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Tunisia's first Chinese song competition concludes

STORY: Tunisia's first Chinese song competition concludes SHOOTING TIME: June 19, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ben Arous Youth Sports Center 2. various of the singing competition and Tai Chi performance 3. various of awarding ceremony STORYLINE: Seventeen Chinese language and music lovers from Tunisia on Wednesday participated in the final of the country's first Chinese song competition. The participants performed Chinese pop songs and Peking opera during the two-hour event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia and organized by the Confucius Institute at Carthage University in the capital city of Tunis. Ilhem Motamri, a Chinese language teacher and an amateur singer, clinched the championship in the adult group with her performance of "Chess Piece." Motamri said she started teaching Chinese in 2004 and has been practicing singing Chinese songs since then. She believed that a Tunisian female singer proficient in Ch

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Chinese drone maker eyes Peru market

STORY: Chinese drone maker eyes Peru market DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of DJI products 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ARLIS TORREALBA, Wholesale executive at DJI Store Peru 3. various of DJI products 4. various of Expocobre (Copper Expo) 2023 STORYLINE: Chinese drone maker DJI has participated in Expocobre (Copper Expo) 2023 held in the city of Lima, Peru, aiming to increase its presence and contribution to the projects developed by the mining sector in the region. DJI is also presenting different stabilizers that can be used both in the amateur and professional fields at the expo, which is being held for the first time in Peru until Thursday. Arlis Torrealba, who is a wholesale executive of DJI Store Peru, said that at the expo investors can find the latest technology in consumer and enterprise equipment which can save labor and time, and improve safety in the mining sector. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ARLIS TORREALBA, Wholesale executive at DJI S

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1st round of Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 held in Netherlands

STORY: 1st round of Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 held in Netherlands DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: WIJK AAN ZEE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venue of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 STORYLINE: The first round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 kicked off in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on Saturday. The "Wimbledon of Chess" attracts the best chess grandmasters in the world, along with thousands of amateur players. During this year's tournament, there are both onsite audience and online visitors from around the world. This year marks the 85th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, which will be lasted until Jan. 29. Chinese chess player Ding Liren is competing in the current tournament. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. (XHTV)

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Rookie feeds calf

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Rookie Hirokazu Sawamura, who joined the Yomiuri Giants in the first round of the amateur draft, feeds a calf at a cattle farm on Feb. 4, 2011, in the city of Miyzaki, where the baseball club is on spring training.

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Amateur Matsuyama gets Masters invitation

SENDAI, Japan - Japanese teenager golfer Hideki Matsuyama shows his invitation to the Masters Tournament at a news conference at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai on Jan. 6, 2011. The 18-year-old student of the university became the first-ever Japanese amateur to qualify for the renowned tournament in the United States.

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3 star pitchers of Waseda University

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University manager Atsuyoshi Otake (2nd from L) poses with pitchers Yuki Saito (L), Tatsuya Oishi and Yuya Fukui (R) at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010, after the pitchers played their last game before joining professional clubs. Waseda became the first amateur baseball team from which three pitchers were selected as the No. 1 picks in the professional draft.

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Waseda University pitchers

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Waseda University pitchers Yuki Saito, Yuya Fukui and Tatsuya Oishi pose for photos with trophies on Nov. 3, 2010, at the Jingu Baseball Stadium in Tokyo, after defeating Keio University in a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League game to win the league title. The three have been selected by three professional baseball teams in the first round of the amateur draft.

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18-yr-old Japanese earns Masters berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama, an 18-year-old Japanese amateur, hits a shot during the final round of the Asian amateur golf championship at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 10, 2010. Matsuyama won the event and earned a spot to be the first Japanese amateur to play in the 2011 U.S. Masters Tournament.

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18-yr-old Japanese earns Masters berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama, an 18-year-old Japanese amateur, celebrates after winning the Asian amateur golf championship at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 10, 2010. With the victory, Matsuyama earned a spot to be the first Japanese amateur to play in the 2011 U.S. Masters Tournament.

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Gifu Symphony Orchestra plays at Viennese Music Association hall

VIENNA, Austria - Japan's Gifu Symphony Orchestra performs at the Viennese Music Association, home of the Vienna Philharmonic, on May 4 in its first overseas concert to mark the 55th anniversary of its foundation. The amateur orchestra from Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, played the ''Nagaragawa,'' a piece named after a river running in the prefecture written by the late Japanese composer Ikuma Dan, and two other European pieces with Japanese conductor Kazuhiko Komatsu.

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Tazawa arrives in L.A. to join Red Sox

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese amateur right-hander Junichi Tazawa arrives at Los Angeles airport on Feb. 3 to join the Boston Red Sox spring training camp. Tazawa became the first top Japanese pitcher to refuse to be named in the country's amateur draft and go straight to a major league team.

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Japanese pitcher Tazawa leaves Japan to join Red Sox

NARITA, Japan - Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa waves before departing Narita airport for the United States on Feb. 3 to join the spring training camp of the Boston Red Sox. Tazawa's moves draw attention in Japan as he became the first top pitcher to refuse to be named in the country's amateur draft, going straight to a major league team. Tazawa has signed a three-year major league contract with the U.S. club.

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Japanese pitcher Tazawa signs 3-year majors deal with Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa shows off his uniform at a Boston press conference Dec. 4 after signing a three-year major league contract with the Boston Red Sox. Tazawa has refused to be named in Japan's amateur draft and clarified his intention to go straight to a major league team -- the first such move by a top Japanese amateur player.

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Japanese pitcher Tazawa signs 3-year majors deal with Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa (R) shakes hands with Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein (L) at a press conference in Boston on Dec. 4 after signing a three-year major league contract with the Red Sox. Tazawa has refused to be named in Japan's amateur draft and clarified his intention to go straight to a major league team -- the first such move by a top Japanese amateur player.

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Obliging a request from the press, Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba puts on a Softbank cap after he was picked by the Softbank Hawks in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. The Hawks won the six-team lottery for Oba, who has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids.

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba (R) and Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh pose for photographers after Oh won the lottery for Oba in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. Oba has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids.

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba is all smiles after he was picked by the Softbank Hawks in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. Softbank won the six-team lottery for Oba, who has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids.

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S. Korea's Bae wins career 1st with Studio Alice victory

MIKI, Japan - South Korea's Bae Jae Hee (L) smiles after winning her first career title on the Japan LPGA tour in the Studio Alice Ladies Open, flanked by best amateur player Maiko Wakabayashi, on the Hanayashiki Golf Club's Yokawa Course on April 8.

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Teenager Moromizato to shoot at U.S. LPGA Tour card

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Shinobu Moromizato (in file photo), who turned professional in July after winning the national amateur title, will pursue a career on the U.S. LPGA Tour through this fall's qualifying tournament, her management office said on Aug. 25. She will play at Mission Hills Country Club in California on Sept. 20-23 in the first stage of the LPGA qualifying tournament for a spot in the final round to be held in Florida from Nov. 30 through Dec. 4.

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Next-generation bullet train makes 1st test run from Tokyo to Osaka

TOKYO, Japan - Amateur photographers try to take photos of the ''N-700,'' a next-generation shinkansen bullet train, as it departs from JR Tokyo Station on its first test run from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka on July 24.

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Moromizato wins women's national amateur c'ship

YUNI, Japan - Shinobu Moromizato, considered a future prospect on the women's professional tour, watches her driver shot on the final day of the women's national amateur golf championship at Sapporo Golf Club Yuni in Hokkaido on June 25. She defeated Chika Yamamoto 4 and 3 to win her first title.

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Moromizato wins women's national amateur c'ship

YUNI, Japan - Shinobu Moromizato poses with her cup in hand after defeating Chika Yamamoto 4 and 3 in the final to win her first title at the women's national amateur golf championship at Sapporo Golf Club Yuni in Hokkaido on June 25.

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Teenage amateur Moromizato shares lead at Life Card Ladies

KIKUYO, Japan - Teenage amateur Shinobu Moromizato shot a 1-under-par 71 to grab herself a share of the lead after the first round of the Life Card Ladies at Kumamoto Airport Country Club on April 15.

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Nippon Ham welcomes fastballer Darvish with open arms

TOKYO, Japan - Tohoku high school right-hander Yu Darvish, who was named in the first round of the amateur draft by the Nippon Ham Fighters, shake hands with team general manager Shigeru Takada paid a courtesy call on him in Sendai on Nov. 18.

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Seibu Lions picks Yokohama high school's Wakui

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama high school pitcher Hideaki Wakui smiles at a news conference in Yokohama after being named by the Seibu Lions in the first round of the amateur draft on Nov. 17.

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(2)Nippon Ham picks high school fastballer Darvish

SENDAI, Japan - Yu Darvish, the hard-throwing Tohoku high school pitcher, ponders and smiles at a press conference in Sendai on Nov. 17 after being named by the Nippon Ham Fighters in the first round of the amateur draft.

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14-year-old amateur Miyazato shares Stanley Ladies lead

SUSONO, Japan - Fourteen-year-old amateur champion Mika Miyazato shot a 5-under-par 67 on July 16 to share the lead with Japanese No. 1 Yuri Fudo and tour rookie Yukari Horikoshi after the first round of the Stanley Ladies tournament at Tomei Country Club in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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(2)Mika Miyazato youngest to win amateur c'ship matchplay

KOBE, Japan - Mika Miyazato, a third-year student at Matsushima Junior High School in Okinawa Prefecture, smiles with her cups in hands after winning the women's amateur championship matchplay tournament at Rokko Kokusai Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 26. Miyazato, at 14 years and eight months, is the youngest ever to win the tournament and first junior high school student to achieve the feat.

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(1)Fudo wins 3-way playoff at Saishunkan Ladies

KIKUYO, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up a trophy after claiming her first victory of the season in a three-way playoff against amateur Sakura Yokomine and South Korean veteran Ko Woo Soon at the Saishunkan Ladies golf tournament April 18 at Kumamoto Kuko Country Club in Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(2)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

TOKYO, Japan - Masatsugu Onishi, the 2002 amateur yokozuna, is among 25 newcomers to pass the first stage of physicals on Jan 6 to become a new wrestler at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Onishi, 21, who belongs to the Oguruma stable, cleared the height and weight requirements of 173 centimeters and 75 kilograms.

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Amateur golf phenomenon 'Ai-chan' considering turning pro

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Miyazato (file photo), 18, who recently became the first amateur golfer in 30 years to win on the Japanese LPGA tour, is considering turning pro in the near future, her father and coach Masaru Miyazato said Sept. 30.

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Amateur Miyazato pulls off historic win at Miyagi TV Cup

SENDAI, Japan - Ai Miyazato, 18, holds a trophy after winning the Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open at Rifu Golf Club in Miyagi Prefecture on Sept. 28. She is the first amateur to win on the Japanese LPGA tour in 30 years.

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Takahara scores winner in German Cup 1st round

DRESDEN, Germany - Bundesliga club Hamburg SV striker Naohiro Takahara of Japan (L) reacts after scoring the only goal of a game against amateur side Dynamo Dresden in the first round of the German Cup on Sept. 2.

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Asashoryu meets the press

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian wrestler Asashoryu beams his pleasure during his first news conference after being promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki July 24. The Ulan Bator native, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, came to Japan in 1997 and made his professional debut in January 1999 following an amateur career at Meitoku Gijuku high school in Kochi Prefecture.

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High school star Terahara introduced in Daiei uniform

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hard-throwing teenager Hayato Terahara, the most sought-after player in the Nov. 19 amateur draft, speaks at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 4, 2001 after being officially introduced by the Daiei Hawks. Terhara signed a provisional deal with the Pacific League club for an estimated 15 million yen first-year salary.

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High school student wins women's amateur golf crown

ONO, Japan - Sixteen-year-old Mihoko Iseri holds the championship trophy on June 30 after posting a 1-up triumph over Rui Kitada in the 36-hole final of the women's amateur golf championship at Ono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture. Iseri is the second youngest golfer to win the title after Michiko Hattori, who won her first amateur crown in 1984 at the age of 15 years, 9 months.

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Yomiuri takes Olympic team catcher Abe in baseball draft

TOKYO, Japan - Surrounded by his friends and teammates, Japanese Olympic team catcher Shinnosuke Abe throws up arms in joy after the Japan Series champion Yomiuri Giants named him in the first round of professional baseball's amateur draft Nov. 17. Abe said he was ''relieved'' and ''happy'' to have been selected by the Giants.

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1st foot race held at Yokota Air Base runway

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Some 2,300 amateur runners take part in the first foot race held on the 3,350-meter runway at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo Aug. 1 during an annual Japan-U.S. friendship festival. The base has caught public attention since Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara vowed to seek its return or joint use by the U.S. military and civilian airlines.

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1st int'l 'shogi' tournament games starts

The two-day first international amateur ''shogi''(Japanese chess) championship tournament game began in downtown Tokyo on June 19, with 32 participants from 27 countries, including the United States, Israel and the Philippines. The competitors are playing on the chessboard used for shogi. On the sidelines, eight computers produced by companies in Japan, North Korea and elsewhere will compete in a computerized shogi tournament.

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Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (C) unofficially becomes the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters on June 16 when he was timed with a stopwatch at 9.9 seconds at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ito, who bagged three gold medals at the Asian Games in Bangkok in December, was competing as a guest in a collegiate meet. The record will not stand because the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation does not recognize times measured with nonelectronic equipment.

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Golf: Japan Open

Tohoku Fukushi University senior Taiga Semikawa reacts to his winning putt at the Japan Open at Sanko Golf Club in Miki in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2022. He became the major golf tournament's first amateur champion in 95 years.

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Golf: Japan Open

Tohoku Fukushi University senior Taiga Semikawa hits off the second tee during the final round of the Japan Open at Sanko Golf Club in Miki in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2022. He won the major golf tournament to become its first amateur champion in 95 years.

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Golf: Japan Open

Tohoku Fukushi University senior Taiga Semikawa poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Japan Open at Sanko Golf Club in Miki in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2022, as he became the major golf tournament's first amateur champion in 95 years.

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Golf: Japan Open

Tohoku Fukushi University senior Taiga Semikawa reacts to his winning putt at the Japan Open at Sanko Golf Club in Miki in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2022. He became the major golf tournament's first amateur champion in 95 years.

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Golf: Japan Open

Tohoku Fukushi University senior Taiga Semikawa poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Japan Open at Sanko Golf Club in Miki in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2022, as he became the major golf tournament's first amateur champion in 95 years.

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Chinese-sponsored relay race held in Ethiopia's capital after COVID-19 hiatus

STORY: Chinese-sponsored relay race held in Ethiopia's capital after COVID-19 hiatus DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:24 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Chinese-sponsored 8-km relay race held in Addis Ababa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOGES TIBEBU, Director-General of AACRA 3. various of the race 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOGES TIBEBU, Director-General of AACRA 5. various of the race and awarding ceremony 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): GASHAW WORKINEH, Runner STORYLINE: A Chinese-sponsored 8-km relay race was held Sunday in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, after three years hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 17th edition of the competition, which involved professional and amateur runners, was sponsored and co-hosted by the International First Highway (IFH) Engineering, a branch of China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), in partnership with the Great Ethiopian Run (GER) and the Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA). Moges Tibebu, Director-General

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(SP)KUWAIT-MUBARAK AL-KABEER GOVERNORATE-MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIP

(220925) -- KUWAIT, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Faisal Albughili (R) of Kuwait and his compatriot Dawood Faisal fight in a Semi-Pro Muay Thai match during the first Kuwait Championship for Amateur and Professional Martial Arts in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Kuwait, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Yin Ke/Xinhua)

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(SP)KUWAIT-MUBARAK AL-KABEER GOVERNORATE-MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIP

(220925) -- KUWAIT, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Muhannad Almughrabi (L) of Lebanon and Omar Mansour of Jordan fight in a Pro Muay Thai match during the first Kuwait Championship for Amateur and Professional Martial Arts in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Kuwait, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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(SP)KUWAIT-MUBARAK AL-KABEER GOVERNORATE-MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIP

(220925) -- KUWAIT, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Faisal Albughili (L) of Kuwait and his compatriot Dawood Faisal fight in a Semi-Pro Muay Thai match during the first Kuwait Championship for Amateur and Professional Martial Arts in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Kuwait, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Yin Ke/Xinhua)

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Golf: World women's amateur team c'ship

Saki Baba of Japan finishes her play in the first round of the world women's amateur golf team championship on Aug. 24, 2022, at Le Golf National near Paris. Earlier in the month, Baba won the U.S. Women's Amateur title.