Indonesia is often called Emerald of the Equator owing to the beauty of its maritime attractions, including Bunaken in North Sulawesi, Labuan Bajo in East .
Chinese incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone continue to escalate; Japan makes unprecedented defense pledges, to China’s chagrin; U.S. submarine collision gives China an opportunity to push back on U.S. operations in South China Sea; and Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines see Chinese incursions in South China Sea.
The Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry will continue to bolster various research and innovations in a bid to support the ministry's .
Hyundai and LG Energy Solution will build an electric-car battery plant in Indonesia together.
According to industry insiders on Tuesday, the two companies will invest some US$1.2 billion in a battery plant with an annual capacity of 10 GWh worth of batteries or enough for 125,000 high-powered electric vehicles in Karawang, an industrial city near Jakarta.
The plant is expected to begin operation in late 2023. Indonesian Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia told local reporters that construction will begin soon and the batteries manufactured there will be used in Hyundai s EVs.
Hyundai is also building an auto plant with an annual capacity of 250,000 cars in the Kota Deltamas industrial complex in Bekasi near Karawang. It currently produces internal combustion engine cars but will also start making EVs next year.
Indonesia, Australia agree on joint operation against illegal fishing
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illustration - A foreign fishing boat caught for poaching in Indonesian waters in 2019. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The governments of Indonesia and Australia have concurred on conducting joint maritime patrol called Operation Gannet 5 to safeguard the sea borders between both nations, including from illegal fishing activities.
The coordinated marine patrol cooperation was marked by the inking of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) held virtually on Monday by representatives of the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA), Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister (KKP), Australian Border Force (ABF), and Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).