US focus on China, and potentially Vietnam, will shift more manufacturing to Cambodia, but there may be downsides.
During his first term, Trump's tariffs caused U.S. firms to flee China. Now comes Round 2, which will create new winners and losers.
-An unexploded land mine, left, on a table at a clearance site of land mines near the Cambodia-Thailand border, in Pailin province, once a Khmer Rouge stronghold in northwestern
Footwear groups recently warned that imposing tariffs will hurt an industry that imports 99 percent of its products. But the impact could vary by company.
AJ columnist Rogelio Medina on the way to Narita, Japan onboard Japan Airlines. THANKS to the nice and courteous service from Japan Airlines, I was well taken care of
As the new administration charts its foreign policy course, a stronger Central Asia-U.S. partnership can serve as a model for mutually beneficial cooperation.
On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued its Framework for Artificial
Thailand and China will work together to combat fast-growing networks of illegal call centres along the Thai border with Myanmar and Cambodia, often staffed by trafficked workers, that aim to defraud people in phone and online scams.
Lim Kimya was shot twice and died near the Khao San Road tourist precinct on January 7 by former Thai naval marine Ekkalak Pheanoi who then fled into Cambodia where he was apprehended and extradited. Thai police say Ekkalak has confessed to the murder.
The head of Tibet’s government-in-exile said he would welcome any harsh economic measures against China by US President Donald Trump.
Trump’s “America First” philosophy is often described as a return to the kind of isolationism that prevailed between the two world wars. But that’s not quite accurate. He wants to stride the global stage. But he’s advocating a foreign policy where America is dominant in its own hemisphere and engages elsewhere selectively.
It is no surprise that a top member of the Trump administration, like Hegseth, faces concerns, as there have been worries that the boss himself may not be keen on Southeast Asia.