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Intelligent Digital Production in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - Dispatch personnel are conducting network scheduling production at the intelligent command hall of Gansu Xiyu Food Red Date Digital Workshop in Linze County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on November 19, 2025.

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GSDF to be sent to Akita Pref. to deal with bear attacks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2025, announcing a plan to dispatch Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, amid a recent spate of bear attacks. The Defense Ministry said GSDF activities will be limited to logistics support including transporting bear traps and it will not deploy firearms.

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Takaichi-Xi talks in S. Korea

A large screen in Beijing shows Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a news dispatch from Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 31, 2025.

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Japan: Powerful Typhoon Halong Batters Hachijo Island with Rain and Wind 3

On Thursday, October 9, a powerful Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan, causing severe flooding, landslides, downed trees, and power outages on Hachijo Island, a special ward located southeast of Tokyo. The metropolitan government requested the Japan Self-Defense Force to dispatch disaster relief personnel due to the extensive damage.

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Japan: Typhoon Halong Leaves Trail of Damage 2

On Thursday, October 9, a powerful Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan, causing severe flooding, landslides, downed trees, and power outages on Hachijo Island, a special ward located southeast of Tokyo. The metropolitan government requested the Japan Self-Defense Force to dispatch disaster relief personnel due to the extensive damage.

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Japan: Powerful Typhoon Halong Batters Hachijo Island with Rain and Wind

On Thursday, October 9, a powerful Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan, causing severe flooding, landslides, downed trees, and power outages on Hachijo Island, a special ward located southeast of Tokyo. The metropolitan government requested the Japan Self-Defense Force to dispatch disaster relief personnel due to the extensive damage.

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Japan: Powerful Typhoon Halong Batters Hachijo Island with Rain and Wind 2

On Thursday, October 9, a powerful Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan, causing severe flooding, landslides, downed trees, and power outages on Hachijo Island, a special ward located southeast of Tokyo. The metropolitan government requested the Japan Self-Defense Force to dispatch disaster relief personnel due to the extensive damage.

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Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A staff member demonstrates a remote intelligent numerical control at the command and dispatch center of the rice-fishery Integrated breeding base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, October 15, 2024.

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Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A staff member demonstrates a remote intelligent numerical control at the command and dispatch center of the rice-fishery Integrated breeding base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, October 15, 2024.

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Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A staff member demonstrates a remote intelligent numerical control at the command and dispatch center of the rice-fishery Integrated breeding base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, October 15, 2024.

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Rice-fishery Integrated Breeding Base in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A staff member demonstrates a remote intelligent numerical control at the command and dispatch center of the rice-fishery Integrated breeding base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, October 15, 2024.

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LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - A staff member answers an emergency call at the 120 Medical Emergency Command and Dispatch Center in Liaocheng City, East China's Shandong province, Oct 3, 2024.

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LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - A staff member answers an emergency call at the 120 Medical Emergency Command and Dispatch Center in Liaocheng City, East China's Shandong province, Oct 3, 2024.

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LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - A staff member answers an emergency call at the 120 Medical Emergency Command and Dispatch Center in Liaocheng City, East China's Shandong province, Oct 3, 2024.

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LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - A staff member answers an emergency call at the 120 Medical Emergency Command and Dispatch Center in Liaocheng City, East China's Shandong province, Oct 3, 2024.

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Miners adjust a mining machine at the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A journalist from Xinhua (L) interviews miners at the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2024 shows the working area of the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A mining machine works at the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member works at the production dispatch center of the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members work at the production dispatch center of the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members work at the production dispatch center of the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Miners work at the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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CHINA-SHANXI-MODERN COAL MINE (CN)

(240805) -- YANGQUAN, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Miners work at the Huayang No. 2 Coal Mine in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Safer, smarter, cleaner: Dispatch from China's modern coal mine over 400 meters underground " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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Rescue Operation In Flood-Affected Areas - China

A volunteer carries an elderly off a helicopter at a middle school in Zixing, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. A number of helicopters on Monday were sent to dispatch drinking water, rice, vegetables, medicine and other daily necessities into some disaster-stricken areas in Zixing City, and successively relocated people stranded in the waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operation In Flood-Affected Areas - China

Volunteers sort out supplies for the disaster-stricken areas at a middle school in Zixing, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. A number of helicopters on Monday were sent to dispatch drinking water, rice, vegetables, medicine and other daily necessities into some disaster-stricken areas in Zixing City, and successively relocated people stranded in the waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operation In Flood-Affected Areas - China

Medical workers transfer a patient from a helicopter at a middle school in Zixing, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. A number of helicopters on Monday were sent to dispatch drinking water, rice, vegetables, medicine and other daily necessities into some disaster-stricken areas in Zixing City, and successively relocated people stranded in the waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operation In Flood-Affected Areas - China

This photo taken from a helicopter on July 29, 2024 shows parts of the disaster-stricken areas in Zixing, central China's Hunan Province. A number of helicopters on Monday were sent to dispatch drinking water, rice, vegetables, medicine and other daily necessities into some disaster-stricken areas in Zixing City, and successively relocated people stranded in the waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HUNAN-TYPHOON GAEMI-RESCUE(CN)

(240729) -- ZIXING, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Medical workers transfer a patient from a helicopter at a middle school in Zixing, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. A number of helicopters on Monday were sent to dispatch drinking water, rice, vegetables, medicine and other daily necessities into some disaster-stricken areas in Zixing City, and successively relocated people stranded in the waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TYPHOON GAEMI-RESCUE(CN)

(240729) -- ZIXING, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers sort out supplies for the disaster-stricken areas at a middle school in Zixing, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. A number of helicopters on Monday were sent to dispatch drinking water, rice, vegetables, medicine and other daily necessities into some disaster-stricken areas in Zixing City, and successively relocated people stranded in the waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TYPHOON GAEMI-RESCUE(CN)

(240729) -- ZIXING, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A volunteer carries an elderly off a helicopter at a middle school in Zixing, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. A number of helicopters on Monday were sent to dispatch drinking water, rice, vegetables, medicine and other daily necessities into some disaster-stricken areas in Zixing City, and successively relocated people stranded in the waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TYPHOON GAEMI-RESCUE(CN)

(240729) -- ZIXING, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken from a helicopter on July 29, 2024 shows parts of the disaster-stricken areas in Zixing, central China's Hunan Province. A number of helicopters on Monday were sent to dispatch drinking water, rice, vegetables, medicine and other daily necessities into some disaster-stricken areas in Zixing City, and successively relocated people stranded in the waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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Protesters Demand Hostage Deal And Ceasefire - Jerusalem

People take part in a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official told Xinhua on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protesters Demand Hostage Deal And Ceasefire - Jerusalem

People take part in a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official told Xinhua on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protesters Demand Hostage Deal And Ceasefire - Jerusalem

People take part in a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official told Xinhua on Thursday. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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Protesters Demand Hostage Deal And Ceasefire - Jerusalem

People take part in a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official told Xinhua on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-CEASEFIRE-HOSTAGES-PROTEST

(240707) -- JERUSALEM, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take part in a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official told Xinhua on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-CEASEFIRE-HOSTAGES-PROTEST

(240707) -- JERUSALEM, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take part in a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official told Xinhua on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-CEASEFIRE-HOSTAGES-PROTEST

(240707) -- JERUSALEM, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take part in a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official told Xinhua on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-CEASEFIRE-HOSTAGES-PROTEST

(240707) -- JERUSALEM, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take part in a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official told Xinhua on Thursday. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flood in China's Hunan Province

Firefighters dispatch supplies to stranded residents in Pingjiang county, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2024. The flooding water in Pingjiang county is gradually declining. As of 6 p.m. on July 2, the water level of Pingjiang watch station of the Miluo River was 76.18 meters, still 5.68 meters above the warning mark, but 1.49 meters lower than the peak level. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Sihan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flood in China's Hunan Province

Firefighters dispatch supplies to stranded residents in Pingjiang county, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2024. The flooding water in Pingjiang county is gradually declining. As of 6 p.m. on July 2, the water level of Pingjiang watch station of the Miluo River was 76.18 meters, still 5.68 meters above the warning mark, but 1.49 meters lower than the peak level. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Sihan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Yuanjiang River Floods

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2024 shows the flooded Lujiawan Village in Chenyang Town, Chenxi County, central China's Hunan Province. Due to continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflow, the highest water level of the Chenxi watch station of the Yuanjiang River, the second largest river in Hunan, reached 125.76 meters on Tuesday, 5.76 meters above the warning mark. Situated near the Yuanjiang River, part of Lujiawan Village was flooded. Local government officials took boats to dispatch drinking water, instant noodles, medicine and other daily necessities to the villagers stranded in their waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Yuanjiang River Floods

Local government officials (L) communicate with stranded villagers at Lujiawan Village in Chenyang Town, Chenxi County, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2024. Due to continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflow, the highest water level of the Chenxi watch station of the Yuanjiang River, the second largest river in Hunan, reached 125.76 meters on Tuesday, 5.76 meters above the warning mark. Situated near the Yuanjiang River, part of Lujiawan Village was flooded. Local government officials took boats to dispatch drinking water, instant noodles, medicine and other daily necessities to the villagers stranded in their waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Yuanjiang River Floods

Stranded villagers receive daily necessities at Lujiawan Village in Chenyang Town, Chenxi County, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2024. Due to continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflow, the highest water level of the Chenxi watch station of the Yuanjiang River, the second largest river in Hunan, reached 125.76 meters on Tuesday, 5.76 meters above the warning mark. Situated near the Yuanjiang River, part of Lujiawan Village was flooded. Local government officials took boats to dispatch drinking water, instant noodles, medicine and other daily necessities to the villagers stranded in their waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Yuanjiang River Floods

Villagers transfer daily necessities at Lujiawan Village in Chenyang Town, Chenxi County, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2024. Due to continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflow, the highest water level of the Chenxi watch station of the Yuanjiang River, the second largest river in Hunan, reached 125.76 meters on Tuesday, 5.76 meters above the warning mark. Situated near the Yuanjiang River, part of Lujiawan Village was flooded. Local government officials took boats to dispatch drinking water, instant noodles, medicine and other daily necessities to the villagers stranded in their waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Yuanjiang River Floods

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2024 shows the flooded Lujiawan Village in Chenyang Town, Chenxi County, central China's Hunan Province. Due to continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflow, the highest water level of the Chenxi watch station of the Yuanjiang River, the second largest river in Hunan, reached 125.76 meters on Tuesday, 5.76 meters above the warning mark. Situated near the Yuanjiang River, part of Lujiawan Village was flooded. Local government officials took boats to dispatch drinking water, instant noodles, medicine and other daily necessities to the villagers stranded in their waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Yuanjiang River Floods

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2024 shows the flooded Lujiawan Village in Chenyang Town, Chenxi County, central China's Hunan Province. Due to continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflow, the highest water level of the Chenxi watch station of the Yuanjiang River, the second largest river in Hunan, reached 125.76 meters on Tuesday, 5.76 meters above the warning mark. Situated near the Yuanjiang River, part of Lujiawan Village was flooded. Local government officials took boats to dispatch drinking water, instant noodles, medicine and other daily necessities to the villagers stranded in their waterlogged residences. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HUNAN-PINGJIANG COUNTY-FLOOD-RESCUE & RELIEF (CN)

(240702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Firefighters dispatch supplies to stranded residents in Pingjiang county, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2024. The flooding water in Pingjiang county is gradually declining. As of 6 p.m. on July 2, the water level of Pingjiang watch station of the Miluo River was 76.18 meters, still 5.68 meters above the warning mark, but 1.49 meters lower than the peak level. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-PINGJIANG COUNTY-FLOOD-RESCUE & RELIEF (CN)

(240702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Firefighters dispatch supplies to stranded residents in Pingjiang county, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2024. The flooding water in Pingjiang county is gradually declining. As of 6 p.m. on July 2, the water level of Pingjiang watch station of the Miluo River was 76.18 meters, still 5.68 meters above the warning mark, but 1.49 meters lower than the peak level. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)