#august 2020

Collection of august 2020 news, found 156 news.

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Long wait for indigenous vaccine expected to end mid-year

A recent announcement that the Red and White vaccine is expected to be ready for production by mid-2022 offers hope to ...

2,000 university students hone skills through Huawei AI Creation program to incubate Indonesian AI-based startups

As part of efforts to support Indonesia to prepare 600 thousands digital talents every year and encourage the growth ...

Year Ender 2021

Optimizing government assistance for economic recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the economies of various countries in the world, including that of ...

Ministry pegs total COVID-19 cases at 16 million

Based on a survey conducted from August 2020 to February 2021, the Health Ministry has estimated the number of ...

Indonesia doing better in terms of job creation: Minister

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah pointed to an improvement in job creation in Indonesia in 2021 in line with an increase ...

Some 21.32 million from working-age group reel from COVID-19 impacts

At least 21.32 million individuals from the working-age group were still bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in ...

Indonesia, Malaysia ink trade deals worth US$87.89 million

The Trade Ministry facilitated the inking of 18 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and Single Purchasing Statements ...

Economic recovery hinges on continued stringent COVID-19 handling

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto emphasized that Indonesia's economic recovery ...

Pelindo merger to boost competitiveness: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) believes that the merger of four state port operators into Pelindo will strengthen the ...

Minister Sumadi reviews readiness of NTT's first logistics terminal

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has inspected the readiness of the Wae Kelambu Multipurpose Terminal, ...

PON Papua

Details of seven PON venues in Papua inaugurated by Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated seven venues of the 20th National Sports Week (PON) in Papua by signing ...

Indonesia to have advanced economy with more entrepreneurs: VP

A country's economy can be labelled as being advanced if business actors constitute 10 percent of the nation's ...

Indonesia's exports hit 10-year high in August

Indonesia’s exports hit a 10-year high of US$21.42 billion in August 2021 due to an increase in export volumes ...

Keeping Indonesia's railway business on track during pandemic

The transportation sector has largely suffered since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced people to ...

Disasters in August 2021 afflicted greater destruction than 2020: BNPB

Some 155 natural disasters reported in August 2021 were lesser than the corresponding period last year, albeit causing ...