China will continue to provide timely updates on the disaster situation and relief efforts related to the mudslide that struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
The mudslide, triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal, had left 43 people dead and 519 others missing at the border port as of 18:00 Saturday.
Responding to a related media query, Mao said that "The international media have paid close attention to the Gyirong landslide disaster and have expressed interest in entering the affected area for coverage. After round-the-clock emergency repairs initially reopened access routes to the disaster zone, China invited journalists from eight foreign media outlets, including NBC, CNN, Reuters, RT, and the Press Trust of India, to enter the hardest-hit areas to observe the disaster situation, rescue efforts, and recovery and reconstruction progress. They also attended a press briefing held by the Xizang Autonomous Region for both Chinese and foreign journalists. I am sure that you have all read the reports published by the relevant media outlets."
"China will continue to make every effort to carry out search and rescue operations and post-disaster recovery, and will promptly release the latest updates on the disaster situation and relief efforts," she said.
An official briefing was held by the emergency response and rescue headquarters for the disaster in Xizang on Sunday.
China to continue promptly releasing latest updates on landslide disaster, rescue operations in Gyirong: spokeswoman
Journalists must exercise caution when using artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure it strengthens rather than undermines the core values of their profession, a senior Malaysian media executive said Saturday at the Asia‑Pacific Media Forum in south China's Shenzhen.
Datin Paduka Nur‑ul Afida Kamaludin, chief executive officer of the Malaysian National News Agency Bernama, stressed that accuracy, balance, fairness,transparency and human accountability must remain at the heart of journalism.
The forum brought together more than 400 representatives from media, think tanks and government sectors across 42 countries and regions, as well as United Nations agencies and other international organizations.
While AI offers journalists an efficient tool, it also carries the risk of generating misinformation and deepfakes on an unprecedented scale, Nur‑ul Afida Kamaludin told the forum.
She later highlighted the same point in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), stressing the need for caution in adopting the technology.
"AI is bringing very rapid transformation to the media world, and especially among us, the journalists, but at the same time, despite using it as a tool to ease the process of our daily work, I believe that the journalists should also be extra careful using AI in their work," she said.
Looking ahead to the 53rd anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia next year, Nur-ul Afida called on the media to play a greater role in strengthening people-to-people ties.
"From a media perspective, I believe we need to focus more on the people-to-people relations. We have to produce more stories on the ordinary people, because that is the human interest stories that will attract our readers, our audiences. Let's look forward for a better relationship among the people and between the government, as well as companies between China and Malaysia," she said.
Malaysian National News Agency CEO calls for responsible AI use
