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This is how Asia Pacific is responding to US reciprocal tariffs
Published on 07/04/2025
» President Donald Trump’s 10% baseline tariffs on US trading partners around the world came into effect on Saturday.
US firms demand crackdown on tariff-evading Chinese importers
Published on 06/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States needs tougher legislation to enforce trade laws and ensure criminal prosecution of Chinese government-subsidised companies that circumvent US tariffs by shipping goods through third countries, US companies said on Wednesday.
BBL seeks to grow Indian base across the region
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/11/2024
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) wants to expand its Indian customer base across both Thailand and its Southeast Asia network to tap rising outbound investments from India.
Key to unlocking trade benefits
Oped, Published on 29/10/2024
» Supply chains form the backbone of international commerce, representing over half the value of global merchandise trade. They also create large numbers of jobs and lower the bar for countries and companies to participate in the world economy. But the finance underpinning supply chains is inadequate, leaving too many small businesses in emerging and developing economies cut off from the benefits of global trade.
“Ignite Your Ideas: Experience the Best in Digital Printing at our Three Premier Expos!”
Published on 03/10/2024
» Join us for an Inspiring Three-in-One Digital Printing Technology Event, All Under One Roof! – the Bangkok Ad & Sign Expo 2024, the Bangkok Digital Textile Print Expo 2024, and the Bangkok Pack & Label Expo 2024 will be hosted by Grand Master Exhibition Company Limited in collaboration with the Thai Advertising Business Development Association (TABDA) and the Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA). The event will be held under the theme “Ignite Your Ideas” from November 7 to 10 at Hall 6-7, Impact, Muang Thong Thani. Spanning over 10,000 square meters of exhibition space, the event will welcome 80 leading distributors from Thailand and abroad, particularly from China and Japan to exhibit more than 250 booths of digital printing technology. The expos will showcase the 2025 model of printing machines such as Epson, HP, Roland, Canon and introduce the latest innovation from MIMAKI for the first time in Thailand, presented by Technology 2024 Company Limited. Attendees will also have access to intensive seminars and workshops aimed at enhancing the value of their advertising production businesses. The expos are expected to attract over 10,000 visitors and generate an estimated trading value of approximately 950 to 1,000 million baht.
Plugging the gap
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/12/2022
» Thailand has resumed importing legal migrant workers under memorandums of understanding signed with neighbouring countries after the Covid-19 pandemic eased.
State urged to speed up return of migrants
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/11/2021
» The private sector is calling on the government to speed up allowing the entry of vaccinated migrant workers under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed with neighbouring countries.
Cambodia raises minimum textiles wage by $2
Reuters, Published on 28/09/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Tuesday raised the minimum monthly wage for workers in its key textiles and footwear industry by $2 to $194, effective January next year, shy of a $12 rise sought by major unions.
Free fall
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 22/03/2021
» Yangon is burning: Plumes of smoke rose into the skyline in the north of the city every day last week. Large parts of Myanmar's biggest city and main commercial centre resembled a battle zone after the military junta imposed martial law in several neighbourhoods.
Vietnam primed for revival
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/08/2020
» Vietnam is now racing to control a new coronavirus outbreak, which resurfaced late last month after three months of no domestic cases. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said last Wednesday that the next 10 days would be "critical" in a country that has been widely praised for its earlier containment success.