114 Cambodian athletes to compete in Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: 114 Cambodian athletes to compete in Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of speech by Cambodia's Olympic chief Thong Khon 3. various of speech by Cambodian PM Hun Manet 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): KHUN CHANROSEKA, Soft tennis player STORYLINE: Cambodia's 189-member sports delegation, including 114 athletes, will attend the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province from September 23 to October 8, the country's Olympic chief said on Wednesday. Thong Khon, president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, said the delegation paid a courtesy call on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday afternoon before leaving for the Games. "I believe that Cambodian athletes will be able to achieve good results in this second biggest sports event in the world after the Olympics," Khon, who will lead the delegation to attend the Games, told Xinhua. He said Cambodia

Myanmar to send 111 athletes to Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Myanmar to send 111 athletes to Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST 1. various of athletes training session for 19th Asian Games STORYLINE: Myanmar will send 111 athletes to the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, according to a sports official. Khun Jar Aung, director from the Sports and Physical Education Department under the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, said they will send a 173-member sports delegation, including athletes, coaches and team managers from seven sports, to the Hangzhou Games. 63 male and 48 female athletes will compete in sports such as football, taekwondo, Wushu, dragon boat racing, Esports, archery and sepak takraw. The Hangzhou Asian Games, scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8, are expected to see approximately 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions. They will compete in 40 sports across 481 events. Myanmar clinched two medals from Wushu and sepak takraw in the 2018 Asia

Thai students give online culture class to Chinese kids in remote area

STORY: Thai students give online culture class to Chinese kids in remote area DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the online culture class 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ANUPOL NACHAISIN, Thai student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHANISARA KOYSOMBOON, Thai student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANUPOL NACHAISIN, Thai student 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHANISARA KOYSOMBOON, Thai student 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ANUPOL NACHAISIN, Thai student 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): WANG YUJING, Volunteer of the activity STORYLINE: Two Thai students at a university in central China shared Thai culture with kids from a remote mountainous area in southwest China's Guizhou Province in an activity named "Cultural Bridge, Global Village." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ANUPOL NACHAISIN, Thai student "'Sawatdee Ka.' If you want to say 'thank you,' you can say 'khop khun.'" SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHANISARA KOYSOMBOON, Thai student "It takes three hours from Thailand to (China's

Thai museum displays artifacts from Japanese soldiers in WWII

Thai museum displays artifacts from Japanese soldiers in WWII

A World War II museum which exhibits artifacts from Japanese soldiers who fought in the war is seen in Khun Yuam, Thailand, in February 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Elderly Thai woman discusses her memories with Japanese soldiers in WWII

Elderly Thai woman discusses her memories with Japanese soldiers in WWII

A 95-year-old Thai woman in Khun Yuam, northern Thailand, sheds tears when she talks about her good memories with Japanese soldiers during World War II, in February 2015. She said Japanese soldiers lent a hand with rice harvesting and taught her Japanese songs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Artifacts from WWII Japanese soldiers on display in Thai museum

Artifacts from WWII Japanese soldiers on display in Thai museum

Canteens, rice cookers and other artifacts from Japanese soldiers who fought in World War II are on display in a World War II museum in Khun Yuam, Thailand, in February 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Farmer grows Japanese apples in northern Pakistani village

Farmer grows Japanese apples in northern Pakistani village

A Pakistani farmer stands in his orchard which grows a Japanese variety of apples in Mor Khun, a Hunza Valley village in the country's north, on Aug. 11, 2016. Cultivation of Japanese-variety apples began in the area in the late 2000s after Japanese diplomats in Pakistan brought saplings from a town in Nagano Prefecture, a leading apple-producing region in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pakistani farmer grows Japanese apples

Pakistani farmer grows Japanese apples

A Pakistani farmer (C) poses with his family members in his orchard which grows Japanese variety apples in Mor Khun, a Hunza Valley village in the country's north, on Aug. 11, 2016. Cultivation of Japanese variety apples began in the area in the late 2000s after Japanese diplomats in Pakistan brought saplings from a town in Nagano Prefecture, a leading apple-producing region in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo