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 […]

In commemoration of the 2020 International Disability Day, Presidential Special Staffer Angkie Yudistia on Friday (13/11) held a workshop with the theme “Disabilities Empowered in Entrepreneurship, Referring to Planning and Evaluation of the Rights of People with Disabilities” in Magelang, Central Java. According to Angkie, the commemoration of the 2020 International Disability Day held under […]

In a bid to speed up tourism recovery and ensure quality tourism in the country’s tourism destinations, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy / the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency on Thursday (12/11) held a simulation on the health, security and safety (3K) protocol in the tourist resort of Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara […]

As of the third quarter this year, budget realization of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program has stood at Rp383.01 trillion or accounting for 55.1 percent from the allocated budget ceiling of Rp695.2 trillion, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. “The PEN budget realization saw a tremendous acceleration in the third quarter and we […]