On Tuesday evening, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, was filled with excitement as 32 teams gathered for the ...

YANGON (Xinhua): The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 8.65 million visitors in 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees have ...

(250212) -- YANGON, Feb. 12, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People prepare Htamane, a cherished traditional glutinous rice dish of Myanmar, at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 11, 2025.

a copy of Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda with not a single Buddhist monk chanting prayers. It all feels like an abandoned movie set until you drive toward the military zone, an off-limits area where ...

For internal transportation, visitors can choose trains, buses, and domestic flights, although the railway infrastructure is ...

In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year, Chinatown in Yangon's historic city-center was packed. Moving around required weaving through stalls selling fruit, donuts and crickets coated in ...