Bali [Indonesia], July 20 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 46 km southwest of Bengkulu in Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor was felt at 2346 GMT and the epicentre, with a depth of 57.17 km, was initial...

MPV sales are on the rise. Maruti Ertiga is currently the highest-selling MPV, with 10,423 units sold in June 2022. Other popular MPVs like Carens sold 7,895 units in the same month. Total MPV sales in India are over 25,000 units a month. This is a t...

Bogor, Indonesia - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said Tuesday during a visit to Indonesia that he hoped to boost trade ties between the countries and seal a decades-long bid by his nation to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (AS...

CAIRO -- At least 22 people were killed and 33 others injured Tuesday in a bus-truck accident on the desert road of Minya Province in southern Egypt. "A passenger bus traveling to Cairo from the southern Province of Sohag crashed into the back of a t...

JAKARTA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Timor-Leste is hoping to be able to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when Indonesia becomes the chair of the ASEAN next year, the country's President Jose Ramos-Horta said during his visit to Indone...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia collected 3.26 billion U.S. dollars from all sources of taxes in the first half of 2022, up 22 percent from 2.67 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to a statement on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country h...

JAKARTA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo and President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta agreed to strengthen cooperation in the economic sector during a bilateral meeting held here at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Tuesday. "We ...

JAKARTA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has detected cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 subvariant Omicron BA.2.75, or Centaurus, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said. "One case is in Bali, an international traveler, and the other two are in ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's finance ministry said it has scrapped its export levy on all palm oil products until 31st August. The move is a new attempt to boost exports and reduce high inventories, without disrupting government revenues, it added...

Taipei [Taiwan], July 19 (ANI): India's mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto sailed into the second round of the Taipei Open 2022 on Tuesday. The Indian duo were tough in their 21-15, 21-8 victory over the world No. 95 Israeli du...

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): Days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved of importing coal from Afghanistan, Kabul raised coal prices tonne for Pakistan, two days ahead of a visit by a delegation from Islamabad. The Taliban gov...

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): Pakistan's economy which is already in a vulnerable position thanks to decades of corruption, mismanagement, and unstable governance, is now in a danger to collapse due to the economic fallouts of the Russia-Ukrai...

CANBERRA -- Australia's health minister has said that the "real number" of COVID-19 cases in the country is likely to double that which is being reported daily. Mark Butler on Tuesday warned the third wave of Omicron variant infections that Australia...

MADRID -- Spain's health ministry said on Monday that 510 people died from heat-related causes in the first week of a heatwave when the mercury reached 45 degrees Celcius in some parts of the country. The fatalities were reported by the Carlos III He...

The U.S. aid chief is urging nations to do more to avert a food crisis in East Africa and singled out China for not doing enough.Samantha Power, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exa...

There is one Yamaha product in India that most people know irrespective of age group, generation, mindset, and diversity. Try to guess it. If some other motorcycle other than a Yamaha RX100 popped into your mind, you're wrong. With a cult following s...

Washington - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. and South Korea should deepen their trade ties to avoid working with countries that use their market positions to unfair advantage - calling out China by name.'We cannot allow countries like ...

ISLAMABAD -- At least 19 women were killed on Monday when a boat capsized in the Indus River near Machka area of Sadiqabad city in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported. According to media, around 60 to 70 passengers were on board....

JAKARTA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has issued an emergency use authorization for Paxlovid as a treatment to reduce the severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients. "Paxlovid is approved to treat adult coro...

JAKARTA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- A small plane went down in Indonesia's Central Java province on Monday evening, killing the pilot, a rescuer said. The plane operated by the Indonesian Air Force crashed when it was flying above Nginggil village of Blora ...

JAKARTA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has planned to develop the production of red palm cooking oil and build some pilot factories in Sumatra and Kalimantan islands to support the industry, the country's Minister for Cooperatives, Small and Medium S...

NEW DELHI -- The second Monkeypox case was detected in India on Monday in its southern state of Kerala, confirmed an official in the state's health department. The 31-year-old male patient is said to be a native of the Kannur district and is undergoi...

JAKARTA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- China beat Indonesia 108-58 at the FIBA Asia Cup men's basketball tournament here on Monday evening, progressing into the last eight. Although Indonesia is one of the three co-hosts of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, its guarant...

RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, Western military aid, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees. For all of RFE/RL's coverage of the war, clic...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday sacked his chief prosecutor and the head of the country's security agency in the largest government shakeup since the start of Russia's invasion nearly five months ago. The move came as a Ukrainian mil...

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Monday: Wire Service: -- China Focus: More efforts in pipeline to improve carbon trading market as China races to green goals -- An unusual journe...

Other countries are steadily repaying government debt accumulated during the global financial crisis and the COVID pandemic. Australia should also, as Alan Austin reports.NEW TREASURER Jim Chalmers is acutely aware of Australia's horrific de

Bali [Indonesia], July 17 (ANI): Highlighting the ongoing political turmoil in Sri Lanka, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Saturday warned countries with high debt levels to take lessons from Sri Lanka and said th...

PHNOM PENH -- The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) concluded its extraordinary central committee conference on Sunday, fully supporting the candidacy of incumbent Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen for the post of prime minister in the next te...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran basketball team defeated Japan 88-76 in the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup on Sunday. - Sports news - Iran's Hamed Haddadi and Behnam Yakhchali scored 21 points each and Yuta Watanabe registered 17 points for Japan.Iran started the campa...

BANGKOK - Thailand's recent pledge to finish a long-delayed high-speed rail line linking it to China through Laos within six years is reigniting doubts about the country's commitment and whether the $12 billion megaproject will pay off.Transport and ...

SINGAPORE, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese players entered three finals at the Singapore Open badminton tournament on Sunday, but all ended up with silver medals. Youngster Wang Zhiyi was defeated by India's Pusarla V. Sindhu 2-1 in the women's singles f...

G20 summit ended with a closing statements from host country Indonesia, which said "many" nations agreed that Russia's war in Ukraine was hampering the recovery of the global economy and exacerbating the global food crisis. Follow FRANCE 24 for live ...

G20 summit ended with a closing statements from the host, Indonesia, which said 'many' nations agreed that Russia's war in Ukraine was hampering the recovery of the global economy and exacerbating the global food crisis. Follow FRANCE 24 for live upd...

© Provided by Xinhua Sri Mulyani Indrawati, finance minister of host country Indonesia, emphasized that G20 members would together fix the supply chain flows immediately through a common policy that facilitated the distribution of food from the prod...

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A separatist group on Saturday attacked civilians in the Nduga district of Indonesia's eastern Papua, killing 10 people and seriously injuring two others, a police spokesperson said. The group, which the Ind...

India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has been facing tough competition from the South Korean duo of Hyundai and Kia. A number of examples exist such as i20 vs. Baleno, Grand i10 Vs Swift, and joint operations of Venue and Sonet against Brezza. Soon...

The president of the Ukrainian nuclear agency said on Friday that Russian forces are using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine as a base for storing and launching weapons. Russia's defence ministry said Saturday that its forces d...

Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], July 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) welcomed the United Arab Emirates' economic initiatives including its recent Free Trade Agreements signed with various countries including India. According to the W...

JAKARTA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- China beat Chinese Taipei 95-80 in its last group match at the FIBA Asia Cup men's basketball tournament here on Saturday evening. China regained its paint dominance as Zhou Qi came back to the team, scoring 10 points and...

MEXICO CITY -- At least 14 Mexican marines were killed on Friday when their helicopter crashed during the arrest and transport of a drug lord in northern Mexico, the Mexican Navy said. The Black Hawk helicopter, owned by the Navy, was escorting anoth...

JAKARTA -- A separatist group on Saturday attacked civilians in Nduga district of Indonesia's eastern Papua, killing 10 people and seriously injuring two others, a police spokesperson said. The group, which the Indonesian government called "a crimina...

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): India and Indonesia on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 meeting, to cooperate on a number of issues including payment systems and combating terror financing. "Re...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran basketball team beat Kazakhstan 96-60 in the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup on Friday. - Sports news - Iran had recently lost to Kazakhstan twice at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers.Hamed Hadadi led Iran with 12 points...

Singapore [Singapore], July 16 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu advanced to the summit clash of the women's singles category at the ongoing Singapore Open 2022, defeating Japan's Saena Kawakami in the semifinals here in Singa...

Ukranian officials have accused Russia of using a captured nuclear power plant as a place to store and launch weapons. As Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian cities, air-raid sirens sounded in Kyiv on Saturday. Follow FRANCE 24 for live update...

Bali [Indonesia], July 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Bali, interacted with Padma Shri recipient Indonesian artist Wayan Dibia, who is known for his works on exploring epics like Ramayana and Maha...

Jakarta [Zimbabwe], July 15 (ANI): Uganda and Hong Kong registered wins in the play-off semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier B, here in Jakarta on Friday. In the first match, Uganda squared off against Jersey and won by five runs afte...

The measure could increase the gap between supply and demandLimits proposed by the US on the price of Russian oil could further exacerbate the global energy crisis, as it would not help solve the supply issues the world is facing, Indonesian Finance ...

Bali [Indonesia], July 15 (ANI): Amid the ongoing financial crisis in island nation, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that China is a "very important" creditor of Sri Lanka and it would likely be in the interest of both countries if Beijin...

Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): Domestic slump, combined with the decline in exports, as well as the US ban has put China's once booming textile industry in trouble. China's textile manufacturing industry, which is the largest in the world and accoun...

Jakarta [Zimbabwe], July 15 (ANI): Netherlands registered a seven-wicket win over USA in the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier B on Friday and booked their place in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. It was a dream start for the USA...

JAKARTA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The first catenary cantilever was installed Friday in the section of Tegal Luar Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), marking the start of catenary construction in the important railway project in Indon...

Singapore [Singapore], July 15 (ANI): Indian shuttlers Arjun MR and Dhruv Kapila lost to Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the Singapore Open. In a game that went on for 49 minutes, Arjun and Dhruv lost 21-10, 18-21, 17-21 against Ahs...

JAKARTA -- Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 5.09 billion U.S. dollars in June, a big jump compared to the previous month's 2.89 billion dollars, as the country reopened crude palm oil (CPO) exports, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Friday....

The measure could increase the gap between supply and demand Limits proposed by the US on the price of Russian oil could further exacerbate the global energy crisis, as it...

The measure could increase the gap between supply and demand The US-proposed limits on the price of Russian oil could further exacerbate the global energy crisis, as it wo...

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): With a shrinking economy and rising inflation in Pakistan, experts worry that Pakistan's future is bleak saying that while Sri Lanka's collapse worries the region, Pakistan's collapse should also be a cause for co...

JAKARTA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting kicked off Friday in Indonesia's Bali resort island, with the finance leaders seeking ways to tackle global economic threats impacted by the ongoi...

Bali [Indonesia], July 15 (ANI): Reflecting upon India's growth story, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India's long-term growth prospects are embedded in capital expenditure for public programmes. Sitharaman made the rem...

Bali [Indonesia], July 15 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday underlined the need to improve the effectiveness of the G20 Common Framework. Sitharaman was speaking at the third session on International Financial Architecture in Bali,...

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's foreign debt stood at 406.3 billion U.S. dollars in May, a fall from 410.1 billion U.S. dollars in the previous month, the country's central bank, Bank Indonesia, said on Friday. Head of the Communications Department of Bank In...

BALI, INDONESIA - Western finance ministers condemned Moscow's invasion of Ukraine at G-20 talks in Indonesia on Friday, accusing Russian officials of complicity in atrocities committed during the war.The two-day meeting on the island of Bali began u...

Finance leaders from G20 member states are meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali on Friday, with discussions already dominated by the war in Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).07...

Washington wants to force Moscow to comply with the oil price cap mechanism Russia must comply with the yet-to-be-imposed oil price cap mechanism or face even harsher sanc...

ABU DHABI, 13th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, today announced that the dri...

BALI, 8th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, partici...

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

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

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

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 ...