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As the city courts tourists and investment from the Middle East, the tourism board is considering a new certification system to open doors to more restaurants.
Xi Jinping now wants the new Indonesian president to work together with China for the benefit of both nations and for regional security.
- Blockchain made up about 15 per cent of the talks at Money20/20 Asia this year, just slightly below the proportion of talks on AI
- Markets like Thailand, where the show was held, still see a lot of potential for blockchain to help reduce costs associated with traditional finance
The biggest challenge for Prabowo will be in persuading the ruling party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), to join his coalition.
The former World Bank economist’s sustainable clothing label, SukkaCitta, ensures better wages for the women working for it, while providing education to their families
The president and his elder son chose not to endorse the party’s presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo during the election, the official says.
UK-based rights group RSI says Britain deliberately ‘exported’ a counterterrorism programme to Indonesia as part of its post-Brexit geopolitical outreach.
Tanoto, who runs a US$35 billion paper and edible-oil empire, is raising his bets on China with a new investment, while closing out the privatisation of tissue producer Vinda International at the same time.
Accusations of widespread fraud and state interference rejected by Constitutional Court in 5-3 decision.
The scandal now engulfing Cordlife Group Ltd. has implications across the region, given its operations in Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, the Philippines and India.
The man was returning to his seat from the toilet when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner experienced turbulence.
Both countries voiced support for Palestinian membership in the United Nations, with Widodo also encouraging China to invest in Indonesia’s new capital.
Wang Yi makes several veiled swipes at the US in a press conference with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi, also hitting out at trade protectionism.
Report claims nickel mining in Sulawesi is causing severe environmental damage and endangering the livelihoods of indigenous communities
The volcano erupted five times, prompting authorities to close the airport in Manado and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami.
Gauth was the second most-downloaded education app for Apple iOS devices in the US as of Wednesday, behind language-learning platform Duolingo.
The tech executive met Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta and talked about the possibility of setting up manufacturing in the Southeast Asian nation.
Delegation meets Hong Kong’s John Lee to discuss creating opportunities for Indonesian companies looking to tap into local, mainland Chinese markets.
In Indonesia, beauty brands owned by French cosmetics giant L’Oreal are being spurned in favour of Chinese and local alternatives, as the boycotts bite into the profits of Starbucks Malaysia and McDonald’s.
City is a food paradise, but not for Muslim visitors keen to try Cantonese cuisine and local delights.
Reports that the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation is looking to establish diplomatic relations with Israel as a quid pro quo for membership in the OECD club of nations have been rubbished by Jakarta.
Homemaker, who has had several domestic helpers quit early, says tougher regulations needed to help staff retention.
Dozens of soldiers, police and volunteers are joining the search in two villages amid heavy damage to roads.
As the government highlights cinema’s soft-power potential, observers say restrictions on state-funded projects are doing a disservice to young Indonesian filmmakers keen to make ‘intellectually challenging’ works.
The 30,000km (18,600 miles) trip from September 2 to 13 is the longest for the Pope since he became head of the worldwide Catholic Church in 2013.
