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China announces tariff cuts, more competition
Associated Press, Published on 23/12/2019
» BEIJING: China said Monday it will reduce tariffs Jan 1 on more than 850 foreign products including frozen pork, asthma medications and some high-tech components to spur economic development.
European visa fees for Thais to rise 33%
Online Reporters, Published on 23/12/2019
» From Feb 2, 2020, Thai citizens will need to pay a fee of 80 euros (2,676 baht) -- one third more than the current 60 euros -- when applying for a Schengen (EU) visa from Thailand, according to the website SchengenVisaInfo.com. The cost for children will rise from 35 euros to 40 euros.
India bids to bust citizenship law 'myths' with cartoon Muslims
AFP, Published on 23/12/2019
» NEW DELHI: India's ruling party launched a video with animated Muslim characters on social media Monday as part of a publicity blitz to try to bust "myths" around a new citizenship law that has sparked deadly protests.
Taliban claim attack that killed US soldier in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 23/12/2019
» KABUL: The Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for an attack on an American convoy that killed one US soldier and, according to the insurgents, wounded several more.
China to lower import tariffs from January
AFP, Published on 23/12/2019
» BEIJING: Beijing will lower import tariffs on more than 850 products including frozen pork from next month, the finance ministry said Monday, as authorities battle a severe shortage of the meat staple.
November exports drop 7.4%, worse than forecast
Reuters, Published on 23/12/2019
» Thailand's customs-cleared exports in November fell 7.39% from a year earlier, after falling 4.54% the previous month, the commerce ministry said on Monday.
Bank of Thailand dims 2020 hopes
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 23/12/2019
» The central bank has not shut the door to further monetary policy easing if the economic situation is worse than expected, the governor said on Monday, calling next year's growth outlook "disappointing."
Baht, Asia’s best-performing currency, faces reversal
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/12/2019
» The baht’s heady gains are petering out, thanks to slowing growth and a central bank that’s bent on taming the currency’s strength.
Thai elephants 'broken' for lucrative animal tourism
AFP, Published on 23/12/2019
» SURIN: Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food -- many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as 'sanctuaries' to cruelty-conscious travellers.
Palm oil diplomacy
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 23/12/2019
» Indonesia is stepping up its economic diplomacy in 2020 as trade disputes with the European Union (EU) are poised to escalate. The two sides have traded complaints at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Indonesia's two main commodities, palm oil and nickel ore, even as they continue talks for a free trade agreement.