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Thailand delays trans-Pacific FTA application
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2019
» Thailand will delay its application to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement until after next Sunday's election, a Commerce Ministry official said Monday.
Apec leaders discuss free trade, protectionism
Published on 18/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies on Sunday began discussing in Papua New Guinea ways to promote free trade and regional economic integration amid an unfolding trade war between the United States and China.
Singapore trade minister says 'broad deal in sight for RCEP
Published on 02/09/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has said that ministers from the 16 countries negotiating an Asia-wide free trade pact have decided on the key elements of the agreement that they would like to achieve by year-end.
Stepping out of the shadow
Business, Published on 17/03/2018
» Her life has been a continual effort to forge a path outside of her family's "overbearing shadow". Her name, she says, is a double-edged sword that lends her company credibility, but also leads some to discredit her efforts.
Are REITs better than property funds?
Published on 17/01/2018
» First introduced in 2014 to replace the Property Funds for Public Offering (PFPO) scheme, REITs have gained popularity and played an increasingly important role in Thailand's real estate industry.
Disruptive tech to impact negotiations
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/01/2018
» With the arrival of disruptive technology, negotiators say trade talks will no longer centre on only tariff and non-tariff measures, social issues, labour, human rights and geopolitics, but also strategic partnerships in the services sector, intellectual property, value-added goods, technology transfers and human resource development.
RCEP leaders to skip 2016 completion target
Published on 07/09/2016
» VIENTIANE - The countries involved in negotiating Asia's most ambitious trade agreement will skip their declared goal of concluding the negotiations by the end of this year and will try to intensify negotiations, official sources said Wednesday.
Somkid: Japan to help Thailand join TPP
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Monday that Japan has pledged its support in helping Thailand join a US-led Pacific trade accord.
Controls lifted on Japanese food imports
Kyodo News, Published on 01/05/2015
» The government has eliminated in principle its controls on imports of Japan-produced foods imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the farm ministry said Friday.