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Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania

STORY: Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOZHEN, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAMIDA ALAWI, Student at the University of Dar es Salaam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALDIN MUTEMBEI, Director, Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm standing in front of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania." The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam was established in 2013 under an agreement between the University of Dar es Salaam, the Chinese International Education Foundation, and Zhejiang Normal Univer

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Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait

STORY: Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner 3. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAYAH ALFAS, Customer 5. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival STORYLINE: The Qout Market Food Festival was held Saturday in Capital Governorate, Kuwait, attracting nearly 100 local companies to participate. The event aims to support local micro and small catering businesses and attract, incubate, and highlight the homegrown artisan community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner "I started this business at home back in 2013. And now we have expanded. We have a shop and a caravan. We usually participate in markets. We love doing markets like this because we get to meet our customers, showing them what we have

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Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. various of volunteers 3. various of Swan Bay of Kaidu River 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHIYA, Local resident, volunteer STORYLINE: More and more people are making their contributions to protecting swans and other wild birds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Swan Bay of Kaidu River is home to a variety of migratory birds, thanks to the efforts to protect the local ecosystem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection "I was very surprised to find six swans here in the winter of 2013. Later, we quickly set up a wildlife protection volunteer service team. The number of people in our team has grown from just a few i

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Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon

STORY: Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing by the Ministry of Justice (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of former President Lee Myung-bak (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of Lee Myung-bak attending a court trial (courtesy of Yonhap) STORYLINE: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday granted his special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak as well as some other politicians and former government officials, according to the Ministry of Justice. Lee, who had served a single, five-year presidency until February 2013, was sentenced in October 2020 to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, but his sentence has been put on hold since June for his health problems. With the special pardon to be effective on Wednesday, Lee will be exempted from the remaining 15 years in prison. It marked the second presidential pardon that Yoon has granted si

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Physical rehabilitation seen as a solution for chronic vertigo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 3, 2013 shows Fumiyuki Goto, a doctor with expertise in treating vertigo at National Hospital Organization's Tokyo Medical Center. Goto advocates physical rehabilitation therapy for people suffering from intractable vertigo.

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Nuclear project in Georgia

WAYNESBORO, United States, Dec. 27 Kyodo - File photo taken in August 2013 shows the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors of the Vogtle power plant being constructed by contractor Westinghouse Electric Co., a unit of Japan's Toshiba Corp., near Waynesboro, Georgia, in the United States. ==Kyodo

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Japan's average gasoline price falls to 1-year low

TOKYO, Japan - A display at a gas station in Tokyo shows regular gasoline priced at 147 yen per liter on Dec. 3, 2014. The retail price of regular gasoline in Japan had dropped 20 weeks in a row to the lowest level in one year, the government's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said the same day, with the average price dropping 0.90 yen from Nov. 25 to 157.40 yen per liter as of Dec. 1, its lowest level since Dec. 2, 2013.

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Street at Imperial Palace opened to public

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows crowds of people walking along a street at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo under colorful autumn leaves, as it was opened for five days to the public to commemorate Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday in December 2013. Around 6,000 people made a line before the opening, the second since the spring, the season of cherry blossoms.

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Street at Imperial Palace opened to public

TOKYO, Japan - A crowd observes colorful autumn leaves along a street at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2014, as it was opened for five days to the public to commemorate Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday in December 2013. Around 6,000 people made a line before the opening, the second since the spring, the season of cherry blossoms.

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U.S. master woodworker's legacy reflects essence of Japanese aesthetics

NEW HOPE, United States - Mira Nakashima (2nd from R) and her team of craftsmen pose with furniture made by her late father, George Nakashima, in New Hope, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 3, 2013. There are enthusiastic fans of Nakashima's furniture in North America, Europe and Asia.

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Mini model of N. Korea's Unha-3 rocket on display

TOKYO, Japan - A miniature model of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is on display at the Three Revolution Exhibition museum in Pyongyang on Dec. 18, 2013. The rocket, suspected by Japan, South Korea and the United States to be an improved model of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, is said to have carried the Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) 3-2 satellite when it was launched on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Maker of "3-D ads" in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 6, 2013 shows Masahide Nakamura, president of Pop Kougei Co., together with one of his sculptures for "3-D ads" at the company in Yao, Osaka Prefecture.

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Maker of "3-D ads" in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 6, 2013 shows Masahide Nakamura, president of Pop Kougei Co., surrounded by sculptures for his "3-D ads" at the company in Yao, Osaka Prefecture.

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Japan's Date-Krumm opens new season with victory

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm serves to Australian Olivia Rogowska in their first-round match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on Dec. 29, 2013. The 43-year-old Date-Krumm won 6-3, 7-5.

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CG, scientific studies bring dinosaurs closer to people

TOKYO, Japan - Neil Nightingale, British director of "Walking with Dinosaurs," a 3-D movie known for the realistic movements of dinosaurs, gives an interview on Dec. 6, 2013 in Tokyo.

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Emperor, empress in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japan's Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko wave to students as they wrap up a visit to the Japanese school in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 3, 2013. (Pool photo)

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N. Korean leader's uncle rumored dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission. Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in North Korea after leader Kim Jong Un -- his nephew -- appears to have been removed from office, a South Korean lawmaker said Dec. 3, 2013. Two of Jang's close aides were executed publicly in mid-November and Jang has not been seen since, according to the lawmaker, Jung Chung Rae from the main opposition Democratic Party.

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Emperor, empress in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japan's Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) look at a photo of themselves taken in 1960, at the India International Centre, a cultural exchange facility in New Delhi, on Dec. 3, 2013. The imperial couple visited the facility for the first time since they took part in a ceremony to launch its construction as crown prince and princess 53 years ago. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Emperor, empress in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L front) and Empress Michiko (R front) enjoy watching a students' dance performance at the Japanese school in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 3, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leave after holding a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are pictured before holding a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after holding a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are pictured just before holding talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holding talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Chinese vice foreign minister

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin gives a speech in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2013. Liu, who is in charge of Asian affairs at the ministry, said that China and Japan need to promote dialogue to ensure air safety and avoid accidents.

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Chinese vice foreign minister

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin gives a speech in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2013. Liu, who is in charge of Asian affairs at the ministry, said that China and Japan need to promote dialogue to ensure air safety and avoid accidents.

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Dollar trades in 103-yen zone

TOKYO, Japan - A display in Tokyo's Higashishimbashi district shows the dollar trading at the 103-yen level on the afternoon of Dec. 3, 2013. The U.S. dollar extended its gains against the yen the same day in Tokyo to trade at six-month highs above 103 yen.

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Ex-U.S. official Einhorn

TOKYO, Japan - Robert Einhorn, a former U.S. State Department official, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News during a visit to Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013. Einhorn, who had been tasked with overseeing sanctions on Iran, urged Japan to refrain from engaging in economic activities in Iran for now in line with steps aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear activities.

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks during an interview in Phnom Penh on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks during an interview in Phnom Penh on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (far L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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North Korean leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Pyongyang in July 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and Jang Song Thaek, Kim's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, walking in a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War. Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in North Korea after Kim, appears to have been removed from office, a South Korean lawmaker told reporters on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters celebrate after barricades in front of the police headquarters in Bangkok were removed on Dec. 3, 2013.

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10 kg gold calendar

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a calendar made of 10 kilograms of gold in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Dec. 3, 2013, which Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. began selling priced at 100 million yen the same day.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters celebrate after they entered the Government House compound in Bangkok on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters celebrate after they entered the Government House compound in Bangkok on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows antigovernment protesters after they entered the Government House compound in Bangkok on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters are met by police after barricades on a road in front of the police headquarters in Bangkok were removed on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters celebrate after barricades on a road in front of the police headquarters in Bangkok were removed on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Michelin guidebook for Tokyo area

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows "Michelin Guide Tokyo, Yokohama, Shonan 2014" at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013. The publisher of the Michelin Guide said the same day 14 restaurants in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture secured three-star top ratings in its latest edition.

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Michelin guidebook for Tokyo area

TOKYO, Japan - Chefs and others pose for photos after their restaurants were awarded the top three-star rating in the "Michelin Guide Tokyo, Yokohama, Shonan 2014," at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013. The publisher of the Michelin Guide said the same day 14 restaurants in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture secured three-star top ratings in its latest edition.

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Palau president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Palau President Tommy Remengesau at Abe's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy are pictured at Kennedy's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) chats with Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso at the official residence of U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013. (Pool photo)