Myanmar
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A good character is more valuable than gold.
— Burmese proverb
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Social media a key to reaching Myanmar consumers
As social media gains popularity in Myanmar, more foreign companies are using it to reach consumers who go online for product information. However, marketing to Myanmar's growing consumer class has room for improvement.
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Family planning saves lives and promotes resilience in humanitarian contexts
Source: CARE, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, Women's Refugee Commission Country: Afghanistan, Australia, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Germany, Honduras, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States of America, World, YemenThe ...
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21 Set ProPak Myanmar 2017
La fiera ProPak Myanmar 2017 con focus sul settore macchine, confezionamento e imballaggio si svolgerà dal 21 al 23 settembre a Yangon in Myanmar. Il Myanmar è un mercato dalle potenzialità notevoli: è il secondo Paese ASEAN per estensione territoriale; ha una popolazione di oltre 50 milioni di persone; è ricco di risorse naturali; ha una collocazione ...
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Ethnic minorities face range of violations including war crimes in Myanmar conflict - Amnesty
Source: Amnesty International Country: MyanmarAmnesty calls on all sides to protect civilians amid the conflict and the Myanmar authorities to immediately end the humanitarian access restrictions. Civilians from minority ethnic groups suffer appalling violations and abuses, including war crimes, at the hands of Myanmar’s military and ethnic armed groups in the country’s ...
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In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour
Source: International Labour Organization Country: World"Children in areas affected by conflict and disasters are among the most vulnerable. No child must be left behind,” says ILO in a statement for World Day Against Child Labour.“Children in areas affected by conflict and disasters are among the most vulnerable. No child must be ...
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UNICEF calls for improved humanitarian access to some 2.2 million children affected by violence in Myanmar
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: MyanmarUnresolved conflict, poverty and under-development are preventing children in remote parts of Myanmar from reaping the benefits of the reform and reconciliation efforts, states UNICEF. UNICEF Child Alert on Myanmar: Fruits of rapid development and reconciliation efforts yet to reach remote, conflict-affected regions New report calls for improved ...
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Osaka business group to help lure firms to Japan-backed economic zone in Myanmar
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has agreed to help attract small and medium-size companies to the Japanese-backed Thilawa Special Economic Zone near Yangon by establishing small rental factory spaces, the zone’s operator has announced. The OCCI, which is comprised of businesses around Osaka, and the Union of Myanmar ...
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Uber chases GrabTaxi in Myanmar, tapping into one of world’s fastest-growing markets
The private ride-hailing service Uber officially launched operations Thursday in Myanmar’s main city Yangon, aiming to tap into one of the world’s youngest and fastest-growing online markets. The launch follows Singapore-based GrabTaxi’s debut, which began a trial run in the Southeast Asian country about six weeks ago. Uber is one ...
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Foreign bank restrictions in Myanmar to be lifted "soon" according to the central bank
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Mushroom takes SMEs to CLMV
Mushroom Television Co, a subsidiary of Bangkok Post Plc, has branched out its seminar, roadshow and business matching activities into Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) in a bid to strengthen the network for Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Japan’s IHI inaugurates heavy concrete factory joint venture in Myanmar
IHI Corp. held an opening ceremony Sunday for its heavy concrete factory in Myanmar, becoming the first Japanese plant producing pre-stressed concrete products in Southeast Asia’s newest emerging market. The Tokyo-based heavy industry company, in partnership with Myanmar’s Construction Ministry, opened the $12.2 million facility in the Myaungdagar Steel Industrial ...
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Ousted Maltese knight returns in defiance of pope's wishes
The soap opera at the ancient Knights of Malta religious order took on new drama Wednesday as its ousted leader returned to Rome on the eve of the election for his successor in defiance of the pope's wishes.Fra' Matthew Festing, whom Pope Francis effectively ousted as grand master in January, is technically ...
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Myanmar deserves our patience
What a difference a year makes. In the same hot summer last year, Myanmar was the rosy-cheeked debutante of the democratic world after the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in the 2015 election, paving the way for the first civilian-led government in 54 years. Foreign investors ...
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Japanese noodle restaurant chain Ippudo makes debut in Myanmar
Popular Japanese noodle restaurant chain Ippudo is making its debut in Myanmar, opening a branch in Yangon’s new Junction City Shopping Mall. Chikaranomoto Holdings Co., the Fukuoka-based operator of the ramen restaurant chain, opened its first outlet on Tuesday ahead of a grand opening in May. The Yangon restaurant is ...
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New Business opportunities in Myanmar to be unveiled
Krungsri combines its fully-integrated financial expertise in Thailand with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the largest international financial institutions in the world, with networks in more than 50 countries around the world, in order to support Thai entrepreneurs with a wide range of financial services and business opportunities. ...
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Business: Tech firms must go beyond 'conflict minerals' to clean supply chain
Abuses linked to mining in countries such as Myanmar and Colombia are being overlooked by technology companies focused only on eliminating "conflict minerals" from war-torn parts of Africa in their supply chains, researchers said on Thursday.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights DPRK food insecurity, displacement in Bangladesh
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Australia, Bangladesh, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Myanmar, PhilippinesAn estimated 18 million people (about 72% of the total population) across DPRK continue to suffer from food insecurity and undernutrition, as well as a lack of access to basic services. DPR KOREA An estimated ...
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Border trade hike planned
Thailand and Myanmar aim to raise border trade to US$20 billion (693 billion baht) over the next five years from an estimated $6 billion this year.
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Myanmar - Missione dell’Ambasciatore Aliberti negli stati Kayin e Mon
“Anche in regioni periferiche del Myanmar come gli Stati Kayin e Mon si possono presentare interessanti opportunità economiche per le imprese italiane, ad esempio nei settori delle infrastrutture e dell'energia”, così ha commentato l’Ambasciatore Pier Giorgio Aliberti a conclusione della sua...
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First Japanese food court opens to Myanmar diners
Myanmar’s first Japanese food court opened this week in Yangon under a joint venture between Tokyo-based trading giant Sojitz Corp. and local retail chain City Mart Holdings. Dubbed “Tokyo Dining City,” the facility has six restaurants that bring together the authentic culinary arts of Japan with quality service, according to ...
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights displacement in Myanmar, the Philippines and Bangladesh
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri LankaMore than 30,000 people are estimated to have fled the Kokang Self Administered Zone after fighting erupted on 6 March between the Myanmar Military and National Democratic Alliance Army. MYANMAR More than 30,000 people are estimated to have fled ...