Chinese embassy in Zambia, medical team donate to children in need

STORY: Chinese embassy in Zambia, medical team donate to children in need DATELINE: May 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony 2. various of the Chinese Medical at team during the donation STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Zambia and the 24th Chinese Medical Team on Tuesday donated money and care packages to children in need in Zambia ahead of International Children's Day which falls on June 1. The embassy donated 300,000 Zambian Kwacha (about 15,600 U.S. dollars) to the "Stay in School Initiative" established by Zambia's first lady, while the medical team handed over 50 stationery bags and toys to 50 children. The medical team also conducted medical checkups on the children. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lusaka. (XHTV)

Tropical Cyclone Freddy dominates Labor Day speeches in Malawi

STORY: Tropical Cyclone Freddy dominates Labor Day speeches in Malawi DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. various of the podium 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 4. various of the event 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): REBECCA ADDA-DONTOH, UN resident coordinator in Malawi STORYLINE: Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has said the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Freddy are far from over. He said that the southern African country needs an additional 700 billion Kwacha (about 683 Million U.S. dollars) for recovery and reconstruction alone. According to the President, it is estimated that damage and losses caused by the cyclone exceed 500 million U.S. dollars. Workers in Malawi rallied Monday like fellow counterparts across the world to mark the International Workers' Day. In Lilongwe, large crowds gathered at Masintha Ground under the theme "Natural Disasters a Threat to Livelihoods and Decent Work: Creating D

China donates cash to support needy school girls in Malawi

STORY: China donates cash to support needy school girls in Malawi DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donating ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONICA CHAKWERA, First Lady of Malawi 3. various of the press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LONG ZHOU, Chinese Ambassador to Malawi 5. various of school girls in Malawi STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy to Malawi donated 27.6 million Malawi Kwacha (about 27,000 U.S. dollars) to Shaping Our Future Foundation run by Malawi's First Lady Monica Chakwera on Monday in an effort to support neddy school girls in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONICA CHAKWERA, First Lady of Malawi "This money that you have given us, a 27.6 million (Malawi Kwacha) grant from the Chinese Embassy, is well-timed. And I think the result of what you are doing now can only be told in four-five years' time. We will make sure that we give you all the statistics on how that is helping." Chinese Ambassador to