Indonesia became the only country in the world that recorded growth in tourism industry during the first five months of this year, the deputy secretary general of the United Nations for the World Tourism Organizations (UNWTO) Xu Jing told reporters here on Wednesday.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The governments of Indonesia and Canada are discussing an investment agreement during the summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Singapore, July 21-22.Indonesian trade minister, Mari Elka Pangestu, said the discussions include investment protection,...

A government lending program designed to help rejuvenate the country’s plantations has so far fallen flat, an Agriculture Ministry official acknowledged on Tuesday, with critics blaming a complicated regulatory structure and high interest rates for the flop.Of the Rp 37.4 trillion ($3.

JAKARTA, July 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia's PT Bakrie Sumatra Planations said on Tuesday it expects its palm oil output to rise 17 percent to 420,000 tonnes in 2010, boosted by increased output from maturing plantations.

Investment in the manufacturing sector will remain unaffected by the two hotel bombings last week, Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said Tuesday."The bombings have had no impact [on investment in the manufacturing sector]," he said at the ministry office in Jakarta.

The Jakarta administration and state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II will work together to turn the congested Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta into an international hub, say officials.Governor Fauzi Bowo said Tuesday the development was aimed at accelerating business at the country’s biggest...

Two Chinese car maker giants are considering investing in Indonesia given the Southeast Asian country’s promising market."There are one or two investors from China [interested in investing in Indonesia]," industry ministry director general for transportation and telecommunications and...