YANGON: Myanmar cheered a US promise to end sanctions on Thursday, with residents in its commercial capital clamoring for American brands while politicians and business moguls heralded a new era of transparency and trade.

US President Barack Obama vowed to scrap the trade limits during Aung San Suu Kyi's first visit to the White House since her party took power in March, ending decades of military domination.

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