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CAMBODIA: Restructuring required to counter ATC impact
The garment industry is the country's largest formal employer. The end of the global textiles...
CambodiaASIA/US: LDCs lobby Congress for textiles preferences
The abolition of textiles quotas since the beginning of the year is likely to harm Asia's...
United StatesASEAN: Extra-regional integration dominates summit
The tenth Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) annual summit concluded on November 30....
AseanASEAN: Extra-regional integration dominates summit
The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded its annual summit in Vientiane,...
AseanUS/LAOS: Trade bill will lessen China dependence
The US Senate approved legislation on November 19 that grants Normal Trade Relations (NTR) to...
United StatesUNITED STATES/LAOS: Warning reflects sensitive ties
The United States has warned that groups opposed to the Lao government are planning to target...
United StatesSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Population ageing will strain budgets
The region is expected to experience falling fertility rates and longer life expectancy. These...
AsiaASIA/EU: ASEM summit exposes lack of direction
The fifth Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) of leaders and representatives from 13 Asian countries and...
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