Ponta has around 80 million users in Japan.
Economy

Japanese digital reward program crossing borders in Southeast Asia

Consumers will be able to pocket points in Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia

3 October 2017
U.S. and European Union flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels
Economy

10 European countries call for tougher tax laws for US tech giants

Plan would tax companies on turnover rather than profit

3 October 2017
Coal will remain the main source of power generation in ASEAN in the coming decades, says Wood Mackenzie analyst Edi Saputra.
Economy

ASEAN needs to double power capacity in less than 20 years

Meeting demand will take $500 billion worth of new generation facilities

2 October 2017
Wijaya Karya is a member of the consortium building Indonesia's first mass rapid transit network in Jakarta. (Photo by Erwida Maulia)
Economy

Indonesia's infrastructure developers to debut 'komodo bonds'

Wijaya Karya among first SOEs to issue rupiah-denominated notes overseas

28 September 2017
Rini Soemarno serves as Indonesia's minister of state-owned enterprises.
Economy

Indonesia's SOE Minister hits back at Indrawati's warnings

Soemarno says state utility PLN has diverse funding sources

28 September 2017
Officials from Laos, Malaysia and Thailand signed the landmark power trading deal in Manila on Wednesday.
Economy

ASEAN's first tripartite power trading deal set for launch

Laos to supply power to Malaysia through Thai grid from January

28 September 2017
People peer into smartphones at a bus top in Hanoi in August.
Economy

Vietnamese, Philippine digital ad spending to double in 2017

Smartphones and e-commerce ignite Southeast Asian market growth

28 September 2017
Students brush their teeth at a dental health event organized by the government in Denpasar, Indonesia, in July.
Economy

Indonesia, Vietnam leap up global competitiveness list

World Economic Forum spots improvements in health, education, tech

27 September 2017
China's better than expected economic expansion will buoy Asia's growth in 2017.
Economy

Global trade, China will buoy Asia's growth to 5.8% in 2018

ADB says latest outlook for the region is 'heartening'

26 September 2017
Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo, center, along with Senior Deputy Governor Mirza Adityaswara, left, and Deputy Governor Perry Warjiyo attend a news conference at the bank's headquarters in Jakarta on Aug. 22.
Economy

Bank Indonesia lowers policy rate to 4.25%

Second month of rate cuts shows confidence to ride out US monetary shifts

23 September 2017
An elderly couple sells fruit on a sidewalk at night in Bangkok.
Economy

Asia will be home to 60% of world's elderly by 2030s: Deloitte

Opportunities for businesses abound -- but so do manpower, other challenges

21 September 2017
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Economy

Don't neglect globalization's 'losers'

Indonesian finance minister talks about the benefits and pitfalls of competition

21 September 2017
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Economy

Export growth brings currency headaches for Asia

Governments and central banks are gearing up to tackle appreciation risks

21 September 2017
PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan (Photo by Kimberly Dela Cruz)
Economy

Philippine antitrust watchdog asks Duterte for big personnel boost

Chairman braces for 'deluge' of complaints now that grace period is over

20 September 2017
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Economy

Biggest Asian workforces underprepared for digital future: survey

China, India, Indonesia rank low in education benchmark for tomorrow's skills

20 September 2017
A cashier stacks bank notes at a bank in Chandigarh, India. The rupee is at a two-year high, posing a threat to manufacturing.
Economy

Export growth brings currency headaches for Asia

Central banks and governments gear up to tackle painful currency appreciation

19 September 2017
The former president of Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri, Budi Sadikin, has been appointed chief of state miner Indonesia Asahan Alumunium, or Inalum.
Business

Indonesia taps former Bank Mandiri chief as mining boss

Budi Sadikin to prepare to transform Inalum into state-owned holding company

14 September 2017
Indonesia was one of the Southeast Asian countries to see an uptick in its August PMI.
Economy

ASEAN manufacturing improves on rising global trade

Economists warn the uptick will be slow to boost the broader economy

14 September 2017
Indonesia was one of the Southeast Asian countries to see an uptick in its August PMI.
Economy

ASEAN manufacturing improves on rising global trade

Economists warn the uptick will be slow to boost the broader economy

13 September 2017
The latest round of RCEP negotiations was held in Manila. (Photo courtesy of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry/Kyodo)
Economy

Countries grapple with perplexing RCEP puzzle

Lack of clear incentives clouds outlook for the next big Pacific trade deal

12 September 2017
ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh walk in front of flags as they attend the opening ceremony of the 49th Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers and Related Meetings in Manila on Sept. 7.
Economy

With RCEP deal unlikely this year, ministers settle for 'realistic' goals

Failing to find common ground, countries look to October round

11 September 2017
Opening ceremony of the 49th Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers and Related Meetings in Manila, Philippines on Thursday Sept. 7, 2017.
Economy

ASEAN to cut non-tariff measures 10% by 2020

Grouping aims to address investors' concerns on trade barriers

8 September 2017