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Singapore’s income inequality at record low but concerns linger
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/02/2026
» SINGAPORE — Singapore’s income inequality fell to a record low last year amid lingering cost-of-living concerns, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pledging to reduce the gap further.
Global funds shun Thai markets on election risks, policy stasis
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/02/2026
» Thailand’s inability to revive its economy has left its stocks and bonds in an unenviable position: cheap, unloved and increasingly irrelevant.
Cambodia expects investment to hold steady despite US tariffs
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/09/2025
» Cambodia expects investment to keep flowing into labour-intensive industries across Southeast Asia despite US tariffs due to the cost-competitiveness of the region’s workforce.
Trump, Xi have crossed wires on rare earths
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/06/2025
» NEW YORK — The United States and China appear to have different understandings of what was agreed on rare earths at last month’s trade talks in Geneva, according to an expert on critical minerals policy.
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.
Vietnam proposes to cut tariffs on LNG, cars, agricultural goods
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam’s finance ministry has put forward a proposal to cut preferential import tariffs on a range of products including liquefied natural gas (LNG), cars, wood and agricultural products, as the nation seeks to avoid the imminent threat of US tariffs.
US tells Vietnam to improve trade balance amid tariff risks
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2025
» WASHINGTON — US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Vietnam's top trade official his country must improve the trade balance between the two countries and further open up its markets.
Watch industry failing to make models women want - survey
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2024
» GENEVA — The watch industry is not producing and marketing enough models that women want to wear, a survey has found.
Foreigners dump Thai bonds as BoT signals no further rate cuts
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/10/2024
» Selling of Thai government bonds may extend as political risks mount and the central bank damps prospects of further interest-rate cuts. Foreign funds have pulled over US$850 million from baht bonds in October, set for the biggest monthly outflow since August last year, according to Thai Bond Market Association data.
Brazil sugar losses make Thai, Indian supply more important
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/09/2024
» Brazil's wildfires and drought that rattled the global sugar market have put the onus on Thailand and India to cover lost supplies. But both have offered recent reminders that they too face their own risks.