Indonesia, April 22 -- Jakarta (ANTARA) -

The Jakarta provincial government expanded international partnerships with Shenzhen, Seoul, Tokyo, and Kyoto during a series of diplomatic visits from April 22-28, focusing on transport, health, green innovation, and investment cooperation.

The initiative is led by Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung, who is strengthening city-to-city diplomacy with major Asian urban centers to position Indonesia's capital as a global, sustainable, and livable metropolis.

"Jakarta is a living laboratory of urban transformation in Southeast Asia. The challenges of climate, flooding, congestion, and air pollution are not obstacles, but drivers of innovation," Pramono said in a statement issued in Jakarta on Wednesday....