4 people killed in car collision in Myanmar's Yangon

STORY: 4 people killed in car collision in Myanmar's Yangon DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic accident in Yangon STORYLINE: Four people, including a child, were killed on Saturday in a road accident in Yangon, Myanmar, local fire services department said. The fatal collision involving a passenger bus, light truck and a taxi occurred at around 7:20 a.m. local time near a junction in Mingaladon township of Yangon region, it said. The passenger bus first hit a light truck on the same direction of the road and then a taxi from the opposite direction of the road, it said. Nineteen people on the light truck vehicle were also injured in the accident, the official said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

Myanmar students gain knowledge, inspiration from taikonauts' live talk

STORY: Myanmar students gain knowledge, inspiration from taikonauts' live talk DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: Twenty Myanmar students from Yangon wearing their white and green school uniform on Thursday joined the live talk of the Shenzhou-15 spaceship's taikonauts conducted from China's space station. Thiha Thu, a 10th grader from a high school in Yangon's Mingaladon township, is one of the 20 Myanmar students who joined the event titled: "Talk with Taikonauts" via video link. "I feel proud to join the event. From the event, we have come to know the lifestyle of astronauts in space. We have also witnessed the technological development of China," Thiha Thu told Xinhua. Eindra Myint Mo, an 11th grader who wants to become a pilot, also got a chance to join the live talk of the Shenzhou-15 spaceship's taikonauts from China's Tiangong space station. "I am very interested in space and t

Cattle exhibition held in Myanmar to boost livestock production

STORY: Cattle exhibition held in Myanmar to boost livestock production DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cattle exhibition in Yangon, Myanmar STORYLINE: Myanmar's Yangon Region government organized a cattle exhibition and competition in Yangon on Saturday to boost its livestock production. A total of 119 cows and 76 goats were competing in the two-day weekend event in Yangon's Mingaladon township, according to the Yangon Region Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department. Livestock feeds, livestock medicines and livestock products were also showcased and sold at about 15 stalls and shops during the exhibition. "The event aims to boost livestock production, especially cow breeding. It also aims to conserve indigenous cattle breeds," according to Toe Min Tun, head of the Yangon Region Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department. Another aim of the exhibition is to encourage commercial beef cattle breeding to earn more income

Workers at Japanese factory in Myanmar

Workers at Japanese factory in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Women work at a Japanese garment factory in Mingaladon Industrial Park in Yangon, Myanmar, in December 2011.

Japan business mission in Myanmar

Japan business mission in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A business mission comprising around 30 members from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry visits a Japanese-affiliated sewing plant in the Mingaladon Industrial Park in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 12, 2011.

U.S. willing to improve ties with Myanmar junta: Campbell

U.S. willing to improve ties with Myanmar junta: Campbell

YANGON, Myanmar - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell reads out a statement at Mingaladon Airport in Yangon on Nov. 4, 2009, after a two-day visit to Myanmar. During the visit, Campbell met with government leaders and detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar court extends arrest of 2 Reuters journalists

Myanmar court extends arrest of 2 Reuters journalists

Reuters journalist Thet Oo Maung Maung, also known as Wa Lone, exits a police van after arriving at Mingaladon township court in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 27, 2017. He was one two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar earlier this month under a colonial-era secrecy law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. willing to improve ties with Myanmar junta: Campbell

U.S. willing to improve ties with Myanmar junta: Campbell

YANGON, Myanmar - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell reads out a statement at Mingaladon Airport in Yangon on Nov. 4, 2009, after a two-day visit to Myanmar. During the visit, Campbell met with government leaders and detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Kyodo)

Japan business mission in Myanmar

Japan business mission in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A business mission comprising around 30 members from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry visits a Japanese-affiliated sewing plant in the Mingaladon Industrial Park in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 12, 2011. (Kyodo)

Workers at Japanese factory in Myanmar

Workers at Japanese factory in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Women work at a Japanese garment factory in Mingaladon Industrial Park in Yangon, Myanmar, in December 2011. (Kyodo)