The 4th SHINE LIKE STARS Youth English Carnival National Competition, organized by the Macau English for Special Purposes Development and Promotion Association and the International Education Cooperation Center, will hold its finals from November 29th to 30th at the Blue Dolphin Island Exhibition Hall of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The competition is divided into individual and school team science and technology group competitions. Registration is open to students from Primary 4 to Senior 2 from now until August 31st. Outstanding entries will be selected for inclusion in the *SHINE LIKE STARS National Education E-book* as examples of language learning and cultural promotion.

A briefing session was held yesterday evening at 6:30 pm at the Portuguese-Chinese School of Lucerne-São Paulo. Organizing committee representative Huang Jiening introduced that this year’s competition continues to focus on “telling the story of Chinese city culture to the world,” encouraging students to introduce the culture, cuisine, and architecture of their home or birth city in English, and to create videos showcasing their talents. This year, a new “School Team Science and Technology Group Competition” has been added, where students will use technology, programming, AI, and other artificial intelligence to create videos in English introducing city culture, aerospace, electronic technology, or animation development. The winner of the competition will receive an award and a two-day, one-night camping experience at Nature Wild Camp.