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(TWO SESSIONS) CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-ANNUAL SESSION-OPENING (CN)

(240305) -- BEIJING, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign diplomatic envoys to China observe the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

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QATAR-DOHA-UN-CHIEF-AFGHANISTAN-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(230502) -- DOHA, May 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference following a two-day closed-door meeting on Afghanistan with special envoys from more than 20 countries and international organizations in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2023. Guterres on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan faces "the largest humanitarian crisis" in today's world, while calling for more funding for the UN humanitarian response plan. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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QATAR-DOHA-UN-CHIEF-AFGHANISTAN-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(230502) -- DOHA, May 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference following a two-day closed-door meeting on Afghanistan with special envoys from more than 20 countries and international organizations in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2023. Guterres on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan faces "the largest humanitarian crisis" in today's world, while calling for more funding for the UN humanitarian response plan. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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QATAR-DOHA-UN-CHIEF-AFGHANISTAN-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(230502) -- DOHA, May 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference following a two-day closed-door meeting on Afghanistan with special envoys from more than 20 countries and international organizations in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2023. Guterres on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan faces "the largest humanitarian crisis" in today's world, while calling for more funding for the UN humanitarian response plan. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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Diplomats impressed by development of China's Shenzhen

STORY: Diplomats impressed by development of China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18-19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of diplomatic envoys 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTHA MAVROMMATI, Cyprus' Ambassador to China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAN-HORIA MAXIM, Romanian Ambassador to China STORYLINE: Diplomatic envoys from more than 30 countries, including Cameroon, Ghana, Nepal, Mongolia, and Romania, have gone on a two-day tour in China's Shenzhen to better understand the city's achievements and explore cooperation potential in various fields. The diplomats visited the Qianhai Exhibition Hall, the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub, and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to discuss future cooperation and development vision. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTHA MAVROMMATI, Cyprus' Ambassador to China "We are very impressed with the development, the innovation of the companies, the very friendly environmental

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14th High-Level Retreat on Promotion of Peace, Security, Stability in Africa held in Cairo

STORY: 14th High-Level Retreat on Promotion of Peace, Security, Stability in Africa held in Cairo DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the high-Level retreat 2. SOUNDBITE (English): HAMDY LOZA, Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister STORYLINE: The African Union Commission convened the 14th High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa under the theme "Resetting Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation for the 21st Century in Africa" on Tuesday in Cairo. The two-day event brought together the commission's leadership and special representatives and special envoys from other regional and international organizations. SOUNDBITE (English): HAMDY LOZA, Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister "The high-level retreat is held this year at a critical time when the continent faces complex emerging challenges and its global geopolitical and economic polarization that's exacerbating the suffering of the people. This situation requires reshapi

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QATAR-DOHA-UN-CHIEF-AFGHANISTAN-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(230502) -- DOHA, May 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference following a two-day closed-door meeting on Afghanistan with special envoys from more than 20 countries and international organizations in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2023. Guterres on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan faces "the largest humanitarian crisis" in today's world, while calling for more funding for the UN humanitarian response plan. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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QATAR-DOHA-UN-CHIEF-AFGHANISTAN-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(230502) -- DOHA, May 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference following a two-day closed-door meeting on Afghanistan with special envoys from more than 20 countries and international organizations in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2023. Guterres on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan faces "the largest humanitarian crisis" in today's world, while calling for more funding for the UN humanitarian response plan. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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QATAR-DOHA-UN-CHIEF-AFGHANISTAN-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(230502) -- DOHA, May 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference following a two-day closed-door meeting on Afghanistan with special envoys from more than 20 countries and international organizations in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2023. Guterres on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan faces "the largest humanitarian crisis" in today's world, while calling for more funding for the UN humanitarian response plan. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Varga Bonita (L) and Imre Tamara, two Hungarian students whose Chinese names are Hu Lingyue and Song Zhixiao, speak in an interview with Xinhua at Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 7, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Deng Yaomin)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-BILINGUAL SCHOOL-CHINESE PRESIDENT-LETTER REPLY

(230226) -- BUDAPEST, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Varga Bonita (1st R) and Imre Tamara, two Hungarian students whose Chinese names are Hu Lingyue and Song Zhixiao, receive gifts from the Chinese Embassy in Hungary at Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH Feature: Heartwarming reply from "Grandpa Xi" cheers up little envoys of Hungary-China friendship (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - North Korean nuclear envoy Ri Gun (L) and chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill look relaxed during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later that the nuclear envoys from six countries laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization.

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N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - (From L to R) Russia's Grigory Berdennikov, North Korea's Ri Gun, the United States' Christopher Hill, China's Wu Dawei, South Korea's Chun Yung Woo and Japan's Akio Suda pose for a photo during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later the nuclear envoys laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization.

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6-way envoys hold N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Christopher Hill, the U.S. top nuclear negotiator, sits for the opening session of a two-day working-group meeting held by six countries in Shenyang on Aug. 16 to discuss the technical details of the next stage of North Korea's nuclear abandonment. (Pool photo)

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6-way envoys hold N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Envoys from North and South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia begin a two-day working-group meeting in Shenyang on Aug. 16 to discuss the technical details of the next stage of North Korea's nuclear abandonment. (Pool photo)

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Envoys begin gathering in Shenyang for N. Korea working group talks

SHENYANG, China - Armed policemen stand guard outside the building in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang on Aug. 15, the day before a two-day working group meeting stars to discuss the specifics of the next stage toward North Korea's nuclear abandonment.

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Envoys begin gathering in Shenyang for N. Korea working group talks

SHENYANG, China - Chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill arrives at a hotel in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang on Aug. 15 to represent his country at a two-day working group meeting to discuss the specifics of the next stage toward North Korea's nuclear abandonment.

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Envoys begin gathering in Shenyang for N. Korea working group talks

SHENYANG, China - Ri Gun (far left), director general of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's American affairs bureau, arrives at Shenyang airport in northeastern China to represent his country in a two-day working group meeting to discuss the specifics of the next stage toward Pyongyang's nuclear abandonment.

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Tourism envoys promote Takarazuka, home to all-female troupe

KOBE, Japan - Yuka Jogan (L) and Mai Maeda, both serving as fourth-generation Tourism Ambassador Sapphire for the city of Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, pose during an event in January 2014. They are named after the main character in the girls' manga series "Ribon no Kishi" (Princess Knight) by famed cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, who lived in the city for two decades and was a big fan of the all-female Takarazuka Revue company.

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Japan cultural envoys

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on May 22, 2013, shows six of eight arts professionals whom Japan has selected as cultural ambassadors to help promote Japanese arts and culture overseas. They are (from L to R) calligrapher Souun Takeda, art unit Maywa Denki member Nobumichi Tosa, plaster artist Shuhei Hasado, Japanese-style gardener Masashi Hirao, dancer and choreographer Kaiji Moriyama, and "taiko" player Leonard Eto. The other two, actor Mirai Moriyama and Tama Art University professor Yuko Hasegawa, are not in the photo.

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Japan, S. Korea nuclear envoys hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama (R), chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian affairs bureau, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's new top nuclear envoy, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. Sugiyama and Lim agreed during their meeting that the two countries and the United States will work closely on efforts toward resuming the multilateral talks on North Korea's nuclear programs. (Pool Photo)

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Tibet envoys leave H.K. after meeting Beijing officials

HONG KONG, China - Lodi Gyari, one of the two envoys from the Tibet government in exile, talks to reporters at Hong Kong international airport on May 6 en route to Dharamsala, India, after wrapping up a one-day meeting with Beijing officials over the weekend in south China. Tibet's government-in-exile is based in Dharamsala in northern India.

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Goodwill envoys for Japan-China exchanges visit Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Two Japanese goodwill ambassadors, actress Noriko Sakai (L) and table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (R), visit Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) at the premier's office on April 5. The two were appointed as goodwill envoys for the Japan-China culture-sports exchange year in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Japanese duo commissioned as goodwill envoys for 2002 World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - The Japanese singers CHAGE and ASKA (L and R), are commissioned by South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Park Jie Won (C) in Seoul on April 28 as goodwill ambassadors for the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted with Japan. The singers will take part in various cultural events between the two countries related to the soccer match.

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Goodwill envoys for Japan-China exchanges visit Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Two Japanese goodwill ambassadors, actress Noriko Sakai (L) and table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (R), visit Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) at the premier's office on April 5. The two were appointed as goodwill envoys for the Japan-China culture-sports exchange year in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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1945 News Chronicle General MacArthur to meet Japanese envoy

1945 News Chronicle front page reporting General MacArthur to meet Japanese envoys in Manilla to discuss surrender terms Date: 16th August 1945

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Japan, China nuclear envoys discuss response to North Korea

Wu Dawei (L), China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, and Kimihiro Ishikane, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shake hands before their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 5, 2016. The two envoys were expected to discuss responses to North Korea's pursuit of nuclear and missile programs. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China nuclear envoys discuss response to North Korea

Wu Dawei (L), China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, and Kimihiro Ishikane, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shake hands before their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 5, 2016. The two envoys were expected to discuss responses to North Korea's pursuit of nuclear and missile programs. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean president's special envoys to visit Pyongyang

File photo taken in October 2003 in Geneva shows Chung Eui Yong. The South Korean presidential office said on March 4, 2018 that Moon Jae In's special envoys, led by Chung, head of the National Security Office, will make a two-day visit to Pyongyang from the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Emperor's Enthronement Ceremony at the Imperial Palace

The Rite of Enthronement Ceremony, the central ceremony of the Emperor's accession to the throne, was held in the Pine Room of the Imperial Palace. The ceremony was attended by 2,223 representatives of the people and congratulatory envoys from 158 countries and 2 international organizations, including 70 heads of state. The ceremony was attended by 2,223 people, including 70 heads of state and representatives of 158 countries and two international organizations.

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N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - North Korean nuclear envoy Ri Gun (L) and chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill look relaxed during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later that the nuclear envoys from six countries laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - (From L to R) Russia's Grigory Berdennikov, North Korea's Ri Gun, the United States' Christopher Hill, China's Wu Dawei, South Korea's Chun Yung Woo and Japan's Akio Suda pose for a photo during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later the nuclear envoys laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization. (Kyodo)

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6-way envoys hold N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Envoys from North and South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia begin a two-day working-group meeting in Shenyang on Aug. 16 to discuss the technical details of the next stage of North Korea's nuclear abandonment. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Tibet envoys leave H.K. after meeting Beijing officials

HONG KONG, China - Lodi Gyari, one of the two envoys from the Tibet government in exile, talks to reporters at Hong Kong international airport on May 6 en route to Dharamsala, India, after wrapping up a one-day meeting with Beijing officials over the weekend in south China. Tibet's government-in-exile is based in Dharamsala in northern India. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. seek "strongest possible" measures against N. Korea

Kenji Kanasugi (L), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shakes hands with Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2016. The two envoys agreed to seek the "strongest possible measures" against North Korea, two days after the reclusive state conducted its fifth nuclear test in the face of global opposition. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo