Romelda Ascutia
China seized over 63,000 cartons of smuggled ‘smokeless’ cigarettes in...
Last year, China Customs’ anti-smuggling force handled 70 criminal cases of smuggling IQOS cigarettes, with the case value totaling CNY540 million (US$80...
Sri Lanka seeks $250M loan to establish 5,000 export villages
The Sri Lankan government is discussing with the World Bank about obtaining a US$250-million loan to set up 5,000 export production villages...
UNCTAD study cites potential gainers from US-China tiff
The trade dispute between China and the United States will be favorable to some countries not directly affected by their tariff wars,...
Vietnam to build a portal on product origins
The government of Vietnam is planning to develop a traceability system with the goal of building and operating a portal on goods...
Malaysian PM: no final decision on Chinese rail project
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad states that his government has not made a final decision on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL)...
Malaysia’s 2018 exports grow 6.7%, almost reach MYR1 trillion
Malaysian exports rose 6.7% to MYR998.01 billion (US$243.6 billion) in 2018, just shy of the MYR1 trillion mark and surpassing the government's...
Asia-Pacific has ‘little to no progress’ in anti-corruption efforts—report
The Asia-Pacific region is making little to no progress in its anti-corruption efforts, according to the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released...
WCO looks to technology to transform borders in 2019
The World Customs Organization (WCO) celebrated International Customs Day on January 25, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, and officially launched the theme of the...
Laos cuts import tariffs on over 8,500 ASEAN goods
Lao authorities have reduced to zero the import tariffs on more than 8,500 items from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member...
Malaysia scuttles major China rail project
The Malaysian government has decided to scrap the US$20-billion rail project being constructed and funded by China, explaining it is too costly.
