ASEAN Media Partners Coop. Week: MOI UM delivered an address at the opening ceremony

The Opening Ceremony of the 2026 ASEAN Media Partners Cooperation Week was held in the morning on November 7, at the Wushan Resort Hotel Banquet Hall in Nanning, People's Republic of China, with a delegation led by Union Minister for Information U Htein Lin, together with Vice President of China Media Group (CMG)Mr. Qi Zhuquan,  Standing Committee Member of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Head of the Publicity Department Ms. Chen Yijun, Deputy Minister for Information of Laos Mr. Vansy Kouamoua, Deputy Minister for Information of Cambodia Mr. Sambo Vannarith and Chief Executive Officer of the Thailand Media Development Foundation Dr. Dhanakorn Srisooksai,  attending.

Before the ceremony began, the Union Minister met with Mr. Qi Zhuquan, Vice President of China Media Group (CMG), officials from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government, and the Deputy Ministers from ASEAN countries, and exchanged views and discussed matters related to promoting media cooperation.

At the opening ceremony, the Vice President of China Media Group (CMG), the leaders from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and ASEAN countries delivered opening remarks.

In his remarks, Union Minister U Htein Lin said that media organizations from China and ASEAN member countries, by mutually sharing their experiences, resources, and technological capabilities, will be able to further strengthen regional media networks, and that such connected cooperation will help to more effectively project the voices of China and ASEAN countries in the international arena, as well as encourage and promote regional peace, stability, and mutual understanding.

The Opening Ceremony of the 2026 ASEAN Media Partners Cooperation Week was then held with five agenda items.

After the opening ceremony, the delegations attending the ceremony visited the China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center (Nan-A Center), a cooperation center established with the aim of practical application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, technology exchange, and cooperation in economic and social sectors between China and ASEAN countries.

In the afternoon, they visited the Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group, which uses China's first smart sea-rail automated terminal technologies.

It is learned that the Union Minister and the Deputy Ministers from ASEAN countries and their delegation visited the Pinglu Canal Museum and landmark sites in Nanning yesterday. The Pinglu Canal is a project under the Belt and Road Initiative and a new waterway route that has been successfully implemented, enabling China's southwestern regions and ASEAN countries to conduct trade quickly and at the lowest economic cost.