Tag: Southeast Asia
‘American customers won’t buy anything this year’: Trump’s 104% tariffs dim festive cheer for China’s Christmas factories – The Times of India-OxBig News Network
Chinese producers of plastic Christmas trees and other holiday items say they’ve yet to receive any orders from their US clients –...
Trump Took a Wrecking Ball to Southeast Asia’s Role as an Alternative to China-OxBig News Network
For years, countries like Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand have worked to turn themselves into alternatives to China for factories making the bags, electronics, shoes...
Death Toll in Myanmar Quake Rises to Nearly 700: Live Updates
Myanmar’s long isolation and its internal instability are likely to complicate the global humanitarian aid response to the earthquake that struck on Friday, despite...
On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives
There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in recent days,...
East Timor’s Challenges Two Decades After Independence
Three decades ago, he was a scrappy campaigner roaming the world’s corridors of power with a dream to win independence for his tiny homeland....