WCO releases latest illicit trade report

The World Customs Organization (WCO) has released the 2016 Illicit Trade Report,…

East Asia adopts 45 reforms to improve ease of doing business

Business reforms continued at speed in East Asia and Pacific, with regional…

New UN report assesses implementation rate of trade facilitation measures

The global implementation rate of measures on trade facilitation and paperless trade…

Changi Airport Terminal 4 opens

Singapore’s Changi Airport opened its Terminal 4 (T4) October 31 with maiden…

Asia-Pacific export volume to improve modestly in 2018 amid risks, says UN

As global and regional demand recovers, export volume of the Asia-Pacific region…

Strong intraregional trade and investment buffer Asia’s economies from risks

Growing trade and investment linkages in Asia and the Pacific help improve…

WCO’s nCEN system established in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has become the fifth country in the Asia-Pacific region to…

Duterte orders return of post-clearance audit to BOC

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has revived the post-clearance audit function and returned…

PCCI rejects pre-shipment inspection of box cargoes, offers up alternatives

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is requesting the Department…

Vietnam revises directive regulating alcohol imports

The Vietnamese government has issued new guidelines governing alcohol trading, particularly concerning…