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Myanmar's Made Island celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival

STORY: Myanmar's Made Island celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: KYAUKPHYU, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in Made Island STORYLINE: With smartphones and cameras held high taking videos, people in Myanmar's Made Island were captivated by cultural performances in celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. The vibrant celebration on Friday is the first-ever traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival with cultural music and dances performed by artists on the island, participants said. Kyaw Htet Naing, a 22-year-old local resident from the Made Island, shared his joy at experiencing the festival for the first time. "I'm very happy to participate in it. I've never heard of it before," he said. While enjoying cultural performances from Chinese artists, Kyaw noticed similarities between Chinese and Myanmar cultures. He also expressed hope for more such events to strengthen bilateral friendships between the people from

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MYANMAR-RAKHINE-KYAUKPHYU-DAILY LIFE

(221220) -- KYAUKPHYU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2022 shows sunrise near a jetty in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State, Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-RAKHINE-KYAUKPHYU-DAILY LIFE

(221220) -- KYAUKPHYU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People travel by boat in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Dec. 19, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-RAKHINE-KYAUKPHYU-DAILY LIFE

(221220) -- KYAUKPHYU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People use bull carts to transport goods from a boat at a jetty in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Dec. 19, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-KYAUKPHYU-CHINA-DONATION

(221220) -- KYAUKPHYU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend a ceremony for China's donation of household items to Kyaukphyu Nursing Home in Kyaukphyu, western Myanmar's Rakhine state, Dec. 19, 2022. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar on Monday handed over household items to Kyaukphyu Nursing Home in Kyaukphyu town of Myanmar's Rakhine State. The donated items included single steel beds, mini wardrobes, a refrigerator, rice cookers, water containers and a wheelchair. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-KYAUKPHYU-CHINA-DONATION

(221220) -- KYAUKPHYU, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend a ceremony for China's donation of household items to Kyaukphyu Nursing Home in Kyaukphyu, western Myanmar's Rakhine state, Dec. 19, 2022. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar on Monday handed over household items to Kyaukphyu Nursing Home in Kyaukphyu town of Myanmar's Rakhine State. The donated items included single steel beds, mini wardrobes, a refrigerator, rice cookers, water containers and a wheelchair. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Myanmar towns record highest single-day rainfall in over 50 years

STORY: Myanmar towns record highest single-day rainfall in over 50 years DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of waterlogged streets in Yangon 2. various of traffic jams caused by rain-triggered floods in Yangon STORYLINE: Myanmar's commercial city of Yangon and the western town of Kyaukphyu have experienced the heaviest single-day rainfall in over 50 years on Wednesday, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. Yangon, the former capital of the country, saw its highest single-day rainfall in 54 years, with 170 mm recorded on Wednesday, compared to the figure of 149 mm in August 2019, the weather bureau reported. Kyaukphyu, a major town in Rakhine State, recorded 502 mm on Wednesday, the highest in 58 years, compared to that of 272 mm in August 1994. "The record rainfalls occur because of a heavy monsoon wind coming from the east," Hla Tun, director of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, told Xinhua