A subsequent visit to key U.S. ally Japan suggests Prabowo will continue Indonesia’s middle-of-the-road approach to navigating the U.S.-China rivalry.
Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo will visit Japan on April 2-3, Japan says
Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto will visit Japan on April 2-3, where he is set to meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other officials, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi …
JETRO survey shows Japanese cos in Pakistan facing various issues, including higher import costs
Japanese companies in Pakistan are facing higher import costs due to the depreciation of the rupee, and the crisis in foreign exchange reserves is making it difficult to remit money overseas; these …
Asia markets set to rise as China factory activity assessed; Japan business sentiment on deck
China released its official PMI figures over the weekend, while Japan is set to release its Tankan survey, which gauges business sentiment in the country.
S. Korea to attend ASEAN-plus-3 vice finance ministers’ meeting in Laos
South Korea, China, Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a meeting of vice finance ministers and senior central bank officials in Laos this week for talks on their …
Japan’s central bank survey finds less optimistic manufacturers, but happier service sector
A key Japanese central bank report says that sentiment among big manufacturers has sagged but optimism hit a three-decade high among large business outside the manufacturing sector …
Japan’s service sector sentiment rises to highest in over three decades
Business sentiment among big Japanese non-manufacturers improved to a more than three-decade high in the first quarter, a closely watched central bank survey showed, offering policymakers hope that …
India, Korea and Japan to Stay Busy With IPOs While China Stalls
After the worst quarter in five years for Asia Pacific initial public offerings, a pick up in activity is expected from South Korea, India and Japan while Chinese deals are likely to remain sparse.
Honda battles against counterfeiters for the first time in Sri Lanka
The Japanese multinational automobile giant Honda Motor recently took criminal action against several infringing entities who were engaged in the sale and possession of counterfeit automobile spare …
Japanese banks less reluctant to finance hostile takeovers, lobby chief says
Japanese banks have become less reluctant to finance hostile acquisitions because the government’s new takeover guidelines have shaken off the taboo on such deals, Japan’s new banking lobby chief said …