Skip to content

National Business

EXPLAINER: Why Indonesia's plane safety record is a concern

EXPLAINER: Why Indonesia's plane safety record is a concern

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Saturday's plane crash in Indonesia, in which a Sriwijaya Air carrying 62 people plunged into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff, has once again turned the microscope on the safety of the country's aviation industry.
Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine

Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority on Monday green-lighted emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd., with vaccinations of high-risk groups expected to start later this week.
Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters’ siege on the U.S. Capitol.
'Not as easy as it looks': Small businesses share what it takes to move online

'Not as easy as it looks': Small businesses share what it takes to move online

TORONTO — Kiki Lally has never met a mess she was afraid of.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Banking conference Bank CEOs will speak at RBC Capital Markets 2021 Canadian Bank CEO conference on Monday.
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Authorities said they determined the location of the crash site and black boxes of a Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a day after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board shortly after taking off from Indonesia's c
Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

LONDON — The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: Stay-at-home orders and empty streets. Hospitals overflowing. A daily toll of many hundreds of coronavirus deaths. The U.K.
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on a domestic flight on Saturday, and debris found by fishermen was being examined to see if it was from the mis
Asia Today: China asks residents in 2 cities to stay home

Asia Today: China asks residents in 2 cities to stay home

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have asked residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out a COVID-19 outbreak in which more than 300 people have tested positive in the past week.
A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets

A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets

WASHINGTON — @realDonaldTrump, the Twitter feed that grew from the random musings of a reality TV star into the cudgel of an American president, died Friday. It was not quite 12 years old.