Asean Morning News For December 18

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 New funds to support B&R in Guangxi, ASEAN China will set up funds totaling 50 billion yuan ($7.6 billion) to invest in projects related to the […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 New funds to support B&R in Guangxi, ASEAN China will set up funds totaling 50 billion yuan ($7.6 billion) to invest in projects related to the […]

BBL forecasts bad-loan peak Bangkok Bank (BBL) expects non-performing loans (NPLs) in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segment to peak next quarter after increasing at a slow pace against a backdrop of economic recovery. […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN foster cooperative ties with Italian locality A delegation of ambassadors of Southeast Asian nations recently visited Parma province, Italy, to promote exchanges and cooperation as […]

Labor Ministry to review proposed revision of migrant labor law The Ministry of Labor has accepted a petition from the private sector for an amendment to the new law on migrant workers, of which punishment […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 India, Japan, Australia assert Asean’s centrality in Indo-Pacific India, Australia and Japan on Wednesday underscored their support for the Asean bloc’s centrality in the political and […]

ADB, Escap raise GDP outlook Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday hiked its forecast for Thai GDP growth to 3.8% this year and next, while the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean’s online economy seen reaching $50 billion this year Southeast Asia’s Internet economy, spanning online travel to ride hailing, will reach $50 billion this year, putting […]

FTA talks set to resume as EU restores relations THAILAND is expected to resume negotiations with the European Union on a Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after talks were suspended more than three years ago […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 TPPA Becomes CPTPP: From Trade Pact Princess to Cinderella For more than seven years the leaders of 12 countries gathered amidst increasingly angry protests at diverse […]

EU to resume political contact ‘at all levels’ with Thailand: statement The European Union will resume political contact “at all levels” with Thailand, its foreign affairs council said on Monday, after putting relations on hold […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean-Japan Centre promotes tourism services trade in Asean The Asean-Japan Centre (AJC) organised a seminar on promoting trade in tourism services in Asean at Novotel Hua […]

4 Seconds to Death on Thailand’s Deadly Roads (HD video) As Thailand heads into what is traditionally promoted as one of its two deadliest periods on its already deadly roads, a tragic video has emerged […]