KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mombasa Terminus station master Cosmas Makewa (R) and passenger transportation director Peterson Njeru Gitonga work in an office in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2022, wearing a face mask for protection against COVID-19.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2022, wearing a face mask for protection against COVID-19.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 43, cause severe damage to infrastructure: Gazan authorities

STORY: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 43, cause severe damage to infrastructure: Gazan authorities DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinians joining the funeral of Gazans who were killed during Israeli attacks in Jabalia STORYLINE: Authorities in Gaza said Sunday that the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since Friday had killed at least 43 Palestinians and caused severe damage to the infrastructure in the enclave. According to a statement released by the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza on Sunday evening, the deaths include 11 children and four women while 311 others were injured in the airstrikes. The media office run by Hamas, the ruling faction of Gaza, said in a statement that Israeli warplanes destroyed nine residential buildings and damaged about 1,500 housing units since Friday. "A total of 16 housing units were destroyed and 71 severely damaged" in a fresh round of strikes, the statement said, addin

U.S. dollar hegemony adds to economic challenges facing African countries: Nigerian expert

STORY: U.S. dollar hegemony adds to economic challenges facing African countries: Nigerian expert DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigeria's capital city 2. various of center for China studies office in Abuja 3. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director, Center for China Studies, Nigeria STORYLINE: The U.S. economy contracted for the second straight quarter, with growth falling at a 0.9 percent annual rate in the April-June period. This has sparked a new debate about the faltering economy in the U.S. A Nigerian expert said this could be a very worrying trend, as African countries that rely on the U.S. market may face greater economic challenges due to the U.S. dollar hegemony. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director, Center for China Studies, Nigeria "There is a broad understanding among economists that when there is a contraction in two consecutive quarters, as in the case of the United States, there is an obvious danger."

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2022.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2022.

Russian-held islands off Hokkaido

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) pose for a photo with grandchildren and great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2022.

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EXHIBITION

(220803) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2022 shows an exhibition displaying Afghan women's handicrafts in Balkh province, Afghanistan. The two-day exhibition from Tuesday was organized by the Afghan office of International Labor Organization (ILO) in Mazar-I-Sharif, the provincial capital in a bid to support investment and domestic producers in Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

Argentina's new minister of economy takes office

STORY: Argentina's new minister of economy takes office DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALBERTO FERNANDEZ, Argentine President STORYLINE: Argentina's new Minister of Economy, Productive Development, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Sergio Massa swore in on Wednesday. Massa's inauguration ceremony took place at the Bicentennial Museum of the Government House in downtown Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALBERTO FERNANDEZ, Argentine President "It is a time for all of us, with a lot of hope, to join efforts to move forward. When I say everyone, I am not only talking about my colleagues of the Frente de Todos, whose unity for me is paramount, but also about all Argentines. We have a great opportunity as a country. Let us not overlook it." Members of the Cabinet of Ministers, national deputies and senators, and provincial governors were present at the event. Xinhua News

Russian-held islands off Hokkaido

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) meets with grandchildren and great-grandchildren of former residents of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2022.

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EXHIBITION

(220803) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2022 shows an exhibition displaying Afghan women's handicrafts in Balkh province, Afghanistan. The two-day exhibition from Tuesday was organized by the Afghan office of International Labor Organization (ILO) in Mazar-I-Sharif, the provincial capital in a bid to support investment and domestic producers in Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

Türkiye's inflation hits 24-year high of 79.6 pct

STORY: Türkiye's inflation hits 24-year high of 79.6 pct DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Ankara 2. various of Turkish lira and the exchange office STORYLINE: Türkiye's annual inflation hit 79.6 percent in July, the highest level in 24 years, according to official data on Wednesday. Consumer prices increased by 2.37 percent month-on-month in July, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced, adding that the annual rate of consumer price was 78.6 percent in June. The highest annual price surge was in the transportation sector with 119.11 percent. The cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks increased 94.65 percent, while furnishings and household equipment prices were up 88.35 percent. The domestic producer price index climbed 5.17 percent month on month in July, with an annual rise of 144.61 percent. The country is undergoing financial woes unseen in decades, with the Turkish lira plunging since the outbreak of th

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-EXCHANGE RATE

(220802) -- ANKARA, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teller counts banknotes in an exchange office in Ankara, Türkiye, on Aug. 2, 2022. The lira weakened to near 18.0 against the dollar, trading at 17.96 on Tuesday afternoon, a record low since a currency turmoil in December 2021 when it hit an all-time low of 18.4. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CPI-RISE

(220803) -- SEOUL, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops at a supermarket in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 3, 2022. South Korea's consumer price soared 6.3 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the highest rise in almost 24 years, statistical office data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CPI-RISE

(220803) -- SEOUL, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People go shopping at a supermarket in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 3, 2022. South Korea's consumer price soared 6.3 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the highest rise in almost 24 years, statistical office data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-EXCHANGE RATE

(220802) -- ANKARA, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teller checks a banknote in an exchange office in Ankara, Türkiye, on Aug. 2, 2022. The lira weakened to near 18.0 against the dollar, trading at 17.96 on Tuesday afternoon, a record low since a currency turmoil in December 2021 when it hit an all-time low of 18.4. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-EXCHANGE RATE

(220802) -- ANKARA, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teller shows banknotes in an exchange office in Ankara, Türkiye, on Aug. 2, 2022. The lira weakened to near 18.0 against the dollar, trading at 17.96 on Tuesday afternoon, a record low since a currency turmoil in December 2021 when it hit an all-time low of 18.4. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

BULGARIA-SOFIA-CARETAKER GOV'T-TAKING OFFICE

(220803) -- SOFIA, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (L) and newly appointed caretaker prime minister Galab Donev shake hands at the caretaker government's inauguration ceremony in Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 2, 2022. The Bulgarian caretaker government headed by Galab Donev took office on Tuesday, with key tasks such as organizing the parliamentary elections on Oct. 2. (Photo by Marian Draganov/Xinhua)

BULGARIA-SOFIA-CARETAKER GOV'T-TAKING OFFICE

(220803) -- SOFIA, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (5th R, front) poses with cabinet members of the newly appointed caretaker government in Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 2, 2022. The Bulgarian caretaker government headed by Galab Donev took office on Tuesday, with key tasks such as organizing the parliamentary elections on Oct. 2. (Photo by Marian Draganov/Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CPI-RISE

(220803) -- SEOUL, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops at a supermarket in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 3, 2022. South Korea's consumer price soared 6.3 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the highest rise in almost 24 years, statistical office data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CPI-RISE

(220803) -- SEOUL, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People go shopping at a supermarket in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 3, 2022. South Korea's consumer price soared 6.3 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the highest rise in almost 24 years, statistical office data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

Women's handicrafts on show in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province

STORY: Women's handicrafts on show in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the Afghan women's handicrafts exhibition in Balkh province STORYLINE: An exhibition displaying Afghan women's handicrafts is being held in the country's northern Balkh province, organizers said Wednesday. The two-day exhibition from Tuesday was organized by the Afghan office of International Labor Organization (ILO) in Mazar-I-Sharif, the provincial capital in a bid to support investment and domestic producers in Afghanistan. Up to 60 small and big woman-run enterprises participated in the exhibition, where traditional clothes, handicrafts, candies as well as homemade foodstuff were displayed in 60 relevant booths, according to the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI). This is the third and largest exhibition held in the province since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in mid-Au

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-EXCHANGE RATE

(220802) -- ANKARA, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer exchanges money in an exchange office in Ankara, Türkiye, on Aug. 2, 2022. The lira weakened to near 18.0 against the dollar, trading at 17.96 on Tuesday afternoon, a record low since a currency turmoil in December 2021 when it hit an all-time low of 18.4. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-EXCHANGE RATE

(220802) -- ANKARA, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer exchanges money in an exchange office in Ankara, Türkiye, on Aug. 2, 2022. The lira weakened to near 18.0 against the dollar, trading at 17.96 on Tuesday afternoon, a record low since a currency turmoil in December 2021 when it hit an all-time low of 18.4. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CPI-RISE

(220803) -- SEOUL, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man shops at a supermarket in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 3, 2022. South Korea's consumer price soared 6.3 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the highest rise in almost 24 years, statistical office data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CPI-RISE

(220803) -- SEOUL, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People go shopping at a supermarket in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 3, 2022. South Korea's consumer price soared 6.3 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the highest rise in almost 24 years, statistical office data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

US: Wildfire Breaks Out In Springville, Utah 2

A wildfire broke out east of Springville, Utah on Monday, August 1. According to the Utah County Sheriff's Office, a suspicious man was arrested after allegedly using a lighter to burn a spider.

US: Wildfire Breaks Out In Springville, Utah

A wildfire broke out east of Springville, Utah on Monday, August 1. According to the Utah County Sheriff's Office, a suspicious man was arrested after allegedly using a lighter to burn a spider.

Embrace "La Dolce Vita" in China's Tianjin as COVID-19 under control

STORY: Embrace "La Dolce Vita" in China's Tianjin as COVID-19 under control DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial view of Italian Style Area in Tianjin 2. various of dishes in an Italian restaurant 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RENATO PEGORARO, Owner of Tianjin Italy Venezia Restaurant 4. various of customers dinning 5. various of exterior of restaurants 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU YANAN, Director of Sino-Italian International Exchange Office of Tianjin Flight Group 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU ZONGJIN, Director of the organizing committee of Tianjin Italian Style Area STORYLINE: With effective control measures against COVID-19, business regains vitality in the Italian Style Area in north China's Tianjin Municipality. With a history of 120 years and more than 100 Italian-style villas, the area is not only a popular tourist destination but also a place of leisure for locals. It boasts a concentration of restaurants, shops and well-pre

Germans feel pinch as high inflation bites

STORY: Germans feel pinch as high inflation bites DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OSCAR, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAUL, Accounting manager STORYLINE: Inflation in Germany has been running wild and pushing the cost of living up at a pace so fast that people, especially the most vulnerable, have to scramble to make their ends meet. Inflation in Germany unexpectedly accelerated in July. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, which is used to measure consumer price inflation in the euro area, went up by 8.5 percent over the same month last year, according to the Federal Statistical Office. Costs of energy and food both soared, with energy prices going up by 35.7 percent and food prices by 14.8 percent in July year on year. The price hikes have translated into inflated bills for households, and many people, especially the vulnerable group including pensioners and the un

Japanese gov't spokesman Kihara

Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2022.

Japanese gov't spokesman Kihara

Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2022.

Al-Sadr's followers start sit-in in Iraqi parliament as opponents prepare for counter-protest

STORY: Al-Sadr's followers start sit-in in Iraqi parliament as opponents prepare for counter-protest DATELINE: July 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of protests by followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad STORYLINE: Hundreds of followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr started on Saturday an open sit-in inside the Iraqi parliament building in central Baghdad, while his political opponents called on their supporters to prepare for a counter-protest. "The people choose the open sit-in in the parliament," Ibrahim al-Jaberi, head of al-Sadr's office, wrote on his Facebook page. Earlier in the day, hundreds of al-Sadr's followers broke into the Green Zone, which houses the main government headquarters, residencies of some top political leaders and some foreign embassies, and entered the Iraqi parliament building for the second time in three days. A statement by the Iraqi Health Ministry said up to 100 people and 25 security personnel we

Coordinated development energizes Chinese port city

STORY: Coordinated development energizes Chinese port city DATELINE: July 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tianjin 2. various of the Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun Science Park 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HU JIANLONG, Coresense (Tianjin) Eco-Agri Technology Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YIN LI, CEO of CARALE 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BIAN WEIGUANG, Director of the green ecological barrier construction headquarters office STORYLINE: A major task of the coordinated development strategy of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital. In line with the program, the Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun Science Park was formally established in November 2016 in Tianjin Binhai New Area. After six years of development, the science park has now become the city's scientific and technological innovation highland, attracting the settling down of over 3,000 enterprises, with a total regi

CHINA-BEIJING-FORMER WINE FACTORY-CULTURAL INDUSTRIAL PARK (CN)

(220730) -- BEIJING, July 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 29, 2022 shows the LSPACE shared office area at the Longhui 1910 cultural industrial park in Beijing, capital of China. The Longhui 1910 cultural industrial park, transformed from a former wine factory, opened here on Friday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

Aoki Holdings head office

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 30, 2022, shows the head office of major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. in Yokohama near Tokyo.

Aoki Holdings head office

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 30, 2022, shows the head office of major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. in Yokohama near Tokyo.

Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gives an interview at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 29, 2022.

Istanbul's "public bread" factories boost production to meet rising demand for affordable food

STORY: Istanbul's "public bread" factories boost production to meet rising demand for affordable food DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of a bread production factory in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. shot of Harun Celebi, a shift supervisor 4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): HARUN CELEBI, Shift supervisor at the Istanbul Halk Ekmek (IHE) Cebeci plant in the Sultangazi district 5. various of bread production factory 6. various of combines harvesters working in field in Türkiye 7. various of the exchange office in Istanbul, Türkiye 8. various of clerk at exchange office counting U.S. dollars in Istanbul, Türkiye 9. various of employees counting Turkish lira at Türkiye's central bank 10. various of street views in Istanbul, Türkiye 11. various of people shopping at the supermarket in Istanbul STORYLINE: At a big bread factory in Istanbul, the production line was running at full steam as the machines kneaded the dough in h

South Korea launches 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer

STORY: South Korea launches 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ULSAN, South Korea CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the destroyer (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in Ulsan (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the attendance walking to cut the rope (courtesy of Yonhap) 4. various of Kim Keon-hee (C), wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol (L), conducting the traditional rope cutting during the launching ceremony STORYLINE: South Korea on Thursday launched an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, designed and developed indigenously. The launching ceremony was held at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, around 310 km southeast of the capital Seoul, attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, according to the presidential office. Yoon said at the ceremony that Jeongjo The Great, the Aegis destroyer, would further strengthen South Korean navy's combat c

SOUTH KOREA-ULSAN-AEGIS DESTROYER-LAUNCH

(220728) -- ULSAN, July 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows Jeongjo The Great, an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, in Ulsan, South Korea. South Korea on Thursday launched an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, designed and developed indigenously. The launching ceremony was held at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, around 310 km southeast of the capital Seoul, attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, according to the presidential office. Yoon said at the ceremony that Jeongjo The Great, the Aegis destroyer, would further strengthen South Korean navy's combat capabilities. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-ULSAN-AEGIS DESTROYER-LAUNCH

(220728) -- ULSAN, July 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows Jeongjo The Great, an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, in Ulsan, South Korea. South Korea on Thursday launched an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, designed and developed indigenously. The launching ceremony was held at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, around 310 km southeast of the capital Seoul, attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, according to the presidential office. Yoon said at the ceremony that Jeongjo The Great, the Aegis destroyer, would further strengthen South Korean navy's combat capabilities. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S. new rate hike casts further shadow on Turkish economic outlook: expert

STORY: U.S. new rate hike casts further shadow on Turkish economic outlook: expert DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. Federal Reserve building 2. various of exchange office, Information including Turkish lira and U.S. dollar value information at the exchange office in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. various of bank clerk at exchange office counting U.S. dollars in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. various of Türkiye's central bank, employees counting Turkish lira in Türkiye 5. various of people shopping at the bazaar, supermarket in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: The remaining hopes for the Turkish economy to get better sooner are vanishing fast after the latest U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate hike, Turkish economist and writer Mustafa Sonmez told Xinhua in an interview on Thursday. Sonmez made the comments after the U.S. Fed's decision to raise the interest rate by 0.75 percentage points on Wednesday in an attempt to cool down the hottest in

Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gives an interview at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 29, 2022.

Tokyo Olympic sponsor firm's head office searched over dubious payments

Prosecutors enter Aoki Holdings Inc.'s head office in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 28, 2022, in connection to the business suit retailer's suspected inappropriate payments to Haruyuki Takahashi, an executive of the now-defunct Tokyo Olympic organizing committee.

GLOBALink | So-called assessment of Xinjiang farce put on by U.S., some western countries: Chinese FM spokesperson

We call on UN human rights chief's office to reject publishing the so-called assessment of Xinjiang, which is a farce put on by the U.S. and some western countries, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

CROATIA-KOMARNA-PELJESAC BRIDGE-BUILDERS

(220728) -- KOMARNA, July 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wu Yuxiang, a staff member of the material department of the Peljesac Bridge Project, works at the office in Komarna, Croatia on July 23, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Builders of Peljesac Bridge in Croatia thrilled at completion of project" (China Road and Bridge Corporation/Handout via Xinhua)

Tokyo Olympic sponsor firm's head office searched over dubious payments

The head office of business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. is pictured in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 28, 2022. Prosecutors searched the office the same day in connection to the company's suspected inappropriate payments to Haruyuki Takahashi, an executive of the now-defunct Tokyo Olympic organizing committee.

CROATIA-KOMARNA-PELJESAC BRIDGE-BUILDERS

(220728) -- KOMARNA, July 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wu Zhongjian, who works for the safety and quality department of the bridge project, works at the office in Komarna, Croatia on July 23, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Builders of Peljesac Bridge in Croatia thrilled at completion of project" (China Road and Bridge Corporation/Handout via Xinhua)