Asean reporters beef up on Silk Road progress

TUESDAY, MAY 02, 2017
Asean reporters beef up on Silk Road progress

Asean reporters are now better placed to gather important information about the Maritime Silk Road in China next year after taking part in the “Jointly Building 21st Century Maritime Silk Road” programme in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, China, from April 17-27.

After sharing in the event last month, editors and journalists |will now have the opportunity |to visit the Silk Road project in China.
This year’s information-sharing initiative was attended by media personnel from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, along with officials from the Asean-China Centre and State Council Information Office of China.
A team from the Vientiane Times and Lao National Television also travelled to the Silk Road project in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.
The project is organised by the Asean-China Centre and State Council Information Office.
Vietnam Investment Review reporter Pham Anh Minh said the visit was a good opportunity to learn about the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which would spur development in the economic and market sector. – Vientiane Times