Myanmar News » Shan News Myanmar » Shan » Commerce: Myanmar allied rebels capture country's key border gate with China
Violent confrontations have erupted in Myanmar's northern Shan state, near the Chinese border, as an alliance of three ethnic minority groups launched an offensive against the military.
News Myanmar » Shan » Commerce: Toll of Displaced Surges as Fighting Continues in Myanmar’s Shan State
Up to 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to the recent upsurge of fighting in the northern part of Myanmar’s Shan State, “straining an already underresourced humanitarian response, ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Commerce: Myanmar-China trade halted amid fierce fighting in Shan state
Trade across Myanmar’s shared border with China has ground to a halt amid a six-week offensive by ethnic rebels fighting junta troops in the country’s Shan state, according to merchants, causing an ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Commerce: Interview: Myanmar coffee sector eyes bigger access to huge Chinese market
An exhibitor introduces coffee products to a visitor at the 2026 Myanmar Coffee Festival and Myanmar National Barista Championship in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe) YANGON, Oct.
News Myanmar » Shan » Commerce: China awaits junta approval to resume border trade with Myanmar’s Shan state
Ethnic rebels in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state have reopened checkpoints on the border with China that were shuttered at the start of an offensive six months ago, but official trade has yet to resume ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Commerce: ‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State
Southern Shan State, Myanmar – Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of chocolate-coloured raw opium in each hand like a human weighing scales. “Each ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Commerce: Myanmar coffee sector eyes bigger access to huge Chinese market
An exhibitor introduces coffee products to a visitor at the 2026 Myanmar Coffee Festival and Myanmar National Barista Championship in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe) ...