Foreign TV hosts offer fresh views of Anhui

Anhui province launched a 15-minute weekly TV program on Friday in which two foreigners tour the region and tell viewers about what they see.

Titled Focus on Anhui, the program features Frenchman Furic Philippe and Australian Jake Dyason. It is produced by the Anhui Information Office and Anhui Broadcasting Corp, and airs in some 100 countries and regions, said Yu Chengming, the broadcaster's deputy editor-in-chief.

Philippe, who travels around northern and central Anhui on high-speed trains and conducts interviews in English; and Dyason, who explores cities and rural areas along the Yangtze River in southern Anhui and interacts with people in Chinese, intend to explore the region's economic development, social harmony and lifestyles.