Dragon boat festival boosts exchanges between Australian, Chinese cities

STORY: Dragon boat festival boosts exchanges between Australian, Chinese cities DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: DARWIN, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Darwin International Dragon Boat Festival 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KON VATSKALIS, Lord mayor of Darwin STORYLINE: The first Darwin International Dragon Boat Festival opened in the Australian city of Darwin on Sunday, promoting sports and cultural exchanges between Australian and Chinese cities. The two-day festival includes a dragon boat race on Sunday and the Darwin International Trade Show on Monday. SOUNDBITE (English): KON VATSKALIS, Lord mayor of Darwin "This event will bring people from different nationalities and different countries together. My idea with our sister city is how can we work together? How can we find what unite us, not what divide us? And culture and getting together unite us." Three teams from Australia and two teams from China's Guangzhou and Qingdao, respectively, participated in the 200m r