Iran on a global dirty money watchdog terror financing blacklist
PARIS, Feb 22, 2020, Daily Times. A global dirty money watchdog on Friday placed Iran…
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Coronavirus ‘dents plans’ for EU-China investment deal by September
BEIJING, Feb 21, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus epidemic has reduced prospects for China and the…
[Dialogue] ‘Unlike EBA, the coronavirus could have serious impact on the Cambodia’s economy’
Last week, the European Commission recommended the selective withdrawal of Cambodia’s Everything-but-arms (EBA) trade status…
Automakers in China gradually reopen after virus shutdown
BEIJING, Feb 18, 2020, AP. Automakers are reopening factories in China that were idled by…
[Analytics] Trump’s trade deal poses new dangers to Southeast Asia
After two years of alternating between tense escalation and fleeting periods of calm, the United…
Scotch whisky facing £100M losses on US tariffs: Industry body
EDINBURGH, Feb 18, 2020, AFP. Scotland’s whisky industry is facing a £100 million (S$180.7 million)…
US President Donald Trump warns Germany Huawei 5G deals will put intelligence sharing at risk
BERLIN, Feb 17, 2020, SCMP. President Donald Trump warned Germany that the United States will…
[Analytics] Plastic bans in Asia: weak tea for complex problems
The turn of the decade is seeing substantial efforts to reduce plastic pollution across Southeast…
Japan takes issue with Hyundai Heavy-Daewoo Shipbuilding deal
SEOUL, Feb 12, 2020, Yonhap. Japan has taken issue with Hyundai Heavy Industries’ deal to…
Thailand risks slipping to 3rd place in rice exports
BANGKOK, Feb 12, 2020, Bangkok Post. Thailand risks losing its place as the world’s second…
Cambodia’s PM vows to hit back if EU revokes Everything But Arms trade status
PHNOM PENH, Feb 11, 2020, The Khmer Times. Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday vowed to…
Bank of Japan, ECB and other central banks to discuss starting digital currencies
TOKYO, Feb 6, 2020, Kyodo. Six major central banks, including the Bank of Japan and…