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Sauna church, inspired by Eurovision entry KAJ's Bara Bada Bastu

Vicar Tuomas Antola (R) leads the singing of hymns at the tent sauna, the sauna church, during the Holy Steam event at the Korso church in Vantaa, Finland on May 13, 2025. Finnish band KAJ, representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, is performing their song Bara Bada Bastu later today in Eurovision Song Contest's first semifinal. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sauna church, inspired by Eurovision entry KAJ's Bara Bada Bastu

Vicar Tuomas Antola (R) leads the singing of hymns at the tent sauna, the sauna church, during the Holy Steam event at the Korso church in Vantaa, Finland on May 13, 2025. Finnish band KAJ, representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, is performing their song Bara Bada Bastu later today in Eurovision Song Contest's first semifinal. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sauna church, inspired by Eurovision entry KAJ's Bara Bada Bastu

Vicar Tuomas Antola (R) leads the singing of hymns at the tent sauna, the sauna church, during the Holy Steam event at the Korso church in Vantaa, Finland on May 13, 2025. Finnish band KAJ, representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, is performing their song Bara Bada Bastu later today in Eurovision Song Contest's first semifinal. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Tunisia's first Chinese song competition concludes

STORY: Tunisia's first Chinese song competition concludes SHOOTING TIME: June 19, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ben Arous Youth Sports Center 2. various of the singing competition and Tai Chi performance 3. various of awarding ceremony STORYLINE: Seventeen Chinese language and music lovers from Tunisia on Wednesday participated in the final of the country's first Chinese song competition. The participants performed Chinese pop songs and Peking opera during the two-hour event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia and organized by the Confucius Institute at Carthage University in the capital city of Tunis. Ilhem Motamri, a Chinese language teacher and an amateur singer, clinched the championship in the adult group with her performance of "Chess Piece." Motamri said she started teaching Chinese in 2004 and has been practicing singing Chinese songs since then. She believed that a Tunisian female singer proficient in Ch

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Winner Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China after the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Kathrin Lorenzen of Germany placed second during the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Winner Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China after the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Kathrin Lorenzen of Germany performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Baritone Aksel Daveyan of Armenia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Kathrin Lorenzen of Germany performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Kathrin Lorenzen of Germany performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Kathrin Lorenzen of Germany performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Kathrin Lorenzen of Germany performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Baritone Aksel Daveyan of Armenia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Kathrin Lorenzen of Germany performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Josipa Bilic of Croatia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Josipa Bilic of Croatia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Baritone Aksel Daveyan of Armenia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Josipa Bilic of Croatia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Josipa Bilic of Croatia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Tenor Junho Hwang of South Korea performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Tenor Junho Hwang of South Korea performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Tenor Junho Hwang of South Korea performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Josipa Bilic of Croatia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Baritone Aksel Daveyan of Armenia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Josipa Bilic of Croatia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Tenor Junho Hwang of South Korea performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Tenor Junho Hwang of South Korea performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Baritone Aksel Daveyan of Armenia performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Winner Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China after the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Kathrin Lorenzen of Germany placed second during the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Winner Mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu of China after the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Chinese language proficiency competition held in Iran's capital

STORY: Chinese language proficiency competition held in Iran's capital SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the final round of the "Chinese Bridge" language proficiency competition for Iranian college students STORYLINE: The final round of the "Chinese Bridge" language proficiency competition for Iranian college students was held in Iran's capital Tehran on Monday. Sixteen college students from across Iran rivaled in the final race held at Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU). They participated in a speech contest, followed by a talent show with options from skits, singing, and drawing to tongue twisters. The first prize went to Mahtab Montazeri Hedesh, a senior at the University of Tehran, and the second prize to Fatemeh Baratian, a sophomore at the University of Tehran. Chinese Ambassador to Iran Cong Peiwu, ATU's president Abdollah Motamedi, and some professors and students attended the even

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Egyptian teen students excel in Chinese language contest

STORY: Egyptian teen students excel in Chinese language contest SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the contest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NORA AHMED, First-place winner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RODAINA BASSEM, Third-place winner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): REHAB MAHMOUD, Director of the Confucius Institute of Cairo University and top judge of the competition 5. various of students taking group photos STORYLINE: At the theater of Confucius Institute for Chinese learning at Cairo University, students representing 13 Egyptian schools nationwide presented a fascinating performance during the "Chinese Bridge" contest in Chinese language proficiency. At the Chinese-speaking competition on Saturday, every participant began with a themed speech, followed by a quiz, and concluded by showcasing their talents, such as reciting a poem, singing a song, and doing a voiceover, all in Chinese. Nora Ahmed, who came from the Egyptia

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Maltese students shine in "Chinese Bridge" competition

STORY: Maltese students shine in "Chinese Bridge" competition SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: HAMRUN, Malta CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students participating in the competition 2. various of award of certificates STORYLINE: Twelve students from primary and secondary schools in Malta demonstrated their Chinese language proficiency and talents on Saturday during the "Chinese Bridge" competition in Malta. The Chinese language proficiency competition for foreign school students, organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta in Hamrun, eastern Malta, featured an elocution contest where students shared their passion for the Chinese language and their dreams of visiting China. After delivering a speech, participants showcased their China-related talents, including performing Chinese martial arts and traditional Chinese diabolo (kongzhu), cooking Chinese dishes, singing Chinese songs, playing Chinese music on the piano, and dancing

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Chinese proficiency competition Tunisia division finals held

STORY: Chinese proficiency competition Tunisia division finals held SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:45 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: EDUCATION/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Bridge Competition Finals in Tunisia 2. various of award presentation STORYLINE: The Tunisian finals of the 23rd Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students were held in Tunis on Tuesday with a total of 11 contestants participating in the competition. The competition was divided into a keynote speech, a Chinese language quiz, and a talent show. The contestants showed their love of Chinese culture and language through martial arts, dancing, and singing. In the end, Chaima Daghar from the Higher Institute of Languages of Tunis won the championship. She will represent Tunisia in the finals in China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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Chinese proficiency competition held in Türkiye's Istanbul

STORY: Chinese proficiency competition held in Türkiye's Istanbul SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of students showcasing their language skills 2. various of cultural performances 3. various of awarding ceremony 4. various of Guliz Mugan, president of Okan University, speaking 5. various of Wei Xiaodong, Chinese Consul General in Istanbul, speaking STORYLINE: The final round of the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" language competition for college students in Türkiye took place Saturday in Istanbul, the country's largest city. The competition was held at Okan University with the participation of 17 contestants from seven universities across Türkiye. The contestants showcased their language skills and Chinese-related artistic talent through performances like singing, dancing, and playing musical instruments. Deniz Gumuslu, a student of Okan University's Chinese Translation and Interpreting preparatory class, w