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Vietnam pilots new import-export customs procedures
The General Department of Vietnam Customs has announced the conduct this month of test runs for new customs procedures on imported and exported goods...
Thai economy forecasts to expand 4.5% this year
Thailand's economic development agency said it expects better annual growth of 4.5% for the national economy this year as the country did not experience...
Malaysia cuts growth forecast after disappointing Q2 results
Bank Negara Malaysia has revised down Malaysia’s growth forecast this year to 5%, after the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter...
Asia-Pacific business environment improves 7.3%, says report
Against the backdrop of rising uncertainty, doing business in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies continues to get easier, helping to open up...
APEC bares plan to hasten trade via regional single window
Customs officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies are initiating a digital revolution using the single window concept to make trade easier,...
Singapore logs strong trade growth in Q2
Singapore's total merchandise trade expanded by 10.2% in the second quarter compared to the 2.5% increase in the first quarter, as both oil and...
World economic climate weakens further in Q3—report
The world economic climate deteriorated further in the third quarter as tariff conflicts dominated trade developments, according to one of Europe's leading research institutes.
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WTO trade index indicates momentum to soften further in Q3
Trade expansion will likely slow further in the third quarter of 2018, according to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest World Trade Outlook Indicator...
US, China impose additional tariffs on $16B worth of imports from...
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released a list of about US$16 billion worth of imports from China that will...
Indonesia’s economy achieves robust second quarter
The economy of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, grew 5.27% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, slightly higher by 0.26 percent than in...
