Chinese and Korean companies cooperate to build stainless steel plant in Indonesia
South Korea's POSCO Steel (POSCO) and China's Qingshan Holding Group recently signed an agreement to cooperate in the construction of a stainless steel plant with an annual production capacity of 2 million tons in Morowali Industrial Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia. The total investment of the project exceeds 70.83 million U.S. dollars, POS...
China-Indonesia cooperation to boost agro-industry
Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Agriculture recently met with the visiting Chinese Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Jakarta, the two sides reached four consensus on agricultural cooperation: the two sides will strengthen cooperation in rice research, focusing on the development of saline-tolerant rice varieties, to enhance Indonesia along...
Chery plans to build its own plant in Indonesia
Chinese automaker Chery Group is planning to build its own factory in Indonesia to produce its brands Jaecoo and Lepas.Currently, Chery relies on PT Handal Indonesia M...
Inbound Indonesian travelers' goods still need to be inspected after declaration
Indonesian Customs has clarified that even if a traveler's baggage is registered in the All-Indonesia system, it will still be inspected. Inspection of baggage items is an important part of the Customs process when passengers enter or leave the country. The purpose of All - Indonesia system registration is...
Indonesia to keep promoting waste-to-energy projects
BPI Danantara, Indonesia's investment management agency, has announced the advancement of a waste-to-energy project with an estimated investment of 2 to 3 trillion rupiah to process 1,000 tons of waste per day. The project is jointly implemented by local governments, ministries and companies, with technology partners for domestic...
China-India cooperation to boost rice production
China has shown high interest in Indonesia's rice productivity and has explored cooperation opportunities with Indonesia in the food sector, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture revealed at a press conference held at the Ministry of Agriculture headquarters in Jakarta recently. He said including China...
TikTok fined Rp 15 billion for failing to declare acquisition of Tokopedia on time
Indonesia's competition regulator KPPU (Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition) has fined TikTok 15 billion rupiah for failing to submit to the KPPU within the stipulated timeframe its acquisition of 75.01% shares in Indonesian e-commerce platform Tokopedia...
Hongxin C&D breaks into Indonesia's construction machinery market with full chain solution
Indonesia, as the world's top nickel ore reserve (accounting for 251 TP3T globally) and a major coal exporter, exported 96.51 TP3T of ferronickel and 42.71 TP3T of coal to China in 2024. However, there are two major pain points for local machinery and equipment, namely the shortage of mining machines and high...
China's first geothermal power plant EPC project successfully handed over to Indonesia
The Lumutbale II geothermal power plant EPC project in Indonesia, which was constructed by CEC, has recently received the operation acceptance certificate, becoming the first geothermal power plant project successfully handed over by Chinese enterprises overseas. The project overcame the complex geological environment, sex...
Indonesia's surge in crude oil exports to China raises questions
Indonesia's crude oil exports to China soared to 2.7 million tons (about 630,000 bpd) in August 2025, far exceeding Indonesia's domestic production of 580,000 bpd and its cumulative export record of 1.3 million tons in the January-July period, according to China's customs data. Four tankers in Batam...