Indonesia is relying on China's Sinovac for the first tens of millions of vaccine shots before it receives more vaccines from AstraZeneca in the later months. - AFP
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesia has asked China for technical assistance to kick-start the production of Covid-19 vaccine so that it could become a regional production hub, as the two countries pledged to improve bilateral relations during their inaugural high-level dialogue in China over the weekend.
Such dialogue is a new format to better coordinate the various forms of cooperation under their comprehensive strategic partnership, Indonesian Foreign Minister Reto Marsudi said on Monday (June 7) in an online media briefing from China.
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