Cultural activities held in Los Angeles to honor Indigenous Peoples' Day

STORY: Cultural activities held in Los Angeles to honor Indigenous Peoples' Day DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of cultural activities 2. various of food in cultural activities 3. various of Getty Center STORYLINE: A series of cultural activities were held Saturday in Getty Center in Los Angeles of U.S. Southern California to honor Indigenous Peoples' Day. Getty Center shared traditional and contemporary indigenous perspectives and narratives through music, performances, workshop, food, plants, and more. Visitors experienced Southern California's vibrant Native American cultures through the full-day events. Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the country on the second Monday in October. This year's Indigenous Peoples' Day falls on Oct. 9. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting f

Young people writing personal histories for job-hunting

Young people writing personal histories for job-hunting

OSAKA, Japan - Students at an Osaka vocational school take a class on writing their personal histories and prepare for employment.

Young entrepreneurs strive to promote southwestern China's coffee industry

STORY: Young entrepreneurs strive to promote southwestern China's coffee industry DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: PU'ER, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of coffee industry in Pu'er, China 2. STANDUP (English): ZHENG BOFEI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG FAN, Manager of Yunjie Coffee 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG HONGJIAN, Manager of Astrospace Coffee STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHENG BOFEI, Xinhua correspondent "Pu'er city in Yunnan Province has one of the earliest histories of planting coffee beans and best bean qualities in the world. It provides fertile land for young entrepreneurs to start their own coffee businesses, advancing from old methods used by their predecessors and bringing new ideas to the coffee plantation and processing industry." Famous for Pu'er tea, a deep-brewed tea with a sweet aroma, the city is now making a name for itself as China's coffee "capital". Coffee shops of various styles are rife in the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese)

Key to democracy lies in whether people are truly masters of country: Chinese ambassador

STORY: Key to democracy lies in whether people are truly masters of country: Chinese ambassador DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva STORYLINE: The key to democracy lies in whether its people are truly masters of their country, a Chinese envoy said here at the ongoing session of the Human Rights Council on Friday. Delivering a joint statement on behalf of a group of countries at the ongoing 49th session of the Human Rights Council, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva Chen Xu said that democracy and human rights are a common pursuit of humanity, and diversity is a fundamental feature of human society and that countries with different histories, cultures and national conditions may choose different forms of democracy. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva "

Rare photos show inside of Fukuryu Maru No. 5

Rare photos show inside of Fukuryu Maru No. 5

Kazuya Yasuda, chief curator at the exhibition hall of the Fukuryu Maru No. 5 in Tokyo, explains on Aug. 2, 2017, histories of the tuna boat, also known as Lucky Dragon, hit by radioactive fallout from a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean. Kyodo News reporters were allowed to shoot pictures inside the 70-year-old vessel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Project records personal histories of Japanese who settled in U.K.

Project records personal histories of Japanese who settled in U.K.

Momoko Williams, who heads the "Wasurena-gusa (Forgot-Me-Not) Project" documenting the video testimonials of Japanese who emigrated to Britain after World War II, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in London in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan horse researcher photographs legendary Asian steed

Japan horse researcher photographs legendary Asian steed

TOKYO, Japan - This photo provided by Japanese horse researcher Hayato Shimizu shows a Central Asian horse that appears to be sweating blood, apparently confirming Chinese legends of a similar horse famed for its great speed. Shimizu, 39, told Kyodo News he took the picture in the western Tian Shan mountain range in Central Asia last August. The ancient Chinese ''Shiki'' histories tell of a horse that sweats blood when it runs and with the ability to travel nearly 4,000 kilometers in a day.

Osaka woman publishes book on S. Korean A-bomb survivors

Osaka woman publishes book on S. Korean A-bomb survivors

OSAKA, Japan - The picture shows the cover of a book published by Junko Ichiba depicting the histories and hardships of 50,000 South Koreans who entered Hiroshima before and during World War II and lived through the atomic bombing of the city in 1945. In the 368-page book titled ''People Who Returned Home With 'Hiroshima','' she details attempts by many such survivors to seek compensation from the Japanese government since the 1960s.