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Hong Kong: Dragon Boat Festival 2024 Drone Show 3

A spectacular drone show over the Victoria Harbor was held on Monday, June 10, ahead of this year's Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races scheduled on June 15-16.

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Hong Kong: Dragon Boat Festival 2024 Drone Show 4

A spectacular drone show over the Victoria Harbor was held on Monday, June 10, ahead of this year's Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races scheduled on June 15-16.

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Hong Kong: Dragon Boat Festival 2024 Drone Show 5

A spectacular drone show over the Victoria Harbor was held on Monday, June 10, ahead of this year's Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races scheduled on June 15-16.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Strikes Off Western Shikoku Coast 2

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Japan on Wednesday night, April 17 with the epicenter in the Bungo Channel, a strait separating Shikoku and Kyushu islands. Shaking was felt in wide areas across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency later upgraded the quake to 6.6 magnitude. The video, filmed in Uwajima, Ehime, shows people coming out of buildings during an aftershock five minutes after the main jolt. Screams can also be heard.

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Senkakus

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands, part of the five main islands in the Senkaku group in the East China Sea.

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Senkaku islets

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands, part of the five main islands in the Senkaku group in the East China Sea, on Sept. 11, 2013, a year after the Japanese government purchased the three islands, which are also claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows four China Coast Guard vessels including the Haijing 2350 (front) in the so-called contiguous zone northeast of Kuba, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2506 (back) and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Katori in the so-called contiguous zone northeast of Kuba, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the area just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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1 year after Japan purchased Senkaku islets

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Uotsuri (front), one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013, a year after the Japanese government purchased some of the islets, which are claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2350 (front) and three Japan Coast Guard patrol ships in the so-called contiguous zone southwest of Uotsuri, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the area just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2112 (front) and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Hateruma in the so-called contiguous zone southwest of Uotsuri (back), one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the area just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Uotsuri (back), one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013, a year after the Japanese government purchased some of the islets, which are claimed by China and Taiwan. The Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Hayato is seen in the front. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the so-called contiguous zone just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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Chinese vessels in Japanese waters

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2350 (L) and the Japan Coast Guard's patrol ship Hateruma in Japanese territorial waters near Uotsuri, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 10, 2013.

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Chinese vessels in Japanese waters

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2350 and the Japan Coast Guard's patrol ship Hateruma in Japanese territorial waters southeast of Minamikojima, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 10, 2013.

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Anti-Japan rally in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Demonstrators rally in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sept. 23, 2012, against Japan's nationalization of three of the five main islands in the disputed Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are also claimed by Taiwan and China.

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Family owning Senkaku Islands

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Kurihara, whose siblings own four of the five main islands of Senkaku in the East China Sea, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. He said the family intends to sell the islands to the Tokyo metropolitan government, despite the central government's desire to acquire and nationalize the islands, administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Family owning Senkaku Islands

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Kurihara, whose siblings own four of the five main islands of Senkaku in the East China Sea, holds a photo of a tuna caught near the islands, during a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. He said the family intends to sell the islands to the Tokyo metropolitan government, despite the central government's desire to acquire and nationalize the islands, administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Construction of mega project in China's Greater Bay Area in full swing

STORY: Construction of mega project in China's Greater Bay Area in full swing DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan linkSOUNDBITE (Chinese): FAN CHUANBIN, Vice director, Management center of Shenzhen-Zhongshan link projectvarious of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link STORYLINE: The construction of the Lingdingyang Bridge, one of the key projects of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China, is in full swing. The bridge has a main span of 1,666 meters and a main tower height of 270 meters, which is equivalent to a 90-floor building. The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link is a super sea-crossing project integrating bridges, islands, tunnels, and underwater channels. The total length of the link is about 24 kilometers. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FAN CHUANBIN, Vice director, Management center of Shenzhen-Zhongshan link project "Shenzhen-Zhongshan link is a major project during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) period, with a total invest

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Japan sees potential for joint economic activity on disputed isles

A group of Japanese government officials and private-sector experts arrive at the port of Nemuro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 1, 2017, after a five-day visit to Russian-held, Japan-claimed islands to assess potential joint economic activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese inspection team on Russian-held island

A group of Japanese government officials and private-sector experts inspect a site scheduled for a hot spring resort development on Russian-held, Japan-claimed Kunashiri Island off Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on June 28, 2017. The Japanese inspection team is making a five-day visit to islands disputed by the two countries to assess potential joint economic activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia start 1st joint study on disputed isles

Eiichi Hasegawa (front R), a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is briefed by Sakhalin Gov. Oleg Kozhemyako (front C) in Furukamappu on Russian-held, Japan-claimed Kunashiri Island off Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on June 27, 2017. Hasegawa arrived earlier in the day for a five-day visit to islands disputed by the two countries to assess potential joint economic activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia start 1st joint study on disputed isles

Eiichi Hasegawa (R in front), a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, walks with Sakhalin Gov. Oleg Kozhemyako (2nd from R in front) in Furukamappu on Russian-held, Japan-claimed Kunashiri Island off Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on June 27, 2017. Hasegawa arrived earlier in the day for a five-day visit to islands disputed by the two countries to assess potential joint economic activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia start 1st joint study on disputed isles

Eiichi Hasegawa (L), a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaks with Sakhalin Gov. Oleg Kozhemyako on Furukamappu on Russian-held, Japan-claimed Kunashiri Island off Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on June 27, 2017. Hasegawa arrived earlier in the day for a five-day visit to islands disputed by the two countries to assess potential joint economic activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia to start 1st joint study on disputed isles

Eiichi Hasegawa, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meets with reporters before leaving the port of Nemuro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 27, 2017, for disputed islands controlled by Moscow but claimed by Tokyo. Hasegawa, the head of a group that will participate in the first Japan-Russia joint study to assess potential joint economic activities, is scheduled to visit the isles for five days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo