NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-EVENT

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-EVENT

(240203) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer (L) asks about the Year of the Dragon stamps for sale on the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 3, 2024. The Auckland Showgrounds burst forth with color and festivity on Saturday with the opening of the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day, a signature event that has become a long-cherished tradition for various communities in New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-EVENT

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-EVENT

(240203) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of New Zeland Post shows Year of the Dragon stamps on the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 3, 2024. The Auckland Showgrounds burst forth with color and festivity on Saturday with the opening of the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day, a signature event that has become a long-cherished tradition for various communities in New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-EVENT

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-EVENT

(240203) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children walk past a panda figure on the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 3, 2024. The Auckland Showgrounds burst forth with color and festivity on Saturday with the opening of the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day, a signature event that has become a long-cherished tradition for various communities in New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-EVENT

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-EVENT

(240203) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A resident (R) receives a paper-cutting work showing the Chinese character "Fu (fortune)" on the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 3, 2024. The Auckland Showgrounds burst forth with color and festivity on Saturday with the opening of the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day, a signature event that has become a long-cherished tradition for various communities in New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

State funeral held for former Zambian President Banda

STORY: State funeral held for former Zambian President Banda DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema arriving at the show grounds for the state funeral of Fourth President of Zambia Rupiah Banda 2. shot of women singing in honor of Rupiah Banda 3. various of the state funeral 4. various of the arrival of the funeral cortege 5. various of the state funeral at showgrounds 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President 7. Cut away of the crowd during the state funeral 8. Cut away of the guest and Mourners during the state funeral 9. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 10. shot of Joachim Chissano, the former president of Mozambique 11. shot of the Body viewing by guest led by Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema. STORYLINE: Zambia on Thursday held a state funeral for the country's fourth President Rupiah Banda. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema led hundreds of mo