Myanmar scholars share knowledge on education in China

STORY: Myanmar scholars share knowledge on education in China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 3, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: A knowledge sharing event by Myanmar students who studied in China was held in Yangon's China Cultural Center on Saturday. During the event, Pan Feng, the cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, delivered the opening speech and eight Myanmar scholars shared their knowledge and experiences of studying in China. About 30 students majoring in Chinese from Yangon University of Foreign Languages (YUFL) attended the event. The event was organized by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar and China Media Group. Making Chinese dumplings, traditional tea tasting and Chinese calligraphy activities were also part of the event. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tisco Japan Inc. said May 2 it will begin interpretation services for foreign visitors traveling to Japan and South Korea before and during the World Cup soccer finals. Interpretation will be provided from Japanese into four languages, and from Korean to eight languages using a dedicated mobile phone and a special device rented at major airports in both co-host countries. A user needs to call Tisco's call center via the hands-free speaker phone and speak through the device to an interpreter at the center, who will offer interpretation services via the device. The phone/device kit costs 1,470 yen per day and interpretation services are offered at 390 yen per minute.

Premier Obuchi visits school of Oriental languages

Premier Obuchi visits school of Oriental languages

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from L) and his wife Chizuko visit a Paris school of Oriental languages in the afternoon of Jan. 7. He presented personal computers to the school. The couple arrived in Paris at night Jan. 6 on the first leg of their eight-day trip to three European countries.

Kenya's tourist arrivals up 91 pct amid global travel recovery

STORY: Kenya's tourist arrivals up 91 pct amid global travel recovery DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourism sector performance report launch 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NAJIB BALALA, Kenya's cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife 3. various of promo video in multiple languages 4. various of the report launch STORYLINE: Kenya's tourist arrivals surged 91 percent between January and August compared to a similar period last year, a senior government official said Friday. Najib Balala, the cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the country received 924,812 international visitors in the first eight months compared to 483,240 arrivals in the same period in 2021. "Kenya's tourism sector is experiencing a recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic has been contained in most of our key source markets and international travelers are now fully confident to

Student launches multilingual online petition against Japan's security bills

Student launches multilingual online petition against Japan's security bills

Nobuhiro Hishida, a second-year student at Keio University, shows during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2015, a poster calling for support to his online petition opposing the Japanese government's national security bills aimed at expanding the Self-Defense Forces' overseas operations. With the campaign statement available in eight languages, Hishida plans to send signatures received from around the world to the prime minister's office and both houses of the Japanese parliament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tisco Japan Inc. said May 2 it will begin interpretation services for foreign visitors traveling to Japan and South Korea before and during the World Cup soccer finals. Interpretation will be provided from Japanese into four languages, and from Korean to eight languages using a dedicated mobile phone and a special device rented at major airports in both co-host countries. A user needs to call Tisco's call center via the hands-free speaker phone and speak through the device to an interpreter at the center, who will offer interpretation services via the device. The phone/device kit costs 1,470 yen per day and interpretation services are offered at 390 yen per minute.

Support center opens for foreign residents in Japan

Support center opens for foreign residents in Japan

A video telephone interpretation system is demonstrated at the Foreign Residents Support Center in Tokyo on July 6, 2020. Hosting the offices of eight public organizations, the support center opened the same day to provide foreign residents in Japan with advice on employment, visas, laws and humanitarian issues in 11 languages.

Premier Obuchi visits school of Oriental languages

Premier Obuchi visits school of Oriental languages

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from L) and his wife Chizuko visit a Paris school of Oriental languages in the afternoon of Jan. 7. He presented personal computers to the school. The couple arrived in Paris at night Jan. 6 on the first leg of their eight-day trip to three European countries. ==Kyodo