Indonesia

Soldiers from the U.S. and allied nations joined a live-fire drill last week in Indonesia. It was part of annual joint combat exercises amid growing Chinese maritime activity in the Indo-Pacific region. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR’s Derrick Malama has more.

Consumers around the world have faced shortages of various products over the last two years. For several reasons, this summer in Singapore, there’s been a shortage of chicken. And that’s led to some adjustments. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

The president of Indonesia is on the road in Asia this week. After starting in China, he was in Japan before heading to South Korea. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

“Supply chain disruption.” It’s a phrase you’ve heard since the early days of the COVID pandemic. But for one product, it’s a squeeze hitting poor people around the world—including in the Asia Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

While the U.S. government continues to keep a close watch on events in Ukraine, Southeast Asia will be a focus this week in Washington. Starting Thursday, the U.S. is hosting an unusual gathering, which may produce more symbolism than substance. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

There’s a new pressure emerging on global prices of food and some household products. This inflation is related to the war in Ukraine — it goes through the Asia-Pacific, and it’s having an impact around the world. HPR’s Bill Dorman explains in this Asia Minute.

The continuing war in Ukraine is having impacts that extend to the Asia Pacific. One country that’s being affected is Indonesia — where it’s led to a spike in the price of cooking oil — and protests in the streets. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

While it won’t have a direct impact on Hawaiʻi’s visitor industry, the largest economy in Southeast Asia is joining its neighbors in easing travel restrictions. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

The travel industry is once again making some new adjustments because of the pandemic—and this time the changes involve some of the most popular tourist destinations in the Asia Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

Indonesia’s government has ambitious plans for its capital city. It plans to move it. The whole process will take more than 20 years, but the process has already started. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.