The Indonesian government is looking to a new agency to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) in the nuclear energy industry, despite concerns surrounding the development of nuclear power plants.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on December 28 announced that the country is effectively digitalising its maritime sector with a focus given to port connectivity and digitalisation.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on December 26 said that Greater Jakarta light rail transit (Jabodebek LRT) will be operational from the middle of next year.
The Indonesian government has decided to discontinue its largest, makeshift COVID-19 hospital occupying the former Asian Games athletes’ village in Jakarta due to a steady decline in new cases.
Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province is developing into a growing and consumption area of sorghum – a kind of nutrient-rich cereal plant, contributing to dealing with the shortage of rice for stockpile in the country.
Indonesia's central bank has announced an increase in its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% to maintain stability and boost economic recovery.
The portals of the House of Representatives (dpr.go.id) and the People's Consultative Assembly (mpr.go.id) of Indonesia on December 23 posted articles highlighting the outcomes of the meetings of leaders of the country’s legislative bodies with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc within the framework of his State visit to Indonesia from December 21-23.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s State visit to Indonesia has obtained comprehensive, substantive, and concrete outcomes, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said on December 23.
The State visit to Indonesia by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is one of the very good stepping stones for the relationship between the two countries, Teguh Santosa, Editor-in-Chief of Republik Merdeka newspaper, said in an interview to the Vietnam News Agency.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived back in Hanoi on December 23 afternoon, wrapping up a State visit to Indonesia at the invitation of President Joko Widodo.
Dozens of Indonesia’s newspapers have featured President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s December 21-23 visit to the Southeast Asian nation, focusing on the outcomes of the talks between the two State leaders.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) will encourage Indonesian businesses to pour more investments into Vietnam, in his meeting with KADIN Chairman Arsjad Rasjid in Jakarta on December 23.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Budiarsa Sastrawinata, President of the Indonesia - Vietnam Friendship Association, on December 23, within the framework of his State visit to Indonesia.
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