Border trade with China picking up
Border trade between China and Myanmar, hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, appears to be picking up. Trade along the Myanmar-China border had plummeted as China closed border crossings and internal trade routes in an attempt to slow the spread of COV
Corn crop latest focus in Thai border trade developments
The Myanmar Corn Association is overseeing the development of corn wholesale collection centers in the border town of Myawaddy as the country builds its trade infrastructure with Thailand. The sites are expected to open in April. U Min Khine, chair
Switzerland grants asylum to wife and children of rebel leader
The wife and two children of a rebel official in Rakhine State have been granted asylum in Switzerland. The family of Major General Tun Myat Naing of the Arakan Army had been living in Thailand as the separatist leader skirmished against the Myanmar
