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Exhibition of old tram cars in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 1, 2024 - The Ukrainian word for the guided tour is seen on one of the old tram cars during an exhibition in Dvirtseva Square celebrating 130 years of Lviv trams, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-HONG KONG-MACAO GREATER BAY AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240217) -- GUANGZHOU, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A stone, inscribed with the word "Qianhai", is seen in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 24, 2023. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a city cluster, is one of the most open areas in China with economic vitality. The greater bay area is composed of nine cities in Guangdong Province including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, and two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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A Croatian tour guide with connection with China spanning decades

STORY: A Croatian tour guide with connection with China spanning decades SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of central square in Zagreb and Zlata Merlin working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): ZLATA MERLIN, Croatian tour guide 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): ZLATA MERLIN, Croatian tour guide 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): ZLATA MERLIN, Croatian tour guide STORYLINE: There are only a few Croatians who can speak fluently the Chinese language, and Zlata Merlin is one of them. Despite lacking formal education in Chinese, her life trajectory unexpectedly led her to China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): ZLATA MERLIN, Croatian tour guide "45 years ago, my husband, who graduated in Chinese language in China, was employed by the embassy, and our family went to work in China." Merlin graduated in literature, Russian and Italian language at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Zagreb. When she came to China, she didn't speak a word of t

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Cairo int'l book fair features cultural activities

STORY: Cairo int'l book fair features cultural activities SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) STORYLINE: The 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) which is being held from Jan. 24 to Feb. 6 under the slogan of "We Create Knowledge, We Preserve the Word," attracts 1,200 publishers and 5,250 exhibitors from 70 countries and regions. The fair is held on an area of 80,000 square meters including five large exhibition halls at Egypt International Exhibition Center. CIBF will include a cultural program with dozens of activities this year including seminars and conferences with the participation of authors, publishers, poets, intellectuals, and other figures. Established in 1969, CIBF is one of the largest and oldest book fairs in the Middle East. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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[Breaking News] 29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan Kyodo - Lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people. (Kyodo)

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit in a park (lower R) in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit in a park (lower R) in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people.

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"Matilda" named Australia's Word of the Year following Women's World Cup

STORY: "Matilda" named Australia's Word of the Year following Women's World Cup SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training session 2. aerial view of Australia's national women's football team base camp 3. interior view of the Australia National Dictionary Center (ANDC) STORYLINE: "Matilda" has been named Australia's Word of the Year for 2023 following the success of the FIFA Women's World Cup. It was announced by the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) at Canberra's Australian National University (ANU) on Wednesday. It comes after the national women's football team - the Matildas - made the semifinals at the 2023 tournament held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. Amanda Laugesen, director of the ANDC, said that the selection of "Matilda" as the word that gained the most prominence in Australia in 2023 was an easy one and reflected the nation's growing interest in women's spo

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China accomplishes excellent organization in Hangzhou Asiad: IOC member

STORY: China accomplishes excellent organization in Hangzhou Asiad: IOC member DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Hangzhou Asian Games 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): UGUR ERDENER, Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president of World Archery 3. various of the Asian Games Village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): UGUR ERDENER, IOC member, President of World Archery STORYLINE: China has excelled in organizing the Hangzhou Asian Games. This is according to Ugur Erdener, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president of World Archery. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): UGUR ERDENER, IOC member, President of World Archery "Of course, as far as yesterday's (Sept. 23) opening is concerned, let me put it in one word. It was excellent. It was the kind of organization that no country other than China can achieve. This characteristic of China (in terms of organizing major sporting events extraordinarily) is already a we

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Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, strikes a pose after writing in one stroke the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

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Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, strikes a pose after writing in one stroke the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

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Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, uses an ink brush to write the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- in one stroke, at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

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Pencil sculptor in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a pencil sculptor in Kofu, central Japan, is pictured Jan. 15, 2012, in the Yamanashi Prefecture city with one of his works, a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. The pencil sells for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews.

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Abductees' kin rap N. Korea over abduction

TOKYO, Japan - Teruaki Masumoto (2nd from L), secretary general of a group of abductees' kin, tells passers-by in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 11 that Japan should take a tough stance against North Korea, as a high-ranking North Korean official currently visiting Japan has not offered even one word of apology for the abductions.

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Huge wildfire breaks out near Tunisian capital

STORY: Huge wildfire breaks out near Tunisian capital DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfire STORYLINE: A huge wildfire broke out Tuesday in Hammam-Lif town in the northeastern Tunisian province of Ben Arous, nearly 20 km away from the capital Tunis, local media reported. The fire spread quickly and ravaged a large part of the nearby mountain Boukornine, one of the most famous mountains in Tunisia, according to private radio station Mosaique FM. It took firefighters several hours to control the fire and stop its spread, said the report. Local authorities called in the national army, and military helicopters were also deployed. Around ten civil defense vehicles were on the ground, supported by several forest guard vehicles. There was no official word on the cause of the fire, and the firefighters are still working to extinguish it. Tunisia has been experiencing hot summer weather over the last two weeks. Xinhua News

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New Zealand observer impressed by CPC's outstanding service to Chinese people

STORY: New Zealand observer impressed by CPC's outstanding service to Chinese people DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE BROMWICH, President of New Zealand China Friendship Society STORYLINE: "In many respects, the democratic system in China is superior to the so-called liberal democracies of the West," said a New Zealand observer. Impressions on China's governing party, CPC SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE BROMWICH, President of New Zealand China Friendship Society "From the first time I went to China in 1991, right through to now, the changes I've seen and the disposable income and activities of Chinese people, are incredible really. My feeling about the Communist Party of China and the government of China, I very quickly came up with one word and I haven't been able to replace it, and that word is 'service.' Why service? Because China has developed so fast and taken all of its population with it. The government is the people. The

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Taste Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert

STORY: Taste Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people making Gullac, Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert 2. various of waitress selling Gullac in a bakery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YASEMIN DEMIREL, Manager of Cumhuriyet bakery 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): YASEMIN DEMIREL, Manager of the Cumhuriyet bakery 5. various of Gullac in the store STORYLINE: There are a lot of special foods available during the holy month of Ramadan in Turkey. Gullach is one of the Turkish people's favorite desserts, offering a sweet and light ending to the fast-breaking meal. Gullach is a Turkish dessert made with milk, dried fruit, and a unique pastry, sometimes decorated with strawberries and pistachio nuts. The word Gullach is a combination of two words, "gul" and "as," meaning "food with roses." This yummy treat consists of thin layers of phyllo-like pastry, which are sprinkled with walnuts or pistachios and doused in a milky pudd

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Double Giken's Communication Tool for ALS Patients

Double Giken has developed a technology to identify the words a patient thinks from the blood flow in the brain and project them on a screen for ALS patients who cannot move their eyelids or fingers. The technology is based on a device that uses near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to determine "yes/no" from brain activity. The patient selects one word at a time and only the vowel sound of the word to be communicated, and the number of words is used to analogize the candidate words to be communicated and show them on the screen. The system, which consists of a personal computer and a terminal, will go on sale in September at the earliest. It was developed with the support of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in collaboration with Professor Naoki Tanaka of Toyo University and others. Photo taken on June 4, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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First light images taken by Japan's 'Subaru' telescope

This handout photo of the Orion nebula, released by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) on Jan. 29, has been taken using 'Subaru,' one of the world's largest optical-infrared telescopes located in Hawaii. It shows sharp images of four bright stars called Trapezium, which are normally concealed behind gas clouds. The Subaru Telescope, named after the Japanese word for Pleiades, made verifiable observations of objects 5 billion light years away in the Milky Way Galaxy in two hours, compared with the seven hours it took the orbiting Hubble Telescope, NAOJ officials said. ==Kyodo

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Teamo Supremo (2002)

Governor Kevin, Skate Lad, Rope Girl & Captain Crandall Television: Teamo Supremo (2002) Director: Joe Horne 19 January 2002 One word from Governor Kevin (voiced by Martin Mull) and Teamo Supremo swings into action. 'Disney

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 42

42 Miya - Two gangs of men and horse dragging a festival car (not shown) past the entrance to Miya Temple on a f괥 day. The name Miya literally means "shrine", and is a shortened word denoting the Atsuta Shrine. It is one of the most important shrines in the country because it holds one of the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne. Now Nagoya City has grown around the shrine to become the third largest metropolis in Japan. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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"Victory" doll making in full swing ahead of election

A craftsman of the Japanese traditional "daruma" doll paints the word "hissho" (victory) on the doll's body in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in central Japan on June 13, 2016, as making of the doll, a fixture in Japanese election campaigns, is in full swing ahead of the July 10 upper house election. The daruma doll is usually on sale with both eyes left blank, and the buyer paints the pupil in one eye in making a certain wish. When the wish comes true, the other eye is painted, a scene often seen after a candidate wins an election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Victory" doll making in full swing ahead of election

A craftsman of the Japanese traditional "daruma" doll paints the word "hissho" (victory) on the doll's body in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in central Japan on June 13, 2016, as making of the doll, a fixture in Japanese election campaigns, is in full swing ahead of the July 10 upper house election. The daruma doll is usually on sale with both eyes left blank, and the buyer paints the pupil in one eye in making a certain wish. When the wish comes true, the other eye is painted, a scene often seen after a candidate wins an election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abductees' kin rap N. Korea over abduction

TOKYO, Japan - Teruaki Masumoto (2nd from L), secretary general of a group of abductees' kin, tells passers-by in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 11 that Japan should take a tough stance against North Korea, as a high-ranking North Korean official currently visiting Japan has not offered even one word of apology for the abductions. (Kyodo)

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A shrine

This may be the main gate at Enkakuji Temple. In the main gate of Enkakuji, a plaque with the word Zuirokuzan by Emperor Gokogen is placed, and in the right rear is a spring called Hannyasui, which is one of the five famous waters of Kamakura. The origin of the name is the legend of a discourse about Hannya (prajna) between the priest Seikutsu and Matsudaira Fumai, lord of the Izumo Clan.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐43‐0]

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Pencil sculptor in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a pencil sculptor in Kofu, central Japan, is pictured Jan. 15, 2012, in the Yamanashi Prefecture city with one of his works, a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. The pencil sells for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews. (Kyodo)

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Milos Vystrcil

China breached its word when not observing the one country, two systems principle in Hong Kong, Czech Senate head Milos Vystrcil today to journalists in Taipei, Taiwan, September 2, 2020. Milos Vystrcil, accompanied by a 90-member delegation, comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, came to Taiwan on Sunday, August 30, where he will stay until Friday, September 4, 2020. Vystrcil, one of the highest world politicians to visit Taiwan in the modern history, will meet supreme Taiwanese representatives, such as President Tsai Ing-wen, Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang, parliament head You Si-kun and several ministers. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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2020 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

Japan's top buzzword for the year "3Cs" is announced at a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2020. The word "3Cs" -- confined spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings -- which health experts say should be avoided, was but one of the numerous coronavirus-related buzzwords in a year marked by the pandemic.

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Youngest shogi title-holder Fujii

Japan's 17-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii poses for a photo holding a paper card showing the word "quest" in kanji characters during a press conference in Osaka on July 17, 2020, a night after he defeated defending champion Akira Watanabe in a best-of-five series to clinch the Kisei title, one of the board game's eight major titles. Fujii became the youngest player ever to win a major shogi title at 17 years and 11 months.

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Youngest shogi title-holder Fujii

Japan's 17-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii poses for a photo holding a paper card showing the word "quest" in kanji characters during a press conference in Osaka on July 17, 2020, a night after he defeated defending champion Akira Watanabe in a best-of-five series to clinch the Kisei title, one of the board game's eight major titles. Fujii became the youngest player ever to win a major shogi title at 17 years and 11 months.

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows Chizu Express Co. trains at Koiyamagata Station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows heart-shaped votive tablets hanging on the walls of an arbor set up at Koiyamagata station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows a heart-shaped station name plate at Koiyamagata Station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lawsuit on forced labor during WWII

Li Tiechui, one of the surviving Chinese laborers and a plaintiff in their lawsuit against the Japanese government over forced labor during World Word II, leaves a press club in Osaka on Nov. 28, 2017. He met the media at the club after testifying about the case during a hearing at the Osaka District Court earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lawsuit on forced labor during WWII

Li Tiechui, one of the surviving Chinese laborers and a plaintiff in their lawsuit against the Japanese government over forced labor during World Word II, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 28, 2017. He testified about the case during a hearing at the Osaka District Court earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Victory" doll making in full swing ahead of election

A craftsman paints a Japanese traditional "daruma" doll featuring the word "hissho" (victory) on its body in Takasaki, Japan, on Sept. 27, 2017, as making of the doll, a fixture in Japanese election campaigns, is in full swing ahead of a lower house election in October. The daruma doll is usually on sale with both eyes left blank, as the pupil of one eye is painted when making a wish, and the other when the wish comes true -- a scene often seen after a candidate wins an election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Victory" doll making in full swing ahead of election

A craftsman paints a Japanese traditional "daruma" doll featuring the word "hissho" (victory) on its body in Takasaki, Japan, on Sept. 27, 2017, as making of the doll, a fixture in Japanese election campaigns, is in full swing ahead of a lower house election in October. The daruma doll is usually on sale with both eyes left blank, as the pupil of one eye is painted when making a wish, and the other when the wish comes true -- a scene often seen after a candidate wins an election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo