China: Construction Cradle Torn Off by Typhoon Winds Crashes Into Building in Guangdong

A construction cradle was violently swung by typhoon winds and slammed into a high-rise in Guangdong, China, on July 19, 2025. The cradle struck the building repeatedly, sending debris flying and alarming onlookers.

New Year holiday exodus in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 31 Kyodo - A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Tokyo Station is crowded on Dec. 28, 2024, with people heading to their hometowns and resort areas for New Year holidays. (Kyodo)

MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea Suspends Bottled Products

MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea Suspends Bottled Products

YAN'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2021 - The vintage-style shop of MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea on Yan 'an Red Street in Yan 'an city, Shaanxi province, China, Oct 17, 2021. On January 16, 2024, MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea has suspended its bottled beverage project agent, and its official e-commerce platform no longer sells bottled water-related products.

MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea Suspends Bottled Products

MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea Suspends Bottled Products

YAN'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2021 - The vintage-style shop of MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea on Yan 'an Red Street in Yan 'an city, Shaanxi province, China, Oct 17, 2021. On January 16, 2024, MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea has suspended its bottled beverage project agent, and its official e-commerce platform no longer sells bottled water-related products.

MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea Suspends Bottled Products

MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea Suspends Bottled Products

YAN'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2021 - The vintage-style shop of MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea on Yan 'an Red Street in Yan 'an city, Shaanxi province, China, Oct 17, 2021. On January 16, 2024, MIXUE Ice Cream & Tea has suspended its bottled beverage project agent, and its official e-commerce platform no longer sells bottled water-related products.

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

A person holds a sign during a demonstration against Rubiales, at Puerta del Sol, on September 1, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

A person makes a feminist symbol with her hands during a demonstration against Rubiales, at Puerta del Sol, on September 1, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Sindicat d'Estudiants spokeswoman Sonia Vázquez (c) during a rally against Rubiales, at Plaça Sant Jaume, on September 1, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Dozens of people protest with placards during a demonstration against Rubiales, at Puerta del Sol, on September 1, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Dozens of people protest with placards during a demonstration against Rubiales, at Puerta del Sol, on September 1, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Dozens of people protest with placards during a demonstration against Rubiales, at Puerta del Sol, on September 1, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Dozens of people protest with placards during a demonstration against Rubiales, at Puerta del Sol, on September 1, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Dozens of people protest with placards during a demonstration against Rubiales, at Puerta del Sol, on September 1, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Women Rally Over Kiss Row Across Spain

Several people protest during a rally against Rubiales, in Sant Jaume square, on September 1, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Libres y Combativas, the feminist platform promoted by the Student Union and Izquierda Revolucionaria, has called for demonstrations throughout Spain against the suspended RFEF president, Luis Rubiales, calling for his "immediate dismissal" for the kiss on the mouth forced on the Spanish national soccer team player, Jenni Hermoso, in the World Cup final. The students' collective has described Rubiales' gesture to Hermoso as "sexual aggression" and criticized the fact that it has been questioned despite having been broadcast live, worldwide. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

2-day service suspension on Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line begins

Services were suspended on a portion of Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line Saturday due to track-switching construction work at the busy Shibuya Station, with the disruption to last the whole weekend. Services on the "outer loop," or clockwise direction, between Osaki and Ikebukuro stations were halted from the first train, affecting around 530,000 passengers, according to train operator East Japan Railway Co. Normal operations will resume from the first train on Monday. The suspension is part of ongoing construction work at Shibuya Station and its surrounding area. The operator aims to switch from two platforms for the inner and outer loops to a single Yamanote Line platform, thereby easing passenger congestion and increasing convenience for transfers.

M6.4 quake jolts Shizuoka Pref.

M6.4 quake jolts Shizuoka Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - A man talks on a mobile phone on a platform at JR Tokyo Station on March 15, 2011, as the Tokaido Shinkansen Line bullet train service was suspended after a strong earthquake rocked Shizuoka Prefecture and its vicinity, including Tokyo.

Crowded train station after Shizuoka quake

Crowded train station after Shizuoka quake

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers await an early resumption of the operation of Shinkansen bullet trains on a JR Tokyo Station platform Aug. 11. The train operation was temporarily suspended after a strong earthquake hit Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, and its vicinity the same day.

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services halted

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services halted

TOKYO, Japan - A platform for Tokaido bullet train at JR Tokyo Station is crowed with people as the bullet train services were suspended following a fatal accident at Shizuoka Station.

NE China's Jilin sees first snow in this winter

STORY: NE China's Jilin sees first snow in this winter DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Changchun after the first snowfall 2. various of staff cleaning the snow at streets, airport, train station and highways STORYLINE: Northeast China's Jilin province saw its first snow of the season on Saturday. Efforts are underway to clear snow from airport runways, highways and other key transportation infrastructures to ensure safe travel. Local railway authorities have carried out response plans to remove snow from key railway and platform areas. No passenger trains have been suspended or delayed due to the snowfall. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changchun, China. (XHTV)

GLOBALink | Food deliveryman works around the clock in Beijing's epidemic fight

STORY: Food deliveryman works around the clock in Beijing's epidemic fight DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhang Tianfeng, a deliveryman 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG TIANFENG, Delivery worker 4. various of delivery workers STORYLINE: As dine-in services have been suspended in restaurants in Beijing, China, delivery services have been a way out of the epidemic impact. Restaurants and food delivery businesses are making adjustments to respond to the changes. Zhang Tianfeng, a deliveryman, is working around the clock to deal with the increasing orders from the platform he works for. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG TIANFENG, Delivery worker "I didn't have a day off during the May Day holiday, because I had a lot of orders to deliver. We have orders to deliver all the time. I take a short break after lunch, and continue to work. Though the orders have greatly increased, the supply is sufficient. Recently, I have delivered up to nearly 80 orders a

Part of Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line to be suspended for 2 days

A section of Tokyo's Yamanote loop line was suspended Saturday due to track switching construction work slated to last through the weekend, the longest such suspension on the line since the launch of its operator JR East. Services on the inner loop between Ikebukuro and Osaki stations, which include the busy JR Shibuya Station, were halted from the first train on Saturday and will be suspended through the last train on Sunday. The move is expected to affect a total of 540,000 passengers, or up to 865,000 people in prepandemic conditions, according to the train operator. The operator aims to widen a platform at Shibuya Station by around 5 meters, with plans on additional work on the outer loop platform in the future. It said once completed, the inner and outer platforms at the station will be connected, thereby easing passenger congestion and increasing convenience for transfers.

Go to the Disaster Area: Niigata Earthquake, Second Report

The city is caved in and covered in mud after the Niigata earthquake. The government launches a full-scale rescue operation. <Caption> The entire city is on fire after the Niigata earthquake, people fleeing, firefighting, cracks in the ground, railroad tracks suspended in midair, the collapsed Hakusan station, victims washing their clothes in muddy water because there is no water, boats washed ashore, etc. Self-Defense Forces rescue activities, relief supplies being sent from all over, Minister of Finance Kakuei Tanaka arriving by helicopter, Self-Defense Forces repairing collapsed buildings and broken levees, etc. a train departs from a temporary platform four days later, shooting date unknown, release date: June 26, 1964.

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services halted

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services halted

TOKYO, Japan - A platform for Tokaido bullet train at JR Tokyo Station is crowed with people as the bullet train services were suspended following a fatal accident at Shizuoka Station. (Kyodo)

M6.4 quake jolts Shizuoka Pref.

M6.4 quake jolts Shizuoka Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - A man talks on a mobile phone on a platform at JR Tokyo Station on March 15, 2011, as the Tokaido Shinkansen Line bullet train service was suspended after a strong earthquake rocked Shizuoka Prefecture and its vicinity, including Tokyo. (Kyodo)