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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Morocco have convened the inaugural ASEAN-Morocco Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AM-JSCC) Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, marking the launch of the formal partnership where both sides identified several cooperative projects and programmes in areas of common interest and mutual benefit.

Indonesian Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Angela Tanoesoedibjo said that some 107 million domestic tourist movements can be recorded during the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year holidays.

The Indonesian Government has outlined eight strategic steps to accelerate the nation's tourism performance serving sustainable growth.

The death toll from a volcano eruption in Indonesia has risen to 22 after nine more bodies were discovered, an official of local search and rescue agency said on December 5.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has underscored the need for the country to improve its Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) in the infrastructure sector, which is ranked 51st in 2023.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has affirmed that his country’s infrastructure construction promotion policy in recent years has stimulated regional connectivity, reduced logistics costs, and supported economic development.

Ho Chi Minh City always values the Vietnam-Indonesia relationship and desires to join Vietnam's efforts to promote the relations, contributing to building a shared vision for an ASEAN community of solidarity, peace, and prosperity, affirmed Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Health has allocated 16 billion IDR (around 1.03 million USD) for trials involving the use of mosquitos with Wolbachia bacterium to check dengue spread in five Indonesian cities.

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano in the waters of Sunda Strait erupted on November 28, spewing volcanic ash cloud of around 1 kilometre into the sky, according to Indonesian authority.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on November 27 appointed Nawawi Pomolango as the acting chairman of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Indonesia on November 28 started its 75-day presidential election campaign to prepare for the voting slated on February 14, 2024.

The international summit of religious authorities, part of the G20 Religious Forum (R20), opened in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 27.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has freshly launched the construction of the country’s first carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project in West Papua province, operated by the British multinational oil and gas company BP Plc.

Indonesia's economic projections at 5% this year are one of the highest among ASEAN and G20 countries amid the current global turmoil, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.