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Vietnam opens rail link to Belgium on China-Europe railway line
Vietnam Railways on July 20 announced it opened a new freight rail link from its capital Hanoi...
Vietnam-EU trade deal to eliminate 99% of custom duties
The long negotiated and much discussed trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) came finally...
Cambodia’s bicycles remain export hit
Cambodia’s bicycle industry is on a good trajectory even though economic activities in the country have taken...
Myanmar textile factories forced to close as EU cancels orders
One textile factory after another is halting production in Myanmar as European Union (EU) countries, a major...
European Union announces partial suspension of Cambodia’s trade benefits
The European Commission on February 12 formally announced that Cambodia will be partially removed from a preferential...
EU expected to suspend some of Cambodia’s duty free privileges
Sihanoukville container port, Cambodia's only deep-sea port
The European Union after a year-long review of Cambodia’s labour conditions...
Myanmar’s textile industry gets boost from EU project
A new phase of the European Union’s SMART Myanmar project, called SMART Textiles & Garments, will bring...
EU gives Cambodia one month to sort out human and labour right issues
The European Union (EU) is giving Cambodia an ultimatum
until the middle of December to respond to a...
EU pressure results in minimum wage hike for Cambodia garment workers
Cambodian labour ministry on September 20 announced a raise in next year's legal minimum wage for workers...
Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal
The European Union signed an “ambitious” free trade deal with Vietnam on June 30, the first of...
IMF says Myanmar’s economy is losing steam
Mandalay street market © Arno Maierbrugger
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed concern
about the Myanmar economy...
ADB says Myanmar’s economy gets back on track
The legendary empty 20-lane-highway in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar’s economic growth, which has been...
Cambodia reveals economic reform strategy to counter EU threat
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced plans to reform the nation’s economy on a large scale...
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...
Myanmar presents plan to attract over $200 billion in foreign investment
The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) came up with an ambitious business plan that includes a major investment promotion strategy aiming to attract more than...
European Union revokes preferential trade status for Cambodia
The European Union on the 12th annual EU-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit that took place in Brussels on October 18-19 temporarily revoked its...
EU, Singapore ink free trade and investment pact
Just shortly after a similar deal with Vietnam was settled, the European Union (EU) and Singapore signed free-trade and investment protection agreements in Brussels...
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