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Relations between China and the nations of Southeast Asia are set to reach new heights, benefiting the region and beyond, with the announcement of a new partnership agreement, analysts say.
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Through a home minister instruction issued on Monday (Nov 1), the government has upgraded Jakarta to the lowest level of the multitiered public activity restrictions (PPKM), at least until Nov 15, as new daily cases in the capital have been consistently in the low three digits over the past few weeks.
With Indonesia continuing to look for new ways to revive its tourism sector, the government is now pushing for a vaccine travel lane (VTL) policy with several neighboring countries that would allow further reductions in quarantine – a major hurdle in the reopening of its borders.
Biotechnology company Novavax says that Indonesia has given the world’s first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots.
Biotechnology company Novavax says Indonesia has given the world’s first emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than currently used shots.