China: Octopus Clings to Phone After Being Caught by Fisher in Fuzhou

In Fuzhou, Fujian, a video captured a man fishing when he unexpectedly caught an octopus with a phone stuck to one of its tentacles on September 28. The octopus refused to let go, wrapping its arms tightly around the device as if claiming it as its own.

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(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Feb. 27, 2021 shows Yang Xingfu teaching surfing techniques to a student on a beach at Houhai Village in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Associ

(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Feb. 27, 2021 shows Yang Xingfu teaching surfing techniques to a student on a beach at Houhai Village in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Association coaching cert

China, Morocco sign deal to boost agricultural cooperation

STORY: China, Morocco sign deal to boost agricultural cooperation DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Rabat CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Moroccan ministry of agriculture, maritime fisheries, rural development, water and forests 2. various of the bilateral meeting between Chinese and Moroccan delegation 3. various of Tang Renjian shaking hands with Mohamed Sadiki STORYLINE: China and Morocco on Tuesday signed here a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral agricultural cooperation. The MoU was signed by Tang Renjian, China's minister of agriculture and rural affairs, with Mohamed Sadiki, the Moroccan minister of agriculture, maritime fisheries, rural development, water and forests. Under the MoU, the two countries agree to enhance cooperation in the fields of distant-water fishing, aquatic products processing technology, organic agriculture, agricultural digitalization, irrigation techniques, and water management. Tang lauded the fruitful cooperation