Australian museum director helps boost cultural exchanges with China

STORY: Australian museum director helps boost cultural exchanges with China DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of Mathew Trinca workingSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATHEW TRINCA, Director of the National Museum of Australiavarious of calligraphySOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATHEW TRINCA, Director of the National Museum of Australiavarious of scenes in China and AustraliaSOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATHEW TRINCA, Director of National Museum of Australia STORYLINE: Mathew Trinca, director of the National Museum of Australia (NMA), has helped promote cultural understanding between Australian and Chinese people. He said his interest in Chinese art started with calligraphy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATHEW TRINCA, Director of the National Museum of Australia "The first time I saw a Chinese artwork was when I was quite young. I'm very struck by Chinese calligraphy. I was fascinated by how it's both language, how it has literary meaning, but also how it's art." Trinca

Australian scientist receives cooperation award from China

STORY: Australian scientist receives cooperation award from China DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to AustraliaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUE O'REILLY, Australian geoscientistSOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUE O'REILLY, Australian geoscientistvarious of the ceremony STORYLINE: China granted Australian geoscientist Sue O'Reilly the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award on Thursday. At the presentation ceremony hosted in the Chinese Embassy in Australia, O'Reilly, fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and professor of the Macquarie University, received the award from Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia "Since 1982, four decades ago, professor O'Reilly has been committed to research collaborations in geosciences with Chinese universities and institutes, and made important contributions to the development