Over 200 media pros, diplomats, and experts gathered in Nanning this week as China Media Group (CMG) launched the 2025 ASEAN Media Partners Cooperation Week 🚀. With the theme 'Openness, Culture, and a Shared Home,' the event spotlighted how tech like AI and big data could reshape storytelling across borders.
CMG's Deputy Editor-in-Chief Fan Yun compared 'openness' to a sailboat navigating new media frontiers 🌊: 'We’re geeking out on cloud communication tools to make cross-border reporting more impactful.' The group also plans to leverage its 85-language network and 192 global bureaus to highlight China-ASEAN collabs – think K-drama meets Belt & Road vibes 📡.
Laos’ top media official Khamphanh Pheuyavong dialed in via video, calling journalists 'bridge architects' in the digital age 🌉. 'When ASEAN and China swap cultural mic drops through TikTok-worthy stories, everyone wins,' he added, referencing plans for a 'community of shared destiny.'
Key takeaways? Media teams are leveling up their emoji game 🤝: expect more co-produced docs, VR temple tours, and maybe even a ASEAN-China meme exchange program soon.
