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Malaysia PM: EU risking trade war over palm oil ban
The European Union risks a trade war with Malaysia over its “grossly unfair” policies aimed at reducing...
EU reinstates import duties on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar
The European Commission has reinstated duties on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar for three years after determining that imports were causing economic damage to...
EU lifts “yellow card” on Thai fishing industry
The European Commission on January 8 removed Thailand from the group of "warned countries,” known as “yellow card,” for its action and progress in...
EU-Vietnam trade agreement to eliminate 99% of all tariffs
The European Commission on October 17 adopted the long-planned trade and investment agreements between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam, paving the way for...
Vietnam, EU expect to finish trade pact in October
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) are expected to complete negotiations on a free-trade agreement in October, officials said on August 25, paving the...
Philippines, PNG face EU import ban over illegal fishing
The EU warned on June 10 the Philippines, one of the world’s largest fishing nations, and Papua New Guinea (PNG) that they faced an...
Cambodia sold its ship registry rights (plus flag)
Cambodia has no control anymore over Cambodian-flagged ships complicit in illegal activities on the high seas as the government sold the authority to register...
EU to ban fish imports from Cambodia
Cambodia, together with Guinea, Belize, South Korea, Ghana and Curaçao, have been warned by the European Union in its first major sanction against nations...
EU vows to build partnership with Myanmar
The European Union (EU) has vowed to build economic and political partnership with Myanmar and cooperate in the areas of establishing industries and small...
UK pushes for Philippine-EU free trade agreement
The British Embassy in Manila on September 26 pushed for the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the European...
Singapore, EU reach trade agreement
The European Union and Singapore submitted for approval on September 20 one of the world's most comprehensive free trade agreements, which the EU sees...
Indonesian airline Merpati Nusantara seeks investors
Indonesia's state-owned airline Merpati Nusantara Airlines will sell between 30 and 35 per cent of its shares to domestic or foreign investors. The government...
AEC formation in 2015 highly unrealistic
The ten-member bloc of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) will most likely not meet its ambitious target of forming the ASEAN Economic Community...
Myanmar asks for more EU support
On his historic trip to the European Union, Myanmar's president Thein Sein on March 5 asked the bloc to lift sanctions against his country...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...