The leaders of the two countries also agreed on cooperation in "energy transition and the development of new and renewable energy", a statement from the Indonesian government read.

"Certain people on the US side are jumping up and down, continuously rehashing the so-called 'mainland threat' or 'military pressure'," a Chinese government spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday (Apr 15).

The US sank an Iranian frigate in early March off Sri Lanka's southern coast, killing 104 sailors.

In 2024, Somali uploaded a video of himself twerking beside a statue commemorating Korean "comfort women", the euphemistic term for wartime sex slaves.

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov reportedly said that President Vladimir Putin will visit China in the first half of the year.

Comments from US President Donald Trump provided a fresh boost to equities, which were already rising on optimism that the six-week conflict in the Middle East could be close to an end.

The countries do not have formal diplomatic relations, and Pyongyang frequently criticises Tokyo over its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula.

The move could raise concerns about a possible conflict of interest, given that US President Donald Trump's personal wealth and business dealings are managed by Eric and other members of his family.

The security architecture that was supposed to protect the flow of energy to Southeast Asia has become the source of its interruption, says an academic.

Recounting the incident, the former prime minister said that after three months, he can now stand but likened it to having "no legs".

As Indonesia works to secure its food future, the answer may well lie in something small but powerful: the seeds planted today. 

The 68-year-old assumed the presidency while retaining his role as Communist Party chief – a dual mandate analysts say could bolster Vietnam’s global ambitions.

The Chinese president vowed that China will play a "constructive role" in promoting peace talks in the Middle East, according to the Xinhua news agency.

The government should treat prolonged disruption in global energy and raw materials markets as a given and reinforce its emergency response system, said President Lee Jae Myung in a Cabinet meeting.

Businesses warn of hiring difficulties as the sector approaches its cap under the country’s specified skilled worker programme.

A proposal to allow US military overflight in Indonesian airspace, however, is not part of the partnership, a spokesman for the Indonesian defence ministry told CNA.