Bloomberg Indonesia’s state power producer PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara reported a failure in one of its transmission grids, causing massive blackouts in areas on main island of Java. The breakdown has caused disruptions in Greater Jakarta, as well as parts of West and Central Java, the company said in a statement on Sunday. Subway and commuter line operators in Jakarta, ...

Bloomberg South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Sunday urged Japan to correct its “reckless and risky” decision to curb exports to the country, saying that the international community is concerned about security in Northeast Asia after the latest developments. Japan is carrying out an “economic attack” against South Korea after deliberately dismissing diplomatic discussions with the country as well ...

Bloomberg The latest tariff move by the US has “seriously breached” the truce that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed in Japan in late June and isn’t doing any good to trade talks, according to a People’s Daily commentary. “It deviates from the correct track and is not conducive to solving the problem,” the paper, mouthpiece of the Communist ...