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Thaksin signals Thai policy reset to cut deal with US on tariffs
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/04/2025
» Thailand needs to revamp its import regulations and investment promotion policies — key drivers for Chinese capital flows into the Southeast Asian nation in recent years — as a hefty US tariff threatens to hurt the nation’s export-driven growth, according to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Spain scraps contested Israeli arms deal after uproar
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» MADRID - Spain on Thursday cancelled a contract to buy bullets from an Israeli company following pressure from the Socialist-led government's far-left coalition partner -- a move swiftly condemned by Israel.
Asean to team up on US tariffs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/04/2025
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has agreed to work together to increase its members' bargaining power in dealing with the United States' tariff hikes, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
Shippers seek public-private tie-up
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/04/2025
» The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) has reiterated its call for the prime minister to form a collaborative public-private working group to navigate the evolving trade landscape.
Exports surge 17.8% to reach 3-year high of $29.5bn in March
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/04/2025
» Thai exports rose for a ninth straight month in March and exceeded expectations, reaching the highest level in three years, although steep US tariffs remain a concern, says the Commerce Ministry.
Tech sector braces for new US export rules
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/04/2025
» The Thai technology industry is preparing for the impact of new tiered US AI chip export restrictions set to take effect on May 15.
A perilous era of absolute advantage
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 25/04/2025
» If a date had to be pinpointed, the post-Second World War international system came to an unmistakable end on April 2 -- the so-called "Liberation Day" -- when US President Donald Trump announced comprehensive "reciprocal" tariffs to a bewildered global audience. The blatantly protectionist move was equivalent to the United States' abrogation and abandonment of the rules-based international order that it ironically and instrumentally constructed and upheld over nearly eight decades. What comes now is a dangerous era of absolute advantage in global trade, investment, and finance, bent on unilateralism over multilateralism, competition over cooperation, nationalism over interdependence, and the singular quest to dominate and reshape the global pecking order under the rubric of making America "great again".
Boeing ready to resell jets as tariffs hit China trade
Published on 24/04/2025
» Boeing is looking to resell potentially dozens of planes locked out of China by tariffs after repatriating a third jet to the United States rather than store it without willing buyers.
China says US should revoke all unilateral tariffs, denies talks
Published on 24/04/2025
» China demanded that the US revoke all unilateral tariffs and said there were no talks on reaching a trade deal, as tensions spiral between the world’s largest economies.
Thai exports rise to 3-year high
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2025
» Thailand's exports rose for a ninth straight month in March and more than expected, reaching the highest level in three years, although steep US tariffs remain a concern, the Commerce Ministry reported on Thursday.