Inauguration Ceremony of the First Council of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce in Shandong (ICS)
On January 11, the inauguration ceremony of the first council of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce in Shandong (ICS) and the 2025 annual meeting were held in Jakarta. The scene brought together representatives of government and enterprises, township guests, this event with both hardcore results and strong hometown sentiment, has become the Indonesian Lu business...
Indonesia's Investment Minister Meets with Representatives of Chinese Enterprise Qingshan Group
The Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry and Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board recently revealed on his personal Instagram account that he received a delegation of representatives from China's Green Mountain Group. He said that Indonesia and Qingshan Group have been working together in the nickel-based industry and downstreaming of local minerals...
China-India "two countries, two parks" to promote 16 major projects
Indonesia and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on investment in 16 major projects totaling US$2.19 billion (Rp 36.4 trillion) as part of the **Two Countries Twin Parks (TCTP) cooperation mechanism...
Indonesia's first batch of frozen durian officially enters Chinese market
The head of the Quarantine Agency (Barantin) announced in Jakarta that about 48 tons of Indonesian frozen durian products have officially entered the Chinese market with direct distribution through Qinzhou Port. The first shipment was sent on December 15, 2025, in compliance with all customs...
Specific list of 18 major downstreaming projects in Indonesia
Danantara CEO has revealed that the government plans to launch several downstreaming projects in the near future, which include a bauxite smelter, an environmentally friendly aviation kerosene refinery and downstream processing of coconut products. Earlier the government had set a target to plan...
Indonesia to impose a total ban on imports of 12 categories of goods starting this year
The Ministry of Trade recently released a document announcing that from January 1, 2026, there will be a total ban on the import of 12 categories of goods. These goods can be categorized into five main groups: some finished home appliances, used clothing, some food and food ingredients, some pharmaceutical ingredients...
Indonesia to cut coal production in 2026
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has confirmed that coal production in 2026 will be revised downwards to about 600 million tons. As a comparison, the country's total coal production in 2025 reached 790 million tons. He was speaking at the January 8, 2026 Central Jakarta...
Ningde Times Indonesia battery plant scheduled to start production in the first half of the year
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) announced that the CATL Battery Plant, an electric vehicle battery ecosystem project located in Karawang, West Java, will be officially commissioned in the first half of 2026. The project is owned by China's Ningde Times New Energy Technology Co...
China remains Indonesia's largest export destination
The Deputy Director General of Distribution and Services Statistics of the Central Statistical Agency (BPS) has said that China remains Indonesia's largest export destination from January-November 2025, with exports amounting to $58.24 billion, accounting for 23.80% of Indonesia's total exports; followed by the United States (28.14...
Indonesia's bonded warehouses to be nationalized for overdue goods
The Minister of Finance has recently issued a new regulation clarifying that imported goods stored in temporary bonded warehouses (TPS) for more than 30 days will be recognized as unclaimed goods (BTD). If such goods have not completed customs procedures, their disposal methods include auction, sale...