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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

A ceremony to decommission the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

A ceremony to decommission the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

The icebreaker Soya's logo is painted over as a ceremony to decommission the ship, the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

A ceremony to decommission the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat retires

A ceremony to decommission the Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, is held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2025, after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship traveled about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, and rescued over 1,450 people in more than 600 shipwreck cases.

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JCG's oldest patrol boat departs for final voyage

The Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, departs from its home port of Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2025, for its final voyage after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship will be decommissioned on Nov. 12 after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth

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JCG's oldest patrol boat departs for final voyage

The Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, departs from its home port of Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2025, for its final voyage after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship will be decommissioned on Nov. 12 after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth.

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MEXICO-MEXICO CITY-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-LANDING

(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend an event celebrating the launching of a direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 12, 2024. A direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, was launched on Saturday. The first flight on the route took off from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport at 9 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, and arrived in Mexico City at around 11 p.m. local time, with the flight time being approximately 16 hours. The flight, covering over 14,000 kilometers and running twice weekly, is currently the only direct passenger route from China to Mexico, and from China to Latin America. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

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MEXICO-MEXICO CITY-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-LANDING

(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger of the first flight on a direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, arrives at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. A direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, was launched on Saturday. The first flight on the route took off from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport at 9 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, and arrived in Mexico City at around 11 p.m. local time, with the flight time being approximately 16 hours. The flight, covering over 14,000 kilometers and running twice weekly, is currently the only direct passenger route from China to Mexico, and from China to Latin America. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

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MEXICO-MEXICO CITY-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-LANDING

(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Crew members of the first flight on a direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, arrive at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. A direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, was launched on Saturday. The first flight on the route took off from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport at 9 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, and arrived in Mexico City at around 11 p.m. local time, with the flight time being approximately 16 hours. The flight, covering over 14,000 kilometers and running twice weekly, is currently the only direct passenger route from China to Mexico, and from China to Latin America. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

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MEXICO-MEXICO CITY-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-LANDING

(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers of the first flight on a direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, arrive at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. A direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, was launched on Saturday. The first flight on the route took off from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport at 9 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, and arrived in Mexico City at around 11 p.m. local time, with the flight time being approximately 16 hours. The flight, covering over 14,000 kilometers and running twice weekly, is currently the only direct passenger route from China to Mexico, and from China to Latin America. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

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4 killed in railway accident in Spain

STORY: 4 killed in railway accident in Spain DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident and rescue efforts STORYLINE: Four people died and three others were injured after being hit by a train in northeastern Spain on Sunday evening, Spanish authorities have reported. Emergency services in the Catalan region said that the accident happened close to the town of Montmelo, around 30 kilometers north of Barcelona. The group had been attending a music festival in a nearby town, and were trying to cross the tracks without seeing a local commuter train approaching. "A group of people crossed the tracks at an unauthorized point, in a curve of difficult visibility," explained a statement issued on Monday by RENFE, Spain's railway operator, and ADIF, which is responsible for infrastructure. Meanwhile, Catalan emergency services said nine ambulances and a helicopter had been sent to the scene of the accident, adding: "Firefighters searched for o

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele calls his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele feeds his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele boils milk tea in a tent before dawn at a temporary herding station at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only et

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele feeds his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele chops up firewood at a temporary herding station at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele feeds his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023 shows Juele with his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in Ch

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele bakes meat on a stove in a tent at a temporary herding station at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele smells a piece of tree bark at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele calls his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele finally finds his reindeer after two hours of search at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority g

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele looks for his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises rein

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023 shows Juele with his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in Ch

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele feeds his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dalinma, Juele's cousin, takes care of a sick reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele looks for his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises rein

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele and his cousin Dalinma prepare to get some water at a temporary herding station at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dalinma, Juele's cousin, prepares to feed a sick reindeer at a temporary herding station at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China,"

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023 shows a temporary herding station deep in the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the o

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele checks a kind of moss growing on trees, one of the favorite foods of reindeer, at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele calls his dogs in front of a mobile lodge, preparing to look for his reindeers, at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele drinks water at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. B

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele washes his hands with snow before feeding his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority

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Wall clock donated to Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

NAGASAKI, Japan - A woman in the city of Nagasaki has donated a wall clock (in photo) that stopped at the moment of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki at around 11:02 a.m. on Aug. 9, 1945, to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, museum officials said on Oct. 12. The clock, which has almost no scratches or cracks, was in her home at the time of the explosion. The home was located some 5 kilometers from the center of the blast.

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Students set Japan record for flight of human-powered aircraft

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A human-powered aircraft, steered by Kai Hirawata, a third-year student at Nihon University's College of Science and Technology, leaves the Fujikawa gliding ground in Shizuoka Prefecture on March 21. The aircraft flew for around 12 kilometers, beating the previous domestic record of 10.9 km.

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Mazda succeeds in test run of fuel cell car

TOKYO, Japan - A prototype fuel cell vehicle developed by Mazda Motor Corp. runs during an open test drive at the company's research center in Yokohama on June 12. The five-seat vehicle, based on the Premacy small passenger car and powered by a methanol reformer fuel cell system, ran at a speed of around 30 kilometers per hour. The fuel cell system was developed jointly by Mazda and U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co.

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'Bon' holiday traffic jams Kanetsu Expressway

TOKYO, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows bumper-to-bumper traffic stretched for kilometers near the Tokorozawa Interchange on the Kanetsu Expressway in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 12. The annual exodus of Japanese leaving for their hometowns or resorts in Japan and abroad for the ''Bon'' midsummer holiday peaked on the day. The return rush is expected to peak around Aug. 15.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-COVID-19-ONLINE GROCERY PLATFORM-STAFF (CN)

(220413) -- SHANGHAI, April 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Supervisor Wu Renhua checks online orders in the early morning at the outlet division of Meituan Maicai in east China's Shanghai, April 12, 2022. Around 1,400 online orders have been placed within ten minutes from 6 a.m. Tuesday. Over 30 staff members of the online grocery platform Meituan Maicai, living and working at the outlet division located at Yixian Road of Shanghai, busy themselves preparing supplies for the residents. They are engaged in sorting and packing the ordered groceries before the items are delivered to the customers by couriers. During the recent epidemic resurgence, an average of more than 3,000 orders are handled by their division on a daily basis, which is three times the usual business volume. This outlet is capable of supplying necessities to the surrounding residential communities within three kilometers. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Haibao wharf helps transfer the food packages to Zhang Tonghua in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner fr

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Tonghua (up) leaves his ship to receive his food packages in east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner from east China's Jiangsu Province.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deliveryman Zhu Yongkang contacts the consignee Zhang Tonghua at Haibao wharf in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner from

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deliveryman Zhu Yongkang (L) shows his health code at a Hema Fresh store in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner from east

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deliveryman Zhu Yongkang heads to Haibao wharf in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner from east China's Jiangsu Province.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deliveryman Zhu Yongkang puts on protective suit before leaving a Hema Fresh store in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deliveryman Zhu Yongkang loads the food packages on his bike in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner from east China's Jian

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Haibao wharf help transfer the food packages to Zhang Tonghua in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner fro

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Tonghua (up) transfers the food to his ship in east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner from east China's Jiangsu Province. Due to the pre

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows the food ordered by Zhang Tonghua in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner from east China's Jiangsu Pro