Soundbites

Prak Thaveak Amida, under secretary of state of the Ministry of Information of Cambodia

The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most dynamic and diverse regions in the world. Our diversity should not be regarded as an obstacle. Rather, it should be the source of strength, providing us with a different experience, perspective and idea from which we can all learn.

We should therefore strive for a regional environment that values trust over sensationalism, dialogue over division, cooperation over confrontation, and shared progress over narrow interests.

A diverse and responsible media environment can contribute significantly to regional peace, stability and development by enabling societies to better understand one another.

Aminath Namza,chairperson of the Public Service Media of the Maldives

Here in China, there are stories the world can learn from. China's eradication of absolute poverty is one. China's progress in green development is another. The Global Development Initiative is a platform for sharing development experience and solutions.

But the important words here are: learn from one another. Because learning should never flow in one direction. A small island can pioneer an idea. A developing country can produce a solution. A community facing challenges can have lessons the world can learn from.

This is where the media has an extraordinary responsibility. Our responsibility is to approach stories with curiosity, professional independence.

Sharachchandra Bhandary, editor-in-chief of the National News Agency of Nepal

Just yesterday, we were taken to a village not far from Shenzhen. Within the village, its produce is consumed locally. People from urban areas go there for two-night vacations and they enjoy the local food.

These success stories can encourage entrepreneurs. As we are still one of the poorest and least-developed countries, sharing these success stories could be particularly useful to us in encouraging entrepreneurs.

So, civilization is important in the sense that we have to learn from one another.

Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin, chief executive officer of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama)

Prosperity today is shaped not only by economics and technology, but also by information: how it is produced, how quickly it travels, how accurately it reflects reality and, increasingly, whether the public can trust it.

For the media, therefore, the question is not simply how we prosper together, but how we inform, innovate and build trust together. This has become even more important with the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

Technology must therefore enhance journalism, not replace its fundamental values.

Ye Tint, deputy minister of information of Myanmar

We must respect different histories, cultures and development paths, avoiding a single-perspective narrative. We should not only put forward problems but share successful cooperation, innovative solutions and development experiences that make a real difference in people's lives.

It should be translated into practical action through the exchange of news content and professional experience, joint reporting projects, expanded exchange programs for young journalists, regional fact-checking networks and the ethical use of artificial intelligence.

I firmly believe that consensus should be translated into concrete action.

Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit, executive director of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council International Secretariat

Strengthening understanding matters because many challenges today are not technical, are not only technical or economic in nature, there are also challenges of communication, of trust and of perception.

Governments, businesses, researchers and communities often approach the same issue from different angles. These perspectives are not competing, rather they are complementing each other.

Bringing them together enables a fuller understanding of both opportunities and challenges. Dialogue allows us to better understand how those views exist. It also helps reduce misperception.