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Malaysia was downgraded to ‘Tier 3’ -- the lowest category -- over alleged forced labour involving migrant workers in some of its plantations and factories. Thailand was demoted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263094
ISSN: 2633-304X
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ASEAN integration and labour unions.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211984
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Trade union legislation.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210063
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Regional leaders had been anxious that Washington under US President Donald Trump seemed relatively uninterested in the region. Tillerson was also preparing the way for Trump’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223743
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The preferential US trade programme faces renewal or lapse by December 31. South-east Asia’s economies are structured to take advantage of the GSP and many of the products…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225197
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Nearly 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) was generated last year but only 20% was recycled. China generates the most but the EU leads both e-waste per person and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242578
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East Timor and ASEAN.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212387
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Although several countries, including Thailand and Vietnam, also have laws which restrict the internet -- and affect foreign tech companies through data localisation and other…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265619
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Outlook for a possible free trade deal between India and the United Kingdom post-Brexit.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212599
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This has stretched -- but also stimulated -- the emerging edtech sector in the region, and uncovered the many challenges the sector faces in the long term.