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綜合

■ 8月3日，馬來西亞古晉南市與中國北京東城區(qū)簽署協(xié)議，雙方締結為友好城市，進一步促進兩地經(jīng)貿、旅游、文化、教育等多領域合作。

■ 8月28日至9月1日，菲律賓總統(tǒng)杜特爾特訪華。其間，中菲雙方簽署6項合作協(xié)議，涉及高等教育、科技、基礎設施、海關合作、金融等領域。

■ 8月6日，新加坡國際調解中心與中國國際經(jīng)濟貿易仲裁委員會簽署戰(zhàn)略合作諒解備忘錄，雙方將在國際調解培訓等領域進行合作，并在中國及其他地方聯(lián)合組織會議、研討會等。

■ 亞洲開發(fā)銀行（ADB）發(fā)布報告稱，得益于出口增長，預計柬埔寨2019年的GDP將取得7%的年增長率，成為東南亞發(fā)展最快的國家。

■ 根據(jù)柬埔寨“投資亞洲”網(wǎng)站發(fā)布的消息，柬埔寨金邊、泰國曼谷、菲律賓馬尼拉、韓國首爾以及馬來西亞吉隆坡成為亞洲5個投資房地產(chǎn)最佳城市。這些城市在經(jīng)濟、人口和工程建設方面近年來都取得了蓬勃的發(fā)展。

■ 馬來西亞財政部宣布，將于2019年9月1日起征收航空旅客離境稅。離境稅稅費從8～150林吉特不等（約合13～240元人民幣），視飛行目的地和機艙等級的不同而有所差別。乘客在購買機票時，離境稅將已計算在內。

■ 馬來西亞國際貿易及工業(yè)部長雷京宣布，DreamEDGE有限公司將負責該國新國產(chǎn)車開發(fā)計劃，并和日本大發(fā)汽車（Daihatsu）合作技術開發(fā)，新國產(chǎn)車估計將會是混合動力（Hybrid）五門式轎車（Sedan），預計在2021年正式推出。

■ 中國申通國際和馬來西亞郵政集團簽署戰(zhàn)略合作協(xié)議，雙方將通過聯(lián)合品牌、聯(lián)合運營和聯(lián)合市場推廣的戰(zhàn)略合作模式，為包括阿里巴巴、eBay/OC、Wish等全球跨境電商平臺提供全新的綜合物流解決方案。

■ 8月3日，緬甸仲裁中心在緬甸工商聯(lián)合總會正式成立，該中心主要負責處理緬甸國內外投資者間的經(jīng)濟糾紛。

■ 菲律賓財政部長多明計斯表示，菲律賓財政部正在推動國會在未來15～18個月內批準政府的綜合稅制改革計劃。綜合稅改方案包括增加對酒精飲品和電子煙產(chǎn)品的消費稅，降低企業(yè)所得稅，升級不動產(chǎn)估值系統(tǒng)等。

■ 菲律賓旅游部表示，將重新評估外國人入境簽證的發(fā)放情況，包括重新評估對中國游客落地簽特權。只有在提交了所有相關文件，并經(jīng)過移民局的審查和批準后，游客才可以入境。

■ 8月8日，新加坡金融管理局推出快捷沙盒，旨在為企業(yè)測試市場上的創(chuàng)新金融產(chǎn)品和服務提供更快的服務。符合條件的申請人可以在向新加坡金融管理局申請后的21天內在快捷沙盒的預定義環(huán)境中開始進行市場測試。

■ 中國人工智能企業(yè)澎思科技宣布新加坡研究院正式揭牌成立，并與新加坡國立大學、新加坡南洋理工學院等機構達成戰(zhàn)略合作。研究院將強化人臉算法在安防行業(yè)的落地，提升澎思人臉算法的競爭力。

■ 8月1日，泰國國家鐵路公司在靠近老撾邊境的泰國廊開火車站開通了一列穿越泰老友誼大橋的貨運列車。這列貨運列車從泰國東北部的廊開站出發(fā)，將貨物從林查班（泰國港口）Laem Chabang運往老撾首都萬象Tha Na Laeng站的集裝箱堆場中心。

■ 柬埔寨旅游部與法國開發(fā)署（AFD）合作，開始實行《可持續(xù)性城市》項目，擬將貢布、馬德望和桔井3個省開發(fā)成為繼柬埔寨最大旅游目的地暹粒吳哥、首都金邊和南部濱海海灘地區(qū)之外的二級旅游勝地。

■ 2019年海外華裔青少年“中國尋根之旅”夏令營——廣西華僑學校第二期營開營儀式近日在中國南寧舉行。30名來自柬埔寨暹粒省公立中山學校的華裔青少年開啟在廣西為期11天的“尋根之旅”。

01. RCEP negotiations make significant headway in Beijing

August 4， 2019 （Xinhua） — A ministerial meeting on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership （RCEP） negotiations in Beijing achieved significant progress in pushing negotiations， according to Chinas Ministry of Commerce （MOC）. In terms of negotiations on rules， all sides have reached consensus on more than 80% of the text of the agreement， with negotiations on content in financial， telecommunication and professional services completed. Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan stressed that it is conducive to preserving economic globalization and free trade and realizing mutual benefits and win-win results among all participating countries.

02. Myanmar-made BAIC cars unveiled

August 2， 2019 （China Daily） — Chinas state-owned car maker BAIC Group unveiled its first Myanmar-produced SUV in Yangon， Myanmar. The compact Changhe Q35 SUV， which is produced at a factory in Mandalay， is designed with local customers demands in mind， said a senior BAIC manager. The plant， which was part of a semi-knockdown deal signed in 2017， is in the countrys second-largest city? and covers 81，000 square meters and has an initial production capacity of 5，000 vehicles a year. BAIC said it will introduce another new model soon. Besides Changhe-branded vehicles， the deal also covers vehicles under BAICs Doda brand.

03. Senior diplomat gatherings push for free trade， stability

August 2， 2019 （China Daily） — Senior diplomats including State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for bolstering rules-based free trade and tackling protectionism at annual gatherings concerning East Asian cooperation in Bangkok， Thailand. The gatherings included the annual ASEAN+3 foreign ministers meeting， which involves all 10 members of the ASEAN plus China， Japan and the Republic of Korea. At the meeting， Wang called on countries to resolutely champion multilateralism and free trade and push for a conclusion of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal before 2020.

04. Southeast Asia open to Huawei over 5G

August 3， 2019 （China Daily） — Southeast Asian countries eyeing the promise of 5G connectivity to boost economic development are sticking to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei among others. All members of ASEAN have indicated they may allow Huawei to help build their fifth-generation mobile communications networks. Economic considerations and a strategic foreign policy element are among the reasons why Southeast Asian countries have adopted a relative openness toward Huawei， said Amalina Anuar， an analyst with the Centre for Multilateralism Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapores Nanyang Technological University.

05. Shanghai and Bangkok look to forge closer ties

August 3， 2019 （China Daily） — Shanghai and Bangkok are expected to build closer economic ties due to the extended development of the Belt and Road Initiative， the China （Shanghai） Pilot Free Trade Zone， as well as Thailands Eastern Economic Corridor （EEC）， officials said. “Last year we saw a big rise in applications for investment promotion from Chinese companies... （and） in the first half the （new） applications for investment promotion in the EEC area from Chinese companies became number one，” said Luxmon Attapich， deputy secretary-general of Thailands EEC Office during the Second Bangkok-Shanghai Economic Conference.

06. Myanmars central region to host ASEAN food festival in August

August 7， 2019 （Xinhua） — Myanmar has planned to hold 2019 ASEAN food festival in Mandalay region later in August. “The festival features culinary delicacies and cuisines from ASEAN countries as well as from China， Japan and India，” Director of Hotels and Tourism Ministry U Zayar Myo Aung said. Under the theme "The Authentic Flavor of the East“， the festival aims to promote traditional delicacies of ASEAN countries as well as to boost friendship between Myanmar and ASEAN countries and to attract tourist arrivals in Myanmar.

07. Malaysia benefits from BRI and seeks more cooperation with China

August 8， 2019 （Xinhua） — The BRI is an economic initiative formulated by China to enhance its connectivity with the world， Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said while addressing the Malaysia-China Belt and Road Economic Cooperation Forum. “Malaysia supports the BRI to encourage sustainable development throughout Asia and bring the region closer together through a transparent and fair mechanism，” he told the audience from business community of both countries. He said Malaysia remains a reliable trade partner for Chinese exporters in the current global climate and is the ideal gateway to the ASEAN.

08. Xiamen-Central Asia freight rail service extends to Vietnam

August 12， 2019 （China Daily） — The China （Xiamen）-Central Asia freight train received its first batch of cargo from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on August 9， making the country another customer of the combined international sea-railway transportation network. Local officials said that as a pivotal city on the Belt and Road route， Xiamen offers the most convenient transportation for international transit containers. At least 10 days can be saved for transit cargo and nearly RMB 1，500 yuan in logistics cost can be cut for each container compared with other transport routes.