China News Service Signs Strategic Agreement with Laos Future Media Co Ltd
On January 13, 2015, the China News Service (中國新聞社) Yunnan Branch signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Laos Future Media Company (老撾未來傳媒有限公司) in Kunming, with the partnership aimed at “promoting China-Laos media development” and “contributing to China-Laos cultural exchange.” The agreement established “comprehensive, multi-level strategic cooperation” to “integrate information resources” and “expand information influence,” according to the source material. Under the partnership, the Yunnan Branch would collaborate with Laos Future Media’s platforms including its news website, WeChat account, and business magazine. The organizations said they would jointly “promote Chinese-language media development in Laos” and “provide news services to ethnic Chinese in the country.” Laos Future Media Company was established in Vientiane in 2012 and operates print and online platforms providing Laos-related news targeted at ethnic Chinese readers.