Taipei, Taiwan – Southeast Asia’s export-driven economies are facing new uncertainty from United States President Donald Trump’s trade war, as his administration cracks down on exports directed through third countries to avoid his tariffs on China. Under an executive order issued by Trump last week, goods imported into the US face a punitive 40 percent…
A coalition of domestic worker unions has demanded an immediate 30 per cent pay rise for Hong Kong’s 370,000 helpers to HK$6,500 (US$833) a month and for their food subsidy to be doubled. The Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions on Sunday blamed current government policy for having left many helpers in a…
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Home » AIRLINE NEWS » China, Malaysia, Indonesia, And Hong Kong See Improved Travel Connections With New Routes By Hong Kong Airlines And Air Asia Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Air Asia is set to enhance regional connectivity by launching direct flights between Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, and Pontianak starting 12 September 2025. This new…
(Bloomberg) — The hum of solar panel factories in this steamy island city doesn’t sound like much. But to American trade officials, it’s the muffled noise of rules being bent — or broken. Most Read from Bloomberg In recent months, Batam, a duty-free Indonesian enclave a short ferry ride from Singapore, has become a key…
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By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s military will begin manufacturing medicines for public distribution under a new agreement, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest expansion of the armed forces’ role in civilian affairs since President Prabowo Subianto took office. The president, a former defence minister and special forces commander, has expanded the powerful military’s…
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July 22 (Reuters) – Indonesia will drop tariffs to zero on more than 99% of its trade with the United States and will also eliminate all non-tariff barriers for American goods in a deal that cuts threatened U.S. tariffs on Indonesian products to 19% from an initial 32%, a senior Trump administration official said on…
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Dewi Kurniawati JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an $8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract with U.S. engineering firm KBR Inc to build 17 modular refineries, according to two sources familiar with the matter and an official economic ministry presentation seen by Reuters. The contract is…