STORY: Chinese class restarted for Nepali journalists
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 16, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:39
LOCATION: Kathmandu
CATEGORY: EDUCATION

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the opening ceremony held at the Confucius Institute
2. SOUNDBITE (English): SHRISTI KAFLE, Participant

STORYLINE:

The Chinese class was relaunched on Monday for 40 Nepalese journalists from different media outlets.
   
In addition to basic Chinese language knowledge, special courses catering to journalistic work were offered as well, said Li Shuangcheng, director of the Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University.
   
Addressing the opening ceremony held at the Confucius Institute situated in Lalitpur, Li noted that Chinese cultural elements were integrated into the course, allowing the learners to appreciate the charm of Chinese culture and enhance their comprehensive understanding of Chinese society and people.
   
Kishor Shrestha, chairman of the Nepal-China Media Forum, recalled that the Chinese class was first started in May 2019 and had to be halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
   
Sharing his own experiences, Shrestha urged the learners to learn both the Chinese language and characters, stressing that Chinese is becoming an international language gradually.

SOUNDBITE (English): SHRISTI KAFLE, Participant
"The Chinese language is one of the most spoken languages in the world. And I'm really excited to learn this language, because I think that mastering this language will help me to understand China, Chinese history and Chinese society better. And as a journalist, I'm confident that it will also help me to enhance my reporting skills."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu.
(XHTV)