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Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, the operator of the luxury The Peninsula Hotels chain, suspended construction of a $130 million project in Myanmar soon after the military's takeover of the country in February 2021.  © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- The operator of the luxury The Peninsula Hotels chain said Thursday that its stalled $130 million project in Myanmar has not been canceled and that a decision to resume it would depend on economic conditions.

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