Cambodia PM Hun Sen slams EU over unacceptable EBA demands
Ben Sokhean Khmer Times November 22, 2019 The EU is one of Kingdom’s biggest markets for textile and garment products with duty-free access under the EBA. KT/Chor Sokunthea PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – […]
India IT experts want Singapore to set up billion-dollar funding arrangement for investments in Indian start-ups
Jewel Stolarchuk The Independent (Sg) November 22, 2019 IT stalwarts Girija Pande and Mohandas Pai called on Singapore to join hands with India in building up the start-up ecosystem SINGAPORE […]
Indonesia joins forces with other producers to fight anti-palm oil campaign
Adrian Wail Akhlas The Jakarta Post Wed, November 20, 2019 Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto (second left) and Malaysian Primary Industries Minister Theresa Kok (center) attend a press briefing at […]
PM confident EBA outcome will not impact Cambodia
Ben Sokhean Khmer Times November 19, 2019 The EU is Cambodia’s biggest market for textile and garment products. KT/Ven Rathavong PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – As the government reviews a […]
‘Leaked’ EU report suggests Cambodian efforts to retain EBA are insufficient
Gerald Flynn & Sok Chan Khmer Times November 15, 2019 Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn met with EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in January to discuss Cambodia’s access to EBA. […]
Myanmar’s economy – a kitten among tigers?
THIT NAY MOE THE MYANMAR TIMES NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Back in the 1960s, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong were able use cheap labour and tax incentives to draw […]
‘Stop Importing Hoes’: Indonesia President Jokowi
BY AICHI HALIK JAKARTA GLOBE NOVEMBER 7, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has lamented the fact that Indonesia still imports hoes, a low-complexity item that local craftsmen should have […]
Cambodia among four in Asean receiving FDI at record level
Chhut Bunthoeun Khmer Times November 7, 2019 A truck exits Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone. KT/Chor Sokunthea PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is one of four Asean nations where the influx of […]
Biggest free trade pact in the world being readied for launch at the ASEAN summit on Monday
By Joseph O’Connior Thai Examiner November 2, 2019 The Thai prime minister Prayut Chan ocha addressing an audience at the summit this weekend being held in Muang Thong Thani just […]
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