Confucius Institute in Ireland's Cork marks 15th anniversary

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Confucius Institute in Ireland's Cork marks 15th anniversary

STORY: Confucius Institute in Ireland's Cork marks 15th anniversary DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: CORK, Ireland CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Confucious Institute at University College Cork 2. various of a panel meeting 3. various of performances STORYLINE: With a panel meeting and Chinese and Irish performances, the Confucious Institute at University College Cork celebrated its 15th anniversary on Friday evening. On behalf of the Lord Mayor of Cork City, Councillor John Sheehan in a welcome speech highly praised the institute's contribution to promoting the people-to-people exchanges between Ireland and China, especially between Cork and Shanghai, which formed a sister city relationship in 2005. "The Office of the Lord Mayor of Cork and Cork City Council fully support the aims and objectives of the Confucius Institute at University College Cork and have done so since its inception in 2007," he said. Over the last 15 years, the institute has provided Chinese language

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