January 24-28) that brings together in the same space both tourism professionals and those interested in the latest trends in the sector, as well as the general public interested in learning about the destinations on offer. This year's edition is focused on sustainability and environmental responsibility. This is Noboa's first trip abroad after the recent events in Ecuador. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Tourism Fair - Madrid

(L-R) Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa and King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit Ecuador's stand during the 44th edition of the International Tourism Fair, Fitur 2024, at IFEMA Madrid, January 24, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fitur is the premier annual event for global tourism professionals and the leading fair for inbound and outbound markets in Ibero-America. The 2024 edition has Ecuador as a partner country and the presence of the tourism offer of more than 130 countries. It is a five-day event (January 24-28) that brings together in the same space both tourism professionals and those interested in the latest trends in the sector, as well as the general public interested in learning about the destinations on offer. This year's edition is focused on sustainability and environmental responsibility. This is Noboa's first trip abroad after the recent events in Ecuador. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Tourism Fair - Madrid

(L-R) Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa and King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit Ecuador's stand during the 44th edition of the International Tourism Fair, Fitur 2024, at IFEMA Madrid, January 24, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fitur is the premier annual event for global tourism professionals and the leading fair for inbound and outbound markets in Ibero-America. The 2024 edition has Ecuador as a partner country and the presence of the tourism offer of more than 130 countries. It is a five-day event (January 24-28) that brings together in the same space both tourism professionals and those interested in the latest trends in the sector, as well as the general public interested in learning about the destinations on offer. This year's edition is focused on sustainability and environmental responsibility. This is Noboa's first trip abroad after the recent events in Ecuador. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Tourism Fair - Madrid

King Felipe VI (l), greets the president of the Government of Asturias, Adrián Barbón (r), upon his arrival at the Asturias stand, during the 44th edition of the International Tourism Fair, Fitur 2024, at IFEMA Madrid, on January 24, 2024, in Madrid, (Spain). Fitur is the premier annual event for global tourism professionals and the leading trade fair for inbound and outbound markets in Ibero-America. The 2024 edition has Ecuador as a partner country and the presence of the tourism offer of more than 130 countries. It is a five-day event (January 24-28) that brings together in the same space both tourism professionals and those interested in the latest trends in the sector, as well as the general public interested in learning about the destinations on offer. This year's edition is focused on sustainability and environmental responsibility. This is Noboa's first trip abroad after the recent events in Ecuador. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Tourism Fair - Madrid

(L-R) Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa and King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit Ecuador's stand during the 44th edition of the International Tourism Fair, Fitur 2024, at IFEMA Madrid, January 24, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fitur is the premier annual event for global tourism professionals and the leading fair for inbound and outbound markets in Ibero-America. The 2024 edition has Ecuador as a partner country and the presence of the tourism offer of more than 130 countries. It is a five-day event (January 24-28) that brings together in the same space both tourism professionals and those interested in the latest trends in the sector, as well as the general public interested in learning about the destinations on offer. This year's edition is focused on sustainability and environmental responsibility. This is Noboa's first trip abroad after the recent events in Ecuador. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Int'l artists mark Earth Day at shrinking Dead Sea

STORY: Int'l artists mark Earth Day at shrinking Dead Sea DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:16 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CRAIG DERSHOWITZ, Organizer 2. various of a mural warning about the shrinkage of the Dead Sea 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OZ MONTANIA, Artist from Paraguay 4. various of murals 5. various of the Dead Sea STORYLINE: A total of 10 international graffiti artists have worked on murals near the Dead Sea's Kalia Beach to mark the annual Earth Day and raise awareness of the ecological crisis of the area. The 10 artists traveled all the way to Israel for this project from countries such as Argentina, Paraguay, Greece, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. They are converting abandoned old military barracks into sizable concrete canvases for their artwork. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CRAIG DERSHOWITZ, Organizer "The Dead Sea is being drained and degrading at an alarming rate. Even from my first trip here 15 years ago, the sea is mete

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University anchor Takashi Saito crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012. Toyo won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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China finance chiefs to skip IMF meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren (L) and People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan. The Chinese government will not send its finance chiefs to the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Tokyo, a Chinese government official said on Oct. 10, 2012, amid tensions between the two countries over a territorial dispute. Xie and Zhou have canceled their trip to Japan, the official said, despite earlier hopes among officials in Tokyo that they would join the event held by the two Washington-based multilateral development agencies, which started the previous day.

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Kanagawa Univ. wins 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden relay

HAKONE, Japan - Shogo Yoshimura of Kanagawa University, running the final section of the 107.2-km Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay, cuts the tape at Lake Ashinoko on Jan. 2 to give his team a first-day victory. Yoshimura turned a deficit of 1:13 into a 23-second advantage for his university at the start of the return trip to Tokyo on Jan. 3, which will decide the overall winner of the annual New Year event.

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Mori intends to attend Davos economic forum late Jan.

HONG KONG, China - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) speaks to reporters Jan. 7 during a flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong en route to South Africa, the first stop on a nine-day trip to sub-Saharan Africa and Greece. Mori said he intends to attend an annual world economic forum, known as the Davos conference, in Switzerland later in January to explain the Japanese government's economic policies if his schedule permits. The Davos conference opens in the Swiss resort on Jan. 25. No Japanese prime minister has ever attended the annual meeting.

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Mori gives a news conference

ISE, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks at a news conference after making an annual New Year's trip to Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on Jan. 4.

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Jiang leaves for APEC summit

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin(C), accompanied by his wife (L), shakes hands with Premier Zhu Rongji at the Great Hall of the People on Sept. 2 prior to departure on a trip that will take him to Auckland, New Zealand, where an annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit takes place Sept. 11-13.

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New hothouses under construction for hibernation of captive-born Chinese alligators

STORY: New hothouses under construction for hibernation of captive-born Chinese alligators DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:07 LOCATION: XUANCHENG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YUE YUANYUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Yangtze alligator 3. STANDUP 2 (English): YUE YUANYUAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YINSHENG, Staff member of the Anhui Yangtze Alligator Reserve 5. STANDUP 3 (English): YUE YUANYUAN, Xinhua correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIA TONGSHENG, Deputy director of the administration of the Anhui Yangtze Alligator Reserve STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): YUE YUANYUAN, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm at the Yangtze Alligator Reserve, in Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province. As the weather turns colder, and as we can see it's snowing heavily today, the Yangtze alligators start their annual trip to a warmer place for hibernation. Behind me, the workers are moving the alligators into these iron boxes, which will be lifted by the

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Turkish people's Eid trips spoiled over rising fuel prices

STORY: Turkish people's Eid trips spoiled over rising fuel prices DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial views of Istanbul city in Turkey 2. various of cars driving on the highway in Istanbul, Turkey 3. various of a gas station in Istanbul, Turkey 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): CUMALI KARAMAN, Gas station manager 5. various of Necmi Demir fueling a vehicle at a gas station 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NECMI DEMIR, Worker at the gas station 7. various of a gas station in Istanbul, Turkey 8. various of Mustafa Gurdal 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MUSTAFA GURDAL, University student, owner of a small business 10. various of a worker fueling a vehicle at a gas station in Istanbul, Turkey STORYLINE: Cumali Karaman, a 45-year-old gas station manager in Istanbul, found the rising fuel prices have made the annual homecoming trip unaffordable for the fast-breaking gathering with his parents in eastern Turkey at the end of the Muslim holy month o

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Kanagawa Univ. wins 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden relay

HAKONE, Japan - Shogo Yoshimura of Kanagawa University, running the final section of the 107.2-km Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay, cuts the tape at Lake Ashinoko on Jan. 2 to give his team a first-day victory. Yoshimura turned a deficit of 1:13 into a 23-second advantage for his university at the start of the return trip to Tokyo on Jan. 3, which will decide the overall winner of the annual New Year event.

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N. Korea says no plans to halt nuke tests even if U.S. stops drills

Ri Thae Song, a vice director of North Korea's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters at Beijing's international airport on April 26, 2016, before returning to Pyongyang from a trip to New York. Ri said North Korea has no plans to suspend nuclear tests even if the United States stops its annual military exercises with South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. boys with serious illness at anime expo

LOS ANGELES, United States - On a trip sponsored by the Make Wish Foundation, Miles Nixon (L) with his mother Theresa (C) and twin brother Lawrynce enjoy wandering among the cosplayers and anime exhibits at the 20th annual Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 1, 2011. Miles and his brother have sickle cell anemia, a genetic blood disease. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University anchor Takashi Saito crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012. Toyo won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Abe departs for Vietnam, Philippines for regional meetings

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves Japan on Nov. 7, 2017 for a seven-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines to attend annual regional leaders' gatherings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ducks take annual walk in Kyoto

A family of ducks make their annual 700-meter trip to the Kamo River from a pond in Yoboji Temple's ground in Kyoto on June 11, 2017. Ducks started nesting at the pond in the spring 12 years ago to hatch ducklings. Their walk to the nearby river after the ducklings have grown around June has become a site of great interest for the locals, and the police control traffic to assist their trip. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-residents fly over Russian-held islands

A chartered airplane carrying former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido leaves Nakashibetsu airport on Oct. 21, 2020, on the northernmost Japanese main island to fly over the islands to pay respects to their ancestors. The residents took part in the flight trip as an annual visa-free visit was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ex-residents fly over Russian-held islands

Former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido disembark from a chartered airplane on Oct. 21, 2020, at Nakashibetsu airport on the northernmost Japanese main island after finishing their flight over the islands to pay respects to their ancestors. The residents took part in the flight trip as an annual visa-free visit was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ex-residents fly over Russian-held islands

Former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido prepare to board a chartered airplane at Nakashibetsu airport on the northernmost Japanese main island on Oct. 21, 2020, to fly over the islands to pay respects to their ancestors. The residents took part in the flight trip as an annual visa-free visit was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Former Japan emperor, empress

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko leave for Karuizawa, a resort town in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2019. They will stay in Karuizawa and Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, to rest during their annual summer trip. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Masako

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attive at JR Maibara Station during a trip to attend an annual convention on green space conservation in Nagahama in the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Masako

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako meet Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki at JR Maibara Station upon their arrival during a trip to attend an annual convention on green space conservation in Nagahama in the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM departs for Vietnam, Philippines

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2017, before leaving for a seven-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines to attend annual regional leaders' gatherings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM departs for Vietnam, Philippines

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2017, before leaving for a seven-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines to attend annual regional leaders' gatherings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean foreign minister returns home after barbs with Trump

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho arrives at Pyongyang international airport on Sept. 28, 2017, after a trip to New York where he attended an annual U.N. General Assembly session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mori intends to attend Davos economic forum late Jan.

HONG KONG, China - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) speaks to reporters Jan. 7 during a flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong en route to South Africa, the first stop on a nine-day trip to sub-Saharan Africa and Greece. Mori said he intends to attend an annual world economic forum, known as the Davos conference, in Switzerland later in January to explain the Japanese government's economic policies if his schedule permits. The Davos conference opens in the Swiss resort on Jan. 25. No Japanese prime minister has ever attended the annual meeting.

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Mori gives a news conference

ISE, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks at a news conference after making an annual New Year's trip to Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on Jan. 4.

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Jiang leaves for APEC summit

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin(C), accompanied by his wife (L), shakes hands with Premier Zhu Rongji at the Great Hall of the People on Sept. 2 prior to departure on a trip that will take him to Auckland, New Zealand, where an annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit takes place Sept. 11-13.