TOKYO — After declining to join four Western allies in condemning China’s Hong Kong security legislation last month, Japan has proposed drafting a statement by Group of Seven foreign ministers regarding Beijing’s move, Nikkei has learned. The proposed joint statement would express concern worry and concern toward the legislation and urge Beijing to […]
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Indonesia IPOs surge ahead, defying coronavirus slump
JAKARTA — As the coronavirus pandemic prompted international investors to flee Indonesia, sending the stock market to an eight-year low, the directors of Aesler Group International, an architecture practice, held their nerve. Despite the global uncertainty, Aesler on April 9 became the first company of architects to list on the Indonesia […]