Bloomberg Indonesia is extending its mobility curbs for another week until August 2 as coronavirus cases remain high following near month-long restrictions. Adjustments are made in order to allow small businesses to operate under strict health protocols, President Joko Widodo said in a briefing broadcast on YouTube. Traditional markets selling staple foods will open as normal, while shops selling non-food ...

Bloomberg The US and China left open the possibility of a summit between their presidents despite a contentious day of talks between officials from both sides in city of Tianjin. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told visiting Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during a meeting on Monday that the relationship was “in a stalemate and faces serious difficulties.” Xie ...

Bloomberg Najib Mikati, a billionaire businessman and former premier, is poised to be named Lebanon’s third prime minister-designate in less than a year, as the country scrambles to escape a spiraling economic crisis. Lawmakers and President Michel Aoun are holding talks to name a new premier, but Mikati’s already won the backing of a group of former Sunni Muslim heavyweight ...