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Japan gives Myanmar $504M loan, forgives past debt

June 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Japan’s government on May 26 extended its first loan to Myanmar in 26 years and canceled the remainder of the Southeast Asian country’s debt, as Tokyo looks to re-establish strong economic ties with the former pariah nation.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, China, Foreign Ministry, Hitachi Ltd, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Lin Aung, Marubeni Corp, Mikio Numata, Mitsubishi Corp, Myanmar President Thein Sein, Southeast Asian, Sumitomo Chemical, Sumitomo Corp, Thailand, Tokyo, Vol 32 No 23 | June 1 - June 7, YANGON

Suu Kyi visit highlights Japan’s economic push in Myanmar

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach AP Business Writer TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Although Suu Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi, China-backed Myitsone, Finance Minister Taro Aso, Ford Motor Co, GE, IHS, Jeff Kingston, Mitsui Co, Rachel Calvert, Sumitomo Chemical, Temple University, Though Myanmar, Tokyo, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, Yuki Akimoto, japan

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