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Indonesia sees urgency to sign Nagoya Protocol

As a mega biodiversity nation, Indonesia sees the urgency to sign the Nagoya Protocol protect its rich genetic ...

Indonesia needs Nagoya Protocol to protect indigenous people`s rights

Indonesia urgently needs to ratify the Nagoya Protocol to protect the rights of indigenous people, Miranda Risang, a ...

Philippines plans to purchase coast guard vessels from Japan

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Wednesday that the plan to acquire 10 coast guard ...

UN unable to get food to 1 million hungry Syrians

About 1 million Syrians are going hungry due to the difficulty of getting supplies into conflict zones and the fact ...

W Sumatra to send 30 potential entrepreneurs to Japan

The provincial government of West Sumatra will send 30 potential entrepreneurs to Japan in 2013, to take part in ...

BI asks banks to distribute 20 percent credit to small businesses

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) has asked all banks in Indonesia to distribute 20 percent of their credit to ...

White House has concerns about Mursi declarations in Egypt

U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for calm in Egypt and for the country to resolve differences over its ...

ASEAN to manage uncertainty in South China Sea

The upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings in Phnom Penh from November 15 ...

At least 10 dead in Hurricane Sandy: New York mayor

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a conference Tuesday that Hurricane Sandy has left at least 10 people dead and ...

Economic Delegation of Greater Houston Partnership Meets With Business Heads in Jakarta

An international economic delegation made up of 24 CEOs from 22 companies in the United States, Canada, Scotland, ...

Taliban "open" to ceasefire, US presence to 2024

The Taliban are open to a general ceasefire as well as a political agreement which could lead to a US military ...

World's Major Airlines Head to Abu Dhabi for World Routes

-     Over 450 airline planners representing 250 airlines are now registered for the 18th World ...

US condemns China, Russia for Syria un vetos

The United States condemned Thursday the "highly regrettable decision" of China and Russia to veto a UN Security ...

250 Indonesian students to study in Netherlands

A total of 250 Indonesian students are preparing to pursue further studies in the Netherlands, after attending a ...

President disappointed by Asean foreign ministerial meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed disappointment with the ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting that failed ...