Indonesia to host ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 17, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesia has overtly echoed its readiness to co-chair…
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Indonesia is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is an economy with a population of 261 million people. When it co-founded APEC in 1989, Indonesia’s real GDP was USD 288 billion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 1,600. By 2016, its real GDP more than tripled at USD 1 trillion, while its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 4,000.
ASEAN senior officials meet in Vietnam, Rohingya refugee high on agenda
KHANH HOA, Jan 17, 2020, VNA. Senior officials of ASEAN countries met in the first…
Indonesia, France to ink defense cooperation deal this year
PARIS, Jan 16, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto held a bilateral meeting…
[Analytics] Should Indonesia take China’s ‘historic fishing rights’ seriously?
Indonesia–China maritime ties are once again embroiled in rising tensions over traditional Chinese fishing practices…
Indonesia plans to slash oil imports to overcome trade deficit
JAKARTA, Jan 16, 2020, ANTARA. The plan of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry to…
[Analytics] ‘Gong xi fa cai’ from President Jokowi to President Xi Jinping
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo can easily ease the tension between Indonesia and China over the two…
First unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired power plant went into test operation in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jan 14, 2020, The Bangladesh Today. The first unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired…
President Jokowi to invite Emperor of Japan to visit Indonesia
JAKARTA, Jan 13, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had planned to invite the Japanese…
Indonesia, UAE sign business deal worth 314.9 trillion rupiah
JAKARTA, Jan 13, 2020, Reuters. Indonesia signed 11 business deals with the United Arab Emirates…
[Analytics] Jakarta: Is relocation the answer?
The plan to relocate Indonesia’s capital city is in its first phase. The government has…
Japan targets to invest $3B in ASEAN
JAKARTA, Jan 12, 2020, ANTARA. The Japanese government has targeted to invest US$3 billion in…
Indonesia’s Natuna conflict pits Prabowo against former allies
JAKARTA, Jan 11, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto’s careful response to the…