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 ...
China aims to vaccinate 40% of its population against COVID-19 by the end of July, a senior health adviser told Reuters on Tuesday, requiring a significant increase in inoculations even as it ramps up exports of vaccines.
Foreigners were net purchasers of emerging Asia ex-China bonds for a second successive month in August, although the buying was measured on concerns over soaring inflation and expectations of a more aggressive stance from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
China hopes relations with Canada can get back on track, China's foreign ministry said on Saturday, citing its minister telling his Canadian counterpart, after several years of strained relations between them.
Private equity fund Spectrum Equity has bought a 20% stake in UK-based Benchmark Mineral Intelligence in a deal that values the data and information provider for the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain at just under $500 million.
Indonesia's annual inflation rate in June eased to 3.52%, settling into the central bank's target range for a second straight month, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday.
Brisbane's bid to host the 2032 summer Olympics got the backing of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday, who told the International Olympic Committee all levels of government were firmly behind the candidacy.
Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE has begun investigating a complaint by e-commerce retailer MercadoLibre Inc against Apple Inc for alleged abuse of a monopoly in the distribution of apps for its devices, the regulator said on Wednesday.
The United States will deploy up to 200 troops to Israel to establish a task force to support stabilization efforts in Gaza, but no Americans are expected to be deployed into the Palestinian enclave, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
France will give food companies up to six months to change product labels to reflect recipe changes if they replace sunflower oil, supplies of which have been strained by the war in top exporter Ukraine, the economy ministry said on Tuesday.
Indonesia's economy likely grew 5.05% last quarter from a year earlier, supported by fiscal spending and a larger trade surplus, a Reuters poll of 21 economists found.
Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations for both active users and subscribers, and forecast the number of listeners would reach 500 million next quarter.
Malaysia's palm oil stocks fell for a third consecutive month in December to hit their lowest since May 2023, as output dropped due to floods, data from the industry regulator showed on Friday.
Angola has said it is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), after exits from Ecuador in 2020 and Qatar in 2019.
U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesay after giving up all of the opening gains as reports of cyberattacks on several Ukrainian state websites added to fears about escalating tensions with Russia.
The International Monetary Fund expects Ukraine to continue to service its foreign debt, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday as speculation grows that Kyiv could default on its debt as its battle against Russia's invasion rages on.
Iran's condensate exports to China and the United Arab Emirates will probably decline if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tightens sanctions on Tehran, but supply to Venezuela would continue, analysts at consultancy FGE said.
Asia's imports of seaborne thermal coal ticked up in August to the highest in eight months, but the strength was largely driven by North Asia's developed economies rather than the usual heavyweights of China and India.
Asia surpassed 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the second-heaviest regional toll in the world, according to a Reuters tally, as cases continue to mount in India despite a slowdown and sharp declines elsewhere.
Signs of stronger import demand from India have arrested the decline in price of the thermal coal grades most commonly sought by the world's second-biggest importer of the fuel used to generate electricity.
Thailand airlifted patients and flew critical supplies, including oxygen tanks, into a submerged southern city on Wednesday, as the death toll from some of the region’s worst floods in years climbed to 33.