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China: Playful Tiger Cub Sneaks Up on Caretaker in Harbin Zoo

This video was filmed at a zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on August 26, 2025. It captured the cute moment when a tiger cub tried to catch his caretaker off guard, but was quickly noticed, scooped into his arms, and turned into a cuddly kitten.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Flowers and paper cranes are seen placed at the Cornerstone of Peace monument, on which the names of those who lost their lives in the Battle of Okinawa in World War II are inscribed, in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the battle.

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Dragon, lion dance troupes in Yangon prepare for Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations

STORY: Dragon, lion dance troupes in Yangon prepare for Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of performances and rehearsals STORYLINE: As the Chinese New Year is drawing near, dragon and lion dance troupes in Yangon, Myanmar are intensifying their rehearsals for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year performances. These vibrant and traditional performances are an integral part of the Spring Festival celebrations in Myanmar's major cities. In anticipation of the festivities, Myanmar's Chinese community is also diligently decorating their homes with auspicious red paper-cuts, vibrant flowers, glowing red lanterns, and ornate Chinese couplets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

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Take a glance at Chinese exquisite Jintan paper carving

STORY: Take a glance at Chinese exquisite Jintan paper carving DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jintan paper carving STORYLINE: Jintan paper carving from Jiangsu Province is recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in China. It originated from the Sui and Tang Dynasties (581-907), and flourished during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911). With a simple carving knife, skillful craftsmen can carve birds and beasts, flowers and plants, myths and legends, etc. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanjing, China. (XHTV)

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Xinhua Headlines: China marks Qingming Festival, eco-friendly tomb sweeping gaining ground

(230405) -- BEIJING, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (1st L) exchanges villagers' joss paper with fresh flowers in Yanzhuang Village, Xining City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Ziqi)

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Lion dance performed in Cambodia to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

STORY: Lion dance performed in Cambodia to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:03 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of lion and dragon dance at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh 2. various of shop selling New Year decorative items 3. various of New Year decorations at public places in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Folk artists performed lion and dragon dance in Cambodia on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. The dancers from six different troupes jointly performed at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, receiving a warm welcome from Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Royal Palace Minister Kong Sam Ol. Although it is not an official holiday in Cambodia, Spring Festival is broadly celebrated in the Southeast Asian nation. Days ahead of the New Year, Cambodians with Chinese ancestry always decorate their houses with red color paper-cuts, flowers, red lanterns and Chinese couplets to greet the N

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Fukushima students see Hiroshima A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - High school student Maya Fukuda (far R) from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, and four other middle and high school students from the northeastern Japanese prefecture lay paper cranes and flowers before the Children's Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014.

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Japanese hot spring of Obama celebrates Obama's reelection

OBAMA, Japan - A man at Obama hot spring resort in Nagasaki Prefecture attaches paper flowers to a map of U.S. states, marking incumbent Democrat Barack Obama's victories in the presidential election on Nov. 7, 2012.

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Disaster memorial in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Students display paper flowers at the ground of their high school in Banda Aceh, in the province of Aceh in Indonesia, on March 11, 2012, with messages to encourage people who suffered from the quake and tsunami in Japan. Aceh was hit by the Indian Ocean quake and tsunami in 2004.

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Sogo's Tokyo store closes after 43 years

TOKYO, Japan - Failed department store operator Sogo Co. on Sept. 24 closes its flagship store in Tokyo, capping the Yurakucho outlet's 43-year-long history. An in-store broadcast saying ''Yurakucho Sogo now ends all business'' was heard at 7 p.m. as store manager Masayuki Shiina and sales clerks lined up at the main entrance to hand out paper bags containing artificial flowers to customers leaving the store.

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Children offer paper cranes to Hiroshima's monument

HIROSHIMA, Japan - School children lay flowers and paper cranes at a memorial monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 4. Hiroshima marks the 54th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing on Aug. 6. Paper cranes, called ''orizuru'' in Japanese, symbolize peace, hope and health.

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CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-CHINESE STYLE EXHIBITS (CN)

(220902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor makes paper flowers during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2022. The 2022 CIFTIS is held in Beijing from Aug. 31 to Sept. 5 at the China National Convention Center and Shougang Park. (Xinhua/Hao Zhao)

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Paper Heart (2009)

Charlyne Yi Film: Paper Heart (2009) Director: Nicholas Jasenovec 07 August 2009 Date: 07 August 2009

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Women and children holding folded paper cranes

Women and a child pose in a beautiful natural setting. The woman on the left has her hair arranged in momoware style, while the woman on the right has hers in sakkomage style, a fashion among married women from the mid-Edo Period). Their sashes are tied in the taiko (drum) fashion.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐14‐0]

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A fancy goods shop

This seems to be a shop in a large building with miscellaneous merchandise. There is a fan with a rising sun and a drum with a family crest. Artificial flowers are displayed on the wall in the back, and other goods like colour paper are effectively displayed. The shop may specialize incense or goods for traditional dance.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐3‐0]

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Iris flowers and a woman

The paper door of the round window of the building protruding over the iris pond is open, and a woman looks out. The roundness of the window (including the woman in it) and the irises in full bloom show an effective contrast.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number44‐5‐0]

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The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

The Rikushu( land boat ) pine tree in the garden of the drawing room at Kinkakuji Temple, Kita-ku, Kyoto. The branches growing straight and high are the sail of the boat, and the thin branches growing near the root of the tree are the body of the boat. A wooden placard with Rikushu no Matsu stands almost hidden at the left. In the background are the white paper sliding doors, latticed shutters and tiled roof of the drawing room.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number7‐31‐0]

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Disaster memorial in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Students display paper flowers at the ground of their high school in Banda Aceh, in the province of Aceh in Indonesia, on March 11, 2012, with messages to encourage people who suffered from the quake and tsunami in Japan. Aceh was hit by the Indian Ocean quake and tsunami in 2004. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo assembly election shows tide turning for Koike, against LDP

Combined photo shows Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (top) pointing to paper flowers above the names of winning candidates from her party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, and former education minister Hakubun Shimomura (R in the bottom photo) attaching a paper flower to the first elected Liberal Democratic Party candidate at about the same time on July 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Flower art depicts Obama, paper crane, Atomic Dome

Photo taken Oct. 5, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows images made from 150,000 salvia flowers in a garden in Japan's western town of Sera. Depicted are U.S. President Barack Obama, a paper crane, the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima and the characters for "peace." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Flower art depicts Obama, paper crane, Atomic Dome

Photo taken Oct. 5, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows images made from 150,000 salvia flowers in a garden in Japan's western town of Sera. Depicted are U.S. President Barack Obama, a paper crane, the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima and the characters for "peace." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sogo's Tokyo store closes after 43 years

TOKYO, Japan - Failed department store operator Sogo Co. on Sept. 24 closes its flagship store in Tokyo, capping the Yurakucho outlet's 43-year-long history. An in-store broadcast saying ''Yurakucho Sogo now ends all business'' was heard at 7 p.m. as store manager Masayuki Shiina and sales clerks lined up at the main entrance to hand out paper bags containing artificial flowers to customers leaving the store.

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Children offer paper cranes to Hiroshima's monument+

HIROSHIMA, Japan - School children lay flowers and paper cranes at a memorial monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 4. Hiroshima marks the 54th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing on Aug. 6. Paper cranes, called ''orizuru'' in Japanese, symbolize peace, hope and health.

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Children offer paper cranes to Hiroshima's monument+

HIROSHIMA, Japan - School children lay flowers and paper cranes at a memorial monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 4. Hiroshima marks the 54th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing on Aug. 6. Paper cranes, called ''orizuru'' in Japanese, symbolize peace, hope and health.