Rising demand from China pushes up watermelon prices

Dec 25,2019

Tourists visit destinations by car
Dec 24
Five Swiss and 16 Italian tourists traveled to well-known destinations in Myanmar by cars between 30 November and 9 December. They traveled through Tachilek, Kengtung, Namhsan, Inle, Mandalay, Bagan, Monywa, Kalay and left for India via the Tamu border gate.
Yangon-Bagan special train to run during X’mas holidays
Dec 24
The Myanma Railways (MR) will operate a special train between Yangon and Bagan during the Christmas holidays, according to the No.7 Division of MR.
Bagan lacquerware market steady with domestic purchase
Dec 23
Lacquerware producers in ancient city Bagan said that they are relying only on domestic visitors for their products although tourists are visiting the UNESCO Heritage Site of Myanmar.
Natural gas exports up $150 mln in two months
Dec 23
Myanmar’s exports of natural gas over the past two months of the current financial year amounted to US$579 million, an increase of about $150 million compared with the corresponding period of the 2018-2019 fiscal, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Mung bean price surges in Mandalay amidst potential demand from India
Dec 22
Mandalay beans and pluses market has seen an upturned price of Mung bean, with increasing K15,000 per three-basket bag, after news has spread about the possible purchase of 0.25 million tons of this crop from India.
Myanmar-Bangladesh trade up $5.73 mln
Dec 22
Border trade between Myanmar and Bangladesh reached US$9.88 million, as of 13 December in the fiscal year 2019-20, according to a report from Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce.