Indian-backed port opens in Myanmar in answer to China's corridor project

Sittwe Port, part of a $484m transport initiative, to bolster economic ties

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Officials from India and Myanmar attend the May 9 inauguration of Sittwe Port in Myanmar's Rakhine state. (Photo courtesy of the Indian Embassy in Myanmar)

Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK -- A new port in Myanmar, built with assistance from New Delhi, has begun to receive container ships as both India and China seek closer economic ties with the Southeast Asian country.

The first cargo vessel from the Indian metropolis of Kolkata arrived Tuesday at Sittwe Port in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Officials from India and Myanmar's military government attended the port's inauguration ceremony.

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