Driverless vehicles, flying drones, smartwatches. Strange sights will be seen this week in Las Vegas as the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show fires up its more than 20,000 products and technological breakthroughs from some 3,500 exhibitors for 150,000-plus conventioneers. Geeks will...
Indonesia to Build 4...
Indonesia to build 49 dams in 5 years to achieve food sovereignty. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that Indonesia will construct 49 new dams across the country in the next five years in a bid to achieve food sovereignty. The president made the remarks at a National...
Tesla Indonesia
Tesla, Mobil Listrik Canggih Amerika Segera Beredar di Jalanan Jakarta. Mobil listrik canggih dari Amerika Serikat (AS), Tesla sebentar lagi akan menyapa masyarakat Indonesia. Salah satu pihak yang memboyong mobil listrik itu adalah Prestige Image Motorcars, supplier mobil-mobil mewah di...
Strong Recovery
Indonesia is On Track for a Strong Recovery. The recent election that brought President Joko Widodo to power has taken Indonesia’s democracy to a new level. Popularly known as Jokowi, the new president is seen as a man of the people. This image, coupled with his pragmatic reform...
Singapore-Indonesia ...
Singapore, Indonesia exploring collaboration on urban development. A trade mission led by Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck met with top Indonesian officials, and discussed potential areas of partnership such as water, waste management and urban development. A business...
Lazada Indonesia
Startup Aims to Be Amazon.com of Indonesia. Lazada Tries to Get a Head Start in a Country Where Just a Third of Population Has Web Access Executives at Lazada Indonesia, a fast-growing e-commerce startup aiming to be the Amazon.com of Southeast Asia, faced a couple of unexpected challenges...
Jokowi Maritime Doct...
Jokowi launches maritime doctrine to the world. Before world leaders attending the East Asia summit on Thursday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced the much-awaited vision of his signature maritime-axis doctrine that will define his administration for the next five years. Jokowi said...
Invest in Indonesia
Indonesian President Tells Business Leaders ‘This Is Your Opportunity’. In his maiden speech at an annual Pacific Rim economic forum as Indonesia’s new leader, President Joko Widodo pitched Indonesia as a prime investment destination to regional business leaders, pledging to slash fuel...
Millionth Aussie Tou...
Indonesia prepares to welcome millionth Aussie tourist for the year. Indonesia is set to overtake New Zealand as Australia’s favourite overseas destination, with more than a million tourists scheduled to visit the country by the end of the year. Ten years ago, New Zealand attracted...
Indonesia OPPO Smart...
OPPO Plans $30m Indonesia Plant Chinese smartphone maker OPPO Technologies will start work on a $30 million assembly plant in Indonesia in March next year, following its entry into the country last year. The plant will be located near Tangerang, Banten, with the capacity to manufacture up to...
Indocomtech 2014
Pameran Indocomtech 2014 Resmi Dibuka. Pameran akbar komputer tahunan Indocomtech 2014 resmi dibuka pada hari ini. Pameran ini digelar di Jakarta Convention Center selama lima hari, 29 Oktober-2 November 2014. (Baca: Indocomtech 2013 Targetkan Transaksi Rp 635 Miliar) Pameran tahun ini...
Indonesia Infrastruc...
Chinese companies cater to Indonesia’s need of infrastructure. China’s economic and trade relationship with Indonesia is increasingly large and complex. Over the last decade, China systematically overtook Indonesia’s other trade partners like the United States, Singapore...
Jokowi New Cabinet
Indonesian president orders new cabinet to get to work. Indonesian President Joko Widodo held his first cabinet meeting on Monday and gave his top four ministers until the end of the week to identify policy changes that would remove growth bottlenecks. Widodo was elected president in July,...
Korea Indonesia Film...
Korea-Indonesia Festival screens cream of movie crop. The Korea-Indonesia Film Festival is hosting free screenings of award-winning movies from both countries. Unlike previous festivals limited to Jakarta, the screenings — which run from Oct. 24 to 28 — will take place simultaneously at...
Russia Invest 500 Mi...
Reuters: Russia’s Vi Holding to invest 500 million dollars in Indonesia alumina plant. Russia’s industrial group Vi Holding will invest $500 million in an alumina refinery in Indonesia that could be built in the next three to four years, Russian Trade Minister Denis Manturov told...
Indonesia-Taiwan
Joko Widodo: Taiwan-Indonesia business relations important. Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo has invited Taiwanese business tycoon Terry Gou (郭台銘) to attend his inauguration ceremony, slated for today, as a guest of honor, showing the importance he attaches to investment from...
IKEA Indonesia
Ikea opens first store in Indonesia. Thousands packed the flagship store of Ikea here last Wednesday as the Swedish flat-pack furniture retailer opened its doors to customers for the first time in Indonesia. The openings of stores by major international brands are major events in retail-happy...
Beginilah Blusukan
Jokowi kepada Mark Zuckerberg: Beginilah Blusukan… Jokowi mengajak pendiri Facebook Mark Zuckerberg blusukan ke Pasar Blok A Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat. Kunjungan ke pasar tekstil terbesar se-Asia Tenggara ini demi menjawab rasa penasaran Zuckerberg tentang blusukan yang dilakukan oleh...
Garuda Pesan 50 Pesa...
Garuda Indonesia Pesan 50 Pesawat dari Boeing. Boeing Co, produsen terbesar pesawat di dunia memenangkan pesanan dari PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk (GIAA) untuk 50 pesawat single-aisle. Pemesanan ini menunjukkan pertumbuhan ekonomi yang mendorong lebih banyak orang untuk melakukan perjalanan melalui...
Coffee Export Surge
Indonesia coffee exports surge as drought hits Brazil. Despite lower national production, the country’s foreign exchange earnings from coffee exports is expected to increase by at least 10 percent this year, thanks to the surge in the commodity’s price in the global market. The Trade...
Trade Expo Indonesia
Hari pertama, calon pembeli di trade expo 14.000 orang. Pagelaran Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) yang ke-29 kembali diadakan Kementerian Perdagangan di Jakarta Internasional Expo, Kemayoran, Jakarta Utara. Kurang dari 24 jam sejak TEI dibuka oleh Presiden Terpilih Joko Widodo serta Menteri...
Korea Indonesia Fest...
Korea-Indonesia Festival menampilkan berbagai kebudayaan Korea diadakan 3 – 31 Oktober. Kementerian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif bekerja sama dengan Kedutaan Besar Korea untuk Indonesia menyelenggarakan Korea-Indonesia Festival 2014. Festival ini merupakan festival gabungan resmi...
Indonesia Motor Show
The Proud Journey of the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) Over 22 Years. From its first exhibition through this year’s 22nd (Sept 18-28), the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) has certainly journeyed far over the years. The exhibition has gone through countless phases...
Mitshubishi Indonesi...
Mitsubishi Motors Segera Ekspansi Lewat Pabrik Baru di Bekasi. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), produsen mobil asal Minato, Tokyo, Jepang itu akan segera melakukan ekspansi dengan membangun pabrik barunya di kawasan industri Greenland International Industrial Center (GIIC) – Deltamas,...
Jakarta-London Garud...
Mulai Terbangi London, Garuda Gunakan Boeing 777-300ER PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Garuda) mulai hari ini, Senin (8/9/2014), mengoperasikan rute penerbangan baru Jakarta–London, pergi-pulang via Amsterdam. Dengan menggunakan pesawat terbaru Boeing 777-300ER, penerbangan perdana Garuda...
7 tokoh musik
Tujuh Penghargaan untuk Apresiasi Insan Musik Indonesia. Dalam rangka Hari Musik Nasional yang jatuh pada tanggal 9 Maret, bertempat di Teater Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Menparekraf menyerahkan tujuh penghargaan pada tokoh-tokoh musik Indonesia atas jasa dan...
Economic Masterplan
Yudhoyono kicks off 7 bold master plan projects. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially launched seven projects totaling Rp 13.1 trillion (SS$13.9 billion) under his administration’s ambitious economic master plan on Friday. The ambitious projects, which are part of the Master...
Manado-Los Angeles
Telkom Internasional Indonesia Gabung Konsorsium Global SEA-US Bangun Jaringan Kabel Bawah Laut Los Angeles-Manado. Demi mewujudkan kebutuhan jaringan internet yang menyeluruh dan mumpuni, pembangunan infrastruktur yang kuat jelas merupakan suatu keharusan yang tak dapat ditawar. PT Telkom...
China Electric Vehic...
China Weighs $16 Billion Car-Charging Fund. China is considering providing as much as 100 billion yuan ($16 billion) in government funding to build electric-vehicle charging facilities and spur demand for clean cars, according to two people familiar with the matter. The policy will be...
Twitter Indonesia
Twitter Segera Buka Kantor Resmi di Jakarta. Media sosial Twitter dikabarkan akan membuka kantor di Jakarta. Hal ini diungkapkan oleh President of Global Revenue and Partnerships Twitter Adam Bain melalui akun Twitter pribadinya, @adambain. Bain mengungkapkan kepastian tersebut lewat sebuah...