Naypyidaw News. As the countdown stands at 69 days to the opening of the 13th Belt and Road International Day and the Global Chinatown Belt‑and‑Road New‑Year Celebration, Chen Entian, Chairman of the International Alliance of Silk Road Halls, known internationally as Prince Coco, arrived in Naypyidaw, capital of Myanmar‑the gem‑rich nation on the Southern Silk Road, on October 8 local Naypyidaw time, to extend congratulations on the 61st Naypyidaw Gems Emporium (Gems Fair).
It is reported that the 61st Naypyidaw Gems Emporium will be held from October 8 to October 17, 2026, at the Maniyadana Gems Hall in Naypyidaw. Founded in 1964, the Myanmar Gems Emporium has completed 60 sessions over decades of development. Led and hosted by Myanmar authorities, it is the country’s sole officially‑authorized platform for legal export of rough jadeite, and serves as the global price‑setting benchmark for jadeite rough stones.
As a landmark economic‑cultural event along the Southern Silk Road, the Myanmar Gems Emporium carries forward Myanmar’s gem‑cultural heritage and functions as a vital bridge for trade connectivity and people‑to‑people exchanges among countries along the route. During his visit to Naypyidaw, Chen Entian will take the opportunity of the gems fair to discuss economic‑trade and cultural‑cooperation matters with local stakeholders. Leveraging the gem industry as a distinctive bond, he will keep advancing nongovernmental trade exchanges and mutual learning among civilisations across the Southern Silk Road, contributing to people‑to‑people engagement under the Belt and Road Initiative.
