On the sideline of his state visit to Vietnam, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (9/12) attended the launching of Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek in Vietnam, where Go-Jek is collaborating with a local team led by digital entrepreneur Nguyen Vu Duc under the brand Go-Viet. President Jokowi congratulated Go-Jek on the expansion in Vietnam. “I […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo delivered a public lecture before of hundreds of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) students in Seoul, Tuesday (11/9) during his state visit to South Korea. On the occasion, President Jokowi – the 18th head of state invited to give a lecture at the university –  recalled his memorable visit to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo arrived at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday (11/9) for a state visit. The President and the First Lady were greeted by Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi, Head of Vietnam State Protocol Mai Phuoc Dung, Head of the Presidential Office of […]

The policy on border area development strategy based on the 2015-2019 National Border Management Master Plan is aimed at improving people’s welfare and boost local economic activities in the border areas, according to Acting Secretary of the National Search and Rescue Agency (BNPP) Widodo Sigit at a thematic forum on social relations coordinating board (Bakohumas) […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and President Moon Jae-in signed six Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) during a bilateral meeting held at South Korean Presidential Palace, Seoul, Monday (10/9).

Amidst many uncertainties in the global economic condition, Indonesia and South Korea are able to strengthen relations between the two countries, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said. According to the President, the realization of trade transactions between Indonesia and South Korea in 2017 increased by 20 percent to US$ 17 billion, of which Indonesia had a […]

The Malang Legislative Council (DPRD) has officially replaced their members who were named by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as graft-suspects through the Inter-Time Substitution (PAW) mechanism. A total of 40 new members of DPRD were sworn in by Acting Speaker of Malang DPRD, Abdurrohman, at the Malang DPRD Building on Monday (10/9).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday (10/9) visited Dongdaemun Market in Seoul, South Korea,. President Jokowi, First Lady Ibu Iriana, President Moon Jae-in and Mrs Kim Jung visited a rose garden, walked to Dongdaemun Design Plaza and took pictures with people on the street, according to Deputy for Protocols, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (10/9) attended the official welcoming ceremony at Changdeok Palace, Seoul. On the occasion, President Jokowi and the First Lady were greeted by Korean and Indonesian children and Korean art performances. President Jokowi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in then held a friendship talk at the Secret Garden of Changdeok […]

Regarding the 4.0 Industrial Revolution, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo challenged South Korea’s companies to bring the latest technology to Indonesia, just like what South Korean technology giants Samsung and LG did with smartphone technology. “I’d like to invite the South Korean business sector to do it again, bringing the latest technological developments to Indonesia. This time is […]