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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami quits as business body chief

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 30 Kyodo - Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2025, following his resignation as chief of a major business body, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, after coming under police investigation over supplement purchases. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami quits as business body chief

Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2025, following his resignation as chief of a major business body, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, after coming under police investigation over supplement purchases.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami quits as business body chief

Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2025, following his resignation as chief of a major business body, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, after coming under police investigation over supplement purchases.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami quits as business body chief

Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2025, following his resignation as chief of a major business body, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, after coming under police investigation over supplement purchases.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami quits as business body chief

Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2025, following his resignation as chief of a major business body, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, after coming under police investigation over supplement purchases.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami quits as business body chief

Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2025, following his resignation as chief of a major business body, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, after coming under police investigation over supplement purchases.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami quits as business body chief

Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2025, following his resignation as chief of a major business body, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, after coming under police investigation over supplement purchases.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami quits as business body chief

Former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2025, following his resignation as chief of a major business body, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai, after coming under police investigation over supplement purchases.

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[Breaking News]Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 4 Kyodo - Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a regular press conference as head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2025. Niinami said he will step back from his duties as chief of the association but stressed he did not breach Japanese law in connection with the purchase of a dietary supplement. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami

Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., bows during a regular press conference as head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2025. Niinami said he will step back from his duties as chief of the association but stressed he did not breach Japanese law in connection with the purchase of a dietary supplement.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami

Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a regular press conference as head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2025. Niinami said he will step back from his duties as chief of the association but stressed he did not breach Japanese law in connection with the purchase of a dietary supplement.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami

Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a regular press conference as head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2025. Niinami said he will step back from his duties as chief of the association but stressed he did not breach Japanese law in connection with the purchase of a dietary supplement.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami

Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a regular press conference as head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2025. Niinami said he will step back from his duties as chief of the association but stressed he did not breach Japanese law in connection with the purchase of a dietary supplement.

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Ex-Suntory Chairman Niinami

Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a regular press conference as head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2025. Niinami said he will step back from his duties as chief of the association but stressed he did not breach Japanese law in connection with the purchase of a dietary supplement.

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Niinami to step back from duty as business body chief

Takeshi Niinami speaks at a regular press conference of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2025, saying he will step back from his duties as chief of the major business body. Suntory Holdings Ltd. said the previous day he resigned as its chairman due to an ongoing investigation over the alleged purchase of a dietary supplement suspected to be illegal in Japan.

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-CICPE-PREPARATION (CN)

(240412) -- HAIKOU, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2024 shows a view of the exhibition area of food, supplement and beverage at the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, the main venue for the upcoming fourth China International Consumer Products Expo, in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. The fourth China International Consumer Products Expo will open on Saturday in Haikou, the capital city of south China's Hainan Province. The six-day event will host over 4,000 brands from 71 countries and regions, which are expected to showcase their novel and upmarket products for global consumers. (Xinhua/Tian Weiwei)

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Efforts To Free Orphaned Orca - Canada

A Ehattesaht First Nations team certified to work with the Marine Mammal Rescue team throws harbour seal meat behind his zodiak to tow behind in an effort to supplement it's diet in a lagoon where the orphaned orca has been spending most of it's time near Zeballos, B.C., on April 4, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Efforts To Free Orphaned Orca - Canada

A Ehattesaht First Nations team certified to work with the Marine Mammal Rescue team throws harbour seal meat behind his zodiak to tow behind in an effort to supplement it's diet in a lagoon where the orphaned orca has been spending most of it's time near Zeballos, B.C., on April 4, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's Kobayashi Pharma factory inspected amid supplement health scare

STORY: Japan's Kobayashi Pharma factory inspected amid supplement health scare SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's headquarters in the city of Osaka 2. various of the recalled three products containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni-koji 3. various of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's products in Japan's drugstores STORYLINE: Japan's health ministry and local authorities on Saturday inspected the Osaka factory of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical following reports of deaths and hospitalizations possibly linked to its dietary supplements containing red yeast rice, known as "beni-koji." The factory in western Japan, which was making the ingredients of the product named Beni-koji Choleste Help, a type of granules advertised with the effect of lowering LDL cholesterol levels, shut down in December. However, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Osaka city government decided to carry out

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Energy Storage

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the largest energy storage 400MW project in Shandong province on March 10, 2024 in Zaozhuang city, Shandong Province, China. The ultra-long life battery used in this project uses lithium-ion cycle supplement technology, which can make the cycle of the energy storage battery cell up to 10,000 times, and the battery life exceeds 15 years, which is the first electrochemical energy storage project in Shandong Province to apply this technology.

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Energy Storage

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the largest energy storage 400MW project in Shandong province on March 10, 2024 in Zaozhuang city, Shandong Province, China. The ultra-long life battery used in this project uses lithium-ion cycle supplement technology, which can make the cycle of the energy storage battery cell up to 10,000 times, and the battery life exceeds 15 years, which is the first electrochemical energy storage project in Shandong Province to apply this technology.

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Energy Storage

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the largest energy storage 400MW project in Shandong province on March 10, 2024 in Zaozhuang city, Shandong Province, China. The ultra-long life battery used in this project uses lithium-ion cycle supplement technology, which can make the cycle of the energy storage battery cell up to 10,000 times, and the battery life exceeds 15 years, which is the first electrochemical energy storage project in Shandong Province to apply this technology.

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Energy Storage

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the largest energy storage 400MW project in Shandong province on March 10, 2024 in Zaozhuang city, Shandong Province, China. The ultra-long life battery used in this project uses lithium-ion cycle supplement technology, which can make the cycle of the energy storage battery cell up to 10,000 times, and the battery life exceeds 15 years, which is the first electrochemical energy storage project in Shandong Province to apply this technology.

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Energy Storage

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the largest energy storage 400MW project in Shandong province on March 10, 2024 in Zaozhuang city, Shandong Province, China. The ultra-long life battery used in this project uses lithium-ion cycle supplement technology, which can make the cycle of the energy storage battery cell up to 10,000 times, and the battery life exceeds 15 years, which is the first electrochemical energy storage project in Shandong Province to apply this technology.

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Energy Storage

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the largest energy storage 400MW project in Shandong province on March 10, 2024 in Zaozhuang city, Shandong Province, China. The ultra-long life battery used in this project uses lithium-ion cycle supplement technology, which can make the cycle of the energy storage battery cell up to 10,000 times, and the battery life exceeds 15 years, which is the first electrochemical energy storage project in Shandong Province to apply this technology.

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-AERIAL PHOTO

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows a view of night light supplement in a seedling greenhouse in Kaiyang County of Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-HUNAN-GREENHOUSE-VEGETABLES-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231221) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager picks peppers at a greenhouse base for vegetable plantation in Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Effective measures have been taken at local greenhouse base for vegetable plantation, such as applying more agricultural greenhouse films and employing supplement lights, to minimize the impact inflicted by snowfall and other freezing conditions on vegetable cultivation and ensure stable supply. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-GREENHOUSE-VEGETABLES-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231221) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager checks the temperature and moisture inside a greenhouse via a mobile phone application at a greenhouse base for vegetable plantation in Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Effective measures have been taken at local greenhouse base for vegetable plantation, such as applying more agricultural greenhouse films and employing supplement lights, to minimize the impact inflicted by snowfall and other freezing conditions on vegetable cultivation and ensure stable supply. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-GREENHOUSE-VEGETABLES-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231221) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager transfers vegetable seedlings at a greenhouse base for vegetable plantation in Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Effective measures have been taken at local greenhouse base for vegetable plantation, such as applying more agricultural greenhouse films and employing supplement lights, to minimize the impact inflicted by snowfall and other freezing conditions on vegetable cultivation and ensure stable supply. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-GREENHOUSE-VEGETABLES-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231221) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager applies agricultural greenhouse films on vegetables at a greenhouse base for vegetable plantation in Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Effective measures have been taken at local greenhouse base for vegetable plantation, such as applying more agricultural greenhouse films and employing supplement lights, to minimize the impact inflicted by snowfall and other freezing conditions on vegetable cultivation and ensure stable supply. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-GREENHOUSE-VEGETABLES-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231221) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows a greenhouse base for vegetable plantation in Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. Effective measures have been taken at local greenhouse base for vegetable plantation, such as applying more agricultural greenhouse films and employing supplement lights, to minimize the impact inflicted by snowfall and other freezing conditions on vegetable cultivation and ensure stable supply. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-GREENHOUSE-VEGETABLES-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231221) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager checks the operation of a heating stove at a greenhouse base for vegetable plantation in Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Effective measures have been taken at local greenhouse base for vegetable plantation, such as applying more agricultural greenhouse films and employing supplement lights, to minimize the impact inflicted by snowfall and other freezing conditions on vegetable cultivation and ensure stable supply. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-GREENHOUSE-VEGETABLES-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231221) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager checks the operation of supplement lights and the applying of agricultural greenhouse films at a greenhouse base for vegetable plantation in Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Effective measures have been taken at local greenhouse base for vegetable plantation, such as applying more agricultural greenhouse films and employing supplement lights, to minimize the impact inflicted by snowfall and other freezing conditions on vegetable cultivation and ensure stable supply. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-GREENHOUSE-VEGETABLES-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231221) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager applies agricultural greenhouse films on vegetables at a greenhouse base for vegetable plantation in Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Effective measures have been taken at local greenhouse base for vegetable plantation, such as applying more agricultural greenhouse films and employing supplement lights, to minimize the impact inflicted by snowfall and other freezing conditions on vegetable cultivation and ensure stable supply. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows the scenery of the Gahai Lake in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members patrol the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on July 7, 2023. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members patrol the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on July 7, 2023. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows a tern flying over the Gahai Lake wetland in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members patrol the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on July 7, 2023. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows the scenery of the Gahai Lake in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members observe wild animals in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on July 7, 2023. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows the scenery of Gahai Lake in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows bar-headed geese at the Gahai Lake wetland in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows bar-headed geese in Gahai Lake in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members observe wild animals in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on July 7, 2023. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows the Gahai Lake wetland in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows bar-headed geese at the Gahai Lake wetland in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks an infrared camera in the Shouqu National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on July 5, 2023. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members patrol the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on July 7, 2023. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-YELLOW RIVER-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230916) -- GANNAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows a tern flying over the Gahai Lake wetland in the Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture serves as a vital water reserve for the Yellow River, the second longest waterway in China. Gannan has a 433-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River. The water supplement in Gannan accounted for about half the river's total runoff at the source region. To better guard the ecology of this area, staff members of the national nature reserves in Gannan have spared no efforts in protecting wild animals and plants on the plateau. Thanks to their long-term hard work, the deterioration of the natural and ecological environment in the region has been radically curbed, and Gannan has witnessed the rising population of diverse wild animals. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)