Asia-Pacific students lay emphasis on coexistence of civilizations at contest

The education authorities and specialists were astonished as 27 young voices from Asia-Pacific shared their perspectives on the coexistence of civilizations in a regional English-speaking contest in Bangkok on Saturday.

Now in its second year, the MicUp! English Speaking Competition cum Belt and Road Youth English-Speaking Competition (Thailand) reached new heights, bringing together 600 young orators from local secondary schools and universities since the competition's kickoffs in Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines and Nepal earlier this year, and rounded off with a rousing regional final held at Chulalongkorn University.

Thanh Theerapasiri, a Thai student from Regents International School Pattaya, and Myat Noe Phyu of MCTA: RVi Academy Mandalay in Myanmar were crowned champions in the junior and youth categories, respectively. The winners will move on to the next leg of their journey — the Global Final — to be held in Wuxi, China's Jiangsu province, next month.