Japan counters China with massive LNG plant
The government has given three Japanese firms and a Myanmar partner approval to proceed with what will be one of the largest gas-fired power plants in the country. The liquid natural gas (LNG) plant will be located in Yangon Region’s Thilawa SpTrade with Japan tops USD 1 billion in H1 of 2019-20 FY
According to the numbers released by the Ministry of Commerce, the value of trade between Myanmar and its development partner Japan exceeded USD 1.15 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year that started in October 2019. Exports represent
Pandemic aid focuses on SMEs
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced that it will provide USD 46 million in soft loans for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) suffering from the COVID-19 economic fallout. The money adds to a growing bloc of foreign assistMyanmar to launch its first satellite in 2021
The Nikkei Asian Review reported that Myanmar plans to launch its first satellite in 2021 with the help of Japan’s Hokkaido University and Tohoku University, using Japanese technology. The satellite will be an earth observation satellite, which
