Jakarta (VNA) 🉐–Indonesia has regained upper-middle income rank thanks to its strongpost-pandemic recovery.
Speaking at a cabinet meetingon July 3, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said that the World Bank Group hasplaced the country in the upper-middle income band of countries. Indonesia reclaimed the rankthis year as gross national income per capita climbed to 4,580 USD. It’s animprovement from the previous reading of 4,140 USD, which had kept it in thelower-middle income status for the second straight year in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts. The World Bank’s latestrankings will bolster Indonesia’s ambition to become a high-income country by2045, the centerpiece of outgoing President Joko Widodo’s economic platform. Indonesia continued itsstrong post-pandemic recovery and its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.3%in 2022, the fastest rate in nine years. However, Indonesian PresidentWidodo still warned of the risks that Indonesia faces during the second half of2023 such as unstable global environment and geopolitical tensions that mayimpact the country's economy and trade activities. President Widodo also warnedthat global interest rates and inflation are still at relatively high levels.In addition, fragmentation in global trade appears, hindering tradecooperation. The World Bank classifiesfour economic groups based on income from July 2022 to June 2023 as low-income(1,135 USD), low-middle-income (1,136 to 4,465 USD), and high-middle income(4,446 to 13,845 USD), and high income (over 13,845 USD)./.
Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and global technology provider Hitachi Energy have signed a letter of intent (LoI) on the development of green energy technology on June 19 in Jakarta.
The Indonesian government will continue to pay for COVID-19 vaccination and treatment, spokesperson for the country’s COVID-19 task force, Wiku Adisasmitos announced on June 22.
Indonesia's foreign direct investment (FDI) could go up to 1.4 % of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, according to a recent report by the World Bank (WB).
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
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