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Century-long legend of Hong Kong Chin Woo

STORY: Century-long legend of Hong Kong Chin Woo DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training of Kung Fu 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): KE JUNLONG, Chairman of Hong Kong Chin Woo Athletic Association 3. various of the training of Kung Fu 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Cantonese): KE JUNLONG, Chairman of Hong Kong Chin Woo Athletic Association STORYLINE: In Hong Kong, the Kung Fu world, made up of numerous martial arts sects, can be wrapped up in a single room. More than 20 martial arts masters of various Kung Fu styles have gathered together in a studio in downtown Kowloon and aligned with one and another under the name of "Chin Woo." After spending nearly five decades in the Hong Kong Chin Woo Athletic Association, Ke Junlong, the 69-year-old chairman, reckons Chin Woo as "a big family," drawing like-minded martial arts addicts together from various sects, and even across the boundaries of space and time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): KE JUNLONG, Ch

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Egypt calls for political solution to Yemen's war

STORY: Egypt calls for political solution to Yemen's war DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian Foreign Ministry 2. various of a meeting between Egypt and Yemeni FMs 3. various of Egyptian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Thursday held talks with his Yemeni counterpart Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak in Cairo, calling for a comprehensive political solution in war-torn Yemen. Shoukry said that Egypt encourages all efforts "aimed at finding a comprehensive and sustainable political solution in Yemen, to be agreed upon by the various Yemeni sects, in order to preserve the country's unity," said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement. The Egyptian minister reiterated Egypt's support for the legitimate government led by the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, and for the UN-sponsored truce between warring forces in Yemen, particularly those between the internationally recognized government and the Iran

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Grassroots Shinto group chief seeks more public awareness

TOKYO, Japan - Masanori Yoshimura, head of the Kyoha Shinto Federation comprising sects separated from Japan's traditional Shinto religion dedicated to "kami" (god) worship, expresses his wish during an interview in August 2014 that people will learn more about grassroots Shintoism.

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'Tokyo Bouz Collection' held to promote attraction of Buddhism

TOKYO, Japan - Monks from eight Buddhist sects hold a fashion show-like ceremony during the ''Tokyo Bouz Collection'' at Tsukiji Honganji Temple in Tokyo on Dec. 15. At the ceremony, 36 monks and nuns performed ''shomyo'' religious music of each Buddhist school, wearing red, green and yellow robes. ''Bouz'' means monk in Japanese.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Religious leaders from 12 different sects, including those of Christianity, Buddhism and Islam, pray during a memorial event in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2021, in honor of victims of the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan.

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'Tokyo Bouz Collection' held to promote attraction of Buddhism

TOKYO, Japan - Monks from eight Buddhist sects hold a fashion show-like ceremony during the ''Tokyo Bouz Collection'' at Tsukiji Honganji Temple in Tokyo on Dec. 15. At the ceremony, 36 monks and nuns performed ''shomyo'' religious music of each Buddhist school, wearing red, green and yellow robes. ''Bouz'' means monk in Japanese. (Kyodo)

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