Central Asia

Beijing Urges Gov’t to Get Ball Rolling on China-Myanmar Economic Corridor

December 4, 2018 by Thiha

The vice chairman of China’s top economic planning agency has pushed Myanmar’s State Counselor to work out an implementation plan for the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, a part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Ning Jizhe held talks with State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi […]

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Myanmar inches slightly ahead of Laos in latest graft index

March 5, 2018 by Thiha

Myanmar has inched up a few positions to rank 130th in the latest annual index of countries deemed the least corrupt, from 136th in 2016. The country attained a score of 28 in graft watchdog Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2017. This was an incremental improvement compared to its score in 2016 (28) and […]

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Experts Divided Over Ramifications of Belt and Road Courts on Myanmar

February 6, 2018 by thiha

“This is bad news for Myanmar. It will undermine Myanmar’s sovereignty and empower multinational corporations,” said Dr Charlie Thame from Thammasat University. CRITICS questioned Beijing’s decision to set up three commercial courts in China to resolve Belt and Road-related project disputes, arguing that legal disagreements involving transnational investors should be settled in host states or […]

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Pharmaceutical Companies From Indonesia, Myanmar Establish Joint Venture

January 5, 2018 by thiha

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesian pharmaceutical company PT. Phapros Tbk, a subsidiary of PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI), and Myanmar`s pharmaceutical firm Medi Myanmar Group have established a joint venture to develop the business of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. According to a statement from PT. Phapros Tbk received by ANTARA here on Friday, the cooperation […]

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New Myanmar oil pipeline bolsters China’s energy security

April 24, 2017 by Thiha

The opening of an oil pipeline through Myanmar is a big step forward for China’s energy security, reducing the major importer’s reliance on shipments through waters where the U.S. exerts strong influence. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Htin Kyaw, his counterpart from Myanmar, agreed Monday to activate an oil pipeline stretching roughly 770km from Kyaukpyu, […]

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Oil Pipeline Through Myanmar Highlights China’s Growing Import Dependence

April 22, 2017 by thiha

Oil began flowing into a crucial pipeline in Myanmar this week, after years of delay. The pipeline, along with a twin natural gas line running along the same route, is an essential element of China’s strategy to diversify its sources of oil supply. When the pipeline reaches maximum capacity, it could account for as much […]

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Myanmar a geopolitical battleground for China and US

February 27, 2015 by thiha

Myanmar will continue to be a geopolitical battleground for China and the United States as long as the civil war between its government and ethnic rebels persists, according to a commentary from the Beijing-based Sina Military. The ongoing strife in Myanmar, which has never really stopped in the last 60 years, is not merely an […]

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