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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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Press conference of the FNLD GRVL gravel race in Lahti

Klara Sofie Skovgård Hansen (L), Tiffany Cromwell, unknown athlete, Hillary Allen, unknown athlete, Finnish Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas, German former professional road bicycle racer Andre Greipel, Tobias Kongstad and unknown athlete attend a press conference of the FNLD GRVL gravel race in Lahti, Finland, on June 14, 2024. FNLD GRVL is a world-class gravel race with three course distances from beginner to expert. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference of the FNLD GRVL gravel race in Lahti

Klara Sofie Skovgård Hansen (L), Tiffany Cromwell, unknown athlete, Hillary Allen, unknown athlete, Finnish Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas and German former professional road bicycle racer Andre Greipel attend a press conference of the FNLD GRVL gravel race in Lahti, Finland, on June 14, 2024. FNLD GRVL is a world-class gravel race with three course distances from beginner to expert. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference of the FNLD GRVL gravel race in Lahti

Finnish Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas (2L) and German former professional road bicycle racer Andre Greipel (R) pictured during a press conference of the FNLD GRVL gravel race in Lahti, Finland, on June 14, 2024. FNLD GRVL is a world-class gravel race with three course distances from beginner to expert. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference of the FNLD GRVL gravel race in Lahti

Klara Sofie Skovgård Hansen (L), Tiffany Cromwell, unknown athlete, Hillary Allen, unknown athlete, Finnish Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas, German former professional road bicycle racer Andre Greipel and Tobias Kongstad attend a press conference of the FNLD GRVL gravel race in Lahti, Finland, on June 14, 2024. FNLD GRVL is a world-class gravel race with three course distances from beginner to expert. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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China's electric supercar Hyper SSR makes 1st overseas test drive in Thailand

STORY: China's electric supercar Hyper SSR makes 1st overseas test drive in Thailand SHOOTING TIME: March 16, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Hyper SSR 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETE THONGCHUA, Thai professional racing driver 3. various of the Hyper SSR 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WAROTE NGUITRAGOOL, Thai customer 5. various of GAC Aion vehicles STORYLINE: The Hyper SSR, a pure electric supercar produced by the Chinese carmaker GAC Aion, recently held a track day at Bira Circuit in Thailand's Chonburi province. It was Hyper SSR's first overseas test drive event. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETE THONGCHUA, Thai professional racing driver "The car is so amazing. First impression is the acceleration. It's so good, so fast, so claiming 1,200 horsepower is right and perfect. And it's like nothing I ever experienced before. Secondly, the braking. It's a ceramic brake. It's a very high performance." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WAROTE

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong talks with a harvester driver in a hybrid rice seeds field in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years of hist

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti walk past a train carriage on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway with a printed slogan reading "connecting nations, prospering people" in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has beco

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (L) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (back) works with apprentice Horace Owiti in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration projec

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (L) talks with apprentice Horace Owiti in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration project o

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

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Moromizato wins women's national amateur c'ship

YUNI, Japan - Shinobu Moromizato, considered a future prospect on the women's professional tour, watches her driver shot on the final day of the women's national amateur golf championship at Sapporo Golf Club Yuni in Hokkaido on June 25. She defeated Chika Yamamoto 4 and 3 to win her first title.

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JR West ex-president pleads not guilty to derailment

KOBE, Japan - Former West Japan Railway Co. President Masao Yamazaki arrives at the Kobe District Court on Dec. 21, 2010. Yamazaki pleaded not guilty to a charge of professional negligence over the 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, which killed 106 passengers and the driver. (Kyodo)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny poses in the interior of a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny poses in the interior of a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny poses in a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny poses in the interior of a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny poses in the interior of a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny poses in a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny poses in front of a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny, right, poses in front of a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. On the left side poses conductor Jaroslav Bartos. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

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Ales Zivny, historic tram

Tram driver Ales Zivny poses in a historic tram in the Medlanky depot in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2020. Zivny has combined his entire professional career with the Brno transport company, and is now retiring after 41 years. In recent years, it has been frequently encountered by passengers on historic tram lines. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)