Trade

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Henry Gao, Singapore Management University It has become more commonplace for trade agreements in the Asia Pacific to include a variety of digital trade provisions. To understand the salient…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Seth Hays, International Trademark Association Trade in counterfeit goods is approximately 2.5 per cent of global trade (US$461 billion) — and over 80 per cent of these counterfeits are…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Rumi Aoyama, Waseda University The Indo-Pacific Framework for Economic Prosperity (IPEF) was launched in May 2022 during US President Joe Biden’s first visit to Asia. Of the 13 participants,…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Authors: Qingjiang Kong, China University of Political Science and Law and Weihuan Zhou, UNSW China’s zero-COVID-19 policy has had profound impacts on global supply chains due to the large-scale lockdown…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Ngeow Chow Bing, University of Malaya Hainan has an important security function in the South China Sea — it is the province in which Sansha city claims to administer…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: James Laurenceson, UTS Whether fully intended or not, Australian trade policy is embracing a theatrical element that serves to lock in the country’s long-term interests. Canberra enthusiastically touts deals…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Jorrit Gosens, ANU Despite big announcements on climate ambitions from major emitters and a pandemic-induced economic slump, prices for thermal coal spiked to above US$400 per ton in early…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Debashis Chakraborty, IIFT In a surprise move, India banned wheat exports on 13 May 2022, in order to ‘manage the overall food security of the country and to support…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Authors: Deasy Pane, Bappenas and Krisna Gupta, CIPS The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) — the world’s largest trade deal — came into effect in early 2022. Its 15 member…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Ken Heydon, LSE Trade is a key multiplier in spreading the technology vital to the climate transition. But protectionist tendencies embedded in the implementation of the climate transition pose…