The “2026 Heart-to-Heart Connection Programme – Brand Event for International Education Exchange: China-South and South-East Asia Skills Cultivation and Cultural Exchange Event” was held on 13 November at Yunnan Open University in Kunming, Province, China, with U Zeyar Myo Myint, Consul-General of the Consulate-General of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Kunming, attending and delivering remarks, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the event, discussions focused on promoting cooperation in education and skills development, expanding international educational exchanges and enhancing mutual cultural understanding. As part of the cultural exchange programme, the Myanmar Consulate-General in Kunming also set up a booth to showcase Myanmar’s culture and traditional heritage.
The Myanmar booth featured traditional Thanaka, handicrafts, ethnic costumes and cultural artefacts. Visitors were also treated to traditional Myanmar food and beverages, including mohinga (rice noodle soup with fish broth), pickled tea leaf salad and Myanmar tea. The event was attended by officials from the Yunnan Provincial Department of Commerce, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education and Yunnan Open University, as well as consuls-general and diplomats from consulates based in Kunming, representatives from the Maldives, and educational delegates from China, South Asia and South-East Asia.
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