Cuba celebrates 175th anniversary of Chinese arrival in the island

STORY: Cuba celebrates 175th anniversary of Chinese arrival in the island DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the celebrationSOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA HUI, Chinese Ambassador to Cubavarious of the celebration STORYLINE: Cuba commemorated on Thursday the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the first Chinese immigrants to the Caribbean nation on June 3, 1847. The activity was attended by Chinese living on the island, Chinese descendants in Cuba, students of the Confucius Institute in Havana, Chinese businessmen, as well as officials from the Chinese Embassy in Cuba and local authorities. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA HUI, Chinese Ambassador to Cuba "Today we commemorate the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the first Chinese immigrants to Cuba in a very special and meaningful way, to take a tour of history in order to walk towards the future. The Chinese Embassy in Cuba is ready to collaborate with the Chinese communities in Cuba in order to t

Expats celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China's Chongqing

STORY: Expats celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China's Chongqing DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the celebrationSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASHURMATOVA SABINA, Student from UzbekistanSOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAILEY TEKLEHAIMANOT BELAY, Student from EthiopiaSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ASHURMATOVA SABINA, Student from Uzbekistan STORYLINE: Making sticky rice dumplings, or Zongzi and taking part in dragon dance, 14 international students in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival just like the locals do. The Dragon Boat Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, the festival falls on Friday. The students say they are impressed by China's rich tradition and diversified culture. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASHURMATOVA SABINA, Student from Uzbekistan "In my university, there was a Chinese culture lesson and in that course, we took a cla