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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Dong Lu (L) and Zhang Quan sell books via livestreaming at a reading space in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 11, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Dong Lu (L) and Zhang Quan take photos of children's books at New Buds Publishing House in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 12, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Zhang Quan (L) shows the product information during a livestreaming at a reading space in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 11, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Dong Lu (L) and Zhang Quan sell books via livestreaming at a reading space in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 11, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Staff members pack books at a factory of New Buds Publishing House in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 12, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Dong Lu searches books for livestreaming at a warehouse of New Buds Publishing House in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 12, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Dong Lu (R) and Zhang Quan prepare for the livestreaming at New Buds Publishing House in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 13, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Zhang Quan (R) takes videos for Dong Lu to promote books at New Buds Publishing House in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 13, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

A staff member sorts books at a warehouse of New Buds Publishing House in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 12, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gen-Z Sell Books via Livestreaming - China

Dong Lu (R) and Zhang Quan analyze livestreaming performance at New Buds Publishing House in north China's Tianjin, Nov. 13, 2024. Dong Lu, a book livestreamer at New Buds Publishing House of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Zhang Quan, a livestreaming director, together bring high quality books to audiences via livestreaming. During this "Double 11" shopping festival, their nearly three-hour livestream attracted over 10,000 viewers, generating impressive sales. "The purpose of livestreaming is to guide parents in choosing the good books," Dong said. As a Gen-Z livestreamer, she believes that although the business mode has changed, the original intention of introducing inspiring books to customers remains. As of December 2023, the total number of professional livestreamers has reached 15.08 million in China. Tianjin, China. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese rock music festival draws big crowd in New York

STORY: Chinese rock music festival draws big crowd in New York SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:05:24 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI HONGJIE, Founder of Friends From The East 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SYLVIE STAIGER, Visitor STORYLINE: Chinese rock music festival themed Friends From The East kicked off on Saturday night in New York City and cheered up thousands of fans. The first leg of the two-day event attracted over 3,000 people. The fans, mostly in their 20s or 30s, filled up Knockdown Center in Queens borough, and many were moved into tears during the three-hour performance. Wu Tiao Ren, a band from south China's Guangdong Province, and Omnipotent Youth Society, a band based in north China's Hebei Province, featured in the performance. Music serves as a bridge for communication among young people across the globe to make the world a better place, said Li Hongjie, founder of Friends From The East. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese)

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THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA-PARANAQUE CITY-FIRE

(231109) -- PARANAQUE CITY, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A resident searches for his belongings inside his charred home after a fire at a residential area in Paranaque City, the Philippines, Nov. 9, 2023. A 69-year-old mother and her 42-year-old son died in a nearly three-hour fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital early on Thursday, the Philippines' Bureau of Fire Protection official said. The fire gutted at least 20 houses, affecting around 40 families. The bodies of the two victims were found in the bathroom and the living room, he said. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA-PARANAQUE CITY-FIRE

(231109) -- PARANAQUE CITY, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl is seen outside the door of her charred home after a fire at a residential area in Paranaque City, the Philippines, Nov. 9, 2023. A 69-year-old mother and her 42-year-old son died in a nearly three-hour fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital early on Thursday, the Philippines' Bureau of Fire Protection official said. The fire gutted at least 20 houses, affecting around 40 families. The bodies of the two victims were found in the bathroom and the living room, he said. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA-PARANAQUE CITY-FIRE

(231109) -- PARANAQUE CITY, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A resident is seen inside his charred home after a fire at a residential area in Paranaque City, the Philippines, Nov. 9, 2023. A 69-year-old mother and her 42-year-old son died in a nearly three-hour fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital early on Thursday, the Philippines' Bureau of Fire Protection official said. The fire gutted at least 20 houses, affecting around 40 families. The bodies of the two victims were found in the bathroom and the living room, he said. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA-PARANAQUE CITY-FIRE

(231109) -- PARANAQUE CITY, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A resident searches for her belongings inside her charred home after a fire at a residential area in Paranaque City, the Philippines, Nov. 9, 2023. A 69-year-old mother and her 42-year-old son died in a nearly three-hour fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital early on Thursday, the Philippines' Bureau of Fire Protection official said. The fire gutted at least 20 houses, affecting around 40 families. The bodies of the two victims were found in the bathroom and the living room, he said. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters transfer stranded residents in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry sand bags for floodwater control at a subway station in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Photo by Yang Wenjie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members drain floodwater at a subway station in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Photo by Yang Wenjie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers transfer stranded citizens in Luohu District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police officers direct traffic in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters transfer stranded residents in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A deliveryman rides in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A deliveryman rides in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A traffic jam caused by adverse weather is seen in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters transfer stranded residents in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police officer directs traffic in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police officer directs traffic in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry sand bags for floodwater control at a subway station in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Photo by Yang Wenjie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People move in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police officers direct traffic in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers try to remove fallen trees from a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-TYPHOON HAIKUI-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230906) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride through water on a flooded road in Gulou District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Fujian Province on Tuesday. Multiple areas of Fuzhou experienced heavy rainstorms starting from 9 p.m. Tuesday, with cumulative precipitation from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday breaking three-hour and six-hour maximum rainfall records of the Wushan national weather station. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-TYPHOON HAIKUI-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230906) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A rescuer carries out a trapped elderly woman in Yutian Town of Changle District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Fujian Province on Tuesday. Multiple areas of Fuzhou experienced heavy rainstorms starting from 9 p.m. Tuesday, with cumulative precipitation from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday breaking three-hour and six-hour maximum rainfall records of the Wushan national weather station. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-TYPHOON HAIKUI-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230906) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride on the road in the rain in Jin'an District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Fujian Province on Tuesday. Multiple areas of Fuzhou experienced heavy rainstorms starting from 9 p.m. Tuesday, with cumulative precipitation from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday breaking three-hour and six-hour maximum rainfall records of the Wushan national weather station. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-TYPHOON HAIKUI-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230906) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers transfer trapped villagers in Taijiang District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Fujian Province on Tuesday. Multiple areas of Fuzhou experienced heavy rainstorms starting from 9 p.m. Tuesday, with cumulative precipitation from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday breaking three-hour and six-hour maximum rainfall records of the Wushan national weather station. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-TYPHOON HAIKUI-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230906) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man rides through water on a road in Jin'an District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Fujian Province on Tuesday. Multiple areas of Fuzhou experienced heavy rainstorms starting from 9 p.m. Tuesday, with cumulative precipitation from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday breaking three-hour and six-hour maximum rainfall records of the Wushan national weather station. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-TYPHOON HAIKUI-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230906) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles pass through floodwater on the road in Gulou District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Fujian Province on Tuesday. Multiple areas of Fuzhou experienced heavy rainstorms starting from 9 p.m. Tuesday, with cumulative precipitation from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday breaking three-hour and six-hour maximum rainfall records of the Wushan national weather station. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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1st anniv. of Hokkaido boat tragedy

A woman offers flowers to an altar set up at a roadside rest stop in the Utoro district of Shari on April 23, 2023, the first anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the northern Japan town. The Kazu I sank during a three-hour cruise around the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing.

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Rescued dolphin released into sea in south China's Hainan

STORY: Rescued dolphin released into sea in south China's Hainan DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue operation STORYLINE: A stranded dolphin spotted on Friday in south China's Hainan Province was released back into the sea after a three-hour rescue operation, according to the local fire department. The dolphin was found stranded in the shallow water near a pier in Changjiang Li Autonomous County at around 1 p.m. on Friday. Staff from the county's fire department and local professional marine rescuers arrived soon and moved the dolphin to the shore. The dolphin is 2 meters long and weighs about 200 kg. It suffered cuts by reefs but no fatal wound, said the rescuers. After three hours of rescue and treatment, the dolphin was transported to about 18.5 km off the coastline and then released into the sea. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

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Dud detonated in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 4, 2013, shows a construction site (C) near train lines in northern Tokyo. The Ground Self-Defense Force detonated an unexploded shell pre-dating the end of World War II at the site the same day, causing a three-hour disruption to trains traveling to and from Tokyo.

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Dud detonated in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 4, 2013, shows a construction site (in foreground) near train lines in northern Tokyo. The Ground Self-Defense Force detonated an unexploded shell pre-dating the end of World War II at a location indicated by an arrow (L bottom) the same day, causing a three-hour disruption to trains traveling to and from Tokyo.

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Ozawa plays go with woman champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa (L) plays go with Hsieh Yi-min, who holds the Woman's Honinbo title of the Tokyo-based Nihon Ki-in go association, in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. Ozawa, known as an enthusiast of the game that originated in China, lost his three-hour match with Hsieh that was open to the public.

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Kato urges Koizummi to move up date of shrine visit

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters following his three-hour meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi late Aug. 11. Kato said he asked Koizumi to move up the date of his planned visit to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine.

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Japan, U.S. hold summit talks in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and U.S. President Bill Clinton shake hands Tuesday, Sept. 22, before their informal summit at a New York hotel. During the three-hour meeting, the two leaders agreed that Japan must quickly fix its banking system and economy to help Asian and other world economies. Obuchi also accepted an invitation from Clinton to visit Washington early next year, to continue what Obuchi called ''very candid'' talks on ''very substantive and important'' issues.

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Pakistani, Indian diplomats join

Pakistani Counselor Abdul Abdullah and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, (3rd from R) minister at the Indian Embassy in Tokyo, jointly take part in a tour of the Atomic-bomb Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Aug. 3. Although the two were together for a group photo, they apparently did not speak to each other during the three-hour tour. They will attend an antinuclear symposium on Aug 6, the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

The barge Kaishin carrying a sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin berths at the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The tour boat Kazu I, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin and loaded on a barge comes into the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The Kazu I vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin and loaded on a barge comes into the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The Kazu I vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Turkey says military operations on southern borders necessary for national security

STORY: Turkey says military operations on southern borders necessary for national security DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish National Security Council (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 2. various of the militants of PKK (file) 3. various of the militants of YPG (file) 4. various of Turkey's Operation Spring Shield in 2020 in northern Syria (file) STORYLINE: Turkey said on Thursday the military operations carried out on its southern borders are necessary for national security and do not target the territorial integrity of its neighbors. "Current and future military operations being conducted on Turkey's southern borders do not target the territorial integrity of its neighbors, but stem from national security needs and will contribute to their security as well," the Turkish National Security Council said in a statement. The statement came after a three-hour council meeting chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayy

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Stunning aerial view of China-constructed bridge in Croatia

STORY: Stunning aerial view of China-constructed bridge in Croatia DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:49 LOCATION: KOMARNA, Croatia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-constructed Peljesac Bridge in Croatia STORYLINE: The China-constructed Peljesac Bridge in Croatia has been successfully completed and will soon be open to traffic. The Peljesac Bridge, 2.4-km long and 55-meter high, is designed to link the mainland of Croatia with its southernmost Dubrovnik-Neretva County, crossing the Mali Ston Bay over the Adriatic Sea and bypassing foreign territory. In January 2018, a Chinese consortium led by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) won the bid for the first phase of the Peljesac Bridge and its access roads. It is the biggest transportation infrastructural project between the two countries since they forged diplomatic ties 30 years ago. Once completed, the bridge can potentially cut a three-hour journey to just two to three minutes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting