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ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee Meets in Jakarta

JAKARTA, 4 May 2015 – The 13th Meeting of the ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee (ARJCC) took place at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on April 29th and was co-chaired by H.E. Dato’ Hasnudin Hamzah, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN and H.E. Mr. Mikhail Galuzin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Indonesia and ASEAN. The …

IPC, MITSUI, NYK LINE & PSA TO JOINTLY DEVELOP NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL IN JAKARTA

PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) (“IPC”), Mitsui & Co, Ltd. (“Mitsui”), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (“NYK Line”) and PSA International Pte Ltd (“PSA”) have agreed to jointly participate in the construction and operation of a new container terminal at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Indonesia. This new terminal will be developed and operated by the newly …

Green Energy and Resilience Essential to Climate-Smart Growth

Natural disasters such as Typhoon Haiyan are the “new normal” for South-East Asia Promoting economic growth will require more resilient urban planning and clean energy policies Private-sector innovation is needed in insurance, energy storage and urban transport in particular For more information on the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2014: http://wef.ch/ea14    Metro Manila, Philippines …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL – CALL ON CLOTHING COMPANIES TO TACKLE CORRUPTION, FACTORY SAFETY

PULL-OUT FOLLOWING FACTORY COLLAPSE WON’T SOLVE SECTOR’S PROBLEMS, ASIAN NGOS FROM THREE COUNTRIES WARN Dhaka/Phnom Penh/Jakarta, 11 June 2013 – Global clothing companies must work with governments and local groups to improve factory safety and working conditions, the Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia chapters of anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) said in a joint statement today. Media …

Demand for office space in Asia Pacific subdued, as corporates remain cautious : Jones Lang LaSalle releases Q1 2013 Asia Pacific Office Index

Financial centres remain weak, with contraction in take-up in Singapore and Hong Kong Beijing and Australian markets also saw a slow-down in take up of office space Steady take up seen in Japan, South Korea and emerging Southeast Asia Net effective rents flat or showing modest growth across Asia Pacific markets; aggregate rental growth across …