Austrian tourism expert hails China's visa-free policy

STORY: Austrian tourism expert hails China's visa-free policy SHOOTING DATE: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an expo 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GUNTHER GRUBER, VIP consultant of Kuoni travel Lounge, Austria STORYLINE: Travelers from six European countries, including Austria, enjoy China's visa exemption. The visa-free policy is effective from Thursday to Nov. 30 this year. Citizens with ordinary passports from the six European countries are allowed to stay in China for business, sightseeing, visiting families and friends, as well as transit for no more than 15 days. SOUNDBITE (English): GUNTHER GRUBER, VIP consultant of Kuoni travel Lounge in Austria "We are very happy to hear that you are lifting the visa, that visa-free travel for 15 days. I personally have been to China 26 times. I always love to do other choices, promote other choices. But Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an were the sales seller." Xinhua News Agency corresponden

Canadian man promotes Chinese culture with antique boat

STORY: Canadian man promotes Chinese culture with antique boat DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the boat and tours 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONTE GISBORNE, Canadian citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MONTE GISBORNE, Canadian citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MONTE GISBORNE, Canadian citizen STORYLINE: A Canadian man is trying to promote Chinese culture by launching sightseeing tours with an antique sailboat he owns. Monte Gisborne has long been interested in Chinese culture and the legendary Chinese navigator Zheng He. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONTE GISBORNE, Canadian citizen "I want to learn about Asian boats. So and of course, if you want to learn about Asian boats, a great period of Chinese boat building, you have to look at Zheng He, the greatest explorer of all time. All my friends were interested in Columbus and Magellan and Drake and all these European explorers, but I knew that the real story was Zheng He. I grew up reading everythi