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Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma (Myanmar) are part of the fastest developing region in the world and account for roughly 221 million of Southeast Asia’s population.

The Department of Agriculture made changes to the process for registering new plant varieties.

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) in Burma (Myanmar) announced Notification 25/2018, which allows foreign owned companies to enter the wholesale and retail sector if they meet minimum investment....

Myanmar launched the Myanmar Companies Law (2017) and an Online Registration system on August 1, 2018.

As part of Burma's ongoing market liberalization, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) published a notification allowing 100 percent foreign-owned businesses that meet certain criteria....

On November 6, 2017, the Plant Protection Division updated its list of U.S. commodities that are allowed to be imported into Myanmar.

On January 1, 2017, the Myanmar government imposed a new pest risk analysis (PRA) requirement for imported plant commodities.

The Philippines and Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland – signed a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 28, 2016.

Minister of Agriculture Kátia Abreu discussed expanding beef, poultry, dairy, fruit, and wheat trade with Russia, Myanmar, Japan, South Africa, and Argentina.

In recent years, India’s exports have demonstrated phenomenal growth – especially to developing countries, which now account for nearly 80 percent of Indian exports.