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Small parcels in limbo as Trump moves to end US tariff exemption
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world's biggest economy, with businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes.
SMU spearheads Asia's sustainable finance transformation
Published on 28/03/2024
» Singapore Management University (SMU) is committed to assisting both public and private sectors throughout Asia in their transition towards sustainability across various green sectors.
Thai wine sisters take aim at booze monopoly
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» Sisters Mimi and Nikki have battled Thailand's tropical climate, chased off elephants from their vineyards and won over a sceptical public to their award-winning wine. Now they're taking on the "unfair" booze laws critics say benefit the kingdom's billionaire booze monopolies.
Nikki Haley exits Boeing board, saying she opposes US bailout
AFP, Published on 20/03/2020
» NEW YORK: Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley resigned from Boeing's board of directors, saying she was philosophically opposed to efforts to win a government bailout, the firm said Thursday.
Is Boeing too big to fail?
AFP, Published on 04/08/2019
» NEW YORK - The grounding of the 737 MAX for more than four months after two deadly accidents has tarnished Boeing's reputation, but it still has the confidence of US policymakers.
Asia braces for baby bust
Asia focus, Nikkei Asian Review reporters, Published on 26/11/2018
» For Eva Zeng, a 33-year-old public communications specialist at a property company in Beijing, marriage is not a must.
EU pushing GI products for possible FTA perks
Business, William Hicks, Published on 24/11/2018
» The European Union is heavily promoting geographical indication products in Thailand in the hopes that GI will be a top priority in negotiations for an eventual free-trade agreement (FTA).
Cambodian tourism shrugs off political turmoil
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/03/2018
» Tourism, the largest industry in Cambodia, outstripping even the garment industry, has shrugged off the impact of escalating political tensions in the country, as international visitors have been drawn by improved cultural and infrastructure links with China.