Tourism fair in Balikpapan

JAKARTA (JP): Balikpapan, the second largest city in East Kalimantan, will host a Tourism, Trade and Investment (TTI) Fair from Oct. 28 to Oct. 31.

The organizer said yesterday that the event has won full support from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, four members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which has set up the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia- Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP EAGA).

TTI will also consist of a seminar on "the Rising Power of East ASEAN". (icn)