STORY: Greetings from Davos for Chinese New Year
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:22
LOCATION: DAVOS, Switzerland
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Davos, Switzerland
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FATIH BIROL, Executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUDRICK SORAGA, Minister of State for Labour, Economic Affairs and Investment, Zanzibar, Tanzania
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MICHAEL HENGARTNER, President of the ETH Board, Switzerland
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ALI AKHAI, Chairman of Martin Dow Group, Pakistan
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): DAVID FERGUSON, Executive Director of Generational Equity, USA
8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): Participant of WEF
9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): Participant of WEF
10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): Participant of WEF

STORYLINE:

The Chinese New Year is less than a month away. In many parts of China, people have started to prepare for its celebration.

During the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, many participants sent their Chinese New Year greetings to China via Xinhua.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General
"I just want to wish all Chinese people happy New Year of the Dragon. And I wish you the best of luck in this new year."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FATIH BIROL, Executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
"I wish all of my Chinese friends and colleagues a happy, prosperous Year of the Dragon, and all the best to all of you from me and from International Energy Agency."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUDRICK SORAGA, Minister of State for Labour, Economic Affairs and Investment, Zanzibar, Tanzania
"Hello everyone, greetings from Davos. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in China a happy New Year. I understand that this coming year is the Year of the Dragon. I wish you all well and a prosperous coming new year."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MICHAEL HENGARTNER, President of the ETH Board, Switzerland
"I wish to all the people of the world, particularly China, to have a wonderful Year of the Dragon. May it bring happiness, prosperity, and peace to the world."

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ALI AKHAI, Chairman of Martin Dow Group, Pakistan
"I'd like to wish a very happy New Year to all Chinese people. It's the Year of the Dragon, so may this year bring prosperity to all in China."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): DAVID FERGUSON, Executive Director of Generational Equity, USA
"I'd like to wish you all a happy New Year. And may the Year of the Dragon be all that you deserve."

SOUNDBITE 7 (English): Participant of WEF
"Happy Chinese New Year."

SOUNDBITE 8 (English): Participant of WEF
"I wish you a happy Dragon Year."

SOUNDBITE 9 (English): Participant of WEF
"Best wishes."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Davos, Switzerland.
(XHTV)