Chinese garden peas menace domestic farmers, merchants

Jul 15,2019
THE entry of imported garden peas from China has driven the price of domestic chickpeas from K85,000 per three baskets to K80,000 as Mandalay factories swap out the local variety for the Chinese imports.
Dong Hai Airlines launches Nay Pyi Taw-Shenzhen direct flight
Jul 14
Dong Hai Airlines launched its Shenzhen-Nay Pyi Taw inaugural flight at the Nay Pyi Taw International Airport this morning.     
China imports over 36,000 tons of mangos from Muse border since May
Jul 14
MYANMAR  exported  over  36,000  tons  of  mangos  to  Chi-na through the Muse 105th mile border  trade  zone  between  May and early July this man-go season, according to border traders.
Myanmar spends $1.8 bln on import of CMP raw materials
Jul 14
Myanmar’s imports of raw materials used by CMP (cut-make-pack) businesses exceeded US$1.8 billion between October and July in the present Fiscal Year 2018-2019, up by over $298 million from the year-ago period, the Ministry of Commerce reported this Friday.
Japanese right hand drive cars in high demand in Yangon
Jul 14
Right-hand drive Japanese cars, and four-wheel drive wagons, are in high demand in Yangon during the raining season.
Border exports at Lwejel decline 38%
Jul 13
MYANMAR’S exports to China via the Lwejel border checkpoint over the past nine months of the current fiscal have declined by 38.37 per cent compared to the same period in the previous FY, ............
Traditional gold foil businesses still thriving in Mandalay
Jul 09
Businesses producing gold foils are still thriving in Mandalay, where the traditional craft originated.