China: Mischievous Cat Shreds Paper Towels in Kitchen

In Liaoning, China, a mischievous cat shredded a roll of paper towels and jumped on the rice cooker, amusing online viewers.

(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-SUMMER SCHOOL-ARCHAEOLOGY-PROGRAM (CN)

(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-SUMMER SCHOOL-ARCHAEOLOGY-PROGRAM (CN)

(240724) -- WUHAN, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant from China puts pottery shreds together at an excavation site at the Panlongcheng National Archaeological Site Park in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 24, 2024. As part of Wuhan University's summer programs, the international summer school on archaeology is held at the Panlongcheng National Archaeological Site Park in Wuhan. This school offers opportunities to 9 students from home and abroad to participate in a five-week program, including lectures and field work. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Jingwen)

INDONESIA-SUMEDANG-DAILY LIFE-TOBACCO LEAVES

INDONESIA-SUMEDANG-DAILY LIFE-TOBACCO LEAVES

(230615) -- SUMEDANG, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager shreds tobacco leaves in Banyuresmi village, Sumedang district, West Java, Indonesia, on June 15, 2023. In Banyuresmi, most villagers are tobacco farmers from generation to generation. They produce shredded dry tobacco for regional demand and also export them to some countries in Asia and Europe. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

Slovenians celebrate St. Gregory's day, welcome spring

STORY: Slovenians celebrate St. Gregory's day, welcome spring DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Ljubljana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations STORYLINE: Children sent off candle-lit wooden miniature boats downstream in Ljubljana, Slovenia a day before St. Gregory's day which falls on March 12. St. Gregory's day is celebrated as the start of spring in Slovenia and symbolizes the release of light. The ritual came from the times long ago, when shoemakers, blacksmiths, and other artisans stopped using candles and were able to work by daylight, with the beginning of the spring. To celebrate it, they used to clean their workshops and place all the shreds into small baskets. Then, they lit those baskets and put them into the rivers. St. Gregory's Day is also named for the day when birds begin to mate, heralding the arrival of spring. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ljubljana. (XHTV)

Prehistoric ruins discovered in E China

STORY: Prehistoric ruins discovered in E China DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ancient hominid site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO YICHAO, Shandong provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute 3. various of unearthed pieces STORYLINE: An ancient hominid site dating back some 13,200 years has been discovered in east China's Shandong Province. Its core area covers about 400 square meters. More than 1,000 relics were unearthed at the site, including animal bones, pottery shreds and sculptures, stoneware and clamshell products. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO YICHAO, Shandong provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute "The most valuable pieces are the pottery shreds and sculptures. We have found more than 200 of them. We believe they are among the oldest pottery pieces found in northern China so far." According to Zhao, the discovery shows that pottery-making techniques were relatively developed at tha

Northeastern Japan travel festival opens in Taipei

Northeastern Japan travel festival opens in Taipei

Toshikazu Kangyuu from Iwate Prefecture shreds kombu (dried kelp) at a promotional event in Taipei on Dec. 8, 2017. The three-day event opened the same day to promote tourism in six northeastern Japan prefectures hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo