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Farms For Egg-laying Hens - China

Staff members pack cleaned and sterilized eggs at an egg sorting center in Lengshuitan District of Yongzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 28, 2025. Lengshuitan District of Yongzhou City has been actively boosting the development of farms for egg-laying hens in recent years. By introducing advanced equipment for hen-feeding and egg-sorting, the district aims to build a system of large-scale, automated, and well managed farms of egg-laying hens. As of now, Lengshuitan District boasts 120 of such farms, each with more than 10,000 hens in stock. The 8 million hens in these farms yield more than 7 million eggs per day - a leading source of income for the district's agricultural economy. Photo by Liu Wangmin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo poses for a photo at a Tibetan medicine company in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiratio

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo prints the batch number of Tibetan medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration fr

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo checks pills in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from colleagues. (Xinhua/Jigme Do

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo registers packaging materials in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from colleagues.

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo (L) checks the batch number of Tibetan medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiratio

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo packages Tibetan Medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from colleagues. (Xi

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo walks into the packaging workshop in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from colleag

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN MEDICINE (CN)

(240503) -- LHASA, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bu Tsamjo checks the production of Tibetan medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 16, 2024. Bu Tsamjo, a team leader in the production department of a Tibetan medicine company, was awarded May Day national labor medal this year. Since joining work in 2009, she has witnessed and participated in the modernization of Tibetan medicine producing over the past years. The manufacturing and packaging of Tibetan medicine relied on manual work when Bu Tsamjo started working, and she could only pack 3,000 pills of Tibetan medicine per day. However, through recent advancements in mechanization and automation, the machinery of the company can now package 38,000 pills daily. Each process of the manufacture of medicine is essential. Bu Tsamjo's commitment to upholding high standards and ensuring the quality of medicine products underscores her unwavering dedication to her role. Her meticulous work ethic has earned her respect and admiration from

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Distribution of water to the population in Tsoundzou (commune of Mamoudzou, the capital) in Mayotte island, on October 21, 2023. Initially intended for vulnerable audiences, the distribution of bottled water was extended to the entire population in mid-November as local resources and hopes for a rapid exit from the crisis dwindled. In principle, each inhabitant is now entitled to one pack per week. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Distribution of water to the population in Tsoundzou (commune of Mamoudzou, the capital) in Mayotte island, on October 21, 2023. Initially intended for vulnerable audiences, the distribution of bottled water was extended to the entire population in mid-November as local resources and hopes for a rapid exit from the crisis dwindled. In principle, each inhabitant is now entitled to one pack per week. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Distribution of water to the population in Tsoundzou (commune of Mamoudzou, the capital) in Mayotte island, on October 21, 2023. Initially intended for vulnerable audiences, the distribution of bottled water was extended to the entire population in mid-November as local resources and hopes for a rapid exit from the crisis dwindled. In principle, each inhabitant is now entitled to one pack per week. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Butter shortage felt at supermarkets

TOKYO, Japan - A major Tokyo supermarket puts up a notice limiting shoppers to one pack of butter each at a time on Nov. 28, 2014, due to unstable supply caused by the shortage of raw milk. But dairy firms have promised to increase their butter supply about 33% in December ahead of the Christmas shopping season.

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Live beetles dispensed by vending machines in Miyazaki

YAMANOGUCHI, Japan - Photo shows a vending machine selling live beetles. Kunji Shimbori, a lunch-box store employee, is doing a thriving business off Route 269 in Yamanoguchi, Miyazaki Prefecture, with a novel idea -- selling live beetles in a vending machine. Packed in twos or threes inside transparent cases, the insects -- which are immensely popular with Japanese kids -- fetch 600 yen per case. For bigger insects, each pack goes for 800 yen.

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Mejiro Dober wins 2nd straight Queen Elizabeth Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Second favorite Mejiro Dober (C) darts from the middle of the pack entering the stretch and held off a surging Fusaichi Aredale on Nov. 14 to win her second straight Queen Elizabeth Cup race for fillies and mares. The 5-year-old Mejiro Dober covered the 2,200-meter turf at Kyoto Racecourse in 2 minutes, 13.5 seconds to win by three quarters of a length, giving jockey Yutaka Yoshida and trainer Yokichi Okubo their second Queen Elizabeth Cup each.

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HEARING-IMPAIRED-COFFEE-TRAINING(CN)

(220925) -- XI'AN, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trainees pack soaps made from coffee grounds at Shaanxi Urban Economy School in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 22, 2022. The International Day of the Deaf falls on the fourth Sunday each September. Since 2019, Shaanxi Urban Economy School has been providing free barista training for the hearing-impaired. Trainees can learn coffee-making skills as well as cafe operation knowledge during the training programme, which could help them in paving the way either to start their coffee business or get employed in this industry. So far, more than 20 people who have graduated from the training programme are working at cafes in various places across China. (Xinhua/Zheng Xin)

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers pack their belongings for relocation in Doima Township of Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 12, 2022. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, China's highest county, movin

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Butter shortage felt at supermarkets

TOKYO, Japan - A major Tokyo supermarket puts up a notice limiting shoppers to one pack of butter each at a time on Nov. 28, 2014, due to unstable supply caused by the shortage of raw milk. But dairy firms have promised to increase their butter supply about 33% in December ahead of the Christmas shopping season. (Kyodo)

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Spend The Spring Festival Locally

A resident receives a 20G Beijing local Internet traffic package at home for the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 3, 2021. The Beijing Municipal Communications Administration Bureau said it will organize three operators in Beijing to distribute data packs to the city's online mobile phone numbers starting from midnight on Feb 3. Each mobile phone number can receive a 20G local Internet data pack, which can be used for free during the Spring Festival.

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Spend The Spring Festival Locally

A resident receives a 20G Beijing local Internet traffic package at home for the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 3, 2021. The Beijing Municipal Communications Administration Bureau said it will organize three operators in Beijing to distribute data packs to the city's online mobile phone numbers starting from midnight on Feb 3. Each mobile phone number can receive a 20G local Internet data pack, which can be used for free during the Spring Festival.

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Spend The Spring Festival Locally

A resident receives a 20G Beijing local Internet traffic package at home for the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 3, 2021. The Beijing Municipal Communications Administration Bureau said it will organize three operators in Beijing to distribute data packs to the city's online mobile phone numbers starting from midnight on Feb 3. Each mobile phone number can receive a 20G local Internet data pack, which can be used for free during the Spring Festival.

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Spend The Spring Festival Locally

A resident receives a 20G Beijing local Internet traffic package at home for the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 3, 2021. The Beijing Municipal Communications Administration Bureau said it will organize three operators in Beijing to distribute data packs to the city's online mobile phone numbers starting from midnight on Feb 3. Each mobile phone number can receive a 20G local Internet data pack, which can be used for free during the Spring Festival.

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Spend The Spring Festival Locally

A resident receives a 20G Beijing local Internet traffic package at home for the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 3, 2021. The Beijing Municipal Communications Administration Bureau said it will organize three operators in Beijing to distribute data packs to the city's online mobile phone numbers starting from midnight on Feb 3. Each mobile phone number can receive a 20G local Internet data pack, which can be used for free during the Spring Festival.

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Spend The Spring Festival Locally

A resident receives a 20G Beijing local Internet traffic package at home for the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 3, 2021. The Beijing Municipal Communications Administration Bureau said it will organize three operators in Beijing to distribute data packs to the city's online mobile phone numbers starting from midnight on Feb 3. Each mobile phone number can receive a 20G local Internet data pack, which can be used for free during the Spring Festival.

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Spend The Spring Festival Locally

A resident receives a 20G Beijing local Internet traffic package at home for the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 3, 2021. The Beijing Municipal Communications Administration Bureau said it will organize three operators in Beijing to distribute data packs to the city's online mobile phone numbers starting from midnight on Feb 3. Each mobile phone number can receive a 20G local Internet data pack, which can be used for free during the Spring Festival.

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Spend The Spring Festival Locally

A resident receives a 20G Beijing local Internet traffic package at home for the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 3, 2021. The Beijing Municipal Communications Administration Bureau said it will organize three operators in Beijing to distribute data packs to the city's online mobile phone numbers starting from midnight on Feb 3. Each mobile phone number can receive a 20G local Internet data pack, which can be used for free during the Spring Festival.

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New coronavirus

A man looks at a pack of two cloth masks in Tokyo on April 17, 2020. The Japanese government is distributing two masks each to all households in the country amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A woman shows a pack of two cloth masks in Tokyo on April 17, 2020. The Japanese government is distributing two masks each to all households in the country amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Live beetles dispensed by vending machines in Miyazaki

YAMANOGUCHI, Japan - Photo shows a vending machine selling live beetles. Kunji Shimbori, a lunch-box store employee, is doing a thriving business off Route 269 in Yamanoguchi, Miyazaki Prefecture, with a novel idea -- selling live beetles in a vending machine. Packed in twos or threes inside transparent cases, the insects -- which are immensely popular with Japanese kids -- fetch 600 yen per case. For bigger insects, each pack goes for 800 yen.

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Mejiro Dober wins 2nd straight Queen Elizabeth Cup+

KYOTO, Japan - Second favorite Mejiro Dober (C) darts from the middle of the pack entering the stretch and held off a surging Fusaichi Aredale on Nov. 14 to win her second straight Queen Elizabeth Cup race for fillies and mares. The 5-year-old Mejiro Dober covered the 2,200-meter turf at Kyoto Racecourse in 2 minutes, 13.5 seconds to win by three quarters of a length, giving jockey Yutaka Yoshida and trainer Yokichi Okubo their second Queen Elizabeth Cup each.