Bank Indonesia (BI) stated that Indonesian Sharia Economic Festival (FESyar) 2024 for Java Island in Surabaya City, East Java Province, recorded a high transaction commitment through business agreement activities or business matching at Rp23.59 billion.

Thousands of students in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java Province, danced together for the Gandrung Sewu Festival 2024 at Marina Boom Beach on Oct. 26, 2024,. There were 1,350 gandrung dancers who successfully presented a world-class colossal art performance.

With the global commitment to achieving net-zero emissions (NZE) increasing, Indonesia is moving quickly to adopt electric vehicle (EV) technology. Supported by the 2023 Matching Fund program, Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya (PENS) is collaborating with VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas (VKTR) to develop components and software for EVs.

The East Java Provincial Government encourages all industrial business actors in East Java to accelerate the growth of green industry to support the formation of a green industry ecosystem in the local area.

The 2024 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) series of automotive exhibitions saw a record number of visitors in Surabaya City, East Java Province with more than 35,000 people attending it.

A total of 10,000 tickets were sold for BTV Semesta Berpesta Malang. The music festival held at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Dome in Malang City, East Java Province, was guaranteed to be full of spectators.

The 2024 edition of annual fashion event Jember Fashion Carnaval (JFC) was held from Aug. 2 to 4, 2024, in Jember Regency, East Java Province. It was held along Central Park to the Sports Hall with a distance of 3.6 kilometers, as well as the Sultan Agung and Kaliwates areas.

The export value of Indonesian fishery products in the first half of 2024 rose by 1 percent year-on-year (yoy) to US$2.71 billion (roughly Rp44.24 trillion) based on Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry data. The United States (US) is still the main destination country with an export value of US$889.39 million, or about 32.8 percent of total Indonesian fishery exports during the period.