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Dragon boat race held in Croatia to celebrate traditional Chinese festival

STORY: Dragon boat race held in Croatia to celebrate traditional Chinese festival DATELINE: June 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dragon boat race 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRESIMIR JURAK, Croatian director, Confucius Institute at University of Zagreb 3. various of the dragon boat race 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SARA DRAGOSAVAC, Chinese language student 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BOJAN ANTUNOVIC, Chinese language student STORYLINE: A dragon boat race was held on the Jarun Lake in Zagreb, the Croatian capital on Saturday. The event was part of activities organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb to celebrate the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRESIMIR JURAK, Croatian director, Confucius Institute at University of Zagreb "For eight years in a row, the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb is organizing the Dragon Boat Festival on the Jarun Lake. And this year's (event) is the biggest one

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-DRAGON BOAT RACE

(230618) -- ZAGREB, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a team from Korcula in southern Croatia celebrate victory after winning the first place in a dragon boat race held on the Jarun Lake in Zagreb, Croatia, on June 17, 2023. The dragon boat race held at the Jarun Lake in the southwest part of the Croatian capital on Saturday was part of activities organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. It was the eighth that kind of event held in Zagreb. TO GO WITH "Feature: Dragon boat race in Croatia celebrates traditional Chinese festival" (Xinhua/Li Xuejun)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-DRAGON BOAT RACE

(230618) -- ZAGREB, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A team of locals participates in a dragon boat race held on the Jarun Lake in Zagreb, Croatia, on June 17, 2023. The dragon boat race held at the Jarun Lake in the southwest part of the Croatian capital on Saturday was part of activities organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. It was the eighth that kind of event held in Zagreb. TO GO WITH "Feature: Dragon boat race in Croatia celebrates traditional Chinese festival" (Xinhua/Li Xuejun)

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China's Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Croatia

STORY: China's Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Croatia DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of dragon boats at Jarun lake in Zagreb 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRESIMIR JURAK, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb 3. various of workshops at the festival 4. various of dragon boat race 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SI JUNMEI, teacher at the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb STORYLINE: The seventh Chinese Dragon Boat Festival was held on Saturday in Croatia's capital city of Zagreb. This year's festival also marked the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Croatia and China, as well as the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb. The Confucius Institute in Croatia runs its program in eight cities in the country with more than 2000 students attending a long-term program. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRESIMIR JURAK, Director of the Confucius Institute at the

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-UNIDENTIFIED MILITARY DRONE-CRASH

(220312) -- ZAGREB, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police conduct an investigation in cooperation with military police after an unidentified military drone crashed in the area of Jaraun, Zagreb on March 10, 2022. An unmanned drone that crashed in the Jarun area of southwest Zagreb late Thursday is of military design and Russian-made, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Friday. The Croatian government said on Friday that the drone had entered Croatian air space from Hungary. On the ground it caused a large crater and two parachutes were found in a wooded area. Some cars at the scene were damaged. The police have cordoned off the area and are conducting an investigation. (Igor Soban/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-UNIDENTIFIED MILITARY DRONE-CRASH

(220312) -- ZAGREB, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police conduct an investigation in cooperation with military police after an unidentified military drone crashed in the area of Jaraun, Zagreb on March 10, 2022. An unmanned drone that crashed in the Jarun area of southwest Zagreb late Thursday is of military design and Russian-made, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Friday. The Croatian government said on Friday that the drone had entered Croatian air space from Hungary. On the ground it caused a large crater and two parachutes were found in a wooded area. Some cars at the scene were damaged. The police have cordoned off the area and are conducting an investigation. (Igor Soban/PIXSELL via Xinhua)