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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025 shows unexploded Israeli munitions during its clash with Hezbollah in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025 shows destroyed buildings left by Israeli bombing in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025 shows unexploded Israeli munitions during its clash with Hezbollah in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025 shows destroyed buildings left by Israeli bombing in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025 shows destruction by Israeli bombing in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo shows a Lebanese army soldier deployed in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, on Jan. 20, 2025. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025 shows unexploded Israeli munitions during its clash with Hezbollah in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo shows Lebanese army soldiers collecting unexploded Israeli munitions in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, on Jan. 20, 2025. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys In Bint Jbeil After Israeli Withdrawal

This photo shows a Lebanese army soldier deployed in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, on Jan. 20, 2025. Residents of the southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Ainata have begun to return home, a Lebanese security source said on Monday. The return followed the completion of Lebanese Army deployments in the two areas, which the five-member committee -- comprising the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel, and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- overseeing the ceasefire agreement has declared safe. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys Troops Around Southern Town

Vehicles of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are seen during their advance to Khiam, Lebanon, December 11, 2024. Lebanese army units, accompanied by the United Nations peacekeepers, deployed Wednesday afternoon to five positions around Khiam, a town in the eastern sector of Lebanon's southern border area, the Lebanese army command said. "Army units were stationed in five locations around Khiam town in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)," the command said in a statement. The deployment, it added, marked the first phase of operations in the area, coinciding with the Israeli withdrawal following discussions by the five-member monitoring group. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys Troops Around Southern Town

Vehicles of Lebanese army and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are seen during their advance to Khiam, Lebanon, December 11, 2024. Lebanese army units, accompanied by the United Nations peacekeepers, deployed Wednesday afternoon to five positions around Khiam, a town in the eastern sector of Lebanon's southern border area, the Lebanese army command said. "Army units were stationed in five locations around Khiam town in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)," the command said in a statement. The deployment, it added, marked the first phase of operations in the area, coinciding with the Israeli withdrawal following discussions by the five-member monitoring group. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese Army Deploys Troops Around Southern Town

Lebanese troops are seen during their advance to Khiam, Lebanon, December 11, 2024. Lebanese army units, accompanied by the United Nations peacekeepers, deployed Wednesday afternoon to five positions around Khiam, a town in the eastern sector of Lebanon's southern border area, the Lebanese army command said. "Army units were stationed in five locations around Khiam town in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)," the command said in a statement. The deployment, it added, marked the first phase of operations in the area, coinciding with the Israeli withdrawal following discussions by the five-member monitoring group. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-SEWING MACHINE

(240728) -- GAZA, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mohammed Sqad, a Palestinian tailor based in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, works with a sewing machine to repair old clothes for his community and earn money to keep his five-member family afloat amid the devastating war in Gaza, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-SEWING MACHINE

(240728) -- GAZA, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mohammed Sqad, a Palestinian tailor based in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, works with a sewing machine to repair old clothes for his community and earn money to keep his five-member family afloat amid the devastating war in Gaza, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico's central bank cuts interest rate for 1st time in 3 years

STORY: Mexico's central bank cuts interest rate for 1st time in 3 years SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Mexico City 2. various of the banks in Mexico 3. various of banknotes STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico) on Thursday reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three years. The benchmark interest rate was reduced by 0.25 percentage points to 11.0 percent, the central bank said in a statement. Banxico said it made the decision due to a disinflationary process in the country, despite the presence of upside risks. According to the most recent official data, headline inflation in Mexico was 4.40 percent year-on-year through February. The reduction came a year after Banxico's five-member board raised the benchmark rate to 11.25 percent. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mexico City. (XHTV)

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Gaza beach volleyball team chases dream at Hangzhou Games

STORY: Gaza beach volleyball team chases dream at Hangzhou Games DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH AL-ARQAN, Gaza-based beach volleyball player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-QISHAWI, Gaza-based beach volleyball player 4. various of the training STORYLINE: Racing against time, a five-member beach volleyball team from Gaza has been busy training for the 19th Asian Games in China's Hangzhou. The team, including four athletes and a coach, told Xinhua they spend eight hours a day in order to be able to challenge their competitors in China. Gaza-based player Abdullah Al-Arqan started to play volleyball when he was six years old as he used to attend matches with his father, who was the famous volleyball player in Gaza. However, Al-Arqan's path to competing was not smooth, as he was physically very thin. Moreover, the instable political and economic situation in the Gaza Strip, home t

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Nigerian court affirms president's election, dismisses opposition petitions

STORY: Nigerian court affirms president's election, dismisses opposition petitions DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of court proceedings STORYLINE: A panel of five judges from Nigeria's election tribunal late Wednesday unanimously affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu, solidifying his position as the West African nation's leader and effectively dismissing petitions by opposition parties. Delivering the judgment which lasted over 12 hours, the five-member panel at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in the national capital of Abuja said that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labor Party (LP), which filed the petitions, had failed to prove their allegations beyond reasonable doubts. The court ruled that the petitions "lacked merit" and dismissed them. Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of LP, who respectively came second and third in the presidential election won by Tinubu in February, had approached the

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Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade

STORY: Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of fencers training 2. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade 3. various of the photos showing Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann bearing Israel's flag at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HATUEL-CZUCKERMANN, Former Israeli fencer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIRAN CZUCKERMANN, Israeli fencer 6. various of Niran training 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAOR HATUEL, Manager of the Olympic Fencing Center in Akko 8. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade STORYLINE: Here in the Olympic Fencing Center in the northern Israeli city of Akko, Israeli fencers are preparing for the Chengdu Universiade. The 31st Summer World University Games will be held from July 28 to August 8 after being postponed twice due to COVID-19. The Israeli delegation comprises a long jumper and his coach, as well as a five-member fencing team. SOU

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Chinese climber glides off Mt. Qomolangma from Nepali side

STORY: Chinese climber glides off Mt. Qomolangma from Nepali side DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Li Shengtao gliding off Mt. Qomolangma STORYLINE: A Chinese climber on Thursday successfully glided off Mt. Qomolangma from the South Col to the base camp area from the Nepali side. Li Shengtao flew his solo unpowered paraglider at an altitude of 8,000 meters from the South Col at 09:14 local time and landed at 09:38 at the designated area around the base camp at an altitude of 5,400 meters, according to the five-member Chinese team. Li's flying expedition was permitted by the Nepali government and he became the first Chinese to glide off Mt. Qomolangma from the South Col. A record high of 478 climbers from 65 countries and regions have received permits to climb the peak from the Nepali side during the spring climbing season, according to Nepal's Department of Tourism. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

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Japan pop group Arashi outfits shown in China

Photos of members of Japanese boy band Arashi during their concert tour in 2018 and 2019 are on display at a Shanghai store on March 15, 2023, marking their first overseas exhibition. The five-member band went on hiatus at the end of 2020.

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Japan pop group Arashi outfits shown in China

Stage outfits worn by members of Japanese boy band Arashi during their concert tour in 2018 and 2019 are on display at a Shanghai store on March 15, 2023, marking their first overseas exhibition. The five-member group went on hiatus at the end of 2020.

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Japan pop group Arashi outfits shown in China

Stage outfits worn by members of Japanese boy band Arashi during their concert tour in 2018 and 2019 are on display at a Shanghai store on March 15, 2023, marking their first overseas exhibition. The five-member group went on hiatus at the end of 2020.

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Japan pop group Arashi outfits shown in China

Photos taken March 15, 2023, shows a pop-up store in Shanghai that sells goods related to Japanese boy band Arashi's documentary film on their concert tour in 2018 and 2019. The five-member band went on hiatus at the end of 2020.

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority hold a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014 to discuss the safety of the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. The five-member panel approved the final version of its screening report on the reactors under the new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 11, 2014 shows Linda Sansei, a five-member Japanese-Brazilian girls pop group: (clockwise from upper left) Shiori, Mutsumi, Sayuri, Sakura and Naomi in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians getting in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 11, 2014 shows Linda Sansei, a five-member Japanese-Brazilian pop group, dancing during a live performance in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 11, 2014 shows Linda Sansei, a five-member Japanese-Brazilian pop group, singing during a live performance in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Live concert takes old maqam music into young Iraqis' hearts

STORY: Live concert takes old maqam music into young Iraqis' hearts DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi maqam singers singing on the stage of the al-Baghdadi Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASIM AL-ENZII, Head of tourism affairs at the al-Baghdadi Museum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAMER AL-ASMAR, Maqam singer STORYLINE: In an old building near the Tigris River running through Baghdad, a weekly-staged music ensemble of Iraqi maqam offers the audience a nostalgic journey into the past everyday life of the Iraqi capital. Perhaps in the robust cultural scene of modern-day Iraq, it was uncommon to see young people root for this traditional form of music, but the Friday live concerts held by the al-Baghdadi Museum broke this usual rule. A lead singer appeared on stage accompanied by a five-member orchestra, named Chalghi, playing the oud, fiddle, dumbek, and a small tambourine called daff. Swaying to the ornate songs that flew from the sing

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N. Korean mission arrives in S. Korea for Cabinet-level talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, is in talks with South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok at a Busan hotel on July 11. Kwon arrived in the southeastern port city at the head of a five-member delegation to inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks.

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N., S. Korea to hold 16th round of Cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Unification Minister Chung Dong Young, head of a five-member South Korean delegation, smiles at reporters as he leaves for Pyongyang on Sept. 13 to attend 16th round of Cabinet-level talks with North Korea.

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Three females accompany N. Korean delegation

SEOUL, South Korea - Two of three female officials accompanying a five-member North Korean delegation to the 15th round of inter-Korean ministerial talks are seen enjoying a brief sightseeing tour in Seoul on June 22.

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N. Korean delegates enjoy sightseeing tour of Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a Cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation to the 15th round of inter-Korean ministerial talks, is seated beside South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young during a sightseeing tour of Seoul on June 22.

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Two Koreas begin ministerial-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), head of a five-member North Korean delegation, and South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young walk hand in hand to the venue for inter-Korean ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on June 21.

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N. Korea delegation is in Seoul for ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), the head of a five-member North Korean delegation, shakes hands with South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young on arrival at a Seoul hotel for inter-Korean ministerial-level talks on June 21.

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Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi, an adviser to Taiheiyo Cement Corp. who heads the five-member advisory panel of the Seibu Railway Co. group, looks through papers at a Tokyo hotel as the panel holds its first meeting to make a reform plan for the group. The panel was set up after a scandal involving the railway operator's false financial statements.

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Inter-Korean ministerial talks begin in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), head of a five-member North Korean delegation, and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun shake hands at the 13th inter-Korean ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel Feb. 4.

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Japanese team heads to U.S. for info on mad cow disease

NARITA, Japan - A five-member Japanese fact-finding team prepares to leave Narita airport Jan. 8 for Washington to gather information about the first case of mad cow disease in the United States. The mission will visit the U.S. and Canada until Jan. 16.

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JICA medical team leaves for Syria to help Iraqi refugees

NARITA, Japan - A five-member team of doctors and nurses from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), including Yasufumi Asai (R), professor at Sapporo Medical College, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Syria on March 21 to help refugees from neighboring Iraq.

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(4)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L to R) Kim Ryong Song, North Korea's senior cabinet councilor, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun make a toast at a dinner at a Seoul hotel on Jan. 21. Kim, who heads a five-member N. Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with S. Korea, arrived in Seoul earlier in the day.

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(3)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), North Korea's senior cabinet councilor, chats with South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun at a Seoul hotel Jan. 21. Kim, who heads a five-member N. Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with S. Korea, arrived in Seoul earlier in the day.

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(2)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song, a senior cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with South Korea, is welcomed at a Seoul hotel Jan. 21.

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(1)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song, a senior cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with South Korea, arrives at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Jan. 21.

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Terakoshi ends stay in home Ishikawa Pref.

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (C), on his first visit to Japan from North Korea since he disappeared 39 years ago, bids farewell to relatives Oct. 9 before leaving Komatsu airport for Tokyo en route to Pyongyang. Terakoshi, vice chairman of a labor organization in the North Korean capital, arrived in Japan as part of a five-member labor delegation from the country.

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Japan sends team to China over consulate case

NARITA, Japan - Masaaki Ono, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Consular and Migration Affairs Department, prepares May 10 to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for China. He leads a five-member investigation team looking into the May 8 incident in which Chinese police seized five North Korean asylum seekers inside the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang without Japan's consent.

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Japan team in Shenyang to probe seizure of N. Korea defectors

SHENYANG, China - Masaaki Ono (C), director general of Japan's Foreign Ministry's Consular and Migration Affairs Department, enters the Japanese Consulate General in Shengyang, northeastern China, on May 11. Ono heads a five-member team investigating the May 8 seizure by Chinese police of five North Korean asylum seekers inside the consulate.

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N., S. Korea resume talks for peace, reconciliation

CHEJU ISLAND, South Korea - Jon Kum Jin (L), a cabinet councillor and head of a five-member North Korean delegation, and his South Korean counterpart Unification Minister Park Jae Kyu (R) shake hands as they resume talks at a hotel on Cheju Island on Sept. 29.

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N., S. Korean officials begin 3rd round of talks

CHEJU ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Park Jae Kyu (L) and Jon Kum Jin, a cabinet councillor and head of a five-member North Korean delegation, shake hands before they begin talks on Cheju Island on reconciliation, peace and economic cooperation between the two Koreas.

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S. Korean delegation leaves for N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Unification Minister Park Jae Kyu (C) waves as he leaves his office in Seoul for Pyongyang on Aug. 29 as head of a five-member South Korean delegation to a second round of ministerial talks with North Korea.

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Koreas to hold 2 ministerial meetings July 30

SEOUL, S. Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Park Jae Kyu (L) chats July 29 with Jon Kum Jin, North Korea's cabinet counselor who heads North Korea's five-member delegation, ahead of two ministerial meetings between the two countries to be held at Seoul's Shilla Hotel on July 30.

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N., S. Korea agree to hold regular ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Park Jae Kyu (R) shakes hands with Jon Kum Jin, a North Korean cabinet counselor, at a first round of ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel July 30. Park and Jon, each leading a five-member delegation, agreed to hold regular ministerial talks to discuss implementing the historic accord signed by South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the first-ever inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang June 13-15.