JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Indonesia's new government aims to revive oil and gas production, with plans to cut regulations, reactivate idle wells, and enhance output at producing assets in hopes of reversing a decades-long decline in output, officials have said.

HANOI, Oct 21 — Vietnam's gross domestic product is expected to grow by 6.8 per cent to 7.0 per cent this year, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính told Parliament today.

JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Indonesia's newly minted leader, President Prabowo Subianto, will officially swear in his Cabinet on Monday, which analysts said reflected continuity of his predecessor's main policies.

JERUSALEM, Oct 20 — The United Nations (UN) peace envoy for the Middle East condemned the continued attacks on civilians on Sunday, after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza's Beit Lahiya killed dozens late on Saturday.

JAKARTA, Oct 20 — Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto took over as president of the world's third-largest democracy today, vowing to combat internal issues like corruption that plague the country and to make it more self-sufficient.

JAKARTA, Oct 20 — Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto took over as president of the world's third-largest democracy today after sweeping the country's election with policies like free meals for school children and with the outgoing leader's son as his running mate.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/CAIRO, Oct 20 — Israel has struck what it said were Hezbollah arms facilities in southern Beirut on Saturday after the Lebanese armed group fired rockets into northern Israel, while a spokesman said a drone was launched at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home.

CAIRO, Oct 19 — Israeli planes dropped leaflets over southern Gaza today showing a picture of the dead Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, with the message that “Hamas will no longer rule Gaza”, echoing language used by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

NEW YORK, Oct 19 — Facebook owner Meta said yesterday it would release a batch of new artificial intelligence (AI) models from its research division, including a “self-taught evaluator” that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process.

SINGAPORE, Oct 18 — A 17-year-old Singaporean was arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in August, less than a month before he planned to carry out an attack during the September school holidays in the island republic.

PHNOM PENH, Oct 18 — Cambodia continues to cherish its historical bonds with Malaysia, promising its diplomatic support as Malaysia assumes the Asean chairmanship to advance regional strategies that promote lasting peace and stability.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 18 — Netflix picked up 5.1 million streaming subscribers in the third quarter, topping Wall Street estimates by over one million, and said it expected higher customer growth around the holidays when Korean drama Squid Game returns.

JAKARTA, Oct 18 — The first time Prabowo Subianto lost a presidential bid, he claimed there had been "massive" fraud.

JAKARTA, Oct 18 — Indonesian police and military started deploying at least 100,000 personnel across the capital Jakarta on Friday, officials said, as the country prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Prabowo Subianto this weekend.

JAKARTA, Oct 18 — Retired General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in on Sunday (October 20) as the president of Indonesia, the world's third-biggest democracy with the largest economy in Southeast Asia.

NEW YORK, Oct 18 — The world experienced the first increase in extreme poverty in 20 years, and inequality has risen sharply and remains high, as successive shocks, starting with the Covid-19 pandemic, have led to reversals in key measures of social development progress, according to a UN report launched on Thursday.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct 18 — Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said on Friday it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel, while Iran said “the spirit of resistance will be strengthened” after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

HONG KONG, Oct 18 — China’s National Health Commission (NHC) is surveying 30,000 people to understand factors influencing their attitudes towards childbearing and the “fear surrounding having children”, as authorities struggle to boost a flagging birthrate.

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military has said it is checking the possibility that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, Israel's most wanted enemy, was among three militants killed during an operation in the Gaza Strip.

BANGKOK, Oct 17 — The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will hold its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent at its final policy meeting for the year in December, following an unexpected 25-basis-point cut yesterday, according to economists in a Reuters snap poll.