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Myanmar holds bovine beauty pageant to commemorate Union Day

STORY: Myanmar holds bovine beauty pageant to commemorate Union Day SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition STORYLINE: The third Myanmar bovine beauty pageant was held to mark the 77th anniversary of the Union Day in Yangon, according to the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department on Saturday. The two-day competition was held under four categories including Myanmar native cattle, beef cattle, dairy cattle and goats, Min Nyunt Oo, deputy head of the department, told Xinhua. A total of 106 various cattle and 38 goats were on display at this year's competition, he said. The aim of holding the competition is to educate the public about livestock breeding, to obtain high-quality Myanmar native cattle and goats, and to expand the network among breeders, he said. The competition helps in the production of quality cattle and increases farmers' knowledge of livestock farming, he said.

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MYANMAR-YANGON-BOVINE BEAUTY PAGEANT

(240204) -- YANGON, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man holds the reins of a bull during a bovine beauty pageant in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 4, 2024. The third Myanmar bovine beauty pageant was held to mark the 77th anniversary of the Union Day in Yangon, according to the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department on Saturday. The two-day competition was held under four categories including Myanmar native cattle, beef cattle, dairy cattle and goats, Min Nyunt Oo, deputy head of the department, told Xinhua. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-BOVINE BEAUTY PAGEANT

(240204) -- YANGON, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man holds the reins of a bull during a bovine beauty pageant in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 4, 2024. The third Myanmar bovine beauty pageant was held to mark the 77th anniversary of the Union Day in Yangon, according to the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department on Saturday. The two-day competition was held under four categories including Myanmar native cattle, beef cattle, dairy cattle and goats, Min Nyunt Oo, deputy head of the department, told Xinhua. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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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 '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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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 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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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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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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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.