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Shane Begum with you on this Friday, June 19th, 2026. You're listening to the Beijing Hour.
Coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, people across China are now enjoying the annual Dragonbow
Festival holiday and its cultural traditions.US and Iranian negotiators are not meeting in Switzerland on Friday,
despite the agreement to stop the war and seek a permanent peace deal.
Health workers fighting the Ebola virus and the DRC are concerned about a secondary crisis in the country.
In business, China's added billions to its consumer trade and subsidy program.
In sports, Mexico is the first country to secure a spot in the World Cup knockout rounds.
In culture and entertainment,
the rise of Chinese animation is in the spotlight at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
Now the day's top stories.
People across China are celebrating the Dragon Bo Festival or Duanmu Festival,
a three-day holidays underway from Friday to Sunday.
The celebrations originate from southern China,