NEW YORK – China’s exports jumped 23% from the year-earlier month, breaking a five-month series of declines, China’s Customs Administration reported on April 13. Shipments to China’s neighbors in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) led growth with a 34% year-on-year gain, reaching a new monthly record of US$54 billion seasonally adjusted. China’s leadership […]Continue Reading
The potential for cross-border trade between India and its neighboring countries — Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China — has not been fully realized. India’s formal cross-border trade with these countries was about US$2.48 billion in 2021 despite the $115 billion trade potential. Only nine of India’s 17 border states are actively engaged in cross-border trade. This […]Continue Reading
OTHER POTENTIAL TECH PARTNERS Who are the other potential players in the frame? The Finance Ministry official said that the lobby for China’s Huawei and other players, such as ZTE Corporation, which specialises in so-called cloud technologies that are vital to the 5G ecosystem, has been intensifying in the pastContinue Reading
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HANOI: United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will visit Vietnam this week hoping for progress towards upgrading relations with a key trade partner that shares US worries about China’s growing might. For Hanoi, it will be a delicate test: How to show openness to the United States without angeringContinue Reading
The international community has dutifully condemned the latest barbarism perpetrated by Myanmar’s military junta after a military airstrike killed more than 50 people and injured at least 30 people, including children, on April 11 in Sagaing Region. The previous day, another airstrike killed at least nine people in Chin state. “These violent attacks further underscore […]Continue Reading
Boat-dwelling members of this ethnic minority are on the front lines of ecological collapse. Adaptation to life off the riverbank has brought its own challenges
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A wildfire on Khao Tabaek mountain in Nakhon Nayok province has spread to a border area of Khao Yai National Park, the park chief Chaiya Huayhongthong said.Continue Reading
Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia have condemned a recent decision by Thai authorities to hand over three Myanmar opposition fighters, one of whom died after being shot while the fate of the other two remains unknown.Continue Reading
Starting in 2018, Hong Kong-based NWD has taken several globally pioneering steps to lead the way when it comes to sustainable finance and development in Asia.Continue Reading