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Sun Yong, the vice governor of China's Anhui Province, has once again visited East Kalimantan Province in Indonesia to promote matters related to cooperation between the two sides. The vice governor of East Kalimantan province said that the cooperation with Anhui province started a few years ago, and this visit is a good follow-up to the previous...

President Prabowo, who will host an open house on Eid al-Fitr 2025, plans to first perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer ceremony at Jakarta's Istiklal Mosque on March 31, 2025 (the day of Eid al-Fitr), before heading to the Independence Palace to host...

Car sales in Indonesia showed a positive trend in February 2025, with wholesale sales reaching 72,295 units, up 16.71 TP3T YoY and 2.21 TP3T YoY. retail sales increased 9.11 TP3T to 69,872 units from 64,029 units in January, but were still down 0...

Indonesia has a processing plant with a capacity of up to 50 tons of gold per year, the Precious Metals Refinery (PMR) owned by Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) in the Gresik Special Economic Zone in East Java, which was opened on March 17, 2025 by President Prabowo for the...

President Prabowo officially announced Indonesia's membership in the New Development Bank (NDB), a decision he made during a meeting with NDB President Dilma Wana Rousseff in Jakarta recently, marking a significant step in strengthening Indonesia's ties with developing...

The Minister of Industry suggested that automakers lower the selling price of their vehicles to increase consumers' purchasing power, and Chinese automaker BAIC said it does not make much profit from selling cars in Indonesia because, in addition to the cost of production, it also has to pay taxes and fees at the initial stage of importation, so...

The Deputy Minister of Industry believes that Indonesia has a good chance of becoming a relocation site for hundreds of Chinese factories as the trade war between China and the United States becomes more intense. Indonesia will not be directly affected by the trade war or the US tariff increase as it maintains a good...

The Indonesian Iron and Steel Industry Association (IISIA) has welcomed the implementation of the Anti-Dumping Import Duty (BMAD) policy, which is seen to preserve the competitiveness of the domestic steel industry and discourage lower-priced imported steel products.The BMAD is a measure of...

President Prabowo recently chaired a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, asking the government to continuously accelerate downstreaming of domestic industries to improve energy resilience, create jobs and boost economic growth. The meeting formulated 21 first-phase downstreaming...

President Prabowo hosted a banquet at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta in honor of eight major Chinese entrepreneurs, accompanied by State Secretary Ministers and Cabinet Secretaries. The eight entrepreneurs included Anthony Salim (Lim Fong Seng), Sugianto Kusuma (Kuo Re...