Dragon boat race ushers in Uganda-China tourism season in Uganda

STORY: Dragon boat race ushers in Uganda-China tourism season in Uganda SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: ENTEBBE, Uganda CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dragon boat race 2. various of award ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FAN XUECHENG, Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda 4. various of the race 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARTIN BAHINDUKA, Ugandan Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities 6. various of audiences at the event 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RODNEY BABAL, Ugandan paddler STORYLINE: The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lak

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHINA-HMEP-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL-COOPERATION

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHINA-HMEP-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL-COOPERATION

(240609) -- KAMPALA, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Li (L), vice principal of Hunan Mechanical and Electrical Polytechnic (HMEP) hands over a plaque to Ayub Sooma (C), chairperson of Luyanzi Institute of Technology (LIT), under the witness of the charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda Fan Xuecheng, during a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at LIT campus in Kampala, Uganda, June 8, 2024. Uganda's LIT, a vocational school in Kampala, has signed a MoU with HMEP in China to enhance training and employment opportunities for its students. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHINA-HMEP-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL-COOPERATION

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHINA-HMEP-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL-COOPERATION

(240609) -- KAMPALA, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Li (L), vice principal of Hunan Mechanical and Electrical Polytechnic (HMEP) hands over a plaque to Ayub Sooma (C), chairperson of Luyanzi Institute of Technology (LIT), under the witness of the charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda Fan Xuecheng, during a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at LIT campus in Kampala, Uganda, June 8, 2024. Uganda's LIT, a vocational school in Kampala, has signed a MoU with HMEP in China to enhance training and employment opportunities for its students. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)