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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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University students protest over jailing of Erdogan's main rival - Izmir

University students demonstrate and called boycott at University, in support of Istanbul mayor, nine days after his arrest, In Izmir, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on March 28, 2025, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-SUMMER SCHOOL-ARCHAEOLOGY-PROGRAM (CN)

(240724) -- WUHAN, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant from the United States works at an excavation site at the Panlongcheng National Archaeological Site Park in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 24, 2024. As part of Wuhan University's summer programs, the international summer school on archaeology is held at the Panlongcheng National Archaeological Site Park in Wuhan. This school offers opportunities to nine students from home and abroad to participate in a five-week program, including lectures and field work. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Jingwen)

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Israel's top court rules Jewish ultra-Orthodox must begin being drafted into army

STORY: Israel's top court rules Jewish ultra-Orthodox must begin being drafted into army SHOOTING TIME: June 27, 2024 DATELINE: June 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protesting in Bnei Brak, Israel STORYLINE: The Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the government must draft ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that threatens to destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government amid the war in Gaza. In a unanimous ruling, the judges concluded that "there is no legal foundation" for the long-standing military exemption granted to Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students and that the country's mandatory service laws must also be enforced for ultra-Orthodox men. Referring to Israel's almost nine-month-long war in Gaza, the court said that "at the height of a difficult war, the burden of inequality is more than ever acute." Most Jewish Israeli men and women are required to

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-CHINESE LANGUAGE COMPETITION

(240608) -- LUSAKA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant dances during the "Chinese Bridge" competition for foreign college and secondary school students in Lusaka, Zambia, June 7, 2024. Participants showcased their proficiency in the Chinese language and culture at the competition on Friday. Co-hosted by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) and the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, and organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia, the event featured two categories: the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign college students, with seven university participants, and the 17th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign secondary school students, with nine participants. (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zambia holds Chinese language competition

STORY: Zambia holds Chinese language competition SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG SHENG, Charge d'Affaires, Chinese Embassy in Zambia 3. various of the competition STORYLINE: Zambia on Friday held the "Chinese Bridge" competition for foreign college and secondary school students, where participants showcased their proficiency in the Chinese language and culture. Co-hosted by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) and the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, and organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia, the event featured two categories: the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign college students, with seven university participants, and the 17th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign secondary school students, with nine participants. Students demonstrated their language skills and cu

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-CHINESE LANGUAGE COMPETITION

(240608) -- LUSAKA, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant dances during the "Chinese Bridge" competition for foreign college and secondary school students in Lusaka, Zambia, June 7, 2024. Participants showcased their proficiency in the Chinese language and culture at the competition on Friday. Co-hosted by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) and the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, and organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia, the event featured two categories: the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign college students, with seven university participants, and the 17th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign secondary school students, with nine participants. (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-CHINESE BRIDGE-CONTEST

(240602) -- DHAKA, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yao Wen, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, presents an award to a contestant during the 23rd Chinese Bridge - Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 31, 2024. Talk shows in Chinese, lion dances and classical Chinese dances have been staged, with nine contestants from three Confucius Institutes (Classroom) in Bangladesh vying for the crown in the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" competition. At the event, the college students delivered speeches in Chinese and showed their talents in appreciation and love for Chinese language and culture. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Nan)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-CHINESE BRIDGE-CONTEST

(240602) -- DHAKA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yao Wen, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, presents an award to a contestant during the 23rd Chinese Bridge - Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 31, 2024. Talk shows in Chinese, lion dances and classical Chinese dances have been staged, with nine contestants from three Confucius Institutes (Classroom) in Bangladesh vying for the crown in the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" competition. At the event, the college students delivered speeches in Chinese and showed their talents in appreciation and love for Chinese language and culture. (Xinhua/Sun Nan)

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Bangladesh holds "Chinese Bridge" preliminary contest

STORY: Bangladesh holds "Chinese Bridge" preliminary contest SHOOTING TIME: May 31, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the preliminary round of the 23rd edition of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for college students in Bangladesh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BUSHRA MUBASSERA MAHMUD, Winner of preliminary round of 23rd edition of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for college students in Bangladesh 3. various of the preliminary round of the 23rd edition of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for college students in Bangladesh 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JANNATUN NAHER, Assistant professor of Department of Chinese at Institute of Modern Languages at University of Dhaka STORYLINE: The preliminary round of the 23rd edition of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for college students in Bangladesh was held on Friday in Dhaka, the country's capital. Nine contestants f

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Algeria hosts 23rd "Chinese Bridge" language competition for university students

STORY: Algeria hosts 23rd "Chinese Bridge" language competition for university students SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Chinese Bridge" competition 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BOUMADJENE KHAWLA WISSEM, Winner of the 23rd Chinese Bridge competition in Algeria STORYLINE: The final round of the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" language competition for university students in Algeria was held on Thursday at Algiers 2 University. Nine candidates participated in the finals to showcase their language skills as well as Chinese-related artistic talent. Themed "One World, One Family," the performances celebrated the rich cultural heritage of China and underscored the strong bilateral relations between China and Algeria. Boumadjene Khawla Wissem from Algiers 2 University was awarded the first prize in the contest and would represent Algeria to compete in China. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BOUMADJENE KHAWLA WISSEM, Winner of the 23rd

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-HUAWEI-ICT COMPETITION-AWARDING CEREMONY

(240309) -- TUNIS, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The winners of Huawei Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Competition 2023-2024 Northern Africa Regional Final pose for photos during the awarding ceremony in Tunis, Tunisia, March 8, 2024. The Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024 Northern Africa Regional Final concluded on Friday in Tunisia, with 30 teams from nine countries participating. More than 100 university teachers and students from nine African countries, namely Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Ethiopia, Senegal, Libya, Egypt, Cameroon and Mali, formed 30 teams to compete with each other. The winning teams of this regional competition will participate in the global finals in China this year. (Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-HUAWEI-ICT COMPETITION-AWARDING CEREMONY

(240309) -- TUNIS, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Minister of Communication Technologies Nizar Ben Neji speaks at the awarding ceremony of Huawei Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Competition 2023-2024 Northern Africa Regional Final in Tunis, Tunisia, March 8, 2024. The Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024 Northern Africa Regional Final concluded on Friday in Tunisia, with 30 teams from nine countries participating. More than 100 university teachers and students from nine African countries, namely Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Ethiopia, Senegal, Libya, Egypt, Cameroon and Mali, formed 30 teams to compete with each other. The winning teams of this regional competition will participate in the global finals in China this year. (Xinhua)

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Huawei actively supports Tunisia's digital transformation strategy

STORY: Huawei actively supports Tunisia's digital transformation strategy SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the award ceremony STORYLINE: Huawei actively supports Tunisia's digital transformation strategy, the General Director of Huawei Tunisia Liang Feihu said Friday, in the awards ceremony of "Huawei Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Competition 2023/2024 - Northern Africa Regional Final." Huawei Tunisia organized this regional competition in partnership with the Tunisian Ministry of Communications Technology and the Arab ICT Organization (AICTO) from March 4 to March 8, in Tunisia's capital Tunis. More than 100 university teachers and students from nine African countries including Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Ethiopia, Senegal, Libya, Egypt, Cameroon and Mali, formed 30 teams. The winning teams will go to China to participate in the global finals this year. The development of ICT affects the pr

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Student lion dance team set up in E China to cherish traditional culture

STORY: Student lion dance team set up in E China to cherish traditional culture SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the school 2. various of students performing lion dance 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHENXIN, Student, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG SHUIJIN, Deputy secretary-general of Fujian Dragon and Lion Dance Sports Association 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU JUAN, Vice principal, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School STORYLINE: A primary school in east China's Fujian Province has set up a lion dance team with an average age of nine. The school aims to encourage the students to inherit and promote the traditional Chinese culture. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHENXIN, Student, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School "I really like the lion dance. Every time before I go on stage, I am so excited. When I dance, all of my classmates think I am very cool." SOUNDBITE 2 (C

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instructor Wang Kuolin (1st L) teaches students how to play the ukulele during a night school class in Hanyang District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 10, 2024. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instructor Wang Kuolin teaches students how to play the ukulele during a night school class in Hanyang District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 10, 2024. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn to play guqin, a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument, during a night school class in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 15, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn floral art during a night school class in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 14, 2024. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn traditional Chinese dance during a night school class in Qingshan District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 13, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn yoga during a night school class in Hongshan District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn jazz dance during a night school class in Wuchang District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn to play the ukulele during a night school class in Hanyang District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 10, 2024. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn to make biscuit during a night school class in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 24, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students take a speed skating course at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of speed skating team participate in training at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students experience ice-sleigh under the guidance of teachers at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of ice hockey team participate in training at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Miaoergou middle school take a skiing course at a ski resort in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of speed skating team participate in training at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students experience ice-sleigh at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher guides students to take speed skating course at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students experience ice-sleigh at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students take a speed skating course at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher guides a student to take speed skating course at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students take a speed skating course at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students take a figure skating course at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of ice hockey team participate in training at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Miaoergou middle school take a skiing course at a ski resort in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students take a speed skating course at the Shuixigou middle school in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-SCHOOL-WINTER SPORTS (CN)

(231221) -- URUMQI, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Miaoergou middle school take a skiing course at a ski resort in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. Shuixigou middle school, a nine-year education school in Urumqi County of Xinjiang, has developed its winter sports education for more than 20 years. Students are provided with elementary ice-skating courses at their lower grades, after which they could choose to take part in the speed skating team, ice hockey team or figure skating team based on individual circumstances. Years of education on winter sports has made it a characteristic subject, with a batch of excellent ice-snow student players standing out from the campus. Based on abundant ice-snow resources and gifted climate conditions, local authorities of Urumqi City have ramped up efforts in promoting winter sports among different schools in recent years. (Xinhua/Li He)

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Math teacher leading rural children to triumphs on football field

STORY: Math teacher leading rural children to triumphs on football field SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhu Xiaolong and his students 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU XIAOLONG, Teacher, Weifeng Central School STORYLINE: Wearing a whistle around his neck, Zhu Xiaolong, 35, was providing football coaching to 14 students of a primary school in northwest China's Shaanxi Province when the school bell suddenly rang. Swiftly returning to the classroom, he grabbed a ruler and switched to his role as a math teacher. "Now who can tell me the formula used to calculate the area of a circle?" asked Zhu, who teaches at the Weifeng Central School in Huyi District of Xi'an, Shaanxi's capital. Speaking about his role, Zhu said "I want to become the best football coach among math teachers, and the best math teacher among football coaches." As an ardent football fan since childhood, over the last nine years, he has coached mo

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China-backed technology skill contest fetes African students

STORY: China-backed technology skill contest fetes African students DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:49 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ATC Awards ceremony 2. various of deputy president of Kenya coming into the hall 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 4. various of ATC Awards ceremony 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ESTHER MUORIA, Principal secretary of the State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Ministry of Education 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROSEMARY GATHONI, Student from Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN TAKUDZWA, Student from Zimbabwe 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): VICTOR MUE, Scholarship winner, student from Kenya STORYLINE: Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. The eighth season of ATC, which began in July, consisted of 83 teams formed by 3