BRICS members are expecting Indonesia to play a significant role in the grouping and China supports this new member from Southeast Asia, according to a forum in Jakarta.

With billions of dollars in Chinese pledges and regulatory reforms, Jakarta is betting big on solar - with a weather eye on US trade policy As US tariffs squeeze Chinese solar firms across Southeast Asia,

What Indonesia has gained is strategic autonomy, clout with the US and within Asean, and a bigger voice on the global stage On January 6, Indonesia was admitted as a full member to Brics, a multinational bloc now comprising 10 key developing economies spanning Europe,

Golkar Chairman Bahlil Lahadalia and China's Minister Liu Jianchao discuss Indonesia-China cooperation and BRICS participation.

The two countries on Thursday held a 10th round of talks under a bilateral consultation mechanism set up to address issues in the South China Sea, where disputes have been frequent and tense, with ties at their lowest point in years.

"There is no other choice. Both of us, Indonesia and China have to strengthen our relationship based on three pillars: politics and security, economic development and people-to-people (connectivity)," said Dino, who is the former ambassador to the US and former deputy foreign minister.

China's economy ended 2024 on better footing than expected helped by a flurry of stimulus measures, although the threat of a new trade war with the United States and weak domestic demand could hurt confidence in a broader recovery this year.

Diplomats from Indonesia and China unveil a logo to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 7, 2025. The logo was created by an Indonesian youth who won a design competition organized by the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta,

Indonesia is set to propose a reduction in trade tariffs to the US as a counteractive measure, in response to anticipated import tariff policies under the US's new Donald Trump administration.

Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in the face of competing territorial claims with China.

Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister

Indonesia's Pontianak High Court in the spotlight after acquitting a Chinese foreign national, Yu Hao, 49 years old, in an illegal gold mining case.