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Australian PM seeks to repair strained ties on Indonesia visit
AFP, Published on 12/11/2015
» JAKARTA - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull makes his first visit to Indonesia on Thursday since taking power, seeking to repair a key relationship strained by repeated crises under his conservative predecessor.
Obama wins Indonesian backing for Pacific trade pact
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama won Indonesia's endorsement for a contentious trans-Pacific trade deal Monday, with the president of Southeast Asia's largest economy vowing to join.
Indonesia 'will join TPP' - Widodo
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» WASHINGTON - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said during a visit to the White House on Monday that he would seek to join a vast US-backed trans-Pacific trade bloc, signaling a challenge to economic nationalism at home.
Santos soars on bid refusal, Asia markets on edge
AFP, Published on 22/10/2015
» HONG KONG - Australian energy giant Santos surged more than 20% at one point Thursday after rejecting a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid the company called "opportunistic", giving a lift to other Sydney-listed energy firms.
US boosts maritime law enforcement aid to four Asian nations
AFP, Published on 08/10/2015
» MANILA - The United States Thursday announced it had quadrupled support to Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia to boost their law enforcement capabilities at sea, but stressed that the move was not connected to a bitter regional maritime dispute with Beijing.
Indonesia seizes shark fins destined for Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 07/10/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities have seized about 3,000 shark fins that were about to be flown to Hong Kong, an official said Wednesday, a rare success in the battle against the illegal trade.
Trade deal, easy monetary policy boost Asia stocks
AFP, Published on 06/10/2015
» HONG KONG - Agreement on a Pacific-wide free-trade agreement and hopes major central banks will maintain extra-loose monetary policies fired another rally in Asian markets Tuesday, tracking advances in Europe and New York.
Pacific rim finance ministers vow to shun competitive devaluation
AFP, Published on 11/09/2015
» MANILA - Twenty-one Pacific rim economies including the United States, China and Japan pledged Friday to avoid "competitive devaluation" of their currencies amid stuttering global growth, a joint statement said.
Chinese tourists unfazed by currency fall, market turmoil
AFP, Published on 30/08/2015
» SINGAPORE - China's currency devaluation and slowing economy have caused enormous turmoil in world financial markets, but they have not really bothered tourists like Henry Lee.
Emerging economies let currencies slide to stay competitive
AFP, Published on 23/08/2015
» LONDON - The world's emerging economies are allowing their currencies to slide in a quest to remain competitive, following China's devaluation of the yuan and the dollar's strength in anticipation of US rate hikes.