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Border ports in China's Tibet see increasing traffic after operation resumed

STORY: Border ports in China's Tibet see increasing traffic after operation resumed DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general view of ports 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Nepali): TARDEL, Nepalese citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUASTAMA, Nepalese citizen 4. various of general view of ports 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RAMESH MAGAR, Nepalese tour guide 6. various of general view of ports 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Tibetan): SONAM YANGKI, Nepalese shop owner STORYLINE: Three Chinese land ports connecting China and Nepal have witnessed steady growth in traffic since they fully resumed operations earlier this year. Zham port Tibet, China The Zham port resumed two-way passenger traffic on Sept. 1 after being closed for eight years. It was a major gateway between China and Nepal before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, forcing it to stop service. After the resumption, Nepalese people with border resident certificates are able to purchase daily nece

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A visit to Zham port in China's Tibet

STORY: A visit to Zham port in China's Tibet DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: XIGAZE, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zham port 2. STANDUP 1 (English): PHURBU TSERING, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of Zham port 4. SOUNDBITE (Nepali): KARKI RAM, Nepali citizen STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): PHURBU TSERING, Xinhua correspondent "I am Phurbu Tsering from Xinhua News Agency. Right behind me is the Zham port in southwest China's Tibet." The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, forcing the port to stop service. In 2019, the Zham port partially reopened to allow exports to Nepal, and two-way cargo trade was resumed on May 1 this year. On Sept. 1, two-way passenger traffic was also resumed at the port. An increasing number of passengers are traveling through the border point. SOUNDBITE (Nepali): KARKI RAM, Nepali citizen "I opened a commiss

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Cross-border passenger traffic resumed at major China-Nepal land port

STORY: Cross-border passenger traffic resumed at major China-Nepal land port DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of inauguration ceremony 2. various of passengers of both sides 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KUMAR SHRESTHA, Nepali official STORYLINE: The Zham port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, a major land port between China and Nepal, resumed two-way passenger traffic on Friday after being closed for eight years. According to local authorities, 752 people passed through the border during the first day of the resumption. The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015. However, a mega-earthquake hit Nepal in May, 2015, destroying roads, bridges and facilities at the port, and forcing it to stop service. SOUNDBITE (English): KUMAR SHRESTHA, Nepali official "This border is open, that (brings) so many benefits to our Nepali side people. They

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CHINA-TIBET-NEPAL-ZHAM-LAND PORT (CN)

(230902) -- XIGAZE, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023 shows Chinese and Nepalese passengers walking across the China-Nepal Friendship Bridge at Zham port in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Zham port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, a major land port between China and Nepal, resumed two-way passenger traffic on Friday after being closed for eight years. According to local authorities, 752 people passed through the border during the first day of the resumption. Xinhua reporters saw long queues at the exit and entry reception hall at about 11 a.m. The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, destroying roads, bridges and facilities at the port, and forcing it to stop service. (Xinhua/Nie Yi)

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CHINA-TIBET-NEPAL-ZHAM-LAND PORT (CN)

(230902) -- XIGAZE, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An inbound passenger from Nepal goes through the immigration inspection procedures at Zham port in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2023. The Zham port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, a major land port between China and Nepal, resumed two-way passenger traffic on Friday after being closed for eight years. According to local authorities, 752 people passed through the border during the first day of the resumption. Xinhua reporters saw long queues at the exit and entry reception hall at about 11 a.m. The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, destroying roads, bridges and facilities at the port, and forcing it to stop service. (Xinhua/Nie Yi)

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CHINA-TIBET-NEPAL-ZHAM-LAND PORT (CN)

(230902) -- XIGAZE, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023 shows Chinese and Nepalese passengers walking across the China-Nepal Friendship Bridge at Zham port in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Zham port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, a major land port between China and Nepal, resumed two-way passenger traffic on Friday after being closed for eight years. According to local authorities, 752 people passed through the border during the first day of the resumption. Xinhua reporters saw long queues at the exit and entry reception hall at about 11 a.m. The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, destroying roads, bridges and facilities at the port, and forcing it to stop service. (Xinhua/Li Jian)

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CHINA-TIBET-NEPAL-ZHAM-LAND PORT (CN)

(230902) -- XIGAZE, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023 shows a view of Zham Town in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Zham port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, a major land port between China and Nepal, resumed two-way passenger traffic on Friday after being closed for eight years. According to local authorities, 752 people passed through the border during the first day of the resumption. Xinhua reporters saw long queues at the exit and entry reception hall at about 11 a.m. The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, destroying roads, bridges and facilities at the port, and forcing it to stop service. (Xinhua/Nie Yi)

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CHINA-TIBET-NEPAL-ZHAM-LAND PORT (CN)

(230902) -- XIGAZE, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police officer checks the documents of the inbound passengers from Nepal at Zham port in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2023. The Zham port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, a major land port between China and Nepal, resumed two-way passenger traffic on Friday after being closed for eight years. According to local authorities, 752 people passed through the border during the first day of the resumption. Xinhua reporters saw long queues at the exit and entry reception hall at about 11 a.m. The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, destroying roads, bridges and facilities at the port, and forcing it to stop service. (Xinhua/Chen Zepeng)

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Land port on China-Nepal border resumes two-way trade

STORY: Land port on China-Nepal border resumes two-way trade DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:58 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the port of Zham 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PHURJUNG, Deputy director, Zham port management committee STORYLINE: The port of Zham on the China-Nepal border resumed two-way cargo trade on Monday. Three lorries carrying goods worth more than 100,000 yuan (14,442 U.S. dollars) arrived at the port from Nepal, marking the resumption of the two-way trade of the land port in the city of Xigaze in China's Tibet. Zham was forced to stop service after a mega-earthquake hit Nepal in 2015, which destroyed roads, bridges, and facilities at the port. In 2019, it partially reopened to allow exports to Nepal. In the first quarter of this year, more than 17,000 tonnes of goods worth 249 million yuan were exported through the port. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PHURJUNG, Deputy director, Zham port management committee "The resumption of two-way cargo trade via Zham port

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Mega earthquake adds to anguish of already-suffering Syrians

STORY: Mega earthquake adds to anguish of already-suffering Syrians DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rubble and rescuers 2. various of people inside a shelter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JOHAR JAROUJ, Aleppo resident 4. various of rubble and rescuers 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAMER SAMIHNI, Aleppo resident 6. various of people inside a shelter STORYLINE: George al-Saba', director of the Marian Brothers Monastery in Syria's Aleppo, said that his monastery has received more than 750 displaced people since Monday morning after the deadly earthquake jolted parts of Syria and Türkiye. He noted that the refugees were provided with essential needs, such as food and heating. Johar Jarouj, 57, was awakened by the shaking of his home in the Slaimaniyeh neighborhood in the old city of Aleppo. When the earthquake ended, his building sustained some cracks and seemed dangerous to stay at, so he sought refuge at the monastery. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic):

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Tsunami symposium held ahead of temblor's 20th anniv.

OSAKA, Japan - A symposium is held in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake to discuss preparedness for tsunami in case of a mega earthquake.

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Miyagi Gov. Murai

TOKYO, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 23, 2011, to attend a meeting of the central government's panel on reconstruction in tsunami-hit areas. At the meeting, he proposed establishing a new institution linking the state and three prefectures devastated by the March 11 mega earthquake and tsunami, as well as disaster-hit municipalities in the region, to promote integrated post-quake reconstruction.

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SDF members vote by absentee ballot

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces cast absentee ballots in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 5, 2011. The Defense Ministry said the same day several tens of thousands of SDF personnel will vote in nationwide local government elections that month by absentee ballot as they have been deployed in areas severely damaged by the March 11 mega earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

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SDF members vote by absentee ballot

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces cast absentee ballots in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 5, 2011. The Defense Ministry said the same day several tens of thousands of SDF personnel will vote in nationwide local government elections that month by absentee ballot as they have been deployed in areas severely damaged by the March 11 mega earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

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Construction of temporary housing starts in quake-hit city

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Construction of some 200 temporary housing units starts on March 19, 2011, in the coastal city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, which was severely damaged in the mega earthquake and tsunamis.

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Construction of temporary housing starts in quake-hit city

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Construction of some 200 temporary housing units starts on March 19, 2011, in the coastal city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, which was severely damaged in the mega earthquake and tsunamis.

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Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Satoru Nishibori (2nd from R) and senior executives of the bank bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 17, 2011, after the bank's computer system malfunctioned earlier in the day for the third straight day, halting transactions through automated teller machines at 440 branches nationwide and online. The bank said the problem appears unrelated to the mega earthquake that struck Japan.

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Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

TOKYO, Japan - A man stands in front of automated teller machines at a Mizuho Bank outlet in Tokyo on March 17, 2011. The bank's computer system malfunctioned the same day for the third straight day, halting transactions through automated teller machines at 440 branches nationwide and online. The bank said the problem appears unrelated to the mega earthquake that struck Japan.

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Megaquake aftermath in Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - People carry the body of a victim of the mega earthquake and tsunami disasters through debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011.

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Megaquake aftermath in Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - People carry the body of a victim of the mega earthquake and tsunami disasters through debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011.

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Japan mega earthquake

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on March 14, 2011, from a helicopter shows a sea surface filled with debris, in a bay off the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, following Japan's strongest recorded earthquake that hit the country on March 11.

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Japan's historic quake

KAMAISHI, Japan - Police officers search through rubble for missing people in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, following the March 11 mega earthquake in Japan.

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Survivor Hopes To Bring Smiles For Children With Maze

FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - APR. 25: A survivor of 2011 mega earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima Prefecture has turned his fields of rape flowers into a maze, wishing to bring back smile and laughter to children in the disaster-hit areas. Takayuki Ueno made the two-hector large maze with fellow volunteers who are searching for those still missing in tsunami just in a few days ahead of Japans spring holiday season between late April and early May. Ueno lost his parents and two children in the disaster that killed tens of thousands in Japan but started growing sunflower one year after the tragedy.

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Lifting Of Cover Panels End At Fukushima Nuke Plant

FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN – OCT. 5: The last of six panels of the cover shrouding the No. 1 reactor building of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was lifted on October 5. The lifting of cover panels, each of which is 42-meter long and seven-meter wide, started on July 28 as part of works to dismantle the plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, said the next step will be a 1.5-year-long job to take away its wall panels and put on windbreak sheets instead, before trying to retrieve nuclear fuels from the pool by March 2021. The Fukushima plant caused serious melt down after hit by a mega earthquake and following tsunami on March 11 2011.

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Daiwa House's antiquake facility shown in Mie Pref.

Japan's major homebuilder Daiwa House Industry Co. shows to the press "Try Ie Chubu," an anti-earthquake laboratory in Komono town, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2015. The facility was built to raise public awareness and prepare for a possible Nankai Trough mega-earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan prepares for predicted mega earthquake

File photo shows an evacuation tower in the town of Kuroshio, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan. The town is listed as being likely damaged severely by a massive earthquake predicted to occur within the next 30 years along the Nankai Trough. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mega earthquake

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A man looks down as he holds a jar of pickled plums he retrieved from his relative's house, which has been swept away by a quake-triggered tsunami in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, three days after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake hit the country. (Kyodo)

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Japan mega earthquake

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on March 14, 2011, from a helicopter shows a sea surface filled with debris, in a bay off the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, following Japan's strongest recorded earthquake that hit the country on March 11. (Kyodo)

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Japan's historic quake

KAMAISHI, Japan - Police officers search through rubble for missing people in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, following the March 11 mega earthquake in Japan. (Kyodo)

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SDF members vote by absentee ballot

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces cast absentee ballots in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 5, 2011. The Defense Ministry said the same day several tens of thousands of SDF personnel will vote in nationwide local government elections that month by absentee ballot as they have been deployed in areas severely damaged by the March 11 mega earthquake and ensuing tsunami. (Kyodo)

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SDF members vote by absentee ballot

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces cast absentee ballots in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 5, 2011. The Defense Ministry said the same day several tens of thousands of SDF personnel will vote in nationwide local government elections that month by absentee ballot as they have been deployed in areas severely damaged by the March 11 mega earthquake and ensuing tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Miyagi Gov. Murai

TOKYO, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 23, 2011, to attend a meeting of the central government's panel on reconstruction in tsunami-hit areas. At the meeting, he proposed establishing a new institution linking the state and three prefectures devastated by the March 11 mega earthquake and tsunami, as well as disaster-hit municipalities in the region, to promote integrated post-quake reconstruction. (Kyodo)

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Construction of temporary housing starts in quake-hit city

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Construction of some 200 temporary housing units starts on March 19, 2011, in the coastal city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, which was severely damaged in the mega earthquake and tsunamis. (Kyodo)

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Construction of temporary housing starts in quake-hit city

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Construction of some 200 temporary housing units starts on March 19, 2011, in the coastal city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, which was severely damaged in the mega earthquake and tsunamis. (Kyodo)

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Construction of temporary housing starts in quake-hit city

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Construction of some 200 temporary housing units starts on March 19, 2011, in the coastal city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, which was severely damaged in the mega earthquake and tsunamis. (Kyodo)

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Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

TOKYO, Japan - A man stands in front of automated teller machines at a Mizuho Bank outlet in Tokyo on March 17, 2011. The bank's computer system malfunctioned the same day for the third straight day, halting transactions through automated teller machines at 440 branches nationwide and online. The bank said the problem appears unrelated to the mega earthquake that struck Japan. (Kyodo)

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Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Satoru Nishibori (2nd from R) and senior executives of the bank bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 17, 2011, after the bank's computer system malfunctioned earlier in the day for the third straight day, halting transactions through automated teller machines at 440 branches nationwide and online. The bank said the problem appears unrelated to the mega earthquake that struck Japan. (Kyodo)

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Megaquake aftermath in Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - People carry the body of a victim of the mega earthquake and tsunami disasters through debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Megaquake aftermath in Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - People carry the body of a victim of the mega earthquake and tsunami disasters through debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Megaquake aftermath in Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - People carry the body of a victim of the mega earthquake and tsunami disasters through debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan mega quake

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A man cries after learning of his friend's death in the March 11, 2011, mega earthquake, at an evacuation area in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan prepares for predicted mega earthquake

File photo taken in March 2018 shows people participating in an evacuation drill in the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. A massive earthquake is predicted to occur within the next 30 years along the Nankai Trough. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan commemorates 2011 quake victims

A worker arranges bags containing soil contaminated with radioactive materials in Naraha, south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, northeastern Japan, on March 10, 2018, a day before the seventh anniversary of the mega earthquake and tsunami which caused the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan commemorates 2011 quake victims

Birds fly in the sunset in Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on March 10, 2018, a day before the seventh anniversary of the mega earthquake and tsunami which left more than 18,000 people dead or mising. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan commemorates 2011 quake victims

Pedestrians offer a silent prayer in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 11, 2018, the seventh anniversary of the mega earthquake and tsunami which left more than 18,000 people dead or missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan commemorates 2011 quake victims

A woman prays in Kesennuma, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2018, the seventh anniversary of the mega earthquake and tsunami which left more than 18,000 people dead or missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan commemorates 2011 quake victims

A man places flowers on the beach in Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2018, the seventh anniversary of the mega earthquake and tsunami which left more than 18,000 people dead or missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan commemorates 2011 quake victims

Buddhism priests pray on the beach in Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2018, the seventh anniversary of the mega earthquake and tsunami which left more than 18,000 people dead or missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan commemorates 2011 quake victims

A man prays on the beach in the Arahama area of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2018, the seventh anniversary of the mega earthquake and tsunami which left more than 18,000 people dead or missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan commemorates 2011 quake victims

A man prays on the beach in the Arahama area of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2018, the seventh anniversary of the mega earthquake and tsunami which left more than 18,000 people dead or missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo