MANILA -- Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of former President Ferdinand Marcos, is taking a big lead in Monday's Philippine presidential election over his main rival, incumbent Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, according to a live unofficial count from ...

JAKARTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's inflation rate, as measured by the consumer price index, rose to 3.47 percent year on year in April, the highest since August 2019, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Monday. "The main contributor to inflati...

JAKARTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Despite turbulence in global economic prices, Indonesia recorded an economic growth of 5.01 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, compared to 5.02 percent it recorded during the fourth quarter of 2021, the...

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Hockey India named a 20-member Indian Men's Hockey team for the forthcoming Asia Cup scheduled to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 23 to June 1. The prestigious event which is a World Cup qualifier will see India...

JAKARTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of North Maluku on Monday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics agency said. The quake jolted at 04:51 local time Monday (2151 GMT Sunday), with the ...

Bangkok - Malaysia is calling on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to open informal channels with the shadow government of fellow member state Myanmar in a move quickly condemned by the military regime that seized control of the country's go...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Officials from Iran and Indonesia discussed ways to enhance the economic and trade relations between the two Muslim nations. - Politics news - Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives for Industry and Developm...

White House - Trade relations, regional security and the Russian invasion of Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the leaders of member countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, at a conference May ...

New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Ahead of India's G20 Presidency, a leading global forum for international economic cooperation, the Ministry of External Affairs has announced the launch of a logo design competition, asking for ideas that "uniquely re...

© Provided by Xinhua JAKARTA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A balloon festival on the Eid al-Fitr holiday was held at Ronggolawe Stadion in Wonosobo in Indonesia, as the number of COVID-19 cases remained stable during the holiday.

After reaching an all-time high in March amid repercussions from the war in Ukraine, world food prices decreased last month, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.The FAO Food Price Index averaged 158.2 points in April, down 0...

New Delhi - India's government has rejected a new World Health Organization report that says the country's death toll from COVID-19 is about 10 times higher than the official count, and the highest in the world.How many lives were lost in India due t...

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan via video link on Friday, with the two sides agreeing to joi...

Sydney [Australia], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A new global trial of COVID-19 vaccines is set to begin in the Australian state of Victoria, which will administer lower dose booster vaccines in an effort to top up immunity, lessen side effects, and stretch t...

SYDNEY, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A new global trial of COVID-19 vaccines is set to begin in the Australian state of Victoria, which will administer lower dose booster vaccines in an effort to top up immunity, lessen side effects, and stretch supplies. The l...

Taipei - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this week used what has become a customary tour of Southeast Asia to rally support for sanctions on Russia and affirm his country's commitment to defending the freedom of navigation in the South China Se...

ADDIS ABABA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing Ukraine crisis is negatively affecting East Africa's food security through reduced food supplies, accessibility and high prices of food, fuel and fertilizer, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warne...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): The stage is set for the prestigious 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022, which will begin from Friday, May 6 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. A total of 27 teams will be battling it out f...

New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): With the growing Drone as a Solution (DaaS) ecosystem in India, the homegrown drone startup company Garuda Aerospace received an investment of an undisclosed sum in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Ocgrow Ventures. ...

New Delhi [India], May 5(ANI): Delhi and Madhya Pradesh won their respective league matches in the ongoing Sardar Patel National Divyang T20 Cricket Cup held here at Talkatora Cricket Ground on Thursday. After getting the better of Uttar Pradesh in T...

Bangkok [Thailand], May 5 (ANI): The Indian team will begin their BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2022 campaign on May 8 with the men's team taking on Germany in their first Group C fixture while the women's team meeting Canada in Group D match-up lat...

JAKARTA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, a country with the world's largest Muslim population, remained stable during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Since April 28, Indonesia has recorded less than 500 daily cases nationwide de...

JAKARTA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has alerted its public on the dangers of severe acute hepatitis following the deaths of three children from a mysterious liver disease last month. The country's Health Ministry was currently conducting laboratory ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi called on Muslim countries to stand united in their support for the Palestinian nation's struggle. - Politics news - In a telephone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart on Wednesday, Raisi c...

ABU DHABI, 4th May, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of t...

DUBAI, 25th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, and its Indonesian counterpart PT Reasu...

April 14, 2022 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful visit to Indonesia and Vietnam. The visit focused on deepening our countries' already strong relation...

April 14, 2022 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful visit to Indonesia and Vietnam. The visit focused on deepening our countries' already strong relation...

April 11, 2022 - Jakarta, Indonesia - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today, met with Retno Marsudi, Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Jakarta. During her visit to Indonesia, Minister J...

April 9, 2022 - Brussels, Belgium - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will be travelling to Indonesia and Vietnam from April 9 to 14. While visiting these two strategic pa...

DUBAI, 29th March, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has participated in the panel discussion held by the Indonesian government und...

JAKARTA, 23rd March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Emirati Parliamentary Division Delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary ...

JAKARTA, 23rd March, 2022 (WAM) -- The Indonesian government has extended the visa on arrival (VoA) programme to cover international travelers...

BALI, 21st March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Emirati Parliamentary Division Delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary Uni...

ABU DHABI, 17th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander o...

JAKARTA, 14th March, 2022 (WAM) -- A strong quake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday, sending residents f...