President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Saturday (14/11), officially opened the 28th National Competition of Qur’an Recital (MTQ), held virtually in Padang City, West Sumatra. In his remarks, the President said that the holding of the MTQ is a form of strong desire to ground the teachings of the Qur’an and uphold the glory of Islam […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (14/11) attended the ASEAN-New Zealand Summit through video conference from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java Province. “I want to start this meeting by congratulating Jacinda Ardern for her reelection as New Zealand Prime Minister,” the President said. Furthermore, the President encouraged the strengthening of the ASEAN-New Zealand partnership […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (14/11) attended the ASEAN-Australia Summit via video conference from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java Province. President Jokowi raised two main issues during the Summit. The first issue was economic integration between ASEAN and Australia. According to the President, the implementation of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to be […]

ASEAN and the United States partnership is expected to become a positive force to create peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said, on Saturday (14/11), at the virtual ASEAN-United States Summit. Representing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the Foreign Minister during the Summit pointed out the importance of continued […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo discussed various issues from health resilience to economic integration during the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits. On the 3rd day of the 37th ASEAN Summit, Saturday (14/11), the President participated in the ASEAN-New Zealand Summit virtually from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung and […]

Speeding up digital transformation is pivotal since most businesses and educational activities are carried out virtually during COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. According to the President, the pandemic has caused more than 30 million people living in ASEAN countries at risk of losing jobs and disrupted economic and business sectors. Amidst this […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (14/11) attended a series of 37th ASEAN Summit virtually from Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java province. The first summit was the ASEAN-New Zealand Summit, followed by the 2nd biennial ASEAN-Australia Summit, the 23rd ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit, the APT Leaders Meeting with East Asia Business Council (EABC) […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on the last day of the series of the 37th ASEAN Summit, attended several virtual conferences from Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, including the 11th ASEAN-the United Nations (UN) Summit and the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit. The RCEP is a free trade agreement that involved 15 countries in […]

The 37th ASEAN Summit which was attended by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo virtually from the Bogor Presidential Palace on Thursday (12/11) has produced 33 agreement documents, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has said. The agreement include the Hanoi Declaration on the ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision, the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework, the Hanoi Declaration on […]

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is still being felt around the globe especially in health and economic sectors, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in his remarks at the 37th ASEAN Summit (via video conference), Thursday (12/11). “We still face big challenges, but the President invites participants of the Summit to continue work hand-in-hand and […]