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CITY LIFE | 城事

People-to-people connectivity and long-lasting friendship

收官亦是启幕 共叙民心相通

On December 1, the closing ceremony for the 2025
Lancang-Mekong Audiovisual “Quality Learning Program”
was hosted in Kunming. Media professionals from the eight
participating countries presented their group projects and
shared their key takeaways from the training. Spontane-
ously, a common sentiment emerged: despite hailing from
different nations, their pursuit of beauty remains a shared,
unifying aspiration.
Chhay Uddam, Deputy Director of the Overseas Com-
munication Department, TV News Division, National
Television of Cambodia (TVK), believes that with their
powerful visual and auditory impact, audiovisual works
can quickly bridge language and cultural barriers, allowing
global audiences to intuitively understand news events and
connect with them emotionally. “This 2025 Lancang-Me-
kong Audiovisual ‘Quality Learning Program’ international
media elite training course not only strengthened exchang-
es and interactions among media journalists from various
countries but also helped us all enhance our professional
skills,” he said.
Md. Shide Mahadey Sakender, a journalist from Bang-
ladesh’s ATN News, mentioned that participating in the
planning, filming, and editing during this training course
not only honed his professional abilities but also gave him
a deeper appreciation for the important role media profes-
sionals play in fostering people-to-people connectivity and
promoting international friendship.
“Media professionals should leverage their expertise to
build bridges that connect hearts,” said Papinvit Ongbang-
noi, Director of the TV Program Creative Design Depart-
ment, National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT). “A Chinese saying goes, seeing once is better than hear- “Telling Lancang-Mekong stories from a young per-
He emphasized that media practitioners are not merely con- ing a hundred times. In our short film A Glimpse into the spective is a powerful way to foster cultural exchange
duits of information but vital facilitators of cross-cultural Source of Life, we aimed to bring that experience to the and emotional connection,” said Senglathsamy Souvath,
dialogue. “By using the language of audiovisual media cre- audience,” said Nguyen Ngoc Anh, a digital journalist from a journalist from Lao Youth Radio. She described collab-
atively, we can translate abstract cultural and social issues VTC News (Voice of Vietnam). “We featured the diverse orating with media peers from Bangladesh, Thailand, and
into perceptible, relatable narratives, carving out spaces for foods, handicrafts, and intangible heritage skills featured Vietnam to film the traditional craft of Zhanyi rice cake
genuine exchange amidst the information flood.” Reflecting at the ‘Showcasing the Silk Road & Fostering Neighborly making in Qujing. “By documenting this thousand-year-old
on his team’s project, he noted their particular focus on the Connections’ cultural fair, hoping viewers could almost handmade art, we wanted to introduce Yunnan to audiences
harmonious unity of sound and image. “In our short film, taste and feel them through the visuals.” He added that de- across our countries through shared storytelling. What made
The Tranquility and Vitality of Tuguachong, we aimed to spite cultural differences, many shared values exist between it most memorable was the creative synergy of working
capture the beauty of rural life through warm and serene nations, and it is precisely these commonalities that enable alongside fellow media professionals from across South
visuals.” such close and meaningful cooperation. and Southeast Asia.”