Indonesia's rusting infrastructure stymies growth
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Indonesia's rust-bucket  ferries are a symbol of the decrepit infrastructure which has  plagued Southeast Asia's biggest economy and prevented it from  matching China's meteoric growth rate.
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Indonesia &#39;s president has said his government will provide incentives to long-term investors in the country&#39;s struggling energy sector and promised to strip away red tape to help improve infrastructure.
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The price of Iraqi Kurdistan's economic growth is environmental damage.
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There is growth, but it's not homemade.
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PADANG, Indonesia - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
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For decades, a flood of aid and an army of conservationists couldn't save Indonesia's rain forests from illegal loggers, land-hungry peasants and the spread of giant plantations. Now the world is looking at a simpler approach: up-front cash.
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A week into one of  South Asia's most devastating disasters in history, an international campaign to help Indonesia recover has at last moved into gear. But from the airport on, the distribution system slapped together has proved spotty at best.
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Overall labor market indicators for Indonesia and other countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region have deteriorated over the past decade, although some improvements have been observed recently, ILO&#39;s 2004-2005 Employment Report says.
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The country's labor force is stalling as urban workers, tired of paltry pay and rat-infested apartments, seek higher wages and better conditions in rural areas.
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Parts of Jakarta are beginning to dry out from the week1s devastating floods
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Although globalization has transformed Asia, decades of assisted development have not produced sustained prosperity in Africa.
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More rain in Indonesia's capital Jakarta hampers clean-up efforts after some of the worst flooding in years.
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As developing countries like Albania tap into a booming tourist industry, waste becomes a more acute problem.
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The fabled heart of the city's largest manufacturing industry continues to shrink, buffeted by cheap labor overseas, rising rents and an exodus of skilled workers.
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A steep, winding road through jungle-covered mountains in the Indonesian province of Aceh amounts to the greatest potential lifeline to communities devastated by the tsunami. It is also a primary bottleneck in the Indonesian relief effort.
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Hungry and filthy, Indonesians queued for water in their thousands on Tuesday as aid deliveries to the tsunami-ravaged Aceh province hit new snags.
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JAKARTA - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries are planning to boost regional cooperation in investment amid tight international competition - especially in the sector of infrastructure.