Last Friday, wearing black-and-gold Sarong and traditional headband, the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, addressed his State of the Nation speech at the House of Representatives complex, Jakarta. The address also covers the draft for the 2020 State Budget.
International sanctions seem like a burden to North Korea, but the government swings the move to become self-reliant by promoting the use of domestic cosmetics over foreign brands to its middle-class women.
Responding to Japan’s act on removing South Korea from a whitelist of trusted trade partners on last Friday, the country plans to stop depending on Japanese imports.