AKP Guangdong (China), September 5, 2026 --

The Asia-Pacific Media Forum officially convened on Sept. 5 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, as the country hosts a series of events under the 2026 APEC "China Year”, bringing together over 400 delegates from 42 countries and regions to promote media collaboration, regional stability, and shared economic prosperity.

Themed "Building A Path to Shared Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Media Consensus and Action," the forum forms part of the broader 2026 APEC "China Year" events.

Attendees include representatives from over 200 mainstream media outlets, think tanks, diplomatic missions, government organs, UN agencies, and international organisations.

Cambodia delegation, led by H.E. Prak Thaveak Amida, Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Information, attended the forum.

The official opening ceremony was held with welcome speech and keynote speech from the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary General for the Global Communications, the United Nations, Mr. Lyu Yansong, Editor-in-Chief of Xinhua News Agency, and other key senior officials from participating delegations.

In the keynote speeches, they emphasised the critical role of news organisations as bridges for deepening dialogue, managing global technological changes, and connecting people across diverse economies.

Additionally, they also called for stronger regional cooperation, deeper communication ties, and enhanced economic partnerships.

The event features panel sessions, and local tours showcasing technological and industrial achievements across major cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Foshan.

This forum focused on cooperation and innovation in the Asia-Pacific region, transformations in the media industry in the intelligent era, the opportunities and challenges brought by digital and intelligent technologies, and people-to-people exchanges across the region.

It aims to establish an institutionalised and regular platform for Asia-Pacific media cooperation, promoting regional media from fragmented interactions toward institutionalised collaboration, and from experience-sharing toward joint contribution and shared development.

Multiple outcomes are expected to be unveiled at the forum, under the theme of "Building a Path to Shared Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Media Consensus and Action."

By Chea Vannak