Exhibition honoring late fashion designer Hanae Mori

Exhibition honoring late fashion designer Hanae Mori

An exhibition of the work of late Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori is held at Iwami Art Museum in Masuda in the western Japan prefecture of Shimane on Oct. 4, 2025. About 400 items, including five dresses belonging to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, are on display at the exhibition, which is being held through Dec. 1 to mark the 100th anniversary next January of the birth of Mori, who was brought up in Shimane Prefecture and died at 96 in 2022.

Exhibition honoring late fashion designer Hanae Mori

Exhibition honoring late fashion designer Hanae Mori

An exhibition of the work of late Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori is held at Iwami Art Museum in Masuda in the western Japan prefecture of Shimane on Oct. 4, 2025. About 400 items, including five dresses belonging to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, are on display at the exhibition, which is being held through Dec. 1 to mark the 100th anniversary next January of the birth of Mori, who was brought up in Shimane Prefecture and died at 96 in 2022.

2025 World Robot Conference - Beijing

2025 World Robot Conference - Beijing

A humanoid robot transports items at the booth of UBTECH during the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, August 11, 2025. The WRC 2025 showcases rapidly advancing embodied intelligence technology, with humanoid robots as the highlight, demonstrating significant progress achieved globally and particularly in China, while the event also serves to illuminate a wide range of future commercial application scenarios. Themed "Making Robots Smarter, Making Embodied Agents More Intelligent," the five-day conference that opened on Friday features forums, exhibitions, competitions and networking events -- with over 200 robotics companies from around the world presenting their latest innovations. Photo by Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) /ABACAPRESS.COM

Robot Industry - China

Robot Industry - China

A staff member operates robot to grab items at a provincial embodied artificial intelligence robot innovation center in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2025. In recent years, Guangdong Province has taken various measures to develop the robot industry. The application and promotion of embodied artificial intelligence robots has been gaining speed in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and a provincial embodied artificial intelligence robot innovation center was established in Shenzhen. In addition, cities like Foshan, Dongguan and Zhuhai are encouraged to give full play to their manufacturing advantages to build robot production bases. Guangdong's industrial robot output exceeded 240,000 units in 2024 with a year-on-year increase of 31.2 percent, ranking first in the country for five consecutive years, according to the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province. Photo by Li An/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Switzerland: Demonstrators March Against AfD Leader Alice Weidel In Einsiedeln

Hundreds of protesters marched on Saturday, February 22, in Einsiedeln, a town in central Switzerland where Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany's second-largest far-right party, the AfD, lives with her family. According to reports, five people were temporarily detained for carrying prohibited items or failing to comply with police instructions.

Israel Keeps Bombing Gaza

Israel Keeps Bombing Gaza

A man examines items in the rubble in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 5, 2024. Gaza's civil defense reported that the area was struck by Israeli forces, leaving 20 people dead, including five children. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A worker lifts and unloads items from a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a Courier station in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A staff member loads express items for a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a logistics park in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A staff member loads express items for a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a logistics park in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

HK Palace Museum unveils special exhibition on cultural treasures from Sanxingdui Ruins

STORY: HK Palace Museum unveils special exhibition on cultural treasures from Sanxingdui Ruins DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SHENGYU WANG, Assistant curator of Hong Kong Palace Museum STORYLINE: The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) unveiled Tuesday a special exhibition featuring new archaeological discoveries at world-renowned Sanxingdui Ruins. Fifty-five important items, including bronzeware, jade and goldware, unearthed in the most recent excavations at the Sanxingdui Ruins between 2020 and 2022, are among the 120 artifacts on display. SOUNDBITE (English): SHENGYU WANG, Assistant curator of Hong Kong Palace Museum "So I think the most fascinating part of our show is that we really want to give you a sense of interdisciplinary and inviting feeling. We also have a lot of multimedia items which help you to see the details of the objects. So some of the objects which are 3D printed now in

Bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper carried to base

Bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper carried to base

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel carry bodies and other items recovered from a crashed SDF helicopter in the Air Self-Defense Force base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, on April 18, 2023. The UH-60JA helicopter went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern island, five bodies and part of the aircraft were located on April 16.

Recovery of bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Recovery of bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces on April 16, 2023, in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, are seen transporting items found in the search for an SDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture. Five bodies and part of the chopper were located earlier in the day.

Exhibition of Russian war crime items in Davos

Exhibition of Russian war crime items in Davos

Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2023, shows a facility in the Swiss ski resort of Davos exhibiting items related to Russia's war crimes, as the five-day World Economic Forum opens the same day.

Egypt to set "fair price" for basic goods

STORY: Egypt to set "fair price" for basic goods DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exterior of Egypt's Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade in Cairo 2. Egypt's Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali al-Moselhy accepting media interview 3. various of goods in a supermarket and customers doing shopping STORYLINE: Egypt's Supply and Internal Trade Ministry said on Sunday it had formed a committee to set "fair price" for 10-15 strategic and basic commodities after annual inflation reached five-year highs. While the statement said prices were not compulsory except for rice, it stated there would be inspections of stores across the country and possible legal action against those who do not adhere to the prices. Egypt's annual headline inflation hit 18.7 percent in November, according to official data, while core inflation, which strips out more volatile items, reached 21.5 percent. On Friday, the International Monetary Fund approved a 46

Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's.

Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's.

China Hi-Tech Fair concludes in Shenzhen, highlighting innovation-driven development

STORY: China Hi-Tech Fair concludes in Shenzhen, highlighting innovation-driven development DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WU LIN, Chief Growth Officer, Laipic Technology Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YU TANGWEN, Overseas Sales and Marketing Director, Shenzhen Photonic Crystal Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG SHENG, Operation manager, Unitree Robotics Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) concluded on Saturday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, highlighting innovation-driven development. The five-day event attracted over 5,600 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions, with more than 8,600 items on display. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WU LIN, Chief Growth Officer, Laipic Technology Co., Ltd. "This is a normal camera. Here, you see. I can easily create my own avatar, which could be used in metaverse, communications, etc. It's e

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

(221115) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A robot makes coffee at the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 15, 2022. The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) kicked off on Tuesday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, attracting over 5,600 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions. The five-day event will see the display of more than 8,600 items, with a total exhibition area exceeding 300,000 square meters. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

(221115) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member demonstrates an optical motion capture system at the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 15, 2022. The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) kicked off on Tuesday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, attracting over 5,600 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions. The five-day event will see the display of more than 8,600 items, with a total exhibition area exceeding 300,000 square meters. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

(221115) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2022 shows a solar panel cleaning robot exhibited at the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) kicked off on Tuesday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, attracting over 5,600 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions. The five-day event will see the display of more than 8,600 items, with a total exhibition area exceeding 300,000 square meters. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

(221115) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2022 shows an AI-generated portrait of a visitor at a booth of the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) kicked off on Tuesday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, attracting over 5,600 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions. The five-day event will see the display of more than 8,600 items, with a total exhibition area exceeding 300,000 square meters. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

(221115) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 15, 2022. The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) kicked off on Tuesday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, attracting over 5,600 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions. The five-day event will see the display of more than 8,600 items, with a total exhibition area exceeding 300,000 square meters. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-HI-TECH FAIR-OPENING (CN)

(221115) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2022 shows a robotic dog at the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) kicked off on Tuesday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, attracting over 5,600 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions. The five-day event will see the display of more than 8,600 items, with a total exhibition area exceeding 300,000 square meters. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

Flea market in Beirut attracts hundreds of people amid financial crisis

STORY: Flea market in Beirut attracts hundreds of people amid financial crisis DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:05:16 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flea market in Beirut 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AVEDIS DER BOGHOSSIAN, Owner of The Vintage Shop STORYLINE: A five-day flea market exhibition, Forum de Beyrouth, concluded on Sunday in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. Hundreds of people flocked to the market on the opening day as the market encouraged people to sell quality items that were left unused in their homes at affordable prices to those who want them amid the current financial crisis. Danielle Kiridijian, the organizer of the exhibition, told Xinhua that her initiative started in 2017 and is gaining popularity. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition "We started in 2017 in Beit Mery with the

Next round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks to be held on Belarusian-Polish border -- head of Russian delegation

STORY: Next round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks to be held on Belarusian-Polish border -- head of Russian delegation DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Russian): VLADIMIR MEDINSKY, Head of the Russian delegation STORYLINE: The next round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks will take place on the Belarusian-Polish border in the coming days, according to Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation at the talks held in Belarus, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported Monday. SOUNDBITE (Russian): VLADIMIR MEDINSKY, Head of the Russian delegation "The negotiations with the Ukrainian side, which lasted about five hours, have just ended. During this time, we went through all the items on the agenda in detail and found some points on which common ground could be predicted. And most importantly, we have agreed to continue the negotiation process. The next meeting will be held in the coming days on the Polish-Belarusian border. There are relevant p

Non-profit organization distributes essential kits to dabbawalas

STORY: Non-profit organization distributes essential kits to dabbawalas DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the eventSOUNDBITE: A dabbawala STORYLINE: United Way Mumbai, a non-profit organization, on Sunday distributed essential kits to Mumbai's dabbawalas as a part of the COVID-19 response. Known by their white kurta uniform and traditional Gandhi cap, dabbawalas refer to the workers who deliver cooked food to office-goers in Mumbai by picking up the tiffin from their respective homes. With support from HSBC Bank, United Way Mumbai has been distributing 1,270 essential kits weighing 35 kg with various items such as rice, pulses, oil, toiletries, etc., sufficient for a family of five, every month for the last seven months. The NGO has been working with the dabbawalas to provide ration kits amongst other items such as new bicycles for delivering lunch boxes, health insurance, smartphones and tablets for their children to continue their s

Osaka war museum reopens after removing controversial exhibits

Osaka war museum reopens after removing controversial exhibits

The Osaka International Peace Center, a war museum seen in this photo taken on April 30, 2015, is at the center of criticism for removing exhibits and items showing the Japanese military's invasion of other countries and brutal deeds during World War II. The move has been criticized by peace-minded people, including a group of five former schoolteachers who have drawn up a guidebook designed to help visitors view the exhibits with critical eyes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Photo of children during WWII displayed at Osaka war museum

Photo of children during WWII displayed at Osaka war museum

An enlarged photo of Japanese children during World War II is displayed at the Osaka International Peace Center as pictured on April 30, 2015. The center, a war museum, reopened that month after removing exhibits and items showing the Japanese military's invasion of other countries and brutal deeds, inviting criticism from peace-minded people, including a group of five former schoolteachers who have drawn up a guidebook designed to help visitors view the exhibits with critical eyes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's. (Kyodo)

Former emperor at Shosoin treasure house exhibition

Former emperor at Shosoin treasure house exhibition

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at an 8th century five-stringed "biwa" lute imported from China at an exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum on Nov. 11, 2019, featuring items from the Shosoin treasure house of Todaiji Temple. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former emperor at Shosoin treasure house exhibition

Former emperor at Shosoin treasure house exhibition

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at an 8th century five-stringed "biwa" lute imported from China at an exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum on Nov. 11, 2019, featuring items from the Shosoin treasure house of Todaiji Temple. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo