MYANMAR: Production begins at Sino-Burmese JV textile factory in Yangon
[Nov 28, 2005] Myanmar Prime Minister, General Soe Win, and Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Guan Mu, were present at the function along with other ministers and several Chinese experts...
MYANMAR: Modernized textile factory goes into production
[Oct 05, 2005] A new and modernized spinning and weaving factory in Pakokku in central Myanmar, went into production on October 01...
MYANMAR: Garment industry revives with new quotas on China imports
MEM [Sep 16, 2005] Myanmar's textile industry has rebounded thanks to limits imposed by the U.S. and the European Union on imports from China, resulting in increased orders for the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation...
MYANMAR: Garment exports fall 34 percent in 2004-05
MEM [Jun 23, 2005] Garment industry sources attributed the decline to U.S. sanctions on Myanmar since 2003 as well as fierce competition from China, the report said...
MYANMAR: Fainted textile workers in depressed economy
MEM [Mar 23, 2005] Tired, energy less to do extra working hours, workers in Myanmar's struggling garment manufacturing industry, can barely remember the last time they had a day off.....