Japan to assist in Cambodian customs clearance

15 January 2021 – The Japanese government will assist the Cambodian General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) in setting up an automated customs clearance system that will speed up cargo clearance time, alleviating the problem congestion problems that slow the clearance process. The GDCE held a meeting with representatives of the Japanese…

Alibaba moves into Japan with third-party logistics offering

11 November 2020 E-commerce giant in competition with Amazon to become global logistics provider Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), has opened for business in Japan to provide comprehensive logistics service to importers and exporters there. The latest step in Alibaba Group’s global logistics expansion follows last month’s launch of third-party logistics…

Trade, tech issues seen to shape Asean’s future

By Bernadette D. Nicolas Nov 7 2019 / BusinessMirror FIFTY-TWO years ago, the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) fought the embers of communism across Asia. Today, Asean is confronting another “FIRe,” the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution. The FIRe is being seen as a tool that Asean needs to comprehend, brace…

Silver lining in the cloud

By Bernadette D. Nicholas Sep 29 2019 / BusinessMirror Like it or not, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the world of work, and the public sector—like the Philippines’s Bureau of Customs—is following the lead of private business in adopting cloud computing for more efficient services. MORE and more people from the public and private…

South Korea looks to Asean for help in its ‘trade war’ with Japan

Aug 1 2019 / TODAY HONG KONG — South Korea is planning to appeal for help from its regional partners in its latest bid to convince Japan to roll back export restrictions amid an escalating trade dispute between the two countries. At a series of ministerial gatherings among representatives of Japan, South Korea and the…

White House expects retaliation from China over increased tariffs

By Easton Contributor – July 16 2019 White House expects retaliation from China over increased tariffs, economic adviser Larry Kudlow admits, as Trump ramps up trade war The U.S. is awaiting retaliation from China over increased tariffs, after talks in Washington ended without a deal on trade, the president‘s chief economic adviser said on Sunday.…

South Korea braces for more export curbs as Moon Jae-in warns of ‘greater damage’ to Japan’s economy

By Julian Ryall – July 15 2019/ South China Moring Post South Korea is braced for Japan to further escalate the countries’ trade dispute by removing Seoul from Tokyo’s “white list” of trusted trade partners and subsequently imposing new customs clearance restrictions on 40 categories of products, which could amount to 1,100 specific items. Officials…