COP25: Amazon tropical peatlands essential to combat climate change
MADRID, Dec 3, 2019, ANDINA. Peru has the third-largest extent of tropical peatlands (land consisting…
Indonesia
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.
Jokowi hopes infrastructure in five “new Balis” to be completed in 2020
JAKARTA, Dec 2, 2019, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed his hope that the…
[Analytics] South China Sea tensions hot and getting hotter
The United States and China have doubled down on their struggle for dominance of the…
Coffin protest to highlight violence in West Papua
AUCKLAND, Dec 1, 2019, RNZ. A group calling for an end to violence in West…
Indonesia’s govt to create 20-million hectare water conservation area
DENPASAR, Dec 1, 2019, ANTARA. The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has outlined a goal…
Indonesia builds special port for automotive exports
SUBANG, Nov 30, 2019, Jakarta Globe. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo conveyed hope for the Patimban…
Palm oil dispute should not damage Indonesia’s relations with EU
JAKARTA, Nov 29, 2019, ANTARA. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that the…
Indonesia projected to produce 2 million electric motorcycles in 2025
JAKARTA, Nov 29, 2019, ANTARA. Minister of Research and Technology/Chief of the National Research and…
Jakarta MRT set to end first year in the black
JAKARTA, Nov 28, 2019, Jakarta Globe. The operator of Jakarta’s mass rapid train, MRT Jakarta,…
Indonesia should become major halal product exporter
MALANG, Nov 27, 2019, ANTARA. Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has called for more production of…
Forest fire emissions from Indonesia worse than from Amazon: EU
JAKARTA, Nov 27, 2019, Bloomberg. Fires that destroyed Indonesian rainforests pumped out more carbon dioxide…
Hyundai to invest $1.5B in Indonesia factory
SEOUL, Nov 27, 2019, AFP. South Korea’s Hyundai Motor has signed a deal to build…