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Pensioner cares for 50 goats in frontline Orikhiv

ORIKHIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 10, 2024 - Viktor Zinchenko, 67, who takes care of a herd of 50 goats, sharpens a scythe in the field in Orikhiv, a city in Zaporizhzhia region in southeastern Ukraine that is close to the front line.

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KENYA-ITEN-TOWN FOR RUNNING

(230908) -- ITEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows a hotel in Iten, Kenya. Some athletes are based here for months to sharpen their skills. Iten, located in western Kenya, serves as the capital of Elgeyo-Marakwet County. Its high-altitude, favorable climate conditions, and picturesque landscapes have drawn a multitude of athletes and running enthusiasts seeking a haven for training. With the escalating flow of athletes, burgeoning "sports business" has become a feature in the local economy. Beyond the presence of athletic academies and expert coaching teams, Iten has developed an array of specialized training facilities and services encompassing hotels, athlete dormitories, and training camps. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Japanese knife maker opens doors to foreign buyers

OSAKA, Japan - A representative of Jikko Co., a maker of high-quality traditional Japanese knives in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates how to properly sharpen a knife at the company's factory on Dec. 11, 2014. The company welcomes foreign buyers to visit its factory for hands-on experience in sharpening knives and plans to host lessons in the future such as on how to use Japanese knives to dress fish.

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Self-taught craftsman takes pride in sharpening Hanyu's figure skates

TOKYO, Japan - Toshinobu Yoshida, a self-taught craftsman entrusted by reigning Grand Prix champion Yuzuru Hanyu to sharpen the blades of his figure skates, poses with one of Hanyu's skates in the city of Sendai, northeastern Japan (file photo).

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Sony to launch new PSP game player for Japan market on Sept. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said July 17 it will launch a new PlayStation Portable handheld game player for the Japanese market on Sept. 20, hoping to sharpen its competitive edge against Nintendo Co.'s popular DS handheld console.

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Nippon Oil to form capital, business tie-up with S. Korea's SK

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Shinji Nishio tells a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22 that Japan's largest oil distributor will form a business and capital alliance with South Korea's largest oil refiner SK Corp. in an effort to sharpen its global competitiveness and keep up with growing demand for energy in Asia's fast-growing economies such as India and China.

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Sumitomo, Nippon Paper, Rengo to form trilateral tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Otsubo (L), president of Rengo Co., Motoyoshi Oka (C), president of Sumitomo Corp., and Masatomo Nakamura, president of Nippon Paper Group Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 20 at which they announced the companies have agreed to form a trilateral tie-up in an attempt to sharpen their competitiveness and better cope with growing demand for paper products in Asia.

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CAMBODIA-NEW PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CONSTRUCTION

(221109) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People work at the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in Kandal province, Cambodia, on Nov. 8, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built airport project in Cambodia helps sharpen skills for local talents" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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CAMBODIA-NEW PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CONSTRUCTION

(221109) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in Kandal province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built airport project in Cambodia helps sharpen skills for local talents" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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CAMBODIA-NEW PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CONSTRUCTION

(221109) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People work at the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in Kandal province, Cambodia, on Nov. 8, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built airport project in Cambodia helps sharpen skills for local talents" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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CAMBODIA-NEW PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CONSTRUCTION

(221109) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in Kandal province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built airport project in Cambodia helps sharpen skills for local talents" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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CAMBODIA-NEW PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CONSTRUCTION

(221109) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in Kandal province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built airport project in Cambodia helps sharpen skills for local talents" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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CAMBODIA-NEW PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CONSTRUCTION

(221109) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in Kandal province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built airport project in Cambodia helps sharpen skills for local talents" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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CAMBODIA-NEW PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CONSTRUCTION

(221109) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in Kandal province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built airport project in Cambodia helps sharpen skills for local talents" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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Xi inspects northeastern Chinese city of Jinzhou

STORY: Xi inspects northeastern Chinese city of Jinzhou DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: JINZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jinzhou STORYLINE: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected the city of Jinzhou, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Xi visited the Liaoshen Campaign Memorial and a forest park in Jinzhou, looking back into the history of the liberation of northeast China and the Liaoshen Campaign, one of the major campaigns during the War of Liberation more than seven decades ago. He was also briefed about the province's efforts of flood control and ecological restoration and conservation, and made instructions on how to improve flood control work and sharpen the capacity to prevent natural disasters. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG HUI, Resident in Jinzhou "We were singing songs as President Xi came from that way. He came over here and asked us which song we were singing. We said it's My Motherland and

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Xi inspects northeastern Chinese city of Jinzhou

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected the city of Jinzhou, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Xi visited the Liaoshen Campaign Memorial and a forest park in Jinzhou, looking back into the history of the liberation of northeast China and the Liaoshen Campaign, one of the major campaigns during the War of Liberation more than seven decades ago. He was also briefed about the province's efforts of flood control and ecological restoration and conservation, and made instructions on how to improve flood control work and sharpen the capacity to prevent natural disasters. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Sumitomo, Nippon Paper, Rengo to form trilateral tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Otsubo (L), president of Rengo Co., Motoyoshi Oka (C), president of Sumitomo Corp., and Masatomo Nakamura, president of Nippon Paper Group Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 20 at which they announced the companies have agreed to form a trilateral tie-up in an attempt to sharpen their competitiveness and better cope with growing demand for paper products in Asia. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Oil to form capital, business tie-up with S. Korea's SK

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Shinji Nishio tells a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22 that Japan's largest oil distributor will form a business and capital alliance with South Korea's largest oil refiner SK Corp. in an effort to sharpen its global competitiveness and keep up with growing demand for energy in Asia's fast-growing economies such as India and China. (Kyodo)

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Sony to launch new PSP game player for Japan market on Sept. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said July 17 it will launch a new PlayStation Portable handheld game player for the Japanese market on Sept. 20, hoping to sharpen its competitive edge against Nintendo Co.'s popular DS handheld console. (Kyodo)

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Japanese knife maker opens doors to foreign buyers

OSAKA, Japan - A representative of Jikko Co., a maker of high-quality traditional Japanese knives in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates how to properly sharpen a knife at the company's factory on Dec. 11, 2014. The company welcomes foreign buyers to visit its factory for hands-on experience in sharpening knives and plans to host lessons in the future such as on how to use Japanese knives to dress fish. (Kyodo)