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China raises tariffs on US goods to 84%
Published on 09/04/2025
» China has retaliated against new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump by announcing it would raise duties on US goods, further rattling markets and deepening a trade war between the world’s largest economies.
New Thai digital regulations ‘effective before Songkran’
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/04/2025
» Two cabinet-approved draft laws to combat cybercrime and regulate digital asset businesses are expected to take effect before Songkran, according to Prasert Jantararuangtong, the minister of Digital Economy and Society.
Trade war to increase flood of cheap Chinese goods
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/04/2025
» A renewed US-China trade war is putting Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at risk as the dispute between the world’s largest economies will intensify the influx of cheap Chinese products into the Thai market, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Emergency warning TV channel considered
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/04/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is looking at ways to integrate an emergency warning system with a digital TV network.
US import orders from Thailand on hold
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/04/2025
» Importers in the United States have temporarily halted their orders while they wait for clearer guidelines now that reciprocal tariffs have taken effect on many trading partners including Thailand, according to the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Thailand plans soft loans for those affected by US tariffs
Reuters, Published on 09/04/2025
» The government is planning soft loans worth 5 billion baht (US$145 million) for firms exporting to the United States and importers of US goods, a deputy finance minister said on Wednesday, as the government tries to mitigate the impact of US tariffs.
LEGO opens new factory in Vietnam
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 09/04/2025
» COPENHAGEN — Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday it had opened a new factory in Vietnam, as it aims for long-term growth in the Asia-Pacific region and to produce closer to its consumers.
Parliament holds urgent debate as US tariff takes effect
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/04/2025
» The parliament held an urgent debate on the fallout of the 36% US levy on Thailand's exports as lawmakers expressed concern about the long-term impact of the tariff on the trade-reliant nation's economy.
Trump tariffs take effect hiking trade levies to a 100-year high
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs are now in place, dealing a thunderous blow to the world economy as he pushes forward efforts to drastically reorder global trade.
Inside Europe's last 'open-outcry' trading floor
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» LONDON - In an era where computer algorithms automate trading at breakneck speeds, a dwindling number of London's metal traders still conduct business in-person by shouting orders across Europe's last so-called open-outcry trading floor.