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‘Unacceptable’ EU biofuel tariffs rile Indonesia
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2019
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government says the European Union’s tariffs on the Asian nation’s biodiesel shipments are “unacceptable” and all options to counter the policy are on the table, including retaliatory actions.
Hundreds of thousands march for freedom: Hong Kong update
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/12/2019
» HONG KONG: Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Hong Kong to mark Human Rights Day and press for greater democracy in the city in the biggest rally in about six months.
Singapore beats Hong Kong for property investment prospects
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/11/2019
» SINGAPORE: The fortunes of two of Asia’s hottest property markets are diverging.
Gojek founder joins Indonesia cabinet as Jokowi revamps economy
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s new cabinet is taking shape with some well-known business figures set to join his team as he pledges to put the world’s fourth most-populous country on path to become a $7 trillion economy by 2045.
Thousands of workers to protest Indonesia’s labour laws
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Thousands of workers plan to carry out protests against Indonesia’s labour, wage and health insurance regulations, which they say are discriminatory, raising fresh risks for the stability of Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
AB InBev’s Asia unit rises in world’s second-biggest IPO of 2019
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/09/2019
» HONG KONG: The Asia-Pacific beer unit of Anheuser-Busch InBev NV gained as much as 4.8% in its Hong Kong trading debut, a positive for the lacklustre global market in initial public offerings and vindication for the beer maker in its second attempt at an Asian listing.
Anwar says he’ll succeed Mahathir as Malaysia PM around 2020
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian ruling party leader Anwar Ibrahim, who cut a deal to become the country’s next prime minister ahead of last year’s election, said he should take power around May 2020.
Hong Kongers shun Singapore for homes in Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/08/2019
» SINGAPORE: Singapore’s housing market isn’t turning out to be the beneficiary many may have thought from Hong Kong’s increasingly fraught protests. Instead, investors are looking to cheaper property markets like Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan.
CP’s Dhanin goes on ad blitz calling for end to Hong Kong unrest
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2019
» HONG KONG: A Thai billionaire was the latest to call for an end to the violence in Hong Kong with advertisements in local newspapers, joining local tycoons dealing with the economic fallout from the months-long unrest.
Vietnam prefers Its mobile networks to be free of Huawei
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2019
» HANOI: Vietnam is intent on being the first Asean nation to provide a 5G network -- without China’s tech powerhouse Huawei Technologies Inc.