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International Youth Photography Exhibition kicks off in Kuwait

STORY: International Youth Photography Exhibition kicks off in Kuwait SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SUAD AL-HAMAR, President of the Kuwait Society for Photography Arts 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SHERIFA DASHTI, Photographer and photography trainer 3. various of people visiting the exhibition STORYLINE: The International Youth Photography Exhibition kicked off Monday in Kuwait's Hawali governorate. The Kuwait China Cultural Center and Kuwait Society for Photography Arts are co-hosting the exhibition "Joint Visions, Shared Future," which showcases 70 photographic works. The Kuwait China Cultural Center provided 50 award-winning photos by young photographers from multiple countries, including Belt and Road partner countries, while the Kuwait Society for Photography Arts presented 20 top photographic works by 16 young Kuwaiti photographers that reflect the country's cities, nature, society

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Blinken And Harris Host A Luncheon For Japan’s PM - Washington

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Yuko Kishida and Vice President Kamala Harris watch as Prime Minister Kishida signs a guest book before co-hosting and delivering remarks at a State luncheon in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the Department of State in Washington, DC, USA, April 11, 2024. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Another Summit for Democracy pointless: Quincy Institute

STORY: Another Summit for Democracy pointless: Quincy Institute DATELINE: March 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "The United States is co-hosting the second Summit for Democracy this week, which seems unlikely to accomplish anything useful, reported Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft on March 27, 2023. 'The first Summit for Democracy was a largely pointless exercise in (Joe) Biden's first year in office, and it raises the question of why the administration thought it was worth holding a second one.' The same controversies that marred the first summit are sure to accompany this one, and one problem is that the hosts may end up paying a political price for excluding some states from what is little more than a glorified talking shop. The Biden administration's 'democracy vs. autocracy' rhetoric has never been a good fit fo

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Scenes of Asian Games co-host city Palembang

PALEMBANG, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Photo shows a busy street with many motorbikes in Palembang, Indonesia, which is co-hosting the Asian Games 2018 with Jakarta on Aug. 17, 2018, a day before the opening of the event.

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Inoki to co-host martial arts event in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese parliamentarian and former pro-wrestling star Antonio Inoki holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 25, 2014, on a martial arts event he will co-host later in the month in Pyongyang. The opposition Party for Future Generations member of the House of Councillors is co-hosting the two-day event from Aug. 30 with North Korean authorities.

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Inoki to co-host martial arts event in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese parliamentarian and former pro-wrestling star Antonio Inoki (C), who will co-host a martial arts event in Pyongyang, and some of the athletes taking part in the event pose for photos at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 25, 2014. The opposition Party for Future Generations member of the House of Councillors is co-hosting the two-day event from Aug. 30 with North Korean authorities.

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JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (R) talks with Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (2nd from L) in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009. Takeda rejected the possibility of Hiroshima and Nagasaki co-hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, saying the JOC is not in a position to go against the Olympic Charter, which stipulates that only one city can host the Olympics.

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JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) and Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speak to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009, after meeting with Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda. Takeda rejected the possibility of Hiroshima and Nagasaki co-hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, saying the JOC is not in a position to go against the Olympic Charter, which stipulates that only one city can host the Olympics.

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Koizumi returns home after 3-day visit to South Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi returns to Tokyo on March 23 after ending his three-day visit to South Korea. He held talks with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung prior to their co-hosting of the May 31-June 30 World Cup soccer finals.

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(1) Koizumi's holiday in Kyongju

PUSAN, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visits Pulkuk Temple in Kyongju, north of Pusan, on March 23. He returned to Tokyo later in the day after ending his three-day visit to South Korea. He held talks with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung prior to their co-hosting of the May 31-June 30 World Cup soccer finals.

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Japan's World Cup strip unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Football Association on Feb. 4 unveiled Japan's new shirts, which the national team will wear at this summer's World Cup finals the country is co-hosting with South Korea.

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Koizumi hopes for success in soccer with S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expresses hope that Japan and South Korea's co-hosting of the World Cup soccer finals this year will be successful and that the two countries will boost bilateral exchanges. Koizumi expressed the hope in a videotaped New Year message released Jan. 1 for the Japanese and South Korean people.

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Japanese lawyers head to Seoul for friendly soccer matches

NARITA, Japan - Japanese lawyers leave Narita airport for Seoul on April 13 to play their South Korean counterparts in three friendly soccer matches. The first-ever sports exchange between Japanese and South Korean attorneys has been arranged to mark World Cup 2002 which two countries are co-hosting next year.

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S. Korean World Cup committee seeks Japan's cooperation

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) shakes hands with Park Seh Jik, the head of South Korea's organizing committee for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, before their meeting at Obuchi's official residence in Tokyo on June 28. In the meeting, Park asked Obuchi for the Japanese government's cooperation in making the unprecedented co-hosting of the tournament a success.

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Sailboarder reaches Pusan

Mie Tajima, a 29-year-old Japanese woman, arrives at the southern South Korean port of Pusan on July 23 after crossing the Korean Strait from the southwestern Japan island of Tsushima aboard a sailboard to mark the co-hosting of succer's World Cup finals by Japan and South Korea in 2002. Two other Japanese also arrived in Pusan after completing a 50-kilometer trip with Tajima.

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UN did not co-host Syria pledging event after EU refused to invite Russia: spokesman

STORY: UN did not co-host Syria pledging event after EU refused to invite Russia: spokesman DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. wide shot of press briefing room 3. SOUNDBITE (English): FARHAN HAQ, Deputy spokesperson for UN Secretary-General 4. various of journalists 5. wide shot of press briefing room STORYLINE: The United Nations did not co-host Tuesday's Brussels pledging conference for Syria after the European Union refused to invite Russia, a UN spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (English): FARHAN HAQ, Deputy spokesperson for UN Secretary-General "The United Nations isn't co-hosting this year, as you're aware. The European Union made a decision not to invite the Russian Federation, and we refer to them for their reasoning. From our standpoint, the Russian Federation is a member state of the UN and a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and is a key interlocutor (on Syria)." However, the

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US Navy And Partners Proceed With Black Sea Drills

Handout photo dated June 28, 2021 of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) is moored during a port visit to Odesa, Ukraine for Exercise Sea Breeze. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Just days after Russia threatened to fire on intruding warships near the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea, the annual Sea Breeze exercise, which U.S. 6th Fleet is co-hosting with the Ukrainian Navy, kicked off Monday with the largest number ever of participating countries. Thirty-two countries from six continents are providing 5,000 troops, 32 ships, 40 aircraft, and 18 special operations and dive teams to the exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jack D. Aistrup via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Koizumi hopes for success in soccer with S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expresses hope that Japan and South Korea's co-hosting of the World Cup soccer finals this year will be successful and that the two countries will boost bilateral exchanges. Koizumi expressed the hope in a videotaped New Year message released Jan. 1 for the Japanese and South Korean people.

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Scenes of Asian Games co-host city Palembang

Photo shows a busy street with many motorbikes in Palembang, Indonesia, which is co-hosting the Asian Games 2018 with Jakarta on Aug. 17, 2018, a day before the opening of the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary housing in Fukushima

Photo taken Oct. 22, 2017 shows makeshift housing in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, built for evacuees from Futaba, a town co-hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6-nation counterterrorism talks, eyeing Marawi, open in Indonesia

Delegations of Indonesia and Australia meet in the North Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado, Indonesia, on July 28, 2017, a day before co-hosting a six-nation meeting on the threat posed by potential terrorists returning home from Middle East conflict zones. The one-day meeting will also be attended by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's World Cup strip unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Football Association on Feb. 4 unveiled Japan's new shirts, which the national team will wear at this summer's World Cup finals the country is co-hosting with South Korea.

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Inoki to co-host martial arts event in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese parliamentarian and former pro-wrestling star Antonio Inoki (C), who will co-host a martial arts event in Pyongyang, and some of the athletes taking part in the event pose for photos at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 25, 2014. The opposition Party for Future Generations member of the House of Councillors is co-hosting the two-day event from Aug. 30 with North Korean authorities. (Kyodo)

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Esports event featuring football game

J-League Chairman Mitsuru Murai (L) and Konami Digital Entertainment Co. President Hideki Hayakawa pose for photos in Tokyo on March 1, 2019. They announced the co-hosting of an esports event in July featuring the video game developer's popular "Pro Evolution Soccer 2019," known as "Winning Eleven 2019" in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) and Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speak to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009, after meeting with Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda. Takeda rejected the possibility of Hiroshima and Nagasaki co-hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, saying the JOC is not in a position to go against the Olympic Charter, which stipulates that only one city can host the Olympics. (Kyodo)

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JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (R) talks with Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (2nd from L) in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009. Takeda rejected the possibility of Hiroshima and Nagasaki co-hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, saying the JOC is not in a position to go against the Olympic Charter, which stipulates that only one city can host the Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Japanese lawyers head to Seoul for friendly soccer matches

NARITA, Japan - Japanese lawyers leave Narita airport for Seoul on April 13 to play their South Korean counterparts in three friendly soccer matches. The first-ever sports exchange between Japanese and South Korean attorneys has been arranged to mark World Cup 2002 which two countries are co-hosting next year.

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S. Korean World Cup committee seeks Japan's cooperation

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) shakes hands with Park Seh Jik, the head of South Korea's organizing committee for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, before their meeting at Obuchi's official residence in Tokyo on June 28. In the meeting, Park asked Obuchi for the Japanese government's cooperation in making the unprecedented co-hosting of the tournament a success.

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Sailboarder reaches Pusan

Mie Tajima, a 29-year-old Japanese woman, arrives at the southern South Korean port of Pusan on July 23 after crossing the Korean Strait from the southwestern Japan island of Tsushima aboard a sailboard to mark the co-hosting of succer's World Cup finals by Japan and South Korea in 2002. Two other Japanese also arrived in Pusan after completing a 50-kilometer trip with Tajima.