Tag: china
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Apple will ‘look at’ manufacturing in Indonesia: Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he arrives for a meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on April 17, 2024. Bay Ismoyo | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will “look at” manufacturing in Indonesia, following a meeting with the country’s President Joko Widodo,…
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U.S. consumer sentiment stays steady
Shoppers are seen at Whole Foods Market on October 14, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you…
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It’s a big election year around the world. Here’s where the pros are watching
2024 is set to be a major election year, with over 75 countries heading to the polls. The Economist Intelligence Unit says that more than four billion people — or over half of the world’s population — live in countries with elections expected this year. These range from the U.K. and the U.S., to Russia,…
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Economy, Gaza war and China ties dominate
Presidential candidates Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, and Ganjar Pranowo, along with their vice presidential candidates, are posing for photos after the first presidential candidate debate at the General Election Commission (KPU) office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 12, 2023. Indonesia is preparing to hold general elections for president and vice president for the 2024-2029 period…
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Axelsen, An suffer opening losses at BWF World Tour Finals
HANGZHOU, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — Men’s and women’s singles world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and An Se-young of South Korea both lost their opening matches at the 2023 BWF World Tour Finals here on Wednesday. Defending champion Axelsen was defeated 21-19, 21-19 by home favorite Shi Yuqi, whom he had beaten eight times…
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Global rice markets are in crisis amid ‘artificial’ shortage
Rice is a crucial staple for over half the global population and the world is bracing for its most significant shortage in 20 years. India’s export ban on rice is reverberating through global rice markets, threatening food security if developing nations cannot afford or access rice. “The only shortage out there right now would really…
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Tencent-backed J&T Express fell in Hong Kong IPO debut
Courier handing over package asking female customer to do electronic signature, delivering, receiving, efficiency 10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images Shares of Indonesia’s J&T Express fell 1.33% when it went public on Friday. The logistics service provider traded at 11.84 Hong Kong dollars ($1.51) on Friday morning, after opening at HK$12. The HK$3.92 billion…
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Four Bhutanese para-athletes leave for China to participate in 4th Asian Para Games at Hangzhou
Thimphu [Bhutan], October 19 (ANI): Four Bhutanese para-athletes have left for China to participate in the 4th Asian Para Games at Hangzhou which will start on Sunday, The Bhutan Live reported. The four para-athletes will take part in air rifle, recurve archery, badminton and shot put. As many as 4,000 athletes from 43 National Paralympic…
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Indonesia launches China-backed ‘Whoosh’ high-speed railway
The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train named ‘Whoosh’ is seen after the inauguration at Padalarang station in Padalarang, West Java on October 2, 2023. Bay Ismoyo | Afp | Getty Images Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday inaugurated a $7.3 billion high-speed railway connecting the country’s capital with the city of Bandung, a China-backed project that has…
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Xi Jinping Dilaporkan Pecat Menhan China Terkait Skandal Korupsi
loading… Menteri Pertahanan China Jenderal Li Shangfu dilaporkan telah dipecat oleh Presiden Xi Jinping terkait skandal korupsi di militer negara tersebut. Foto/REUTERS BEIJING – Presiden Xi Jinping dilaporkan telah memecat Menteri Pertahanan (Menhan) China Jenderal Li Shangfu. Laporan pemecatannya muncul di tengah upaya “bersih-bersih” di militer oleh pemerintah komunis. Sebuah laporan di Financial Times (FT)…