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(SP)CHINA-JINHUA-ASIAN GAMES-SEPAKTAKRAW (CN)

(231006) -- JINHUA, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Khin Hnin Wai (R) of Myanmar vies with Ratsamee Thongsod of Thailand during the Women's Regu Preliminary of Sepaktakraw between Thailand and Myanmar at the 19th Asian Games in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-JINHUA-ASIAN GAMES-SEPAKTAKRAW (CN)

(231006) -- JINHUA, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Khin Pa Pa Hlaing (R) of Myanmar vies with Ratsamee Thongsod of Thailand during the Women's Regu Preliminary of Sepaktakraw between Thailand and Myanmar at the 19th Asian Games in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-JINHUA-ASIAN GAMES-SEPAKTAKRAW (CN)

(231005) -- JINHUA, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jeon Gyumi (2nd R) of South Korea and Khin Hnin Wai (2nd L) of Myanmar compete during the Women's Regu Preliminary of Sepaktakraw between South Korea and Myanmar at the 19th Asian Games in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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China-South Asia Expo promotes commercial exchanges between China, South Asia

STORY: China-South Asia Expo promotes commercial exchanges between China, South Asia DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-South Asia Expo held in Kunming, China 2. STANDUP (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of exhibitors at the expo 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEEN MING YUNN, Director of TD Binary (M) SDN. BHD. (Malaysian food company) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHIN HTAY KYWE, Managing director, Htay Thitsar Co., Ltd. (Burmese company) 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHOKI DORJI, Manager of KS Garments Manufacturing (Bhutanese company) 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMED RIKAS, Partner of Beauty Gems (Sri Lankan company) STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent "The China-South Asia Expo has been held in Kunming, China, drawing thousands of exhibitors, representatives and guests." The expo has attracted over 30,000 exhibitors, representatives, and guests from 85 countries and regions to attend onli

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Vlog: Impressions of Yunnan at China-South Asia Expo

STORY: Vlog: Impressions of Yunnan at China-South Asia Expo DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Yunan's tourism resource 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEEN MING YUNN, Director of TD Binary SDN. BHD. (Malaysian food company) 4. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHIN HTAY KYWE, Managing director, Htay Thitsar Co., Ltd (Company from Myanmar) 6. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MAC THI NGOC TRAM, Manager, DONG NAM A (Vietnamese company) 8. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHOU LI, Marketing manager, Yunnan Feizhimeng Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd 10. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FURQAN AMIN, Owner of Jaya (Indian company) 12. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo STOR

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(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-FOOTBALL-AFC U-20 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS-CHINESE TAIPEI VS MYANMAR

(230609) -- YANGON, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Khin Htay Kying (R) of Myanmar vies with Li Yi-Wen of Chinese Taipei during the 2nd round group B match of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers between Chinese Taipei and Myanmar at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Myanmar Airways to open regular Osaka-Yangon flights

OSAKA, Japan - Khin Maung Latt, chairman of Myanmar Airways International, announces in Osaka City on April 10, 2014, that the airline will launch regular flights between Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, and Yangon, Myanmar, in September 2014.

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Japanese, Myanmar universities conclude accord

YANGON, Myanmar - Shun Korenaga (L), president of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, shakes hands with Khin Naing Oo, rector of the Yangon Institute of Economics, after the two institutions concluded a cooperative agreement on Feb. 7, 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Myanmar Airways to start flights to Japan

MITO, Japan - Ibaraki Gov. Masaru Hashimoto (L) and Khin Maung Latt (R), chairman of Myanmar Airways International, hold a press conference at the Ibaraki prefectural hall in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2013. They agreed on the launch of regular flights linking Yangon and Ibaraki Airport.

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Suu Kyi's family in her childhood

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1947 shows family of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she was two years old -- herself (front C), her father Gen. Aung San (far R), her mother Daw Khin Kyi (far L) and her elder brothers.

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Myanmar's upper house speaker

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's upper house speaker Khin Aung Myint is interviewed by Kyodo News in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Aug. 17, 2012.

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Myanmar upper house speaker in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Khin Aung Myint (R), speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of Myanmar's parliament, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 10, 2012.

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Myanmar freeing all political prisoners

YANGON, Myanmar - Former Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt (front) speaks to reporters in Yangon after being released from house arrest on Jan. 13, 2012. Myanmar's government the same day granted freedom to all 591 political prisoners whose release had been demanded by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, according to official sources.

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Myanmar activist granted special permission to remain in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Khin Maung Hla, a Myanmar activist seeking asylum in Japan, and his Philippine wife show off their special permission to remain in Japan at a press conference in Nagoya on Feb. 9. Khin Maung Hla, a Rohingya minority in Myanmar, earlier won a high court ruling that nullified the immigrations' order to deport him.

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High court also voids deportation order of Myanmar man

NAGOYA, Japan - Khin Maung Hla, a 40-year-old Myanmar man who is seeking asylum in Japan on the grounds that he faces persecution in his home country due to his involvement in pro-democracy activities, arrives at the Nagoya High Court on Jan. 18 to hear the court's ruling on his appeal. The high court upheld a lower court decision which voided a government order to deport him.

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Filipino wife of Myanmar refugee released

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese immigration authorities released Absin Eden Monteclaro (L), the Filipino wife of Khin Maung Hla (R), a Myanmar man seeking asylum in Japan. The Nagoya Immigration Bureau had detained Eden since May 24 for overstaying her visa.

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Japan allows Myanmar activist, kin to stay

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Hope Jamili (2nd from L), her pro-democracy activist husband Khin Maung Latt (C) and their two daughters smile at a press conference in Tokyo on March 9 after they were granted special permission to stay in Japan. The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau gave the special residence permit to the family after Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the government would allow them to stay for humanitarian reasons because the family would be broken up if deported.

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Myanmar 'understands' global interest in its democratization

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 12 prior to their talks. Khin Nyunt was quoted as saying he understands the strong interest shown by the international community in the democratization in Myanmar. (Pool photo)

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(1)Japan, ASEAN start 2-day summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders from Japan and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for a photograph at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 11, the first day of their two-day summit. From left to right, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Brunei's King Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Laotian Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachit, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Myanmar's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. (Pooh photo)

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(2)Japan tells Myanmar of aid suspension over Suu Kyi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) is in talks with Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win (R) at the Foreign Ministry on July 4. Kawaguchi told Win that Japan will suspend new aid unless the junta releases pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at an early date.

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(1)Japan tells Myanmar of aid suspension over Suu Kyi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win greet each other before they hold talks at the Foreign Ministry on July 4. Japan told Myanmar it will suspend new aid unless the junta releases pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at an early date.

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Foreign Minister Kawaguchi talks with Myanmar's senior leader

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawagauchi (C) tours Yangon's famous 100-meter-high Shwedagon pagoda on Aug. 4 after meeting with Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt, first secretary of Myanmar's ruling junta. Kawaguchi will meet opposition leader Suu Kyi at her house on Aug. 5.

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Trade Minister Fukaya unveils assistance for Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (L) meets Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt (R), first secretary of Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council, the country's military government, May 1 in Yangon. Fukaya unveiled an assistance package to help Myanmar develop human resources and nurture small and midsize firms as it makes the transition to a market economy. Fukaya is the first Japanese cabinet minister to travel to Myanmar since the junta took power in 1988.

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Chinese scholarships program launched in Myanmar

STORY: Chinese scholarships program launched in Myanmar DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of China scholarship award ceremony 2. various of the scholarship awardees STORYLINE: The Bank of China (BOC) scholarships and grants program was launched in Myanmar's commercial city of Yangon on Friday, with 100 University of Yangon students benefiting from the scheme. Speaking at the ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai said China has provided scholarship programs for Myanmar students via various channels and opportunities to study in China, helping the Southeast Asian country build its talent pools for further development. China stands ready to continue cooperation with Myanmar in education and humanitarian fields, and supports Myanmar universities and institutions in deepening cooperation with their Chinese counterparts, the ambassador said. Khin Chit Chit, pro-rector of the University of Yangon,

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MANILA-FOOTBALL-AFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP-3RD PLACE-MYA VS VIE

(220717) -- MANILA, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Huynh Nhu (L) vies for the ball against Myanmar's Khin Than Wai during the AFF Women's Championship 2022 third place match between Myanmar and Vietnam in Manila, the Philippines on July 17, 2022. (Rouelle Umali/Xinhua)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MANILA-FOOTBALL-AFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP-SEMIFINALS-THA VS MYA

(220715) -- MANILA, July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Kanyanat Chetthabutr (R) vies with Myanmar's Khin Than Wai during the AFF Women's Championship 2022 semifinal match between Thailand and Myanmar in Manila, the Philippines on July 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MANILA-FOOTBALL-AFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP-SEMIFINALS-THA VS MYA

(220715) -- MANILA, July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Kanyanat Chetthabutr (R) vies with Myanmar's Khin Than Wai during the AFF Women's Championship 2022 semifinal match between Thailand and Myanmar in Manila, the Philippines on July 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-MANILA-FOOTBALL-AFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP-SEMIFINALS-THA VS MYA

(220715) -- MANILA, July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Kanyanat Chetthabutr (2nd R) vies with Myanmar's Khin Than Wai (2nd L) during the AFF Women's Championship 2022 semifinal match between Thailand and Myanmar in Manila, the Philippines on July 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Chinese embassy in Myanmar makes donation to school for deaf

STORY: Chinese embassy in Myanmar makes donation to school for deaf DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mary Chapman School for the Deaf 2. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The launching ceremony of the Year 2022 Donation Project to Mary Chapman School for the Deaf was held on Tuesday in Myanmar. Addressing the ceremony, Zheng Zhihong, minister counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, said the embassy will provide more than 20 million kyats (10,810 U.S. dollars) worth of daily food supplies to the school this year. He also pledged that the embassy will continue to join hands with caring people from all walks of life in Myanmar to share love and support for the children of Mary Chapman school and to Myanmar's social welfare cause. Daw Khin Thida Nyunt, principal of Mary Chapman School for Deaf expressed thanks to the Chinese embassy for donating the needed things for the school. Since 2018, the school has been rec

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(1)Japan tells Myanmar of aid suspension over Suu Kyi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win greet each other before they hold talks at the Foreign Ministry on July 4. Japan told Myanmar it will suspend new aid unless the junta releases pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at an early date. (Kyodo)

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Suu Kyi's "soft dictatorship," one year after Myanmar's election

National League for Democracy and women's rights campaigner Khin Lay speaks to Kyodo News in Yangon, Myanmar on Oct. 27, 2016. Speaking about the first year since the country's historic general election on Nov. 8, 2015, Khin Lay said the new government, led by Aung Sang Suu Kyi, had seemed unwilling to listen to local people, preferring advice from the international community. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Filipino wife of Myanmar refugee released

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese immigration authorities released Absin Eden Monteclaro (L), the Filipino wife of Khin Maung Hla (R), a Myanmar man seeking asylum in Japan. The Nagoya Immigration Bureau had detained Eden since May 24 for overstaying her visa. (Kyodo)

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Myanmar activist granted special permission to remain in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Khin Maung Hla, a Myanmar activist seeking asylum in Japan, and his Philippine wife show off their special permission to remain in Japan at a press conference in Nagoya on Feb. 9. Khin Maung Hla, a Rohingya minority in Myanmar, earlier won a high court ruling that nullified the immigrations' order to deport him. (Kyodo)

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High court also voids deportation order of Myanmar man

NAGOYA, Japan - Khin Maung Hla, a 40-year-old Myanmar man who is seeking asylum in Japan on the grounds that he faces persecution in his home country due to his involvement in pro-democracy activities, arrives at the Nagoya High Court on Jan. 18 to hear the court's ruling on his appeal. The high court upheld a lower court decision which voided a government order to deport him. (Kyodo)

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Myanmar upper house speaker in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Khin Aung Myint (R), speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of Myanmar's parliament, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 10, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Myanmar freeing all political prisoners

YANGON, Myanmar - Former Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt (front) speaks to reporters in Yangon after being released from house arrest on Jan. 13, 2012. Myanmar's government the same day granted freedom to all 591 political prisoners whose release had been demanded by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, according to official sources. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan, ASEAN start 2-day summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders from Japan and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for a photograph at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 11, the first day of their two-day summit. From left to right, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Brunei's King Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Laotian Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachit, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Myanmar's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. (Pooh photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan allows Myanmar activist, kin to stay

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Hope Jamili (2nd from L), her pro-democracy activist husband Khin Maung Latt (C) and their two daughters smile at a press conference in Tokyo on March 9 after they were granted special permission to stay in Japan. The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau gave the special residence permit to the family after Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the government would allow them to stay for humanitarian reasons because the family would be broken up if deported. (Kyodo)

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Myanmar 'understands' global interest in its democratization

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 12 prior to their talks. Khin Nyunt was quoted as saying he understands the strong interest shown by the international community in the democratization in Myanmar. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(2)Japan tells Myanmar of aid suspension over Suu Kyi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) is in talks with Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win (R) at the Foreign Ministry on July 4. Kawaguchi told Win that Japan will suspend new aid unless the junta releases pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at an early date. (Kyodo)

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Trade Minister Fukaya unveils assistance for Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (L) meets Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt (R), first secretary of Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council, the country's military government, May 1 in Yangon. Fukaya unveiled an assistance package to help Myanmar develop human resources and nurture small and midsize firms as it makes the transition to a market economy. Fukaya is the first Japanese cabinet minister to travel to Myanmar since the junta took power in 1988.