Lunar New Year celebrated in various countries

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Lunar New Year celebrated in various countries

STORY: Lunar New Year celebrated in various countries SHOOTING DATE: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:07:53 LOCATION: Ulan Bator/Bratislava/Yaounde/DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania/Amman/Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Slovak): CAI GE, Chinese Ambassador to Slovakia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KANA AIME ROSS, Student at Confucius Institute of University of Yaounde II 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PENDO MALANGWA, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Dar es Salaam 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): EDIGER LYOMBO, Student at Confucius Institute 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD JAD, Student 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Indonesian): NESY ANGGRAENI, Visitor 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Indonesian): EKA SEPTIADI, Visitor STORYLINE: As the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year approaches, a variety of activities have been held in various countries to celebrate the occasion and welcome the Year of the Dragon. The Mongol Post, Mongolia's national postal service, has issued a special postage st

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