Kaikoukai Healthcare Group plans to expand recruitment of health care workers from Indonesia. (Kaikoukai Healthcare Group)
Japan immigration

Indonesia nurses wanted: Japan hospital fights global rivals for talent

Kaikoukai to launch program bringing in 50-60 health care workers each year

19 June 2024
The Indonesian government welcomed Elon Musk and his Starlink service in May.
Telecommunication

Elon Musk's Starlink under fire from Indonesian telecom sector

Industry group calls for government freeze on sale of company's services

19 June 2024
Singapore's Trafigura Group, Thailand's PTT and Indonesia's Pertamina topped the Southeast Asia 500 ranking. 
Companies

Singapore commodity trader tops Southeast Asia's first Fortune 500

Indonesia dominates inaugural ranking with highest number of companies

18 June 2024
Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks about Indonesia's planned new capital, Nusantara, in Singapore, in June 2023.
Politics

Indonesian officials' departure reveals turmoil in capital relocation

Outgoing President Jokowi's legacy project hits snag two months before move

17 June 2024
Fans of K-pop band BTS gather in Seoul in June 2023. Some enthusiasts of the music genre are joining together to push companies to pursue green policies.
Environment

K-pop fans mobilize consumer power for environmental activism

After Hyundai coal success, activists target Korean music industry over marketing

14 June 2024
Clearance for planting in South Sulawesi in April 2024: Indonesia lost 9.95 million hectares of primary forest between 2002 and 2021.
Opinion

Prabowo must move with care in pursuit of biofuel leadership

Incoming Indonesian president aims to leverage nation's top position in palm oil

13 June 2024
A general photo of street in New Delhi. India is set to remain the world's fastest growing large economy. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Economy

India to remain fastest growing big economy in 2024, World Bank says

Global expansion to hold steady at 2.6%; U.S. presidential election a risk for Asia

11 June 2024
Rahmad Pribadi, head of Pupuk Indonesia, explains his company's efforts to expand its chemical business. (Photo by Erwida Maulia)
Energy

Indonesian fertilizer maker eyes 'clean' ammonia for East Asia

Low-carbon energy plans in Japan, South Korea expected to boost demand

10 June 2024
Plastic waste often fouls Bali's renowned beaches. (Photo courtesy of Plastic Bank Indonesia)
Business trends

Indonesia's Bali tackles plastic waste with social enterprise

Canadian recycling platform works with businesses, benefits scavengers

9 June 2024
Sunset snooze: People are increasingly heading out of their habitual environments to reset their circadian rhythms.
Life

Travel focuses on new holy grail: 'sleepcations'

Growing tourism trend offers answer to a silent global epidemic

9 June 2024
Arifin Tasrif, Indonesia's minister of energy and mineral resources, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on May 24. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Interview

Indonesian minister calls gas discovery 'backbone' for energy shift

Arifin Tasrif says country is 'massively' exploring areas off north Sumatra

8 June 2024
Nickel mining executives discuss the industry outlook at a conference in Jakarta on June 5. (Photo by Erwida Maulia)
Commodities

Metals expert warns of shortage of high-grade nickel near 2030

Comes amid surging demand from EV battery producers

7 June 2024
Some 50 years after the first modern-day Japanese convenience store opened in Tokyo, players like 7-Eleven need expansion in countries such as Thailand, pictured above, as their domestic market is set to shrink.
Business Spotlight

Japan's convenience store chains chase elixir of growth across Asia

Indonesia, Thailand, China in focus as retailers face aging, shrinking home market

7 June 2024
A plane is seen on the tarmac of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. Indonesia's gateway is one of the airports that Prathita Titiannusantara provides ground services.
Transportation

Turkish airport company bets on Indonesia's 'massive' growth

Ground service provider Celebi buys into Southeast Asia's largest economy

6 June 2024
Indonesia's planned new capital, Nusantara, is being built on the island of Borneo. This photo was taken in December 2023. (Photo by Dimas Ardian)
Travel & Leisure

Accor to open hotel in Indonesia's new capital 'before Jokowi leaves'

French group plans 191-room property as government begins move in August

5 June 2024
BP and other partners are building Indonesia's first carbon capture facility near this natural gas project in West Papua province. (BP)
Climate Change

ExxonMobil, BP drive Indonesia's growth into carbon capture hub

Country's massive storage capacity draws big projects from oil majors

4 June 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attend the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31.
International relations

China vs. U.S., Zelenskyy appears: 5 takeaways from Shangri-La forum

Asia security summit also highlights leaders' views on South China Sea and Gaza

3 June 2024
The extension of the MRT Jakarta's North-South Line is scheduled for completion in 2030. (Photo by Nana Shibata)
Transportation

Jakarta MRT expansion shows Japan's prowess as China steps up rail push

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction touts engineering expertise in 5.8km extension

3 June 2024
Iqbal Muslimin, co-founder of Evermos, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on May 24. (Photo by Yumi Kotani)
IPO

Indonesian social commerce startup Evermos eyes IPO in 2 years

Bandung-based company helps modernize country's rural retail market

2 June 2024
Indonesia's Defense Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto speaks at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore on June 1.
Middle East crisis

Indonesia's Prabowo calls U.S.-backed peace plan in Gaza the 'right step'

President-elect promises to send peacekeeping forces to monitor ceasefire

1 June 2024
A construction site for the Kayan Cascade hydropower project in North Kalimantan province, Indonesia. As of May 30, the physical construction of the dam has yet to start. (Photo by Erwida Maulia)
Energy

Indonesia hydropower project seeks new partners after Sumitomo impasse

Talks ongoing with another Japanese company, Chinese firms, Prabowo's brother

31 May 2024
Kao Kim Hourn, secretary-general of ASEAN, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo, on May 23. (Photo by Satotko Kawasaki)
Interview

ASEAN chief says South China Sea code to be concluded by 2025

With Philippine-China tensions, Kim Hourn stresses need for 'comfort level'

30 May 2024
A unit of Chinese conglomerate CITIC exhibits its products at a water business expo in Bali: The company is looking for opportunities in Indonesia. (Photo by Nana Shibata)
Business trends

Indonesia's new capital draws water businesses from East Asia

Japanese, Chinese and South Korean companies eye opportunity as move nears

29 May 2024
Jessica Novia, chief impact officer of Indonesian startup CarbonEthics, speaks during an interview with Nikkei Asia in Jakarta. (Photo by Nana Shibata)
Markets

Indonesian carbon-offset startup eyes trading in Singapore, Tokyo

CarbonEthics sees rising demand for marine projects in international market

26 May 2024
Pizza 4P's founders Yosuke Masuko (left) and Sanae Takasugi sit down at their Pizza 4P's branch in Tokyo. The former IT workers take a data-driven approach to making food for the soul. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Business trends

How a Japanese couple's idea of oneness spread pizza across Vietnam

Former IT workers' chain expands to Cambodia, India and their home country

25 May 2024