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

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 12 (ANI): 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 Myanmar, Nikkei Asia reported.

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 atten