Students from 13 countries gather in Kunming for sports and culture

Young athletes from Ubon Ratchathani University in Thailand and Souphanouvong University in Laos vie for the ball during a football match, Oct. 24. (People's Daily Online/Li Faxing)

From Oct. 18 to 27, Kunming, capital of in southwest China's Yunnan Province, hosted the 7th Lancang-Mekong College Students' Goodwill Games and the 9th South and Southeast Asia College Students' Culture and Sports Week.

Kunming University of Science and Technology hosted the event. More than 600 young athletes from 20 universities in 13 countries, including China, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Cambodia, gathered to compete and build ties across the region.

Young athletes from Ubon Ratchathani University in Thailand and Souphanouvong University in Laos vie for the ball during a football match, Oct. 24. (People's Daily Online/Li Faxing)