As Indonesia's economy recovers from the pandemic, fiscal stimulus should no longer be a dominant factor driving growth, its finance minister said on Wednesday, signaling authorities will stick with their fiscal consolidation plans.
India's palm oil imports in January plunged to their lowest level in nearly 14 years as refiners replaced the tropical oil with cheaper rival soyoil because of negative refining margins for palm oil, five dealers said.
A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday, the meteorology agency said, prompting some residents in the capital Jakarta to flee from buildings in panic.
The rally in liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices has widened the gap with oil prices and could boost oil demand by 400,000 barrels a day (bpd) on average over the next two quarters, according to research by consultancy Rystad Energy.
Foreigners turned net sellers of Asian equities in June for a second consecutive month, as growing inflationary pressure and a spike in coronavirus cases in the region tempered risk appetite.
Climate campaigners criticised G7 leaders on Monday for making no concrete promises on global warming at a summit dominated by discussion of securing energy supplies during a global crunch caused by the war in Ukraine.
Malaysia plans to expand its palm-based B20 biodiesel programme nationwide in phases, taking into account the price sensitivity of palm oil relative to petroleum prices, the Plantation and Commodities Minister said on Tuesday.
Indian farmers have planted wheat on 4.5 million hectares since Oct. 1, when the current sowing season began, up 9.7% from a year ago, the latest data from the farm ministry showed on Friday.
Finance ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations called on Saturday for reform of the International Monetary Fund, including a new distribution of voting rights and an end to the tradition of European management at the helm.
Former General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president today. Twenty-five years ago he was a pariah, and for good reason. He faced accusations of human rights abuses in Papua ...
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 ...
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Artist impression of a Scorpene Evolved submarine at periscope depth outside the main naval base of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL). Naval Group image. The two Scorpène submarines will be built and ...
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Indonesia's outgoing president hopes the nation's new capital city will be his greatest legacy, but some say the plan has critical flaws. Indonesia's future capital Nusantara is under development but ...
Sea Ltd topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, helped by strong growth in its financial services segment and e-commerce platform Shopee.
India's steel mills secured only about half of their metallurgical coke needs from domestic suppliers in the first half of 2025, highlighting shortages and amplifying their calls for an easing of import curbs on the key steelmaking material.
The Philippines' decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States at a recent summit was a "sovereign choice" for the country, its foreign ministry said on Thursday in response to China's comments opposing the trilateral meeting.
Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday, but said it would slow expansion plans due to inflation and slumping prices for the red metal used across the global economy.
An environmental group on Tuesday filed a complaint with an international organization alleging the U.S. export credit agency still invests taxpayer dollars into fossil fuel projects abroad despite U.S. government pledges to end such investments.
Canada's main stock index rose on Monday to its highest level in nearly two weeks, aided by gains in resource-linked shares and an upbeat mood in global equities, although Bombardier Inc tumbled to its lowest in 15 months.
Israel is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country, possibly in Asia, during U.S. President Donald Trump's term, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday.
Singaporean technology group Sea (SE.N) chairman Forrest Li said on Tuesday the firm would scale up its fintech offerings in Southeast Asia, as the firm more than doubled revenues in 2021 thanks to growth in e-commerce and entertainment.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday she is determined to counter challenges from U.S. subsidies for green technologies and to speed a currently blocked law on phasing out combustion engines from 2035.
Malaysia's palm oil inventories at end-September likely swelled to their biggest in nearly three years amid peak production season, a Reuters survey showed on Wednesday.
Smartphone startup Unplugged said on Tuesday it will start assembling its privacy-focused "UP Phone" in Nevada this fall, marking a strategic pivot toward onshore production as the Trump administration pushes to expand domestic manufacturing.