Death row inmate makes last-ditch plea to return to home country
Friday, 20 December 2024 A Frenchman who is on death row in Indonesia has made a last-ditch plea to return home - as the country's new president plans to pardon 44,000 prisoners.
Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina inmate on death row in Indonesia, leaves the Jakarta women's penitentiary for the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport before flying home to Manila, after the government signed an agreement with Manila this month to repatriate her.
As Donald Trump hikes tariffs on Chinese goods to an unprecedented 145%, China appears to be outmaneuvering Washington through clever supply chain rerouting. Chinese exports are increasingly flowing through countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia to dodge U.S. tariffs — raising concerns about global trade transparency. Meanwhile, Vietnam records $18.5 billion in net FDI, some of which may be due to this strategic redirection. Trump has vowed more tariff hikes, while Beijing threatens to retaliate, placing ASEAN economies at risk and pushing the global trade system into chaos.
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