China to see higher autumn grain output in 2023

STORY: China to see higher autumn grain output in 2023 DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of grain harvest in China 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZENG YANDE, Official with Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs STORYLINE: China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Monday that the country's autumn grain output will rise from that of the previous year. Most regions with autumn grain saw an agreeable balance of sunlight, temperature and irrigation, while the total sown area for autumn grain expanded, said the ministry. China expects record grain output this year, which will be the ninth year in a row with annual grain output above 650 billion kg, according to the ministry. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZENG YANDE, Official with Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs "China expects record grain output this year, which will be the ninth year in a row with annual grain output above 650 billi

Vladivostok holds int'l ice orienteering competition

STORY: Vladivostok holds int'l ice orienteering competition DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the ice orienteering competition 2. various of the competition 3. various of the underwater scenes (credit: the organizer) 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): EVGENY POLUKHIN, Organizer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG HONGDA, Chinese diver STORYLINE: Vladivostok, a city in the Russian Far East, held the 9th Ice Orienteering Competition on Saturday. According to the rule of the competition, divers should start from the ice cave at the starting point, dive into the water, and find the buoy placed in other ice caves in the distance, and then return to the starting point. More than 20 divers from all over Russia as well as Egypt, Cyprus and China took part in this extremely challenging competition. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): EVGENY POLUKHIN, Organizer "This is already the ninth year for this competition, but the first time that a

Chinese technician works to ensure railway operation during Spring Festival travel rush

STORY: Chinese technician works to ensure railway operation during Spring Festival travel rush DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the power supply station 2. various of the technician working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI XIAOHONG, Technician with China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XIAOHONG, Technician with China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI XIAOHONG, Technician with China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A power supply technician in China's Chongqing has been working to ensure smooth trips during the Spring Festival travel rush. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI XIAOHONG, Technician with China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. "This year is the ninth year for me to work for the railway operation during the Spring Festival travel season, and it is also the eighth year for me to work in Qiyueshan substation. This station is the outmost substation of our company." Qiyues

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi speaks to a Kyodo News reporter on Feb. 9, 2010, in Kakaako Waterfront Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, where a ninth-year memorial ceremony was held for the nine Japanese who died in a collision between Japanese fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in the waters off Hawaii. Mizuguchi lost his 17-year-old son, Takeshi, in the accident.

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

HONOLULU, United States - Uwajima Mayor Hirohisa Ishibashi speaks in front of a memorial cenotaph at Kakaako Waterfront Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 9, 2010, during the ninth-year memorial service for the nine Japanese victims of a ship collision between fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine. About 60 people attended the service at the park, which overlooks the site of the accident.

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

MATSUYAMA, Japan - People offer prayers at Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2010, during a ninth-year memorial service for the nine victims of the 2001 collision between fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in waters off Hawaii. Some 300 people attended the ceremony.

Rhodes to leave Kintetsu Buffaloes

Rhodes to leave Kintetsu Buffaloes

OSAKA, Japan - Tuffy Rhodes (file photo) will not re-sign with the Kintetsu Buffaloes for a ninth year, the Pacific League club said Nov. 10. The two sides failed to reach an agreement on a new contract.

Rhodes to leave Kintetsu Buffaloes

Rhodes to leave Kintetsu Buffaloes

OSAKA, Japan - Tuffy Rhodes (file photo) will not re-sign with the Kintetsu Buffaloes for a ninth year, the Pacific League club said Nov. 10. The two sides failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. (Kyodo)

Kumamon mascot

Kumamon mascot

Kumamon (R), official mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, is pictured during a press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto on Feb. 9, 2021. The prefecture announced the same day that sales of products using the image of Kumamon reached 169.8 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in 2020, a record high for the ninth year in a row.

Kumamon mascot

Kumamon mascot

Kumamon, official mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, is pictured during a press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto on Feb. 9, 2021. The prefecture announced the same day that sales of products using the image of Kumamon reached 169.8 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in 2020, a record high for the ninth year in a row.

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi speaks to a Kyodo News reporter on Feb. 9, 2010, in Kakaako Waterfront Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, where a ninth-year memorial ceremony was held for the nine Japanese who died in a collision between Japanese fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in the waters off Hawaii. Mizuguchi lost his 17-year-old son, Takeshi, in the accident. (Kyodo)

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

HONOLULU, United States - Uwajima Mayor Hirohisa Ishibashi speaks in front of a memorial cenotaph at Kakaako Waterfront Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 9, 2010, during the ninth-year memorial service for the nine Japanese victims of a ship collision between fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine. About 60 people attended the service at the park, which overlooks the site of the accident. (Kyodo)

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

MATSUYAMA, Japan - People offer prayers at Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2010, during a ninth-year memorial service for the nine victims of the 2001 collision between fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in waters off Hawaii. Some 300 people attended the ceremony. (Kyodo)