Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 15 December 2007

3 articles found

Number of Chinese and Australian tourist arrivals increasing: minister

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The number of Chinese and Australian tourists arriving in Indonesia in the January - October 2007 period increased significantly, according to the Data Center of the Ministry of Culture an Tourism here on Friday.

Indonesian provincial govt threatens to shut down Newmont gold mine

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The West Nusatenggara (NTB) provincial administration has threatened to shut down U.S. mining company PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara's (NNT) gold mines in the region if it continues to delay the process of divesting its shares.

Are biofuels a sustainable solution to climate change?

Many countries at this year’s climate change conference – including China, the European Union countries, and the U.S. – have set targets for the use of biofuels to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.Biofuels are liquid fuels made from animal or plant matter.