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President Obama lifts Myanmar trade sanctions
President Barack Obama has formally eased long-standing sanctions on Myanmar.
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Myanmar's access to trade benefits for poorer nations was suspended in 1989 over human rights abuses.
But the White House said substantial advances to promote democracy meant that it was no longer a threat to America's national security.
Correspondents say the move is designed to coax the rapidly transforming South East Asian country from decades of economic isolation as Ms Suu Kyi's government manages the difficult transition to democracy in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37592380
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Myanmar's access to trade benefits for poorer nations was suspended in 1989 over human rights abuses.
But the White House said substantial advances to promote democracy meant that it was no longer a threat to America's national security.
Correspondents say the move is designed to coax the rapidly transforming South East Asian country from decades of economic isolation as Ms Suu Kyi's government manages the difficult transition to democracy in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37592380