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China's nickel processing giant Hwayo will join an Indonesian electric vehicle battery consortium, replacing South Korea's LG Energy, which withdrew, the investment minister confirmed. Huayou, which operates in Indonesia through local subsidiaries, is involved in key nickel processing projects and has an interest in the industry...

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) actively participated in the China (Zhejiang)-Indonesia Trade and Investment Conference to encourage investment and trade cooperation with China in the field of fisheries, which involves a wide range of segments such as fishing, aquaculture, processing and logistics. The conference was organized by the Zhejiang Provincial Government and...

Driven by the news of China's plan to build coal-fired power plants, coal prices in Newcastle and Rotterdam rose in different months. For example, Newcastle's coal price rose to $95.5 per ton in April, and Rotterdam's rose to $103.65 per ton in April. The Chinese government announced that it would ...

In January-February 2025, Indonesia's shelled coconut exports reached $30.8 million (about Rp 5.17 trillion) in value and 71,077 tons in volume, with the main export destinations being China and Vietnam. Among them, exports of shelled coconut to China amounted to 68,065 tons, valued at 29...

The Chairman of the Asian Trade, Tourism and Economic Council (ATTEC), in the Indonesia Investment Summit, emphasized that now is the golden time for Indonesia to attract foreign investment and welcomed global investors, especially Chinese manufacturing investors, to invest and set up factories in Indonesia. Indonesia is being seen as...

Booming e-commerce in Indonesia has prompted developers to aggressively build industrial parks and warehouses. According to the e-Conomy SEA 2024 report, the e-commerce business is expected to be the largest contributor to Indonesia's digital economy in 2024, estimated at 65 billion...

Indonesia-China relations continue to heat up in the tech sector, as a delegation from Nanning, capital of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has just concluded an intensive visit to Indonesia aimed at deepening cooperation in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the digital economy. The two sides held...

On April 3, Thousand Islands Enterprise Services and XTransfer, a financial service platform focusing on B2B cross-border trade collection and payment, held a cooperation signing ceremony in Guangzhou. For a long time, Chinese enterprises doing business in Indonesia often face complicated exchange processes, scrutiny...

The Batang Industrial Park in Central Java, formerly known as the Batang Integrated Industrial Zone, was once a wilderness.It began operations in 2022 and was upgraded to a special economic zone in 2025. The Indonesian government expects to use this to narrow the economic gap with its neighbors, promote industrialization, and enhance international competitiveness...

Indonesia's durian industry is edging closer to entering the lucrative Chinese market, with a Chinese official reviewing this in March as part of an agreement. Officials from China's General Administration of Customs traveled to Indonesia to assess local durian plantations and packaging...