Outlining a perspective of self-reliance and appealing for nuanced understanding of Myanmar’s situation vis a vis peace and national reconciliation, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the de-facto leader of Myanmar spoke on the occasion of first anniversary of the NLD led government in March 2017 that“…We value the support, help and sympathy of our friends

The trade volume between Myanmar and China usually reaches about US$10 billion every year, accounting for 30 per cent of Myanmar’s foreign trade, said Ministry of Commerce permanent secretary Toe Aung Myint. In the export sector, marine trade reached more than $1.3 billion. Border trade reached $638 million. The total export volume reached more than

IN MAY, just months after United States President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping invited dozens of world leaders to Beijing to showcase his ambitious Belt and Road initiative, which was first announced in 2013. The TPP was a cornerstone of former president Barack Obama’s Asia