But there is definitely a lot of interest, especially in the Indian rupee, dollar, Indonesian rupee and Chinese yuan.

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"I predict that within the next six months we will see a significant return of capital, " says Sudamek Sunyoto, deputy chairman of the Chinese Indonesian Association.

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Foreigners, mostly Chinese, Indonesian, Malaysian and Indian, made up 36% of all new-home sales so far this year.

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Merpati, an Indonesian airline, has been in dispute with a Chinese supplier over its contract to buy 15 propeller aircraft.

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Both a lovely example of what happens when colonial and Chinese architectural styles blend, the mansion is also a monument to the entrepreneurial skill and posturing that, to this day, animates the local " Baba Nonya" community, descendants of those Chinese merchants who settled in the great Malay and Indonesian archipelagos.

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While the Indonesian and South Korean pairs both unsuccessfully appealed the decision, the Chinese sporting authorities accepted the ruling and the country's head badminton coach apologized for the players' behavior.

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Indeed, even Indonesian maids (after Filipinas, the largest group of amahs), and Chinese or foreign passers-by who linger for even a moment are likely to be invited to share the snacks.

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