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200 Nepali tourism professionals receive Chinese language training

STORY: 200 Nepali tourism professionals receive Chinese language training DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants 2. various of speeches 3. various of performances STORYLINE: The 5th Chinese language training course for Nepalese tourism professionals concluded in Kathmandu on Tuesday, bringing the total number of trainees to 200. Under a 2016 joint press statement, the Chinese side agreed to provide Chinese language training in Nepal for 200 Nepalese tourism professionals to support the recovery of tourism in the country. The program had been suspended for three years over the COVID-19 pandemic. China-Nepal cooperation on tourism has been undergoing an orderly recovery, with more and more Chinese tourists coming to Nepal, noted Wang Xin, a counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Nepal. Wang voiced hope that the learners will make full use of what they had learned and improve their language skills and service levels to better serve th

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People run on a leisure path along the Jinjiang River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 20, 2022. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua)

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Olympics: Medal ceremony for men's 100-meter butterfly

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Joseph Schooling (C) of Singapore celebrates his gold medal as (from L) silver medalists Michael Phelps of the United States, Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos of South Africa and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary applaud during the medal ceremony for the men's 100-meter butterfly at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. Schooling won the final in 50.39 seconds, 0.75 ahead of the three other swimmers.

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Olympics: Japan's Walsh bows out in 400-meter 1st round

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Julian Walsh of Japan finishes sixth in his 400-meter first-round heat at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. Walsh did not qualify for the semifinals.

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Olympics: Japanese wrestlers warm up in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Japan's Kaori Icho (top) practices in a training session in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 12, 2016, ahead of the women's wrestling competition beginning Aug. 17 at the Rio Olympics.

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Fireworks display at Miyajima in Hiroshima Pref.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky over Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima, an island in Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2016. Around 5,200 fireworks were launched, with 200 bursting close to the sea. The shrine was registered on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list in December 1996.

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Fireworks display at Miyajima in Hiroshima Pref.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky over Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima, an island in Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2016. Around 5,200 fireworks were launched, with 200 bursting close to the sea. The shrine was registered on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list in December 1996.

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Countdown event to invite 2016 Summer Olympics held

TOKYO, Japan - Beijing Olympic badminton player Reiko Shiota (L) and Olympic swimmer Junichi Miyashita (R) shake hands at a countdown event in Tokyo to help invite the 2016 Summer Olympics to the Japanese capital on Aug. 13, 50 days ahead of the International Olympic Committee decision on its venue.

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Countdown event to invite 2016 Summer Olympics held

TOKYO, Japan - Beijing Olympic badminton player Reiko Shiota (R in back) and Olympic swimmer Junichi Miyashita (L in back), together with children, invite the 2016 Summer Olympics to Tokyo at a countdown event in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 50 days ahead of the International Olympic Committee decision on its venue.

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U.S. think tank offers A-bomb photos to Hiroshima museum

Photo taken April 13, 2016, shows an image taken from an aircraft soon after the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of Hiroshima, with numbers given to key facilities in the western Japanese city and the degrees of their destruction in percentages. It was revealed May 19 that Washington think tank, the Stimson Center, has offered to donate a set of the preserved photo panels used to brief American leaders on the impact of the atomic bomb attacks on Japan, including the one seen in this photo, to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to help remind visitors that nuclear weapons must never be used again. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic torchbearer king of the hill at Copacabana Beach

Beachgoers soak up the rays on Copacabana beach, the site of the beach volleyball tournament at the Rio Olympics, on Aug. 13, 2016. The Rio Games will conclude on Aug. 21 with the closing ceremony at Maracana Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Sprinter tumbles in 400 meters

South African sprinter Tsholofelo Thipe tumbles after crossing the finish line in a women's 400-meter first-round heat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Olympic torchbearer king of hill at Copacabana Beach

People form a queue to buy tickets outside the beach volleyball arena on Copacabana Beach at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Olympic torchbearer king of hill at Copacabana Beach

Hordes of people stroll down the iconic Copacabana promenade alongside Copacabana Beach on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Olympic torchbearer king of hill at Copacabana Beach

A street musician sings "The Girl from Ipanema" on Aug. 13, 2016 at Copacabana Beach, the site of the beach volleyball tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Olympic torchbearer king of hill at Copacabana Beach

A view of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro picturing the beach volleyball venue in the background, at the 2016 Rio Olympics, in a photo taken from atop Morro do Leme at Forte Duque de Caxias on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Olympic torchbearer king of hill at Copacabana Beach

Rio Olympics torch relay runner Albino Roca, 69, poses on top of Morro do Leme atop the peak at Forte Duque de Caxias at the east end of Copacabana Beach on Aug. 13, 2016. Rocha was one of the 12,000 torchbearers that traveled across 329 towns and cities for the 2016 Rio Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gold medal for North Korea

People in Pyongyang watch a large screen showing weightlifter Rim Jong Sim perform at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 13, 2016. Rim won the women's 75-kilogram gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gold medal for North Korea

People in Pyongyang watch a large screen showing weightlifter Rim Jong Sim perform at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 13, 2016. Rim won the women's 75-kilogram gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gold medal for North Korea

People in Pyongyang watch a large screen showing weightlifter Rim Jong Sim perform at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 13, 2016. Rim won the women's 75-kilogram gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gate of Pyongyang Central Zoo

Photo taken Aug. 13, 2016, shows the gate of the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, for which refurbishment work has been completed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Olympics

Left photo shows the United States' Ashton Eaton (back) embracing his wife, Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton, after winning the gold medal in the men's decathlon event of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Aug. 18, 2016. Right photo shows Brianne Theisen Eaton (back) embracing her husband Ashton Eaton after winning the bronze medal in the Olympic women's heptathlon competition on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Rio Olympics

Combined photo shows Chinese cycling track athletes wearing helmets with a human face painted at the top, during competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The left column shows a female cyclist on Aug. 15, 2016, and the right column shows a male cyclist on Aug. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

Combination photo shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea, with the upper frame showing the top of the building as of Aug. 13, 2016, and lower frame showing the same part three days later on Aug. 16, as the construction work progressed rapidly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

Photo taken Aug. 13, 2016, shows the Central Zoo crowded with visitors in Pyongyang, North Korea, following its completion in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

Photo taken Aug. 13, 2016, shows the Nature Museum crowded with visitors in Pyongyang, North Korea, following its completion in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: U.S. jumper claims gold in long jump

Gold medalist Jeff Henderson of the United States soars 8.38 meters on his final effort to come from behind and claim victory in the men's long jump at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Practicing in green diving pool

Japanese diver Ken Terauchi practices at the green diving pool at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Somalian runner warms up for women's 400 meters

A Somalian runner in warm-up wear prepares for a women's 400-meter first-round heat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Slanted start line for track race

Photo taken from a ceiling camera shows runners set at a slanted start line for a track race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Farah wins men's 10,000

Gold medalist Mo Farah of Britain celebrates during the awards ceremony for the men's 10,000 meters in the athletics competition of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Table tennis speculators form wave

Speculators form a wave during a table tennis match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Fan paints face with Japan flag

Photo shows a Brazilian fan of the Japanese women's table tennis team with his face painted with Japan's Hinomaru flag at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Sprinter tumbles in 400 meters

South African sprinter Tsholofelo Thipe tumbles after crossing the finish line in a women's 400-meter first-round heat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: U.S. knocks Japan out of Rio basketball

Japan's Rui Machida (13) drives the ball past Lindsay Whalen of the United States (4) during the first quarter of a women's basketball quarterfinal game at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. The United States won 110-64. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Farah wins 2nd-consecutive gold in 10,000 meters

Britain's Mo Farah (far R) runs en route to his second consecutive Olympic gold in the men's 10,000 meters at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Bar-setting device malfunctions

A bar-setting device in the pole vault competition malfunctions on Aug. 13, 2016, delaying the start of the men's qualification jump at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Radio-controlled vehicle returns discus

A radio-controlled vehicle returns a discus thrown in the track event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase runners

Photo shows shadows of jumping runners in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Photographers waiting along track

Photographers waiting along the track shoot Japan's Anju Takamizawa in a women's 3,000-meter steeplechase first-round heat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Photographers target gold medalist

Photographers gather around Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson lying on the track after she won the women's 100 meters at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Water polo contact

Photo taken from a ceiling camera shows a Brazilian women's water polo player's right hand hitting the face of an Australian opponent during a first-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Gold medalist Farah kisses track

British runner Mo Farah kisses the track after winning the men's 10,000-meter final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to claim his second-straight gold medal on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: U.S. team in spotlight as swim events end

Spectators, volunteers and photographers gather and take photos of the U.S. team after the end of all swimming events at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Expressing thanks for a gold medal

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson puts her hands together after winning the women's 100-meter final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Italian swimmers

Italian gold medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri is embraced by bronze medal-winning compatriot Gabriele Detti after the men's 1500-meter freestyle final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Thai supporters

Thai supporters celebrate after a compatriot wins a men's badminton singles first-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Thompson wins women's 100m

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson (R) wins the women's 100-meter final in the athletics competition of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Olympics

Japan's female swimmers pose in the shape of "TOKYO2020" on the podium at Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016, after the end of all swimming races there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Thompson wins women's 100

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson (C) wins the women's 100-meter final in the athletics competition of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo