Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Trade Ministry raised Friday the export reference price (HPE) of crude palm oil for February to US$944 per metric ton from US$869 per metric ton a month earlier after the CPO price in Rotterdam hit a record high of US$1,000 per metric ton.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - All ASEAN member countries have expressed agreement to the Indonesian proposal to implement the ASEAN tourism joint promotion with a view to increasing the number of tourists visiting the region, a minister said.

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s balance of payments experienced a surplus of US$1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2007, or much higher than the previous prediction of US$0.4 billion, a central bank official said here on Friday.