"You've Got a Friend" Charity Concert Aims to Promote Mental Wellness

HONG KONG, Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "You've Got a Friend" charity concert, organized by the Hong Kong Mental Wellness Association, will take place from April 9 to 11, 2025, at the Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The concert aims to raise public awareness about mental wellness. Veteran media personality Brian Chow will serve as the director and talk show host. At the same time, renowned singer and HiFi diva Susan Wong will perform to convey positive messages and an optimistic attitude towards emotional well-being.

To further promote awareness of emotional health, the Hong Kong Mental Wellness Association held a press conference for the charity concert in mid-December 2024. During the event, Brian Chow and Susan Wong discussed the concert's objectives and preparation process. Former Miss Hong Kong winner Virginia Yung shared her experiences with emotional struggles.

Brian Chow, a beacon of hope in the fight against emotional disorders, reflected on the past two decades. He stated, "I often ask myself if I have emotional problems without realizing it. Fortunately, I have not magnified this worry and frequently remind my friends that if they suspect they have emotional issues, they should share their feelings with others and seek professional help if necessary." He emphasized that emotional disorders are pervasive, and people sometimes choose to avoid confronting their problems. This is one of the reasons he is participating in the charity concert, hoping to encourage those around him to understand that "there's always a friend by your side; You've Got a Friend!"

Susan Wong, who balances her roles as a practicing accountant, wife, and mother, spoke about the pressures and challenges of her multiple identities. She shared, "I listen to music when I'm happy, and when I'm not, singing helps relieve my mood. Through this concert, I hope to use my music to heal everyone's emotional health and help those struggling with emotional issues release their stress and find a brighter future. It's okay not to be okay!"

Your support is crucial in our mission to promote mental wellness. Tickets for the 'You've Got a Friend' charity concert, priced at $980, $680, $480, and $280, are now available online at www.cityline.com or by calling the ticket hotline at (852) 2111 5333. We look forward to your participation in this meaningful event.

YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDv3lb4j0FY

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"You've Got a Friend" Charity Concert Aims to Promote Mental Wellness

ZUNYI, China, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 15th, the "Chinese Quality Products Shared with the World" Zunyi Dialogue event was held in Zunyi, Guizhou. This event was part of the 2025 "China's Development, An Opportunity for a Colorful World" International Exchange Week, with more than 150 participants, including diplomatic envoys from over 30 countries, experts and scholars, university faculty and students, enterprises with distinctive features, and media representatives attending the event.

Tea, chili peppers, liquor, and guitars from Zunyi are all characteristic products. Among them, the Zheng'an guitar enjoys a worldwide reputation, with one out of every seven guitars globally being produced in Zheng'an; China's renowned sauce-aroma white liquor, Moutai, is also produced in Zunyi; The tea from Zunyi is represented by "Zunyi Red" and "Meitan Cuiya", with two-thirds of Meitan County's population engaged in the tea industry.

The "China Chili City" located in Zunyi is the largest chili trading market nationwide, nicknamed the "Wall Street of Chili Peppers". Its annual dry chili trade volume exceeds 500,000 tons, with a transaction value nearing 10 billion RMB. Hu Guangfen, Chairwoman of Guizhou Guisanhong Food Co., Ltd., shared her story with chili peppers on-site. At the age of 19, she left home to work in a Dongguan shoe factory; In 1996, she quit her high-paying job in Dongguan to start a business back home; In 2017, she invested 200 million RMB to build a new industrial park with an annual output value exceeding 100 million RMB. Her story exemplifies the transformation of ordinary Chinese farmers' personal destinies alongside the reform and opening up.

During the dialogue session, Bakhtiyor Mirzaev, Trade-Economic Counselor of the Uzbekistan Consulate General in Guangzhou, mentioned that historically, the ancient Silk Road started from Xi'an, passed through Tashkent and Samarkand, connecting China, Central Asia, and Europe. Currently, a railway linking China and Uzbekistan is under construction, which will facilitate bilateral trade. Ivet Nikolova, Commercial Counsellor of the Bulgarian General Consulate in Shanghai, expressed that Bulgaria has a strategic advantage within Europe and a deep tradition of fruit wine consumption. She hopes to integrate Chinese industries with Bulgarian culture, thereby closely linking with the EU market.

In the coming three days, guests from various countries will visit local sites to experience firsthand the essence of "Chinese Quality Products Shared with the World".

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2025 "Chinese Quality Products Shared with the World" Zunyi Dialogue Event Held