China’s grand plan to restore a globalized order

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, China’s GDP grew by only 3% in 2022, compared with 8.4% in 2021, a decline that left growth well short of expectations. In December 2022, exports fell by 9.9% year-on-year and imports fell by 7.5%, the third consecutive month registering negative growth. What is […]Continue Reading

Russia war waves buffeting far-away Indonesia

JAKARTA – Ripples from the Russia-Ukraine war are being felt in far-off Indonesia, with sanctions threatening the future of a US$3 billion joint natural gas project in the North Natuna Sea and misbehaving Russian visitors in danger of losing Bali as a popular safe haven. For British firm Harbour Energy, the boom may be about to […]Continue Reading