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Jakarta (VOI News) - The Indonesian Minister of Communications and Informatics, Johnny G Plate, received a courtesy visit of the French Ambassador to Indonesia, Olivier Chambard, at the Ministry of Communication and Informatics office, Jakarta, Friday, July 17. This visit aims to discuss cooperation between the two countries related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G Plate told the media, the seriousness of the French Government to take part in three projects in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Indonesia, namely the construction of the National Data Centre, the broadcasting digitization project on TVRI and the Satria Satellite project.

"Today the French Ambassador conveyed the seriousness of the French government to be actively involved in financing and taking part in the construction of a government data center in Indonesia funded by the French government. The second is the commitment to take part in the ITTS 3 (Improvement on Television Transmitting Stations) project, Digitalization Broadcasting on TVRI, which, in addition to France there are several other countries that are also interested. And we also discussed the readiness of financing and completion for the Satria HTS (High Throughput Satellite) project which will be used by the Bakti Kominfo Public Service Agency (BLU)," Minister Johnny G. Platte said. 

Meanwhile, French Ambassador to Indonesia Olivier Chambard said he really hoped that this project could be implemented soon because this project was very important for Indonesia. He also expressed the seriousness of the French government to encourage the acceleration of funding and development of the three projects// (VOI/AHM)

Jakarta (VOI News) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) signed a memorandum of understanding on economic cooperation to support BUMN (SOEs) Go Global. The MoU was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir at the Pancasila Building, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta, Friday, July 17. In her remarks, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said that since the beginning of March 2020, the cooperation between the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) was very intensive. In fact, she continued, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the cooperation between the two ministries is getting stronger. Retno said that her side is ready to work with the Ministry of SOEs in the economic field to support BUMN Go Global.

"The point is that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will fully support the BUMN Go Global program. This is the importance of this MoU to be signed to provide a strong foundation for further cooperation. Through this MoU, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), will form a team with the BUMN Go Global to support the development and expansion of SOEs in the global market and joint identification of inbound and outbound investment opportunities" Minister Retno said. 

Meanwhile, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir said the signing of the memorandum of understanding was in line with President Joko Widodo's expectations, namely the country’s diplomatic focus which is not only politically but to develop the Indonesian business. Erick hopes that the cooperation between the two ministries can make Indonesian products work internationally. This collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) aims to develop SOEs products, including in the health and defense sectors, that have been recognized in many countries// (VOI/AHM)

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The Ministry of Trade, through the Directorate General of National Export Development and the Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) in Vancouver, organized a virtual business-matching event, for food and beverage products. The food and beverage products that were promoted at the event included coffee, tea, ginger drinks, cooking spices, ready sauces, spices, seafood, crackers, instant noodles, swallow’s nest, and confectionery products. The Ministry of Trade will continue to apply export development strategies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This virtual business-matching has become one of the right steps in the middle of restrictions that do not allow face-to-face meetings. It was said by Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto in a statement received by Antara News Agency on Friday. Meanwhile, in his opening address at the event, director general for national export development, Kasan stated the processed food and beverage industry is facing a major export challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to the implementation of social restrictions//Ant

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Brazil on Thursday (Jul 16) passed the 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing as anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak. Just 27 days have passed since Brazil, which has the world's second-largest outbreak after the United States, reached one million cases. In recent weeks, there have been nearly 40,000 confirmed new cases per day, according to government figures. On Thursday, confirmed cases in Brazil totaled 2,012,151, while deaths numbered 76,688. Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, is home to around 210 million. Despite the rapid spread of the virus, Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain, has pressured local governments to lift lockdown restrictions//Reuters