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Added on the 09/08/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Bangkok, Aug 9 (EFE), (Camera: How Hwee Young).- Singapore celebrated its 55th birthday on Sunday amid coronavirus restrictions.FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATIONS IN SINGAPORE.
Singapore, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore on Sunday celebrated its National Day, commemorating its independence from Malaysia in 1965, with a series of events amid restrictions imposed to combat the Covid-19 epidemic.The day began with a military parade at the Padang, traditionally the main event of the celebrations that are usually held in the evening.The ceremony this year was reduced in size on account of the pandemic, with only 150 spectators and four contingents of soldiers, all wearing masks, instead of 38, according to local media reports. (Camera: HOW HWEE YOUNG/WALLACE WOON).SHOT LIST: RESIDENTS WAIT FOR THE RED LIONS SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES PARACHUTE TEAM, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA ON NATIONAL DAY AND THE NATIONAL DAY PARADE IN SINGAPORE.
Beijing, Sep 29 (EFE/EPA).- China was gearing up on Wednesday for National Day, celebrating Chairman Mao's proclamation of the creation of a new China at Tiananmen Square in 1949. The Golden Week of National Day holiday began from 1 October and marks China's 72nd founding anniversary. (Camera: WU HONG). SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS IN THE TIANANMEN SQUARE AHEAD OF NATIONAL DAY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Beijing, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).-China continues to celebrate the Golden Week, which marks the country's 71st founding anniversary. Golden Week is one of the two most important holiday periods in China for visiting tourist sites in the capital. (Camera: WU HONG)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE IN THE STREETS OF BEIJING, CHINA.
Singapore, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- Ten of Singapore's major buildings and monuments in the civic district and Marina Bay area shine with patriotic glory every evening this month to celebrate the city-state’s national day.Singapore will celebrate the 55th anniversary of the nation's independence on 9 August.This year's parade will be held with spectators limited to 150, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The former British Crown Colony has transformed itself from a backwater into an economic powerhouse in the past half century, becoming the leading financial and trade center in Southeast Asia. (Camera: HOW HWEE YOUNG).SHOT LIST: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, THE ASIAN CIVILISATION MUSEUM, THE VICTORIA CONCERT HALL, THE HELIX BRIDGE AND THE MARINA BAY SANDS HOTEL LIT IN RED AND WHITE, DURING A NATIONAL DAY-THEMED LIGHT UP IN SINGAPORE.
A gunman at the wheel of a truck plowed into a crowd at Nice's Promenade des Anglais during Bastille Day celebrations, killing at least 84 people.