KUNMING: Some 500 journalists, scholars, government officials and entrepreneurs from 110 countries or international and regional organizations convened here for the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum.
The forum, which opened Saturday, is co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency, the Communist Party of China Yunnan Provincial Committee and the People’s Government of Yunnan Province.
Within five days of meeting, participants will brainstorm and contribute their wisdom to translate the forum theme, “empowering global south, navigating global changes,” into tangible solutions for practical projects.
Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Participants communicate with each other after the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Yongwei)
Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A participant takes photos at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)
Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)
Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Yongwei)
Actors perform at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Yongwei)
A firefighter who took part in a rescue operation after an earthquake in Myanmar, shares his experience at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
