China eyes Ayeyarwady as potential shipping channel

To overcome Myanmar’s underdeveloped roadway infrastructure, China could be turning to the Ayeyarwady River. The country has been conducting feasibility studies for ports that will link Yunnan with Mandalay and Yangon. The developments would be

Shan fighting again disrupts trade

Ongoing fighting in Shan State has once again begun disrupting land trade with China. Recent operations by the Northern Alliance of armed ethnic groups has kicked off fresh skirmishes along one of Myanmar’s most important trade routes, and frei

DHL opens new Yangon warehouse

Global logistics and shipping giant DHL Supply Chain will ramp up its Myanmar presence with its first warehouse in Myanmar. DHL has invested MMK 1.58 billion into the multi-use site, which is located in the Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone in Yangon. It

Timeline shortened for Dawei SEZ

Officials from Thailand and Myanmar are speeding up development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Officials from the two countries discussed the longstanding SEZ project at a Myanmar-Thailand Joint Coordinating Committee meeting in Nay Pyi Ta