Cisco to invest $13b in China

HONG KONG - Cisco Systems will invest over US$10 billion (S$13.3 billion) in China over the next few years, a costly tactic to gain favour with Beijing and stay competitive. The agreement with China's state economy planner comes as China promotes local firms at the expense of US ones.

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Pertamina to control Mahakam

JAKARTA - Indonesia said on Friday it will grant a 30 per cent stake in the Mahakam gas block to French Total and Japanese Inpex, with the majority stake going to state-owned Pertamina.

Total and Inpex have been running Mahakam, since 1967, but President Joko Widodo wanted Pertamina to run it when the contract expires at the end of 2017.

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