NLD victory a win for Chinese investment

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This week, Chinese president Xi Jinping called State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to congratulate her on the resounding victory of the National League for Democracy. First and foremost, Xi reaffirmed Myanmar and China’s growing economic ties

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RCEP trade agreement inked

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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed on November 15th, becoming the largest ever trade agreement. The 15-member deal includes ASEAN nations as well as China, Japan, Australia, and other countries across Asia and the Pacif

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Critical 37th ASEAN Summit to be held Nov. 11th-15th

Critical 37th ASEAN Summit to be held Nov. 11th-15th

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The 37th summit of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) and related meetings will be held via video link from November 11th to 15th. Currently headed by Vietnam, its Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair the bi-annual event. The mee

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Huawei cloud service lands major retailer

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This week Chinese electronics giant Huawei announced that it had added Ga Mon Pyint, a major Myanmar retail brand, to its growing list of clients for its Huawei Cloud suite of services. The company will provide a full suite of cloud-based business ma

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New Yangon City bidders submit expressions of interest

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The period for companies to enter the “Swiss challenge” for a major contract within the New Yangon City development came to a close on October 22. The Swiss challenge process allows third party firms to compete with China Communications C

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Power Purchase Agreements with solar tender winners scrutinized

Power Purchase Agreements with solar tender winners scrutinized

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24th September is the day that the government had determined as the deadline to agree on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the winners of the 1.06 gigawatt solar tender from last July. The tender stirred controversy because of its tight deadline

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