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    "data": {
        "id": 1872543,
        "msgid": "denpasar-and-timor-leste-explore-creative-economy-and-tourism-collaboration-1784638582",
        "date": "2026-07-21 19:16:51",
        "title": "Denpasar and Timor-Leste explore creative economy and tourism collaboration",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Denpasar city government is exploring strategic cooperation with Timor-Leste across multiple sectors, including the creative economy, tourism, and trade. The initiative was discussed during a meeting between Denpasar's deputy mayor and Timor-Leste's trade and industry attach\u00e9, with both parties expressing optimism for a concrete agreement. The collaboration aims to strengthen regional development through international partnerships and deliver tangible benefits to both communities.",
        "content": "<p>The Denpasar city government has begun exploring cooperation\nopportunities with the Government of Timor-Leste in various strategic\nsectors, ranging from the creative economy, tourism, and trade to\nculture and education. The exploration emerged when Denpasar Deputy\nMayor I Kadek Agus Arya Wibawa received a working visit from the Trade\nand Industry Attach\u00e9 of the Consulate General of Timor-Leste in\nDenpasar, Apolo Justino Franca da Silva, at the Mayor\u2019s Office on\nTuesday. Deputy Mayor Arya Wibawa stated that the Denpasar city\ngovernment continues to open up opportunities for collaboration with\nvarious cities and countries as part of efforts to strengthen regional\ndevelopment through international networks. He expressed hope that the\nexploration with the Timor-Leste government could progress to a more\nconcrete stage, particularly in the creative economy, business, culture,\nand education sectors, which have significant potential for joint\ndevelopment. \u2018Currently, the Denpasar city government is indeed focusing\non exploring cooperation with many parties and cities around the world\nas a step towards developing Denpasar City,\u2019 said Arya Wibawa.\nMeanwhile, Trade and Industry Attach\u00e9 Apolo Justino Franca da Silva\nappreciated the warm welcome from the Denpasar city government and the\ncommitment to building mutually beneficial cooperative relations. He\nexpressed optimism that the discussions held during the meeting could\nserve as a starting point for reaching agreements in various fields,\nwhile also opening up broader collaboration opportunities in the future.\n\u2018Thank you for the extraordinary welcome from the Deputy Mayor of\nDenpasar. We appreciate the steps taken by the Denpasar city government\nin planning cooperation with our country,\u2019 said Apolo. He added that his\nparty hopes communication and coordination between the two sides will\ncontinue so that the cooperation being initiated can provide real\nbenefits for the people of both Denpasar and Timor-Leste. The meeting\nwas also attended by Assistant Trade and Industry Attach\u00e9 Ricardo de\nAraujo and local staff member Theresia Nur Hayati. During the session,\nboth parties discussed various potential collaborations deemed capable\nof delivering benefits to Denpasar and Timor-Leste.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/denpasar-and-timor-leste-explore-creative-economy-and-tourism-collaboration-1784638582",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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