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North Korea has revived Jakarta-Pyongyang ties
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono landed in Pyongyang this October. It was the first top-level visit from Jakarta in over 12 years. The timing was no accident: it coincided with North Korea’s big party for the 80th anniversary of its Workers’...
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Geely launches Starray EM-i PHEV in Indonesia
Geely introduced Starray EM-i in Indonesia with 105 km electric range and 1,000 km total range on single charge Geely has launched the Starray EM-i plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in Indonesia following a pre-booking period in August. The...
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World leaders gather ahead of COP30 to discuss climate and energy transition
The COP30 meeting will bring together heads of state and government, ministers, and leaders of international organisations to discuss pressing climate change challenges and commitments, including forestry and the energy transition. The themes will...
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The economic indicators driving outbound student mobility from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, and Vietnam
As we move into a new year in international student recruitment, many of us are already deciding upon which target markets to invest more or less in, and which markets might be good ones to add to the mix. Coming to those decisions is a science...
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Daily on Energy: Expanded list of critical minerals, Trump eyes more rare earth deals, and Mayor Bloomberg’s methane spending
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! If you are supposed to be flying the next couple of days, we hope you won’t be hit by the flight cuts caused by the ongoing shutdown (37 days and counting, in case you lost track)...
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AI, cloud computing drive global construction boom for data centers
SINGAPORE — Media OutReach Newswire - 6 November 2025 - The unseen forces of AI and cloud computing are never out of the news, yet behind the headlines lies a story of growth and innovation as tangible as bricks and mortar. The heavy computing...
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Cooperation Between Galleries and Across Industries Is Art Collaboration Kyoto’s Blueprint for the Future of the Art Fair
Art Collaboration Kyoto returns on November 14-17. Courtesy Art Collaboration Kyoto As the art world scrambles to find alternative business and fundraising models to sustain itself at its current scale and pace, Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK)...
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Southeast Asia's largest petrochemical plant opens in Indonesia
Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia inaugurated the largest petrochemical factory in Southeast Asia, operated by the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Lotte Chemical Indonesia (LCI), in Cilegon city, Banten, on November 6. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto...
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Indonesia to deploy $360m Spanish loan for new patrol vessels
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he Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry plans to use a Rp 5.8 trillion (US$360 million) loan from the Spanish government to expand its sea patrol fleet and strengthen maritime surveillance as part of a multiyear program to modernize oversight...
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Industry Ministry: Manufacturing Sector to Drive Indonesia's Economic Growth in Q3 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Industry noted that non-oil and gas processing or manufacturing grew by 5.58 percent in the third quarter of 2025. This figure exceeded the national economic growth, which recorded 5.04 percent in the...
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Indonesia Urges Thrift Traders to Shift Toward Locally Made Products
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Maman Abdurrahman urged second-hand clothing, or thrifting, traders to begin transitioning toward selling locally made products. The move, he said, is part of the...
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Indonesia's Coal Output Hits 584 Million Tons in 2025, Misses Annual Target
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s coal production from January to September 2025 reached 584.168 million tons, falling short of this year’s target of 739.674 million tons, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM). “The...
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Indonesia's Second-Hand Clothing Imports Reach 1,800 Tons as of August 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) recorded a rise in the import of second-hand goods, especially second-hand clothes, since 2021. MSME Minister Maman Abdurrahman said that the amount...
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Indonesia, Russia Explore Cooperation in Maritime and Shipbuilding Sectors
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia and Russia are exploring new avenues of cooperation in the maritime and shipbuilding sectors, following a bilateral consultation that identified six key areas for potential collaboration. The meeting, held at the...
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Indonesia Confident Shrimp Exports to Reach US$1.5bn in 2026 Despite Contamination Mishap
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries targets US$1.5 billion in shrimp exports for 2026. Head of the Supervision and Quality Control Agency of Marine and Fisheries Products, Ishartini, expressed confident despite the...
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Indonesia’s robust growth number faces scepticism amid declining retail sales, rising jobless claims
JAKARTA – Car sales fell, cement sales declined and jobless claims rose – but the robust third-quarter economic growth announced by Indonesia’s statistics agency on Nov 5 painted a different picture from the three key indicators in the nation....
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The Small-Island Mining Permit Problems
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A bundle of documents arrived on Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia's desk on Friday, October 24, 2025. The sender was Ansar Ahmad, the Governor of Riau Islands and a Golkar Party politician. In the letter,...
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Indonesia to start 18 downstreaming projects worth Rp600 trillion
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed his aides in the Red and White Cabinet to expedite the implementation of 18 downstreaming projects worth nearly Rp600 trillion (around US$36 billion) in total. Energy and...
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Indonesia's fashion exports grow 4.56% to US$6.5 billion: Ministry
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Trade recorded a 4.56 percent growth to US$6.5 billion in Indonesia's fashion product exports during the January-September 2025 period. Trade Minister Budi Santoso stated that the achievement reflected...
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Jakarta’s Courtesy Calls to Pyongyang: A Risk Worth Taking?
Jakarta’s visit to Pyongyang embodies something genuinely Indonesian and quietly courageous. When Foreign Minister Sugiono arrived in North Korea on 10–11 October and signed a renewed memorandum of understanding, it wasn’t driven by nostalgia for...
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