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Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial board in Tokyo on March 30, 2026, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average (L) ending nearly 1,500 points lower from the previous trading day's close.

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Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial board in Tokyo on March 30, 2026, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average (L) ending nearly 1,500 points lower from the previous trading day's close.

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[Breaking News]Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

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March for Peace in Cologne - Germany

Protesters clash with riot police while holding flags and banners in Cologne, Germany, on August 30, 2025. Multiple thousands marched for peace, against the military and its effects. The march faced heavy police repression, with around 1,500 riot police from Munich, Hessen, Thuringia and across NRW involved. Protesters were delayed, caged for more than 10 hours, and repeatedly attacked, leaving around 100 injured and causing chaos and panic. Nearly 800 people were charged with serious breach of peace, and three spent the night in police custody. Photo by Mouafak Mahmalji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March for Peace in Cologne - Germany

A line of riot police in helmets stands on alert in Cologne, Germany, on August 30, 2025. Multiple thousands marched for peace, against the military and its effects. The march faced heavy police repression, with around 1,500 riot police from Munich, Hessen, Thuringia and across NRW involved. Protesters were delayed, caged for more than 10 hours, and repeatedly attacked, leaving around 100 injured and causing chaos and panic. Nearly 800 people were charged with serious breach of peace, and three spent the night in police custody. Photo by Mouafak Mahmalji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals - China

Participants compete during the 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China in Beijing, capital of China, August 21, 2025. The 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China kicked off on Thursday at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Nearly 1,500 young science and technology enthusiasts from more than ten countries and regions, including China, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Austria, and Slovakia, participated in the event. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals - China

Participants compete during the 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China in Beijing, capital of China, August 21, 2025. The 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China kicked off on Thursday at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Nearly 1,500 young science and technology enthusiasts from more than ten countries and regions, including China, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Austria, and Slovakia, participated in the event. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals - China

Participants from Malaysia compete during the 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China in Beijing, capital of China, August 21, 2025. The 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China kicked off on Thursday at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Nearly 1,500 young science and technology enthusiasts from more than ten countries and regions, including China, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Austria, and Slovakia, participated in the event. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals - China

This photo shows a scene of the 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China in Beijing, capital of China, August 21, 2025. The 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China kicked off on Thursday at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Nearly 1,500 young science and technology enthusiasts from more than ten countries and regions, including China, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Austria, and Slovakia, participated in the event. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals - China

Participants from Austria (L) compete during the 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China in Beijing, capital of China, August 21, 2025. The 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China kicked off on Thursday at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Nearly 1,500 young science and technology enthusiasts from more than ten countries and regions, including China, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Austria, and Slovakia, participated in the event. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals - China

This photo shows a scene of the 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China in Beijing, capital of China, August 21, 2025. The 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China kicked off on Thursday at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Nearly 1,500 young science and technology enthusiasts from more than ten countries and regions, including China, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Austria, and Slovakia, participated in the event. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals - China

Participants compete during the 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China in Beijing, capital of China, August 21, 2025. The 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China kicked off on Thursday at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Nearly 1,500 young science and technology enthusiasts from more than ten countries and regions, including China, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Austria, and Slovakia, participated in the event. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals - China

A participant competes during the 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China in Beijing, capital of China, August 21, 2025. The 2025 Junior Botball Challenge Global Finals in China kicked off on Thursday at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Nearly 1,500 young science and technology enthusiasts from more than ten countries and regions, including China, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Austria, and Slovakia, participated in the event. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Portugal: Firefighters Battle Major Wildfires Amid Scorching Heat and High Winds

More than 1,500 firefighters are battling several wildfires across Portugal, with the most severe blazes reported in Arouca, Ponte da Barca, Penamacor, and Mangualde. In Penamacor (Castelo Branco), more than 400 firefighters and five aircraft are working to contain the flames. Strong winds, rugged terrain, and soaring temperatures—reaching up to 40°C—are complicating efforts. Nearly all of mainland Portugal remains under high or maximum fire risk alerts.

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Japanese Imperial family in Okinawa

(from L) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko offer flowers at a monument commemorating the victims of the U.S. torpedo attack of the transport ship Tsushima Maru during World War II, in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 5, 2025. The August 1944 attack killed nearly 1,500 evacuees from Okinawa, half of them schoolchildren. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Imperial family in Okinawa

(from 2nd from L) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko talk to a survivor of the U.S. torpedo attack on the transport ship Tsushima Maru during World War II on June 5, 2025, in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The August 1944 attack killed nearly 1,500 evacuees from Okinawa, half of them schoolchildren.

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Japanese Imperial family in Okinawa

(from L) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko talk to a survivor of the U.S. torpedo attack on the transport ship Tsushima Maru during World War II on June 5, 2025, in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The August 1944 attack killed nearly 1,500 evacuees from Okinawa, half of them schoolchildren.

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Japanese Imperial family in Okinawa

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R), Empress Masako (L) and their daughter Princess Aiko (not seen in picture) bow after offering flowers at a monument commemorating the victims of the U.S. torpedo attack of the transport ship Tsushima Maru during World War II, in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 5, 2025. The August 1944 attack killed nearly 1,500 evacuees from Okinawa, half of them schoolchildren.

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Japanese Imperial family in Okinawa

(from L) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko offer flowers at a monument commemorating the victims of the U.S. torpedo attack of the transport ship Tsushima Maru during World War II, in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 5, 2025. The August 1944 attack killed nearly 1,500 evacuees from Okinawa, half of them schoolchildren. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Imperial family in Okinawa

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko offer flowers at a monument commemorating the victims of the U.S. torpedo attack of the transport ship Tsushima Maru during World War II, in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 5, 2025. The August 1944 attack killed nearly 1,500 evacuees from Okinawa, half of them schoolchildren.

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Japanese Imperial family in Okinawa

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R), Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko offer flowers at a monument commemorating the victims of the U.S. torpedo attack of the transport ship Tsushima Maru during World War II, in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 5, 2025. The August 1944 attack killed nearly 1,500 evacuees from Okinawa, half of them schoolchildren.

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80th anniv. of Tsushima Maru sinking

A ceremony is held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the sinking of Tsushima Maru that was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine during World War II, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The attack killed nearly 1,500 people, half of whom were schoolchildren.

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80th anniv. of Tsushima Maru sinking

Silent prayers are offered during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the sinking of Tsushima Maru after it was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine during World War II, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The attack killed nearly 1,500 people, half of whom were schoolchildren. Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (front, C) and Hanako Jimi (front, R), minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, attended the ceremony.

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80th anniv. of Tsushima Maru sinking

Silent prayers are offered during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the sinking of Tsushima Maru that was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine during World War II, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The attack killed nearly 1,500 people, half of whom were schoolchildren.

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(SpotNews)CHINA-LIAONING-TIELING-RIVER EMBANKMENT-BREACH (CN)

(240806) -- TIELING, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers work to repair a breached embankment near Fanjia Village in the city of Tieling, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 6, 2024. A section of a river embankment was breached on Tuesday due to rising water levels from continuous heavy rains in northeast China's Liaoning Province, authorities said. The breach, about 18 meters long, was found at around 4:40 a.m. at an embankment of the Wanghe River, a tributary of the Liaohe River, near Fanjia Village in the city of Tieling, where rainfall in the flood season has reached 2.4 times that in previous years, according to the relevant department of the city. A total of 395 residents from 190 households at risk from the breach have been evacuated, with no casualties reported. The breach has flooded nearly 1,500 mu (100 hectares) of farmland. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pan Yulong)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-LIAONING-TIELING-RIVER EMBANKMENT-BREACH (CN)

(240806) -- TIELING, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers work to repair a breached embankment near Fanjia Village in the city of Tieling, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 6, 2024. A section of a river embankment was breached on Tuesday due to rising water levels from continuous heavy rains in northeast China's Liaoning Province, authorities said. The breach, about 18 meters long, was found at around 4:40 a.m. at an embankment of the Wanghe River, a tributary of the Liaohe River, near Fanjia Village in the city of Tieling, where rainfall in the flood season has reached 2.4 times that in previous years, according to the relevant department of the city. A total of 395 residents from 190 households at risk from the breach have been evacuated, with no casualties reported. The breach has flooded nearly 1,500 mu (100 hectares) of farmland. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pan Yulong)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-LIAONING-TIELING-RIVER EMBANKMENT-BREACH (CN)

(240806) -- TIELING, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows rescuers working to repair a breached embankment near Fanjia Village in the city of Tieling, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 6, 2024. A section of a river embankment was breached on Tuesday due to rising water levels from continuous heavy rains in northeast China's Liaoning Province, authorities said. The breach, about 18 meters long, was found at around 4:40 a.m. at an embankment of the Wanghe River, a tributary of the Liaohe River, near Fanjia Village in the city of Tieling, where rainfall in the flood season has reached 2.4 times that in previous years, according to the relevant department of the city. A total of 395 residents from 190 households at risk from the breach have been evacuated, with no casualties reported. The breach has flooded nearly 1,500 mu (100 hectares) of farmland. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pan Yulong)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-CHURCH OF ST. POLYEUCTUS-ARCHAEOLOGISTS-HIDDEN BYZANTINE-ERA MARVELS

(240313) -- ISTANBUL, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The remains of the Church of St. Polyeuctus are seen at the Sarachane Archaeological Park in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Feb. 23, 2024. In the heart of Türkiye's Istanbul, once the capital of the Byzantine Empire, the 1,500-year-old Church of St. Polyeuctus lay buried beneath urban sprawl for nearly a millennium until its accidental discovery during the construction of an underpass. Inhabited for approximately 8,500 years, Istanbul has witnessed the erosion of much of its cultural heritage on its relentless march of urbanization, as illustrated by the plight of this Byzantine church. (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Archaeologists long to further uncover hidden Byzantine-era marvels in Türkiye's Istanbul

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-CHURCH OF ST. POLYEUCTUS-ARCHAEOLOGISTS-HIDDEN BYZANTINE-ERA MARVELS

(240313) -- ISTANBUL, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The remains of the Church of St. Polyeuctus are seen at the Sarachane Archaeological Park in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Feb. 23, 2024. In the heart of Türkiye's Istanbul, once the capital of the Byzantine Empire, the 1,500-year-old Church of St. Polyeuctus lay buried beneath urban sprawl for nearly a millennium until its accidental discovery during the construction of an underpass. Inhabited for approximately 8,500 years, Istanbul has witnessed the erosion of much of its cultural heritage on its relentless march of urbanization, as illustrated by the plight of this Byzantine church. (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Archaeologists long to further uncover hidden Byzantine-era marvels in Türkiye's Istanbul

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-CHURCH OF ST. POLYEUCTUS-ARCHAEOLOGISTS-HIDDEN BYZANTINE-ERA MARVELS

(240313) -- ISTANBUL, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The remains of the Church of St. Polyeuctus are seen at the Sarachane Archaeological Park in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Feb. 23, 2024. In the heart of Türkiye's Istanbul, once the capital of the Byzantine Empire, the 1,500-year-old Church of St. Polyeuctus lay buried beneath urban sprawl for nearly a millennium until its accidental discovery during the construction of an underpass. Inhabited for approximately 8,500 years, Istanbul has witnessed the erosion of much of its cultural heritage on its relentless march of urbanization, as illustrated by the plight of this Byzantine church. (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Archaeologists long to further uncover hidden Byzantine-era marvels in Türkiye's Istanbul

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at an exhibit at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, and its

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Exhibits are pictured at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, and its construc

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at an exhibit at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, and its

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views an exhibit at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, and its con

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a photo of an exhibit at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building,

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An exhibit is pictured at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, and its constru

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 23, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, and its const

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Exhibits are pictured at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, and its construc

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a photo of exhibits at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, an

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views exhibits at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, and its const

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-YINXU MUSEUM-NEW BUILDING-OPEN (CN)

(240226) -- ANYANG, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a photo of exhibits at the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 26, 2024. A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang officially opened to the public on Monday. Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first national major archaeological museum to comprehensively present the Shang civilization. The new building boasts an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, where nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones, are on display. The museum's old building was constructed in 2005. As archaeological work at the Yin Ruins continued to yield results, the building's mere 1,500-square-meter exhibition area became insufficient to effectively conserve and showcase the relics. This sparked the planning of the new building, an