China human rights lawyer tells of torture by police

China human rights lawyer tells of torture by police

BEIJING, China - Tang Jitian, a 45-year-old human rights lawyer who has spent many years concerned with the issue of China's so-called "black jails," shows injuries to his foot during an interview with Kyodo News in Beijing on April 6, 2014. Tang, who was released from prison that day, spoke about the violence he endured, including being assaulted at a police station in Heilongjiang province and being threatened with having his kidneys removed.

China human rights lawyer tells of torture by police

China human rights lawyer tells of torture by police

BEIJING,縲China -Tang Jitian, a 45-year-old human rights lawyer who has spent many years concerned with the issue of China's so-called "black jails," is interviewed in Beijing on April 6, 2014. Tang, who was released from prison that day, spoke about the violence he endured, including being assaulted at a police station in Heilongjiang province and being threatened with having his kidneys removed.

Surgeons begin extracting organs from brain-dead boy for transplant

Surgeons begin extracting organs from brain-dead boy for transplant

TOYAMA, Japan - A cooler box containing the heart extracted from a brain-dead boy is loaded onto a vehicle at Toyama University Hospital in Toyama on June 15, 2012. Three surgical teams began extracting the heart, liver and kidneys from the boy at the hospital. The heart will be transplanted to a girl in Osaka Prefecture.

CT photos of kidney disease patient before and after therapy

CT photos of kidney disease patient before and after therapy

TOKYO, Japan - A CT photo, above, of the abdomen of a polycystic kidney disease patient before undergoing transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) shows marked enlargement of both kidneys (dark parts). The photo below, which was taken after undergoing the TAE therapy, shows a decrease in size of both kidneys. The photos were provided Oct. 23 by Yoshifumi Ubara, a doctor at Toranomon Hospital's branch clinic in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo.

GLOBALink | China beefs up wetlands conservation to enhance people's well-being

Known as the "kidneys of the Earth," wetlands can help safeguard biodiversity and cope with climate change. Over the decades, China has beefed up wetlands conservation efforts to ensure harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

China beefs up wetlands conservation to enhance people's well-being

STORY: China beefs up wetlands conservation to enhance people's well-being DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:27 LOCATION: XINING/CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Qinghai's wetland 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG WENLIN, Local villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): REN YONGSHOU, Local villager 4. various of the Dongting Lake in Hunan Province 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XIE ZHIHUI, West Dongting Lake nature reserve in Hanshou County STORYLINE: Known as the "kidneys of the Earth," wetlands can help safeguard biodiversity and cope with climate change. Official data show that China now boasts 56.35 million hectares of wetland, including marshes, beaches and lakes. This is thanks to the relentless efforts China has made in wetland protection and restoration in the past decade. Northwest China's Qinghai is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers. Since 2016, Qinghai has invested over 1 billion yuan (about 138 million U.S. dollars) to implement a series of wet

Recipient of 1st heart transplant meets press

Recipient of 1st heart transplant meets press

OSAKA, Japan - The man with his back to the camera received a heart in Japan's first legal transplant from a brain-dead donor last February. Speaking to reporters on Feb. 25 ahead of the one-year anniversary of his operation, the man in his 40s said, ''I am really happy living together with my family.'' Other recipients received the liver, kidneys and corneas of the same donor in a series of operations conducted from Feb. 28 to March 1 under a 1997 law permitting organ transplants from brain-dead donors.

CT photos of kidney disease patient before and after therapy

CT photos of kidney disease patient before and after therapy

TOKYO, Japan - A CT photo, above, of the abdomen of a polycystic kidney disease patient before undergoing transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) shows marked enlargement of both kidneys (dark parts). The photo below, which was taken after undergoing the TAE therapy, shows a decrease in size of both kidneys. The photos were provided Oct. 23 by Yoshifumi Ubara, a doctor at Toranomon Hospital's branch clinic in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo.