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Hundreds of university students incorporated at Indonesian Student Association ( PPI ) in 13 countries and regions will gather in  Tianjin city, China to discuss the digital revolution. The symposium of the Indonesian Student Association in the Asia-Oceania region will be  held on April 16-19 2019 by presenting  Head of the Indonesian Creative Economy Agency, Triawan Munaf, as the keynote speaker. Head of PPI in China, Fadlan Muzakki said on Wednesday (10/4) that China is chosen as the host of the symposium  because the country is preparing a 5.0 industrial revolution and Indonesia can learn from China's experience of the 4.0 industrial revolution.

Representatives of Indonesian Embassy  in Madrid, represented by  Trade Attaché and  Indonesian Trade Promotion Center in Barcelona, Spain participated in the 33rd International Salon De Gourmet exhibition. This exhibition is an international food and beverage exhibition that exhibits premium processed food products, including marine products, meat, poultry, and milk and spices. Attaché for Social and Cultural Information at the Indonesian Embassy in Madrid, Erry Deviandy in a statement received by Antara News Agency on Thursday (11/4) said that the exhibition was opened by Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Louis Planas Puchades. It  also exhibited  beverage products, such as fruit, tea, coffee and cocoa fermentation products. The exhibition aims at reaching the market of food and beverage products and spices for Spain, other Europe, Latin America, Africa and Mediterranean. The exhibition was held at IFEMA Madrid, from April 8 to 11.

Malaysian Food Institute, BERNAS Malaysia is interested in promoting rice trade with  Public Company Logistics Agency (Bulog) in a bid to guarantee and supply quality food in the country. BERNAS Malaysia has long known the quality of Bulog rice which has good quality, so it needs to do more serious cooperation which can provide a lot of  benefits and mutually benefit for the two countries. This was stated by  Head of  Malaysian Ministry of Industry's BERNAS research and analysis, Salman Muhammad, in a press release in Jakarta on Wednesday (10/4), as quoted by Antara. Salman Muhammad's visit to Parepare, South Sulawesi  was a follow-up of the visit of a delegation from  State Logistics Agency  which was led by  Commercial Director of Bulog  in a bit to open up international-scale market access a few days ago.

After last week's leadership transition took place in Algeria, North Africa, now, the same process has taken place in East Africa. On Thursday (April 11, 2019), Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir had to surrender his power to the military. The move came after demonstration was staged by Sudanese people since December last year. With the surrender of power, the regime of Omar al-Bashir, who has been in power for almost three decades, has ended.Omar al-Bashir ruled after overthrowing the elected government in June 1989. During his reign, there was a split between North Sudan, the majority Muslim and South Sudan with most Christians. In 2003, he tried to repress the rebellion and around 30 thousand people were killed. In 2005, he signed a peace agreement with rebels in South Sudan. 6 months later, a new state of South Sudan proclaimed its independence. In 2009, Omar al Bashir was convicted of war crimes by the International Court which issued an arrest warrant for him. Uniquely in 2010, he was elected president despite being opposed by the opposition. In 2015, he was still elected president for the second period.Joy arose among those who hoped for the fall of al Bashir's government. But that hasn't been the end of the struggle. Protest groups under the organization of the Sudanese Professional Association (SPA) continued to stage a demonstration to encourage the formation of a civilian government. After taking over the power, the military authority establishes a state of emergency for 3 months and freezes the Constitution.Now, the world hopes that during the transition period, the situation will get better and the General Election to be able to determine the civilian government can be realized. The problem is whether the military can create a conducive atmosphere after the transition of power. If not, the military will continue to take control of the government, which eventually forms a new military regime like 30 years ago. The key point is that the Sudanese people must be patient and the country's military knows that the future of Sudan is determined by the people of Sudan.

Indonesian ambassador to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island, Andriana Supandy, invites Indonesian people who are in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island to keep security and orderliness in the implementation of the general election 2019. The press release from the Indonesian Embassy in Port Moresbyreceived in Jakartaon Monday (8/4) stated that the invitation was conveyed by the Indonesian ambassador based on the importance of Indonesian people’s participation and support to succeed general election 2019. The Indonesian ambassador hoped the Indonesian citizens can keep orderlines for the implementation of general election 2019. Andriana Supandy hoped people can carry out the law and regulation of the country as well as to keep cleanliness of voting place on the implementation of voting for general election 2019.

To explore the luxurious Jakarta city, the fresh air of hills, tourism fashion and culinary of Bandung, and also the enchantment of the God Island, Bali become unforgetable experience for Famtrip’s participants from Jordan and Palestine who have the opportunity to visit Indonesia on the invitation of the Indonesian Embassy in Amman, starting from March 22-April 3, 2019. The number of tourist from Jordan to Indonesia keep increasing at around 6,000 tourists for the last two year. Indonesian Ambassador in Amman, Andy Rachmianto said that touring to Asian region such as Indonesia has not an attraction yet for most tourists from Jordan, but Indonesia begins to get attention especially for honey mooners. The ambassador also said Famtrip is effective media to promote Indonesian tourism to increase number of tourist from Jordan and Palestine to visit Indonesia.

Having theme trade and tourism, Indonesian Embassy in Lima conducted marketing promotion of Indonesia along with Camara de Comercio Lima which was attended by around 80 partner companies of Camara de Comercio Lima and the Indonesian Embassy which showed its interest to Indonesian market. In her speech, Indonesian Ambassador in Lima, Marina Estella Anwar Bey conveyed the need of cooperation to maximize economic potential in Indonesia and Peru, including to expand coverage of participation of businessman in the two countries. It was conducted to reach the trade value targetedby Indonesia and Peru worth US$ 1 billion in 2025 is achieved.

Indonesian shoes production ranks the 4th in the world after China, India, and Vietnam. With the total production of 1.4 billion pairs of shoes in 2018, Indonesia accounts for 4.6% of the global footwear production. In addition, Indonesia becomes the 4th biggest footwear consumer amounting to 886 million pairs of footwear. These were stated by Director General of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the Ministry of Trade, Gati Wibawaningsih in her press statement received in Jakarta on Sunday (Apr 7). Gati further stated that currently the number of footwear industry in Indonesia reaches more than 18,000 business units, most of them consist of small enterprises, 441 of them are medium enterprises, while 155 others are large enterprises. Thousands of these footwear enterprises had absorbed more than 795,000 workers.Gati Wibawaningsih explained that the Ministry of Industry provides an opportunity for young generations to participate in Indonesia Footwear Competition 2019 (IFCC 2019) in a bid to support the development of Indonesian Footwear Industry, especially small and medium enterprises.Gati Wibawaningsih explained that Indonesia Footwear Creative Competition 2019 is a 3 in 1 creative footwear competition, comprising design, photography, and videography. The competition is initiated by Indonesian Footwear Industry Development Agency (BPIP) based in Sidoarjo, East Java which is a task force unit under Directorate General of Small, Medium, and Various Enterprises at the Indonesian Trade Ministry. Gati pointed out that BPIP focuses on the improvement of  human resources, advancement of knowledge and technology in footwear industry, as well as standarization of footwear products.Indonesia Footwear Creative Competition-IFCC 2019 is going to be held by BPIP in collaboration with Petra Christian University of Surabaya. Gati perceived that young generations these days have always been fond of channeling their creative ideas through design and product visualization either as commercial activities or merely as hobbies. Therefore, through IFCC 2019, BPIP would like to facilitate young generations to explore more about footwear industry as well as convince them about the significance of footwear industry in the development of fashion. Most importantly, through the event, BPIP would also like to encourage young generations to utilize the opportunity of footwear industry in establishing prospective business in the future.Gati Wibawaningsih expressed her appreciation for the East Java Government's contribution to actively stimulating the development of creative industry through Millenial Job Center.