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Andrea Shalal and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Washington   ●   Mon, January 9 2023 The United States and Japan on Friday launched a task force to promote human rights and international labor standards in supply chains, amid shared concerns about China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims, and said they would invite other […]

Passengers wait to check in for the first direct flight between Shanghai and Athens at Athens International Airport, Greece, on Dec 22, 2022. Photo:Xinhua A flight from Toronto landed in Guangzhou at 12:17 pm on Sunday, making it the first inbound flight after China lifted its entry restrictions starting Sunday, meaning all passengers […]

January 9, 2023 JAKARTA – Patience has its limits, even for ASEAN, famous or notorious, some argue, for its tardiness in taking action. The regional group must do something drastic soon in its dealing with Myanmar, the belligerent member which has defied its promise to end violence in the country. Failing that, the Myanmar issue […]

The Indonesian government has approved a plan of development for Harbour Energy’s (LON:HBR) Tuna oil and gas project that includes $3.315 billion worth of cost recovery. Significantly, Indonesia sees the development as a way to assert its sovereign rights in a maritime area also claimed by China. Indonesia’s upstream regulator SKKMigas announced early January that […]

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that it is not possible to add companions in Hajj after paying the fees. It has also confirmed that pilgrims cannot perform Hajj except if they hold a visa designated for that, or who have a regular residence (Iqama) inside Saudi Arabia. The applicant […]

Legendary journalist Nathaniel Talbott Thayer, who had reported for Asia Times among other publications, died in his sleep last week at the age of 62 at his home in Massachusetts after a long illness. Following is the obituary posted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand: Nothing was normal about Thayer. He was a staunchly independent […]

Cambodia and Indonesia expect to increase their bilateral trade to $1 billion this year as the latter becomes the latest member to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). As far as the textile sector is concerned, both countries are competitors in the world market and their bilateral trade of apparel, fabrics and yarn was […]

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have played a key role in boosting Cambodia’s socio-economic and trade development and will help further attract more Chinese investors, according to government officials in capital Phnom Penh. The three have laid a strong foundation for […]

We’ve been tracking this for months now as it moved through various stages. First there were rumours, then denials, then confirmations and then Kishida himself confirmed it in a radio interview: Over the weekend Kishida said the same thing again: “Under the new BOJ governor, we must discuss the relationship between the government and the […]

New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) V Muraleedharan met with visiting Tanzanian minister Jenista Mhagama on Saturday and discussed wide-ranging bilateral cooperation including trade, investment and capacity building. “Glad to meet H.E. Ms.Jenista Mhagama, Minister of State for Public Service Management and Good Governance of Tanzania at my Office. Discussed […]