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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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JCLP “Must Speak Up Now” Urgent Conference for 1.5 Degree Target

JCLP “We must speak up now” emergency press conference for the 1.5 degree target. Pictured from left to right: Masanori Imai, co-chairman of JCLP; Akira Nagakubo, Hayama Town Fishermen's Association; Yoshitaka Inoue, Furman representative director; Tomoko Irie, director of J League Sustainability Department; Takeo Fujiwara, professor of public health at Institute of Science Tokyo; Kenji Kono, professional skier.=December 3,2024,Tokyo

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'We must speak up now' Urgent press conference for 1.5 degree goal

“We must speak up now” Urgent press conference for the 1.5 degree target. Pictured from left to right: Masanori Imai, co-chairman of JCLP; Akira Nagakubo, Hayama Town Fishermen's Association; Yoshitaka Inoue, Furman representative director; Tomoko Irie, director of the J League Sustainability Department; Takeo Fujiwara, professor of public health at Institute of Science Tokyo; Kenji Kono, professional skier.”=December 3,2024,Tokyo

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Japanese alpinist Miura, son

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Japanese alpinist and professional skier Yuichiro Miura (L) and his son Gota visit the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 27, 2013, after jointly climbing Mt. Everest. At 80, the elder Miura became the oldest person on May 23 to reach the summit of the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura after climbing Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 26, 2013, after traveling from a base camp of Mt. Everest. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese alpinist and professional skier, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura after climbing Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura (L) holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 26, 2013, after traveling from a base camp of Mt. Everest. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese alpinist and professional skier, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain. To the right is his second son Gota, who also climbed the mountain peak.

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Miura after climbing Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 26, 2013, after traveling from a base camp of Mt. Everest. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese alpinist and professional skier, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura at Everest base camp

EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura celebrates after arriving at the base camp of Mt. Everest in Nepal by a helicopter on May 26, 2013. He arrived in Kathmandu later the same day. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese alpinist and professional skier, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura returns home

NARITA, Japan - Seventy-year-old Japanese professional skier Yuichiro Miura, the oldest person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest on May 22, is greeted by pupils of a school he runs on returning to Narita airport, east of Tokyo on June 3.

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70-yr-old Japanese becomes oldest to reach Everest's summit

TOKYO, Japan - The daughter of Japanese professional skier Yuichiro Miura, Emiri, receives a phone call in Tokyo from her father via satellite from the summit of Mt. Everest on May 22. Miura became the oldest person to reach the summit of the 8,850-meter peak.

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Former World Cable Wakeboard Champion eyes more opportunities in China

STORY: Former World Cable Wakeboard Champion eyes more opportunities in China DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALLY GRICE, Australian entrepreneur in Chinavarious of 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SALLY GRICE, Australian entrepreneur in China 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRIS APPS, Sally's husband 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SALLY GRICE, Australian entrepreneur in China 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SALLY GRICE, Australian entrepreneur in China STORYLINE: Being a two-time World Cable Wakeboard Champion, Sally Grice launched her business in headwear manufacturing in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong in 2012. Having lived in China for over 10 years, she said she's confident in China's development and eyes more opportunities in this country. Growing up in Australia, Grice used to be a professional water skier and wakeboarder performing stunts in live-action shows. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALLY GRICE, Australian entrepreneur in China

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT (CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting of professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT (CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting of professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT (CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting of professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT(CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province walks on the edge of halfpipe in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting a professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT(CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting a professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT(CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting a professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT(CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting a professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT(CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier (C) talks to coach (R) during training at Yabuli Ski Resort, in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting a professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT (CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting of professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-YABULI SKI RESORT(CN)

(220123) -- HARBIN, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. Yabuli, located in northeastern China, is the cradle of Chinese winter sports. Boasting a professional ski area, Yabuli Resort hosted many national, continental and international winter games like FIS snowboard world cup, World Winter Universiade and the Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-SKI PATROLLER (CN)

(220119) -- URUMQI, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Talhat Satayr (3rd L) directs his colleagues to rescue an "injured skier" during a drill at Silkroad Resort in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2022. Talhat Satayr, 45, is the captain of the ski patrol team, which provides rescue services for tourists in need, at Silkroad Resort in Urumqi of Xinjiang. During his early life, he spent most of his time on the pastures along the canyons on Tianshan Mountain. He began to work at Silkroad Resort, which is not far away from his home in Urumqi, 16 years ago. Being a ski patroller is not an easy job, yet Talhat knows well the responsibilities on the shoulders of him and his teammates. He has been sent to Italy and northeast China's Jilin Province to learn professional rescue knowledge and skills at ski resort. Just like Talhat, more and more people in Xinj.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-SKI PATROLLER (CN)

(220119) -- URUMQI, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Talhat Satayr (C) talks to an "injured skier" during a drill at Silkroad Resort in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2022. Talhat Satayr, 45, is the captain of the ski patrol team, which provides rescue services for tourists in need, at Silkroad Resort in Urumqi of Xinjiang. During his early life, he spent most of his time on the pastures along the canyons on Tianshan Mountain. He began to work at Silkroad Resort, which is not far away from his home in Urumqi, 16 years ago. Being a ski patroller is not an easy job, yet Talhat knows well the responsibilities on the shoulders of him and his teammates. He has been sent to Italy and northeast China's Jilin Province to learn professional rescue knowledge and skills at ski resort. Just like Talhat, more and more people in Xinjiang now have benefited fro.....

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Miura returns home

NARITA, Japan - Seventy-year-old Japanese professional skier Yuichiro Miura, the oldest person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest on May 22, is greeted by pupils of a school he runs on returning to Narita airport, east of Tokyo on June 3. (Kyodo)