Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (rght) welcomes Chairman of the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy (CIIDS) Zheng Bijian at the presidential office in Jakarta, Monday.

President hopes Indonesia and China contribute to peace

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had expressed hope that the country's bilateral relations with China would continue to grow to contribute to peace and order in the region.   "We hope the partnership and cooperation between Indonesia and China will become a part of the solution for peace and welfare in the region," he said when receiving...

Two cargo ships loaded with nickle are harbouring in Morowali, West Sumatra. Chinese investor will pour investment worth 1.6 billion USD in an investment project with PT Aneka Tambang, the state-controlled gold and nickel miner. (illustration)

Chinese investors eyes Indonesian minerals

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Chinese investor will pour investment worth 1.6 billion USD in an investment project with PT Aneka Tambang, the state-controlled gold and nickel miner. In Eastern Indonesia, China also eyes Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Maluku. "There will be a memorandum of understanding berween the two governments to build industrial zone, particularly in eastern Indonesia which has sources of mineral,"...