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This is how Asia Pacific is responding to US reciprocal tariffs
Bloomberg, Published on 07/04/2025
» President Donald Trump’s 10% baseline tariffs on US trading partners around the world came into effect on Saturday.
Indonesia minister says Musk to consider offer to build EV battery plant in country
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2024
» DENPASAR: Indoonesia's coordinating minister of investment said that Elon Musk will consider an offer to build an electric vehicle battery plant in the country, after the CEO of Tesla met with President Joko Widodo on Monday.
SpaceX launches satellite to boost Indonesia internet coverage
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» Elon Musk's company SpaceX and Indonesia have launched a satellite from the United States aimed at bringing high-speed internet to remote areas across the sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands.
Region's state debt reaches 18-year high
Business, Sirinnaree Ongsakul, Published on 18/04/2023
» The average government debt level in Asia-Pacific is at an 18-year high, with most developing economies in the region trying to stabilise it at current levels by 2027, according to recent research.
Indonesia on value-adding crusade
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/02/2023
» The value of Indonesia’s nickel exports surged tenfold in five years after it forced buyers to set up refineries in the country. Now Southeast Asia’s biggest economy plans to use that blueprint to vault nto the ranks of higher-income economies by processing everything from copper to fish.
Indonesia bans bauxite exports in latest protectionist move
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia will impose a ban on bauxite exports from the middle of next year, the country’s latest move aimed at boosting domestic processing of its mineral resources.
Programmed to learn
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/02/2022
» Anothai Wettayakorn considers himself an adventurous eater, though he was originally a beef lover. Thanks to a job that has allowed him to visit many countries, the 52-year-old executive has learned about different cultures to help him manage in a diverse market landscape, partly through exploring the local food.
Australian iron ore baron bets big on global green revolution
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2021
» MELBOURNE: Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest wants to turn his company, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, into the world's biggest green energy group, but critics say his targets are a stretch even for a man who built the world's fourth-largest iron ore producer from scratch in just over a decade.
Clearer skies
Asia focus, Published on 19/07/2021
» Southeast Asian citizens accustomed to holding their breath in anticipation of toxic haze generated annually by forest fires in Indonesia can expect clearer skies and breezy days this year, say experts who have been monitoring the region's chronic transboundary haze.
Empowering women for a resilient recovery
Asia focus, Victoria Kwakwa, Published on 12/04/2021
» The recent celebration of International Women's Day came about a year into an unprecedented health and economic crisis that has destroyed lives and livelihoods globally. This has been a difficult period particularly for women as they have been hit much harder than men. Covid-19 is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities in East Asia and the Pacific and across the world.