epa06516583 Myanmar Vice President Myint Swe speaks during a commemoration ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of Myanmar's Union Day, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 12 February 2018. Union Day, a public celebration, commemorates the start of the Union of Myanmar (formerly Burma) on 12 February 1947, when representatives of the national races signed an agreement consolidating unity between the highlands and plains to build the sovereign independent Union of Myanmar. EPA/HEIN HTET
