A conservative religious movement, spread through social media, has taken hold among Indonesian youth. The government wants to curb its influence. By Sui-Lee Wee Sui-Lee Wee traveled to Padang and ...
Indonesian e-commerce company Bukalapak raised $234 million in capital in a funding round led by Microsoft (MSFT.O), Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, and local media conglomerate Emtek (EMTK.JK), according to a sale document reviewed by Reuters.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump recognised the "strategic importance" of the U.S.-UK air base in the Chagos Archipelago and will work closely to guarantee its operation, Downing Street said on Tuesday.
A year ago at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, countries, banks and business leaders announced a slew of climate plans and pledges. Here is an update on how some of the biggest promises have since progressed.
Asian debt markets saw foreign outflows in December, for the second month in a row, reversing strong demand from earlier in 2024 on anticipated higher U.S. tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump, slower easing by the Federal Reserve, and reduced regional growth expectations.
The Philippines further loosened coronavirus restrictions in the capital region on Friday, allowing restaurants to accept more guests and gyms to reopen after recording a decline in daily COVID 19 cases.
The United States imported $2.4 billion worth of seafood from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in 2019, representing 11% of total U.S. imports, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a report released on Thursday.
Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is on course to secure over 50% of the votes in the country's presidential election, winning in one round, an opinion survey showed on Saturday, the last day of campaigning.
A joint air patrol by the Philippines with the United States was aimed at protecting territory and national interests in the South China Sea, a Philippine military official said Tuesday, after Beijing accused Manila of stirring up trouble.
A volcano in Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday spewing a five-km (3-mile) high ash cloud, the country's volcanology agency (PVMBG) said, while its disaster agency warned of potential flash floods and cold lava flow.
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said the country's finances were resilient enough to secure alternatives to Russian energy to tackle supply shortages expected over coming months.
Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant Grab is exploring a listing in the United States this year, encouraged by robust investor appetite for IPOs, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Asia ex-China bonds recorded net foreign outflows for the first time in six years in 2022 as major central banks hiked their interest rates aggressively to tame inflationary pressures.
The United States and China laid out early markers this week ahead of a meeting expected next week between their presidents on the sidelines of a summit of the G20 grouping of nations in Indonesia.
Shell said on Monday it will sell its Jiffy Lube lubricant shop chain to an affiliate of private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners for $1.3 billion, as the oil major continues to shed non-core assets under CEO Wael Sawan's strategy to focus on higher-return businesses.
At least 14 people were killed after being swept away by flash floods in Indonesia's North Sulawesi, an official said on Tuesday, as the search for the missing continued.
Travellers returning to England from the Spanish islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca will have to quarantine at home unless they have had two COVID vaccine shots, following a change in policy that could spell bad news for young holidaymakers.
The Malaysian unit of data centre firm Equinix said on Wednesday it is looking at various providers of alternative energy as it expects an impending increase in domestic electricity tariffs to raise its costs.
Singapore received its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) on Tuesday, its health ministry said, although the shot is still awaiting approval for use in the city-state.
The pace of investment in India's manufacturing and infrastructure sectors could decrease due to slower policy implementation and bureaucracy despite the economy's strong potential, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.
The Indian rupee fell to its weakest level since mid-March on Wednesday, hurt by worries over the U.S. potentially imposing a steep tariff rate on Indian exports, though likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India helped limit the currency's losses.