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Republican National Convention

Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump (L) talks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance on the second day of the four-day national convention of the Republican Party in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.

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New Japanese Communist Party chief

New Japanese Communist Party chairperson Tomoko Tamura holds a press conference after she was endorsed as the first woman to head the party on the final day of a four-day party meeting in Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 18, 2024.

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New Japanese Communist Party chief

New Japanese Communist Party chairperson Tomoko Tamura holds a press conference after she was endorsed as the first woman to head the party on the final day of a four-day party meeting in Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 18, 2024.

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TUNISIA-HAMMAMET-WTCF-AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

(231130) -- HAMMAMET, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from Capital Airports Holdings Co., Ltd., World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), Tunisian National Tourist Office, and Tunisair (from left to right) shake hands after signing a letter of intent for four-party cooperation in Hammamet, Tunisia, Nov. 29, 2023. Organized by the WTCF, the four-day conference on the theme of "New Era of China-Africa Tourism Cooperation" took place on Nov. 27 in Tunisia's eastern coastal city of Hammamet. (Xinhua/Huang Ling)

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German beer festival held in N China city

STORY: German beer festival held in N China city DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of German Beer Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE SCHERZ, Edelweiss-Power Band 3. various of German Beer Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALVARO RAUTENBERG, General Manager of Kempinski Hotel in Taiyuan STORYLINE: A four-day German beer festival is being held at the Kempinski Hotel in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province. The event features authentic German beer and all kinds of German delicacies including pork knuckles and sausages. Music bands are also invited to stage performances to add to the event some festive atmosphere. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE SCHERZ, Edelweiss-Power Band "It's perfect. It's a German restaurant, and the people know how to make party. They come with colleagues, with friends. They drink the beer together, they take their meal together. It's perfect. People all over the world like to celebrate this kind of festival. You

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N. Korea's Kim calls for increase in grain production in key meeting

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on March 3, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for increasing grain production at a key four-day ruling party meeting through Wednesday focused on agricultural development, state-run media reported, amid speculation that the country has been suffering from a chronic food shortage. At the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea, which followed the previous plenum by an unusually short interval of two months, Kim said it is "important to concentrate on increasing the per-hectare yield at all the farms," the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. He also stressed the need to enhance the role of the provincial, city and county guidance organs and all the farms in attaining the long-term objective of agricultural development, KCNA said.

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China starts key party meeting

BEIJING, China - A police officer stands guard in front of the venue of a key Communist Party meeting in Beijing on Oct. 20, 2014. The four-day meeting, the fourth committee session of the 18th Communist Party Congress, began the same day.

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Japanese lawmaker Inoki holds talks with senior N. Korean official

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese opposition lawmaker Antonio Inoki (L) talks with Kim Yong Il, director of the International Department of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea, in Pyongyang on Jan. 15, 2014. The professional wrestler-turned member of the House of Councillors is in Pyongyang on a four-day stay from Jan. 13.

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Japanese lawmaker Inoki holds talks with senior N. Korean official

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese opposition lawmaker Antonio Inoki (R) is greeted by Kim Yong Il, director of the International Department of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea, in Pyongyang on Jan. 15, 2014. The professional wrestler-turned member of the House of Councillors is in Pyongyang on a four-day stay from Jan. 13.

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N. Korean envoy warns halt in aid would slow disablement work

BEIJING, China - North Korea's top nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan talks to reporters at Beijing international airport on Dec. 13 before heading home after a four-day round of the six-party talks in Beijing failed to draw up a paper stipulating ways to verify Pyongyang's nuclear programs.

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Mongolian president declares emergency over violent protests

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Black smoke billows from the building housing the headquarters of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan Bator on July 1. Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar declared a four-day state of emergency after violent protests in the capital over alleged fraud in a weekend election.

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Mongolian president declares emergency over violent protests

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - The headquarters of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan Bator burns in a fire triggered by supporters of the opposition Democratic Party on July 1 in protest against alleged fraud in the parliamentary election held over the weekend. Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar declared a four-day state of emergency.

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DPJ leader Ozawa meets with Chinese Pres. Hu

BEIJING, China - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference at a Beijing hotel on Dec. 7 after meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao during his four-day visit to China.

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N. Korea moving to seal Yongbyon nuke facility

BEIJING, China - Australian diplomat Peter Baxter tells reporters in Beijing March 15 that North Korea has confirmed planning is under way for the sealing of its Yongbyon nuclear complex in accordance with the six-party agreement reached last month. Baxter met reporters on returning from Pyongyang, where he led a four-day Australian mission.

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Fuwa quits as JCP's Central Committee chairman

ATAMI, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa (R, front), 75, the opposition Japanese Communist Party's top executive, says Jan. 14 he will quit as chairman of the Central Committee due to old age. His withdrawal was approved at the close of the party's four-day convention in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, the same day.

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii speaks during the opening session of a four-day party convention in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11.

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses the delegates at the opening session of a four-day party convention that began at Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11.

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses the opening session of a four-day party convention held at Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11.

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N. Korea's Kang leaves China after discussions on 6-way talks

BEIJING, China - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kang Sok Ju is set to leave Beijing airport for home on April 5 after a four-day stay in the Chinese capital to discuss the issue of restarting the six-party talks on N. Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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S. Korean President Roh meets with DPJ's Kan

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moon Hyun (R) talks with Naoto Kan, president of the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan, at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo on June 7, the second day of his four-day official visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Koizumi hands letter addressed to Jiang to Yamasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) hands his letter addressed to Chinese President Jiang Zemin to Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Taku Yamasaki (2nd from L) on July 6. Yamasaki is due to leave July 8 on a four-day trip to China and South Korea with his counterparts Takeshi Noda (2nd from R) of the New Conservative Party and Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (R) of the New Komeito party.

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DPJ chief Hatoyama speeks at People's University of China

BEIJING, China - Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, the nation's largest opposition party, delivers a speech at the People's University of China in Beijing on Dec. 13. In the speech, Hatoyama stressed the need for Japan and China to cooperate in the area of East Asian security. He is in Beijing on a four-day visit to China that started Monday.

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DPJ chief Hatoyama meets with PLA deputy chief Xiong Guangkai

BEIJING, China - Yukio Hatoyama (L), leader of Japan's leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan, meets with Gen. Xiong Guangkai, deputy chief of general staff of China's People's Liberation Army in Beijing on Dec. 12. Hatoyama arrived Monday in Beijing for a four-day visit for talks with Chinese leaders, including Chinese President Jiang Zemin.

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Obuchi meets Cambodia's Senate chairman

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R), shakes hands with Chea Sim, chairman of Cambodia's Senate, prior to their talks at Obuchi's official residence in Tokyo on June 17. Chea Sim, also leader of the Cambodian People's Party, is in Japan on a four-day visit that started June 14, leading a five-member delegation of the Senate.

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Premier Zhu meets Japanese political leader

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji meets senior Japanese politician Taku Yamasaki at the government house at Zhongnanhai in the center of Beijing in the afternoon of Jan. 7. Zhu expressed his hope that Japan can achieve early economic recovery, Japanese officials said. Yamasaki, a faction leader within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is on a four-day visit to China from Jan. 6.

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Smiling Children Project funded by China launched in Kathmandu

STORY: Smiling Children Project funded by China launched in Kathmandu DATELINE: July 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1 various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Nepal Smiling Children Project funded by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund of China was launched in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Monday. Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee who is on a four-day visit to Nepal, attended the launch ceremony held at a public high school along with Nepal's Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal and ward chiefs. Addressing the ceremony, Liu noted that the project is among the first carried out by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund around the world and China has been encouraging and supporting non-governmental organizations from both countries in enhancing exchanges and cooperation to bring out tangible benefits to the two peoples.

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses the delegates at the opening session of a four-day party convention that began at Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses the opening session of a four-day party convention held at Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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DPJ leader Ozawa meets with Chinese Pres. Hu

BEIJING, China - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference at a Beijing hotel on Dec. 7 after meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao during his four-day visit to China. (Kyodo)

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DPJ leader Ozawa meets with Chinese Pres. Hu

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (R) wave before attending a photo session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 7. Ozawa is making a four-day visit to China. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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DPJ leader Ozawa meets with Chinese Pres. Hu

BEIJING, China - Ichiro Ozawa (L), president of the Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 7 during his four-day visit to China. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii speaks during the opening session of a four-day party convention in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi hands letter addressed to Jiang to Yamasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) hands his letter addressed to Chinese President Jiang Zemin to Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Taku Yamasaki (2nd from L) on July 6. Yamasaki is due to leave July 8 on a four-day trip to China and South Korea with his counterparts Takeshi Noda (2nd from R) of the New Conservative Party and Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (R) of the New Komeito party.

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Trump nominated as GOP presidential candidate

Photo shows the second day of the four-day Republican National Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 19, 2016. The Republican Party nominated New York businessman Donald Trump as its presidential candidate the same day, pledging to retake the White House for the first time in eight years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows a celebration parade to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows a celebration parade to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows a ball to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows the parade with torches to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows a celebration parade to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows a ball to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows the parade with torches to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows the parade with torches to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebration parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows a ball to mark the end of the four-day congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. During the congress, the country's leader Kim Jong Un made it clear that Pyongyang has no plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim appears at loyalty parade

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) appears at a huge loyalty parade in Pyongyang on May 10, 2016, marking the end of the four-day congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. Kim did not address the parade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim appears at loyalty parade

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un appears at a huge loyalty parade in Pyongyang on May 10, 2016, marking the end of the four-day congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. Kim did not address the parade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim appears at loyalty parade

Photo taken May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang shows a huge loyalty parade, marking the end of the four-day congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. While appearing at the parade, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un did not address it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan opposition leader departs for four-day visit to Japan

Tsai Ing-wen, leader and presidential candidate of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, speaks to the press at a Taipei airport on Oct. 6, 2015, before departing for a four-day visit to Japan. Looking to promote economic cooperation and cultural exchanges between Taiwan and Japan, Tsai will visit the opposition Democratic Party of Japan and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnam party chief begins Japan trip

Nguyen Phu Trong (L), general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their talks in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2015, at the start of a four-day trip to Japan. Tokyo is hoping to boost its security and economic ties with the Southeast Asian country amid China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnam party chief begins Japan trip

Nguyen Phu Trong (R), general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, attends a welcome ceremony with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2015, at the start of a four-day trip to Japan. Tokyo is hoping to boost its security and economic ties with the Southeast Asian country amid China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnam leader eyes enhanced security ties ahead of Japan visit

Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks to Japanese reporters at the party's headquarters in Hanoi on Sept. 12, 2015, ahead of his four-day visit to Japan from Sept. 15. Trong called for enhanced bilateral cooperation in such areas as defense and security. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo