Today's Top 3 News: EU, ASEAN Agree to Intensify Investment and Trade Relations
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Senin, 5 Februari 2024 18:13 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top 3 news on Monday, February 5, 2024. Here are the highlights: EU, ASEAN Agree to Intensify Investment and Trade Relations, 25 Best Islands in the World for Holidays in 2024, Bali Included, and Prabowo Apologizes to Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo During Debate.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. EU, ASEAN Agree to Intensify Investment and Trade Relations
The 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, held in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb 2, agreed to further intensify trade and investment relations between countries.
"We were encouraged by the robust economic cooperation between ASEAN and the EU, with the EU being ASEAN’s third-largest foreign investor and third-largest trading partner in 2022 and reaffirmed our commitment to make use of this positive momentum to further intensify trade and investment relations between the ASEAN and the EU," according to the Joint Ministerial Statement in Jakarta, Saturday.
At the meeting attended by ASEAN foreign ministers and EU member countries, the ASEAN Secretariat and the European Commission, as well as Timor Leste as an ASEAN observer, the ASEAN re-emphasized the importance of finding solutions to long-standing market access problems.
2. 25 Best Islands in the World for Holidays in 2024, Bali Included
The list of the best islands in the world in 2024 includes Bali in Indonesia, Hawaii, Madagascar, Phuket in Thailand, Palawan in the Philippines, and Santorini in Greece.
Islands are natural tourist destinations that never lose their attraction. The reason is, islands offer stretches of sandy beaches, lush mangrove forests, and a diversity of underwater biota.
US News Travel compiled a list of the 25 best islands in the world which will become attractive destinations for holidays in 2024. These islands offer natural beauty and ease of access, providing a memorable experience.
3. Prabowo Apologizes to Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo During Debate
Presidential candidate number 2 Prabowo Subianto apologized to his rivals Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo in his closing statement during the final presidential debate on February 4, 2024.
“On behalf of Prabowo-Gibran [campaign team] and the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM), I apologize to candidate pair 1 Pak Anies and Pak Muhaimin and candidate pair 3 Pak Ganjar and Pak Mahfud for any offensive words or conduct during the campaign,” he said in the televised debate last night.
Prabowo, who was accompanied by his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, said that the election campaign was often carried out with enthusiasm, and sometimes strong words were uttered. However, he claimed that there was goodwill behind it.
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