Photos show the cosmic calling of extraterrestrial enthusiasts at Indonesia’s UFO Festival

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A metallic spacecraft glistens under ambient light as two figures with elongated limbs, bulbous heads and featureless faces gaze with black eyes into the distance of the island of Java.

The extraterrestrial arrival in Indonesia is one of the science fiction scenes that has captivated groups of outer space enthusiasts at the country's UFO Festival throughout July.

Since 2016, organizers have welcomed hundreds of fans of outer space realities and mysteries from Indonesia and beyond. The festival aims to be a creative and intellectual crossroads for enthusiasts of space science and exploration, Unidentified Flying Objects, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and SETI, short for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

This year's free event included an Alien Village, UFO Village and UFO Camp at a site near Yogyakarta, about 420 kilometers (260 miles) from the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

Visitors admired a replica of a Mars exploration module and galleries with artistic interpretations of outer space, while workshops for adults and students offered cosmic activities such as spacesuit construction.

Venzha Christ, director of the Indonesia Space Science Society, said a focus on the term UFO allows participants to wonder without boundaries.

“I think the Indonesian generation needs a platform that can transform and socialize creative ideas, whether from the perspective of technology, science or even art," Christ said. “Imagining outer space, imagining the universe, is imagining limitlessness.”

Tarigan reported from Jakarta, Indonesia.

An alien figure is displayed during an exhibition held as part of the Indonesia UFO Festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia,Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Artist and UFO enthusiast Venzha Christ who is also the Director of Indonesia Space Science Society, an organization established as a platform for space enthusiasts focused on promoting astronomy and space exploration for general public, stands near what he said to be a DIY radio astronomy receiver installed at his residence in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

People participate in a "space suit design workshop" held as part of the Indonesia UFO Festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia,Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Children take part in a "space suit design workshop" held as part of the Indonesia UFO Festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia,Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

An alien-themed mural is seen on the facade of a grocery store at a neighborhood colloquially known as a "UFO Village" in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Local artist Hangno Hartono sits near an alien figure during the Indonesia UFO Festival, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A worker set up a lighting to illuminate a conceptual Mars exploration module during the "UFO Camp" at the Indonesia UFO Festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia,Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A motorist ride her motorbike past a UFO and alien-themed mural, at a neighborhood colloquially known as a "UFO Village" in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Visitors take photos near an alien figure displayed at an exhibition on the side line of the Indonesia UFO Festival, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A participant takes photos near the statue of an alien, during the Indonesia UFO Festival, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Participants experiment with sound created using various aluminum bowls and utensils during the Indonesia UFO Festival, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Venzha Christ, center, an artist and UFO enthusiast, participate in an experiment with sound created using various aluminum bowls and utensils during the Indonesia UFO Festival, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

People are seen outside a grocery store whose facade is painted with a UFO and alien-themed mural, at a neighborhood colloquially known as a "UFO Village" in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Participants set up their tent during the "UFO Camp," held as a part of Indonesia UFO Festival, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

BEIJING (AP) — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would be an initial cap of 49,000 vehicles on Chinese EV exports to Canada, growing to 70,000 over five years. China will reduce its tariff on canola seeds, a major Canadian export, from about 84% to about 15%, he told reporters.

“It has been a historic and productive two days,” Carney said, speaking outside against the backdrop of a traditional pavilion and a frozen pond at a Beijing park. “We have to understand the differences between Canada and other countries, and focus our efforts to work together where we’re aligned.”

Earlier Friday, he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to improve relations between their two nations after years of acrimony.

Xi told Carney in a meeting at the Great Hall of the People that he is willing to continue working to improve ties, noting that talks have been underway on restoring and restarting cooperation since the two held an initial meeting in October on the sidelines of a regional economic conference in South Korea.

“It can be said that our meeting last year opened a new chapter in turning China–Canada relations toward improvement,” China's top leader said.

Carney, the first Canadian prime minister to visit China in eight years, said better relations would help improve a global governance system that he described as “under great strain.”

He called for a new relationship “adapted to new global realities” and cooperation in agriculture, energy and finance.

Those new realities reflect in large part the so-called America-first approach of U.S. President Donald Trump. The tariffs he has imposed have hit both the Canadian and Chinese economies. Carney, who has met with several leading Chinese companies in Beijing, said ahead of his trip that his government is focused on building an economy less reliant on the U.S. at what he called “a time of global trade disruption.”

A Canadian business owner in China called Carney's visit game-changing, saying it re-establishes dialogue, respect and a framework between the two nations.

“These three things we didn’t have,” said Jacob Cooke, the CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies, which helps exporters navigate the Chinese market. “The parties were not talking for years.”

Canada had followed the U.S. in putting tariffs of 100% on EVs from China and 25% on steel and aluminum under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Carney’s predecessor.

China responded by imposing duties of 100% on Canadian canola oil and meal and 25% on pork and seafood. It added a 75.8% tariff on canola seeds last August. Collectively, the import taxes effectively closed the Chinese market to Canadian canola, an industry group has said. Overall, China's imports from Canada fell 10.4% last year to $41.7 billion, according to Chinese trade data.

China is hoping Trump’s pressure tactics on allies such as Canada will drive them to pursue a foreign policy that is less aligned with the United States. The U.S. president has suggested Canada could become America's 51st state.

Carney departs China on Saturday and visits Qatar on Sunday before attending the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland next week. He will meet business leaders and investors in Qatar to promote trade and investment, his office said.

Associated Press business writer Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong contributed to this report.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, arrives to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)