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Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the next G20 summit in Indonesia later this year and received valuable backing from Beijing on Wednesday in a pushback to suggestions by some members that Russia could be barred from the group.
The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has left coal down, but not out. Despite agreements, backed by $20 billion in loans and grants, to phase out its use, the fossil fuel could still be a major carbon emitter for 20 years or more. The stock market, though, suggests its demise may be closer at hand.
China has usurped India as the premier importer of lower-grade Australian thermal coal, but there are questions as to whether the shift is structural or driven by temporary price factors.
Indonesia's Xendit, which bills itself as Southeast Asia's alternative to payments processing platform Stripe, has raised $300 million in preparation for regional expansion, its co-founders said in an interview.
The European Union said on Wednesday it would begin an anti-dumping investigation into biodiesel imports from China, which the bloc's industry says has slashed domestic production.
Singapore's middle distillates stocks dipped for the third consecutive week to hit a more-than-one-year low, of under 7 million barrels, due to robust net exports of gasoil/diesel, official data showed on Thursday.
Indonesian palm oil producer PalmCo plans an initial public offering in Jakarta in the fourth quarter which could raise about $500 million, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke briefly with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at a regional summit in Cambodia on Sunday, amid anticipation of a formal summit with President Xi Jinping.
Malaysia handed Singapore a 4-1 thrashing in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday to set up an Asean Championship semi-final meeting with defending champions Thailand while Vietnam will take on Indonesia after their 3-0 victory over Myanmar in Hanoi.
Southeast Asia's internet economy will hit $105 billion this year, as the coronavirus crisis prompted stuck-at-home consumers to go online to shop, get food delivered at home and for entertainment purposes, an industry report said on Tuesday.
Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations' labour agency on Thursday.
China's thermal coal futures soared more than 6% on Wednesday, hitting a level last seen in late November as investors grew concerned over tight supply ahead of a national holiday when coal mines typically slow operations or shut down.
India's palm oil imports fell in July because of cancellations in import contracts, while soyoil shipments surged to a 3-year high due to competitive prices and the delivery of delayed shipments from June, according to five dealers.
An Australian man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to broker weapons and commodities deals with North Korea, contravening United Nations sanctions.
Indonesia exported 15,684.23 tonnes of robusta coffee beans from its Sumatran province of Lampung in January, data from the local trade office showed on Thursday.
Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed continued support for Ukraine, stability in the Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific regions and ties with China in her first meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, her office said on Tuesday.
Canada and Mexico should not be used as export hubs for China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other countries, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Thursday, saying that this was already happening in some cases in Mexico.
Singaporean fintech company MatchMove Pay said on Thursday it had received a $100 million investment from U.S. based IT services provider Nityo Infotech Corp to support efforts to expand its presence to more markets.
Indonesia ran a budget deficit of 144.2 trillion rupiah ($9.93 billion) as of the end of March, or 0.82% of GDP, as tax revenues shrank while spending rose to support economic recovery, the finance ministry said on Thursday.
Japan will invite some emerging nations to an outreach meeting at the Group of Seven advanced countries Japan chairs next month in the city of Niigata, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday.