Archive: 16 May 2011
8 articles found
Mon, 16 May 2011
Will Indonesia lose the next oil palm?
By: Rhett Butler Deep in the rainforests of Malaysian Borneo in the late 1980s, researchers made an incredible discovery: The bark of a species of peat swamp tree yielded an extract with potent anti-HIV activity.
Mon, 16 May 2011
Quota hampers rattan exports
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The rattan export quota for the April - June 2011 period has not yet been issued so that rattan exports are now being hampered, a rattan businessman said.The delay in their exports caused the quality of rattan products which are now ready for export to be reduced, Lisman...
Mon, 16 May 2011
Tourism serves as backbone of Bali`s economy
Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - The tourism industry is the driving force of Bali`s economy which is able to provide job opportunities for locals as well as for those from other regions in Indonesia, a statistics official said.
Mon, 16 May 2011
I takes part in AIM 2011 to attract Mideast investors
London (ANTARA News) - Indonesia took part in the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2011 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center recently as part of efforts to attract more Middle Eastern investors.
Mon, 16 May 2011
Some 400 Chinese firms to exhibit goods in Jakarta
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - About 400 Chinese companies will display electronic and machinery products in an international Expo to be staged in Kemayoran here on May 19 - 21, 2011, a Chinese official said."The number of participants in the exhibition - the sixth to be staged in Indonesia - will be...
Mon, 16 May 2011
RI-China trade in 2011 expected to reach US$50 billion
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The value of non-oil/non-gas trade between Indonesia and China is expected to reach US$50 billion in 2011, a Chinese official said."The actual figure may even exceed US$50 billion," Chinese embassy spokesman Xu Qi Yi said at a press conference on a planned Chinese...
Mon, 16 May 2011
Pertamina encouraged to take part in Angolan oil field block
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State Enterprises (BUMN) Minister Mustafa Abubakar said he had encouraged state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to take part in the development of an oil and gas block in Angola.
Mon, 16 May 2011
Lebanese City offers space for Indonesian trade promotions
Cairo (ANTARA News) - The mayor of the Lebanese city of Baalbeck, Hachem Osman, has offered to provide space for Indonesian trade promotion activities in his territory.The offer was made at a meeting with the Indonesian ambassador to Lebanon Dimas Samodra Rum on Thursday, according to a press...