Romelda Ascutia
WCO lauds Indonesia’s ‘transformative’ customs reform journey
The head of the World Customs
Organization (WCO) said Indonesia’s customs reform journey and its positive
transformative effect in the country ought to be...
Hong Kong’s June exports dip 9%
The value of Hong Kong’s total exports of goods decreased by 9.0% in June year-on-year to HKD309.6 billion (US$39.6 billion), after a...
ICC to launch updated Incoterms in Sep
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) said Incoterms 2020 is set for release in early September 2019, providing certainty and clarity to...
IMF downgrades outlook for emerging Asia in 2019-2020
Emerging and developing Asia is forecast to grow 6.2% in 2019–20, according to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections, a 0.1 percentage...
WCO-UPU guidelines on electronic advance data exchange released
The joint guidelines of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) on the exchange of electronic advance data...
UPS study analyzes e-commerce use among Asian B2B buyers
Business-to-business (B2B) buyers in Asia are doing much of their purchasing online, and at the same time relying heavily on offline relationships...
Thai police raids yield over 1 MT of crystal meth
Police in Thailand said they have seized more than one metric ton (MT) of crystal meth in a series of drug raids...
Myanmar OKs almost 200 foreign investment projects in current FY
Myanmar’s foreign investments in the first nine months of its current fiscal year (FY) have reached nearly 200 projects valued at a...
Thai e-commerce market valued at over $97B in 2018
Thailand’s e-commerce sector continues to grow rapidly, with overall e-commerce businesses valued at THB3 trillion (US$97 billion) in 2018, according to the...
Cambodia closer to adopting e-commerce law
The Cambodian government has approved the long-awaited draft laws on e-commerce and consumer protection, says the government's spokesperson.
The...
