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UK university students share passion for Chinese culture in competition

STORY: UK university students share passion for Chinese culture in competition SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition STORYLINE: Eight university students from across the United Kingdom (UK) showcased their language skills and shared their passion for Chinese culture in a Chinese competition held in London on Thursday. During the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition UK Regional Final for university students, each contestant tackled tasks including speech, quiz race, and talent show. "Looking back at my journey of learning Chinese, I feel very fortunate since it has enabled me to make many new friends and appreciate the depth and breadth of Chinese culture," said Chidimma Daisy Anyakora, the champion of the competition, who has been learning Chinese only since 2019. The contestant -- a freshman from the University of Manchester, along with three other winning contestants, has ear

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China's Shaanxi, Central Asian countries enhance agricultural cooperation

STORY: China's Shaanxi, Central Asian countries enhance agricultural cooperation SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shaanxi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kazakh): ABDIRAKHMAN DANA, Kazakh student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO XIULIANG, General manager, Weinan Agricultural Investment Group STORYLINE: Agricultural cooperation between China's Shaanxi Province and the Central Asian countries has grown beyond trade in recent years, expanding to personnel training, seed industry innovation, construction of agricultural parks, and etc. Abdirakhman Dana is one of students trained by a master's degree program in food science and engineering between China and Kazakhstan in China's Northwest A&F University. She and other three Kazakh students came to China this March for a year and a half's study. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kazakh): ABDIRAKHMAN DANA, Kazakh student "I believe I will have a rich learning experience at this university, at th

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Chinese Language courses open for local people in Myanmar

STORY: Chinese Language courses open for local people in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony for the Chinese Language training project STORYLINE: China's CITIC, in cooperation with the China Cultural Center in Yangon and other organizations, launched a Chinese Language training project for local people in Myanmar on Friday. The language training project aims to improve the vocational skills of local people and enhance their competency for future employment opportunities, especially at Chinese companies in Myanmar, according to CITIC Myanmar. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Ma Chuanfu, deputy general manager of CITIC Myanmar, said the company has implemented multiple projects in Myanmar since 2014, benefiting hundreds of thousands of local people. U Kyaw Kyaw Soe, manager of the training project, said that nearly 70 students were enrolling in the three-month Ch

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE-QIONG OPERA(CN)

(240504) -- HAIKOU, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Kehan (R) and his colleagues rehearse in Dingan County, south China's Hainan Province, April 24, 2024. Qiong Opera could be traced back to a century ago in Dingan County in this southern Chinese island, which is referred to as Qiong in abbreviation. The opera, now deemed a traditional heritage, had once lost its attraction to most youngsters due to the impacts of pop culture until recent years when the Dingan County Qiong Opera Troupe managed to reinvent it by drawing inspiration from other schools of traditional opera as well as folklore stories. Fresh bloods including Chen Kehan and Lin Fang are also being injected into the Troupe as Qiong Opera regains its popularity in the county. Chen's family has been working for the Troupe for three generations, while Lin started to learn the opera at age of six. Various kinds of activities are also being held at primary and secondary schools in the county so that the students there are exposed to Qiong Opera in th

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE-QIONG OPERA(CN)

(240504) -- HAIKOU, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Kehan (1st R) puts on makeup before performance at Lingmei Village in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, May 2, 2024. Qiong Opera could be traced back to a century ago in Dingan County in this southern Chinese island, which is referred to as Qiong in abbreviation. The opera, now deemed a traditional heritage, had once lost its attraction to most youngsters due to the impacts of pop culture until recent years when the Dingan County Qiong Opera Troupe managed to reinvent it by drawing inspiration from other schools of traditional opera as well as folklore stories. Fresh bloods including Chen Kehan and Lin Fang are also being injected into the Troupe as Qiong Opera regains its popularity in the county. Chen's family has been working for the Troupe for three generations, while Lin started to learn the opera at age of six. Various kinds of activities are also being held at primary and secondary schools in the county so that the students there are exposed t

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE-QIONG OPERA(CN)

(240504) -- HAIKOU, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Kehan (L) and his father Chen Liubo pose for a photo before performance in Dingan County, south China's Hainan Province, April 23, 2024. Qiong Opera could be traced back to a century ago in Dingan County in this southern Chinese island, which is referred to as Qiong in abbreviation. The opera, now deemed a traditional heritage, had once lost its attraction to most youngsters due to the impacts of pop culture until recent years when the Dingan County Qiong Opera Troupe managed to reinvent it by drawing inspiration from other schools of traditional opera as well as folklore stories. Fresh bloods including Chen Kehan and Lin Fang are also being injected into the Troupe as Qiong Opera regains its popularity in the county. Chen's family has been working for the Troupe for three generations, while Lin started to learn the opera at age of six. Various kinds of activities are also being held at primary and secondary schools in the county so that the students ther

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE-QIONG OPERA(CN)

(240504) -- HAIKOU, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents watch a performance of Qiong Opera at Houshan Village, Dingan County, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 21, 2024. Qiong Opera could be traced back to a century ago in Dingan County in this southern Chinese island, which is referred to as Qiong in abbreviation. The opera, now deemed a traditional heritage, had once lost its attraction to most youngsters due to the impacts of pop culture until recent years when the Dingan County Qiong Opera Troupe managed to reinvent it by drawing inspiration from other schools of traditional opera as well as folklore stories. Fresh bloods including Chen Kehan and Lin Fang are also being injected into the Troupe as Qiong Opera regains its popularity in the county. Chen's family has been working for the Troupe for three generations, while Lin started to learn the opera at age of six. Various kinds of activities are also being held at primary and secondary schools in the county so that the students there are exposed to

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE-QIONG OPERA(CN)

(240504) -- HAIKOU, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Fang (R) and Chen Kehan (C) are pictured during a stage performance in Dingan County, south China's Hainan Province, April 23, 2024. Qiong Opera could be traced back to a century ago in Dingan County in this southern Chinese island, which is referred to as Qiong in abbreviation. The opera, now deemed a traditional heritage, had once lost its attraction to most youngsters due to the impacts of pop culture until recent years when the Dingan County Qiong Opera Troupe managed to reinvent it by drawing inspiration from other schools of traditional opera as well as folklore stories. Fresh bloods including Chen Kehan and Lin Fang are also being injected into the Troupe as Qiong Opera regains its popularity in the county. Chen's family has been working for the Troupe for three generations, while Lin started to learn the opera at age of six. Various kinds of activities are also being held at primary and secondary schools in the county so that the students there are

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE-QIONG OPERA(CN)

(240504) -- HAIKOU, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Fang (R, front) and her colleagues rehearse in Dingan County, south China's Hainan Province, April 24, 2024. Qiong Opera could be traced back to a century ago in Dingan County in this southern Chinese island, which is referred to as Qiong in abbreviation. The opera, now deemed a traditional heritage, had once lost its attraction to most youngsters due to the impacts of pop culture until recent years when the Dingan County Qiong Opera Troupe managed to reinvent it by drawing inspiration from other schools of traditional opera as well as folklore stories. Fresh bloods including Chen Kehan and Lin Fang are also being injected into the Troupe as Qiong Opera regains its popularity in the county. Chen's family has been working for the Troupe for three generations, while Lin started to learn the opera at age of six. Various kinds of activities are also being held at primary and secondary schools in the county so that the students there are exposed to Qiong Opera

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE-QIONG OPERA(CN)

(240504) -- HAIKOU, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Fang puts on makeup before performance at Dingan County, south China's Hainan Province, April 23, 2024. Qiong Opera could be traced back to a century ago in Dingan County in this southern Chinese island, which is referred to as Qiong in abbreviation. The opera, now deemed a traditional heritage, had once lost its attraction to most youngsters due to the impacts of pop culture until recent years when the Dingan County Qiong Opera Troupe managed to reinvent it by drawing inspiration from other schools of traditional opera as well as folklore stories. Fresh bloods including Chen Kehan and Lin Fang are also being injected into the Troupe as Qiong Opera regains its popularity in the county. Chen's family has been working for the Troupe for three generations, while Lin started to learn the opera at age of six. Various kinds of activities are also being held at primary and secondary schools in the county so that the students there are exposed to Qiong Opera in th

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian student visa rejection rate rises

STORY: Australian student visa rejection rate rises SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of international students in Canberra 2. various of the Australian National University campus STORYLINE: According to the latest Australian government data, 80.9 percent of total international student visa applications in the six months to December 2023 were approved -- down from 86 percent in the financial year 2022-23 and 91.5 percent in 2021-22. It marks the lowest approval rate since 2005-06. The fall coincided with the December release of the government's new migration strategy, which places an emphasis on greater scrutiny for student visa applicants to end exploitation of the immigration system. Under the overhaul, colleges and universities have been placed into three tiers based on their history of visa fraud or other problems with international students. Those in tier one, including Australia's largest universities, ar

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Award ceremony of lantern drawing contest held in Bulgaria

STORY: Award ceremony of lantern drawing contest held in Bulgaria SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The award ceremony of a lantern drawing contest, dedicated to the Chinese Lantern Festival, was held in Sofia on Thursday evening. More than 300 students from six national art schools from five Bulgarian cities took part in the contest. After a preliminary internal selection at each school, a total of 186 works were on display at the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria, which organized the contest. To ensure transparency and fair judging, the embassy invited three experts from the National Academy of Art in Sofia to evaluate the lanterns. Around 120 contestants attended the ceremony. They had the opportunity to see all the lanterns on site and choose their winners. Other activities such as riddle solving, lantern assembling and calligraphy were also part of the ceremony. Xinhua News Agency corre

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Grade three students line up to board a bus at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows buses to transport grade three students at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows grade three students lining up to board a bus at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Grade three students line up to board a bus at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows grade three students lining up to board buses at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Grade three students are seen on a bus at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A grade three student prepares to board a bus at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A grade three student boards a bus at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows buses carrying grade three students leaving the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows grade three students preparing to board buses at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Grade three students line up to board a bus at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-CLASS RESUMPTION-PLACEMENT (CN)

(231228) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Grade three students line up to board a bus at the Jishi High School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Hundreds of grade three students from Jishi High School were transported to Linxia Vocational and Technical School in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to resume class on Thursday. According to the arrangement of the education department, all the grade three high school students in Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan will resume class in other areas this week. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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Summer camp for Saudi students in China opens in Qingdao

STORY: Summer camp for Saudi students in China opens in Qingdao DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summer camp STORYLINE: A summer camp for Saudi students studying in China recently opened in east China's Qingdao. The camp is jointly organized by China's Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). During the three-week program, the Saudi students will stay in Qingdao and north China's Tianjin to take courses, do training, and participate in other activities. The summer camp is also a chance to deepen intercultural communications and the friendship between China and Saudi Arabia. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang (1st R) talks with visiting students from China Three Gorges University at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July l

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Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang arrives in Philippines for goodwill visit

STORY: Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang arrives in Philippines for goodwill visit DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang entering the Manila Bay 2. various of people waiting for the arrival of the ship 3. various of Chinese ambassador to the Philippines boarding the ship with other officials 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YONGYAN, Overseas Chinese STORYLINE: Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang (Hull 83), which is on a cadet training and visit mission in far seas, arrived at South Harbor in Manila on Wednesday morning, starting a three-day goodwill visit to the Philippines. More than 300 people, including Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, defense attache to the Philippines Li Jianzhong, staff of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, representatives of Chinese companies, local Chinese associations and Chinese students, as well as representatives of the Philippine Navy, welcomed sh

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Harbin is my second hometown: Kazakh student in China

STORY: Harbin is my second hometown: Kazakh student in China DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHALELOV ABZAL, Kazakh expat STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHALELOV ABZAL, Kazakh expat "My name is Abzal, I'm from Kazakhstan and currently a sophomore in International Economics and Trade at Northeast Forestry University. I arrived in China in 2019 and started studying here. China's economy and technology are developing very well. The teachers here are very nice and learned. Chinese students study hard, and the academic atmosphere here is quite good. E-commerce in China is particularly well-developed. You can buy a lot of nice things from home. After I came to China, I can shop directly from home on Taobao, Pinduoduo, JD.com and other apps. In Kazakhstan, e-commerce is not so developed, so I'll study hard and bring more knowledge I gained here back to Kazakhstan. I have been here in Harbin for three years. I regard it as my se

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14-yr-old student wins Chinese proficiency competition in Ireland

STORY: 14-yr-old student wins Chinese proficiency competition in Ireland DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: CORK, Ireland CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese proficiency competition in Ireland STORYLINE: The 16th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students (CPCFSSS) in Ireland was held in Cork on Saturday, drawing dozens of contestants from all over the country. Logan Bowdler Lennon, a 14-year-old student from Ireland's southern city of Waterford, won the first prize of the competition by beating all the other 25 competitors. She will represent Ireland to participate in the grand final of the 16th CPCFSSS, an annual event that will be held in China later this year. Saturday's competition consisted of three parts, namely a quiz to test contestants' knowledge about China, particularly about its language and culture, a speech competition to check their Chinese language ability and a talent show to demonstrate their Chinese artist

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Fukushima students visit Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Marshall Islands - Keiko Takahashi (L front), 24, a law student at Fukushima University, talks to Dean Langinbelik, a local assemblyman in the Marshall Islands, in the capital Majuro on Feb. 25, 2014. Takahashi and three other university students from Japan are undertaking a weeklong tour of the Marshall Islands to share their experience about the nuclear disaster in Fukushima and learn about the Marshallese struggle in the aftermath of U.S. nuclear testing there 60 years ago.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Yokohama science high school

YOKOHAMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy poses with students at Yokohama Science Frontier High School during her visit to the port city's municipal school on Feb. 25, 2014. Kennedy observed three students make presentations in English alternately on the expanding universe and other scientific themes, repeatedly calling them "fantastic."