Michelle Bowman also made the case that price increases from President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs this year will likely represent "a one-time effect."

Consumers say EV brands like Wuling have vowed to build charging stations but missed their targets, sparking protests amid surging adoption and price wars.

Lithium, a key component in EV batteries, is the missing piece in Indonesia’s otherwise rich portfolio of battery materials, which already includes cobalt, nickel and manganese.

In a statement issued Thursday, Tan said the company was "engaged with the Trump administration to address the concerns raised and ensure officials "have the facts."

The Indonesia Motorcycle Show, scheduled for September, is expected to serve as a catalyst and lift overall industry sentiment.

Regional association REI Jakarta has suggested property developers launch IPOs to raise fund's for the government's ambitious social housing program, calling the potential move a way for developers to increase their competitiveness as well as engage more substantially with the sector.

To calm US customers' nerves, Pearl Global has offered to shift production to its 17 factories in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and Guatemala to bypass the steep US levies on Indian imports.

SAF currently produced from used cooking oil, waste palm oil and low-quality vegetable oils has limited production capacity due to competition with the food supply.

Japanese shares surged on Friday after positive earnings reports and expectations the US would remove overlapping tariffs on the country's goods, while shares were down in other Asian markets after a late retreat on Wall Street during the previous session.

Economists from multiple research organizations have urged Statistics Indonesia (BPS) to reveal the calculation behind the recently released gross domestic product (GDP) data after growth far exceeded projections.

Experts have said there is little chance ASEAN could pursue joint arrangements like the EU, despite surface similarities between the two blocs.

Danantara implemented the recent reform amid heightened scrutiny over SOE governance practices, following a wave of controversial political appointments to the board of commissioners.

Despite earlier hopes that the 19 percent US tariff deal would tip the scales in Indonesia’s favor, it was later revealed that regional peers such as Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia also received the same rate.

"For us, our farmers' welfare is supreme," Modi said at an event in New Delhi. "India will never compromise on the wellbeing of its farmers, dairy (sector) and fishermen. And I know personally I will have to pay a heavy price for it," he said.

Indonesia produces about 160 tonnes of gold annually but retains relatively little domestically.

China's exports to the US fell 21.67 percent last month from a year earlier, the data showed, while shipments to ASEAN rose 16.59 percent over the same period.

At a shrimp farm in Indonesia, more than 16,000 km from Washington, DC, US President Donald Trump's import tariffs have left Denny Leonardo's expansion plans in disarray.

Higher US tariffs came into effect for dozens of economies Thursday, drastically raising the stakes in President Donald Trump's wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade.

Trump, who has pushed US companies to shift manufacturing home by slapping tariffs on trading partners, claimed that his administration was to thank for the investment.

Developers and experts in the property industry have hit back at the government's proposed housing offtake agency, raising questions about funding and staffing as well as concerns regarding added inefficiencies, especially amid the ongoing slew of costly flagship projects.

Social media influencers are often paid to promote certain messages or campaigns.

BGN has spent Rp 7.9 trillion of its budget to serve 8.2 million recipients and expects that figure to rise significantly by the end of the year.

Indonesia seeks to import lithium from Australia to fill a key gap in its electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain, as part of its broader push to become a global EV manufacturing hub.

In a report released on Wednesday, the eSafety Commissioner said YouTube, along with Apple, failed to track the number of user reports it received of child sex abuse appearing on their platforms and also could not say how long it took them to respond to such reports.

As the United States ramps up tariffs on major trading partners globally, President Donald Trump is also disrupting strategies that could be used -- by Chinese companies or others -- to circumvent them.

Executive order expected to instruct regulators to investigate whether financial institutions have breached the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, antitrust laws or consumer financial protection laws by dropping customers for political reasons.

Countries will focus on domestic production and encourage companies to shift overseas production back home, widely known as reshoring.