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CHINA-BEIJING-EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT-CAMPAIGN (CN)

(240609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A mother and her son take part in a parents-child activity during a public campaign held in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. A new public campaign was jointly launched by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Center for Women and Children's Health of the National Health Commission (NHC) and other partners on Friday to give children the best start in life. The campaign, known as "Parent with Purpose, Nurture their Future," aims to build awareness on the importance of early childhood development (ECD), and to equip parents and caregivers with the knowledge, skills and tools to give their children the best start in life, by providing nurturing care during the first six years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT-CAMPAIGN (CN)

(240609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative to China Amakobe Sande addresses a public campaign held in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. A new public campaign was jointly launched by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Center for Women and Children's Health of the National Health Commission (NHC) and other partners on Friday to give children the best start in life. The campaign, known as "Parent with Purpose, Nurture their Future," aims to build awareness on the importance of early childhood development (ECD), and to equip parents and caregivers with the knowledge, skills and tools to give their children the best start in life, by providing nurturing care during the first six years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT-CAMPAIGN (CN)

(240609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A volunteer from northwest China's Gansu Province shares his experience during a public campaign held in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. A new public campaign was jointly launched by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Center for Women and Children's Health of the National Health Commission (NHC) and other partners on Friday to give children the best start in life. The campaign, known as "Parent with Purpose, Nurture their Future," aims to build awareness on the importance of early childhood development (ECD), and to equip parents and caregivers with the knowledge, skills and tools to give their children the best start in life, by providing nurturing care during the first six years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT-CAMPAIGN (CN)

(240609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer from northwest China's Gansu Province shares his experience during a public campaign held in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. A new public campaign was jointly launched by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Center for Women and Children's Health of the National Health Commission (NHC) and other partners on Friday to give children the best start in life. The campaign, known as "Parent with Purpose, Nurture their Future," aims to build awareness on the importance of early childhood development (ECD), and to equip parents and caregivers with the knowledge, skills and tools to give their children the best start in life, by providing nurturing care during the first six years. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT-CAMPAIGN (CN)

(240609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A mother and her son take part in a parents-child activity during a public campaign held in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. A new public campaign was jointly launched by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Center for Women and Children's Health of the National Health Commission (NHC) and other partners on Friday to give children the best start in life. The campaign, known as "Parent with Purpose, Nurture their Future," aims to build awareness on the importance of early childhood development (ECD), and to equip parents and caregivers with the knowledge, skills and tools to give their children the best start in life, by providing nurturing care during the first six years. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT-CAMPAIGN (CN)

(240609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative to China Amakobe Sande addresses a public campaign held in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. A new public campaign was jointly launched by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Center for Women and Children's Health of the National Health Commission (NHC) and other partners on Friday to give children the best start in life. The campaign, known as "Parent with Purpose, Nurture their Future," aims to build awareness on the importance of early childhood development (ECD), and to equip parents and caregivers with the knowledge, skills and tools to give their children the best start in life, by providing nurturing care during the first six years. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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Serbian experts expect further cultural, digital cooperation with China

STORY: Serbian experts expect further cultural, digital cooperation with China SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Serbia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BOJAN LALIC, Director, Institute for BRI Studies in Belgrade 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JELENA MARKOVIC, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BOJAN LALIC, Director, Institute for BRI Studies in Belgrade "Cultural exchange is very important, and that is something that we are nurturing from the very beginning of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). We are geographically far away, but we are very close. We want to discuss different stories about culture. Every opportunity we can learn more from each other is great for us. And it's very important for us also, it's a digital "Silk Road," very important thing, very meaningful for the development in the future, because Serbia is trying to be a high-tech country with AI development and so

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China's Yanbian ignites football fever as cultural season kicks off

STORY: China's Yanbian ignites football fever as cultural season kicks off SHOOTING TIME: April 3, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch ceremony 2. various of footballers competing in games STORYLINE: A football-themed cultural season event kicked off Tuesday in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, northeast China's Jilin Province. The initiative aims to bolster the sport's development in the region, a cradle of the country's football talents. Over 1,300 football matches will be held throughout the season, which spans various age groups and is expected to attract more than 30,000 athletes and more than 400,000 spectators and participants. Deputy Governor Yin Zhaohui of Yanbian expressed the region's commitment to nurturing the sport's dynamism and promoting the popularity and influence of its football at home and abroad. Coinciding with the event's inauguration, the Yanbian Football Youth Training Center, under the

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School at BRI-backed economic zone in Cambodia offers talents professional skills, language proficiency

STORY: School at BRI-backed economic zone in Cambodia offers talents professional skills, language proficiency SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sihanoukville Special Economy Zone (SSEZ) 2. various of the Sihanoukville Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): EIV THUNA, Sophomore in business management, SIBT 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): KHOEUN SREYNOT, Senior in logistics management, SIBT 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SENG SOTHAN, Cambodian lecturer of economics, SIBT 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI CHUANBIN, Executive principal, SIBT STORYLINE: Situated in the Sihanoukville Special Economy Zone (SSEZ) in southwest Cambodia, the Sihanoukville Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT) has been playing an important role in nurturing talents for the Southeast Asian country, providing students with professional skills and language proficiency. The tuition-free SIBT is a university-level scho

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China, Tanzania launch Luban Workshop to promote youth skills

STORY: China, Tanzania launch Luban Workshop to promote youth skills SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADOLF MKENDA, Tanzanian Minister for Education, Science and Technology 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese ambassador to Tanzania STORYLINE: The government of Tanzania on Wednesday launched China's Luban workshop at state-run Ardhi University in Dar es Salaam to promote skills and technological pursuits for youth at the higher learning institution. Speaking at the launch of the Luban workshop, Minister for Education, Science and Technology Adolf Mkenda said the construction of the Luban workshop at Ardhi University is an important move in nurturing vocational skills, which supports Tanzania's development plans across sectors. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADOLF MKENDA, Tanzanian Minister for Education, Science and Technology "Luban workshop will help

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Astronaut Tang Shengjie: honored to join Shenzhou-17 mission

STORY: Astronaut Tang Shengjie: honored to join Shenzhou-17 mission DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG SHENGJIE, Chinese astronaut STORYLINE: Three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-17 spaceflight mission met the press on Wednesday. Tang Shengjie is a new comer to space. He joined China's third batch of astronauts in September 2020. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG SHENGJIE, Chinese astronaut "I feel excited to carry out the mission for my motherland, which is a great glory, responsibility and honor for me. I am fortunate that we are in a great era, which provides us with platforms to pursue and realize dreams. I am grateful for the education and nurturing from Party organizations at various levels, the full support from many other researchers and the understanding and support from my family, so I can devote myself to learning and training." The Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:1

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China-Rwanda vocational education cooperation nurturing talents

STORY: China-Rwanda vocational education cooperation nurturing talents DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vocational education school 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XIAODONG, Vice president of Shunde Polytechnic 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN YANWU, Dean of School of Light Chemical Industry and Materials Engineering, Shunde Polytechnic 4. various of the vocational education school 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FELIX, Rwandan employee of GuangDong CHINESTAR STORYLINE: Chinese vocational education has not only benefited Chinese companies' overseas development, but also helped with talent cultivation in other countries. In 2019, Shunde Polytechnic, a vocational school located in south China's Guangdong Province signed an agreement with a local company, GuangDong CHINESTAR Steel Structure Co., Ltd. to train its employees in Rwanda. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XIAODONG, Vice president of Shunde Polytechnic "Because GuangDong CHINESTAR

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPECIALTY COFFEE BUSINESS (CN)

(230324) -- KUNMING, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 5, 2021 shows coffee fruits at Baoshan Beaton Coffee Farm in southwest China's Yunnan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Nurturing the specialty coffee business in Yunnan" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPECIALTY COFFEE BUSINESS (CN)

(230324) -- KUNMING, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows a cupping event for Yunnan specialty coffee at the 8th China Coffee Brewers Cup in Baoshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Nurturing the specialty coffee business in Yunnan" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPECIALTY COFFEE BUSINESS (CN)

(230324) -- KUNMING, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman participates in a competition at the 8th China Coffee Brewers Cup in Baoshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 16, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Nurturing the specialty coffee business in Yunnan" (Xinhua)

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China's new "Martyrs' Day" ceremony

BEIJING, China - China's top leaders, including President Xi Jinping (C), attend a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day, a new holiday in China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2014. China says the holiday created earlier in the year commemorates people who died in revolutions and battles against Japan and other foreign powers and is aimed at nurturing people's patriotism.

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China's new "Martyrs' Day" ceremony

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (front) attends a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day, a new holiday in China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2014. China says the holiday created earlier in the year commemorates people who died in revolutions and battles against Japan and other foreign powers and is aimed at nurturing people's patriotism.

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China's new "Martyrs' Day" ceremony

BEIJING, China - China's top leaders, including President Xi Jinping (L front) and Premier Li Keqiang (R front), observe a moment of silence at the Monument to the People's Heroes during a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day, a new holiday in China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2014. China says the holiday created earlier in the year commemorates people who died in revolutions and battles against Japan and other foreign powers and is aimed at nurturing people's patriotism.

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China's new "Martyrs' Day" ceremony

BEIJING, China - The media covers a ceremony attended by China's top leaders to mark Martyrs' Day, a new holiday in China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2014. China says the holiday created earlier in the year commemorates people who died in revolutions and battles against Japan and other foreign powers and is aimed at nurturing people's patriotism.

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'Akita Maiko' nurturing company in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Chinatsu Mizuno (R) and a woman expected to be "Akita Maiko," new local geisha in the Akita area, in August 2014 pose for photos in Akita on April 14, 2014. Mizuno has established a company named Sen in Akita City to nurture "Akita Maiko" to resurrect the defunct geisha tradition in the area in northeastern Japan.

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Tokyo child facility to close

TOKYO, Japan - File photo in July 2000 shows the National Children's Castle, a large-scale children's facility in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. The facility will close down at the end of March 2015 due partly to the aging of the building, where programs aimed at nurturing children have been offered for about 30 years, government officials said on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Award-winning writer Miyoshi dies at 76

MORIOKA, Japan - Award-winning writer Kyozo Miyoshi (file photo taken in Feb. 1977) died of a stroke May 11 at a hospital in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, his family said. He was 76. Miyoshi, whose real name was Hisao Sasaki, published ''Kosodate Gokko'' (Play Nurturing), based on his experiences as a teacher at small, remote schools, which won the prestigious Naoki literary award in 1977.

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Upper house panel meets to discuss revision of key education law

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe replies to a question as a House of Councillors ad hoc committee begins a debate on government-proposed legislation to revise the Fundamental Law of Education on Nov. 22. The ruling coalition is attempting to incorporate into the nation's law on education the idea of nurturing among students an attitude to love the country.

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Microsoft, Gifu Pref. to jointly support venture businesses

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft Co. President Michael Rawding (L) and Gifu Gov. Taku Kajiwara (C) announced in Tokyo on Oct. 16 that the Japanese unit of the U.S. software giant and the Gifu prefectural government have agreed to cooperate in nurturing venture businesses.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka calls for nurturing technical ideas

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, delivers a speech to an audience of more than 1,200 corporate executives and academics at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 18. Tanaka appealed for the need to seek out promising ideas for technological innovation.

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Huawei's training program helps Brunei nurture ICT talents

STORY: Huawei's training program helps Brunei nurture ICT talents DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Seeds for the Future 2022 STORYLINE: Huawei Technologies in Brunei officially launched its "Seeds for the Future" 2022 program on Monday, aimed at nurturing local information and communications technology (ICT) talents. As a flagship global Corporate Social Responsibility program of Chinese tech giant Huawei, "Seeds for the Future" was first initiated in 2008 and designed to develop skilled, local ICT talents and bridge communication between countries and cultures. "By the end of 2021, this program has been implemented across 137 countries and regions, covering 12,000 students from over 500 universities," Zhang Jianwei, CEO of Huawei Technologies in Brunei, told Xinhua. "This is the 8th session since the program was held back in 2015 in Brunei. It is also the third year we are conducting online training since t

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Zimbabwean students applaud Huawei for nurturing local ICT talent

STORY: Zimbabwean students applaud Huawei for nurturing local ICT talent DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students attending online visual lessons 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TARIRO MHIRIBIDI, Student 3. various of students and a program instructor on the screen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TENDAI GATAHWA, Student 5. various of students and a panel of judges on the screen 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MILLICENT SEFAIDIGA, Student 7. various of students 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TINEI MUTASA, Student 9. various of students 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): TARIRO MHIRIBIDI, Student STORYLINE: Zimbabwean students who participated in the Seeds for the Future program carried out by Chinese tech giant Huawei have applauded the company's efforts in nurturing local information and communication technology (ICT) talents. This year's program, which was held virtually from Sept. 13 to 20, offered courses on ICT, 5G technology, cloud computing, leadership, and

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-HUAWEI-ICT TALENTS

(220921) -- HARARE, Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean ICT (information and communication technology) students attend a virtual class during Huawei's 2022 edition of Seeds for the Future program in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sept. 20, 2022. Zimbabwean students who participated in this year's edition of Huawei's Seeds for the Future program have applauded the Chinese ICT giant's efforts in nurturing local ICT talents and helping close the gap between theory and practice. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

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Chinese economic fundamentals strong enough to fend off uncertainties: Nigerian scholar

STORY: Chinese economic fundamentals strong enough to fend off uncertainties: Nigerian scholar DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director, Center for China Studies in Abuja 3. various of Chinese ports STORYLINE: Chinese economic fundamentals are strong enough to fend off uncertainties, said Charles Onunaiju, director of the Center for China Studies in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director, Center for China Studies in Abuja "China has been undergoing structural reforms that are focusing on positioning the fundamentals for the changes, transforming the economy from low-end manufacturing to high-end services, to innovation-driven. Even when such unforeseeable shocks like the pandemic happened, the very strong foundations of these key economic categories were able to absorb it." The leadership of the state focuses on creating and nurturing these cri

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Upper house panel meets to discuss revision of key education law

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe replies to a question as a House of Councillors ad hoc committee begins a debate on government-proposed legislation to revise the Fundamental Law of Education on Nov. 22. The ruling coalition is attempting to incorporate into the nation's law on education the idea of nurturing among students an attitude to love the country. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Tanaka calls for nurturing technical ideas

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, delivers a speech to an audience of more than 1,200 corporate executives and academics at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 18. Tanaka appealed for the need to seek out promising ideas for technological innovation. (Kyodo)

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Lecture held to nurture young engineers in plane manufacturing

The Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry holds a lecture aimed at nurturing young engineers in the airplane manufacturing industry in Kakamigahara, central Japan, on Sept. 7, 2015. The series of lectures run for 20 days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students participate in seminar for interpreters for Olympics

Students take part in a seminar at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2015, aimed at nurturing volunteer interpreters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The seminar was organized by Kanda and six other universities of foreign studies in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nurturing A-bomb experience storytellers essential

Koichiro Maeda, former director of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, says in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2015, that it is essential to nurture people who can convey the experience of atomic bomb survivors to the next generation while the survivors are alive. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Symposium on developing aircraft industry in Tokyo

A symposium on nurturing aircraft manufacturing into Japan's next-generation industry is held in Tokyo on July 28, 2015, taking up Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.'s Mitsubishi Regional Jet developed as Japan's first self-developed small jetliner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coordinating Committee for Prediction of Volcanic Eruption

Hiroshi Shimizu (L), Kyushu University's graduate school professor who heads a study group of the Coordinating Committee for Prediction of Volcanic Eruption, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2015, after a session on nurturing experts of volcano observation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Offspring seedling from "miracle pine" to be offered to west Japan shrine

File photo taken on Sept. 15, 2015, shows a "miracle lone pine tree," the only one of about 70,000 pines along the coast of northeastern Japan's Rikuzentakata that initially withstood the massive tsunami of 2011. A citizens' group that has been nurturing seedlings from the pine said on Nov. 13 it will offer a seedling to Izumo Shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, in March 2016 in hopes of keeping the disaster's lessons alive for future generations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit Fukushima school

Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Crown Princess Masako visit Futaba Future School in Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 8, 2015. The senior high school opened in April with the aim of nurturing people to support the northeastern Japanese prefecture's recovery from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Award-winning writer Miyoshi dies at 76

MORIOKA, Japan - Award-winning writer Kyozo Miyoshi (file photo taken in Feb. 1977) died of a stroke May 11 at a hospital in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, his family said. He was 76. Miyoshi, whose real name was Hisao Sasaki, published ''Kosodate Gokko'' (Play Nurturing), based on his experiences as a teacher at small, remote schools, which won the prestigious Naoki literary award in 1977. (Kyodo)

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China's new "Martyrs' Day" ceremony

BEIJING, China - China's top leaders, including President Xi Jinping (C), attend a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day, a new holiday in China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2014. China says the holiday created earlier in the year commemorates people who died in revolutions and battles against Japan and other foreign powers and is aimed at nurturing people's patriotism. (Kyodo)

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China's new "Martyrs' Day" ceremony

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (front) attends a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day, a new holiday in China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2014. China says the holiday created earlier in the year commemorates people who died in revolutions and battles against Japan and other foreign powers and is aimed at nurturing people's patriotism. (Kyodo)

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China's new "Martyrs' Day" ceremony

BEIJING, China - China's top leaders, including President Xi Jinping (L front) and Premier Li Keqiang (R front), observe a moment of silence at the Monument to the People's Heroes during a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day, a new holiday in China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2014. China says the holiday created earlier in the year commemorates people who died in revolutions and battles against Japan and other foreign powers and is aimed at nurturing people's patriotism. (Kyodo)

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International toy show in Tokyo

Tomy Co.'s new nurturing toy that mimics a baby owl is displayed on June 13, 2019, at the International Tokyo Toy Show, which opened at Tokyo Big Sight the same day. The toy hovers in the air if taken care of properly, like a baby owl leaving a nest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International toy show in Tokyo

Tomy Co.'s new nurturing toy that mimics a baby owl is displayed on June 13, 2019, at the International Tokyo Toy Show, which opened at Tokyo Big Sight the same day. The toy hovers in the air if taken care of properly, like a baby owl leaving a nest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Microsoft, Gifu Pref. to jointly support venture businesses

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft Co. President Michael Rawding (L) and Gifu Gov. Taku Kajiwara (C) announced in Tokyo on Oct. 16 that the Japanese unit of the U.S. software giant and the Gifu prefectural government have agreed to cooperate in nurturing venture businesses. (Kyodo)