"US-China Trade War"

The Ministry of Commerce and the private sector are monitoring the conflict between US and China, as a trade war could erupt again, Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said.

Nearly six weeks after claiming he had agreed "in principle" on a partial trade deal with China, President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that the agreement might not be finalized this year because of Chinese foot-dragging.

BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue, held a phone conversation at the request of US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday morning.

HSBC Holdings may eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive, according to a Financial Times report that signalled Europe may bear the brunt of the initiative.

Thailand’s exports to the US rose by double digits in the first seven months of the year, partly due to the ongoing US-China trade war, which is making importers turn to Thailand.

Before the four new pledges, the total planned investments under the MOEA program last week had topped the target of NT$500 billion for 2019 set by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).

THE National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has adjusted down its GDP forecast from 4 per cent to 3.3 to 3.8 per cent, citing the impact on Thai exports from the escalating US-China trade war as the key factor.

THE TRADE Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) is rushing to draw up plans to stimulate exports and complete negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) within this year amid fears Thai exports saw a decline in the first quarter of this year due to the prolonged US-China trade war.

THAILAND, as Asean chair, will push for conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations by the year-end in order to counterbalance the negative impacts of the US-China trade war. 

US SOYBEAN exporters have stepped up their marketing offensive to boost shipments to Thailand and other Asian countries in the wake of the US-China trade war.

The stock market rally following a truce in the US-China trade war may be short-lived, experts said on Monday.