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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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French helicopter carrier Mistral in Tallinn

26.06.2024, Tallinn. Large landing ships will visit Tallinn this summer, indicating NATO's focus on logistics and rapid troop movement in the Baltic Sea. The French helicopter carrier Mistral, based in Toulon, is the second ship to join Baltops from distant waters for the first time, following a Spanish landing ship. On Wednesday, the French loaded two brand-new Jaguar wheeled combat vehicles, which participated in the Spring Storm exercise in Estonia, onto their ship from Tallinn's cruise quay. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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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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China successfully launches liquid oxygen-methane carrier rocket

STORY: China successfully launches liquid oxygen-methane carrier rocket DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:31 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rocket STORYLINE: China on Wednesday successfully launched a new carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Zhuque-2 carrier rocket blasted off at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and completed the flight mission according to the procedure. Developed by the Chinese rocket company LandSpace, the Zhuque-2 is the world's first rocket to be powered by liquid oxygen-methane fuel and successfully enter its planned orbit. The launch marks a breakthrough in the application of new low-cost liquid propellants for China's carrier rockets. This was the second flight mission of the Zhuque-2 carrier rocket. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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China launches new communications satellite

STORY: China launches new communications satellite DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:19 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of satellite STORYLINE: China on Thursday sent a new communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The "ChinaSat 26" satellite was launched at 7:49 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite will mainly provide high-speed broadband access services for fixed terminals as well as vehicle-mounted, shipborne and airborne terminals. It is an example of China's major space infrastructure. It is a new-generation, high-throughput satellite that is developed to meet the demand for satellite internet and communication transmissions. It is also China's first high-throughput satellite with a communications capacity of more than 100 gigabits per second (Gbps). It will work together with the in-orbit, high-throughput satellites ChinaSat 16 and ChinaSat 19 to provide hi

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AirAsia X to offer Osaka-Kuala Lumpur flight

OSAKA, Japan - Azran Osman-Rani (C), chief executive officer of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X, attends an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011, to promote a flight between Osaka and Kuala Lumpur to be launched on Nov. 30. In the promotional period through June 20, the lowest fare available on the new route from Kansai International Airport is set at 3,931 yen one way. The total ticket cost, including airport taxes, rises to 8,081 yen. The flight will be the airline's second service linking Malaysia and Japan after the inauguration in 2010 of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

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Merged DDI, dubbed KDDI, begins operations

TOKYO, Japan - Yusai Okuyama (4th from L), president of a newly created company resulting from a merger of long-distance phone carrier DDI Corp., international carrier KDD Corp. and mobile phone operator IDO Corp., joins hands with other company executives at a ceremony Oct. 2 in Tokyo to unveil the new corporate logotype. The three officially merged the previous day under DDI's banner, becoming Japan's second-largest telecom. The new DDI is dubbed KDDI.

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Air Do launches Tokyo-Sapporo flight services

Passengers board the inaugural flight of Hokkaido International Airlines, known as Air Do, at Haneda airport in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 20. The airline was licensed in October to operate air services between Tokyo and Sapporo, with fares set initially at 16,000 yen one way, 36 percent lower than regular ticket prices offered by existing airlines. Air Do is the second new carrier to break into the domestic air market, which was controlled for more than three decades by All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Air System and the carriers' affiliates until Skymark Airlines launched its Tokyo-Fukuoka route on Sept. 19.

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China launches new group of remote sensing satellites

STORY: China launches new group of remote sensing satellites DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of remote sensing satellites STORYLINE: China successfully launched a new group of remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday. The satellites were launched as the third group of the Yaogan-35 family at 9:28 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct scientific experiments, land resource surveys, agricultural product yield estimation, and disaster prevention and reduction. This launch marked the 429th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. China launched the first and second groups of Yaogan-35 satellites on Nov. 6 of 2021 and June 23 of 2022 respectively. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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China launches new batch of remote sensing satellites

STORY: China launches new batch of remote sensing satellites DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1.shots of China launching new satellites STORYLINE: China successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday. The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. This launch marked the 424th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. China launched a batch of three Yaogan-35 satellites on Nov.6 last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(220623) -- XICHANG, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying three new remote sensing satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 23, 2022. The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(220623) -- XICHANG, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying three new remote sensing satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 23, 2022. The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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Air Do launches Tokyo-Sapporo flight services

Passengers board the inaugural flight of Hokkaido International Airlines, known as Air Do, at Haneda airport in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 20. The airline was licensed in October to operate air services between Tokyo and Sapporo, with fares set initially at 16,000 yen one way, 36 percent lower than regular ticket prices offered by existing airlines. Air Do is the second new carrier to break into the domestic air market, which was controlled for more than three decades by All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Air System and the carriers' affiliates until Skymark Airlines launched its Tokyo-Fukuoka route Sept. 19. ==Kyodo

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2nd ship sails through newly expanded Panama Canal

The LPG carrier Lycaste Peace sails toward the Agua Clara locks, the newly built locks on the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal, near Colon, central Panama, on June 27, 2016, as it heads toward the Pacific Ocean. Operated by Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen K.K., known as NYK Line, the vessel became the second ship to sail through the new locks, following a Chinese container ship's inaugural passage the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd ship sails through newly expanded Panama Canal

The LPG carrier Lycaste Peace sails through the Agua Clara locks, the newly built locks on the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal, near Colon, central Panama, on June 27, 2016, as it heads toward the Pacific Ocean. Operated by Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen K.K., known as NYK Line, the vessel became the second ship to sail through the new locks, following a Chinese container ship's inaugural passage the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AirAsia X to offer Osaka-Kuala Lumpur flight

OSAKA, Japan - Azran Osman-Rani (C), chief executive officer of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X, attends an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011, to promote a flight between Osaka and Kuala Lumpur to be launched on Nov. 30. In the promotional period through June 20, the lowest fare available on the new route from Kansai International Airport is set at 3,931 yen one way. The total ticket cost, including airport taxes, rises to 8,081 yen. The flight will be the airline's second service linking Malaysia and Japan after the inauguration in 2010 of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Merged DDI, dubbed KDDI, begins operations

TOKYO, Japan - Yusai Okuyama (4th from L), president of a newly created company resulting from a merger of long-distance phone carrier DDI Corp., international carrier KDD Corp. and mobile phone operator IDO Corp., joins hands with other company executives at a ceremony Oct. 2 in Tokyo to unveil the new corporate logotype. The three officially merged the previous day under DDI's banner, becoming Japan's second-largest telecom. The new DDI is dubbed KDDI.