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NEPAL-DOLAKHA-CHINA-AIDED SCHOOLS-HANDOVER

(240517) -- DOLAKHA, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows the newly-rebuilt Sarba Secondary School in Jilu of Dolakha, Nepal. Two public schools rebuilt with Chinese assistance in Nepal's Dolakha district were handed over to local authorities on Thursday. The schools in Jilu and Singati of the district were damaged in the 2015 massive earthquake, and Sinohydro Bureau 6 Co., Ltd. under the Power Construction Corporation of China undertook their demolition and reconstruction under an assistance agreement signed by the governments of Nepal and China. (Photo by Nirana Raj Bana/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-DOLAKHA-CHINA-AIDED SCHOOLS-HANDOVER

(240517) -- DOLAKHA, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 16, 2024 shows a scene during a handover ceremony for two public schools rebuilt with Chinese assistance held in Dolakha, Nepal. Two public schools rebuilt with Chinese assistance in Nepal's Dolakha district were handed over to local authorities on Thursday. The schools in Jilu and Singati of the district were damaged in the 2015 massive earthquake, and Sinohydro Bureau 6 Co., Ltd. under the Power Construction Corporation of China undertook their demolition and reconstruction under an assistance agreement signed by the governments of Nepal and China. (Photo by Nirana Raj Bana/Xinhua)

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Death toll up to 143 from Nepal earthquake

STORY: Death toll up to 143 from Nepal earthquake SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of sites hit by earthquake STORYLINE: The death toll from a strong earthquake that hit western Nepal on Friday night has risen to 143, Nepal Police said on Saturday. The number of the injured has increased to 166, Nepal Police said in a statement. The 6.4-magnitude quake hit Jajarkot and Rukum West districts at 23:47 local time on Friday night, with a depth of 10-15 km, according to the authorities. Nepal Police, Nepal Armed Police Force and Nepali Army participated in the rescue operation, as the government has prioritized the rescue and treatment of the injured. Nepal's provincial governments have announced relief packages for the quake-hit areas, while the Nepali Congress and the Rastriya Swatantra Party offered 5 million Nepali rupees (37,800 U.S. dollars) and two teams of doctors in aid, respectively. It took time for t

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MOZAMBIQUE-BOANE-CHINA-AGRICULTURE CENTER

(230729) -- BOANE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two technicians from China-Mozambique Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center communicate with a local farmer (L) at Manguiza village in Boane district of Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 28, 2023. Built in 2010, the demonstration center is an important cooperation project between the Chinese and Mozambican governments. Apart from doing agricultural experiments, the center is also involved in the training of local farmers. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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Plans formalized for Mt. Fuji admission fee

TOKYO, Japan - Heita Kawakatsu (R), governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, and Shomei Yokouchi, governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, meet the press in Shizuoka's Fujinomiya on Jan. 22, 2014, after the two local governments officially adopted plans to set a voluntary 1,000 yen admission fee for climbers of Mt. Fuji, starting in the summer of 2014.

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Osprey U.S. military aircraft

IWAKUNI, Japan - Two of the U.S. Marine Corps' Osprey military aircraft fly in formation in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2012. The Japanese Defense Ministry notified local governments concerned the same day that the Osprey military aircraft will be deployed at its base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 28 or later.

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Osprey U.S. military aircraft

IWAKUNI, Japan - Two of the U.S. Marine Corps' Osprey military aircraft fly in formation in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2012. The Japanese Defense Ministry notified local governments concerned the same day that the Osprey military aircraft will be deployed at its base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 28 or later.

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Osprey U.S. military aircraft

IWAKUNI, Japan - Two of the U.S. Marine Corps' Osprey military aircraft fly in formation in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2012. The Japanese Defense Ministry notified local governments concerned the same day that the Osprey military aircraft will be deployed at its base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 28 or later.

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Forum on NGO-gov't partnership in Asia opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos delivers a lecture at a two-day international forum to discuss cooperation among nongovernmental organizations, local governments and the private sector which opened in Osaka on Feb. 22. Participants at the ''Asia -- Looking to the Future'' forum will seek cooperation in tackling various problems in the Asia-Pacific region.

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First Japan-U.S. sister city conference opens in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - The first meeting of the Japan-U.S. Sister City Conference opens in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 10. The two-day meeting was attended by some 400 officials from 109 local governments in Japan and the United States. Among those attending were Thomas Foley, ambassador to Japan, Shoichiro Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp.'s honorary chairman, and other political and business leaders.

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Agricultural industries offer job-seeking college grads in China broader choices

STORY: Agricultural industries offer job-seeking college grads in China broader choices DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of apple park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE JIANGJIANG, Staff of Huasheng Fruit Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YINGYING, Vet STORYLINE: Job-seeking college graduates in China are finding more opportunities in agricultural industries as many local governments have launched measures for the quality development of agriculture. Qianyang County in northwest China's Shaanxi Province is famous for its apple-growing and dairy goat-breeding industries. The two industries have provided jobs for tens of thousands of farmers. Every year, about 60 college graduates join the apple-growing industry. He Jiangjiang is one of them. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE JIANGJIANG, Staff of Huasheng Fruit Group "I am responsible for the daily management of the nursery. I chose to work here because Qianyang is a national demonstration count

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Heavy rains batter parts of China

STORY: Heavy rains batter parts of China DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the affected site STORYLINE: Persistent heavy rains have continued to batter parts of China, inundating roads and trapping people. Local governments are going all out to protect residents and their property. On Thursday, some areas of Maoming City in south China's Guangdong Province issued a red alert for floods. Fourteen people, including two infants, a pregnant woman and an elderly man, were trapped in Huangyang Village of Maoming. They were evacuated to safety after three rounds of rescue in two hours. Heavy rains also hit northeast China's Liaoning Province, halting railway transportation. China Railway Shenyang Bureau Group Co., Ltd. took emergency response measures and dispatched working groups to clean up silts along rail lines. The operation of affected railways has been gradually resumed. China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with re

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Beijing, Hebei sections of China's Grand Canal connected

STORY: Beijing, Hebei sections of China's Grand Canal connected DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of boats passing through the Beijing-Hebei junction in the Grand Canal STORYLINE: Boats from Tongzhou District of Beijing and Xianghe County of Hebei Province passed through the Beijing-Hebei junction in the Grand Canal in opposite directions Friday morning, which marks that the Beijing and Hebei sections of the canal were connected and underwent test navigation. Once it's officially open, residents of the two places can take cruise ships to visit the connected route. The Grand Canal was an artery connecting the north and south of China in ancient times. In order to protect and utilize the canal and realize the navigation goal of cruise ships, the water and transportation departments of Beijing and Hebei and the local governments have jointly promoted comprehensive treatment of the waterway, construction of locks and docks, installation of navi

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China-Britain hydrogen energy cooperation enjoys huge potential, broad prospects: ambassador

STORY: China-Britain hydrogen energy cooperation enjoys huge potential, broad prospects: ambassador DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: MANCHESTER, Britain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. virous of China-UK Hydrogen Energy Cooperation Forum STORYLINE: Chinese Ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang has praised the China-Britain joint efforts in hydrogen development and encouraged both sides to conduct more mutually beneficial cooperation in the future. In recent years, China and Britain have carried out joint projects in hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen industrial parks, and such mutually beneficial cooperation in hydrogen energy has huge potential and broad prospects for further growth, said Zheng. He made the remarks on Thursday while addressing the opening ceremony of the China-UK Hydrogen Energy Cooperation Forum, which was co-hosted online from the central Chinese city of Wuhan and Britain's second largest city of Manchester. The two sides should encourage local governments to stre

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Japan's top gov't spokesman Kato?

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2021. Japan is set to receive 310 million vaccine doses from two U.S. pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc., and Britain's AstraZeneca Plc. The total will be enough for 157 million people. Medical workers are expected to be eligible for vaccination first, followed by people aged 65 or older, then people with pre-existing conditions and those caring for the elderly. While the central government is in charge of securing vaccines, inoculation will be left to local governments.

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Nearly two-thirds of Kumamoto schools remain closed after quakes

Cracks are seen April 24, 2016, on a wall of a building of Higashino junior high school in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto, following a series of powerful earthquakes about 10 days earlier. Nearly two-thirds of educational facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture remained closed after their buildings were damaged or used as evacuation centers, local governments and education boards said April 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nearly two-thirds of Kumamoto schools remain closed after quakes

Pupils at Tasoko elementary school in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto are on their way to school on April 25, 2016. The school resumed the same day after a series of powerful earthquakes about 10 days earlier, while nearly two-thirds of educational facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture remained closed, local governments and education boards said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nearly two-thirds of Kumamoto schools remain closed after quakes

Frames of a classroom door and windows are seen bent April 24, 2016, at Higashino junior high school in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto, following a series of powerful earthquakes about 10 days earlier. Nearly two-thirds of educational facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture remained closed after their buildings were damaged or used as evacuation centers, local governments and education boards said April 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nearly two-thirds of Kumamoto schools remain closed after quakes

Students at Sakuragi junior high school in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto clean up April 25, 2016, on the premises of the school, which has been used as an evacuation center following powerful earthquakes about 10 days earlier. The school is expected to resume classes around mid-May. Nearly two-thirds of educational facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture remained closed, local governments and education boards said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto Pref., Kansai Electric sign nuclear safety accord

(From L) Makoto Yagi, president of Kansai Electric Power Co., Keiji Yamada, governor of Kyoto Prefecture, and Ryozo Tatami, mayor of Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture, pose for a photo after signing a trilateral nuclear safety accord at the Kyoto prefectural government offices on Feb. 27, 2015. The accord gives the two local governments more say over the utility's operation of nuclear reactors in nearby Fukui Prefecture and greater access to related information. The city of Maizuru is located less than 5 kilometers away from the Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese city promotes tourism in S. Korea

A South Korean travel industry official (R) listens to two representatives from the city office of Karatsu, southwestern Japan, at a tourism promotion event jointly held by local governments in the two countries in Seoul on Feb. 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local governments in Japan, S. Korea promote tourism in Seoul

Young South Koreans visit a booth set up by the Kochi prefectural government in western Japan at a tourism promotion event jointly held by local governments in the two countries in Seoul on Feb. 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets with Tokyo Gov. Koike

New Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is surrounded by reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 4. 2016. The two agreed that the state and local governments will closely cooperate to successfully host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets with Tokyo Gov. Koike

New Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is surrounded by reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 4. 2016. The two agreed that the state and local governments will closely cooperate to successfully host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets with Tokyo Gov. Koike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with new Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 4. 2016. The two agreed that the state and local governments will closely cooperate to successfully host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets with Tokyo Gov. Koike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with new Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 4. 2016. The two agreed that the state and local governments will closely cooperate to successfully host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets with Tokyo Gov. Koike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with new Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 4. 2016. The two agreed that the state and local governments will closely cooperate to successfully host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Forum on NGO-gov't partnership in Asia opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos delivers a lecture at a two-day international forum to discuss cooperation among nongovernmental organizations, local governments and the private sector which opened in Osaka on Feb. 22. Participants at the ''Asia -- Looking to the Future'' forum will seek cooperation in tackling various problems in the Asia-Pacific region.

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First Japan-U.S. sister city conference opens in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - The first meeting of the Japan-U.S. Sister City Conference opens in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 10. The two-day meeting was attended by some 400 officials from 109 local governments in Japan and the United States. Among those attending were Thomas Foley, ambassador to Japan, Shoichiro Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp.'s honorary chairman, and other political and business leaders.