CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming prepares to have a quick lunch while waiting for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibi

Tanigaki says U.N. contribution must reflect member's responsibi

Tanigaki says U.N. contribution must reflect member's responsibi

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan pose for photos in front of the latter's official residence in New York on Jan. 10. Tankgaki told Annan that contributions by U.N. member states must reflect their national strength and authority and responsibility within the United Nations. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Tanigaki says U.N. contribution must reflect member's responsibi

Tanigaki says U.N. contribution must reflect member's responsibi

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan pose for photos in front of the latter's official residence in New York on Jan. 10. Tankgaki told Annan that contributions by U.N. member states must reflect their national strength and authority and responsibility within the United Nations. (Kyodo)