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Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said, Pelabuhan Ratu must be able to function optimally in 2019. Budi Karya Sumadi in Majalengka, West Java, on Wednesday (4/4) asked the Head of Transportation Office in cooperation with The Head of the Tourism Office in Sukabumi, West Java uses Pelabuhan Ratu as much as possible to facilitate connectivity to Jakarta.

Delivery of crops, minerals and other goods will use ships or barges from Pelabuhan Ratu to be more efficient.  He explained, in addition to facilitate connectivity, Pelabuhan Ratu will also be focused to become a tourism port on the weekend. Moreover with the object Geopark Ciletuh tourism that can be reached by boat for 30 minutes // ant.5.4'18.mar

President Joko Widodo gives appreciation to the Ministry of Industry who has been alert and seriously prepared roadmap implementation of Industry 4.0 to be implemented in Indonesia. As quoted by Antara, this system will be better known as Making Indonesia 4.0. The road map will be became a cornerstone of Indonesia's economic growth in the future.

President Joko Widodo at the launch of Making Indonesia 4.0 as part of a series of Indonesia Industrial Summit 2018 events in Jakarta, Wednesday (4/4) hope, in addition to creating new jobs, the implementation of Industry 4.0 in Indonesia ensuring growth in an inclusive manner, involving all levels of the community's economy. The President requested that the implementation of Industry 4.0 not only target large companies, but also micro, small and medium enterprises. In the future, micro, small and medium enterprises must be able understand and easy in accessing and using technology so it is more competitive.// ant.5.3 18.mar

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Rini Soemarno is in Beijing, China, to ensure the commitment of China Railway Corporation to support the acceleration of construction of the Jakarta-Bandung, West Java.  Jakarta-Bandung high speed rail project. Minister Rini Soemarno in a press release of the Ministry of SOEs in Jakarta on Thursday ( 5/4) mentions that this rapid train project should be immediately accelerated in May 2018, especially in critical construction areas. Including transfer of technology  and strengthening of Indonesia's human resource competency to have the expertise of fast-track project construction.

The construction is planned to be massive at 21 points deemed most critical starting in early May 2018.  At the meeting, China Railway Corporation declared its commitment to accelerate the development of tunnels for fast trains, including the Walini tunnel. Walini will be designed into a new city in Bandung West with an area of ​​1,270 hectares.  --KemenBUMN.5.4'18.mar

Cooperation between Japan and ASEAN member countries is strengthening. Such strengthening can be proved by the increasing direction of cooperation between Japan and ASEAN in the fields of politics, economy and socio-culture, even the security issue in the region which is the focus the main to encourage the welfare of the world community.  This was conveyed by Senior Political Researcher, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, in the Symposium of 45 Years of Cooperation between Japan and ASEAN at the LIPI Auditorium Jakarta, Wednesday (04/04). 

"So far our focus is Asia Pacific, especially East Asia, which is the center of rapid economic development, as well as concerns such as North Korea, South China Sea conflict in particular, and in North Asia, the East China Sea region", She said. 

Meanwhile, International Political Researcher from Keio University, Japan, Yuichi Hosoya, to Voice of Indonesia said China also has an important role in building the region. Therefore, cooperation between Japan and ASEAN can be encouraged by building partnerships and connectivity with China,  so it can be more beneficial for the country involved.   VOI-Ahmad Faisal