Author: Sandra Seno-Alday, University of Sydney Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. From 2010 to 2018, it realised the second highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in exports in the region, next only to Vietnam.…
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) says domestic virus inoculation, foreign tourist arrivals and export growth are among the key variables determining the revision of GDP growth outlook this year. FPO adviser Wuttipong Jittungsakul said other factors influencing…
Ottawa [Canada], February 16 (ANI): Beijing has hit out at “hypocritical and despicable” Canada for leading a coalition of 58 countries in a non-binding denunciation of state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes in China. Ottawa on Monday…
Police intercepted cocaine worth R14.1 million in a sting operation in the Eastern Cape. The stash was found in a container purportedly transporting deboned meat.It was in transit between Brazil and China when it was found in the Ngqura harbour…
Australian iron ore companies saw their share prices dive on Wednesday in response to declining steel sector activity in China. According to RBC analyst Kaan Peker, Chinese steelmakers have been reducing production for the last five weeks, partly due to the…
The federal government warned Canadian companies operating in and doing business with China of risks they face if their supply chains are involved in forced labour, citing credible reports of human rights abuses. Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service issued…