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(TWO SESSIONS) CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-CONSTITUTION & LAW COMMITTEE-PLENARY MEETING (CN)

(240307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The National People's Congress (NPC) Constitution and Law Committee holds a plenary meeting to review a draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council at the second session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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(TWO SESSIONS) CHINA-BEIJING-LI HONGZHONG-NPC-ANNUAL SESSION-DRAFT-EXPLANATORY SPEECH (CN)

(240305) -- BEIJING, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, explains a draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council at the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high

STORY: Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan 2. various of Japanese military exercises 3. various of Okinawa Self-Defense Force Military Base (taken on November 27 and 28, 2023) STORYLINE: The Japanese government on Friday adopted a draft budget of 112.07 trillion yen (about 787 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2024, with defense spending hitting an all-time high for the 10th straight year. The figure approved by the cabinet for the fiscal period from April 2024 to March 2025 marked the first drop in 12 years amid shrinking emergency funding related to COVID-19. The budget, although smaller than the record 114.38 trillion yen allocated for the current business year to March, is still the second-largest, underscoring the urgency for debt-ridden Japan to rein in spending and restore its fiscal health, national news agency Kyodo reported

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(TWO SESSIONS)CHINA-BEIJING-CPPCC-ANNUAL SESSION-SECOND PLENARY MEETING (CN)

(230307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bater briefs members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on a draft amendment to the CPPCC charter at the second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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Saiki hints 'sampling' not mentioned in 6-way draft protocol

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki speaks to reporters in Beijing on Dec. 9 after the second day of the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea. Saiki suggested that a draft protocol for verifying N. Korea's nuclear information presented by China during the talks did not directly refer to ''sampling'' at the North's nuclear sites as a verification method. (Pool photo)

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China presents draft on N. Korea verification at 6-way talks

BEIJING, China - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers reporters questions before attending the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea on the second day of the meeting in Beijing on Dec. 9.

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China presents draft on N. Korea verification at 6-way talks

BEIJING, China - Akitaka Saiki, the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs bureau, heads for six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization as nuclear negotiators from six countries meet for the second day at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Dec. 9.

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China presents draft on N. Korea verification at 6-way talks

BEIJING, China - Kim Sook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry, answers reporters' questions prior to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization as nuclear negotiators from six countries met for the second day in Beijing on Dec. 9.

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6-way delegates mull draft agreement on 2nd day of talks

BEIJING, China - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief negotiator for the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, is surrounded by reporters at a hotel in Beijing on Feb. 9 before the start of the second-day session of the talks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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LDP formulates 2nd new constitution draft

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori addresses a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's constitution drafting committee at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 12. The panel formulated the second draft of a new constitution, adding people's right to government information and four other types of human rights to a preliminary draft released in August.

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LDP formulates 2nd new constitution draft

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori addresses a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's constitution drafting committee at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 12. The panel formulated the second draft of a new constitution, adding people's right to government information and four other types of human rights to a preliminary draft released in August. (Kyodo)

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Saiki hints 'sampling' not mentioned in 6-way draft protocol

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki speaks to reporters in Beijing on Dec. 9 after the second day of the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea. Saiki suggested that a draft protocol for verifying N. Korea's nuclear information presented by China during the talks did not directly refer to ''sampling'' at the North's nuclear sites as a verification method. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan's 2nd extra budget for FY 2020

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 8, 2020, after the government submitted to parliament a draft second extra budget for fiscal 2020 to implement additional measures to strengthen the medical system and help people hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd extra budget for FY 2020

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 8, 2020, after the government submitted to parliament a draft second extra budget for fiscal 2020 to implement additional measures to strengthen the medical system and help people hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Hachimura

The Washington Wizards' top pick in the 2019 draft, Rui Hachimura, meets the press after an NBA Summer League match against the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 8, 2019. Hachimura led his team in scoring in his second Summer League appearance, a loss to the Nets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd draft of nuke ban pact airs concern on pace of disarmament

Negotiations are held about a treaty banning nuclear weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 27, 2017. The second draft of the treaty, released the same day, voiced concern at "the slow pace of nuclear disarmament" and at the "continued reliance on nuclear weapons in military and security concepts, doctrines and policies." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Extra budget to push Japan FY 2016 outlays over 100 tril. yen

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), Nobuteru Ishihara (L), minister in charge of economic revitalization, and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2016. The Cabinet approved a draft second extra budget for fiscal 2016 to stimulate the flagging economy, bringing total public outlays for the year through March to over 100 trillion yen ($996 billion). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo