Indonesia leads push for blue economy in ASEAN

JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has called on countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to push for the measurement and formulation of a framework to pursue a blue economy in the region.

The call was conveyed by Indonesian Minister of National Development Planning Suharso Monoarfa on Monday at a virtual session of the ASEAN Blue Economy Forum in Tanjung Pandan city, Indonesia's Bangka