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Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine "Jingei"

KOBE, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - A ceremony to award a Self-Defense Forces flag to a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine is held at a shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan on March 8, 2024. The submarine, "Jingei," will be deployed to the MSDF Yokosuka Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Chinese language skills contest for high school students held in Hanoi

STORY: Chinese language skills contest for high school students held in Hanoi DATELINE: May 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of meeting hall of Hanoi University 2. various of the opening ceremony 3. various of Vietnamese high school students taking part in the competition STORYLINE: The final round of the northern and central section of the 16th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign High School Students concluded here on Sunday. The event was held by Hanoi University and co-organized by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation under China's Ministry of Education and the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam. The final round was divided into four parts, including a themed speech, a Chinese knowledge quiz, an impromptu speech and a talent show, held offline at the meeting hall of Hanoi University. Le Nguyet Quynh from Foreign Language Specialised School, Vietnam National University won in the final round, with 16 students from ei

Moscow Sports Cup in Figure Skating concludes

STORY: Moscow Sports Cup in Figure Skating concludes DATELINE: April 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:46 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the children's competition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): NINA MOZER, General Director of the Moscow Figure Skating Federation 3. various of the adult competition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): ANTON ABDURAKHMANOV, President of the Moscow Figure Skating Federation 5. various of the performance and awarding ceremony STORYLINE: The final of the Moscow Sports Cup in Figure Skating concluded on Sunday night in the Russian capital. The competition aimed to select the most promising figure skaters aged 6-12 from 11 teams as well as to choose the best sports school. In total, about 2,000 athletes competed in the tournament. They came from 20 figure skating schools, including the most prominent ones in Russia. Representatives of 80 commercial organizations developing figure skating also participated. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): NINA MOZER, General Director of the Moscow Figur

Russian expat impressed by China's development

STORY: Russian expat impressed by China's rapid development DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russian expat working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 5. various of street scenes in China STORYLINE: Mikhail Pisarenko, a Russian teacher at Fuzhou Foreign Language School in east China, has been impressed by the country's rapid development. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou "My first visit to China was in 2009. I came to Beijing and I took part in the opening ceremony of the Russian Language Year in China. At that time I was really impressed by Beijing. It is a large city with large roads. Then the second time I came to Beijing again in 2016 and took part in the educational exhibition and I was really impressed because I di

Training class starts for operation, maintenance staff of Indonesia's high-speed railway

STORY: Training class starts for operation, maintenance staff of Indonesia's high-speed railway DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: MADIUN, Indonesia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of opening ceremony of Indonesia's high-speed railway STORYLINE: The first training class for operation and maintenance personnel of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) started Monday at Indonesian Railway Vocational Technical School in Madiun City, East Java Province. Over 170 Indonesian students join the class and receive training. The duration of theoretical training will take from one to six months, depending on the specific professions. Upon completion of theoretical training, students will be arranged for practical training on the railway. The training courses are provided by the Chinese operation and maintenance management team, as well as Chinese railroad-related colleges and universities. The railway is scheduled to start operation in mid-year. The high-speed line, a landmark project

Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

About half of students attend a graduation ceremony without wearing face masks at Sendai Daiichi High School in the Miyagi prefectural capital of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Students at Gifu prefectural high school in the Gifu prefectural capital of Gifu, central Japan, wear face masks at a graduation ceremony on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

Confucius class in Congo celebrates Chinese New Year

STORY: Confucius class in Congo celebrates Chinese New Year DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:45 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Revolution High School in Brazzaville 2. various of the gala 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YULAN, Head of the Confucius classes of the Revolution High School STORYLINE: The students of the Confucius class of the Revolution High School in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, held a gala this Saturday for the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, symbolling good fortune, great ambition, bright future, wealth and prosperity. This celebration, in which Chinese classes from various high schools in Brazzaville took part, was marked by several activities, in particular the recital of poems in Chinese language, Chinese songs, and the performance of the dragon dance by the students of the Wushu Federation of Congo. "The Sino-Congolese collaboration at the cultural level has grown, especially with the opening of Confucius classes

African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria

STORY: African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 7th African Nations Championship STORYLINE: The seventh edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicked off at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki locality, southern Algiers on Friday. Host Algeria beat Libya 1-0 through Aymen Mahious' 57th-minute penalty in the tournament opener. Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane declared the championship open, in the presence of several international sports personalities and big world football names, including FIFA president Gianni Infantino and president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe. In his opening remarks, Benabderrahmane welcomed all teams and guests to the tournament as he paid tribute to late Nelson Mandela. The biennial tournament, which was first staged in 2009 in Cote d'Ivoire, runs from January 13 to February 4 this year. T

CHINA-SCHOOLS-NEW SEMESTER(CN)

(220901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students are on their way to the opening ceremony at Beijing Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University (ESBNU) Huaxia Girls' Middle School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2022. Many schools in China kicked off a new school year on Thursday. (Xinhua/Hou Jun)

CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei (dressed in pink) plays the violin during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2022. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that

High school baseball tourney begins

Baseball teams representing 32 high schools from throughout Japan take part in the opening ceremony of the 71st high school baseball national invitational tournament March 25 at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.

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