China, Myanmar to enhance information co-op

China, Myanmar to enhance information co-op

www.chinaview.cn 2006-04-23 18:10:07

YANGON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Minister of Information
Industry Wang Xudong arrived here Sunday on a visit to Myanmar to
enhance cooperation between the two countries in information and
communications technology (ICT) sector as part of the proposed
information superhighway network (ISN) project of the Greater Mekong
Sub-region (GMS).

During the visit, Wang will call on Myanmar Prime Minister General
Soe Win and have discussions with Brigadier-General Thein Zaw, Minister
of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs on cooperation in the Myanmar
section of the GMS ISN project.

In July last year, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on planning
and construction of the GMS ISN was signed by the GMS member countries
at the Second GMS Summit held in Kunming, China.

Along with the MoU, four other framework agreements were also inked
then by the GMS members, which include those on cross-border transport,
control and prevention of infectious disease in GMS, regional power
trade, and cooperation in rules and regulations and guidelines.

Initiated by the Asian Development Bank, the GMS-Economic
Cooperation was founded in 1992 to bring together six countries
--China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam along the Mekong
River.

Since then, Myanmar has worked for closer economic ties together
with other members of the grouping by taking part in the implementation
of the GMS programs which prioritized some 100 projects in eight
sectors, including investment, trade, transport, tourism,
telecommunications, energy, environment and human resources
development.

The 4,500-km Mekong River, originating from China, runs through
Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

The GMS has a combined land area of nearly 2.3 million
square-kilometers and home to more than 250 million people. Enditem

.

Relevant Pages

  • Burma Related News - July 04, 2005.
    ... PD - Myanmar PM leaves for GMS summit in China ... UNPO - Burmese Women Nominated for Peace Prize ...
    (soc.culture.burma)
  • Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam on cooperation in freight transportation services as part of it
    ... Myanmar to cooperate with GMS members in freight transportation ... Myanmar has agreed with four other members of the Greater Mekong ... Subregion (GMS) -- Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam on cooperation ...
    (soc.culture.cambodia)
  • Burma Related News - Jan 19, 2008.
    ... AFP - EU wants UN envoy to visit Myanmar soon and seek Aung's release ... Fassino also stressed the important role to be played by China, ... Myanmar's military government on monks leading protests in the fall ... Myanmar, also known as Burma. ...
    (soc.culture.burma)
  • Burma Related News - June 23, 2006.
    ... Phayul News - Guns and bombs from China ... ThaiDay - Thai lawmaker says Myanmar should leave ASEAN ... UN Security Council must act on Burma ...
    (soc.culture.burma)
  • Burma Related News - Mar 19, 2008.
    ... AP - Myanmar monks call for boycott of religious exams to protest ... Reuters - China warns of "life and death struggle" over Tibet ... Energy Bangla - Gas Resource of Myanmar - Beyond Bangladesh Reach? ... Myanmar monks call for boycott of religious exams to protest military ...
    (soc.culture.burma)