Just in time for the heated Chinese travel season, China Unicom and Myanmar Post and Telecommunications have signed a agreement in Kunming, Yunnan, to jointly provide GSM international roaming service to China Unicom's users in Myanmar.

This is reportedly the first international roaming service agreement signed between Myanmar and an overseas telecom operator, making China Unicom the only operator in China and the first in the world to launch this service in the country.

Myanmar Post and Telecommunications is the only telecom company in Myanmar, which is the largest foreign trade partner for China's Yunnan province. The trade volume between Myanmar and Yunnan accounts for over 50% of the trade volume between Myanmar and China.