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Illustration - Louvre - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) LOUVRE MUSEUM (AERIAL VIEW). STATUE OF VAUBAN SEBASTIEN LE PRESTRE, MARQUIS DE VAUBAN, GENERALLY KNOWN ONLY BY THE NAME OF VAUBAN, IS A FRENCH ENGINEER, MILITARY ARCHITECT, TOWN PLANNER, HYDRAULIC ENGINEER AND ESSAYIST. HE WAS NAMED MARSHAL OF FRANCE BY KING LOUIS XIV Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner In Honor Of Qatar's Emir - Paris

architect and town planner Jean Michel Vilmotte,, President Emmanuel Macron , Qatar s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at an official dinner on the sidelines of the state visit of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on February 27, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SpotNews)CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(231219) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry disaster relief materials at a temporary shelter in Dahe Village of Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Tuesday that it has earmarked 250 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars) of investment from the central budget for quake-hit areas in Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the emergency restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(231219) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers install a stove at a temporary shelter in Dahe Village of Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Tuesday that it has earmarked 250 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars) of investment from the central budget for quake-hit areas in Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the emergency restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(231219) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers install a chimney at a temporary shelter in Dahe Village of Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Tuesday that it has earmarked 250 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars) of investment from the central budget for quake-hit areas in Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the emergency restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(231219) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry disaster relief materials at a temporary shelter in Dahe Village of Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Tuesday that it has earmarked 250 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars) of investment from the central budget for quake-hit areas in Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the emergency restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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China steps up disaster relief to quake-hit regions

STORY: China steps up disaster relief to quake-hit regions SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: JISHISHAN/XINING, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. aerial shots of a temporary relocation site at the Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, Gansu Province 2. STANDUP (English): ZHANG WENJING, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the rescue efforts in Gansu and Qinghai provinces 4. various of disaster relief supplies being allocated to quake-affected residents STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG WENJING, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now at Dahe Village in China's Gansu Province, which was hit hard by an earthquake midnight Monday." A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Jishishan County in Gansu at midnight Monday. STANDUP (English): ZHANG WENJING, Xinhua correspondent "More than 100 people have been killed in Gansu Province and its neighboring Qinghai Province, according to local earthquake relief headquarters. China's top economic planner said Tuesday that it has activated a

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CANADA-TORONTO-2023 COLLISION CONFERENCE-INTERVIEW

(230627) -- TORONTO, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rob Francis (L), CTO of Booking.com, speaks in an interview during the 2023 Collision Conference in Toronto, Canada, on June 27, 2023. Booking.com, one of the world's leading digital travel platforms, announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) trip planner at the Collision conference in Toronto on Tuesday, emphasizing that China is a "hotbed for technology" and that it may step up its expansion in that market in the future. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Travel platform Booking.com taps into AI, eyes China

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CANADA-TORONTO-2023 COLLISION CONFERENCE-INTERVIEW

(230627) -- TORONTO, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rob Francis, CTO of Booking.com, speaks in an interview during the 2023 Collision Conference in Toronto, Canada, on June 27, 2023. Booking.com, one of the world's leading digital travel platforms, announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) trip planner at the Collision conference in Toronto on Tuesday, emphasizing that China is a "hotbed for technology" and that it may step up its expansion in that market in the future. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Travel platform Booking.com taps into AI, eyes China

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CANADA-TORONTO-2023 COLLISION CONFERENCE-INTERVIEW

(230627) -- TORONTO, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rob Francis, CTO of Booking.com, speaks in an interview during the 2023 Collision Conference in Toronto, Canada, on June 27, 2023. Booking.com, one of the world's leading digital travel platforms, announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) trip planner at the Collision conference in Toronto on Tuesday, emphasizing that China is a "hotbed for technology" and that it may step up its expansion in that market in the future. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Travel platform Booking.com taps into AI, eyes China

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#CHINA-OIL PRICES-CUT (CN)

(230117) -- MENGZI, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a car at a gas station in Mengzi, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 17, 2023. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Wednesday, based on the recent changes in international oil prices, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. Gasoline and diesel prices will dip by 205 yuan (about 30 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 195 yuan per tonne, respectively, said the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-OIL PRICES-CUT (CN)

(230117) -- ZAOZHUANG, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a car at a gas station in Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 17, 2023. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Wednesday, based on the recent changes in international oil prices, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. Gasoline and diesel prices will dip by 205 yuan (about 30 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 195 yuan per tonne, respectively, said the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Sun Yang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-OIL PRICES-CUT (CN)

(230117) -- ANSHUN, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a car at a gas station in Anshun, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 17, 2023. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Wednesday, based on the recent changes in international oil prices, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. Gasoline and diesel prices will dip by 205 yuan (about 30 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 195 yuan per tonne, respectively, said the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-OIL PRICES-CUT (CN)

(230117) -- LIANYUNGANG, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a car at a gas station in Haizhou District of Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2023. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Wednesday, based on the recent changes in international oil prices, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. Gasoline and diesel prices will dip by 205 yuan (about 30 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 195 yuan per tonne, respectively, said the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-OIL PRICES-CUT (CN)

(230117) -- XINGTAI, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a car at a gas station in Renze District of Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 17, 2023. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Wednesday, based on the recent changes in international oil prices, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. Gasoline and diesel prices will dip by 205 yuan (about 30 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 195 yuan per tonne, respectively, said the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Song Jie/Xinhua)

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Fountain pen inks inspired by colors of Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken May 19, 2014 shows Naoyuki Takeuchi, a product planner at Nagasawa Stationery Center in Kobe's Chuo Ward who developed the "Kobe Ink Story" series of fountain pen inks representing scenes of the western port city.

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Taiwan's cross-strait policy planner speaks at Nanjing Univ.

NANJING, China - Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan's minister of the Mainland Affairs Council, gives a speech on cross-strait exchanges at Nanjing University in Nanjing, China on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Semigov't body begins drive to teach children about finance

NAGOYA, Japan - Some 200 students attend a special class on consumer education by financial planner Katsumi Ichionose at a junior high school in Nagoya on July 13. The school was chosen as the first stop in campaign by the Central Council for Financial Services Information, a government-private sector body, to tour some 20 schools across the nation to teach children about financial affairs.

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(2)Kanzaki, other Komeito brass failed to pay pension dues

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki admitted in a news conference in Tokyo on May 12 that he as well Secretary General Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, top policy planner Kazuo Kitagawa and 10 other party lawmakers did not pay mandatory national pension dues in the past.

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(1)Kanzaki, other Komeito brass failed to pay pension dues

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki apologizes at the Diet building May 12 over not paying mandatory national pension dues in the past. He said Secretary General Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, top policy planner Kazuo Kitagawa and 10 other party lawmakers also failed to pay pension dues.

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Former top economic planner Takahara dies

TOKYO, Japan - Sumiko Takahara (file photo), former head of the Economic Planning Agency and former president of Japanese baseball's Central League, died Aug. 19 from a lymphatic tumor at a Tokyo hospital. She was 68.

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CHINA-BEIJING-ECONOMY-BOOST (CN)

(220707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens visit Qianmen Street, a landmark commercial street in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2022. Beijing has rolled out a spate of measures in an effort to boost consumption recovery in the Chinese capital, according to the local economic planner. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ECONOMY-BOOST (CN)

(220707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens have meal at a restaurant at Guijie, a lively gourmet restaurant street in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2022. Beijing has rolled out a spate of measures in an effort to boost consumption recovery in the Chinese capital, according to the local economic planner. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ECONOMY-BOOST (CN)

(220707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens visit Wangfujing Street, a landmark commercial street in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2022. Beijing has rolled out a spate of measures in an effort to boost consumption recovery in the Chinese capital, according to the local economic planner. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ECONOMY-BOOST (CN)

(220707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens visit Wangfujing Street, a landmark commercial street in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2022. Beijing has rolled out a spate of measures in an effort to boost consumption recovery in the Chinese capital, according to the local economic planner. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ECONOMY-BOOST (CN)

(220707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens visit Qianmen Street, a landmark commercial street in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2022. Beijing has rolled out a spate of measures in an effort to boost consumption recovery in the Chinese capital, according to the local economic planner. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ECONOMY-BOOST (CN)

(220707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens visit Guijie, a lively gourmet restaurant street in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2022. Beijing has rolled out a spate of measures in an effort to boost consumption recovery in the Chinese capital, according to the local economic planner. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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#CHINA-GASOLINE-DIESEL-RETAIL PRICE-CUT (CN)

(220628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a vehicle at a gas station in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County of Shaoyang City, central China's Hunan Province, June 28, 2022. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Wednesday, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 320 yuan (about 47.81 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 310 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Yan Qinlong/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-GASOLINE-DIESEL-RETAIL PRICE-CUT (CN)

(220628) -- ZAOZHUANG, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member prepares to refuel a vehicle at a gas station in Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, June 28, 2022. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Wednesday, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 320 yuan (about 47.81 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 310 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-GASOLINE-DIESEL-RETAIL PRICE-CUT (CN)

(220628) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a vehicle at a gas station in Xinle City, north China's Hebei Province, June 28, 2022. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Wednesday, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 320 yuan (about 47.81 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 310 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Jia Minjie/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-GASOLINE-DIESEL-RETAIL PRICE-CUT (CN)

(220628) -- CONGJIANG, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a vehicle at a gas station in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 28, 2022. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Wednesday, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 320 yuan (about 47.81 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 310 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Luo Jinglai/Xinhua)

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China's foreign trade regains momentum in May

STORY: China's foreign trade regains momentum in May DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China STORYLINE: China's foreign trade rebounded in May as total imports and exports went up 9.6 percent year on year to 3.45 trillion yuan on top of April's 0.1-percent expansion, official data showed Thursday. In the first five months of 2022, the country's foreign trade volume grew 8.3 percent year on year to 16.04 trillion yuan, according to the General Administration of Customs. In U.S. dollar terms, total foreign trade came in at 2.51 trillion U.S. dollars in the five-month period, up 10.3 percent year on year. In an effort to help foreign trade firms navigate difficulties, the State Council, China's cabinet, issued a guideline last month to improve services and provide more financial and fiscal support for the enterprises. To add further stability to the sector, 27 government departments, including China's top economic planner, the comm

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Semigov't body begins drive to teach children about finance

NAGOYA, Japan - Some 200 students attend a special class on consumer education by financial planner Katsumi Ichionose at a junior high school in Nagoya on July 13. The school was chosen as the first stop in campaign by the Central Council for Financial Services Information, a government-private sector body, to tour some 20 schools across the nation to teach children about financial affairs. (Kyodo)

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(1)Kanzaki, other Komeito brass failed to pay pension dues

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki apologizes at the Diet building May 12 over not paying mandatory national pension dues in the past. He said Secretary General Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, top policy planner Kazuo Kitagawa and 10 other party lawmakers also failed to pay pension dues. (Kyodo)

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Cast Away (2000)

Tom Hanks & Helen Hunt Characters: Chuck Noland & Kelly Frears Film: Cast Away (USA 2000) Director: Robert Zemeckis 07 December 2000 Date: 07 December 2000

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In a parody of Wedding Planner, Alyson Hannigan and Adam Cam

In a parody of Wedding Planner, Alyson Hannigan and Adam Campbell take advice from Jello in DATE MOVIE DATE MOVIE In a parody of Wedding Planner, Alyson Hannigan and Adam Campbell take advice from Valery Ortiz Date: 2005

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