China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – China countered US President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select US imports today (Feb. 4), as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures. US tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico were also set to go […]
Read MoreFighter purchase deal to be done under ‘offset policy’: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (July 16) reconfirmed that a fighter purchase deal between Thailand and a manufacturing country would likely be done on the basis of an “offset policy.” In a press conference at Government House, the Pheu Thai-attached prime minister reiterated that the air force’s sought-after squadron of […]
Read MoreDebt-laden Sri Lanka marks Independence Day with Thai prime minister as guest of honour
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Colombo, Sri Lanka – Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was the guest of honour at Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations on Sunday (Feb. 4), as the island nation struggles to emerge from its worst economic crisis. Srettha joined Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a low-key ceremony […]
Read MoreNarumon tipped to be named another Trade Representative
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN OUTSPOKEN NARUMON PINYOSINWAT will likely be named another Thailand Trade Representative very shortly, government sources said today (Oct.2). The former deputy labour minister and former government spokeswoman is largely speculated to join Nalinee Taveesin who has already been named Thailand Trade Representative by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Nalinee had […]
Read MoreMae Sai-Tachileik cross-border trade to reach 10bn baht a year
MYANMAR people are queuing up to visit Mae Sai in Chaing Rai province from Tachileik in Shan state with the reopening of First Friendship Bridge yesterday (Feb 20) and it is expected that the cross-border trade and tourism will generate 10 billion baht a year, Naewna newspaper said today. Ms. Phakaimas Viera, president of […]
Read MoreKorat gold shops quiet amid sluggish demand this Chinese New Year
DESPITE CHINESE New Year usually heralding a bounce in trade of gold jewellery with people buying precious ornaments for their loved ones, this time round demand is low in Nakhon Ratchasima, or Korat, leading to gold shops remaining rather quiet, INN News said today (Jan. 21). At this northeastern city’s economic centre stretching along […]
Read MoreRussia expects trade with China to reach $200 billion by 2024 – report
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia RUSSIA said on Saturday (Apr. 30) it expected commodity flows with China to grow and trade with Beijing to reach $200 billion by 2024, as Moscow faces mounting isolation from the West. China has refused to condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine and has criticised the unprecedented Western […]
Read MoreMan nabbed for selling war weapons to Karens in Myanmar
ACTING on a tip-off from undercover agents Mae Hong Son police today (Apr. 24) arrested a man who has been selling war weapons to Karens in Myanmar with these being parcelled to him from Bangkok, Matichon newspaper said. Police were waiting at a delivery office in Mae Sariang district and when Mr. Nattawut Rapeebunnon, 34, […]
Read MoreVietnam exports to EU threaten Thai profits
Thai manufacturers and exporters have been warned to improve their competitiveness in the European market as prospective EU buyers may shift to cheaper goods from Vietnam after the EU-Vietnam free-trade agreement (FTA) became effective in August 2020. The director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department, Auramon Supthaweethum, said EU buyers may consider importing products from Vietnam […]
Read MoreTrump Bans US Investment in Chinese Military-Linked Firms
By Associated Press, published by US News Beijing — US President Donald Trump has stepped up a conflict with China over security and technology by barring Americans from investing in companies that US officials say are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. The Chinese government accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse […]
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