Claire Jiao

A woman is shopping at a supermarket in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on March 3, 2024. The statistics bureau reports that the monthly inflation rate has accelerated to 2.75%, compared with 2.57% in January. Indonesia’s February inflation rate is surpassing forecasts due to surging food prices. (Photo by Adriana Adie/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Unilever’s woes in Indonesia carry a warning for its new CEO

By Claire Jiao, Dasha Afanasieva, and others

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he arrives for a meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on April 17, 2024. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (Photo by BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images)

Indonesia calls Apple’s $100-million investment offer unfair

By Eko Listiyorini, Claire Jiao, and others

People shop Apple products an Apple reseller store iBox at a mall in Jakarta on April 17, 2024. Apple chief executive Tim Cook met Indonesia’s president on April 17, as the tech giant explores ways to invest in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and diversify supply chains away from China. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

Apple blocked from selling iPhone 16 models in Indonesia

By Claire Jiao and Bloomberg

Pedestrians wearing face masks as preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, are seen walking near the shopping district in downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Southeast Asian countries realize they can no longer afford their strict COVID control measures

By Michelle Jamrisko, Claire Jiao, and others