LMAW's learning program, Yunnan tour begins in Qujing city

Participants of the 2025 LMAW learning program and Yunnan tour have a group photo at the cultural-heritage center of rice-cake making, east Yunnan's Qujing city.

As the concluding episode of the LMAW cultural series, the learning program brings together young elites from major media outlets and audiovisual institutions of seven South and Southeast Asian countries.

Featuring special lectures, on-site training, and exchange seminars, the program aims to facilitate mutually-beneficial cooperation through intellectual exchanges.

Tuan Sarath (right), State Secretary of the Cambodian Ministry of Information, handwrites the Khmer calligraphy for "Ironclad Friends".

The Yunnan tour is attended by representatives from the broadcasting administrative departments and mainstream media outlets of the five Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

The participants will get to know Qujing's Cuan culture, experience the joyful life in Tuguachong village, learn about the cultural heritage of rice-cake making, and explore the pottery-making skills in Liaohu village.

Cambodian participants of the 2025 LMAW learning program pose for a group photo at Tuguachong village, east Yunnan's Qujing city.

Source: Qujing News App; Photos by Zhang Shu (Xizang Daily International Communication Center); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue (Mekong News Network, YICC)