The 10th China-New Zealand Film Carnival kicked off in Shougang Park in Beijing on Friday.
The four-day carnival aims to explore new opportunities for film cooperation between the two countries with film as a bridge.
The event features a red carpet ceremony, film premieres, a cultural market and other activities celebrating cinematic exchange.
"We hope that through this opportunity and platform, we can continue to promote cooperation between China and New Zealand in areas such as film and television, science and technology, creative cultural industries, and cultural tourism. At the same time, we will make further efforts to tell Chinese stories abroad. In 2024, we held the 12th China Film Festival, screening a variety of films, including particularly touching ones such as 'Successor', 'The Wandering Earth II', and 'Full River Red', which were especially favored by New Zealand audiences. Some recent popular films like 'Dear You' are about to be released in New Zealand. We have been organizing audiences there to watch the films," said Qi Huifang, president of the New Zealand Chinese Film Festival.
China-New Zealand Film Carnival kicks off in Beijing
The development of AI and high-speed railway has given a significant boost to Indonesia's tourism, making communication easier and travel smoother for a growing number of foreign visitors.
In November last year, Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism launched the Meticulous Artificial Intelligence of Indonesia (MaiA) platform to strengthen tourism services and enhance global competitiveness.
The digital curator helps travelers find trip inspiration and instantly create routes with personalized destination recommendations, automatic itineraries, interactive maps, and multilingual information.
"You can just ask the AI what you need and then they will suggest very nice suggestions for you," said a tourist from Singapore.
Beyond AI, Indonesia's appeal to travelers from the Asia-Pacific and Europe is also underpinned by its infrastructure, most notably the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, jointly built by China and Indonesia.
Since its opening in 2023, the railway has cut travel time between the two cities from over three hours to just over 40 minutes.
"It's really nice, clean and really fast, so that's good," said a Dutch tourist.
In the first quarter of this year, Indonesia received 3.44 million international tourist arrivals, an increase of 8.62 percent year on year.
The government said the tourism sector's contribution to GDP during the same period was estimated at between 4.01 percent and 5.05 percent.
AI, high-speed railway drive Indonesia's tourism growth
