UN Women China Office opens training center in Zhejiang

STORY: UN Women China Office opens training center in Zhejiang DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the unveiling ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SMRITI ARYAL, Country representative of UN Women China STORYLINE: The unveiling ceremony of the UN Women China Office GEWE & CEDAW Training Center was held in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang on Tuesday. 　　 Smriti Aryal, country representative of UN Women in China, said that the training center aims to promote gender equality and women's rights. SOUNDBITE (English): SMRITI ARYAL, Country representative of UN Women China "The center, I believe, comes at an excellent time, just when the law under protection of women's rights and interests has been passed (revised) and will come into effect in January 2023. We believe it will help strengthen the capacity of national actors to support the implementation of the law." 　 UN Women is the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and t

Voting for general elections begins in Nepal

STORY: Voting for general elections begins in Nepal DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station in Nepal 2. various of Nepalis voting STORYLINE: Nepalis went to the polls on Sunday morning for elections to the House of Representatives of the federal parliament and seven provincial assemblies. Voters were seen lining up at some polling stations as the voting began at 7:00 a.m. local time. About 17.988 million voters are eligible to elect 275 members to the lower house and 550 members to the seven provincial assemblies. "The voting has commenced peacefully across the nation," Surya Aryal, deputy spokesperson for the Election Commission, told Xinhua. "We expect the voting to continue smoothly the whole day." Some voters said they were excited as they saw the voting as an opportunity for them to elect the right candidates for the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies. "I'm voting with the hope that th