US President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post that Japan's reluctance to import American-grown rice was a sign that countries have become "spoiled with respect to the United States of America."

State asset fund Danantara will also be involved in the mineral project being offered.

For the transition to succeed, JETP emphasized that PLN must not only accelerate renewable procurement but also prioritize inclusive access and ensure project viability across all regions.

The duties on stainless steel billets and hot-rolled plates, first levied by Beijing in 2019, range from 20.2 percent for Indonesian imports to 43 percent for those from the EU.

"We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way," Trump said in an interview on Fox's Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. 

Many working parents in Indonesia, especially mothers still face a dilemma between family responsibilities and their careers. To address this issue, Godrej Consumer Products Indonesia (GCPI) established IPLAY at Godrej, a permanent in -house daycare center designed to support working parents.

The digital services tax, enacted last year, would have seen US service providers such as Alphabet and Amazon on the hook for a multi-billion-dollar payment in Canada by Monday, analysts have said. 

Five commodities prioritized for deregulation include forestry products, subsidized fertilizers, raw materials for plastic, other fuel types and food trays used in President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals program.

The plant's first phase is slated to begin operations by late 2026 with an initial production capacity of 6.9 GWh.

Indonesia’s milk production currently only covers 21 percent of total national demand, leaving a deficit of 4.6 million tonnes per year.

Standard Chartered Indonesia has extended its partnership with PT Mitra Bisnis Keluarga Ventura (MBK) through a new loan facility worth Rp 385 billion, which is set to support approximately 128,000 women across Indonesia.

A global shift in coal markets, along with ongoing geopolitical tensions, have left local miners scrambling to realign their strategy to offset shrinking export opportunities by shifting their focus to domestic sales and making inroads into smelting.

The new facility, located in the central province of Ha Tinh, has an initial annual capacity of 200,000 units and spans 36 hectares (90 acres), the company said in a statement. 

The Group of Seven nations said Saturday they have agreed to exempt US multinational companies from a global minimum tax imposed by other countries -- a win for President Donald Trump's government, which pushed hard for the compromise.

The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure logged a mild uptick Friday while spending weakened, triggering another tirade by President Donald Trump against the central bank chair for not cutting interest rates sooner.

US President Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada on Friday over its tax targeting US technology firms, saying that it was a "blatant attack" and that he would set a new tariff rate on Canadian goods within the next week.

A new regulation is in the works that aims to collect sales tax via e-commerce platforms, coming at a time industry recorded a slowdown in GMV growth from just 3.7 percent in 2023 to 5 percent last year.

Lei Jun, founder and CEO of the electronics-turned-car company, said he was astonished by the reaction from customers.

"It is hoped that the United States and China will meet each other halfway," a spokesperson for the commerce ministry said in a statement.

The President launched 50 renewable power plants and five renewable projects nationwide on Thursday, including 47 solar plants to electrify around 5,600 villages that still lack access to power.

Nike said it would cut its reliance on production in China for the United States market to mitigate the impact from US tariffs on imports, and forecast a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter revenue, sending its shares up 11 percent in extended trading.

Asia shares hit their highest level in more than three years on Friday as they tracked a Wall Street rally, though the dollar struggled on concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence and expectations for early rate cuts.

Some Bolivians are turning to crypto exchanges like Binance, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and stablecoins like Tether as a hedge against the depreciation of the boliviano.

Environmental groups raised concerns Thursday over a $6 billion Indonesian EV battery megaproject backed by Chinese giant CATL, which is set to open on a once-pristine island, as Jakarta exploits its huge supply of nickel.

The program will begin with 20.4 hectares of shrimp ponds in the regencies of Bekasi, Karawang, Subang and Indramayu in West Java, with a bulk of the funding coming from the state-run asset fund.

Public Housing and Settlements Minister Maruarar “Ara” Sirait stated that funding is now expected to come from the state asset fund Danantara, which plans to allocate Rp 130 trillion (US$8 billion) for the housing sector.

Experts have criticized the move as a regulatory shortcut that risks legal inconsistencies, undermines the democratic principles of cooperatives and exposes them to poor governance and potential financial pitfalls.