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Indosat CEO Vikram Sinha is building an AI for Indonesia’s local languages. Can he make a business case for sovereignty? 
Indosat CEO Vikram Sinha is building an AI for Indonesia’s local languages. Can he make a business case for sovereignty? 

Vikram Sinha wants Sahabat AI to be a platform for Indonesia’s startups—even if he admits his team can’t quite think of a “business case” right now.

By Nicholas GordonMay 7, 2026
The Iran war’s oil shock causes a plastic shortage in Asia, squeezing industries and prompting a ‘Middle East plus one’ rethink of supply chains
The Iran war’s oil shock causes a plastic shortage in Asia, squeezing industries and prompting a ‘Middle East plus one’ rethink of supply chains
By Angelica AngMay 6, 2026
Your company may be eligible for a tariff refund. Here’s how to claim it
Your company may be eligible for a tariff refund. Here’s how to claim it
By Courtney Vien and Morning BrewMay 5, 2026
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Tokyo is throwing out its strict office dress code and asking workers to wear shorts amid the war in Iran energy crisis
By Emma BurleighMay 5, 2026
China’s unprecedented defiance of U.S. sanctions triggers showdown
China’s unprecedented defiance of U.S. sanctions triggers showdown
By BloombergMay 4, 2026
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China has a welcome mat for Trump: it just rewrote the rules on U.S. sanctions
By Steve H. Hanke and Jeffrey WengMay 4, 2026
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By Jason MaMay 8, 2026
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Singapore carves out a space in the chip supply chain with a new $7.8 billion plant from Europe’s NXP and a TSMC-backed manufacturer
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By Lionel LimJune 6, 2024
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By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressJune 5, 2024
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wants a new competitor to Airbus and Boeing—but think it’s ‘unlikely’ China’s COMAC fills the gap
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By Lionel LimJune 4, 2024
Indonesia wants to start moving civil servants to its still-under-construction capital Nusantara by September. The city’s top officials just resigned
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By Lionel LimJune 4, 2024
Toyota halts sales of 3 cars after submitting faulty data during pedestrian-safety tests: ‘We apologize to our customers and all automotive enthusiasts’
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By Nicholas Takahashi, Supriya Singh and BloombergJune 3, 2024
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman agrees Beijing is making too much stuff: ‘The world will not accept everything China wants to export’
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By BloombergJune 3, 2024
China posts a surprise factory slowdown as Beijing tries everything from cut-rate mortgages to ‘cash for clunkers’ to get consumers to spend more
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By Lionel LimMay 31, 2024
Google promises $2 billion investment in Malaysia as Big Tech splurges on Southeast Asia spending
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By Lionel LimMay 30, 2024
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By Lionel LimMay 29, 2024
Malaysia’s prime minister touts the country as a ‘neutral and non-aligned’ home for chip companies amid U.S.-China tensions
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By Lionel LimMay 29, 2024
China is ‘doubling down’ on local chip development with a new $47.5 billion fund: ‘The size of the fundraising speaks for itself’
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By Lionel LimMay 28, 2024
Asia needs better education and social safety nets to grow rich as aging and AI threaten livelihoods, UN says
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A Chinese conglomerate loses control of its elite European soccer team, as Beijing fails to dominate the world’s favorite sport
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By Lionel LimMay 27, 2024
An influencer known as ‘China’s Kim Kardashian’ is kicked off social media after Beijing imposes rules against showing off a ‘lavish lifestyle’
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By Lionel LimMay 27, 2024
Beijing answers Biden’s CHIPS Act with the $47.5 billion Big Fund III—China’s largest-ever semiconductor investment fund
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By Gao Yuan and BloombergMay 27, 2024
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By Lionel LimMay 22, 2024
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By Albertina Torsoli, Anthony Palazzo and BloombergMay 22, 2024
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By Lionel LimMay 21, 2024
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