T-shirts bearing images of U.S. President Barack Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's prodemocracy leader, hang side by side in the shops just off busy Kabar Aye Pagoda Road in Yangon. It's a reminder of the history made in November when Obama became the first sitting U.S. leader to set foot in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma.
A return trip to this former pariah state doesn't appear to be on Obama's immediate itinerary. However, corporate America is on its way.
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt visited in March, and Ford announced its entry into the chaotic local auto scene at an April event with the U.S. ambassador. Hilton is building a hotel across from the golden Sule Pagoda, and Colonel Sanders is not far behind, as Yum Brands' KFC posts job ads in local newspapers.