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Fresh US-China tension ‘not helpful’ for Thailand
Published on 15/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The fresh flare-up in trade tensions between the United States and China is a big risk to the outlook for Thailand’s economic growth, says a deputy central bank governor, adding there was little room left to lower rates further.
SIAMJNK Targets ASEAN Expansion with Premium Warehouses
Published on 15/10/2025
» SIAMJNK Group, a leading premium warehouse operator in Thailand, has reaffirmed its confidence in the nation’s logistics resilience despite global uncertainties, including geopolitical tensions and the ongoing U.S.–China trade war. The company believes that shifting global supply chains and emerging tariff structures will further strengthen Thailand’s position as a regional logistics hub.
Asian markets rally as Fed cut hopes trump trade war fears
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» HONG KONG - Stocks jumped Wednesday as trade war fears were overshadowed by comments from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that suggested the bank would cut interest rates again this month.
Changing face of foreign direct investment
News, Published on 15/10/2025
» Although US President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies dominate news headlines, they are far from the only forces shaping global production. New investment patterns have been reshaping the global economic landscape since well before Mr Trump's tariffs.
As gold spikes, traders urge caution
Published on 14/10/2025
» Thai gold traders are warning investors to shop wisely after bullion surged for the eighth consecutive week, buoyed by renewed fears of a US-China trade war, the ongoing US government shutdown and increased prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
Trump tariffs on timber, furniture take effect
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an already challenging market.
In rare move, Dutch government takes control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia
Reuters, Published on 14/10/2025
» AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government has taken control of Chinese-owned computer chipmaker Nexperia, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing as a global fight brews over technology intellectual property, especially around semiconductors.
China accuses US of 'double standards' over new tariffs threat
AFP, Published on 12/10/2025
» BEIJING - China accused the United States of "double standards" on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 100 percent tariff on the world's second-largest economy.
Trump threatens to impose new 100% tariff on Chinese imports
Kyodo News, Published on 11/10/2025
» KYODO — United States President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China and hinted at calling off an upcoming meeting with its leader Xi Jinping after Beijing this week announced export controls on rare earth elements essential for high-tech manufacturing.
Flawed Asean needs to regain footing
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 10/10/2025
» Nearly six decades after its founding, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) finds itself back where it began -- divided, uncertain, and vulnerable to the influence of major powers. Once hailed as a model for regional cooperation in the developing world, Asean now faces a crisis of purpose. Unless it can rediscover the unity and collective way forward that defined its early decades, Southeast Asia's flagship institution risks slipping into irrelevance.