Imaging technology cruises the Silk Road: Media delegation from 10 countries visits Vivo’s Global Headquarters
DÍLI, 10 November 2026 (TATOLI) – On November 7, led by People’s Daily, a delegation of nearly 20 mainstream media outlets from 10 countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, visited vivo’s global headquarters. The group toured the corporate exhibition hall, tried out cutting-edge products and discussed how mobile imaging can serve news reporting and editing worldwide. The visit followed directly on the 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum. It marked the first technical exchange since vivo and People’s Daily established their strategic partnership in imaging technology.
Inside vivo: The Strength Behind China’s Mobile Imaging
In the exhibition hall, the visiting journalists followed vivo’s development timeline and saw how its imaging investments have built up over the years. The ZEISS strategic partnership, successive generations of in-house imaging chips and the full rollout of the Blueprint imaging technology stack showed a clear path of hardware-software integration.
The delegation then turned to vivo’s media productivity tools, built around the vivo X500 Pro Max. The flagship imaging device drew praise for its dynamic snapshots, HDR video recording, long-range telephoto performance and professional expandability with a video rig. Paired with a high-quality dual-5G aggregated live-streaming system, it handles shooting, capture, encoding, aggregated transmission and cloud-based production and broadcast, all in the palm of a hand. A single smartphone becomes a mobile newsroom.
The tour also included a retrospective of landmark news footage. In 2024, the X Fold3 series captured the opening of China’s Qinling Station in Antarctica. In 2025, the vivo X300 series documented the century-long splendor of the Forbidden City. In 2026, the vivo X300 Ultra and X Fold6 caught thrilling moments on and off the pitch at the FIFA World Cup. The visiting media representatives said these milestones show both what vivo’s technology can do today and how far it can go on the global news stage.
Technical Exchange: New Solutions for Frontline Newsgathering
At the technical briefing that followed, vivo and the visiting media explored solutions for mobile video newsgathering and editing. Frontline reporting is tough. Complex environments, rapidly shifting light and weak or absent networks are routine, while breaking news demands equipment that is mobile, stable and reliable in transmission.
Drawing on years of imaging R&D and real journalistic practice, vivo presented a complete system. Its high-definition dual-5G aggregated live-streaming setup keeps broadcasts stable in low-signal areas through channel aggregation and AI-powered network selection. Professional Log video and the ACES color system let mobile footage slot straight into professional post-production workflows, and CIPA 7.0 professional-grade stabilization keeps footage crisp on the move.
The journalists said the real value of the solution lies in the whole, not in individual specs. It brings capture, network transmission and post-production into one end-to-end workflow designed for reporters in the field.
Imaging as a Medium: Taking Mobile Imaging to News Scenes Worldwide
The visit is a vivid example of cultural exchange and technical cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. Journalists from 10 countries came together to experience vivo’s innovations and see firsthand how fast China’s mobile imaging sector is advancing.
As Yu Meng, Vice President, Vice President of Imaging at vivo, said at the Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum: “From infrastructure sites along the Belt and Road to heartwarming moments of people-to-people exchange, we want to give journalists the best tools to capture unmissable moments instantly, right on the front line.” Going forward, vivo will use the Media Productivity Imaging Technology Empowerment Initiative as a bridge, opening core capabilities such as dual-5G aggregated live streaming, professional Log video and AI scene recognition to global media partners, empowering mobile video technology to cross borders and support frontline journalists everywhere.
vivo’s mobile imaging solutions are making their way into newsrooms across the globe, working with mainstream media to transform content production. With every click of the shutter along the Silk Road, these images are seen, understood, and embraced worldwide. On November 18-19, media professionals from around the world will gather in Shenzhen to cover the APEC Informal Leaders’ Meeting. As the world watches, vivo will keep helping global media travel light and tell the stories of our time to the world.
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