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Registration Open for New Tang Dynasty Television’s 7th International Chinese Vocal Competition

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD) has announced that its 7th International Chinese Vocal Competition will take place in New York City on November 8-10. They have begun accepting registrations. Based on its website, this year’s competition is solely for the bel canto style of singing. The aim of the competition is to promote traditional vocal …

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New Report: “Transplant Abuse Continues in China Despite Claims of Reform”

The China Organ Harvest Research Centre (COHRC) presented its most up-to-date research results at the 27th International Congress of The Transplantation Society in Madrid, Spain, which took place from June 30 to July 5. The researchers documented their findings in a new 341-page report titled “Transplant Abuse in China Continues Despite Claims of Reform.” A …

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Canada: Falun Dafa Practitioners Participate in National Day Celebrations

Falun Dafa practitioners in Canada were invited to celebrations of the National Day in Toronto, Vancouver, and Banff. Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong, is a spiritual meditation practice that originated in China. It is now practiced by more than 100 million people in more than 100 countries and regions around the world.   Toronto …

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Falun Gong Waist Drum Team Performs in Philadelphia Independence Day Parade

As the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the first capital of the United States, Philadelphia’s annual Independence Day celebration is grand and lasts for a week. The Falun Gong group’s waist drum team was invited to perform in the Philadelphia Independence Day parade on July 4, 2018, making this their 18th year of …

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Germany: Elected Officials in Lunen Learn Falun Gong Exercises at Cultural Festival

Falun Gong practitioners in Germany participated in the 35th Cultural Festival on Willy-Brandt-Platz in Lunen on June 30, 2018. They told about the benefits of practicing Falun Gong and demonstrated the five exercises on stage. Elected officials and local residents followed along to learn them. On this beautiful sunny Saturday, crowds of people converged on …

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Toronto, Canada: Learning Ancient Meditation at Annual Strawberry Festival

Toronto Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival on June 30. Many people were happy to learn about Falun Gong during the Canada Day celebrations and some learned the exercises at the event. Located about 30 miles north of Toronto, the festival tradition started in 1984 and has become one of the major …

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Cornwall, UK: Introducing Falun Gong at the Golowan Festival

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Golowan Festival, a musical and cultural celebration of midsummer, for the eleventh time in Penzance, a coastal city in Cornwall, UK, on June 23-24, 2018. The practitioners set up a stand early in the morning, where they provided information about Falun Gong. They demonstrated the exercises, distributed Falun Gong …

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Bulgaria: Citizens Learn the Facts about Falun Gong on Bulgarian Culture Day

May 24 is a major Bulgarian holiday dedicated to Bulgarian education and culture and to the Cyrillic alphabet. Falun Gong practitioners in Sofia, Bulgaria, took the opportunity to raise awareness among citizens and tourists about the brutal and not so well known persecution of Falun Gong in China. The practitioners displayed banners on the busiest …

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