Chinese literature recitation contest for middle school students held in Mongolia

STORY: Chinese literature recitation contest for middle school students held in Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Chinese literature recitation contest held in Ulan Bator STORYLINE: The 12th edition of an annual contest to recite classical works of Chinese literature for Mongolian middle school students was held in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator on Friday. A total of 103 students from 14 schools across Mongolia participated in the contest organized by the Confucius Institute at the National University of Mongolia and sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia. Batzaya Batzorig, a 12-grade male student of Khishig school in Ulan Bator, won the first place in the contest with "The Letter to Ren An." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

Chinese speech contest held for Mongolian middle schools

STORY: Chinese speech contest held for Mongolian middle schools DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the speech contest STORYLINE: The final of the sixth edition of a Chinese speech contest for middle-school students was held in Mongolia's capital on Friday. Titled "Together, let China and Mongolia hoist the sail and move forward!" the speech contest was co-organized by the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia and the Confucius Institute at the National University of Mongolia. A total of 53 secondary school students competed in the final round. Batzaya Batzorig, a 12th-grade student of the Khishig school in Ulan Bator, won the first place in the competition. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

Number of endangered Przewalski's horses in Mongolia exceeds 1,000

STORY: Number of endangered Przewalski's horses in Mongolia exceeds 1,000 DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Przewalski's horses in Mongolia 2. SOUNDBITE (Mongolian): TSOGT BATZAYA, Takhi biologist at Khustai National Park in Mongolia 3. various of Przewalski's horses STORYLINE: The number of endangered Przewalski's horses in Mongolia has exceeded 1,000, a Mongolian biologist has said. SOUNDBITE (Mongolian): TSOGT BATZAYA, Takhi biologist at Khustai National Park in Mongolia "Currently, there are more than 1,000 Takhi (Mongolian name of Przewalski's horse) in three locations in Mongolia. More than 430 wild horses in 45 breeding harems are now in our Khustai National Park." This year marks the 30th anniversary of Przewalski's horses reintroduction to Mongolia. A program to reintroduce Przewalski's horses to Mongolia dates back to 1992 when 20 were brought to the Khustai National Park and the Greater Gobi Strictly Protected Area in