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.

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,

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,

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

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.

"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.

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

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.

PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) has announced an increase in the daily schedule for its Whoosh high-speed train to 62 trips.

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.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is deeply invested in areas of his interest but the policies that fall outside are unlikely to get much of a look-in, says this journalist who covers Southeast Asia politics.