Malaysia will crack down on fraud in the used cooking oil industry, its deputy commodities minister told Reuters, as western governments investigate whether shipments of the biofuels feedstock from Asia actually contain virgin oil.
Mexico's Congress will hold off approving proposed tariff hikes on nearly 1,500 products from China and other Asian countries while Mexico holds talks with those countries and considers changes to the proposal, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday.
The tariffs unveiled on Monday vary widely depending on the company and country.
Singapore-based Grab Holdings , Southeast Asia's leading ride-hailing and food delivery app, is cutting 1,000 jobs or 11% of its workforce, its CEO said on Tuesday, citing the need to manage costs and ensure more affordable services long term.
South East Asia is "woefully off track" on green investments to reduce emissions and needs new policies and financial mechanisms to help bridge the gap, the global consultancy Bain & Company said on Monday.
Taiwan beat China to the badminton men's doubles gold medal in one of several big moments on Saturday that included India's PV Sindhu getting knocked out in the women's singles semi-finals and an upstart from Guatemala making it into the men's.
Manulife Financial Corp (MFC.TO) has raised the proportion of core profit it aims to earn from its fastest-growing businesses, including asset management and its operations in Asia, where it hopes to capitalize on the continent's rapid growth in wealth.
A meeting between Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping is a step towards normalising ties after years of diplomatic freeze but would not bring a shift in Canberra's defence policy, Australian diplomats said.
China and Canada should promote normalising relations and get back on track toward establishing a strategic partnership, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Canadian counterpart, according to his ministry.
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 ...
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 ...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Indonesia Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin stand for the playing of the U.S. and Indonesian national anthems prior to a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, ...
Prabowo Subianto has had many identities over the years: a commander under sanctions for rights abuses, a violent nationalist and, now, the candidate of continuity. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from ...
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 ...
Indonesian authorities said other climbers had safely evacuated Mount Dukono, which had been off-limits because of volcanic activity. By John Yoon and Muktita Suhartono At least three hikers were ...
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Since the resumption of diplomatic relations in 1990, China and Indonesia have seen comprehensive development in bilateral economic and trade cooperation. In recent years, this cooperation has ...
Coal India , the world's largest coal miner by output, will issue a short-term and a medium-term tender next week to import coal for utilities, two senior officials at the company said, as shortages raise concerns about renewed power outages.
Boeing and the Justice Department on Wednesday asked a U.S. judge to approve an agreement that allows the company to avoid prosecution despite objections from relatives of some of the 346 people killed in two 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.
The Bank of Japan hiked its key interest rate for just the second time since 2007 and the Bank of Canada cut rates for the second month in a row, while the U.S. Federal Reserve stayed put in July.
A plea deal struck with Boeing over a criminal charge related to software tied to two fatal 737 MAX crashes should be accepted, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday, after some relatives of the 346 people killed in two crashes called for it to be rejected.
Most emerging Asian currencies and stock markets were set for weekly losses on Friday as the worsening Russia-Ukraine conflict dampened appetite for riskier assets, while Indonesian shares rallied on higher energy prices.
The U.S. must improve its mine permitting process if it hopes to boost domestic supplies of critical minerals to power the clean energy transition, the CEO of copper giant Freeport-McMoRan said on Monday.
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia could slash October prices for most crude grades it sells to Asia after a plunge in spot premiums as tepid fuel demand and increasing arbitrage cargoes put pressure on oil prices in the region.
Italian energy group Eni said it had entered exclusive talks with investment firm Ares Alternative Credit Management to sell a 20% stake in its renewable and retail business Plenitude.
Asia's cash premiums for jet fuel dipped on Friday, posting a second consecutive weekly decline, weighed down by lacklustre buying interest for physical cargoes.
Indonesian businesses and unions have called for a legislated increase in the value-added tax (VAT) rate to be paused because the economic environment is deteriorating, as the government has signalled it is looking at ways to offer some targeted relief.
Indonesia's social security fund is keen to invest in firms that provide infrastructure for artificial intelligence, if it wins government approval for overseas investments, a director told Reuters.