Trade sanctions
Singapore firms charged for exporting booze, soft drinks to North Korea
Two Singaporean companies have been charged with exporting whiskey, wine and soft drinks to North Korea in a latest case of firms in the...
Singapore joins West in imposing financial, trade sanctions on Russia
Singapore will impose “appropriate sanctions and restrictions” on Russia, the city state’s foreign minister said on February 28, including banking and financial measures and...
US to scrutinise Vietnam over alleged currency manipulation
The US government will look into Vietnam’s practices of determining the dong’s exchange rate to the US...
Vietnam corporations line up to start business with North Korea when sanctions fall
Companies from Vietnam are eager to be among the first to do business with and in North Korea should international sanctions be lifted, positioning...
Cambodia garment makers get nervous over Hun Sen’s policies
The Cambodian textile and garment sector, the main pillar of the impoverished country’s export industry, starts feeling the heat of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s...
Cambodia’s authoritarian leader will end like Mugabe, says opponent
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen will end his political life like Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, exiled former opposition chief Sam Rainsy told...
Philippines halts trade with North Korea
The Philippines, North Korea's fifth-largest source of imports, will suspend all trade with the pariah state in order to comply with a UN Security...
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Singapore biotech startup considers stock listing to raise $300 million
Singapore-based biotechnology startup Mirxes, which focuses on preventive healthcare solutions for cancer and infectious diseases, is weighing an initial public offering (IPO) in the...
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Philippine new tax chief determined to collect $3.7 billion in outstanding tax from Marcos family
The Philippines’ incoming tax agency chief Lilia Guillermo said she intends to collect the long-due estate tax from the family of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos...