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EconomyChina’s exports surge in May, boosted by Asean, but US and EU tariff headwinds cloud outlookJune 7, 202473Junyu Tan, a regional economist for North Asia with credit insurance company Coface, said China’s exports in May expanded due...
EconomyIn China, business sentiment plunges to ‘all-time low’, EU Chamber of Commerce findsMay 10, 202484Another 13 per cent, the highest share ever recorded in the survey, said they were not planning to further invest...
EconomyThailand-EU Free Trade Pact On Track for Completion in 2025, Thai PM Says – The DiplomatMarch 13, 2024117Thailand expects to complete its negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union by the end of...
InvestingUS Firms Set to Invest $1 Billion in Philippines, Commerce Secretary Says – The DiplomatMarch 12, 2024102A number of leading American corporations are set to announce more than $1 billion in investments in the Philippines, U.S....
EconomyUS Sanctions and Rallying Around the Flag in North Korea and Cambodia – The DiplomatFebruary 16, 2024131Steve Hanke was an economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s and has worked with governments around the...
CurrenciesMyanmar Junta Threatens to Punish Those Holding Foreign Currency – The DiplomatAugust 22, 202369Myanmar’s military government junta is threatening legal action against anyone found to be in possession of foreign currency without the...
EconomyUS Influence in Southeast Asia Waning, New Report Says – The DiplomatApril 21, 202387AdvertisementThe United States has lost influence to China in Southeast Asia over the past five years, a leading Australian think-tank...