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Thai-EU free trade deal on the horizon
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/04/2024
» If everything goes as planned, Thailand and the EU could sign a free trade agreement by mid-next year, in what is another example of the European Union's increasing engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.
Is it the end of populism, or just a pause?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 19/06/2023
» We're going to miss the populist "big beasts" now that they're gone. Who will now tell us that "Voting Conservative will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3"? (Boris Johnson) Who will describe Barack Obama as "handsome, young and also suntanned"? (Silvio Berlusconi)
Triads exposed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/12/2022
» Re: "Send the triads packing", (Editorial, Nov 29).
Special treatment
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/10/2022
» Re: "Speed up road safety", (Editorial, Oct 8).
Speed up road safety
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/10/2022
» A fatal crash involving a 15-year-old boy who jumped a red light while driving a luxury car and rammed into another young man on a motorcycle in Nakhon Ratchasima's Muang district highlights the perils of underage driving as well as flaws in the road safety laws due to widespread reckless behaviour and people's willingness to flout the rules.
Massacre questions
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/10/2022
» Re: "Former cop kills 37 in massacre", (BP, Oct 7).
China's gates are open once again
News, Andrew Polk, Published on 19/12/2018
» Forty years after China began opening itself up to the outside world, the country increasingly seems to be closed for business. A large and growing contingent of the global business community is convinced that China will never allow foreign companies to compete fairly on the mainland; frustration with Chinese industrial policies and market restrictions is acute. Ironically, those same frustrated foreign firms are in danger of missing out on the best moment in years to invest in China.
China's slow climb up the tech ladder
News, Anjani Trivedi, Published on 17/12/2018
» Beijing is considering delaying targets in its "Made in China 2025" programme, Bloomberg News reported last week. The roadmap, which seeks to advance domestic production of critical technology, has been a key bone of contention in President Donald Trump's trade war. Other reports said China may replace the programme altogether and give foreign companies more access to its market.
Peasants, behave!
News, Postbag, Published on 08/12/2018
» Re: "Enough of the iron grip", (Editorial, Dec 7).
China car tariff win irrelevant for US automakers
News, Anjani Trivedi, Published on 07/12/2018
» The "will they, won't they" chatter over China's car tariffs misses where the real action is for automakers.