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3D printers used to manufacture weapons have been seized and are presented by the maritime customs service in La Seyne-sur-mer, France, on March 24, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KENYA-KAJIADO-CHINESE CERAMIC MANUFACTURER

(240603) -- KAJIADO (KENYA), June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker observes tiles to be processed by ceramic inkjet printers at the KEDA (Kenya) ceramics factory in Kajiado County, Kenya, on May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yahui) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese ceramic manufacturer aiding Kenya's affordable housing

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KENYA-KAJIADO-CHINESE CERAMIC MANUFACTURER

(240603) -- KAJIADO (KENYA), June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker observes tiles to be processed by ceramic inkjet printers at the KEDA (Kenya) ceramics factory in Kajiado County, Kenya, on May 17, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese ceramic manufacturer aiding Kenya's affordable housing

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-READING (CN)

(240423) -- CHANGSHA, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visually impaired person reads a braille book with fingertips at Changsha Library in Changsha, central China's Hunan province, April 23, 2024. In recent years, Changsha Library has created an accessible reading environment for the visually impaired. The specially designed reading room has more than 10,000 volumes of braille books and journals, over 1,000 audio books and more than 300 accessible movies. Additionally, the library has equipped with reading devices for the visually impaired, such as screen reading software, braille printers and visual aids. The library has also organized cultural activities to bring the joy of reading to the visually impaired group. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-READING (CN)

(240423) -- CHANGSHA, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visually impaired student reads a book with a visual aid device at Changsha Library in Changsha, central China's Hunan province, April 23, 2024. In recent years, Changsha Library has created an accessible reading environment for the visually impaired. The specially designed reading room has more than 10,000 volumes of braille books and journals, over 1,000 audio books and more than 300 accessible movies. Additionally, the library has equipped with reading devices for the visually impaired, such as screen reading software, braille printers and visual aids. The library has also organized cultural activities to bring the joy of reading to the visually impaired group. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-READING (CN)

(240423) -- CHANGSHA, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 23, 2024 shows a view of the audio reading competition for visually impaired people at Changsha Library in Changsha, central China's Hunan province. In recent years, Changsha Library has created an accessible reading environment for the visually impaired. The specially designed reading room has more than 10,000 volumes of braille books and journals, over 1,000 audio books and more than 300 accessible movies. Additionally, the library has equipped with reading devices for the visually impaired, such as screen reading software, braille printers and visual aids. The library has also organized cultural activities to bring the joy of reading to the visually impaired group. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-READING (CN)

(240423) -- CHANGSHA, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visually impaired students listen to a book with a smart voice reader at Changsha Library in Changsha, central China's Hunan province, April 23, 2024. In recent years, Changsha Library has created an accessible reading environment for the visually impaired. The specially designed reading room has more than 10,000 volumes of braille books and journals, over 1,000 audio books and more than 300 accessible movies. Additionally, the library has equipped with reading devices for the visually impaired, such as screen reading software, braille printers and visual aids. The library has also organized cultural activities to bring the joy of reading to the visually impaired group. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-READING (CN)

(240423) -- CHANGSHA, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yao Shenglong (R), a staff member of Changsha Library, assists a visually impaired student to adjust the visual assistive device at Changsha Library in Changsha, central China's Hunan province, April 23, 2024. In recent years, Changsha Library has created an accessible reading environment for the visually impaired. The specially designed reading room has more than 10,000 volumes of braille books and journals, over 1,000 audio books and more than 300 accessible movies. Additionally, the library has equipped with reading devices for the visually impaired, such as screen reading software, braille printers and visual aids. The library has also organized cultural activities to bring the joy of reading to the visually impaired group. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-READING (CN)

(240423) -- CHANGSHA, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yao Shenglong, a staff member of Changsha Library, makes braille materials for visually impaired people at Changsha Library in Changsha, central China's Hunan province, April 23, 2024. In recent years, Changsha Library has created an accessible reading environment for the visually impaired. The specially designed reading room has more than 10,000 volumes of braille books and journals, over 1,000 audio books and more than 300 accessible movies. Additionally, the library has equipped with reading devices for the visually impaired, such as screen reading software, braille printers and visual aids. The library has also organized cultural activities to bring the joy of reading to the visually impaired group. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-READING (CN)

(240423) -- CHANGSHA, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visually impaired students search for audio books at Changsha Library in Changsha, central China's Hunan province, April 23, 2024. In recent years, Changsha Library has created an accessible reading environment for the visually impaired. The specially designed reading room has more than 10,000 volumes of braille books and journals, over 1,000 audio books and more than 300 accessible movies. Additionally, the library has equipped with reading devices for the visually impaired, such as screen reading software, braille printers and visual aids. The library has also organized cultural activities to bring the joy of reading to the visually impaired group. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-HOMEGROWN MOLD 3D PRINTER (CN)

(240315) -- YINCHUAN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 6, 2024 shows components of mold 3D printers to be delivered to clients in Kocel Intelligent Machinery Limited in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: NW China homegrown mold 3D printers gain popularity overseas" (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-HOMEGROWN MOLD 3D PRINTER (CN)

(240315) -- YINCHUAN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 6, 2024 shows a worker checking components of a mold 3D printer at a workshop of Kocel Intelligent Machinery Limited in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: NW China homegrown mold 3D printers gain popularity overseas" (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-HOMEGROWN MOLD 3D PRINTER (CN)

(240315) -- YINCHUAN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 6, 2024 shows a worker adjusting a mold 3D printer at a workshop of Kocel Intelligent Machinery Limited in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: NW China homegrown mold 3D printers gain popularity overseas" (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-HOMEGROWN MOLD 3D PRINTER (CN)

(240315) -- YINCHUAN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 23, 2023 shows the products made by mold 3D printers of Kocel Intelligent Machinery Limited in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: NW China homegrown mold 3D printers gain popularity overseas" (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230930) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows wooden fans processed by UV flatbed printers at a fan company in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Handicraft wooden fans from east China spark vitality overseas" (Xinhua/Zhu Yunuo)

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Semiconductor Device Production In China

BINZHOU, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - A worker produces high-voltage silicon stack devices at a semiconductor device manufacturing enterprise in Yangxin county, Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, July 17, 2023. It is understood that high-voltage silicon pile as an important semiconductor device, widely used in high-frequency electrostatic dust removal, laser printers, medical X-ray machines, security equipment, radar navigation military and other fields, products are exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Africa and other countries and regions.

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Japan PM Kishida visits elementary school

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) watches students taking a class on 3-D printers at an elementary school in Toda in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2023. He visited the school to gain an understanding of efforts to advance the nation's education system by utilizing information and communication technology.

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Japan PM Kishida visits elementary school

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far R) watches students taking a class on 3-D printers at an elementary school in Toda in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2023. He visited the school to gain an understanding of efforts to advance the nation's education system by utilizing information and communication technology.

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Canon group net profit up 2.6%

TOKYO, Japan - Toshizo Tanaka, executive vice president of Canon Inc., releases the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014. The maker of printers, photocopiers and cameras said its group net profit for the just-ended business year rose 2.6 percent from the previous year to 230.48 billion yen.

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3-D printers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2013 in Osaka shows plaster figures made by a 3-D printer from a child's drawing of a giraffe.

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3-D printers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2013 shows Mariko Obayashi, president of Smile Link, explaining the company's 3-D printer dubbed DS.1000 in Tokyo's Ota Ward. The venture launched the printer, jointly developed with Yokohama-based Division Engineering Co., in December 2013 at 183,750 yen for personal use.

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3-D printers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2013 in Osaka shows a child's drawing of a giraffe and a plaster figure made by a 3-D printer from the drawing.

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3-D printers create mementos

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 8, 2013 shows a real-size 3-D model of the face of a fetus inside the womb offered by Fasotec Co. based on ultrasound scans in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture.

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Ricoh acquires IBM's business-oriented printer business

NEW YORK, United States - Masamitsu Sakurai (R), president and chief executive officer of Ricoh Co., announced Jan. 25 that the Tokyo-based company will acquire IBM's business-oriented printer operations for 87 billion yen. He was joined by top IBM executives at a news conference in New York, where he said the global market for business-oriented digital printers will expand to 3-4 trillion yen a year from 1 trillion yen now.

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Nikon develops digital camera with built-in wireless LAN

TOKYO, Japan - Nikon Corp. has developed what it says is the world's first digital camera with a built-in function allowing users to transmit image data wirelessly to printers and personal computers. The Coolpix P1 -- 9.1 centimeters by 6.0 cm by 3.9 cm -- can transmit image data to a PC up to 30 meters away from the user, Nikon said, adding that it will put the camera on the market Sept. 23 for about 50,000 yen.