JAKARTA, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia, on Monday, Reuters quoted the...

New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Edible oil industry body The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has requested Indonesia to maintain stable export duties and levies besides trade policies related to palm oil to ensure less speculation ...

JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel suffered a big blow in their quest to qualify for the 2023 Basketball World Cup after an 83-95 home loss against Sweden on Sunday evening. The loss dropped Israel to fifth place in Group J, with the top three qua...

This is the achievement of Serbian diplomacy, President Aleksandar Vucic saysBelgrade has managed to convince seven nations to withdraw their recognition of Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday, addressing the nation. The presi...

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 28 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Education Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, who is on an official visit to Indonesia, interacted with the Indian community on Sunday evening and expressed his gratitude for their w...

TOKYO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated Olympic champion Chen Yufei to retain the women's singles title at the World Badminton Championships here on Sunday. Yamaguchi won the match 20-12, 10-21, 21-14 in one hour and eig...

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© Provided by Xinhua ACEH, Indonesia, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A traditional horse race in the town of Takengon in Aceh, Indonesia has attracted many locals and tourists to come and watch.Most jockeys are teenagers from 10 to 15 years old, which is part ...

THE HAGUE -- At least three people were killed on Saturday after a truck drove off a dike and plowed into a barbecue party in the southern Dutch town of Nieuw Beijerland, according to local media reports. Several victims who were injured have been se...

New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Education Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will be visiting Jakarta, Indonesia on August 28-29, 2022 on an official visit to THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Sec...

Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): As the US central bank's annual summer gathering is underway, the biggest worry will be that as the US dollar gets stronger, China might weaken yuan which will result in skyrocketing inflation. The inflation talk is ...

by sportswriter Wang Zijiang TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Chen Yufei became the first player in eight years from Team China to reach the women's singles final with a victory over Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei at the World Badminton Ch...

JAKARTA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship with 15 people on board sank in the Makassar Strait of central Indonesia, leaving 11 people missing, an official said on Saturday. The ship was hit by huge waves while sailing in the waters between Kalimantan...

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines over the past week:1. China's Zhang vows to regain UFC strawweight title© Provided by Xinhua Chinese mixed martial arts (MMA) star Zhang We

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 27 (ANI): India on Friday acknowledged Argentina's interest in the made-in-India Tejas fighter aircraft for the Argentine Air Force. The talks on Tejas featured during External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar's tw...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 27 (ANI): In a swift rescue operation, the Indian Coast Guard successfully coordinated the rescue of 16 personnel including three missing Indian nationals in foreign waters of Malaysia on August 26. In the late ho...

Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): China is the only nation that is expanding its nuclear arsenal and this build-up poses a threat to the stability of the region, US Indo-Pacific Commander, Admiral John Aquilino has said. According to a Canada-based t...

TOKYO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei from China knocked out Canadian Michelle Li 21-18, 21-17 to reach the women's singles semifinals at the World Badminton Championships here on Friday. Ranked number four in the world, Che...

JAKARTA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of three missing crew members of a boat that capsized off Barito River in the country's province of Central Kalimantan on Wednesday, a local official said Friday. The boat, wi...

Bali [Indonesia], August 25 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Thursday met her Indonesian counterpart, Bintang Puspayoga, on the sidelines of G20 Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment in Bali and discussed "sh...

JAKARTA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- With the completion of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) No. 2 Tunnel, the beam erection channel of the whole HSR was set up, laying a solid foundation for its opening-to-traffic in June 2023. The tunnel with d...

© Provided by Xinhua Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China edged past Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in a three-set thriller to reach the women's quarterfinals while her compatriot Zhao Junpeng rallied past Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia to re

TOKYO, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China edged past Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in a three-set thriller to reach the women's quarterfinals at the World Badminton Championships here on Thursday. The fourth-seeded Chen, who s...

JAKARTA -- Three crew members went missing in Indonesia after their boat capsized off Barito River in the country's Central Kalimantan province, a local official said on Thursday. Their vessel carrying four crew members with jerrycans of clean water ...

JAKARTA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three crew members went missing in Indonesia after their boat capsized off Barito River in the country's Central Kalimantan province, a local official said on Thursday. Their vessel carrying four crew members with jerryca...

New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Drone manufacturer Garuda Aerospace is all set to provide expertise to the Indian Army for carrying out special missions by detecting, deterring, and disrupting transnational organized criminal networks. Former Ind...

© Provided by Xinhua China's Zhao Junpeng pulled off a major upset at the world championships when the world No. 23 beat Kidambi Srikanth of India to reach the last 16.TOKYO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Zhao Junpeng shocked world silv

Fact No. 7: Those who abide by the one-China principle are the overwhelming majority of countries in the world. Over 170 countries including ASEAN countries have expressed their commitment to the one-China principle. On this matter, it is the US and ...

Bali [Indonesia], August 24 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani, at the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment in Bali, apprised the representatives from the member countries of the "transformative" measures India has undertaken to leverage t...

TOKYO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Zhao Junpeng shocked world silver medalist Kidambi Srikanth of India 21-9, 21-17 to reach the men's singles third round at the World Badminton Championships here on Wednesday. Zhao, ranked 23rd in the world, needed ...

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's Peak Tramways Company Limited announced on Wednesday that the sixth generation Peak Tram will be officially put into operation on Saturday. The fifth generation Peak Tram officially ceased operation back in June 2021 for an u...

Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): With its "New Silk Road" infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia, China is trying to replicate old traditions where once there was an obsession with Chinese goods. However, Europe and Pacific powers are now competi...

JAKARTA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo met here Wednesday with business holders from the United States under the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, with discussions focusing on promoting investment in the Southeast Asian country, Ind...

BEIJING, China: Amidst Western sanctions against Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine, China's coal purchases from Russia hit a five-year high in July, surging 14 percent from last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs reported th...

DENPASAR, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- A 5.8-earthquake rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Monday, Reuters reported. The earthquak...

JAKARTA, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unide...

JAKARTA, 18th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The Government of Indonesia has set its economic growth target at 5.3% next year, President Joko Widodo sa...

ABU DHABI, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President ...

JAKARTA, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia plans to raise the number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) entering the digi...

JAKARTA, 29th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received Al-Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi For...

JAKARTA, 27th July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese sport team arrived in Surakarta, the Indonesian province of Central Java, on Tuesday evening...

Grobogan, Indonesia, 23th July, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- The 2022 ASEAN Para Games torch began today its journey on a relay course after its flam...

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...