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ASEANO awards grants for research on plastic pollution

The ASEAN-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Local Capacity Building for Reducing Plastic Pollution in the ASEAN Region ...

Ministry of Environment to hold online environmental exhibition "Virtual Japan Pavilion - Innovation for 2050 Net-zero"

On March 3 - 23, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment will hold "Virtual Japan Pavilion - Innovation for 2050 ...

ASEAN Secretary General accentuates role of media during pandemic

Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi put the spotlight on the vital ...

Fintech sector expected to cross US$100 bln by 2025: minister

Last year, Google and Temasek predicted that Indonesia's financial technology (fintech) industry will see the ...

Around 4.5 million MSME traders using QRIS: BI

As many as 4.5 million MSME merchants are using the digital payment system standardization, or Quick Response Code ...

Malaysian SC inks fintech cooperation agreement with OJK

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) and Malaysian Securities Commission (SC) signed a cooperation agreement to ...

DPR lauds govt's firm stance on China claim on Natuna waters

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aziz Syamsuddin, has praised the Indonesian government over its ...

Viet Nam global value chains: creating more value added to local economy from rising exports is a remaining question to tackle by the government, says ASEAN-Japan Centre

- While Viet Nam —­ one of the poorest nations in the world in the 1980s — has become today a market-based and ...

BRI reports 0.37-percent drop in first-quarter net profit

State-owned lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) witnessed its first-quarter profit plunge slightly by 0.37 percent to ...

ASEAN launches digital archive of region's cultural heritage

The first digital archive of the valuable historical and cultural heritage of ASEAN member states was launched today, ...

Indonesia, Singapore cooperate to improve industrial competitiveness

Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in developing the competitive edge of the ...

OJK expedites national banking target in ASEAN region

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has accelerated the national banking target to enter the top five banks in the ...

Japan targets to invest US$3 billion in ASEAN

The Japanese government has targeted to invest US$3 billion in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ...

Chinese investment in Indonesia not affected: minister

The latest incidents in the North Natuna Sea, Riau Islands Province will not affect the Chinese ...

AICHR highlights rise in religious-based intolerance in ASEAN

The ASEAN region witnessed a rise in religious-based intolerance and violence in the past decades, particularly against ...