Other cooperation includes the sectors of renewable energy and sustainable industrial zones.

Experts say more needs to be done to properly fix nickel industry governance in the country, including stricter supervision and recalibration of its downstreaming push.

To compete with its neighbors, Indonesia must reframe regional tourism as a strategic priority rather than a side focus. This requires targeted action across three main areas: Destination development, air connectivity and service quality.

Once fully implemented, the trade agreement is expected to increase Indonesia’s exports to the EU by as much as 50 percent over three years.

In a brutalist building of Semesta Gallery in South Jakarta, Asmaraloka Art Exhibition Chapter 3 displays a three-floor testament to “Memories”, and, more urgently, to the emergence of a new generation of Indonesian creatives.

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged Tuesday and said it would taper its purchase of government bonds at a slower pace amid concerns about the effect of trade uncertainty on the world's number four economy.

Danantara CIO Pandu Sjahrir has highlighted that the investment would bolster national resilience by cutting reliance on imported caustic soda and ethylene dichloride, key inputs for downstream industries such as nickel processing.

The Transportation Ministry has vowed to monitor all airlines in Indonesia, especially those operating the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, following the recent Air India crash.  

The instruments would allow the World Bank and its partners to mobilize an additional $345 million of private investment to finance solar and wind projects.

Oil prices rallied Tuesday after Donald Trump urged Tehran residents to evacuate, stoking fresh fears of all-out war as Israel and Iran continued to pound each other with missiles.

The government aims to finalize the revised regulation next month to tackle the country’s mounting waste crisis by the end of President Prabowo Subianto’s term in 2029.

The government currently sees no need to send another delegation to the United States for the negotiations on tariffs as it believes it has made its case for open bilateral trade and says the ball is now in the US’ court.

On June 12, MR.D.I.Y Indonesia held its inaugural Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS), in which shareholders approved key decisions over the company’s 2024 net profit.

Bandung Mayor Muhammad Farhan has argued that many travelers from Bandung prefer to fly from Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport rather than go to Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka, after Husein Sastranegara Airport’s closure in 2023.  

The power plant will have a total capacity of 40 megawatts (MW) and will require around US$220 million of investment, according to a statement posted on Instagram by the directorate general of new, renewable energy and energy conservation.

The fall in new purchases highlighted the sector’s vulnerability to policy shifts as producers and consumers remain in wait-and-see mode over future incentives.

China's factory output grew slower than expected last month as trade war pressures bit, official data showed Monday, while a bump in a key gauge of domestic consumption offered a rare bright spot for the economy.

The government plans to push up the poverty line in a move that would bring Indonesia’s measure closer to that of the World Bank, even though that could be politically risky, as it would categorize more people as poor.

The US central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight policy meeting this week, despite President Donald Trump's push for rate cuts, as officials contend with uncertainty sparked by the Republican's tariffs.

Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom and state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation have been tapped to lead separate consortiums to build the first nuclear power plants in Kazakhstan, the country's atomic energy agency said on Saturday.

Predictions of imminent AI-driven mass unemployment are likely overblown, but employers will seek workers with different skills as the technology matures, a top executive at global recruiter ManpowerGroup told AFP at Paris's Vivatech trade fair.

US President Donald Trump approved Nippon Steel's US$14.9 billion bid for US Steel on Friday, capping a tumultuous 18-month effort by the companies that survived union opposition and two national security reviews.

Indonesia has seen a steep decline in the number of artisanal batik producers over the past four years across key production centers from Java to Sumatra, as pressure mounts from a surge of mass-produced batik-like fabrics, most of which are imported.

The seawall development in Jakarta is part of the 500-kilometer Giant Sea Wall megaproject along Java's northern coast, which is estimated to cost up to $80 billion and take 20 years to complete.

Previously, National Economic Council (DEN) chairman Luhut Pandjaitan said a plan to extend the high-speed railway line to Surabaya was moving forward.

The housing ministry and Lippo Group have launched an initiative to build compact houses of a minimum 14 square meters to tackle Greater Jakarta's housing shortage for low-income earners.

Stocks dived in early Asian trade on Friday, led by a selloff in US futures, while oil prices jumped after Israel conducted a military strike on Iran, sending investors scurrying to safe havens such as gold and the Swiss franc.