Malaysia-China People's Friendship Photo Exhibition Next Week

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (Bernama) -- Xinhua News Agency, the biggest media group in China, will hold the Malaysia-China People's Friendship Photo Exhibition from June 12 to 30. The exhibition, organised in collaboration with the United Youth Movement of Malaysia (GBBM) and Malaysian Association of China Students Alumni (MACSA), is sponsored by Country Garden Holdings, one of the top five real estate developers in China. Held in conjunction with the 38th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China, is is also fully supported by the Chinese embassy in Malaysia. Dignitaries including China's ambassador to Malaysia, Chai Xi and senior Malaysian government officials will attend the launching ceremony on June 12 at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Rare photographs of the milestones of Malaysia-China bilateral ties, including Tun Abdul Razak's meeting with the late Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1974, that of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and snapshots of Chinese corporate leaders and students living in Malaysia are part of the treasured collection to be displayed at the exhibition. The exhibition will also be held at Wisma MCA, Seri Pacific Hotel, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia) and Sin Chew Daily (a leading Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia), among others. Xinhua News Agency Kuala Lumpur bureau chief, Hu Guangyao said the photo exhibition was aimed at increasing understanding between people of the two countries. China and Malaysia have seen both leaders exchanging visits frequently and trade booming in recent years, with the trade volume expected to reach US$100 billion this year. -- BERNAMA