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.
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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
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)
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