Adrian Wells, Managing Director of the European News Exchange (ENEX) has extended Chinese New Year greetings from Luxembourg, praising China Media Group (CMG) as a "professional organization" whose global reputation has "reached a high point."
In his video message, Wells thanked CMG for the "fantastic cooperation," noting that ENEX relies on CMG's coverage to inform clients and media partners around the world.
The Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year, falls on Feb 17 this year. It is one of the most important holidays in China, celebrated with family reunions and wishes for good luck in the coming year. This year's festival marks the beginning of the Year of the Horse.
The full text of his message is as follows:
Hello from ENEX in Luxembourg and Xin Nian Kuai Le (meaning Happy New Year in Chinese).
Great to be with you at the start of this great time of the year for Chinese people in China and all over the world. It's the Year of the Horse, one of my favorite Chinese years.
Thank you and let me take the opportunity to thank you colleagues at CMG Group, at CCTV Video News Agency, at CGTN, and all the other media organizations within the CMG Group for your fantastic cooperation over the past year and always. Really, we rely on you for the coverage in China and internationally. All of your teams are doing a fantastic job all around the world. And we at ENEX take your material. We're very thankful to take your material. It helps us to inform our clients, our media partners and the rest of the world.
Your reputation as a professional organization has really reached a high point. And I'm sure, in the Year of the Horse to come, that can only continue to grow and prosper. All the best to you! Happy holidays!
ENEX Managing Director hails cooperation with CMG in Chinese New Year greetings
South China's Guangdong Province is accelerating its transformation into an international medical tourism hub, positioning itself as a destination for patients worldwide seeking affordable, high-quality care.
The push follows a joint initiative announced in late March by nine Chinese government departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, aimed at boosting spending by foreign tourists and enhancing exports of tourism services as part of broader efforts to expand the country's service sector.
Every day, some of the most complex surgeries are performed here. Li Zilun, deputy director of the division of vascular surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, is among the doctors capable of carrying out these intricate procedures.
He recently completed surgery on a patient with an aortic aneurysm, a condition often described as a "time bomb" in the body’s main artery, increasingly common in aging societies around the globe. Li also specializes in highly difficult and pioneering procedures, including repairing leaks caused by failed grafts.
"This was a very challenging case. And then, we implanted the covered stent to eliminate the endoleak. Actually, the outcome was pretty good. The patient will be discharged today," said Li Zilun.
The ability to handle such complex cases -- combining international techniques with domestically produced devices -- is drawing patients from around the world to seek treatment. In addition, high safety standards and low costs are also major draws.
"Our government is encouraging innovation. So, lots of physicians -- including our vascular surgeons -- we are actively involved in the innovation that helps to increase the effectiveness and safety, and also bring down the cost," said Li.
This hospital is one of the first in Guangdong to be designated by the provincial health commission as a pilot site for building an international medical service hub.
The growing number of patients has pushed the hospital to explore new ways to transform every step -- from treatment to payment and everything in between -- into a seamless experience, reducing waiting times and delivering better care for patients.
"I think it's fast. When the patient come here for just about, I think, one week, you can solve the problem," said Xiao Haipeng, president of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.
The hospital is also deepening its international cooperation with top-tier medical institutions, including those at Harvard University.
"Not just for China, for the whole globe, we are facing health care challenges -- emerging infectious disease and chronic, lung infectious diseases, and also the aging population, also the shortage of healthcare workforce," said Xiao.
In response to these challenges, China is promoting its own solutions, including aggressive innovation in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven workflows, while stepping up research and development investment and global engagement along the way.
"In recent years, the innovation in Western medicine is dramatically growing. An example of my hospital -- in the past few years, we have 140 innovations and seven of them are international leading innovations," said Xiao.
As global demand for medical tourism grows, China is positioning itself as a new destination. Official data shows that the number of foreign patients in Guangdong increased by 20 percent last year. Among them, the growth in inpatient admissions was even faster, rising by 76 percent.
Guangdong fast-tracks pilot for int'l medical service hub
