ISLAMABAD - Pakistan says its exports to Afghanistan have dropped and imports sharply increased in the current financial year, leading to a bilateral trade balance for the first time in favor of the war-torn neighbor.Pakistan has stepped up bilateral...

JAKARTA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Mitch Evans of Jaguar Racing took victory in Round 9 of the 2021-22 Formula E season in Jakarta on Saturday. The New Zealander beat French racer Jean-Eric Vergne by just 0.733s at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit i...

MANILA -- The economic team of the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has vowed to push for the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world's largest free trade area r...

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual.The group from Indonesia landed in the city of Medina and was set to t...

MANILA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The economic team of the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has vowed to push for the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world's largest ...

Canberra [Australia], June 4 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Indonesia for the Annual Leaders' Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta on Sunday. The Prime Minister will travel along with Foreign Mini...

CANBERRA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he will travel to Indonesia on Sunday in a bid to boost relationship between the two nations. Albanese, whose Labor Party won power in the general election on May 2...

DILI, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday held talks with Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Adaljiza Magno, with both sides agreeing to strengthen mutually beneficial coop...

Lhasa [Tibet], June 4 (ANI): The Indian Nalanda Buddhist masters had made a huge contribution to spreading the doctrine of Buddhism to the Far East countries. Atisha Dipaikara, who was born as a royal prince to the Gaur family of Vikramanipur city in...

Beijing [China], June 3 (ANI): Xiaomi India announced leadership changes for the next phase of growth as it reaffirms its commitment to the Indian market. According to GSM Arena, Mr Alvin Tse, who formerly supervised the company's operations in Indon...

PORT MORESBY, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here Friday, with both sides expressing willingness to deepen bilateral relations and expand pr...

SYDNEY - New Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Indonesia on Sunday, where trade and security will be high on the agenda. His trip comes as Australian foreign minister Penny Wong arrives in Tonga on Friday - part of the new gov...

JAKARTA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia recorded the inflation in May at 3.55 percent year-on-year due to the increase in airplane fares and gasoline prices, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Thursday. This is compared to a 3.47-percent rate in Ap...

© Provided by Xinhua Tourism in Bali has started to bounce back. The upcoming G20 summit will bring hopes to disabled artists, as more people are to visit art exhibitions and buy their paintings. BALI, Indonesia, June 2 (Xinhua) -

by Nurul Fitri Ramadhan BALI, Indonesia, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Indonesia's Bali Island has brought fresh air for I Gede Agus Mertayasa, a Balinese disabled painter. For Agus, the high-level government meeting...

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian officials were offering little hope for 26 people who remain missing after a boat with 43 people on board capsized off Sulawesi island late on May 29.Local media reported that the motorized boat, which was traveling fro...

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): South Korean Ambassador to India Chang Jae-bok on Wednesday expressed his views on the Asia Cup 2022 after Indian men's hockey team was knocked out from the final and said that the 'Indian will have oppor...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 1 (ANI): Indian Men's Hockey Team claimed the Bronze Medal at the Asia Cup 2022 after picking a 1-0 win over Japan at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. In a tight contest that saw a solid defensive...

TOKYO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Japan on Wednesday doubled its cap on daily arrivals from oversees to 20,000 and eased its formally stringent COVID-19 tests and quarantine periods as the country looks to fully reopen its borders. As concerns about COVID-19...

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes "Word from The Hill", where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team.In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor A...

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government increased the rates of ghee and cooking oil by an unprecedented Rs 208 and Rs 213 to be effective from Wednesday. The announcement came as a complete shock to the nation as the country conti...

Though Bandung in Indonesia and Havana in Cuba couldn't be farther apart geographically-with each city located on two distant islands in their respective countries and separated by more than 17,000 km-they have been ideologically close in the imagina...

Jakarta [Indonesia], May 31 (ANI): Indian Men's Hockey Team missed out on a chance to reach the Asia Cup 2022 Final after playing out a thrilling 4-4 draw against Korea at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday. With K...

The tobacco industry profits from child labour and sky-high youth smoking rates in Indonesia. Young people are fighting back. Indonesia has been described as "Disneyland" for the tobacco industry. Lax regulation has

Jakarta's high-rise settlements are the most crowded places in Southeast Asia. New community centres provide vital outdoor space for a hemmed-in population. Older Jakartans would remember the 1963 Lilis Suryani song 'Gang Kelinci' (Rabbit Alley): pe...

LOSPALOS, 27th May, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck near the coast of Lospalos in East Timor on Friday, Reuters quoted the...

DILI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) -- President of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, has received Abdullah Salem Al Dhaheri, the UAE Ambassador to Indones...

DILI, 21st May, 2022 (WAM) -- Jose Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor, expressed his happiness at the decision made by his country's parliam...

JAKARTA, 21st May, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- Indonesia is planning to develop clean energy power plants to generate 587 gigawatts (GW) of power by ...

DILI, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- The newly elected President of East Timor, Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, has announced his country's adoption of the Doc...

SUMATRA, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia in wee hours of Tuesday, Reuters quoted ...

SUMATRA, 17th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia in wee hours of Tuesday, Reuters quoted ...

JAKARTA, 14th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo has mourned the death of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. "I...

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...