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[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million). (Kyodo)

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Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara (far R) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

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Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara (R) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

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Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

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Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

A woman takes a selfie with Fujifilm Corp.'s latest model of the Cheki instant camera series, "instax mini LiPlay+," in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, ahead of its official launch on Nov. 7. The front-facing camera, equipped with a rear monitor for easier selfies, is priced at around 28,600 yen ($190), with the series' cumulative sales surpassing 100 million units since its debut in 1998.

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Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

A woman takes a selfie with Fujifilm Corp.'s latest model of the Cheki instant camera series, "instax mini LiPlay+," in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, ahead of its official launch on Nov. 7. The front-facing camera, equipped with a rear monitor for easier selfies, is priced at around 28,600 yen ($190), with the series' cumulative sales surpassing 100 million units since its debut in 1998.

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Fujifilm to launch new Cheki series instant camera

A woman holds Fujifilm Corp.'s latest model of the Cheki instant camera series, "instax mini LiPlay+," in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, ahead of its launch on Nov. 7. The front-facing camera, equipped with a rear monitor for easier selfies, is priced at around 28,600 yen ($190), with the series' cumulative sales having surpassed 100 million units since its debut in 1998.

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Harsh weather kills over 5 mln head of livestock in Mongolia

STORY: Harsh weather kills over 5 mln head of livestock in Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: March 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of livestock in Mongolia STORYLINE: More than 5 million head of livestock have perished in Mongolia so far this winter, due to extreme wintry weather known as "dzud," the country's State Emergency Commission (SEC) said Friday. The dzud is a Mongolian term to describe a severely cold winter when a large number of livestock die because the ground is frozen or covered in snow. As Mongolia saw much more snow than usual this winter, over 80 percent of its territory had been blanketed with snow up to 100 cm thick, according to the country's weather monitoring agency. The amount of snow cover in Mongolia has so far decreased to around 60 percent, it said, adding that the country is expected to experience severe spring weather. At the end of last year, there were over 190,000 herder households in the c

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Cooking gas price cut in India

STORY: Cooking gas price cut in India SHOOTING TIME: March 9, 2024 DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of government buildings 3. various of market areas 4. various of cooking gas cylinders 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a price cut in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or cooking gas by 100 Indian rupees (around 1.21 U.S. dollars) per cylinder of 14.2 kg for domestic use. The reduction in LPG price came into effect on Friday midnight. According to a report by The Indian Express, the LPG price cut is set to benefit nearly 330 million households. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Mongolia issues warning of spring floods in capital

STORY: Mongolia issues warning of spring floods in capital SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of warning of spring floods in Mongolia's capital STORYLINE: The Emergency Commission of Mongolia's capital on Thursday issued a warning of spring floods. "A projected sudden warmer temperature can cause snow and ice to melt quickly, increasing the risk for flash floods in at least 30 locations in Ulan Bator," the commission said in a statement. Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene has ordered the evacuation of residents who may be affected by floods, according to the government's press office. Ulan Bator is home to around half of the Asian country's population of 3.5 million. This winter, Mongolia has seen a lot more snow than usual and around 90 percent of the country's total territory has so far been covered with snow up to 100 cm thick, according to the country's weather monitoring agenc

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King Felipe Visits The Facilities Of Mantequerías Arias In Asturia

The president of Asturias, Adrián Barbón (l) and King Felipe VI (c) next to an old Alsa bus during the closing ceremony of Alsa's centenary, on January 25, 2024, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Alsa celebrated 100 years of life in 2023, making it the largest passenger road transport company in the country. Founded on April 20, 1923 in Luarca to make road trips in Asturias, it has been transformed over the course of a century into a global company with 7,000 buses and 16,000 workers serving more than 550 million passengers a year in different countries around the world.ALSA currently has a fleet of 5,600 buses and a staff of 16,000 professionals, who last year served 553 million passengers, with whom the company also wanted to celebrate this centenary, offering 100,000 seats for 10 euros to travel in the coming months. Photo by Xuan Cueto/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Visits The Facilities Of Mantequerías Arias In Asturia

The president of Asturias, Adrián Barbón (3l) and King Felipe VI (c) next to a vintage Alsa bus during the closing ceremony of Alsa's centenary on January 25, 2024, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Alsa celebrated 100 years of life in 2023, making it the largest passenger road transport company in the country. Founded on April 20, 1923 in Luarca to make road trips in Asturias, it has been transformed over the course of a century into a global company with 7,000 buses and 16,000 workers serving more than 550 million passengers a year in different countries around the world.ALSA currently has a fleet of 5,600 buses and a staff of 16,000 professionals, who last year served 553 million passengers, with whom the company also wanted to celebrate this centenary, offering 100,000 seats for 10 euros to travel in the coming months. Photo by Xuan Cueto/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas conflict reaches 100-day mark

STORY: Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas conflict reaches 100-day mark SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine/Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem STORYLINE: The Israel-Hamas conflict has ravaged the Gaza Strip for 100 days, killing over 23,000 people there, according to data from Hamas-run government media office. The coastal enclave is suffering from a worsening humanitarian crisis. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "Half of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged. Around seventy percent of schools have been destroyed. Fifteen out of thirty-six hospitals in Gaza are still functioning. About 1.9 million Palestinians are internally displaced, and over half a million of them are facing catastrophic hunger and starvation." STANDUP 2 (

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kilimall works at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sal

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kilimall works at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sal

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall pack commodities at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million produc

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kilimall works at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sal

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kilimall works at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sal

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall pack commodities at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million produc

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2023 shows a Kilimall shop in Mlolongo, Kenya. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale. Kili

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of a Kilimall shop arranges commodities in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-AQUACULTURE PLATFORM (CN)

(230926) -- ZHANJIANG, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows the "Haiwei-2," an intelligent semi-submersible aquaculture platform in Liusha Bay of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province. "Haiwei-2" is a giant marine ranch carrying nearly 1 million golden pomfret fry of around 100 tonnes. Measuring 86 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16.5 meters high, the giant platform boasts a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of water for aquaculture and can harvest over 500 tonnes of fish within one cycle. Equipped with solar electricity system, the platform is self-sufficient in green energy, which enables unmanned operation and real-time remote monitoring. "Haiwei-2" reflects Guangdong Province's years of dedicated efforts in developing deep-sea aquaculture. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-AQUACULTURE PLATFORM (CN)

(230926) -- ZHANJIANG, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A marine ranch is pictured at sunset in Liusha Bay of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 20, 2023. "Haiwei-2" is a giant marine ranch carrying nearly 1 million golden pomfret fry of around 100 tonnes. Measuring 86 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16.5 meters high, the giant platform boasts a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of water for aquaculture and can harvest over 500 tonnes of fish within one cycle. Equipped with solar electricity system, the platform is self-sufficient in green energy, which enables unmanned operation and real-time remote monitoring. "Haiwei-2" reflects Guangdong Province's years of dedicated efforts in developing deep-sea aquaculture. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-AQUACULTURE PLATFORM (CN)

(230926) -- ZHANJIANG, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member feeds golden pomfret fry on "Haiwei-2," an intelligent semi-submersible aquaculture platform in Liusha Bay of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 20, 2023. "Haiwei-2" is a giant marine ranch carrying nearly 1 million golden pomfret fry of around 100 tonnes. Measuring 86 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16.5 meters high, the giant platform boasts a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of water for aquaculture and can harvest over 500 tonnes of fish within one cycle. Equipped with solar electricity system, the platform is self-sufficient in green energy, which enables unmanned operation and real-time remote monitoring. "Haiwei-2" reflects Guangdong Province's years of dedicated efforts in developing deep-sea aquaculture. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-AQUACULTURE PLATFORM (CN)

(230926) -- ZHANJIANG, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows the "Haiwei-2," an intelligent semi-submersible aquaculture platform in Liusha Bay of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province. "Haiwei-2" is a giant marine ranch carrying nearly 1 million golden pomfret fry of around 100 tonnes. Measuring 86 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16.5 meters high, the giant platform boasts a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of water for aquaculture and can harvest over 500 tonnes of fish within one cycle. Equipped with solar electricity system, the platform is self-sufficient in green energy, which enables unmanned operation and real-time remote monitoring. "Haiwei-2" reflects Guangdong Province's years of dedicated efforts in developing deep-sea aquaculture. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-AQUACULTURE PLATFORM (CN)

(230926) -- ZHANJIANG, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows the "Haiwei-2," an intelligent semi-submersible aquaculture platform in Liusha Bay of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province. "Haiwei-2" is a giant marine ranch carrying nearly 1 million golden pomfret fry of around 100 tonnes. Measuring 86 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16.5 meters high, the giant platform boasts a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of water for aquaculture and can harvest over 500 tonnes of fish within one cycle. Equipped with solar electricity system, the platform is self-sufficient in green energy, which enables unmanned operation and real-time remote monitoring. "Haiwei-2" reflects Guangdong Province's years of dedicated efforts in developing deep-sea aquaculture. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-AQUACULTURE PLATFORM (CN)

(230926) -- ZHANJIANG, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a transport ship sailing near the "Haiwei-2," an intelligent semi-submersible aquaculture platform in Liusha Bay of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province. "Haiwei-2" is a giant marine ranch carrying nearly 1 million golden pomfret fry of around 100 tonnes. Measuring 86 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16.5 meters high, the giant platform boasts a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of water for aquaculture and can harvest over 500 tonnes of fish within one cycle. Equipped with solar electricity system, the platform is self-sufficient in green energy, which enables unmanned operation and real-time remote monitoring. "Haiwei-2" reflects Guangdong Province's years of dedicated efforts in developing deep-sea aquaculture. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-AQUACULTURE PLATFORM (CN)

(230926) -- ZHANJIANG, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks a refrigeration equipment on "Haiwei-2," an intelligent semi-submersible aquaculture platform in Liusha Bay of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 20, 2023. "Haiwei-2" is a giant marine ranch carrying nearly 1 million golden pomfret fry of around 100 tonnes. Measuring 86 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16.5 meters high, the giant platform boasts a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of water for aquaculture and can harvest over 500 tonnes of fish within one cycle. Equipped with solar electricity system, the platform is self-sufficient in green energy, which enables unmanned operation and real-time remote monitoring. "Haiwei-2" reflects Guangdong Province's years of dedicated efforts in developing deep-sea aquaculture. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-AQUACULTURE PLATFORM (CN)

(230926) -- ZHANJIANG, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a staff member checking equipment on "Haiwei-2," an intelligent semi-submersible aquaculture platform in Liusha Bay of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province. "Haiwei-2" is a giant marine ranch carrying nearly 1 million golden pomfret fry of around 100 tonnes. Measuring 86 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16.5 meters high, the giant platform boasts a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of water for aquaculture and can harvest over 500 tonnes of fish within one cycle. Equipped with solar electricity system, the platform is self-sufficient in green energy, which enables unmanned operation and real-time remote monitoring. "Haiwei-2" reflects Guangdong Province's years of dedicated efforts in developing deep-sea aquaculture. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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Myanmar farmers have high hopes for monsoon harvest

STORY: Myanmar farmers have high hopes for monsoon harvest DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmers working in the field in the Bago Region 2. various of farmers planting paddy seedlings in Yangon STORYLINE: Motivated by a significant increase in profits from last year's harvest, Myanmar rice farmers began to prepare for growing paddy in rain-fed fields in July. According to farmers, the paddy price reached approximately 1.6 million kyats per 100 baskets (4,600 pounds), compared to around 600,000 kyats per 100 baskets recorded in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, farmers are also expected to benefit from lower costs as this year's rice plantation season came with decreased input prices. The price of diesel fuel for agricultural machinery has decreased to 8,000 kyats per gallon, a drop from the 12,000 kyats recorded last year, while fertilizer prices have declined from over 100,000 kyats to 80,000 k

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Int'l book fair concludes in Iran's capital

STORY: Int'l book fair concludes in Iran's capital DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 34th Tehran International Book Fair STORYLINE: The 34th Tehran International Book Fair concluded on Saturday after attracting millions of visitors. The annual fair, which was held at the halls of Imam Khomeini's Mosalla, ran for 11 days and featured a virtual version that was accessible round the clock. Around 3,000 participants attended the fair, including 2,700 Iranian publishers, 100 foreign publishers from 40 countries, and 200 other entities in the publishing industry. Director of the exhibition Yaser Ahmadvand said that an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 visitors attended the fair each day, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Ali Ramezani, the exhibition's deputy director, told IRNA that book sales at the fair had reached 8.7 million U.S. dollars by Friday, indicating a significant commercial success. Xinhua N

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CHINA-SICHUAN-LESHAN-DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS (CN)

(230414) -- CHENGDU, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 16, 2022 shows fossilized footprints found in the yard of a restaurant in Leshan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Scientists have confirmed that the fossilized footprints found in a restaurant in southwest China were left by long-necked dinosaurs that lived on Earth around 100 million years ago. TO GO WITH "Across China: Scientists validate 'restaurant dinosaur tracks'" (Xing Lida/China University of Geosciences via Xinhua)

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China's major grain producer develops high-standard farmland

STORY: China's major grain producer develops high-standard farmland DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmland STORYLINE: North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, one of the country's major grain-producing regions, has so far developed 49.89 million mu (around 3.3 million hectares) of high-standard farmland, local authorities said. The figure represents 29 percent of the total arable land area and supports more than two-thirds of the grain production capacity of the region, according to the regional agriculture and animal husbandry department. Of the total high-standard farmland, the high-efficiency water-saving irrigation area in Inner Mongolia has reached 32.73 million mu, saving 3.3 billion cubic meters of water annually and achieving a win-win result between high grain yield and green ecological agriculture development. Inner Mongolia is one of the four regions with over 100 million mu of cultivated land and also one

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UN chief calls for putting peace at center of actions, words

STORY: UN chief calls for putting peace at center of actions, words DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on all countries to place peace at the center of all their words and actions. He made the remarks in his New Year video message. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Every New Year is a moment of rebirth. We sweep out the ashes of the old year and prepare for a brighter day. In 2022, millions of people around the world literally swept out ashes. From Ukraine to Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond, people left the ruins of their homes and lives in search of something better. Around the world, 100 million people were on the move, fleeing wars, wildfires, droughts, poverty and hungers. In 2023, we need peace, now more than ever. Peace with one another, through dialog

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Outdoor group dancing a fad among Chinese middle-aged women

BEIJING, China - Middle-aged Chinese women, known as "dama," holding toy guns, dance in a circle around a man (C), disguised as a Japanese soldier, in a skit during the women's dance performance in Beijing around 8 p.m. on July 18, 2014. It has become a fad among dama in their 40s to 60s who are wealthy and have free time, to dance vigorously at night in parks and plazas to maintain health. There are an estimated 100 million such dama nationwide, according to Chinese media.

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Outdoor group dancing a fad among Chinese middle-aged women

BEIJING, China - Middle-aged Chinese women, known as "dama," dance holding toy guns in Beijing around 8 p.m. on July 18, 2014. It has become a fad among dama in their 40s to 60s who are wealthy and have free time, to dance vigorously at night in parks and plazas to maintain health. There are an estimated 100 million such dama nationwide, according to Chinese media.

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Outdoor group dancing a fad among Chinese middle-aged women

BEIJING, China - Middle-aged Chinese women, known as "dama," holding toy guns, pretend to attack a man (L), disguised as a Japanese soldier, in a skit during the women's dance performance in Beijing around 8 p.m. on July 18, 2014. It has become a fad among dama in their 40s to 60s who are wealthy and have free time, to dance vigorously at night in parks and plazas to maintain health. There are an estimated 100 million such dama nationwide, according to Chinese media.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K., and the real mascot, at the company's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. at its flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K., and the real mascot, at the company's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Cabinet Secretariat got 1.2 bil. yen annually in secret funds

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirfumi Hirano speaks about so-called secret funds received by the Cabinet Secretariat during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2009. Hirano said the secretariat received around 100 million yen in such funds each month from April 2004 through last month.

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Canon to acquire biggest European printer maker Oce

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida (L) shakes hands with Anton Schaaf, chief technology officer and chief operating officer of Oce NV of the Netherlands, the biggest printer maker in Europe, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2009, at which they announced that Canon will acquire Oce through a takeover bid worth about 730 million euros (around 100 billion yen).

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Ichiro signs 5-year deal with Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) attends a news conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 13 after signing a five-year contract extension with the club. According to club sources, the deal for the 2008-2012 seasons is worth around $100 million.

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100 mil. yen Christmas cake decorated with diamonds on sale

OSAKA, Japan - A woman looks at a Christmas cake, which is decorated with some 100 diamonds and priced at 100 million yen, at Takashimaya Co.'s department store in Osaka on Dec. 15. The cake decorated with the diamonds worth a total of around 50 carats from southern Africa will be put on display through Dec. 25 even if it is sold before then, the store said.

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Tuatara a threatened species in New Zealand

SYDNEY, Australia - Tuataras are the last reptile on Earth that were on the planet at the same time as dinosaurs -- around 220 million years ago. They are listed as a threatened species and although they have a total population of about 100,000, there are few left on New Zealand's Little Barrier Island.