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Georgia: Independence Day Celebrated With Military Parade, Flyover

On May 26, Georgia marked Independence Day. A ceremony took place at Freedom Square in Tbilisi and featured a military personnel parade and a flyover by aircraft from the Air Defense and Aviation Command.

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China, Myanmar sign agreement on cooperation projects of LMC special fund 2024

STORY: China, Myanmar sign agreement on cooperation projects of LMC special fund 2024 SHOOTING TIME: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN HAI, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): U THAN SWE, Myanmar's Deputy Prime Minister, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai and Myanmar's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Lwin Oo signed here on Friday an agreement on cooperation projects of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund 2024. The agreement was signed to mark the 74th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between Myanmar and China. The signing of the agreement was an important measure to implement consensus reached by the fourth LMC leaders' meeting, and also demonstrated friendly relations between China and Myanmar over the past 74 years, Chen said at the signing ceremony. SOUNDBIT

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MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-LMC SPECIAL FUND-SIGNING CEREMONY

(240615) -- NAY PYI TAW, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai (2nd, L) and Myanmar's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Lwin Oo (2nd, R) sign an agreement on cooperation projects of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund 2024 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, June 14, 2024. The agreement was signed to mark the 74th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between Myanmar and China. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-LMC SPECIAL FUND-SIGNING CEREMONY

(240615) -- NAY PYI TAW, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai (2nd, L) and Myanmar's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Lwin Oo (2nd, R) sign an agreement on cooperation projects of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund 2024 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, June 14, 2024. The agreement was signed to mark the 74th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between Myanmar and China. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Myanmar swimmers vie for spots in Paris 2024 Olympics

STORY: Myanmar swimmers vie for spots in Paris 2024 Olympics SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition STORYLINE: Twenty-five swimmers from Myanmar gathered at the National Swimming Pool in Yangon on Saturday to compete for spots in the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics. Organized by the Myanmar Swimming Federation, the contest included 12 male and 13 female athletes in eight swimming events - four for men and four for women. U Myint Lwin, joint secretary of the Myanmar Swimming Federation, disclosed that one male athlete and one female athlete were chosen to represent Myanmar at the Olympics. "We will send the records of the two selected athletes to the Olympic scrutinizing committee. If their records meet the requirements, they will participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics," U Myint Lwin said. The Paris 2024 Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

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(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-FOOTBALL-AFC CUP-SHAN UNITED FC VS PHNOM PENH CROWN FC

(231215) -- YANGON, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Phach Socheavila (R) of Phnom Penh Crown FC vies with Kyaw Zin Lwin of Shan United FC during the Group F match between Phnom Penh Crown FC and Shan United FC at AFC Cup in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-FOOTBALL-AFF-MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CUP

(221222) -- YANGON, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mg Mg Lwin (top L) of Myanmar vies for a header during the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 group B match between Myanmar and Malaysia at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Myanmar loses to Malaysia in first home international football match since start of pandemic" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/ Xinhua)

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ASEAN meeting

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin chairs a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on May 10, 2014.

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S. Korea, Myanmar foreign ministers

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) shakes hands with his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on August 3, 2012.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, smiles during a press conference at the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012, before leaving the hospital the same day. The girl successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, receives flowers from a nurse as she leaves the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012. The girl successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, smiles as she leaves the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012. She successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Myanmar girl undergoes surgery in Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Doctors successfully perform surgery on Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmar girl, who suffers from a complex congenital urological disorder, at the Okayama Medical Center in western Japan on May 25, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Myanmar foreign minister in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington on May 17, 2012. Clinton told reporters that they discussed Washington's concerns over North Korea.

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Foreign ministers of Cambodia, Myanmar

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) and Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (R) chat in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Jan. 11, 2012.

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Foreign ministers of Japan, Myanmar hold talks

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (far R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (far L) hold talks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's capital, on Dec. 26, 2011. They agreed to launch talks on striking a bilateral investment accord.

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Foreign ministers of Japan, Myanmar hold talks

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands before holding talks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's capital, on Dec. 26, 2011. They agreed to launch talks on striking a bilateral investment accord.

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Japan, Myanmar foreign ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) shakes hands with his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2011.

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Boy from Myanmar leaves hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Three-year-old Kyaw Soe Lwin, in his mother's arms, leaves a hospital in the city of Okayama in western Japan on Oct. 29. The boy from Myanmar has recovered from an operation on Oct. 6 to remove a large tumor in his neck.

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Hot air balloon festival back in Myanmar after 2-year hiatus

STORY: Hot air balloon festival back in Myanmar after 2-year hiatus DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people participating in Pyin Oo Lwin Tazaungdaing lighting festival 2. various of hot air balloons competitions in Pyin Oo Lwin 3. various of dance troupes performing during the event 4. various of hot air balloons STORYLINE: Hot air balloons have returned to the sky over Pyin Oo Lwin, a scenic hill town in central Myanmar after a two-year hiatus. The annual event to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing lighting festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday night the Pyin Oo Lwin Tazaungdaing hot air balloon festival was in full swing. The five-day event this year started last Friday, featuring more than 70 hot air balloons, along with traditional dancing and musical performances and sports competition. The event entered its final day on Tuesday. There are three kinds of hot air balloons

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Myanmar resumes hot air balloon festival in central region after 2-year hiatus

STORY: Myanmar resumes hot air balloon festival in central region after 2-year hiatus DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:00 LOCATION: PYIN OO LWIN, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pyin Oo Lwin Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival 2. various of hot air balloons competitions in Pyin Oo Lwin 3. various of dance troupes performing during the event 4. various of people participating in the hot air balloons event STORYLINE: A five-day hot air balloon festival is held in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 70 hot air balloons in three main categories were competing in this year's event, which runs until Tuesday in the central city of Pyin Oo Lwin, to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival on Monday. Myanmar's Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival is held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month of the Myanmar calendar, to mark the end of the rainy season as well as the end of the Kathina season, during which monks are offered new r

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MYANMAR-PYIN OO LWIN-HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

(221107) -- PYIN OO LWIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People release a hot air balloon carrying small lanterns in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, Nov. 6, 2022. Myanmar held a five-day hot air balloon festival in Pyin Oo Lwin starting from Friday after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 76 hot air balloons in three main categories were competing in this year's event, which runs until Tuesday in the central city of Pyin Oo Lwin, to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing lighting festival on Monday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-PYIN OO LWIN-HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

(221107) -- PYIN OO LWIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks explode in the sky during the Tazaungdaing hot air balloons festival in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, Nov. 6, 2022. Myanmar held a five-day hot air balloon festival in Pyin Oo Lwin starting from Friday after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 76 hot air balloons in three main categories were competing in this year's event, which runs until Tuesday in the central city of Pyin Oo Lwin, to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing lighting festival on Monday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-PYIN OO LWIN-HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

(221107) -- PYIN OO LWIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People release hot air balloons in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, Nov. 6, 2022. Myanmar held a five-day hot air balloon festival in Pyin Oo Lwin starting from Friday after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 76 hot air balloons in three main categories were competing in this year's event, which runs until Tuesday in the central city of Pyin Oo Lwin, to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing lighting festival on Monday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-PYIN OO LWIN-HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

(221107) -- PYIN OO LWIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attach small lanterns to a hot air balloon during the Tazaungdaing festival in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, Nov. 6, 2022. Myanmar held a five-day hot air balloon festival in Pyin Oo Lwin starting from Friday after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 76 hot air balloons in three main categories were competing in this year's event, which runs until Tuesday in the central city of Pyin Oo Lwin, to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing lighting festival on Monday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-PYIN OO LWIN-HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

(221107) -- PYIN OO LWIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People release small hot air balloons during the Tazaungdaing festival in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, Nov. 6, 2022. Myanmar held a five-day hot air balloon festival in Pyin Oo Lwin starting from Friday after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 76 hot air balloons in three main categories were competing in this year's event, which runs until Tuesday in the central city of Pyin Oo Lwin, to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing lighting festival on Monday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale held in Yangon

STORY: Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale held in Yangon DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale 2. various of contestants participating in the pageant 3. various of participants attending the event STORYLINE: A total of 14 beauty contestants participated in the Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale in Yangon on Saturday. Zar Li Moe of Bhamo in northern Myanmar's Kachin state was crowned the title of "Miss Universe Myanmar 2022" to be a contestant in the upcoming 71st Miss Universe competition to be held early next year in the United States. Miss Universe Myanmar Pageant 2022 is the ninth time of such kind which has been held since 2013 in Myanmar. The national beauty pageant of the Southeast Asian country was not held last year. Thuzar Wint Lwin, representative from Chin state, won the title in 2020. Miss Universe Beauty Pageant is one of the world's oldest and most important beauty pageants. Xinhua News

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(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY MATCH-CHINA'S HONG KONG VS MYANMAR (CN)

(220925) -- HONG KONG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Leung Kwun Chung (R) of China's Hong Kong vies with Kyaw Zin Lwin of Myanmar during a friendly match at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-FM-CHINA-WANG YI-PRESS CONFERENCE

(220705) -- BAGAN, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin attend a joint press conference following the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bagan, Myanmar, July 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Dongqiang)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-LANCANG-MEKONG COOPERATION-MEETING

(220704) -- BAGAN, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, Lao Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attend the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bagan, Myanmar, July 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Dongqiang)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-CHINA-WANG YI-ZHOU ENLAI PAVILION-REOPENING

(220704) -- BAGAN, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (4th L), Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin (5th L) and other guests attend the reopening ceremony of the refurbished Zhou Enlai Pavilion in Bagan, Myanmar, on July 3, 2022. The pavilion was named after former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai who made a donation to the famous Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan during his visit to the cultural heritage site in 1961. (Xinhua/Zhang Dongqiang)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-FM-CHINA-WANG YI-TALKS

(220704) -- BAGAN, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin on the sidelines of the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bagan, Myanmar, on July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Dongqiang)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WANG YI-MYANMAR-FM-MEETING (CN)

(220402) -- HUANGSHAN, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province, April 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WANG YI-MYANMAR-FM-MEETING (CN)

(220402) -- HUANGSHAN, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province, April 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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Boy from Myanmar leaves hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Three-year-old Kyaw Soe Lwin, in his mother's arms, leaves a hospital in the city of Okayama in western Japan on Oct. 29. The boy from Myanmar has recovered from an operation on Oct. 6 to remove a large tumor in his neck. (Kyodo)

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Myanmar film director

Award-winning Myanmar filmmaker Mi Mi Lwin in this photo taken Feb. 7, 2018, engages in editing work at the Yangon Film School in Yangon, Myanmar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Myanmar film director

Award winning Myanmar filmmaker Mi Mi Lwin in this photo taken on Feb. 7, 2018, gives an interview at the Yangon Film School in Yangon, Myanmar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Myanmar foreign ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) shakes hands with his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Myanmar girl undergoes surgery in Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Doctors successfully perform surgery on Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmar girl, who suffers from a complex congenital urological disorder, at the Okayama Medical Center in western Japan on May 25, 2012. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Myanmar foreign minister in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington on May 17, 2012. Clinton told reporters that they discussed Washington's concerns over North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Foreign ministers of Japan, Myanmar hold talks

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (far R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (far L) hold talks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's capital, on Dec. 26, 2011. They agreed to launch talks on striking a bilateral investment accord. (Kyodo)

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Foreign ministers of Japan, Myanmar hold talks

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands before holding talks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's capital, on Dec. 26, 2011. They agreed to launch talks on striking a bilateral investment accord. (Kyodo)

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Foreign ministers of Cambodia, Myanmar

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) and Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (R) chat in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Jan. 11, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Murakami books in Myanmar

Writer and translator Ye Mya Lwin talks during an interview at his home in Yangon on Sept. 4, 2018 about his Burmese translations of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's works. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo