Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, is being promoted as a sustainable alternative to the sinking Jakarta. DW examines the impact the new city is having on the Indigenous Balik tribe's ancestral ...
In spreading protests against the president, three government workers died after jumping from a building that protesters set afire. A fourth person was attacked by a crowd and later died of his ...
Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy rain was linked to two tropical cyclones. By Jin Yu Young and ...
Astra has shown strong and sustained growth after Indonesia was hit by the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s. This severe crisis forced the company to restructure and reorganize its business ...
Indonesia is proud of its religious diversity and its reputation for tolerance, but minorities, including Catholics, still face discrimination. By Sui-Lee Wee and Emma Bubola Sui-Lee Wee traveled to ...
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 ...
When the government effectively forced TikTok to shut down its Shop feature, the company quickly struck an unusual deal with a local company to bring it back. Agata Pinastika Kenastuti’s children’s ...
ACHIEVING RECIPROCAL TRADE: Today, the Trump Administration finalized a landmark trade agreement with Indonesia that will provide Americans with unprecedented market access and unlock major ...
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday, shooting volcanic ash 10 km (6.2 miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said, forcing authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level.
Banks in countries such as Ukraine and Turkey face a "very high" risk from restrictions on capital flows, weak international reserves and a high level of foreign currency debt, Moody's Investors Service said in a report on Monday.
Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia secured on Friday approval from its shareholders to launch a right issue in December to raise up to 14.3 trillion rupiah ($929.48 million), the company said.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said that partial coronavirus restrictions will remain in the capital region until the end of the year, with the government urging Filipinos to limit Christmas gatherings to prevent a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases.
Pakistan's prime minister said his country would need debt relief and would seek compensation for climate damage as it recovers from catastrophic floods that cost the country some $30 billion.
Whitehaven Coal Ltd on Friday warned of lower annual coal output amid a tight export market plagued by supply chain issues, unfavourable weather conditions, and COVID-19 pandemic-related labour shortages, dragging its shares about 10% lower.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced on Thursday his country would end all new financing for overseas coal projects and would soon set a more ambitious schedule for slashing carbon emissions.
Malaysian palm oil futures posted their biggest single-day loss in over three weeks on Tuesday, as weaker rival oils triggered profit-taking and traders digested palm production and export forecasts.
A small contingent of British military planning officers has been sent to Israel to join a task force led by the United States to support stabilisation efforts in Gaza, the UK defence ministry said.
Singapore's Sembcorp Industries reported a mostly steady net profit on Friday, as a dip in earnings contribution from its gas and related services segment was offset by a jump in bottom-line performance at the renewables division.
Bangladesh's biggest Islamist group on Monday told the government to cut diplomatic ties with France within 24 hours, as police stopped thousands of its supporters from marching towards the French embassy.
Toyota Motor's global sales dropped 7% in February from a year earlier, hurt by a heavy decline in China due to Lunar Year holidays and a slump in Japan after a safety test scandal at its small car unit.
SCB X , Thailand's fourth-largest bank by assets, will acquire consumer finance firm Home Credit Vietnam for 31 billion baht ($860 million), it said on Wednesday, the latest Thai lender to expand in Southeast Asia.
Japanese oil and gas explorer Inpex said it aims to start the tender process for engineering for its Abadi gas project in Indonesia in the middle of this year, as Jakarta pledged to remove bureaucratic snags to help expedite the $21 billion development.
VF Corp beat first-quarter revenue estimates on Wednesday, helped by an uptick in demand for its apparel and footwear products, while also trimming future tariff impacts, sending its shares up about 21% in early trading.
Around 80 countries reached agreement on Friday on rules governing global digital commerce including recognition of e-signatures and protection against online fraud, but failed to bring the United States on board.
A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied Tom Girardi's bid for a new trial, paving the way for the disbarred California attorney to be sentenced later this month for wire fraud.
Philippine authorities moved thousands of residents in the capital, Manila, out of low-lying communities on Saturday as heavy monsoon rains, compounded by a tropical storm, flooded the city and nearby provinces.
Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights to and from six Asian cities from mid-September, state media reported on Thursday, ending months of coronavirus-related suspension after easing some restrictions on foreign business travellers.
The Philippines will be able to secure between four to 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc (ARCT.O), the Southeast Asia country's ambassador to Washington said on Friday.