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Chinese proficiency competition held in Saudi Arabia

STORY: Chinese proficiency competition held in Saudi Arabia SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:20 LOCATION: Riyadh CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony of 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for Saudi college students final round 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHANG HUA, Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NAWAF, Finalist of competition STORYLINE: The 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for Saudi college students wrapped up its final round on Thursday at Prince Sultan University. Fifteen students from four universities participated in the final round, capping a two-month-long competition that included preliminary and semi-final stages. In the final round, contestants shared their journeys of learning Chinese and their aspirations to become cultural ambassadors between China and Saudi Arabia. The students also staged performances related to Chinese culture, including traditional Chine

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students read books on a classroom during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students read books on a classroom during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students read books on a classroom during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

A student gesticulates during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

A student walks towards their classrooms during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

A student greet each other during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students arrive the school during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

Children arrive the school during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students arrive the school during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students arrive the school during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

A child walks past written blackboard during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

A teacher writes on a blackboard during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

A child looks out from a rickshaw during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-S. Korean drill

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. and South Korean soldiers take part in a landing drill, part of the Foal Eagle annual military exercise, in the southeastern port city of Pohang, South Korea, on April 26, 2013. The two-month-long Foal Eagle exercise wrapped up on April 30, 2013.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

People walk in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, as the Chinese city lifted its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

Photo shows a street in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, when the Chinese city lifted its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

People take photo in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, when the Chinese city lifted its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

People undergo PCR tests for the coronavirus in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, when the Chinese city lifted its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

People wearing face masks get on and off a subway train in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, as the Chinese city lifts its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

Vehicles pass the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, as the Chinese city lifts its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home and resuming public transport.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

People wearing face masks walk in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, as the Chinese city lifts its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home and resuming public transport.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

People drink at a bar in Shanghai in the early hours of June 1, 2022, as the Chinese city lifts its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home and public transport to restart.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

People wearing face masks walk in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, as the Chinese city lifts its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home and resuming public transport.

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Shanghai lifts 2-month-long lockdown

People wearing face masks ride a subway train in Shanghai on June 1, 2022, as the Chinese city lifts its two-month-long lockdown, allowing around 90 percent of its residents to leave home.

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Films by late Japanese director Oshima screened in Paris

People wait in line to attend the first day of a special screening at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris on March 4, 2015, of films by renowned Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima, who died in 2013. The two-month-long event is the largest of its kind featuring Oshima's films, documentaries and other works. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Films by late Japanese director Oshima screened in Paris

People wait in line to attend the first day of a special screening at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris on March 4, 2015, of films by renowned Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima, who died in 2013. The two-month-long event is the largest of its kind featuring Oshima's films, documentaries and other works. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony holds 40th anniv. event for iconic Walkman music player

Sony Corp. kicks off on July 1, 2019, a two-month long exhibition at Ginza Sony Park in Tokyo celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Walkman, showcasing various models of the iconic portable music player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony holds 40th anniv. event for iconic Walkman music player

Photo taken on July 1, 2019, shows Sony Corp.'s first Walkman, displayed at a two-month long exhibition from the same day at Ginza Sony Park to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic portable music player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony holds 40th anniv. event for iconic Walkman music player

Sony Corp. kicks off on July 1, 2019, a two-month long exhibition at Ginza Sony Park in Tokyo celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Walkman, showcasing various models of the iconic portable music player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo