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The Riverdance 25 Anni- bines Irish and international music Dyke in front of the auditorium,
versary Show debuted at the and dance. Hosted by Kunming taking the flying seagulls from
Yunnan Haigeng Auditorium in Theatre and Kunming Performing Siberia as a background. More
central Yunnan’s Kunming city Arts Company, the cultural show than 40,000 watched the lakeside Themed “Boosting Global Confidence, Promoting Media
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on December 20, and this is aims to increase people-to-people performance online. Development”, the 5 World Media Summit (Yunnan, Chi-
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part of a performing tour in Chi- exchanges between Yunnan and The show will be going on na) and the 2 Yunnan International Communication Forum
nese cities. the outside world. at Yunnan Haigeng Auditorium opened in central Yunnan’s Kunming city on December 5.
Riverdance is a global enter- Before the show, the dancers again on Dec. 20 evening. (Yun- Representatives from global mainstream media, think
tainment phenomenon that com- also performed at the Haigeng nan Gateway) tanks, government agencies, embassies and consulates in
China, as well as those from the United Nations and other
international organizations, gathered in Yunnan for dis-
Vietnamese media cover Yunnan's many-splendored life cussions.
As a Chinese ancient poem goes, distance cannot
越南媒体感受“有一种叫云南的生活” divide true friends who feel close even when thousands
of miles apart. Media play a key role in smoothing peo-
A media delegation from Viet-
nam recently had a reporting tour ple-to-people bonds worldwide.
to south Yunnan’s Honghe Hani Yunnan pilots the Chinese exchanges and cooperation
and Yi autonomous prefecture, with south-southeast Asian countries.
looking into the many-splendored By hosting the world media summit and the international
lifestyles therein. communication forum, Yunnan aims to facilitate mutual ex-
In the prefecture’s Yuanyang change and mutual learning. This helps in telling internation-
county, Vietnamese reporters al audience the future stories of Yunnan and China.
stopped at the Azheke village, and When global media are once again focusing on Yun-
their attention was drawn to the nan, the beautiful province is ready to send a warm invita-
two-story and mushroom-shaped tion to worldwide friends for a many-splendored Yunnan
houses built out of stone and brick. life and a win-win future. (Yunnan Gateway)
“Similar mushroom houses are
seen in north Vietnam, but they
have only one floor. Now, local rice fields, but also for the protec- kilometers away from the Viet- The first ASEAN Go
tourism practitioners are turning tion of local Hali culture. With the nam-China bridge over the Nanxi tournament held in Pu'er
the houses into homestays for evolution of lifestyles, how to pro- river, a tributary of the Red River.
visitors,” said Vu Ngoc Mai, a re- tect our tradition is worth discuss- Luu Duc Trung used to came to 首届东盟围棋邀请赛在普洱开幕
porter from Lao Cai province. ing,” said Vietnamese journalist the bridge for interviews. “The Vi-
The reporters also noticed sim- Dang Thi Dung. etnam-China bridge is not only an
ilarities in the traditional culture of In Hekou Yao autonomous important channel for cross-border
ethnic groups. “When I hummed county, the Vietnamese journalists trade, but also for bilateral cultural
Vietnamese folk songs, the young covered the 2023 China-Vietnam exchanges and economic develop-
Hani guy Ah Chun could also pick special commodities fair, which ment,” said Luu.
it up,” said Luu Duc Trung, anoth- was participated by businesses At the Yunnan-Vietnam Rail-
er Vietnamese journalist. from nine countries, including Vi- way cultural park in the prefec-
Luu added Yuanyang reminded etnam, Thailand, Nepal and India. ture’s Mengzi city, Vietnamese
him of his home in north Vietnam. It Almirah, an Indian wooden journalists were impressed by the
is also a place of dazzling sight, dec- furniture manufacturer, brought century-old meter-gauge railway, The first ASEAN Go Invitational Tournament was held
orated by beautiful rice terraces and exquisite tables and chairs to the as well as the station building with in the APFNet forest sustainable training base in south-
inhabited by friendly Hani folks. fair. “We import mahogany from yellow walls and black tiles. west Yunnan’s Pu’er city from December 9 to 11. This is
In Yuanyang’s Mengnong Vietnam, made the furniture in “The Vietnam-Yunnan Railway the highest-level Go tournament held in Pu’er since the
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village, lady embroiderers were India and bring the pieces to the passes through my hometown in final of the 3 Bailing Cup World Professional Go Open
weaving 300 kinds of traditional China market for sale. Hekou is north Vietnam. Nowadays, the kicked off in 2016.
textile products, such as skirts, an important window for Yunnan railway-based logistics is growing The tournament invited the Go players of 8 teams from
backpacks and headscarves. Us- to open up, offering opportunities fast, and freight trains are frequently ASEAN countries to the city: Brunei, Malaysia, Laos, Viet-
ing rural e-commerce platforms, for global businesses,” said Ali, a operated,” said Vu Ngoc Mai. nam, Singapore, Thailand, and Cambodia. Besides, 3 teams
more than 1,100 villagers have staffer of Almirah. Vu added she often goes to from Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and 8 teams from
increased their income by tapping The thriving China-Vietnam Hanoi by train, and the beautiful Yunnan’s border cities also took part in the event.
into customers’ demand. trade is partly attributed to facility view on either side of the railway Hailed as the legendary “Go Sage” in China’s history,
“Yuanyang sets an example not connectivity. Luu Duc Trung said brings him a different traveling Nie Weiping, showed up in the venue and gave a lecture
only for the protection of terraced his home is about three or four experience. (Yunnan Gateway) on the Go techniques. (Yunnan Gateway)