Chinese scholarship program benefits university students in Myanmar

STORY: Chinese scholarship program benefits university students in Myanmar DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scholarship awarding ceremony STORYLINE: A total of 132 Myanmar students were awarded scholarships and outstanding awards granted by a Chinese company at the Yezin Agricultural University (YAU) in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday. The recipients for the 2023-24 academic year included 30 postgraduate scholars and 102 undergraduates from the YAU. An agreement was also signed between the YAU and Yuntianhua Group Co., Ltd. on the provision of scholarships and outstanding awards for agricultural students at the university on Wednesday. The agreement inked during the ceremony also includes Yuntianhua company's commitment to provide scholarships and outstanding awards to YAU students during the academic years 2024-25 and 2025-26. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nay Pyi Taw. (XHTV)

Chinese firm shares rice planting technology with Myanmar farmers

STORY: Chinese firm shares rice planting technology with Myanmar farmers DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the agricultural knowledge sharing event 2. various of farmland STORYLINE: A company from southwest China's Yunnan province has collaborated with Myanmar's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation to hold a knowledge-sharing seminar for local farmers. The event was held at a demonstration farm of Yangon Region's Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, aiming at enhancing agricultural practices, boosting crop yield, and promoting green development in Myanmar, the event's organizers said. About 50 farmers participated in the seminar held at the 30-acre demonstration farm on the outskirt of Yangon. Speaking at the event, Fu Shaoxue, an executive of the Yuntianhua Group Co., Ltd., said that the collaboration on the establishment of a 30-acre demonstration farm would result in increasing Myanmar's agricultural produc