INDONESIA LECTURE: "Indonesia: An Emerging World Power" by former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia and Bangladesh. 11:30 a.m. Thursday

Outrigger Prince Kuhio, Kaiulani II, III, 3rd floor.

Cost for Pacific and Asian Affairs Council members $21, nonmembers $25. Includes lunch. Reservation deadline: today. Call 944-7780.

JAPANESE CORD-MAKING CLASS: Learn to make traditional, decorative cord for gift wrapping and rnament making.

One-day session Sunday. Registration deadline today. Call 945-7633.

PACIFIC ASIAN LECTURE SERIES: Weekly lectures on international business topics presented by the University of Hawaii Summer Session and the Pacific Asian Management Institute. of the University of Hawaii College of Business Administration. Lectures are 4:15-5:45 p.m Tuesdays and Thursdays, University of Hawaii-Manoa, College of Business Administration C101. Free. Call 956-8041.

"APEC: Key to Meeting the Asian Economic Challenge," Tomorrow. "United States Relations with Asia in Light of Recent Events," Thursday. Both lectures by retired U.S. Ambassador and president of WBJ Associates William Bodde Jr.

JAPAN LECTURE: "Teen-agers in Japan," by Merry White of Boston University. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room. Free.

JAPAN LECTURE AND PERFORMANCE: Learn about the yakumo-goto, a two-string koto instrument used to give thanks to the gods of all religious sects as well as to encourage peace and stability in the world. 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Japanese Cultural Center. Free. Call 945-7633.

JAPANESE CULTURAL CLASSES: Open to senior citizens interested in learning about Japanese brush art, haiku and haiga, calligraphy and appreciation of Japanese poetry. 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays beginning next Monday to Aug. 25. Fee: approximately $109. Call 945-7633.