AsiaBaseMetals Inc announced its entry into the Myanmar mining sector last week. The Canada-based miner will focus on mining lithium and has already obtained the necessary documents that will enable it to submit investment proposals to the Myanmar Investment Commission. Once submitted and if approved, AsiaBaseMetals will be the first company to venture into the […]
China’s demand for human hair turns villages into trading centres
March 23, 2016 by
In Mandalay Region, where drought and failed harvests have pushed many farmers out of business, another industry is thriving, as China’s demand for human hair has turned entire villages into centres of trade and repair. Traders say hair is imported from India and Bangladesh through the border town of Tamu in Sagaing Region, or is […]