There is a North Korean embassy in Myanmar.
Myanmar is one of the top-10 recipients of exports from North Korea.

Myanmar–North Korea relations have affected Myanmar's relations with countries such as the United States and Japan.
These countries have supported normalization of relations among themselves and Myanmar so as to deter North Korea from gaining an ally in Southeast Asia.

Myanmar and North Korea are often compared to one another.
Both neighbor China, both are heavily militarized societies with ongoing conflict, and with isolationist policies.
In 2005, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice included both under the term "outposts of tyranny".
Myanmar has, in the words of, Michael Green and Derek Mitchell "interest in following the model of North Korea and achieving military autarky by developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons".
According to American historian David I. Steinberg, both countries share a trait of nationalism rooter in insecurity and vulnerability.
This characteristics explain, for instance, why the two countries, at one point, decide to change their time-zones to deviate from the international norm by half an hour.
There is a North Korean embassy in Myanmar. Myanmar is one of the top-10 recipients of exports from North Korea.
Myanmar–North Korea relations have affected Myanmar's relations with countries such as the United States and Japan. These countries have supported normalization of relations among themselves and Myanmar so as to deter North Korea from gaining an ally in Southeast Asia.
Myanmar and North Korea are often compared to one another. Both neighbor China, both are heavily militarized societies with ongoing conflict, and with isolationist policies. In 2005, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice included both under the term "outposts of tyranny". Myanmar has, in the words of, Michael Green and Derek Mitchell "interest in following the model of North Korea and achieving military autarky by developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons". According to American historian David I. Steinberg, both countries share a trait of nationalism rooter in insecurity and vulnerability. This characteristics explain, for instance, why the two countries, at one point, decide to change their time-zones to deviate from the international norm by half an hour.
Myanmar–North Korea relations