Cambodia clampdown threatens Chinese interests

[] US President Donald Trump’s government, after all, had pledged to deeply cut development aid to several developing countries, including Cambodia, even before recent political tensions mounted.But the US and EU remain Cambodia’s largest trading partners and possible economic sanctions on the Southeast Asian nation, which ...

David Hutt

China’s cooling economy is a warning for ASEAN

As China heads into its Party Congress next week, concerns have been surfacing over the past few months about the state of the world’s second-largest economy, which has implications not just for Beijing but also neighboring Southeast Asian states. The recent downgrading by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ...

Luke Hunt

Dept open to ideas on new Customs law

Investors remain unconvinced that the new Customs law will facilitate faster clearance of goods even as the Customs Department chief promised to be open to feedback from the business community. [] Thailand has been promoting trade and investment in CLMVT (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand) for ...

Wichit Chaitrong

People-centred ASEAN: not quite there

ASEAN has come a long way since its founders signed the Bangkok Declaration half a century ago. Like any organic body, it has evolved and adapted to stay alive and relevant. The following is a broad summary of key transformations over the past five decades ...

Hoang Thi Ha

Thailand seeks to change FTA with China

Thailand is seeking a review of the Thailand-China free trade agreement as the 0% import duty for electric vehicles could derail the country’s plan to attract foreign manufacturers. Keep reading   ...

Wichit Chanthanusornsiri

Japan, Thailand sign 7 deals to strengthen economic ties

The Thai government and its Japanese trade counterpart on Tuesday (Sept 12) signed seven formal agreements covering industrial upgrades, investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), human development, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises. Keep reading ...

Straits Times News Staff

More efforts needed to enforce EU-Vietnam FTA

The European Union wants to ratify the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement in 2018 and put it into force as soon as possible. This is the main theme of a seminar held in Brussels, Belgium recently.Keep reading ...

Vietnam Plus News Staff

Asean agrees on 'key parts' of trade pact

[] The ministers agreed that nations that sign up for this mammoth free trade agreement should commit to remove barriers on at least 92 per cent of their product lines over five to 10 years. All 10 Asean member countries have already signed up to this, ...

Raul Dancel

ASEAN to sign Hong Kong free trade deal in November

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to sign a free-trade agreement with Hong Kong in November, a Philippine government official said Saturday, September 9, following three years of talks. Keep reading  ...

AFP News Staff

Silence on suspended dam deal as Prayut and Hun Sen agree to stronger bilateral ties

after Thailand halted the Bt40-billion Stung Nam hydropower project, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen yesterday agreed to enhance economic ties and connectivity.Prayut led a Thai delegation at the 3rd Thailand-Cambodia Joint Cabinet Retreat in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss cooperation ...

The Nation News Staff

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