Myanmar, also known as Burma, is one of the hottest countries to visit in 2015 — and underscoring that is President Obama’s upcoming visit to the South East Asian country.

U.S. president joins other world leaders in the ghost town of Naypyitaw, 200 miles north of Myanmar's former capital, Yangon ...

The newly-built capital city of Naypyidaw, Myanmar was commissioned in 2002. But you don’t see a lot of growth here. Just a 10-minute drive from the shiny government buildings, you get a glimpse ...

NAYPYIDAW: A powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, turning a major hospital in the Myanmar capital into a "mass casualty area" and trapping dozens of workers in an ...

The city, supposedly six times ... “The regime’s absurd relocation of Burma’s capital to remote Pyinmana continues apace,” a 2005 diplomatic memo titled “On a Road to Nowhere” released ...

The layout of Myanmar's capital city Nay Pyi Taw will be redrawn after the devastating earthquake last month, the country's military ruler has said. During a government meeting, Senior General Min ...

Myanmar's tourism industry is growing. The number of international arrivals has more than doubled in just the past two years. In 2013, the country welcomed 2.1 million foreign travelers. This year, ...

Myanmar's capital quickly staked its claim for the title of 'world's weirdest city', notable for its colossal scale and relative lack of residents.

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The sudden change from bone-jarring village tracks to a smooth concrete six-lane highway is the first sign that visitors are nearing Burma's new capital city. Built in a 6-mile square area hacked ...