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US fines firms transhipping via Cambodia to dodge Trump's China tariffs
Reuters, Published on 19/06/2019
» PHNOM PENH: The United States has fined several companies for exporting goods via a Chinese-owned special economic zone in Cambodia in a bid to dodge President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, a US Embassy official told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Maybank: Thai GSP perks at risk
Published on 14/06/2019
» Thailand and Indonesia are at risk of losing special trade status that gives developing economies preferential access to the US market, according to Maybank Kim Eng Research.
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Indonesia lobbies US to maintain special tariff treatment
Reuters, Published on 05/08/2018
» JAKARTA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Indonesia lobbied visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to keep the Southeast Asian nation on a list of countries that receive preferential trade terms, its foreign and trade ministers said on Sunday.
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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.
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Zero US duties for travel goods from Cambodia
Published on 07/07/2016
» Cambodia was granted duty-free benefits on Friday for exports of travel goods like luggage, backpacks, handbags and wallets to the United States under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for least developed countries in a long-awaited decision by Washington.
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China's white-collar blues
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/07/2016
» Lower labour costs in Thailand and emerging Southeast Asian economies have eroded China's competitiveness, prompting a growing number of businesses to relocate their production from the mainland to Asean.
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New dawn at Dawei
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/03/2016
» Four hundred and eighty houses stand ready for villagers in the Bawah area affected by the construction of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) in eastern Myanmar. Built three years ago, they remain empty because the local government has yet to approve relocation and compensation plans. Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) continues to maintain them.
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TPP 'not likely' to hurt Thailand
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2015
» Effects on Thailand from the much-touted Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement signed by 12 Pacific Rim countries on Monday are likely to be minimal, say experts.
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Cambodia calling
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 14/09/2015
» As Thai companies start to see their sales tapering off amid slow domestic consumption, some are reaping the benefits of earlier decisions to enter markets where the risks at times have spooked other investors aware of their chequered history.
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South Africa and Kenya woo investors from Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/06/2015
» The prospect of gains from regional economic integration has encouraged many Southeast Asian companies to expand within the region in recent years. But as competition intensifies with the arrival of non-Asean businesses looking to tap into the AEC, local companies are urged to look beyond their comfort zone and explore new opportunities farther afield.
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