[Analytics] Choking and gasping in Indonesia’s noxious haze
Indonesia’s annual haze from wildfires in Sumatra and Kalimantan is again spreading across the wider…
Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is an economy with a population of 261 million people. When it co-founded APEC in 1989, Indonesia’s real GDP was USD 288 billion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 1,600. By 2016, its real GDP more than tripled at USD 1 trillion, while its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 4,000.
US seeks to expand cooperation with Philippines as China ‘undermines’ regional peace, stability
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Indonesia, China hold discussions to intensify trade
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Indonesian troops will remain in Papua: Defense Minister
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Vietnam ranked in top countries for investment
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Drones may be used to create artificial rain in hazed Malaysia, where over 1.7M students affected by school closures
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Palm oil blamed for 39 percent of forest loss in Borneo island
JAKARTA, Sep 20, 2019, VNA. The palm oil industry was responsible for at least 39…
Thai south put on haze alert after the number of burning hotspots in Indonesia
BANGKOK, Sep 19, 2019, Bangkok Post. The Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Thursday warned seven…
[Analytics] Indonesia’s aquaculture goes digital
New technologies are helping Indonesia tap into its huge potential in aquaculture and cement its…
[Analytics] ASEAN’s cocoa bean production under threat
Southeast Asia’s craving for chocolate has outpaced the ability of regional farmers to supply cocoa…
Flight schedules disrupted as visibility at Malaysia’s Penang airport drops
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Hilton to open first Cambodia hotel in Phnom Penh come 2022
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