A showcase of well-selected programs from China Media Group (CMG), China's state broadcaster, has been launched earlier this month in Sao Paulo, Brazil, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming travel to Rio de Janeiro to attend the 19th G20 Summit and a state visit to Brazil.
More than 20 of CMG's high-quality films and series including "Encounters with Xi Jinping" and "A Road to Prosperity" will be broadcast simultaneously on more than 10 local mainstream media including Box Brazil, Band and CB Media.
Shen Haixiong, deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and CMG president, delivered video address.
Yu Peng, Consul General of China in Sao Paulo, Caio Luiz de Carvalho, president of Band institute and communications director of Band, Jose Wilson Fonseca, executive vice president of Box Brazil, and Claudia Dreyer, head of international cooperation and expansion of Box Brazil, attended the event and delivered speeches.
This screening will last through June 2025. Brazilian mainstream media such as Band and Forum reported on the event.
CMG launches special program screening event in Brazil
CMG launches special program screening event in Brazil
A new direct passenger flight route from Ningbo City of east China's Zhejiang Province to Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh opened on Wednesday, which also marked the first international flight out of the city's airport in 2025.
The new flight departs from the Ningbo Lishe International Airport at 13:30 and takes just under four and a half hours to reach the Cambodian capital. Operated by Cambodian airlines, it is scheduled to fly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with the return flight departing Phnom Penh at 07:40 local time on the same days.
The direct route provides an important travel option for tourists, especially those from Ningbo and the surrounding areas. Pang Cuili, a Ningbo resident who had to transit in Shanghai for a midnight arrival in Phnom Penh, said the new service now offers much greater convenience.
"We'll fly at 13:30 and arrive at around 16:50. It’s very convenient [timing] for us to check into the hotel after arriving," she said.
As the capital and largest city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh has long been an important international aviation hub in Southeast Asia, with the new route giving a further boost to the economic and cultural exchanges between Ningbo and ASEAN countries.
"Today marks the first flight of Ningbo Airport's regular direct passenger service to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The opening of this route is also an important move for the airport to help implement the Belt and Road Initiative, enriching international passenger transport routes, and further speeding up the recovery of the international market," said Chen Qiaoyu, manager of the Market Development Department at the Ningbo Lishe International Airport.
As Cambodia Airlines' first route out of Ningbo Airport, the new service also signals the airline's broader plans to connect various parts of China with Cambodia in the coming year.
Ningbo airport launches first direct flight to Phnom Penh
