China, Vietnam young media professionals gather in Hanoi for exchange

Young media professionals from China and Vietnam met Sept. 29 in Hanoi for a dialogue focused on friendship, joint reporting and new media cooperation. The event also launched a co-produced micro-documentary and showcased cultural exhibitions and intangible heritage displays.

Why it matters: - The Hanoi exchange added another channel for China-Vietnam youth engagement at a time when both sides are pushing media cooperation, joint storytelling and people-to-people ties. - The event connected cultural diplomacy with practical media collaboration, including content co-creation, new formats and cross-border reporting. - The full video is available here.

What happened: - The “Celebrating China’s National Day and Enduring Vietnam-China Friendship” — 2026 Dialogue in the New Era: China-Vietnam Exchange for Young Media Professionals was held on the morning of Sept. 29 at the China Cultural Center in Hanoi. - Young media professionals, youth representatives and guests from China and Vietnam took part in youth sharing sessions, roundtable discussions, a visual exhibition, intangible cultural heritage displays and a micro-documentary launch. - Liu Yunwei, minister-counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam; Liu Kun, editor-in-chief of Guangxi Daily; and Do Ngoc Ha, deputy editor-in-chief of Quang Ninh Newspaper and Radio & Television, attended and delivered remarks. - Representatives from the Vietnam-China Friendship Association, VTC News under Voice of Vietnam, Hai Phong Newspaper and Radio and Television, Quang Ninh Newspaper and Radio & Television, and The World and Vietnam Report also attended.

The details: - The Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam, the Information Office of the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Information Office of the People’s Government of Guangdong Province guided the exchange. - Guangxi Daily Media Group, Nanfang Media Group and the China Cultural Center in Hanoi hosted the event. - The Guangxi International Communication Center and the South International Communication Center jointly organized it. - The first Dialogue in the New Era: China-Vietnam Exchange for Young Media Professionals was held in April 2025 through a live link between Hanoi and Nanning. - Since then, the two sides have continued cooperation through joint reporting, content co-creation and personnel exchanges. - In September, the exchange was selected as a case in the International Communication Capacity Building category of the 6th China Newspaper Industry Innovation and Development Cases. - In April, Xi Jinping and To Lam met with young representatives from the two countries and encouraged them to support each other and add youthful energy to the long-running China-Vietnam friendship described as “comrades plus brothers.” - During the youth sharing session, Vu Minh Anh, a Vietnamese teacher at Guangxi Arts University, described moving from Vietnam to China at age 11 to study and later becoming a university teacher in Guangxi. - Zhou Weiwei, chairman of Guangxi Nanning Clover Culture Communication Co., Ltd., spoke about animation and artificial intelligence as tools giving young people new ways to create content. - The roundtable discussion centered on the theme “Comrades Plus Brothers, Hand in Hand Toward the Future.” - Su Jinmin of the Guangxi International Communication Center, Ouyang Yan of the South International Communication Center, Nguyen Thi Mai Thuy of Vietnam Times and Pham Thuy Hang of The World and Vietnam Report discussed how to tell China-Vietnam friendship stories through reporting and communication practice. - Zhang Can of Guangxi Arts University, Cam Lai of VTC News and director of the micro-documentary, Zhou Weiwei, Hoang Thu Quynh of Quang Ninh Newspaper and Radio & Television, and other guests discussed “Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, Win-Win Cooperation.” - The discussion extended to artificial intelligence, short-form video and podcasts. - The co-produced micro-documentary China-Vietnam Twin City Stories: Being Guests in Each Other’s Homes, jointly produced by Guangxi Daily and Voice of Vietnam, was launched at the event. - The launch was presented as another step in media cooperation between the two countries in joint reporting and content creation. - The “Splendid Guangdong and Guangxi: Mountains and Seas Shining Together” visual exhibition featured 80 selected images in two sections: “Guangdong: Better with Time” and “Guangxi: A Land Like a Song.” - The exhibition highlighted the development, cultural heritage and openness of the Lingnan region through landscapes, communities, technology and culture. - The Guangxi intangible cultural heritage area featured Zhuang brocade, embroidered balls and live demonstrations of traditional craftsmanship. - Tan Sujuan demonstrated Maonan flower bamboo hat weaving, Li Fengzhen demonstrated traditional Yao clothing techniques and Wang Xiufen demonstrated Jingxi embroidered ball-making. - Jasmine tea from Hengzhou and products from the Guilin Osmanthus Commune were also displayed. - The “Guangdong Goods, Global Reach” area featured about 40 products from Guangdong across creative products, food and tea beverages, and intelligent manufacturing. - The Guangdong exhibit aimed to show Lingnan culture through cultural and everyday-life settings.

Between the lines: - The program blended media training, cultural display and youth diplomacy, signaling that China-Vietnam outreach is being built across both professional and symbolic channels. - The emphasis on AI, short-form video and podcasts suggests both sides want younger audiences and newer formats to play a larger role in bilateral storytelling. - The repeated focus on “comrades plus brothers” shows the event was designed to reinforce a familiar political message while giving it a modern media frame.

What's next: - The exchange is positioned to keep expanding through joint reporting, co-produced content and personnel exchanges. - The event’s recognition as a selected case in China’s newspaper industry innovation program may give the model more visibility for future cross-border media cooperation. - The launch of the micro-documentary and the use of new media formats point to more collaborative projects ahead between Chinese and Vietnamese outlets.

The bottom line: - The Hanoi gathering turned China-Vietnam youth media exchange into a broader platform for diplomacy, storytelling and cultural cooperation.