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Villagers sing shepherd's song for Chinese guests in SW France

STORY: Villagers sing shepherd's song for Chinese guests in SW France SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: TARBES, France CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Hautes-Pyrenees Department in southwestern France (courtesy: Tourism Hautes-Pyrenees) 2. various of local villagers singing STORYLINE: On May 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan were warmly received by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at a mountain restaurant for a restricted meeting in Hautes-Pyrenees Department in southwestern France Before they parted, local villagers started singing a shepherd's song, expressing gratitude to Xi and his wife for their visit and inviting them to come back another time Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tarbes, France. (XHTV)

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GLOBALink | Villagers sing shepherd's song for Chinese guests in SW France

*** Highlights: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan were warmly received by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron on Tuesday at a mountain restaurant in southern France. Before they parted, local villagers sang a shepherd's song, expressing gratitude to Xi and his wife for their visit and inviting them to come back another time. #GLOBALink *** Subtitles & Soundbites: On May 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan were warmly received by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at a mountain restaurant for a restricted meeting in Hautes-Pyrenees Department in southwestern France Before they parted, local villagers started singing a shepherd's song, expressing gratitude to Xi and his wife for their visit and inviting them to come back another time

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Traditional delicacy on Yushui solar term: Culture behind Shepherd's purse

STORY: Traditional delicacy on Yushui solar term: Culture behind Shepherd's purse DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai's countryside 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANASTASIA, Latvian expat 3. various of the shepherd's purse STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): ANASTASIA, Latvian expat "Hello, my name is Anastasia. I come from Latvia. But I have been living in China for 19 years. As you can see, right now I'm in Shanghai's countryside. This plant is called shepherd's purse. Shepherd's purse is a symbol of 'Yushui Jieqi,' Rain Water solar term. During this time, it will start to rain and nature will start to recover from winter. And today we are looking for shepherd's purse. Isn't it the plant, is it? I'm not sure. I know there is supposed to be a white flower. (Yes.) Is that the one? (Yes.) Really? Wow, I am good at it. I'm so happy. So should we just get it with my hands, okay? (Yes. You can get it and make sure.) But I'm like, only picki

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Sea Shepherd's fugitive leader

LOS ANGELES, United States - Captain Paul Watson, founder of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, speaks with Kyodo News via Skype from the group's flagship, the Steve Irwin, on Dec. 4, 2012. Watson told Kyodo he spent most of the past four months at sea after jumping bail in July in Germany, where he had been arrested and was awaiting extradition to Costa Rica.

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Sea Shepherd's Brigitte Bardot at Australian port

PERTH, Australia - The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel Brigitte Bardot berths at a port in the suburbs of Perth, western Australia, on Dec. 8, 2011. The vessel is believed to have been preparing for obstructing Japan's research whaling activities.

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Sea Shepherd heads for mission to obstruct whalers

HOBART, Australia - Members of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society depart from a port in the Tasmanian city of Hobart, Australia, on the Steve Irwin, on Dec. 2, 2010. Sea Shepherd's three-vessel fleet departed on a mission to obstruct Japanese whaling in the Antarctic waters as the hunting season begins.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - People against the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society rally in front of the Tokyo regional office of the Japan Coast Guard at Tokyo's Koto Ward, where Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the Sea Shepherd's vessel Ady Gil, is being held on March 12, 2010. Earlier in the day, Bethune was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the Shonan Maru No. 2, the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15 after the ship docked at Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - People hold up a banner criticizing activities of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society near Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo on March 12, 2010, as the Shonan Maru No. 2 carrying Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the Sea Shepherd's vessel Ady Gil, arrives at the terminal. Bethune was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15 after it docked at the terminal.

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MARGARET LOCKWOOD (SECOND RIGHT) AND PATRICIA ROC (4TH RIGHT

MARGARET LOCKWOOD (SECOND RIGHT) AND PATRICIA ROC (4TH RIGHT) BEING VISITED BY THE GOLDWYN GIRLS AT SHEPHERD'S BUSH STUDIOS IN 1947 PHOTO BY JOHN JAY

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Hundreds of sheep gather at Shepherds' festival in Switzerland

People play the alpenhorn at the Shepherd's Festival at the Gemmi Pass, southern Switzerland, on July 26, 2015, where hundreds of sheep flocked. The festival has been a tradition since 1957, giving shepherds and farmers from Bern and Valais, areas separated by the pass, an opportunity to meet and become better acquainted with each other. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Sea Shepherd's new vessel ready to hamper Japan's "research whaling"

Photo shows Adam Meyerson, captain of the Sea Shepherd's new high-speed patrol vessel "Ocean Warrior," aboard the vessel in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 21, 2016. The custom-made boat is preparing to leave in early December to obstruct Japanese vessels engaged in so-called research whaling in the Antarctic Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sea Shepherd's new vessel ready to hamper Japan's "research whaling"

Antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's new vessel, the Ocean Warrior, is docked at a port in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 21, 2016. The custom-made boat is preparing to leave in early December to obstruct Japanese vessels engaged in so-called research whaling in the Antarctic Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan protests to Dutch envoy over Sea Shepherd's antiwhaling vio

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Nobuhide Minorikawa (R) summons Dutch Ambassador to Japan Philip de Heer (L) to the Foreign Ministry on Feb. 6, lodging a protest over what Japan said was repeated violent harassment and obstruction to operations of a Japanese whaling fleet by members of antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. He demanded Amsterdam take appropriate measures as the state where the ship is registered. (Kyodo)

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Sea Shepherd heads for mission to obstruct whalers

HOBART, Australia - Members of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society depart from a port in the Tasmanian city of Hobart, Australia, on the Steve Irwin, on Dec. 2, 2010. Sea Shepherd's three-vessel fleet departed on a mission to obstruct Japanese whaling in the Antarctic waters as the hunting season begins. (Kyodo)

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - People against the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society rally in front of the Tokyo regional office of the Japan Coast Guard at Tokyo's Koto Ward, where Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the Sea Shepherd's vessel Ady Gil, is being held on March 12, 2010. Earlier in the day, Bethune was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the Shonan Maru No. 2, the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15 after the ship docked at Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - People hold up a banner criticizing activities of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society near Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo on March 12, 2010, as the Shonan Maru No. 2 carrying Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the Sea Shepherd's vessel Ady Gil, arrives at the terminal. Bethune was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15 after it docked at the terminal. (Kyodo)

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Sea Shepherd's Brigitte Bardot at Australian port

PERTH, Australia - The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel Brigitte Bardot berths at a port in the suburbs of Perth, western Australia, on Dec. 8, 2011. The vessel is believed to have been preparing for obstructing Japan's research whaling activities. (Kyodo)

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Award-winning Japanese police dog to retire

Geruman, a 10-year-old police dog known as the first canine in Japan to be given the Award of the Commissioner-General of the National Police Agency for his contributions to solving crimes, is pictured Jan. 24, 2017 in Osaka with Takato Muguruma, a sergeant in Osaka prefectural police's identification unit. The German Shepherd's keen sense of smell led to the arrest of a man who kidnapped a young girl in 2013. Geruman is due to retire by the end of March and will go and live with a retired police officer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo