{"id":98834,"date":"2017-04-18T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=98834"},"modified":"2017-04-18T18:55:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T22:55:00","slug":"belt-road-documentary-to-highlight-asean-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/18\/belt-road-documentary-to-highlight-asean-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Belt & Road documentary to highlight ASEAN countries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ASEAN member countries include the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. (Photo: ASEAN\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEIJING\u2013Beijing Television (BTV) will air a Belt and Road documentary featuring the 10 Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member countries, before the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation set on May 14-15 this year.<\/p>\n

BTV Director Chen Dali announced this on Tuesday during the \u201cBelt & Road\u201d Themed Forum on Sustained Media Cooperation and Common Development held at the Beijing Broadcasting Tower Hotel.<\/p>\n

“The documentary entitled \u2018Hello, ASEAN: The Belt & Road Tour\u2019 will feature the economic conditions and cultures of the 10 countries from Southeast Asia,” he said.<\/p>\n

Chen said BTV Documentary HD Channel produced the six-episode documentary in cooperation of USilk Block and Belt & Road Media Cooperation Union (MCU) which was launched one year ago.<\/p>\n

He said the \u201cHello, ASEAN: The Belt & Road Tour\u201d documentary will be aired starting May 1 to inform the Chinese people about Southeast Asian countries.<\/p>\n

The ASEAN member countries include the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.<\/p>\n

National Television of Cambodia Director Kem Gunawadh suggested all the Belt & Road documentaries from the different regions and countries should be combined and be broadcast in countries along Belt and Road.<\/p>\n

“I suggest to have more openness, inclusiveness and cooperation because we are with you to have better economic integration through Belt and Road Initiative,” Gunawadh said.<\/p>\n

In April last year, the China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) with the support of State Council Information Office of China (SCIOC) launched the Belt & Road MCU to serve as platform of cooperation among international media agencies in making accurate, inspiring and intriguing stories about Belt and Road Initiative.<\/p>\n

The MCU was signed by 17 media agencies including the US National Geographic Channel, Discovery and History Channel and Singapore\u2019s Channel NewsAsia.<\/p>\n

“The Belt & Road MCU has now 43 global media and cultural organization members. We are hoping to creating a big platform for media. We look forward for more cooperation with media organization along Belt and Road,” CICC President Chen Lujun.<\/p>\n

With the Belt & Road MCU growing membership, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific vice president Vikram Channa said over 500 million viewers can now watch all the Belt & Road documentaries through 21 TV channels in countries along the Belt and Road.<\/p>\n

Some of the documentaries to be broadcast in the Discovery and National Geographic channels are Tibet: Roof of the World, Made in China and China\u2019s Secret Worlds.<\/p>\n

Chen said the B&R MCU is suggesting that documentaries and media reports should focus on stories of the people, trade and dreams along the Belt and Road.<\/p>\n

The MCU also proposes that media entities should build Belt and Road broadcasting network and to work together to improve the quality and prosperity of the media industry.<\/p>\n

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