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By Yun Sun — January 29, 2023 Joe Biden and Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali. Credit: Alex Brandon via AP Images This year has already seen some rather positive signs for U.S.-China relations, signs that have been absent practically since great power competition began under the Trump administration. For the first time […]

January 30, 2023 JAKARTA – Foreign citizens can now apply for tourist visas and pre-investment visit visas online through molina.imigration.go.id. The new service was launched by the Immigration Directorate General and coincides with the 73rd anniversary of Indonesian immigration services on Thursday (26/01/2023). “In addition to applying for a visit visa for tourism and pre-investment, […]

Billy Adison Aditijanto (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ●   Mon, January 30, 2023 Indonesia, like many countries in the world, is struggling to strike a balance between fossil fuels like crude oil, which is relatively more affordable and abundant, and the urge to pursue net-zero emission targets by transition toward renewable energy, which […]

The European Union (EU) parliament approved its long-debated deforestation regulation last year, and has not budged on its position despite long-time opposition from many producer countries​ worldwide, especially palm oil producing nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia in the ASEAN region. Previously the two palm oil heavyweights had been less consistent in their approach opposing […]

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Editor’s note: As the world’s two largest economies, China and the US are at critical stages of development. Faced with multiple challenges, China and the US need to increase communication and cooperation, and shoulder their share of international responsibilities, and work together to advance the noble cause of world peace and development. […]

SINGAPORE, 30 January 2023: Radisson Hotel Group will strengthen its foothold in Asia Pacific in 2023 after doubling the signings last year. During 2022, the hospitality sector in the Asia Pacific region reported USD8.4 billion in hotel transactions from Q1 to Q3 [1]. The tourism industry has signalled a better-than-expected recovery, with visitor numbers surpassing […]

  After Geoff’s attempts at cross-country skiing, he won’t be entering the Winter Olympics any time soon… ON a beautiful summer day in 1929, a newly-ordained priest took the last few steps up the long road to Trepalle, high in the Italian Alps, mopped his brow and turned to look at the breathtaking views all […]

The State News Agency Antara reports that the International Surfing Association (ISA)  is praising Indonesia’s preparations as the host country of the Association Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games (AWBG) 2023, scheduled to be held 05-12 August.  “The ISA is pleased following their recent visit to Bali. With the support of ANOC and the Indonesian National Federation, we are […]

An invitation to be the Republic Day chief guest is highly symbolic from the Indian government’s perspective. New Delhi has been weaving strategy with hospitality to decide its chief guest for the Republic Day. The choice of chief guest every year is dictated by a number of reasons — strategic and diplomatic, business interests, and international […]

NEW DELHI: India during its G20 presidency will hold one mega ministerial summit on science in Mumbai and five other meetings on different aspects of technological progress and challenges in different cities this year under the Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) — an important part of the country’s science engagements in the group of […]