BEIJING, China: China's Silk Road Fund has signed an agreement to invest up to $2.99 billion in Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund.The two funds announced the agreement this week, with some analysts noting that it could deter Western investors from co...

At least one person was killed and six wounded on Thursday in a Russian air strike on the heart of Kramatorsk, the de facto administrative capital of Donetsk, the top regional official said. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest development...

BALI, 7th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Su...

At least one person was killed and six wounded on Thursday in a Russian air strike on the heart of Kramatorsk, the de facto administrative capital of Donetsk, the top regional official said. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest development...

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to sustain momentum to complete disengagement to restore peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC...

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BALI, Indonesia, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar here on Thursday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers' meeting in Bali, ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Brunei's overall consumer price index (CPI) increased by 3.8 percent year-on-year in March, the highest since January 2010, official data showed Thursday. The rise was in line with the increase in non-food as well as food and n...

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): As the Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann tied the knot with his second wife Dr Gurpreet Kaur in an intimate wedding ceremony on Thursday, he has joined the list of Indian politicians who g...

London [UK], July 7 (ANI): Following mass resignations by Cabinet members which started on Wednesday and on Thursday the numbers of resignations raised over 50 that compelled Boris Johnson to step down as British Prime Minister. He expressed his 'reg...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting here, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday met his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi and appreciated the arrangements done for the summit. "Pleas...

London [UK], July 7 (ANI): After more han 50 government ministers or aides of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday, he agreed to step down. The British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has also cut short her trip to a G20 meeting in I...

JAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss agreed on Thursday that their countries will strengthen cooperation in the field of renewable energy, according to a press release fro...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 7 (ANI): Indian shuttler HS Prannoy cruised into the quarter-finals of the ongoing Malaysia Masters 2022 on Thursday. Playing at Court 3, Prannoy defeated Taiwan's Wang Tzu-Wei 21-19, 21-16, in a match that lasted for 44...

Liz Truss will reportedly cut her trip to Indonesia short and return to London due to the expected resignation of PM Boris JohnsonBritish Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will not attend the upcoming meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Indonesia, BBC repo...

LANZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The 28th China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair kicked off Thursday in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. The five-day event that will feature business negotiations and forums aims to boost economic and...

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia will start exporting frozen, chilled and processed chickens to its neighboring country Singapore which is currently experiencing domestic price increases and shortages of poultry animals. Indonesia ...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (local time) ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting held bilateral talks with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and UAE where he recognized the bilateral coope...

JAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia recorded an increase in foreign exchange reserves in June amidst strengthening pressure on the local currency due to the aggressiveness of the United States' central bank the Fed, said the country's central bank ...

The Russian president will take part in November's summit in Indonesia, but not necessarily in person, the Foreign Ministry saysRussian President Vladimir Putin intends to participate in the upcoming summit of G20 leaders in Indonesia, but how he doe...

Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks likely to be overshadowed by tensions over the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Senegalese counterpart Aissata Tall Sall and agreed to take forward ties in various fields including agriculture, health, and fertiliser production. Both the l...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting on Thursday (local time), met with the Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama and reviewed the development projects between both natio...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 7 (ANI): Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Thursday bowed out of the ongoing Malaysia Masters 2022. Kashyap lost to Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21-10, 21-15, in a match that lasted for 34 minutes, here at Cou...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): Ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meet, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (local time) met with the European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Bali, Indonesia where they discussed the fallouts of ...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting and held discussions over "outstanding issues" including the border situ...

The evacuation of civilians from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk continued Wednesday as Russian troops pressed towards the city in their campaign to control the Donbas region. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog to see how the day's events unfolded....

Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks likely to be overshadowed by tensions over the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation...

CANBERRA -- Australian researchers have discovered how a protein that drives the development of Alzheimer's disease turns into a disease state, offering hopes of a treatment. In a study published on Thursday, the team from Flinders University reveale...

by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia will start exporting frozen, chilled and processed chickens to its neighboring country Singapore which is currently experiencing domestic price increases and shortages of poultry animals...

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The livewire of the Blue Tigresses, one of the biggest stars of Indian Football, Dangmei Grace has fulfilled her first dream of playing abroad by signing a professional contract with an overseas club - FC Nasaf from U...

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): The inaugural edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa next year has its latest participant in the form of Indonesia. Their thrilling win over Papua New Guinea helped the Indonesian women book a ...

New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday released the second provisional list of 23 beneficiaries under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for promoting the manufacturing of drones and drone components in...

BALI, 6th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Re...

The Russian president will take part in November's summit in Indonesia, but not necessarily in person, the Foreign Ministry saysRussian President Vladimir Putin intends to participate in the upcoming summit of G20 leaders in Indonesia, but how he doe...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Xinhua) -- There were mixed fortunes for Chinese shuttlers on the second day of the 2022 Malaysia Masters on Wednesday. In the men's singles, Li Shifeng easily outplayed local opponent Soong Joo Ven 21-14, 21-12, while his compa...

MOSCOW -- Moscow has informed Jakarta of Russian President Vladimir Putin's intention to participate in the summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in November, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The format of Putin's participation will depend on t...

JAKARTA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A ship with 18 people on board capsized in the water off Mimika district of Central Papua Province in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, leaving 11 people missing. A search operation is underway and seven people were rescued,...

Leaders of the world's seven advanced economies have once again pledged economic support for Africa and other developing countries. But the realisation of these commitments depends on political developments in the Group of Seven (G7) countries, speci...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 6 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy HS started off his campaign at the ongoing Malaysia Masters 2022, defeating France's Brice Leverdez in the first round of the men's singles category here in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday....

The Russian president will take part in November's summit in Indonesia, but not necessarily in person, the Foreign Ministry says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends t...

The Russian president will take part in November's summit in Indonesia, but not necessarily in person, the Foreign Ministry says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends t...

MANILA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Wednesday that China is willing to deepen pragmatic cooperation with the Philippines to usher in a new "golden age" in bilateral ties. When meeting ...

Ukrainian forces on Tuesday took up new defensive lines in Donetsk a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in neighbouring Luhansk province, which a senior Ukrainian official vowed would be a "last victory for Russia on Ukrainian...

Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali this week, the State Department said on Tuesday. Blinken will travel to Bali, Indonesia, ...

BANGKOK, July 5 (Xinhua) -- China and Thailand have agreed to work together to build a community with a shared future, and step up cooperation in areas including railway and cyber security, visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Y...

BANGKOK, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday that the relations between China and Thailand are "as close as one family". When meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minist...

New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Bali, Indonesia from July 7 to 8 to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM). During the meeting which is set to take place from July 7 to 8, the partic...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand has decided not to attend an upcoming counter-terrorism meeting co-chaired by the militaries of Myanmar and Russia. The meeting will bring together representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...

JAKARTA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers continued searching for 15 fishermen who went missing after their boat sank in the Arafura Sea, an Indonesian official said on Tuesday. The boat, KM Setia Makmur 06, was hit by huge waves during poor weather when ...

ABU DHABI, 4th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said the comprehensive economic partne...

Olaf Scholz says a multipolar world will emerge with many influential countries pursuing their own interests The world in 2050 will be multipolar, with many influential co...

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], July 4 (ANI): China has pledged to continue "friendly ties" with Myanmar and economic relations as Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first visit to the country since last year's coup. Wang Yi has become the highest-ranking offici...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday pledged further military support to Ukraine, including armored vehicles and drones, while meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.Making the first ever visit to Ukraine by an Austra...

New York [US], July 3 (ANI): The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will hold its fifty-fifth session from 5 July to 19 August in New York, US. The purpose of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) is to facilitat...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong won the mixed doubles title at badminton's 2022 Malaysia Open that concluded here on Sunday. Zheng and Huang stormed to a 21-13, 21-18 victory over Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukr...

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoles former India International and goalkeeper EN Sudhir who passed away earlier on Sunday. Sudhir who made his international debut against Indonesia in Rangoon (currently Yang...

Beijing [China], July 3 (ANI): China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia from July 3 to July 14. Zhao Lijian, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, on Friday announced that ...

Munich [Germany], July 3 (ANI): In the recently concluded G7 meeting in Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the necessity to address the Ukraine conflict in a peaceful manner through dialogue and peace and pitched India as a solution pro...

ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing of the UAE-Indonesia Compre...

By Binsal Abdulkader ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Indonesia and t...

By Binsal Abdulkader ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Indonesia and...

ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Joko Widodo, President of Indonesi...

ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, performe...

ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received the Coordinating Minister for Mari...

ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, has received General Luhut Binsar Pa...

DUBAI, 6th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Nasdaq Dubai today welcomed the listing of two Sukuk tranches issued by the Government of Indonesia, with a tot...

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...