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Gala concert for Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival held in Mongolia

STORY: Gala concert for Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival held in Mongolia DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gala concert for Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival STORYLINE: A gala concert to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival was held in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator on Thursday night. The concert, titled "The Moon, grown full now over the sea," was co-organized by the Chinese Cultural Center in Ulan Bator and the Mongolian State Music and Dance Conservatory. "The Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a festival for the Chinese people, but also a bridge of friendship," Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan said at the concert. China believes that civilizations grow because of exchanges, Shen said, expressing her confidence that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, China and Mongolia will strive to create a new model of people-to-people exchanges, people-to-people bonds and mutual learning to bring more benefits

Mongolians show talent in Chinese singing competition

STORY: Mongolians show talent in Chinese singing competition DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of singing competition STORYLINE: The award ceremony of a Chinese singing competition among Mongolians was held in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator on Thursday. A total of 10 finalists from different occupations and age groups in Mongolia showcased their talent and Chinese language skills in the final round of the singing competition called "China's Good Songs and Mongolia's Good Voices." Among them, male contestant G. Khuslen who sang the song called "Qilin" was the winner. The competition is part of a week-long series of cultural events promoting northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region called "Feel China," which kicked off on Wednesday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

Annual harvest fair kicks off in Mongolia's capital

STORY: Annual harvest fair kicks off in Mongolia's capital DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the harvest fair STORYLINE: The 17th edition of the "Green Days of Autumn" harvest fair opened in the Mongolian capital on Monday as the country seeks to bolster food production at home. The annual event is being co-organized by the country's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, the municipal government of the national capital Ulan Bator, the representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Mongolia and other organizations. The event aims to support farmers and herders; provide urban residents with fresh produce, meat and dairy products; and promote food security and nutrition. Organizers say Mongolia wants to support its domestic food production and diversify food imports. More than 400 farmers, herders and companies operating in the food and agriculture sectors from the country's 21 provinces are participatin

2022 Asian Wrestling Championships kick off in Mongolia's capital

STORY: 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships kick off in Mongolia's capital DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the championships STORYLINE: The 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships kicked off in Ulan Bator's Buyant-Ukhaa Sports Complex on Tuesday. More than 250 Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestlers from 22 countries and regions including Mongolia, Japan, Iran, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and South Korea are participating in the championships, organizers said, adding that the event is the first to be held in Mongolia in 21 years. The 35th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships will last until Sunday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

Men Found on Boat in North East Japan Say they came From N. Korea

AKITA, Japan,-Nov. 24 Kyodo - A boat carrying eight men claiming to be fishermen from North Korea has washed ashore in the north eastern Japan prefecture of Akita, police said Friday. The police received a call from a resident in the city of Yurihonjo around 11:30 p.m. Thursday about suspicious men at the seaside. They later found the men on the wooden boat at a nearby marina. The men had no life-threatening injuries and appeared to speak Korean, the police said. They have been taken into protective custody. Hachiro Okonogi, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, told reporters after a Cabinet meeting that the men have said they were fishing before the boat broke down and washed ashore. In November 2015 a wooden boat drifted ashore in the city of Noshiro in Akita and skeletal remains of two men were found inside the vessel and nearby.

N. Korean nuclear chief speaks after meeting ex-U.S. officials

Ri Yong Ho (L), North Korea's chief negotiator for six-party denuclearization talks, speaks to the press in Singapore on Jan. 19, 2015, after unofficially meeting with former U.S. officials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. wants 'meaningful results' for 6-party talks: envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (R), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers questions from reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Sept. 13, 2010. He said the United States wants to resume the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue only if they produce ''meaningful results.'' (Kyodo)

N. Korea urges Japan to include Korean schools in tuition aid

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on April 17, 2010. Song urged Japan to include pro-Pyongyang schools in Japan in a tuition waiver program for high school students ''as early as possible.'' (Kyodo)

N. Korea envoy says he had 'deep exchange' with China on nuke tal

BEIJING, China - Kim Kye Gwan, a North Korean vice foreign minister and Pyongyang's chief nuclear negotiator, is surrounded by reporters after having dinner with Chinese officials at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 11, 2010. Kim said he had a ''deep exchange of views'' with China over six-party talks on the North's nuclear program and a peace treaty on the 1950-1953 Korean War. (Kyodo)

Saiki hints 'sampling' not mentioned in 6-way draft protocol

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki speaks to reporters in Beijing on Dec. 9 after the second day of the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea. Saiki suggested that a draft protocol for verifying N. Korea's nuclear information presented by China during the talks did not directly refer to ''sampling'' at the North's nuclear sites as a verification method. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Japan, N. Korea divided but agree to meet more often

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yoshiki Mine, Japan's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks to reporters at a hotel in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator on Sept. 6 after ending two days of talks with his North Korean counterpart Song Il Ho. (Kyodo)

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