China: Playful Tiger Cub Sneaks Up on Caretaker in Harbin Zoo

This video was filmed at a zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on August 26, 2025. It captured the cute moment when a tiger cub tried to catch his caretaker off guard, but was quickly noticed, scooped into his arms, and turned into a cuddly kitten.

CHINA-XINJIANG-YULI-COTTON-SPRING PLOUGHING (CN)

(230427) -- YULI, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arkin Reyim looks for tractors for spring ploughing via his mobile phone as he takes a meal in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 1, 2023. Arkin Reyim is a 51-year-old cotton farmer with more than 300 mu (20 hectares) of cotton fields in the Bax Mali Village of Yuli County in Xinjiang. Arkin's courage and unique vision has prompted him to start growing cotton in 2004 when he got married with his wife Hasiyat Kasim. Since then, Arkin has devoted himself into the cultivation of cotton for over 10 years, thus making him an experienced cotton grower in the county. In this year, Arkin bought the Beidou navigation system with 8,000 yuan (about 1155.5 U.S. dollars) to have it installed into his tractor, as a way to mechanise the growing process and improve efficiencies. Yuli County in Xinjiang is suitable for the growing of cotton due to its unique natural conditions. It has become an important commodity cotton production b

CHINA-XINJIANG-YULI-COTTON-SPRING PLOUGHING (CN)

(230427) -- YULI, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arkin Reyim looks for tractors for spring ploughing via his mobile phone as he takes a meal in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 1, 2023. Arkin Reyim is a 51-year-old cotton farmer with more than 300 mu (20 hectares) of cotton fields in the Bax Mali Village of Yuli County in Xinjiang. Arkin's courage and unique vision has prompted him to start growing cotton in 2004 when he got married with his wife Hasiyat Kasim. Since then, Arkin has devoted himself into the cultivation of cotton for over 10 years, thus making him an experienced cotton grower in the county. In this year, Arkin bought the Beidou navigation system with 8,000 yuan (about 1155.5 U.S. dollars) to have it installed into his tractor, as a way to mechanise the growing process and improve efficiencies. Yuli County in Xinjiang is suitable for the growing of cotton due to its unique natural conditions. It has become an important commodity cotton production b

China issues No. 1 central document for 2023, highlights rural vitalization tasks

STORY: China issues No. 1 central document for 2023, highlights rural vitalization tasks DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring ploughing in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG RENJIAN, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 3. various of villages in China STORYLINE: China unveiled its "No. 1 central document" for 2023 on Monday, outlining nine tasks for comprehensively promoting rural vitalization this year. As the first policy statement released by China's central authorities each year, the document is seen as an indicator of policy priorities. Work on agriculture and rural areas has been high on the agenda for 20 consecutive years since 2004. The document called for enhanced efforts to stabilize production and ensure the supply of grain and important agricultural products, to boost the construction of agricultural infrastructure, to strengthen support for agricultural science, technology and equipment, to consolidat

Nagashima makes much-awaited spring training visit

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Shigeo Nagashima (R), former Yomiuri Giants manager and baseball legend, talks with Yomiuri manager Tatsunori Hara during his first visit to the team's spring training in Miyazaki Prefecture on Feb. 16 since he suffered a stroke in March 2004.

Tohoku pitcher Darvish

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Tohoku High School right-hander Yu Darvish smiles during a game against Osaka Toin at the national high school baseball invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on March 30, 2004. Darvish's Miyagi Prefecture school won 3-2 over the Osaka school in the second round of the spring tournament.

(1)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

ISHIKAWA, Japan - The defending Central League champions Hanshin Tigers nine jog at Ishikawa Ball Park in Okinawa Prefecture after being forced to shift their training cite due to rain on Feb. 1, the opening day of spring training for all 12 teams ahead of the 2004 season.

(5)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

GUAM - Slugger Hiroki Kokubo, who has moved to the Yomiuri Giants from the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, smiles as he is interviewed by a media crew in Guam on Feb. 1, the first day of his team's 2004 preseason training.

(7)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (R) watches as his team, the reigning Japan Series champions, kicks off the 2004 preseason training in Miyazaki on Feb. 1.

(4)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

GUAM - Yomiuri Giants new manager Tsuneo Horiuchi watches as his men kick off the 2004 preseason training in the Pacific resort island of Guam on Feb. 1.

(6)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

CHATAN, Japan - Chunichi Dragons new manager Hiromitsu Ochiai (2nd from R) gives instructions to his men as they play an intrasquad game on the first day of their 2004 preseason training at Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 1.

(3)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - South Korean slugger Lee Seung Yeop, who has joined the Chiba Lotte Marines, practices batting as his new manager Bobby Valentine (R) watches in Kagoshima on Feb. 1, the first day of their 2004 preseason training.

(1)Sony, others form JV to provide e-publishing services

TOKYO, Japan - Fifteen companies, including Sony Corp., have established a joint venture to provide paid electronic publishing services to member customers, Sony and four other major partners announced at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The new firm, Publishing link Ltd., will start distributing books over the Internet from spring 2004.

(2)Sony, others form JV to provide e-publishing services

TOKYO, Japan - A device to read electronic books is shown off at a news conference at the head office on Kodansha Ltd. in Tokyo on Nov. 13. Sony Corp., Kodansha and 13 other companies have set up a joint venture to provide paid electronic publishing services to member customers. The new firm, Publishing link Ltd., will start distributing books over the Internet from spring 2004.

Nihon Univ. holds job seminar

TOKYO, Japan - Nihon University opens a job seminar in Tokyo on Feb. 12 for some 12,000 students who will graduate two-year colleges, four-year universities and graduate schools in spring 2004, with about 190 manufacturers, banks and other firms taking part.

JR Kyushu unveils bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A miniature of a JR Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train is unveiled at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 17. The train is due to debut in the spring of 2004 on the new JR Kyushu Shinkansen line linking Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Nishi-Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.

Former prime minister's office being rebuilt

TOKYO, Japan - The former prime minister's office in Tokyo (in a photo taken July 25) is being rebuilt into the prime minister's official residence. The new earthquake-resistant building will be completed in spring of 2004.

World's 1st seawater power generator begins trial

A trial run of the world's first electric power generator using pumped-up seawater begins March 16 at the Okinawa Yambaru plant on the Pacific Ocean shore of Japan's southwestern island prefecture. The plant will not be in practical use until at least the spring of 2004 when a five-year survey to study the effects of seawater on the facility is due to be completed.

Sign of Tsurumaki hot spring station

TOKYO, Japan - English is written under Japanese on the sign of Tsurumaki hot spring station at south exit only. The photo was taken Nov. 29, 2004. (Kyodo)

Nagashima makes much-awaited spring training visit

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Shigeo Nagashima (R), former Yomiuri Giants manager and baseball legend, talks with Yomiuri manager Tatsunori Hara during his first visit to the team's spring training in Miyazaki Prefecture on Feb. 16 since he suffered a stroke in March 2004. (Kyodo)

Hawks rookie pitcher Takahiro Mahara MIYAZAKI, Japan - Takahiro Mahara, SoftBank Hawks rookie right-hand pitcher, takes a big bite into a rice roll made to look like a carrot toward the direction thought to be lucky to observe the custom of ''setsubun'' (seasonal division) during a spring training in Miyazaki Prefecture. The photo was taken on Feb. 3, 2004. (Kyodo)

Nihon Univ. holds job seminar

TOKYO, Japan - Nihon University opens a job seminar in Tokyo on Feb. 12 for some 12,000 students who will graduate two-year colleges, four-year universities and graduate schools in spring 2004, with about 190 manufacturers, banks and other firms taking part. (Kyodo)

(2)Sony, others form JV to provide e-publishing services

TOKYO, Japan - A device to read electronic books is shown off at a news conference at the head office on Kodansha Ltd. in Tokyo on Nov. 13. Sony Corp., Kodansha and 13 other companies have set up a joint venture to provide paid electronic publishing services to member customers. The new firm, Publishing link Ltd., will start distributing books over the Internet from spring 2004. (Kyodo)

(1)Sony, others form JV to provide e-publishing services

TOKYO, Japan - Fifteen companies, including Sony Corp., have established a joint venture to provide paid electronic publishing services to member customers, Sony and four other major partners announced at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The new firm, Publishing link Ltd., will start distributing books over the Internet from spring 2004. (Kyodo)

(1)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

ISHIKAWA, Japan - The defending Central League champions Hanshin Tigers nine jog at Ishikawa Ball Park in Okinawa Prefecture after being forced to shift their training cite due to rain on Feb. 1, the opening day of spring training for all 12 teams ahead of the 2004 season. (Kyodo)

Baseball: Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez takes batting practice in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21, 2004, after reporting for spring training for his first season with the New York Yankees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez attends a press conference in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21, 2004, after reporting for spring training for his first season with the New York Yankees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Honda develops new fuel injection system for 50 cc scooter

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. said Oct. 3 it has developed what it calls the world's first electronically controlled fuel injection system (in handout photo) for use in four-stroke, 50 cc engines. The new system, called PGM-FI, will be available on a new motor scooter model in Japan in the spring of 2004. (Kyodo)

JR Kyushu unveils bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A miniature of a JR Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train is unveiled at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 17. The train is due to debut in the spring of 2004 on the new JR Kyushu Shinkansen line linking Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Nishi-Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

World's 1st seawater power generator begins trial

A trial run of the world's first electric power generator using pumped-up seawater begins March 16 at the Okinawa Yambaru plant on the Pacific Ocean shore of Japan's southwestern island prefecture. The plant will not be in practical use until at least the spring of 2004 when a five-year survey to study the effects of seawater on the facility is due to be completed. ==Kyodo