China to donate 10 friendship school buildings to Myanmar per year
2016-11-04 12:38:51 GMT2016-11-04 20:38:51(Beijing Time)
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NAY PYI TAW， Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- China has planned to donate 10 friendship schools per year to Myanmar worth about 10 million yuan， Tian Shanting， Chinese Cultural Counselor to Myanmar told an inauguration ceremony of second China-Myanmar friendship school building Friday.
The school building was built in a village in Pwint Phyu township， Magway region. China also donated 10 million kyats to financially support for scholarship.
Tian said that China and Myanmar has been cooperating and exchanging in not only basic education but also higher education sectors.
China will continue to cooperate in vocational education sector of Myanmar， he added.
Daw Khine Yin Mon， headmistress of the school， said the new school building makes the students to learn in a better condition for health.
First China-Myanmar friendship school building was inaugurated in Shwekyin， Bago region in late October along with a program of China-Myanmr friendship scholarship and stipend to support the education development.
China calls for fighting drugs, terrorism with Myanmar
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On Thursday, 3 November 2016
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Chinese President Mr. Xi Jinping at People’s Hall in Beijin, China on 1 November, 2016. Photo: Min Aung Hlaing
China is willing to enhance cooperation with Myanmar in areas including anti-terrorism and drug prohibition, said Guo Shengkun, a Chinese State Councillor, on Wednesday.
Guo, Public Security Minister, made the remarks when meeting with Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, in Beijing.
"China hopes to work with Myanmar in maintaining security and stability of both the China-Myanmar border and the Mekong area," said Guo.
He also called for pushing forward the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
Min Aung Hlaing said Myanmar is willing to enhance communication and deepen cooperation with China.
China provides Myanmar Hepatitis B vaccines
Nov 1, 2016
Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Hong Liang handed over 3.5 million doses of Hepatitis B Vaccines for children to the Myanmar government Sunday in Yangon, in an effort to help the Myanmar government prevent Hepatitis.
The handover ceremony is held in Yangon on Monday. [Photo/CRIENGLISH.com]
This is the second batch of Hepatitis B Vaccines that China has sent to Myanmar under an exchange letter between the two governments in 2012.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Ambassador Hong Liang said the first batch of vaccines were handed over to the Myanmar side in May 2014, and tens of thousands of Myanmar children had benefited from the vaccines since then. The second batch arrived in Yangon Airport on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. The total value of the vaccines is 35.5 million yuan (about 5.22 million US dollars). Both sides have jointly inspected and acknowledged the quality, quantity and specification of the vaccines.
He also said that if the Myanmar government requested other types of vaccines, the Chinese government would try its best to provide them.
The Myanmar Union Minister of Health and Sports, Dr. Myint Htwe, signed the Handover Certificate on behalf of the Myanmar government and expressed his thanks to the Chinese government. He said, the rate of Hepatitis was very high in the country. In Yangon, the rate of Hepatitis B positive is about 12%. In other provinces and regions, the rate is even higher. With the vaccines provided by the Chinese government, Myanmar should be able to reduce the number of Hepatitis B cases with all children vaccinated being free of Hepatitis B.
According to official statistics, the immunization coverage of Hepatitis B among Myanmar children has risen from nearly 10% in 2012 to about 75% in 2015 and 2016.
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Myanmar Mango, Avocado Attract Chinese Importers
Author: Yu Wai | 2 November, 2016 06:53 am
| Vol 4 Issue 41
Workers pack mangoes into wood boxes at the Thiri Mingalar wholesale market in Yangon.
Mangoes and avocadoes from Myanmar have caught attention of foreign buyers at the China-ASEAN Expo held in Nanning, China last month, according to Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association.
“We brought Myanmar avocado, mango, watermelon, cucumber, sweet cucumber, walnut, tea leaf and variety of fruits and vegetables to the expo. Visitors were mostly interested in mangoes and avocadoes among all the fruits and vegetables,” Daw Nilar Aung, secretary of the association, said.
The reason why the visitors took interest in Myanmar mangoes and avocadoes was that the fruits were good in size, quality and shape, she added.
During the exhibition, at least 30 Chinese fruits and vegetables trading companies came and discussed about the possibility of importing Myanmar fruits to China, according to U Soe Than Min Din, chairperson of the association.
“A Chinese delegation from those companies will come to Myanmar and discuss about this with local cultivators this month,” he said.
Fourteen Myanmar participants including growers and traders attended the China-ASEAN Expo 2016, according to the association.
“Myanmar fruits and vegetables get exported to China through the border gates, which is convenient in terms of transportation. Expos like this are of great benefit for Myanmar exporters and cultivators because these will allow them to expand our market not only in China but also in other countries in the ASEAN,” U Soe Than Min Din said.
