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JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday in Jakarta in an effort to strengthen ties with China ahead of the handover to his successor in October.
JAKARTA/PALO ALTO, California -- Apple CEO Tim Cook said the iPhone maker will "look at" the possibility of manufacturing in the country after a meeting with Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania -- U.S. President Joe Biden called for the tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum on Wednesday, warning that an influx of artificially cheap Chinese products could hurt American workers if left unchecked.
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military government has moved pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint from prison to house arrest, according to local media reports.
TOKYO -- Toshiba is considering cutting its domestic workforce by 5,000, equivalent to about 7% of the total in Japan, Nikkei has learned, in its latest move to accelerate its restructuring.
PALO ALTO, California/TOKYO -- Sony has tailored its newest line of Bravia televisions for the video streaming audience by working with creatives in the entertainment industry.
TOKYO/WASHINGTON -- Japan's proposed legislation to rein in tech giants' control over mobile app marketplaces aims to establish a regulatory regime on par with Europe, with bans on specific behavior backed up by fines equivalent to 20% of sales or higher for noncompliance.
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel late Saturday reflects the political pressure its leadership faces from hard-liners to retaliate against a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus this month, according to a foreign policy expert specializing in Iranian affairs.