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VOINews, Jakarta - The Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) and museum consulting agency France Museums discussed the development of a museum equipped with futuristic technology in the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara, East Kalimantan Province.

“We would like to know how to develop an up-to-date museum. For example, we used to see museums that display history, but now, we can see museums applying futuristic concepts, such as holograms,” OIKN Head Bambang Susantono noted in a statement received here on Friday.

Susantono then explained that the authority visited France Museums in Paris to gain insights on ways to develop a museum that applies futuristic technology.

“In addition to merely discussing how to build a museum, the Nusantara Capital City Authority met with the France Museums to gain knowledge on how to develop a museum equipped with futuristic technology,” he stated.

During its visit to France, OIKN had an opportunity to discuss various aspects related to museums with Herve Barbaret and Junia Jorgji, France Museums’ chief executive officer and director of special projects.

OIKN made the most of the visit to gain an outlook on how to develop a futuristic museum in IKN that displays the unique identity of the new capital city.

Chief Executive Officer Herve Barbaret emphasized the importance of creating and applying adaptive technology that can preserve its relevance from time to time in the hopes of proffering up-to-date experiences to visitors of a museum.

Meanwhile, Junia Jorgji, on her part, said that OIKN should apply extraordinary ways of thinking in developing a museum, adding that the most important aspect is to not copy something that already exists.

It is expected that by holding a discussion with France Museums, OIKN will succeed in building a unique and futuristic museum that can attract a broad population for a long term. (Reuters)

VOINews, Jakarta - United States Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will attend the ASEAN High Level Forum (AHLF) on Disability-Inclusive Development and Partnership beyond 2025, according to the US Department of State.

The event is scheduled to be held in Makassar, South Sulawesi on October 10-12.

In a press release on Thursday, the US Department of State stated that Minkara traveled to Jakarta and Makassar on October 4-11 to participate in the forum organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

She will also attend the first ever ASEAN-US High-Level Dialogue on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

During her visit, she will meet with government officials, non-governmental organizations, disability activists, business and religious leaders, as well as other stakeholders, to promote the full social and economic empowerment and inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Meanwhile, Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini stated on Tuesday that the forum would demonstrate the commitment of ASEAN countries to inclusivity for persons with disabilities.

"The forum is also to show that Makassar is a civilized society that respects the rights of people with disabilities," she remarked. (Reuters)

VOINews, Jakarta - The White House is making plans for a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco next month as the two countries seek to stabilize troubled relations, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Ties between the world's two largest economies have been strained in recent years due to a number of issues including Taiwan, the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, allegations of spying, human rights issues and trade tariffs, among others.

The newspaper, which cited senior unidentified U.S. officials, quoted one of them as saying the possibility of a meeting was "pretty firm."

"We're beginning the process" of planning, the official was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

The Chinese embassy in Washington did not comment specifically on the newspaper report. A spokesperson of the embassy said in an emailed statement that the two countries remained in communication and needed to expand "good faith" cooperation. The White House did not have an immediate comment.

The meeting would follow other high-level engagements between the two countries in recent months that have seen visits from U.S. officials to China like Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in July and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in August.

More recently, Blinken met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in New York and U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Malta.

Biden and Xi's last meeting was on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia in November 2022, which was their first in person meeting since Biden became president. They previously had five exchanges by phone and video conference after Biden took office.

China's top security agency hinted last month any meeting between Xi and Biden will depend on the United States "showing sufficient sincerity."

U.S. officials like Raimondo and Yellen have recently said the United States did not want to decouple from China but Beijing has expressed concern over U.S. approval of arms sales and military financing to Taiwan.

San Francisco will host an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November that Xi may attend. Xi recently skipped the G20 summit in New Delhi that Biden attended. (Reuters)

VOINews, Jakarta - Heavy rainstorms and strong winds will hit southern China in the next three days as Typhoon Koinu approaches the coast of Guangdong province after killing one and injuring hundreds in Taiwan.

Typhoon Koinu, which means "puppy" in Japanese, will bring heavy rain along the coasts of Guangdong and neighbouring Fujian province in the next three days, China's National Meteorological Centre (NMC) said.

The NMC said rainfall in Guangdong could reach more than 300 millimetres. It also issued a yellow alert for strong winds, the third highest in a four-coloured warning system.

Guangdong province has suspended dozens of ferry routes since late Thursday and the NMC warned tourists to stay away from beach resorts on the last day of a week-long national holiday on Friday.

Typhoon Koinu was travelling around 144 kph (89 mph) off the coast of the southern Guangdong city of Shanwei as of 8 a.m. on Friday, said the NMC, slowing down from the 252 kph (156mph) on Thursday in Taiwan.

The typhoon is expected to weaken into a strong tropical storm from late Friday and grow weaker as it heads west along China's southern coast, it said.

Typhoon Koinu killed one person and injured almost 400 people in Taiwan, causing the most extensive damage on remote Orchid Island off Taiwan's east coast and home to around 5,000 people, although no one was injured on the island.

More than 70 boats were overturned or sunk in a harbour on the island, two schools were seriously damaged and power cut due to the typhoon. An air force helicopter was flying in engineers to restore electricity on Friday. (Reuters)