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 ...
Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last-gasp injunction was overturned, securing itself a lease for the U.S.-UK Diego Garcia air base for the next century.
The three largest U.S. energy exploration companies paid more than $42 billion to foreign governments last year, about eight times more than what they paid in the United States, according to regulatory filings.
The global energy system has become greener over the last decade, but most countries are nowhere near on track to achieve net zero emissions by the middle of this century.
Iran hopes history will repeat itself at this November's World Cup in Qatar, 24 years after overcoming a fractious build-up to score a memorable triumph over the United States - the country's decades-long geopolitical rival - in France.
Taiwan's navy chief, Tang Hua, will visit the United States from next week to attend a military ceremony and discuss how to boost bilateral naval cooperation as China raises threats toward the island, six people briefed on the trip said.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Friday amid criticism of the first visit by a head of government since the army seized power from an elected government last year.
The United States has grand plans for carbon markets. Washington’s idea for an Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) targets one of climate finance’s biggest challenges – the need to increase clean energy investment in the developing world excluding China sevenfold by the early 2030s, to $1.9 trillion annually. John Kerry, U.S. President Joe Biden’s outgoing climate envoy, has a vision of a workable, large-scale market for emissions trading. It looks promising on paper, but plenty needs to go right for it to work.
A British-Belgian teenager became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world on Thursday and the first person to do so in a microlight plane after a five-month, five-continent odyssey in her Shark ultralight.
A Filipino domestic helper has been hailed as a hero after emerging from the deadly Hong Kong tower fire with her employer's three-month-old baby and elderly mother.
Most Asian currencies inched higher on Friday, buoyed by hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant won't damage the global economy too much, with the Indonesian rupiah pulling back from a near two-month high to trade almost flat.
Asian shares steadied on Friday after losses earlier in the week, but China jitters and global growth concerns weighed on investors' minds, while the dollar sat near a three-week high.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on world leaders on Thursday to step back from confrontation as they met at a Southeast Asian-hosted security and trade summit against a backdrop of big-power rivalries.
China's hotels and restaurants are bracing for a lacklustre Lunar New Year holiday, as travel curbs and government advice to stay home and avoid big gatherings look set to deal a blow to domestic tourism this year.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken touted on Tuesday a U.S. strategy to deepen its Asian treaty alliances, offering to boost defence and intelligence work with partners in an Indo-Pacific region increasingly concerned over China's "aggressive actions".
U.S. President Donald Trump has called Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an "act of total weakness", putting the agreement back into the spotlight eight months after it was signed.
Asian fertiliser buyers are seeking alternatives to Chinese supplies on concerns the world's top exporter has become an increasingly unreliable supplier after curbs on shipments to protect its domestic market, buyers and analysts said.
Short positions on Asian currencies have edged higher as an escalating war in the Middle East has jolted energy markets, reviving concerns over inflation, current-account strains and policy constraints across the region, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
International Holding Company plans to sell 20% of its technology unit in an initial public offering next year, its CEO told Reuters, adding that the UAE's IHC is aiming for a first quarter IPO of Pure Health to raise more than $1 billion.
Asia's dealmakers are hoping for a 10% increase in dollar bond issuance in 2024 as interest rates stabilise and companies beef up borrowing to fund capital spending plans, following the weakest year for debt markets in eight years.
Global stock markets rallied on Wednesday and oil prices fell by more than 12% as Ukraine and Russia looked to resume diplomatic talks and the United Arab Emirates said it supports hiking oil output to ease mayhem in energy markets.