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Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:05:15 GMT
Indonesia opts for wheat alternative to address food security
JAKARTA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is preparing for alternatives to replace wheat whose supply chain has been disrupted by conflicts in Ukraine, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. Ismail Wahab, cereal director at the directorate general of ...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:05:15 GMT
Indonesia cuts reference price threshold for CPO export tax
JAKARTA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Starting Tuesday, Indonesia lowered the reference threshold for crude palm oil (CPO) export tax to 680 U.S. dollars per ton from 750 dollars per ton, according to the Finance Ministry. Under the new policy, CPO export and ...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:05:14 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 9
MANILA -- The major Philippine economic indicators showed continued momentum of growth in June, with the total external trade in goods rising by 16.1 percent and the manufacturing production index growing steadily, the Philippine Statistics Authority...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:37:26 GMT
Iran Comes 4th at Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's men's team finished in fourth place at the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy in Jakarta, Indonesia. - Sports news - The Singapore women's and men's 7s teams were crowned Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy champions.The Asia Rugby Sevens Troph...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 06:30:01 GMT
Aussie state spends millions to stop foot-and-mouth disease in tracks
SYDNEY, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Australia's biggest cattle-producing state, Queensland, will recruit a squad of biosecurity officers to boost its frontline defences against outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), lumpy skin disease (LSD) and African sw...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:05:34 GMT
Chinese carmaker launches electric car in Indonesia
BEKASI, Indonesia, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), a major Chinese automobile manufacturer, through its local unit SGMW Motor Indonesia (Wuling), on Monday launched here its production of the electric vehicle in Indonesia, named Wuling Air ...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:05:33 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 8
SINGAPORE -- Singapore reported 3,541 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 1,763,116. Of the new cases, 348 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,193 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, ac...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:30:01 GMT
Pickup van plunges into ravine in Indonesia, leaving 8 dead
JAKARTA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A pickup van plunged into a 30-meter-deep ravine in the Indonesian province of West Java on Monday morning, killing eight people and injuring nine others, local police said. The tragic accident took place in Cibeureum vill...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 01:55:13 GMT
Over USD 2.7 billion infrastructure projects in India, Asia listed on new Singapore Online Portal
By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, August 8 (ANI): Last week, an infrastructure project online portal that connects government, developers, and financiers was launched by Infrastructure Asia, a platform set up by Enterprise Singapore and Singapore's Central B...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:35:43 GMT
AI a jolt of energy for Indonesian medical research
Indonesia's growth as a medical research hub will only go as far as its capacity to power its public health facilities. AI could speed up the process. The numbers don't lie: Indonesia's public health and medical research is in need of help. On the H...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:35:23 GMT
Machine learning to help predict future dengue fever outbreaks
Indonesia's dengue fever outbreaks are increasingly frequent. Artificial Intelligence can help to predict where the next hotspot will be. With 390 million dengue virus infections a year, researchers need all the help they can get in tracking infecti...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:34:54 GMT
AI shows its worth in making sense of online health
Natural language processing is an emerging, complex form of analysis. But a study from Indonesia showed computers can draw sense from doctors' chats. An Indonesian analysis of doctors' chat records in online health forums has revealed that some kind...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 18:13:39 GMT
UK waged 'dirty' propaganda operation in Africa Guardian
Secretive British ?dirty tricks? unit smeared Kenya's leftist vice president during the Cold War, The Guardian reportedA covert unit within the British Foreign Office targeted Kenya's first vice president, Oginga Odinga, in the 1960s as part of a "bl...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 13:13:47 GMT
UK waged 'dirty' propaganda operation in Africa - Guardian
Secretive British ?dirty tricks? unit smeared Kenya's leftist vice president during the Cold War, The Guardian reportedA covert unit within the British Foreign Office targeted Kenya's first vice president, Oginga Odinga, in the 1960s as part of a "bl...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:18:01 GMT
Cambodia bags 28 medals at 11th ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia won a total of 28 medals at the just-concluded 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo city, Indonesia, a senior official said here on Sunday. Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh, who is the president of the Cambodian SEA Gam...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:14:01 GMT
UK waged African dirty propaganda operation - media
During the Cold War, Britain's secretive ?dirty tricks? unit smeared Kenya's leftist vice president, The Guardian reportedA covert unit within the British Foreign Office targeted Kenya's first vice president, Oginga Odinga, in the 1960s as part of a ...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 03:45:05 GMT
Workers strike after Indonesia raises price to visit Komodo dragons
EAST NUSA TENGGARA, Indonesia: Hundreds of Indonesian tourism workers went on strike this week to protest a sharp rise in ticket prices to see the country's famous Komodo dragons.The Indonesian government claimed the rise in fees, which went up 18 ti...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 02:18:14 GMT
Asia Album: Feeling vibes of Jember Fashion Carnival 2022 in Indonesia
© Provided by Xinhua JEMBER, Indonesia, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Jember Fashion Carnival, an annual landmark regional fashion carnival, is being held in Jember of Indonesia's East Java with theme "Wonderful Archipelago Carnival Indonesia."

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:09:30 GMT
New Hyundai Stargazer MPV Base Active Vs Trend, Prime Top Variant
Hyundai has a strong foothold in India and has consistently held the second position in car sales. Give or take, mostly give. When Hyundai's sister brand Kia was introduced in India, it was a runaway success with the "Badass" Seltos and "Wild By Desi...

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 11:05:09 GMT
Tourism featuring ASEAN cultures heats up in border region
© Provided by Xinhua NANNING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as the frontier of exchanges and cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has offered an exotic taste featuring...

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 11:05:02 GMT
High-speed trains for Indonesia roll off production line in Qingdao
QINGDAO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Eleven high-speed electric passenger trains and one inspection train, customized for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia, rolled off the production line in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Friday...

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 09:30:05 GMT
Across China: Tourism featuring ASEAN cultures heats up in border region
NANNING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as the frontier of exchanges and cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has offered an exotic taste featuring ASEAN cultures for to...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 18:55:31 GMT
ASEAN expresses concern over execution of 4 opposition activists in Myanmar
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed its concern over the political crisis in Myanmar that has been existing in the country since the 2021 February coup, including the recent execution of...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 18:06:13 GMT
ASEAN Condemns Lack of Myanmar Peace Progress
Southeast Asian ministers Friday condemned the lack of progress on a crisis resolution plan for coup-hit Myanmar, demanding the junta take action before a regional summit later this year.Myanmar has been in chaos since a putsch in February last year,...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:05:10 GMT
3 foreigners in Indonesia's Bali arrested over cocaine trafficking
JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's national narcotics agency BNN has arrested three foreigners suspected to have trafficked cocaine on the country's resort island of Bali. The suspects are Brazilian, British and Mexican nationals. They were arre...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:05:09 GMT
Indonesian police arrest 2 university students for selling 5.2 kg meth
JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Police in Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province have arrested two university students for selling 5.2 kg methamphetamine and 16 ecstasy pills, who are linked to an international network, a local police official said on F...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:30:01 GMT
2 killed in fire at psychiatric hospital in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A fire that broke out at a psychiatric hospital in the city of Surakarta in Indonesia's Central Java province on Friday has killed two patients. Hospital spokesperson Joko Mulyono told local media that the killed patients ...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:55:01 GMT
Roundup: Indonesia to produce vaccines to contain FMD re-emergence
by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has planned to produce at least 35 million doses of vaccines by the end of 2023 in a bid to mitigate the re-emergence of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which is damaging its livestock...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:18:01 GMT
Indonesia's forex reserves drop to 132.2 billion USD in July
JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves at the end of July amounted to 132.2 billion U.S. dollars, dropping by 4.2 billion dollars from the previous month, according to the Indonesian central bank. In June, the forex reserve...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:03:07 GMT
INS Sumedha visits Indonesia
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): INS Sumedha, which commenced its journey on Thursday, will conclude its visit on Saturday as part of the Indian Navy's Long Range Deployment in the South Eastern Indian Ocean, according to the statement released by ...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:55:04 GMT
Full sports program announced for ANOC World Beach Games in Bali
© Provided by Xinhua The full sports program for the World Beach Games Bali 2023 has been announced in celebration of one year to go to the beach and water sport event.GENEVA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Nation

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 23:23:07 GMT
Indonesian VP receives a delegation from Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace
JAKARTA, 29th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received Al-Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi For...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:44:27 GMT
Vietnamese team arrives in Indonesia for ASEAN Para Games 11
JAKARTA, 27th July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese sport team arrived in Surakarta, the Indonesian province of Central Java, on Tuesday evening...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 11:34:41 GMT
Torch relay begins for 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia
Grobogan, Indonesia, 23th July, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- The 2022 ASEAN Para Games torch began today its journey on a relay course after its flam...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:00:07 GMT
Positive results for Mubadala Petroleum's Andaman acreage following exploration drilling campaign in Indonesia
ABU DHABI, 13th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, today announced that the dri...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:14:49 GMT
Abdullah bin Zayed participates in G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting, reiterates UAE's support of Indonesia's efforts
BALI, 8th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, partici...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:26:46 GMT
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Indian Minister of External Affairs in Indonesia on sidelines of 2022 G20 Bali
BALI, 7th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Su...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:21:50 GMT
Abdullah bin Zayed, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister meet on sidelines of G20 meetings
BALI, 6th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Re...

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:27:45 GMT
CEPA agreements with India, Israel, Indonesia to achieve national economy's growth by 2.6% by 2030: Thani Al Zeyoudi
ABU DHABI, 4th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said the comprehensive economic partne...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:36:54 GMT
UAE President, Indonesian President witness signing of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing of the UAE-Indonesia Compre...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:21:46 GMT
CEPA with UAE to bring economic prosperity to Indonesian SMEs, common people: Indonesian envoy
By Binsal Abdulkader ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Indonesia and t...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:21:46 GMT
CEPA with UAE to bring economic prosperity to Indonesian SMEs, common people: Envoy
By Binsal Abdulkader ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Indonesia and...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:14:35 GMT
UAE President receives Indonesian President
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Joko Widodo, President of Indonesi...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:26:44 GMT
UAE President, Indonesian President perform Jumuah Prayer at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, performe...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:38:29 GMT
UAE president receives Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs
ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received the Coordinating Minister for Mari...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:50:02 GMT
UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs receives Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia
ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, has received General Luhut Binsar Pa...



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