The launching ceremony of the "Bamboo Innovative Products Training Center" and "Enhancement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Collaborative Innovation" project, funded by Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund 2024, was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday, according to a press release by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar.

Nearly 100 people, including Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Myo Thein Kyaw, attended the event, while Zheng Zhihong, minister counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, attended online.

Zheng said that the six Lancang-Mekong countries are jointly building a Lancang-Mekong regional innovation corridor and deepening scientific and technological innovation cooperation in digital information and green technology.

The LMC Special Fund continues to support Myanmar in developing bamboo innovation products and developing information and communication technology, and gives full play to the role of scientific and technological innovation in economic and social development, he said.

China is willing to deepen Lancang-Mekong cooperation with Myanmar and support Myanmar's development in many aspects, such as funds, technology and human resources, he added.

Myo Thein Kyaw thanked the LMC Special Fund for its support and said that Myanmar will implement the project with high quality, promote the development of Myanmar's bamboo industry and digital economy, and improve social livelihood.