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China: Maritime Patrol Rescues Dog After It Falls Into River in Jiangsu

On November 10, 2025, in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, a video captured a small dog struggling in a river after slipping from a boat. The footage showed the anxious boat owner attempting two separate rescues but failing each time as the dog drifted farther away. A maritime patrol vessel happened to be navigating nearby and quickly noticed the distress. The crew immediately maneuvered closer and used equipment to bring the frightened dog safely aboard.

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Satellite Images Show Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires

HANDOUT - Los Angeles County is grappling with multiple devastating wildfires that erupted in early January 2025, fuelled by parched conditions and fierce Santa Ana winds reaching speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Thousands of structures have been destroyed, and evacuation orders remain in effect across several areas. One of the largest blazes, the Palisades Fire, broke out on the morning of 7 January near the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 shows the fire shortly after it ignited, with plumes of smoke streaming westward towards the Pacific Ocean. By the afternoon of 8 January, the fire had scorched over 11,000 acres (44 square kilometres) and advanced along the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, according to Cal Fire. Farther inland, the Eaton Fire erupted in Altadena, north of downtown Los Angeles, on the evening of 7 January. Rapidly spreading, it engulfed over 10,000 acres, impacting areas of Pasadena and Altadena. Meanwhile, the Hurst Fi

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Satellite Images Show Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires

HANDOUT - Los Angeles County is grappling with multiple devastating wildfires that erupted in early January 2025, fuelled by parched conditions and fierce Santa Ana winds reaching speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Thousands of structures have been destroyed, and evacuation orders remain in effect across several areas. One of the largest blazes, the Palisades Fire, broke out on the morning of 7 January near the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 shows the fire shortly after it ignited, with plumes of smoke streaming westward towards the Pacific Ocean. By the afternoon of 8 January, the fire had scorched over 11,000 acres (44 square kilometres) and advanced along the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, according to Cal Fire. Farther inland, the Eaton Fire erupted in Altadena, north of downtown Los Angeles, on the evening of 7 January. Rapidly spreading, it engulfed over 10,000 acres, impacting areas of Pasadena and Altadena. Meanwhile, the Hurst Fi

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Kitaguchi receives Athletics Award 2024

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Paris Olympic women's javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi speaks during a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2024, after she won the Japan Association of Athletics Federations' Athletics Award 2024. (Kyodo)

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Senate Democrats And Republicans Press Conferences - Washington

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) uses a map to illustrate his point that it is farther to Europe than to the U.S. southern border at Senate Republicans' weekly press conference outside the Senate chamber, Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. Their remarks focused on the border and President Joe Biden’s recent proposals for reforming the Supreme Court. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Shared Path | Thriving cross-border e-commerce business

STORY: A Shared Path | Thriving cross-border e-commerce business DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Xi'an, China Xi'an, the capital city for many Chinese dynasties, was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Now, under the Belt and Road Initiative, the historical city is bursting with new vitality. "Don't say it's a long journey. The farther you walk, the shorter it'll be." -- Kazakh proverb The Kazakh proverb was confirmed in the story of Anita Jumekenova. 17 years ago, the 19-year-old Anita came from Kazakhstan to study in Xi'an, China, where she met the love of her life. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YUAN ZHAOHUI, Anita's husband "This time we're going back, as I promised Anita when we got married that we would return to her hometown often." Located in the heart of Eurasia, Kazakhstan was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road. Now, the Silk Road Economic Belt has added new impetus to the country's economic development. Karaganda, Kazakhstan T

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Twin brothers pass physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers

TOKYO, Japan - Twin brothers Jun Saito (R) and Rei pose in front of Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after they passed physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers. The elder, Jun, is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 123 kilograms, while Rei is 189 cm high and weighs 139 kg. Their farther is American and mother is Japanese.

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KMT head Wu visits Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Wu Po-hsiung, chairman of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party (KMT), waves during a visit to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on May 27. Sun Yat-sen, often referred to as the farther of modern China, was a co-founder of the KMT.

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Soga's family trying to restore her name in registry

MANO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (L), who returned to her home in the town of Mano on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 17 for the first time since being abducted to North Korea in 1978, and her farther Shigeru look at photos of her elementary school graduation ceremony at her home on Oct. 22. Soga's family is making arrangements to restore her name in their family registry. (Pool photo)

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Nature reserve in China's Inner Mongolia sees over 60,000 migratory birds

STORY: Nature reserve in China's Inner Mongolia sees over 60,000 migratory birds DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the birds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN LIANG, Chief of forest police station of Tumuji National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: More than 60,000 migratory birds have made a stopover at the Tumuji National Nature Reserve in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, before heading farther north to spend the summer, according to administrators at the nature reserve. 　　 Thanks to a series of supporting policies rolled out by the local government over the past few years, the Tumuji National Nature Reserve has seen significant improvement in its environment. 　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN LIANG, Chief of forest police station of Tumuji National Nature Reserve "Since 2017, the nature reserve has reported no illegal poaching of migratory birds or other wild animals. We go deep into the stopover areas of the migratory birds, wetl

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Family feud at furniture chain operator Otsuka Kagu

Kumiko Otsuka, president of Otsuka Kagu Ltd., a major Japanese furniture store chain, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2015, about a feud with her farther and chairman Katsuhisa over company management. Kumiko said she will seek her father's retirement from the post at a general shareholders meeting on March 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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KMT head Wu visits Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Wu Po-hsiung, chairman of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party (KMT), waves during a visit to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on May 27. Sun Yat-sen, often referred to as the farther of modern China, was a co-founder of the KMT. (Kyodo)

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Suspension bridge at Nakasendo Kiso

The famous scene Kakehashi of Kiso, the same as photo number 38-11, is taken from a farther spot. A small shrine is also seen in the right corner.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐12‐0]

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Nezame-no-toko

The steep flow of Urashima in the Nezame no toko, a scenic spot along the Kiso River on the Nakasendo. The same scene as the photo numbered 1560 is photographed again from a farther distance. This valley was formed from the granite, which was formed about 700 million years ago, washed away by the steep flow of the Kiso River.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐9‐0]

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Soga's family trying to restore her name in registry

MANO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (L), who returned to her home in the town of Mano on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 17 for the first time since being abducted to North Korea in 1978, and her farther Shigeru look at photos of her elementary school graduation ceremony at her home on Oct. 22. Soga's family is making arrangements to restore her name in their family registry. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Twin brothers pass physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers

TOKYO, Japan - Twin brothers Jun Saito (R) and Rei pose in front of Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after they passed physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers. The elder, Jun, is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 123 kilograms, while Rei is 189 cm high and weighs 139 kg. Their farther is American and mother is Japanese. (Kyodo)