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Taiwan’s ‘Little Burma’
A short five-minute walk from the Taipei metro terminal station of Nanshijiao lies Huaxin Street. It is here, nestled away in the concrete jungle that makes up Zhonghe District — one of the most...
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How Did Myanmar’s Reforms Change Its Relations With China?
I first visited Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) in February 2013, two months after then-U.S. President Barack Obama’s landmark visit to that country. One thing that has been inscribed in my fond...
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South Korea in Myanmar: Missing the Train to Naypyitaw?
South Korea’s interest in Myanmar lies in its economic assets: cheaper labor costs, a sizable market of around 51 million people, and natural resource wealth. Yet Myanmar has unrealized potential to...
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Myanmar’s toxic legacy of large dams
The country’s first strategic environmental review provides a chance to demand more from investors and dam builders, but is still being seen as too little, and leading to fierce resistance by...
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Taxi-hailing service Grab to launch in Myanmar
Grab, the Southeast Asian rival to Uber, has launched a trial of its taxi-hailing service in Myanmar, its first expansion to a new country since 2014. The Singapore-based startup, valued at more than...
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Two-Lane Highway to Link Thailand and Dawei SEZ
Visits to Myanmar led by the deputy prime minister of Thailand, followed by a visit from the minister of transportation of Thailand who met with Vice President Henry Van Thio in February, resulted...
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Myanmar- Thai Border Trade Rises $200m
Myanmar’s border trade with Thailand increased by about $200 million in the current fiscal year 2016-2017 as of March 3rd, as compared with the same period of the last fiscal year, official media...
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Softline and Microsoft Target Local Banks With Launch of Cloud Services
Moscow- based global IT solutions and service provider, Softline, is looking to sell its cloud security services to customers in Myanmar’s emerging financial sector, one of the company’s...
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Myanmar’s Foreign Trade Volume Tops US$26 Billion
Myanmar’s foreign trade volume has reached US$26billion, a figure that is larger than that of the same period of last year, the Ministry of Commerce reported. Myanmar’s foreign trade volume was...
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Duterte: Myanmar should use the many opportunities for education and training...
In his address Duterte, stressed the importance of inclusive economic growth in the region. “In trade and investment, we must sustain our growth rates so that everyone, I mean everyone in our...
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Myanma Oil & Gas Enterprise Looking for Potential JV Partners for Onshore...
This morning the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) sent out 3 Request for Proposals from potential Joint Venture Partners in: Onshore Seismic Acquisition Service...
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Over 4000 Lots of Jade Sold Via Open Tender
A total of 4454 lots of raw gems and uncut jade are up for bid at the Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw this week. The raw gemstones and jades are being sold via an open tender system from March...
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Affordable Electricity Benefits Industrialists while Rural Dwellers Pay High...
Business owners have enjoyed profits from affordable electricity while rural residents have to rely on expensive private power supplies, said Dr Htun Naing, deputy minister for electricity and...
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Number of Business Licenses Soaring
Yangon Mayor Maung Maung Soe said the number of business licenses issued by Yangon City Development Committee has reached over 43,000, at the Yangon region parliament yesterday. He replied to the...
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4m Containers Expected By 2025
Yangon’s ports are expected to receive more than two million containers by 2020, according to the Myanma Port Authority (MPA). They received 890,000 containers in 2015, said Zaw Tun Lwin, deputy...
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By-Laws Necessary for Condo Market to Pick up Steam
To improve the lacklustre selling market for condominiums, officials need to enact condominium by-laws soon, said developers such as U Kyaw Kyaw Naing, managing director of iGreen Construction...
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IIM-Shillong inaugurated an International Student Exchange Program with...
In an initiative to facilitate business between India and Myanmar, the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong today inaugurated an International Student Exchange Programme with Mandalay University....
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Myanmar requires skilled workers
Myanmar is looking for skilled workers in various sectors as it continues to open its doors to foreigners, a business consultant said Tuesday. Myanmar offers opportunities in the civil engineering,...
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Business Networking – Austcham March Sundowner Event on 28 Mar 2017
Austcham Myanamr is organizing their March Networking Session at Atlas Rooftop. This is the hippest rooftop bar at the moment. You will find great food, great company and a great view of the city....
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