Posts from category ASEAN News
Taiwan to Ease Visa Process to Promote Business with Hong Kong
on September 13, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Bilateral Trade, China Business News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments Off
In a bid to boost trade ties with Hong Kong, Taiwan plans to simplify procedures for visa issuance for Hong Kong citizens in the near future, the Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan said on Monday. Lai expressed this at… Continue reading
Cambodia Garment Strike Spotlights on Labor Rights
on July 30, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Economy, Malaysia News, News, Review, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments Off
The wraith of global meltdown is still resonating in some form or the other in most outsourcing dependent countries. The recent Cambodia garment workers’ strike turns out to be a perfect case in point to the premise. On Tuesday, the… Continue reading
Viet Nam Eyes Robust Myanmar Market
on July 15, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Bilateral Trade, Blog, Business, Export News, Import News, Politics, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments Off
The Viet Nam Ambassador to Myanmar feels that Myanmar has all the trappings of providing big returns for investments ranging from mining, forestry management, agriculture and aquaculture to telecommunication, tourism and health-care services. Myanmar had a population of 56mn, and… Continue reading
Airline Introduces iTicketing with Apple iPad Kiosks
on June 24, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Aviation News, Credit Cards, E-Commerce, News, Tourism News, Travel News, Comments Off
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in collaboration with SITA, an air transport technology major, has installed iPad kiosks at the Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral), to simplify flyers’ travelling needs. The initial five MHkiosks named after MHMobile stationed at KL Sentral, which… Continue reading
Lewis Turning Point of Chinese Economy May Improve Quality
on June 21, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Business, Economics, Economy, Global Export News, News, Trade News, Tradeoff, World Business News, Comments Off
The recent strikes at Honda and other factories in China for pay hike have to be construed as the fallout of the dearth in obtaining ‘qualified’ workers and the rapidly changing mores of the Chinese workforce. Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong… Continue reading
Financial and Banking Methodology Helps Cambodia to Sustain
on June 10, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Business, Economy, News, Trade News, Comments Off
Cambodia’s World Bank country manager Qimiao Fan on Tuesday said that Cambodia’s financial and banking regulations have assisted the country to sustain during the tumultuous times of global economic uncertainties. While addressing the workshop on corporate governance, the World Bank… Continue reading
NZ Reveals Game Plan on FTAs and Bilateral Trade Pacts
on June 2, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Australian Business, Australian News, Bilateral Trade, Business, China Business News, Dairy News, Dairy Trade, Export News, Import News, India News, New Zealand News, News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments Off
New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser’s address while laying the groundwork for the FTA talks with Russia has unveiled a strategy that his country would possibly be effecting the early mover advantage in its future bilateral and regional trade pacts.… Continue reading
WTO Must Streamline Organized Workforce to Cut Socio-economic Imbalances
on May 15, 2010 by admin in Africa News, ASEAN News, Blog, Business, Economy, EU News, Global Economy, Opinion, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off
It is now apparent in the light of various studies conducted by both the UN agencies and other independent bodies that globalization has eluded its goals by not translating it into targeted benefits. Instead of creating an all-inclusive socio-economic development… Continue reading
UN Report Warns Neglect of Water and Sanitation to Nullify Progress
on April 22, 2010 by admin in Africa News, ASEAN News, Economy, India, News, Comments Off
According to a UN study on water and sanitation, the economic growth of every country is directly linked to its progress made in providing potable water and sanitation facilities. It says there is strong evidence that achieving the water and… Continue reading
Developing Nations Follow Rich – Pile up Arms with New Lucre
on March 17, 2010 by admin in Africa News, ASEAN News, Asia Pacific Trade, Defence Supplies, Defense Supplies, Export News, Global Export News, Import News, Russia News, Saudi Arabia News, Comments Off
According to a new study, the emerging economies of Latin America as well as South Asia are amassing arms to improve their defence status with their new earnings delivered by globalization. In the past century if it was the advanced… Continue reading
NZ Islamic Fed Questions Indonesian Halal Credentials
on January 11, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Asia Pacific Trade, Dairy News, Dairy Trade, Export News, Trade News, World Business News, Comments Off
The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) has objected to the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI)’s move to make mandatory obtaining halal from the councils own certification before it was sold in its country. The federation’s response came… Continue reading
USDA Releases Details on Funds for Emerging Markets Program
on December 21, 2009 by admin in Africa News, ASEAN News, Global Export News, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that 91 agricultural trade promotion projects had been allocated $8.2m for the fiscal 2009 to promote overseas market access for the US food and agricultural products. The money was provided by the… Continue reading
ASEAN-China FTA May Hit the Indonesian Roadblock
on July 28, 2009 by admin in ASEAN News, Bilateral Trade, World Business, Comments Off
Indonesian Textile Association (API) warned that the China-ASEAN FTA in the present form would not be accepted, and appealed not to overlook industry needs. Deputy Chairman of API, Ade Sudrajat said domestic manufacturers would compel government to impose a number… Continue reading
Thailand Ropes in the UAE to Develop Mega Livestock Farms
on June 5, 2009 by admin in ASEAN News, Bilateral Trade, Business, Dairy News, Dubai News, GCC News, Trade Deals, Trade News, World Business, Comments Off
According to sources, Thailand has been able to attract the UAE to invest in its livestock farming industry to produce halal products out of sheep, goats and other livestock. Thailand is understood to have working for some time from now… Continue reading
N. Korean Satellite Launch May Deflect ASEAN Summit’s Real Purpose
on April 9, 2009 by admin in ASEAN News, Asia Pacific Trade, Australian News, Business, Global Economy, North Korea News, Protectionism, Recent Summit, Trade News, Comments Off
The second phase of the 14th ASEAN Summit and related summits which is scheduled to be held on 10-12 April in the Thai resort city of Pattaya is feared to be used as a platform for discussing the North Korean… Continue reading