Dialogue held for Lancang-Mekong media cooperation

The “Getting Better for Shared Future” Lancang-Mekong Media Chiefs Dialogue was held May 31 in central Yunnan's Kunming city, under the theme of Digitalization: Mapping New Landscape for Lancang-Mekong Media Cooperation.

The “Getting Better for Shared Future” Lancang-Mekong Media Chiefs Dialogue takes place May 31 in Kunming. Photo/Yunnan Daily

As part of the “One River, One Family” International Cultural Exchange Series in the New Era, the Lancang-Mekong dialogue is directed by Information Office of the People's Government of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Foreign Affairs Office, Yunnan Cyberspace Administration, and Yunnan Science and Technology Department. It is hosted by China Center for International Communication Development, Yunnan Daily Press Group, and Yunnan International Communication Center for South and Southeast Asia.

“Thanks to the YICC and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Media Convergence, Yunnan Daily enhanced efficiency by applying AI and interactivity to international communication,” said He Zukun, Party Secretary and President of Yunnan Daily Press Group.

He Zukun, Party Secretary and President of Yunnan Daily Press Group, speaks at the event. Photo/Yunnan Daily

Vansay Tavinyan, Editor-in-Chief of Lao Pasaxon Newspaper, speaks at the event. Photo/Yunnan Daily

Vansay Tavinyan, Editor-in-Chief of Lao Pasaxon Newspaper, said Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) is vital in safeguarding the interests of all countries in the region, and media should be a "megaphone" for LMC prosperity and development.

Xiang Zeying, Party Secretary of Chongqing Daily News Group, suggested the six LMC countries should establish a cooperative mechanism for a shared voice, deepening international cooperation and integrating culture into tourism.

Xiang Zeying, Party Secretary of Chongqing Daily News Group, speaks at the event. Photo/Yunnan Daily

  

The “Getting Better for Shared Future” Lancang-Mekong Media Chiefs Dialogue takes place May 31 in Kunming. Photo/Yunnan Daily

"To get better, media in the LMC countries need to step up cooperation, so that the bright future jointly planned by the six countries could bear results," said Bui Thi Tuyen, a Vietnamese majoring journalism at Yunnan University.

Reporting by Li Zha and Liu Ziyu (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue