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The Star
29-04-2025
- General
- The Star
New Chinese reading corner opens on Maltese campus
VALLETTA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese reading corner was inaugurated Tuesday at the library of St. Clare College Pembroke Secondary School in northeastern Malta, marking the third such facility established by the Chinese Embassy in Malta on local campuses. The embassy donated a collection of bilingual Chinese-English books covering a broad range of topics, including Chinese culture, history, literature, art, and technology. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Peng Yijun, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Malta, said the reading corner and book donation not only commemorated the UN Chinese Language Day but also conveyed the embassy's sincere wish to strengthen cultural ties and friendship between the two countries. Peng expressed hope that the books would serve as a key for students to better understand Chinese culture, act as a bridge of friendship, and inspire students to explore their future dreams. The school is one of the Chinese language teaching sites affiliated with the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta. Nicole Grixti, 13, who has been studying Chinese for nearly three years, said she found the reading corner helpful for improving her language skills. "I really like Chinese characters and writing. It's a beautiful language, even though it takes time to learn," she told Xinhua. She added that she would encourage her classmates to study Chinese despite its challenges. Borka Kiss, 14, who has studied Chinese for about four years, described learning the language as a "wonderful experience." She believed the newly opened reading corner, with its wide selection of engaging books, could encourage more students to explore Chinese culture and take up Chinese language studies. Philip Pace, head of the school, welcomed the opening of the Chinese reading corner, describing it as a "window" through which students could broaden their knowledge of China and its rich cultural heritage. "The corner could be expanded, and it definitely will be in the future," he said, adding that he hoped students and teachers would have the opportunity to visit China in the future.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bubbling Boiling Island Music & Arts Festival: A global cultural extravaganza in Xiamen
2025 Bubbling Boiling Island Music & Arts Festival XIAMEN, China, April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2025 Bubbling Boiling Island Music & Arts Festival — Southeast Station was held at the Music Coast of Maluan Bay, Haicang district, Xiamen from April 19 to 20. Over the course of two days, the festival attracted over 50,000 music enthusiasts from around the world, who came together to create a vibrant cultural feast on the spring seaside. The festival maintained its core themes of innovation, internationalization, and uniqueness by inviting 27 groups of musicians from Japan, Norway, and Canada to perform on the same stage. The musicians spanned various music genres including pop, rock, electronic, and experimental art. The on-site stage design has been completely upgraded to present the audience with an immersive audio-visual experience of international standards. Nine of the overseas artists making up nearly 40 percent of the total participating musicians, made their debut appearance at a music festival in China for the first time. Beyond the stage performances, the festival creatively integrated the concepts of "commerce + art" and "IP + art", showcasing distinctive installation artworks that enhanced on-site interaction and visual appeal. These unique artistic displays attracted a large number of young audiences for photo opportunities, generating a dual-wave effect of online and offline engagement. As one of today's most influential large-scale cultural performance IPs in youth tourism consumption, Bubbling Boiling Island's fanbase primarily consists of young adults aged 18-28. The festival drew crowds from across China to Xiamen, with non-local attendees accounting for an impressive 95 percent of total visitors. To ensure a premium and welcoming experience for traveling fans, Xiamen government collaborated with nearby hotels, popular attractions, shopping districts, and local dining hotspots to offer exclusive bundled deals. Additionally, practical and visitor-friendly city guides were released, energizing Xiamen's cultural tourism economy. The festival also welcomed over 100 international attendees from the United States, Japan, Russia, the Republic of Korea, and other countries. To enhance accessibility, Chinese-English service desks and luggage storage facilities were provided, ensuring a seamless and internationalized government is currently building the city into a pop culture hub with international influence. This includes developing the 300,000-square-meter Maluan Bay Music Coast as a premium outdoor music festival venue, accelerating the introduction of large-scale pop culture events, aggregating global pop culture resources, and creating high-quality youth-oriented consumption experiences. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at CONTACT: Source：Xiamen government Name：Wang Jing E-mail: 1377452583@
Associated Press
06-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
MooneyBird and HKUST Startup to Launch Cantonese 'AI Voice Concierge,' Delivering a Barrier-Free Property Search Experience
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 6 March 2025 - MooneyBird, a real estate technology company focusing on property marketing and AI applications, has officially introduced Hong Kong's first Cantonese-focused AI Voice Concierge tailored for the real estate industry. Developed in partnership with AIVOICE, a startup nurtured by the HKUST Entrepreneurship Center, this innovative solution combines Cantonese voice technology with AI agent features. By speaking Cantonese, users can instantly access up-to-date property listings, empowering real estate agents to deliver more seamless and human-centric digital interactions. Ensuring Digital Inclusion and a Barrier-Free Property Search Experience As Hong Kong citizens fully embrace property search habits online, real estate agents often struggle to respond to a high volume of customer inquiries, risking potential buyer loss if they fail to respond promptly. Meanwhile, to fulfill social responsibilities, many agencies have begun integrating barrier-free elements into their websites, ensuring all user segments can access property information equally. The AI Voice Concierge allows agents to interact with customers more naturally while instantly managing tasks such as property purchase inquiries, rental queries, and listings. It delivers personalized recommendations, mortgage calculations, analyses estate and neighborhood advantage, and information about nearby transportation or facility, all via voice-based interactions that transcend traditional text-based limitations. Empowering Real Estate Agent for Professional Customer Support The AI Voice Concierge leverages a multimodal AI model developed by AIVOICE. By integrating Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Text-To-Speech (TTS), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), it seamlessly processes Cantonese or mixed Chinese-English queries. Additionally, the solution connects to MooneyBird's industry-specific database and large language models to generate more specialized, human-like responses. At its core, the system employs an Agentic AI infrastructure to support multi-turn, context-aware conversations. By learning user data and predictive analytics, it delivers highly precise property suggestions based on past interactions, helping agents effectively target potential buyers. Accelerating Customer Interactions by 30% with Voice AI Century 21 Property Agency (Pak Shek Kok) in Tai Po has implemented the AI Voice Concierge into its website to streamline its customer service. According to the branch manager, client engagement rates have increased by 30% within three months, enabling more precise outreach to potential buyers and boosting sales opportunities. For more information, please visit: Furthermore, based on practical needs, the AI Voice Concierge can integrate seamlessly with CRM systems and can incorporate AI voice-cloning technology. Agents only need to record around one minute of audio to create a custom AI voice model that delivers personal responses, enhancing brand image and reinforcing customer relationships. Pioneering Smart Property Technology, Redefining the User Experience Eddie Lee, Founder of Synergy Marketing Technology and CEO of MooneyBird, shared, 'The AI Voice Concierge helps agents quickly identify potential clients. Once customers obtain initial property insights, they can engage in deeper discussions with agents, fostering mutual trust. We're excited to see the real estate sector advancing into a new era of smart solutions, and we believe this technology will empower agents to reach broader audiences while strengthening their brand equity.' AIVOICE was founded by students from HKUST. Wilson Wong, Co-founder of AIVOICE, said, 'As Cantonese voice-over tools are in short supply, we developed our own AI technology to capture nuances like tone, diction, and accent. After 20,000 hours of Cantonese voice-data training, our model achieves a 95% accuracy rate. Through the AI Voice Concierge, we aim to showcase the adaptability of Cantonese AI and expand its use across multiple industries.' Looking ahead, Lee added, 'We plan to roll out the AI Voice Concierge to more than 50 real estate agencies and are currently exploring additional collaborations with developers. We are also working on interactive virtual avatars and other innovations to continuously enhance the digital property experience.' The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. About Synergy Marketing Technology Limited Founded in 2021, Synergy Marketing Technology is dedicated to enhance marketing performance by fusing the power of cutting-edge technology for big data analytics with AI to produce a synergy impact for companies. Its flagship project, MooneyBird, is an innovative real estate marketing system tailored for real estate agents, providing revolutionary digital marketing solutions to help the real estate sector achieve digital transformation. The company currently serves over 50 agencies in Hong Kong and Macau, including Century 21 Property Agency, Sunrise Property, Imperial Properties, and Gamway Property. About AIVOICE
