A 48-member Myanmar delegation, led by Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn, attended the opening ceremony of the 2024 China-Myanmar Cultural Week and the fourth Twin City Media Forum in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, yesterday.
The event aims to deepen the sector-wise bilateral cooperation and advance the media cooperation of the two countries as preliminary activities marking the 2024 China-ASEAN Socio-Cultural Exchange Year and the establishment of the 75th anniversary of China-Myanmar diplomatic ties in 2025.
The Chinese cultural dance troupe and the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture’s dance troupe first performed with songs.
Speaking at the event, Union Minister U Maung Maung Ohn said various kinds of ancient cultural heritage are preserved using modern technology in China while possessing fine arts and cultural heritage. Moreover, the Chinese government provided the needed technologies for the renovation of the earthquake-hit Thatbyinnyu Temple in Myanmar.
Moreover, the events will deepen the cultural exchange and people-to-people exchanges. The booths depicting Bagan of Myanmar are included in the event to develop the tourism industry.
He then mentioned the efforts of the Head of State to emphasize the agricultural sector to produce agricultural, livestock, and MSME products as value-added products that add to the economic objectives of the country.
He continued that Myanmar will work with China to create advanced media using modern technology like AI, starting from the fourth Twin City Media Forum. He pledged to overcome the difficulties and challenges, ensure significant progress in bilateral relations in new eras and accelerate measures heading to peaceful and prosperous future.
An agricultural expert of Yunnan Province and Daw Phway Phway Thant, managing director of ASIA Flower Mall Myanmar Co Ltd, introduced the “Mingalaba Hmyawlintchin Lalyamyay” Phase I agricultural project handbook.
An online presenter of the Bilibili Myanmar language ‘‘Thaik Nee (Hsaung Nay Chi), and Mya Nanda from MRTV announced the “Mingala Nyiama Atu Pyaw Kya” international information project’s first weekly video song.
The MRTV staff performed with the “Hmone Shwe Yee” song, and Dr Htaik Lwin Ko from Yunnan YICC talked about the “Living style called Yunnan” Pauk-Phaw project.
The Yunnan Daily Press Party Committee Secretary Director-General of Newspaper and MRTV Director-General U Ye Naing announced the LOI for the 2024 Online New Media Refresher Course by pressing the button while the LOI for China-Myanmar agricultural new quality production TV programme by Yunnan State YICC Editor and Directorate Committee Vice-Chairman, Director-General of Printing and Publishing U Ko Ko Naing and Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Daw Khine Khine Htwe, 2025 cooperation between “Shwe Zarmani” Chinese language newspaper media and information sector by the YICC Editor and Directorate Committee Vice-Chairman and General Manager of “Shwe Zarmani” Daw Cho Thet Tun, classical literature translation into both languages by China-Myanmar international information and translation workshop by the YICC Editor and Directorate Committee Vice-Chairman and in charge of Awgatha Publishing House U Hein Latt and the introduction of China-Myanmar tourism and cooperation in the tourism industry of the two countries by the Dehong Party Committee Deputy Head of Information Department, state government, the in charge of newsroom and the Myanmar-China Culture and Tourism Promotion Association Chairman.
The Chinese Information Minister, and Union Minister U Maung Maung Ohn then pressed the button to inaugurate the China-Myanmar Cultural Exchange Week event.
After the ceremony, attendees and officials observed the booths of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, photos of Myanmar-China cooperation activities, and products of Yunnan Province. Finally, they watched the joint puppet show performances of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture and Yunnan province. — MNA/ KTZH
