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Debugging Humanoid Robots - China

Members of the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., debug the humanoid robot at the company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 24, 2025. Recently, the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. has been fine-tuning the strength and dynamic balance of a humanoid robot from the "Laborer" series at the robotics laboratory. Standing 1.8 meters tall and weighing 95 kilograms, this robot utilizes a self-developed motion control algorithm, enabling it to carry loads of 40 to 60 kilograms and walk with straight legs. Photo by Xinhua/Du Zixuan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debugging Humanoid Robots - China

Zhu Wenxuan, a member of the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., debugs the humanoid robot at the company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 24, 2025. Recently, the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. has been fine-tuning the strength and dynamic balance of a humanoid robot from the "Laborer" series at the robotics laboratory. Standing 1.8 meters tall and weighing 95 kilograms, this robot utilizes a self-developed motion control algorithm, enabling it to carry loads of 40 to 60 kilograms and walk with straight legs. Photo by Xinhua/Du Zixuan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debugging Humanoid Robots - China

He Qi (2nd L), a member of the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., debugs the humanoid robot at the company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 24, 2025. Recently, the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. has been fine-tuning the strength and dynamic balance of a humanoid robot from the "Laborer" series at the robotics laboratory. Standing 1.8 meters tall and weighing 95 kilograms, this robot utilizes a self-developed motion control algorithm, enabling it to carry loads of 40 to 60 kilograms and walk with straight legs. Photo by Xinhua/Du Zixuan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debugging Humanoid Robots - China

Members of the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., debug the humanoid robot at the company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 24, 2025. Recently, the R&D team of Wuhan Glory Road Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. has been fine-tuning the strength and dynamic balance of a humanoid robot from the "Laborer" series at the robotics laboratory. Standing 1.8 meters tall and weighing 95 kilograms, this robot utilizes a self-developed motion control algorithm, enabling it to carry loads of 40 to 60 kilograms and walk with straight legs. Photo by Xinhua/Du Zixuan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Radian Aerospace Wants To Reinvent The Space Rocket

Handout Artist’s renditon of Radian One, a "space plane" capable of reaching orbit in a single stage. A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $ 27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to Livingston Holder, Radian’s co-founder and chief technology officer. “That round will be larger,” Holder said. Over the past two years, Radian has made progress on an ambitious plan to create a reusable winged space plane that would be launched toward low Earth orbit by a rocket-propelled sled and its own rocket engines. The single-stage-to-orbit concept, or SSTO, has been called a “holy grail” for cheap access to spacePhoto by Radian Aerospace via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Radian Aerospace Wants To Reinvent The Space Rocket

Handout Artist’s renditon of Radian One, a "space plane" capable of reaching orbit in a single stage. A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $ 27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to Livingston Holder, Radian’s co-founder and chief technology officer. “That round will be larger,” Holder said. Over the past two years, Radian has made progress on an ambitious plan to create a reusable winged space plane that would be launched toward low Earth orbit by a rocket-propelled sled and its own rocket engines. The single-stage-to-orbit concept, or SSTO, has been called a “holy grail” for cheap access to spacePhoto by Radian Aerospace via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Radian Aerospace Wants To Reinvent The Space Rocket

Handout Artist’s renditon of Radian One, a "space plane" capable of reaching orbit in a single stage. A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $ 27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to Livingston Holder, Radian’s co-founder and chief technology officer. “That round will be larger,” Holder said. Over the past two years, Radian has made progress on an ambitious plan to create a reusable winged space plane that would be launched toward low Earth orbit by a rocket-propelled sled and its own rocket engines. The single-stage-to-orbit concept, or SSTO, has been called a “holy grail” for cheap access to spacePhoto by Radian Aerospace via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Radian Aerospace Wants To Reinvent The Space Rocket

Handout Artist’s renditon of Radian One, a "space plane" capable of reaching orbit in a single stage. A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $ 27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to Livingston Holder, Radian’s co-founder and chief technology officer. “That round will be larger,” Holder said. Over the past two years, Radian has made progress on an ambitious plan to create a reusable winged space plane that would be launched toward low Earth orbit by a rocket-propelled sled and its own rocket engines. The single-stage-to-orbit concept, or SSTO, has been called a “holy grail” for cheap access to spacePhoto by Radian Aerospace via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fifth World Photonics Congress 2024 in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 25, 2024 - Visitors visit the "Six-axis core tuning System" at the "Fifth World Photonics Congress 2024" in Beijing, China, July 25, 2024.

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-WELLNESS SHOW

(240204) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman tries a tuning fork therapy device during the 2024 Wellness Show at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Feb. 3, 2024. The 2024 Wellness Show kicked off in Vancouver on Saturday, featuring over 250 exhibitors showcasing their latest ideas in nutrition and fitness, as well as promoting physical and mental health. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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MCM Show 2024

A group of Ford Mustangs waits for a drifting show during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 27, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A Chevrolet Camaro Z28 drifts during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 27, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A plate of the MCM Show sits inside the motor of a car during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A Chevrolet Camaro Z28 drifts during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 27, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A driver shows off his tunned Honda Civic during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 27, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see classic cars during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 27, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A group of people gathers to watch muscle cars during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 27, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A group of people gathers to watch muscle cars during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 27, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A group of people gathers to watch muscle cars during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 27, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see tuner cars during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A BMW E36 325i painted with the M3 E36 Lightweight livery during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see various models of Volkswagens including bus and beatles during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see tuner cars during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see various models of Volkswagens including bus and beatles during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see various models of Volkswagens including bus and beatles during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see various models of Volkswagens including bus and beatles during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see various models of Volkswagens including bus and beatles during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

People gather to see various models of Volkswagens including bus and beatles during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

Several generations of Ford Mustangs sit on display during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A Ford Mustang does a donut show during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A Ford Mustang does a donut show during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MCM Show 2024

A Chevrolette Camaro drifts during the MCM Show 2024 in Bogota, Colombia where automobile fans and collectors gather to appreciate Colombia's car culture around tuning, supercars and classics, january 28, 2024. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing poses for a photo with a tuned piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous hand

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing checks the wood to be used to produce pianos at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticul

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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Night schools trending among Chinese youth

STORY: Night schools trending among Chinese youth SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: JINAN/QINGDAO/WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a night school in Jinan City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BAOYUE, Student at night school in Jinan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YINGXIN, Student at night school in Jinan 4. various of a night school in Qingdao City 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI XIAOJUAN, Student at night school in Qingdao 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG QUNYUAN, Teacher at the Linka night school in Qingdao 7. various of a night school in Wuhan City 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): DING SIYU, Student at night school in Wuhan 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): HE XIANG, Calligraphy teacher at night school in Wuhan STORYLINE: For many youngsters in China, working during the day and taking school classes at night are becoming a new way of life. With relatively low or zero price, interest-oriented curricula, and increasingly fine-tuning culture servic

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Presentation of Skovorodance album in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 13, 2023 - A musician tunes his guitar during the presentation of the Skovorodance music album based on the texts of 18th-century Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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Rugby World Cup: Japan vs. Argentina

NANTES, France, Oct. 7 Kyodo - Japan players huddle in the suburbs of Nantes, France, on Oct. 7, 2023, a day ahead of a Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Argentina. (Kyodo)

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Western negative reports on China's COVID-19 response "ridiculous": American expat

STORY: Western negative reports on China's COVID-19 response "ridiculous": American expat DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2. various of China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DYLAN AUSTIN WALKER, American living in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DYLAN AUSTIN WALKER, American living in China STORYLINE: An American young expat who has lived in China for six years said that China's fine-tuning of its COVID-19 response comes at a better time for the country. China has optimized its epidemic response, shifting the focus from stemming infection to caring for infected patients and preventing severe cases. Dylan Austin Walker, who has experienced various stages of China's COVID-19 policies, shares his thoughts. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DYLAN AUSTIN WALKER, American living in China "Especially after the past few weeks of optimizing the COVID-19 policy in the restrictions, I feel like it's gotten of course a lot more convenient. Beijing is getting

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(3)Ministers complete fine-tuning FY 2005 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks at a press conference at his ministry on Dec. 22 after completing a round of negotiations with other Cabinet ministers to fine-tune an 82,182.9 billion yen draft state budget for fiscal 2005.

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(1)Ministers complete fine-tuning FY 2005 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) bows to Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (L) as they begin talks on reinstating budget spending cuts at the Finance Ministry on Dec. 22. Cabinet ministers completed fine-tuning an 82,182.9 billion yen draft state budget for fiscal 2005, paving the way for its approval as the government's budget plan at a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 24.

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(2)Ministers complete fine-tuning FY 2005 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (3rd from R) is in talks with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshinobu Shimamura (3rd from L) on reinstating budget spending cuts at the Finance Ministry on Dec. 22. Cabinet ministers completed fine-tuning an 82,182.9 billion yen draft state budget for fiscal 2005, paving the way for its approval as the government's budget plan at a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 24.

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Japanese figure skater Suzuki back from tune-up in Armenia

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Akiko Suzuki returns to the Russian resort city of Sochi on Feb. 15, 2014, for the Winter Olympics women's singles competition after tuning up in Armenia.

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Japanese figure skater Asada back from tune-up in Armenia

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada returns to the Russian resort city of Sochi on Feb. 15, 2014, for the Winter Olympics women's singles competition after tuning up in Armenia.

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Japanese women increasingly tuning in to jazz

TOKYO, Japan - Female jazz lovers enjoy performances at jazz bar Mister Kelly's in Osaka's Dojima district on Oct. 17, 2012.