Myanmar hosting basketball competition to greet Chinese New Year

STORY: Myanmar hosting basketball competition to greet Chinese New Year DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the basketball competition STORYLINE: A friendship basketball competition, jointly organized by the Myanmar Chinese Chamber of Commerce (MCCOC) and the Myanmar Basketball Federation, is underway in Yangon to greet the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. The opening ceremony of the 10-day competition, which runs from Jan. 8 to 17, was held on Tuesday and attended by Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai. Speaking at the event, MCCOC president U Aik Htun said that the competition will help promote mutual friendship between the two countries. "Sport will help improve health and physical fitness as well as sports activities are an exchange of culture and entertainment," he said, adding that basketball will help develop sportsmanship, unity and cooperation among the players. U Maung Maung Myint, vice president of the Myan

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE NEW YEAR-FRIENDSHIP BASKETBALL COMPETITION

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE NEW YEAR-FRIENDSHIP BASKETBALL COMPETITION

(230111) -- YANGON, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A friendship basketball competition, to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, is held in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 10, 2023. A friendship basketball competition, organized by the Myanmar Chinese Chamber of Commerce (MCCOC) and the Myanmar Basketball Federation, is underway here to greet the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. The competition runs from Jan. 8 to 17. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE NEW YEAR-FRIENDSHIP BASKETBALL COMPETITION

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE NEW YEAR-FRIENDSHIP BASKETBALL COMPETITION

(230111) -- YANGON, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People perform dragon dance during the opening ceremony of a friendship basketball competition in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 10, 2023. A friendship basketball competition, organized by the Myanmar Chinese Chamber of Commerce (MCCOC) and the Myanmar Basketball Federation, is underway here to greet the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. The competition runs from Jan. 8 to 17. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)