How do we go from protecting eight percent of marine areas to 30 percent in less than 10 years? This question is at the heart of a global forum in Canada this weekend.

This year’s first round of negotiations for the Code of Conduct (COC) at the South China Sea will commence in March, said the Foreign Ministry on Friday, where Indonesia as ASEAN chairman will lead efforts to “explore new approaches” in navigating the increasingly “destabilized” region. 

The reaction in the United States to what appears to be an ill-timed spying mission will have lingering consequences for efforts to stabilize ties – already near historic lows. Some US lawmakers are demanding that President Joe Biden, a Democrat, hold China to account for what officials are calling an unacceptable violation of US sovereignty.

As devastating storms pounded California, nature lovers feared for endangered monarch butterflies that winter there as part of a seemingly magical migration pattern.

The Dublin four-piece, performing the song "We Are One", was selected ahead of Lydon's band Public Image Ltd. and four other acts, by a combination of Irish and international experts as well as a public vote during a special programme broadcast by RTE.

Indonesia is the chair of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2023 and will host the bloc's annual leaders' meetings later this year.

The Environment and Forestry Ministry is looking to designate North Sumatra coastal areas for reforestation location in an effort to reduce carbon emissions as well as to develop the local economy and maintain aquatic ecosystems.

It comes after two separate tiger attacks in the same Sumatran town over the past week left at least four people seriously injured.

Young girls in colourful dress and traditional jewellery sing at a festival in Libya's Ghadames, an oasis city that was relatively unscathed by the past decade's chaos.

Having spent most of his life housebound due to a medical condition, Jordanian Amer Abu Nawas's love of football has propelled him to social media stardom.

As music's elite gather in Los Angeles for the Grammy awards on Sunday, one question is playing on loop: Will Beyonce finally win the coveted Album of the Year prize?

Retno was speaking in Jakarta at the close of a meeting between foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the 10-member regional bloc chaired by Indonesia this year.

Indonesia is the chair of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2023 and will later this year host the bloc's annual leaders' meetings, which are typically also joined by China and the United States.

Thumping motorcycle engines roared to life at dawn in Guatemala City's main Constitution Square, and riders soon sped off, resuming a practice begun in 1961 but suspended for two years by the pandemic.

Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z are now tied as the most nominated artists in Grammys history, with 88 each.

The craft spent several days flying over North America, ratcheting up tensions between Washington and Beijing, before it was targeted with a missile shot from an F-22 plane, Pentagon officials said, falling into relatively shallow water just 47 feet (14 meters) deep.

Bandung, West Java, punk-quartet Dongker finds new spark at the verge of disbanding and plans five consecutive singles chaotically before releasing a new album in August.

An initial public offering (IPO) by Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), the geothermal arm of state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina, is expected to receive a positive response from the market with its business being in line with the world’s shift toward renewables and sustainable investments.

A proposed lucrative sponsorship deal between South Africa and Tottenham Hotspur that sparked a two-day firestorm will not be backed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

As Indonesia gradually moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic with the end of curbs earlier this year, Jakarta commuters are also getting reacquainted with the city’s notorious traffic congestion, with data showing that Jakarta’s traffic has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Sri Mulyani said the money would be sufficient to pay for the organizing of the general election and that the government would give an additional sum to be included in the 2024 state budget.

Composed of dancers driven into exile by the Russian invasion, the ballet company sees its mission as more than dance.

Micronesia is one of three Pacific Island states that has so-called compacts of free association with the United States, which allows Washington exclusive access to airspace and territorial waters in exchange for financial assistance.

The investment minister has expressed frustration about his country being dealt lower carbon credit values than Western counterparts and about international disapproval of Indonesia’s downstream industry strategy.

The facility is expected to be able to produce 140,000 vehicles a year and will replace the company’s factory in Sunter, North Jakarta, which has been operating for 27 years.

The NU chief has maintained his stance that the organization's members should be motivated only by Islam and eschew any 'ideas and creeds' from 'outside the Islamic tradition'.

Inside, a poorly installed water heater was leaking carbon monoxide -- a colorless, odorless gas that can pose a lethal threat to human health.