Expats celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China's Chongqing

STORY: Expats celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China's Chongqing DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the celebrationSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASHURMATOVA SABINA, Student from UzbekistanSOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAILEY TEKLEHAIMANOT BELAY, Student from EthiopiaSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ASHURMATOVA SABINA, Student from Uzbekistan STORYLINE: Making sticky rice dumplings, or Zongzi and taking part in dragon dance, 14 international students in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival just like the locals do. The Dragon Boat Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, the festival falls on Friday. The students say they are impressed by China's rich tradition and diversified culture. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASHURMATOVA SABINA, Student from Uzbekistan "In my university, there was a Chinese culture lesson and in that course, we took a cla

Nigeria, Ethiopia to hold summit on strengthening trade, economy, political relations

STORY: Nigeria, Ethiopia to hold summit on strengthening trade, economy, political relations DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the ceremonyvarious of the meetingSOUNDBITE 1 (English): VICTOR ADELEKE, Nigeria's ambassador to EthiopiaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): VICTOR ADELEKE, Nigeria's ambassador to Ethiopia STORYLINE: Nigeria and Ethiopia have concluded arrangements to hold a Joint Ministerial Commission summit in Addis Ababa next month to discuss various areas of bilateral relationship and exchange perspectives on a range of international issues of mutual interest. The forthcoming summit was the focus of a visit Wednesday by Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian prime minister, and Zinash Tayachew, the Ethiopian first lady, who was hosted to a presidential lunch by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and First Lady Aisha Buhari at the State House in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. A major outcome of the visit is the desire of both countries to t