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Competing on value, not cost: Why Singapore appeals to German manufacturers

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Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, Indonesia's finance minister, during an interview in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Indonesia will hold off raising subsidized fuel prices despite ongoing oil shocks from the Iran war, with Purbaya warning any hike could undermine growth and threaten social stability. Photographer: Rosa Panggabean/Bloomberg
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Wilmar, Musim Mas among palm-oil firms in Indonesia under probe for suspected export under-invoicing

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The Vietnam central bank has an exclusive right to produce gold bars. PHOTO: BT FILE
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Vinhomes lets homebuyers pay with gold, tapping Vietnam’s vast private hoards

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Indonesia’s Merdeka Gold eyes Hong Kong debut with rare depositary receipt listing

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MUFG explores options for stake in Indonesia’s Danamon including take-private deal: sources

Japan’s biggest financial institution is working with an adviser on a plan

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MUFG Bank’s logo is displayed in Tokyo, Japan, April 20, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Johor property old hand KSL readies family handover amid market boom

The Khoo family’s younger members take on larger roles ahead of at least RM3.8 billion in launches this year

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“It’s not so much what you study, but how you learn,” said KSL executive director Khoo Lee Feng, sharing how she starts her journey in the family-run business.
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Indonesian sovereign wealth fund INA joins data centre boom

The fund has deployed 74.5 trillion rupiah, with 30% going to digital infrastructure

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Wires are connected in the Microsoft cloud data hall at the Microsoft data centre, during an announcement on its global energy strategy, regarding how it procures and manages energy to scale AI and digital infrastructure sustainably, in Dublin, Ireland, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
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Eldest son of Vietnam’s richest man steps up as VinFast chair

Pham Nhat Quan Anh’s elevation signals a leadership transition in the country’s most powerful business empire

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Pham Nhat Quan Anh, the eldest son of Vietnamese billionaire and VinFast founder Pham Nhat Vuong
Energy & Commodities

Indonesia eyes commodity export policy detail roll-out in coming weeks

Exporters will be required to report their sales to Danantara Sumberdaya from Jun 1

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Indonesia Vice Minister of Trade, Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri smiles during the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat and related meetings and events in Manila, Philippines, March 13, 2026. Aaron Favila/POOL via REUTERS
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Asean will benefit from breakthrough trade deal between UK and Gulf states

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A tugboat assists a cargo ship to dock at the Dammam Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, May 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour
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Vinhomes lets homebuyers pay with gold, tapping Vietnam’s vast private hoards

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The Vietnam central bank has an exclusive right to produce gold bars. PHOTO: BT FILE
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Johor property old hand KSL readies family handover amid market boom

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“It’s not so much what you study, but how you learn,” said KSL executive director Khoo Lee Feng, sharing how she starts her journey in the family-run business.
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