Japan officially removed from South Korea’s whitelist
Seoul has threatened the move for weeks. South Korea excluded Japan from its export controls whitelist Wednesday in retaliation for Tokyo’s earlier decision to remove Seoul from…
S.E. Asian manufacturing sees opportunity in U.S.-China row
By Shingo Sugime and Yoichiro Tanaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents. Southeast Asian countries are intensifying their efforts to attract companies planning to move production…
Japanese beef exports to U.S. set to expand
The total is due to exceed 2018’s record of 421 tons. Japan and the United States have agreed to scrap a 200-ton annual low-tariff quota for Japanese beef exports under a…
South Korea and Japan have more in common than they think
Republished with permission for Asia News Network members by The Brookings Institution. With South Korea’s decision to scrap the 2016 military intelligence sharing agreement…
Can Global Exchanges work?
Andrew Sheng for Asia News Network. HKEx’s (0388.HK) audacious $32 billion bid for London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) raised quite a few eyebrows on 9/11. Three immediate…
Brussels must fight protectionism with Beijing: China Daily editorial
The article is an editorial from Chinese State Media. With the United States indiscriminately wielding the baton of trade protectionism, no country including its allies is immune…
Carrie Lam assures investors Hong Kong can rebound from protests
Written by the Associated Press as appearing in the Straits Times. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has told investors at a Belt and Road forum that the semi-autonomous…
China unveils lists of US products to be excluded from additional tariffs
The move is seen as an olive branch to Trump. China on Wednesday unveiled the first set of lists of US goods to be excluded from the first round of additional tariffs on US…
Seoul files complaint with WTO over Tokyo’s export curbs
The two economic powerhouses have been at loggerheads for months. South Korea filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Wednesday over Japan’s export curbs,…
B Grimm alots 38.5 billion Baht till 2022 in Asean
The company has earmarked the money for investment. B Grimm Power Plc has set aside more than Bt38.5 billion for investment in its power projects with the aim of achieving 5,000…