11 schools get gift of computers from China

Wang Gang (C) visits the BEHS No 4 School, Yangon, Myanmar, May 15, 2012. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

YANGON, Myanmar - Students at 11 schools in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, received 100 free computers from the China NGO Networks for Exchanges (CNIE) on May 15.

It was part of the 2012 China-Myanmar Brotherhood Tour organized by CNIE and the China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD).

Wang Gang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visited BEHS No 4 School, one of the 11 schools. He watched students using touch screens to draw China and Myanmar's flags on the new computers.

The students welcomed the Chinese guests with their indigenous dances. Artists from China also put on a performance.