REUTERS 2022-11-13T14:37:19+00:00

U.S. President Biden arrives in Bali for G20 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday for the summit of the G20 group of major economies.

REUTERS 2022-11-14T09:43:19+00:00

Asia's coal phase-out must be gradual, says Mitsubishi Heavy head

Asia must phase out coal power gradually while still making use of existing infrastructure to make the shift to a carbon-neutral society less disruptive, Seiji Izumisawa, president of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , told Reuters on Monday.

REUTERS 2021-05-18T01:02:12+00:00

Indonesia's Gojek, Tokopedia to create biggest local tech group

Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek and e-commerce leader Tokopedia are merging to create a multi-billion dollar tech company called GoTo in the country's largest-ever deal, as rivals bulk up in the fast-expanding sector.

REUTERS 2024-02-15T04:17:20+00:00

Prabowo Subianto: What to expect from Indonesia's likely new president

Indonesia has seen many faces of Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto over his decades in the public eye – the cheshire grin that accompanies his recent viral dance moves, flashes of his temper in fervent orations and the humiliation when he was dismissed from the military in 1998.

REUTERS 2022-06-23T06:31:17+00:00

Malaysia palm oil firm Kulim receives first post-pandemic migrant workers

Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad has received its first "post-pandemic batch" of migrant workers, the palm oil planter said on Thursday, paving the way for more workers to enter Malaysia and help ease a severe labour crunch after bureaucratic hiccups.

REUTERS 2025-10-08T14:30:25+00:00

Slower production growth will push copper market to deficit in 2026, says ICSG

The global refined copper market is expected to swing to a deficit of 150,000 metric tons in 2026 from the previously expected surplus of 209,000 tons due to slower production growth, the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) said.

REUTERS 2025-09-29T00:12:15+00:00

Indonesia's Pertamina says fuel retailer Vivo agrees to purchase gasoline

Indonesia state energy firm Pertamina said fuel retailer Vivo Energy Indonesia (Vivo) has agreed to buy 40,000 barrels of gasoline, out of the 100,000 barrel cargo Pertamina has imported, to help relieve fuel shortages at private retailers.

REUTERS 2023-07-10T16:57:42+00:00

India's ethanol program will cap future sugar exports, BMI report says

India, the world's second-largest sugar producer and a major exporter in recent years, will likely have a smaller role in the sugar export market going forward as its government-led ethanol program continues to expand, a report said on Monday.

REUTERS 2022-01-21T09:24:37+00:00

Singtel, Grab acquire minority stakes in Indonesian bank

Singapore Telecommunications , Southeast Asia's largest telecoms firm, and ridehailing-to-payments firm Grab Holdings Ltd , have each bought a 16.3% stake in PT Bank Fama International to pursue banking opportunities in Indonesia.

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Indonesia Announces Hefty Tariffs on Chinese-made Goods

On Friday, a senior Indonesian official announced that the country would impose an import tariff of up to 200 percent on a range of Chinese goods, in order to protect the country’s micro, small, and ...

REUTERS 2024-08-14T07:27:46+00:00

India's July palm imports surge to near one-year high on festive demand

India's palm oil and soyoil imports surged to their highest levels in about a year in July, as refiners increased purchases for upcoming festivals amid a correction in prices, a leading trade body said on Wednesday.

REUTERS 2022-11-13T13:50:40+00:00

Biden to make clear U.S. does not seek conflict with China, White House official says

United States President Joe Biden will make clear in his bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Indonesia that his country seeks no conflict, a White House official said on Sunday.

REUTERS 2020-10-17T08:55:54+00:00

Sinovac coronavirus vaccine offered by Chinese city for emergency use costs $60

A Chinese city is offering Sinovac Biotech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine to essential workers and other high-risk groups as part of a national programme for about $60.

REUTERS 2023-08-02T07:52:54+00:00

India's July edible oil imports at record high

India's edible oil imports in July rose to a record 1.76 million metric tonnes as refiners built up stocks for upcoming festivals given uncertainty over supplies from the Black Sea, five dealers told Reuters.

REUTERS 2025-12-02T09:12:01+00:00

'Is she alive?': Indonesian man's hopes of finding missing wife fade after flood disaster

In the days since cyclone-induced floods and landslides battered Indonesia's Sumatra island, Abdul Ghani has been carrying around a picture of his missing wife, showing it to everyone he meets.

REUTERS 2022-05-18T03:14:37+00:00

Singapore denies entry to Indonesian cleric, cites extremism concerns

Singapore said late on Tuesday border officials in the city-state had denied entry to an Indonesian Muslim cleric, citing what it said were Abdul Somad Batubara's "extremist and segregationist teachings".

REUTERS 2026-04-08T13:39:12.243000+00:00

Investors push for action to end deforestation and human rights risks in nickel mining

Nickel is a key ingredient in most electric vehicle batteries, conferring high-energy density and long range at a relatively low cost. But the damaging impact of the mineral’s extraction on deforestation and local communities, particularly in Indonesia and the Philippines, is increasingly grabbing the headlines.

REUTERS 2025-06-05T00:03:07+00:00

Southwest Pacific hit by unprecedented marine heat waves in 2024, UN says

Unprecedented heat waves in the Southwest Pacific affected more than 10% of the global ocean surface in 2024, damaging coral reefs and putting the region's last remaining tropical glacier at risk of extinction, the UN's weather body said on Thursday.

REUTERS 2022-03-23T10:51:24+00:00

Kremlin accuses U.S. of pressuring other countries over Russia's G20 membership

The Kremlin on Wednesday accused the United States of putting pressure on other countries to have Russia removed from the Group of Twenty (G20) forum of major economies, but said some members were resisting.

REUTERS 2023-08-30T09:42:30+00:00

Survey shows Indonesian presidential candidates neck-and-neck

Indonesia's upcoming presidential election will be a close contest between two popular candidates, the country's defence minister and a governor of one of its most populous provinces, an opinion survey showed on Wednesday.

REUTERS 2021-07-23T06:20:32+00:00

Badminton-Indonesia's Gideon and Sukamuljo lead 'group of death'

Four key men's doubles teams - dubbed by the Badminton World Federation as "the group of death" - will take over two courts side-by-side on Saturday just after noon in Tokyo, in matches that already have the badminton world a-buzz.