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Indonesia is opening the door for foreigners to lead state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a landmark move that President Prabowo Subianto has said will bring international expertise to the country’s corporate sector, even as critics warn about a lack of oversight and accountability. Speaking during the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Jakarta last week, Prabowo said a law on SOEs had been revised to allow non-Indonesians to assume top positions in the sector with roughly 1,000 state firms. “I’ve...

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68 m. ago Trump’s Words Aren’t Stopping China, Brazil And Other Countries From Setting Higher Climate Goals

Trump’s Words Aren’t Stopping China, Brazil And Other Countries From Setting Higher Climate Goals  Honolulu Civil Beat

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3 h. ago Russia launches deadly barrage on Ukraine after Putin–Trump summit shelved

Russia launched multiple drone and missile strikes on Ukraine as the latest peace attempts by US President Donald Trump appeared to be floundering. The attack killed at least six civilians, including two children, with more than a dozen injured across the country in the early hours of Wednesday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X. Zelensky said that 10 regions came under attack, including Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro, adding that while the attack primarily targeted energy...

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4 h. ago Watch Trump sees successful Xi meeting—if it happens | The China Show 10/22/2025

Watch Trump sees successful Xi meeting—if it happens | The China Show 10/22/2025  Bloomberg.com

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7 h. ago ‘Want to be nice, but ’: Donald Trump says China to face 155% tariffs from November 1 | Hindustan Times

‘Want to be nice, but ’: Donald Trump says China to face 155% tariffs from November 1 | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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8 h. ago China's vice president calls for 'partnership' with US ahead of possible Xi

China's vice president calls for 'partnership' with US ahead of possible Xi-Trump meeting  TRT World

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8 h. ago Doing ‘fantastic job’: Australian PM defends envoy Rudd amid Trump’s dislike

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Australia’s ambassador in Washington as doing a “fantastic job”, describing comments by US President Donald Trump that he does not like Kevin Rudd as “lighthearted”. Australia’s main conservative opposition party has called for Rudd, a former Labor prime minister, to be sacked after Trump made the comments at a press briefing in Washington on Monday. Asked by an Australian reporter about Rudd’s past criticism of the president on social media, and told...

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9 h. ago China has been very rough with us: Trump defends 155% tariffs as overdue payback

China has been very rough with us: Trump defends 155% tariffs as overdue payback  India Today

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9 h. ago Watch Trump's Rare Earths Deal With Australia to Fight China

Watch Trump's Rare Earths Deal With Australia to Fight China  Bloomberg

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10 h. ago "China Has Been Very Rough On Us": Trump On Slapping 155% Tariffs

"China Has Been Very Rough On Us": Trump On Slapping 155% Tariffs  NDTV

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11 h. ago Trump says US Justice Department may owe him ‘a lot of money’ over probes

US President Donald Trump said he believed the Justice Department probably owes him compensation, following a report that he was seeking some US$230 million after he faced multiple federal investigations. “As far as all the litigation, everything that’s going on, yeah, they probably owe me a lot of money,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday at the White House. The New York Times reported earlier that Trump had initiated administrative claim processes alleging violations of his rights. The...

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11 h. ago NEC head weighs tariffs on China and Trump’s ‘growth economy’

NEC head weighs tariffs on China and Trump’s ‘growth economy’  Fox Business

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12 h. ago Trump says Ukraine talks with Putin off for now, doesn’t want ‘wasted meeting’

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he doesn’t want it to be a “waste of time”. It was the latest twist in Trump’s stop-and-go effort to resolve the war in Ukraine. The decision to hold off on the meeting in Budapest, Hungary, which Trump had announced last week, was made following a call on Monday between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “I don’t want to have...

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13 h. ago Can Trump’s pragmatism override China hawks to keep ties from rupture?

China’s rocky trade relationship with the United States was on full display this month as US President Donald Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports. Separately, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denounced China’s move to expand curbs on rare earth exports, calling it “a sign of how weak their economy is”. He also described Li Chenggang, one of China’s trade negotiators, as “pretty unhinged and very aggressive”. Trade ties between the rival powers remain fraught, even...

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13 h. ago Can Trump’s gut instinct win over Xi Jinping at Apec summit?

US President Donald Trump is expected to approach his coming summit with Xi Jinping by relying on personal chemistry and his “gut”, but his ability to charm the Chinese leader will be limited at best, analysts and former government officials in Washington said on Tuesday. The first meeting in six years between the heads of the world’s two largest economies is expected to take place shortly before the October 31-November 1 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in South Korea. Among the topics...

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13 h. ago Can Donald Trump’s gut instinct win over Xi Jinping at Apec summit?

US President Donald Trump is expected to approach his coming summit with Xi Jinping by relying on personal chemistry and his “gut”, but his ability to charm the Chinese leader will be limited at best, analysts and former government officials in Washington said on Tuesday. The first meeting in six years between the heads of the world’s two largest economies is expected to take place shortly before the October 31-November 1 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in South Korea. Among the topics...

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17 h. ago Trump must call China's bluff on economic warfare over critical minerals: James Fishback

Trump must call China's bluff on economic warfare over critical minerals: James Fishback  Fox Business

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18 h. ago Trump: We will discuss a lot of things with China Pres. Xi in 2 weeks

Trump: We will discuss a lot of things with China Pres. Xi in 2 weeks  investingLive

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18 h. ago Europe, Ukraine prepare plan to end war, proposing peace board headed by Trump

European nations are working with Ukraine on a 12-point proposal to end Russia’s war along current battle lines, pushing back against Vladimir Putin’s renewed demands to the US for Kyiv to surrender territory in return for a peace deal. A peace board chaired by US President Donald Trump would oversee implementation of the proposed plan, according to people familiar with the matter. Once Russia follows Ukraine in agreeing to a ceasefire and both sides commit to halting territorial advances, the...

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19 h. ago ‘Deal, no deal, or disaster’: Trump is leaving for an Asia trip that could define his second term

‘Deal, no deal, or disaster’: Trump is leaving for an Asia trip that could define his second term  Fortune

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