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Myanmar exports over 80,000 tons of fish in April-July
Xinhua News Agency
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YANGON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported over 80,000 tons of fish in the first four months from April to July of the current fiscal year 2025-2026, earning 96 million U.S. dollars, state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on...
China’s Playbook: Beijing’s Three-Goal Election Blueprint for Myanmar
The Irrawaddy
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August 15, 2025
When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Myanmar junta Foreign Minister Than Swe on Thursday in Anning, Yunnan, it was more than a routine diplomatic handshake. Since the 2021 coup, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC), led by Beijing, has...
Financial easements, running of businesses and promoting of...
Eleven Myanmar
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Financial easements, procedures to run businesses and promoting the health sector are made in addition to business enterprises in COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP), according to the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations (MIFER)....
ASEAN nations contribute 11 pc in India's global trade: Ministry
The Hans India
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August 15, 2025
New Delhi: ASEAN remains a key trade partner for India, accounting for around 11 per cent of the country’s global trade, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Friday. Bilateral trade between India and the ten ASEAN member nations reached...
Business : Malaysia Can Be 'Beneficiary Window' Linking ASEAN To South Asia Through Bangladesh – Yunus
Bernama
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August 14, 2025
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) — Malaysia can be the “beneficiary window” in greater economic connectivity between ASEAN and the populous South Asia region, with Bangladesh’s central position as a strategic trade,...
US Envoy Visits Myanmar’s War-Torn Kachin
The Irrawaddy
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August 15, 2025
The head of the US Embassy in Yangon visited Kachin State last week to meet business and community leaders in the war-torn but mineral-rich state. An embassy spokesperson told The Irrawaddy that Chargé d’Affaires Susan Stevenson was in the state’s...
China Reiterates Support for Myanmar Junta Election
The Irrawaddy
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August 15, 2025
After junta leader Min Aung Hlaing declared that elections planned for December would be held “without fail,” China has reiterated its support for the electoral process. The regime has also invited China to observe the voting. On the sidelines of...
Ta’ang Groups Accuse China of Aiding Myanmar Junta’s War Crimes
The Irrawaddy
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August 15, 2025
Six ethnic Ta’ang rights organizations, including the Ta’ang Students and Youth Union (TSYU), issued a joint statement on Thursday accusing the Chinese government of aiding and abetting the military junta’s war crimes and crimes against humanity...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 13, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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August 13, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 13, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. At least 8 junta soldiers killed in an attack on a military camp stationed in Taloke village August 13 At least eight soldiers from the terrorist junta forces were killed in an attack on...
Myanmar, Russia in talks to set up trading house
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 13, 2025
The director-general of the Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization (MyanTrade) received Mr Konstantin Kanarev, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation to Myanmar, at the Myanmar International Trade Centre of MyanTrade on 11 August 2025 and...
Myanmar earns US$96M from over 80,000 MT of fishery exports in Apr–Jul
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 13, 2025
Female workers processing seafood at a cold storage facility. Myanmar is steadily exporting seafood to 40 countries, including China, Thailand, Bangladesh and Japan, through maritime routes and land borders. Myanmar exported more than 81,000...
Fears of starvation in Myanmar as UN warns of 'disaster'
BBC
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August 15, 2025
Jonathan Head and BBC BurmeseBBC News, in Bangkok ShareSave Communal fighting and war have displaced some hundreds of thousands of Rohingya in Rakhine State Aid agencies are warning of starvation in war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, with the World...
This Weekend: Business Expos, Art Openings & Family Fun
Myanmore
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August 15, 2025
As the work week comes to a close, the weekend ahead is shaping up to be a busy one. Whether you’re looking to network at a major business expo, enjoy a family activity, catch a football match, or immerse yourself in a new art exhibition, there’s...
A Chinese restaurant’s solution to tariffs: Go Latin
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Rice, bok choy, chili peppers and even to-go containers — restaurants serving Asian-style food said sourcing the essentials has been a struggle since President Donald Trump added new tariffs as part of a trade war with China. Facing rising costs,...
Myanmar Seizes Over 66.6 Tonnes Of Illegal Timbers, Arrests 29 Offenders
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Yangon, Aug 13 (IANS) Myanmar authorities have seized over 66.6 tonnes of illegal timber across the country during a three-day operation, state media reported on Wednesday. From August 8 to August 10, the confiscated timber included...
Myanmar’s Rakhine State sees ‘dramatic’ hunger rise after aid cutbacks
Myanmar Now
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August 13, 2025
One of Myanmar’s most conflict-ravaged subdivisions has witnessed a “dramatic rise in hunger” after US aid cuts pushed by President Donald Trump during a punishing civil war, the World Food Programme said Tuesday. Western Rakhine State has seen...
Wartime blockade: Desperate Myanmar villagers scavenge for food as hunger bites
RTL Today
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August 15, 2025
People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge. "Another day has gone, and I have to struggle again...
Desperate Villagers Scavenge for Food as Hunger Bites in Myanmar’s Rakhine
The Irrawaddy
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August 15, 2025
MRAUK U, Myanmar—People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge. “Another day has gone, and I have to...
Myanmar junta arrests children as young as two and uses ‘systematic torture’, says UN
The Independent
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August 13, 2025
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Seafood Expo Asia Leveraging Business Matchmaking Program, Strategic Location and More to Drive Success
Trade Show Executive - Illinois
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August 14, 2025
SINGAPORE — Diversified’s Seafood Expo Asia will take place Sept. 10-12 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Trade Show Executive (TSE) spoke with Wynter Courmont, Vice President, Seafood, at Diversified, about its tailored business...