Chinese smartphones help enhance daily life in Myanmar

STORY: Chinese smartphones help enhance daily life in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon streets 2. various of people using mobile phones STORYLINE: With their innovative features and reliable performances, Chinese smartphones are reshaping the way people in Myanmar live and work. Aung Aung, a 31-year-old IT technician in Yangon, has been relying on his Chinese smartphone for the past two years to stay connected in an ever-growing digital world and carry out his daily tasks. "I use a Redmi Note 11 smartphone. I bought this device because of its advanced features and competitive price," he explained. "It's an indispensable one for me," he said, adding that all of his previous smartphones were also Chinese brands. For Alex Nway Oo, a 21-year-old university student in Yangon, her Chinese smartphone is necessary for academic success. "With its expansive storage

China-Myanmar Belt and Road cooperation seminar held in Yangon

STORY: China-Myanmar Belt and Road cooperation seminar held in Yangon DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar and speakers STORYLINE: A seminar to jointly promote the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Myanmar and work together to share development and prosperity was held in Yangon on Thursday. The seminar featured discussions on China-Myanmar cooperation projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Speaking at the seminar, Union Minister for Union Government Office 1 U Aung Naing Oo said, "Today's seminar reflects our deliberation with the spirit of diplomacy and collaboration and shared commitment to prosperity and stability in the context of Belt and Road Initiative." "We are fully aware that the Belt and Road Initiative is not just about building roads and connection. It is a sample of unity, quality and shared progress," he said, adding that BRI plays a pivotal role in connecting nations and exp

Myanmar, China hold border trade fair in Nay Pyi Taw

STORY: Myanmar, China hold border trade fair in Nay Pyi Taw DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the trade fair 2. various of the trade fair STORYLINE: The fourth Myanmar (Lashio)-China (Lincang) border trade fair kicked off in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday. More than 70 Chinese enterprises participated in the exhibition, displaying solar appliances, clothing, construction materials, consumer products and cosmetics. A total of 60 associations or enterprises from Myanmar participated in the fair, exhibiting food, souvenir, gems and jewelry, tea, coffee, agricultural products, wood products and tourism services. The fair is aimed at further enhancing bilateral trade, expanding investment, promoting a closer relationship between entrepreneurs of the two countries, and creating job opportunities by boosting tourism and technical cooperation, Myanmar's Union Minister for Commerce U Aung Naing Oo said. Chin

Gen. Aung San's death remembered in Yangon

Gen. Aung San's death remembered in Yangon

BANGKOK, Thailand - Tin Oo (C), former vice chairman of Myanmar's now defunct National League for Democracy, speaks at a memorial event for independence leader Gen. Aung San at his home in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 19, 2010. The anniversary called Martyrs' Day commemorates the July 19, 1947 assassination of the father of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar junta releases Suu Kyi's aide

Myanmar junta releases Suu Kyi's aide

YANGON, Myanmar - Tin Oo, vice chairman of Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democratic party, speaks to reporters in front of his house in Yangon on Feb. 13, 2010 after he was released from house arrest. The junta kept the 82-year-old under house detention for nearly seven years.

(1)Japan down Myanmar to move closer to Olympic berth

(1)Japan down Myanmar to move closer to Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar goalie Aung Aung Oo (R) fails to block a header by Japan forward Daisuke Matsui on 75 minutes of the second leg of a double header at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on May 3. Japan advanced to the final round of qualifiers for the 2004 Athens Olympics after brushing aside nine-man Myanmar 5-0 following a 3-0 win on May 1.

(5)Japan beat Myanmar 3-0 in Olympic qualifier

(5)Japan beat Myanmar 3-0 in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Maynamar goalie Aung Aung Oo (R) punches a header by Jubilo Iwata forward Ryoichi Maeda (14) during the first half of the first leg of the second round qualifier for the 2004 Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 1.

Myanmar junta's minister of investment, foreign economic relations

Myanmar junta's minister of investment, foreign economic relations

Aung Naing Oo, Myanmar's junta-appointed minister of investment and foreign economic relations, gives an online press conference on Dec. 7, 2021.

(5)Japan beat Myanmar 3-0 in Olympic qualifier

(5)Japan beat Myanmar 3-0 in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Maynamar goalie Aung Aung Oo (R) punches a header by Jubilo Iwata forward Ryoichi Maeda (14) during the first half of the first leg of the second round qualifier for the 2004 Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 1. (Kyodo)

Suu Kyi seeks humility of NLD winners in general election

Suu Kyi seeks humility of NLD winners in general election

Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and National League for Democracy adviser Tin Oo attend a meeting of party members in Yangon on Nov. 28, 2015. Suu Kyi told party members who won seats in parliament in the Nov. 8 general election that they should be humble, according to participants at the closed-door meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gen. Aung San's death remembered in Yangon

Gen. Aung San's death remembered in Yangon

BANGKOK, Thailand - Tin Oo (C), former vice chairman of Myanmar's now defunct National League for Democracy, speaks at a memorial event for independence leader Gen. Aung San at his home in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 19, 2010. The anniversary called Martyrs' Day commemorates the July 19, 1947 assassination of the father of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. (Kyodo)

(1)Japan down Myanmar to move closer to Olympic berth

(1)Japan down Myanmar to move closer to Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar goalie Aung Aung Oo (R) fails to block a header by Japan forward Daisuke Matsui on 75 minutes of the second leg of a double header at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on May 3. Japan advanced to the final round of qualifiers for the 2004 Athens Olympics after brushing aside nine-man Myanmar 5-0 following a 3-0 win on May 1. (Kyodo)