Teak is a first-class wood that is highly valued and well accepted throughout the world. As a kind of wood produced in temperate zones and due to its properties, teak is popularly known as “ Golden Teak” in the world.
Twenty-three years after Myanmar first nominated Bagan, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is set to decide whether the site will make it into the World Heritage List.
Myanmar has 12.25 million hectares of sown acreage, and the agriculture sector contributes 24 per cent to the nation’s GDP and 30 per cent to the exports.
THE number of foreign visitors to Mandalay Region totaled 241,559 in the first four months of this year, with China being the biggest source of visitors, according to the statistics from the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (DOHT) under the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.
