Indonesia's BRICS membership is expected to boost growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, enabling the country to serve as a role model for other ASEAN members keen on joining a growing bloc that focuses on the Global South, analysts said.

Indonesia will expand its existing defence partnerships and step up its handling of strategic issues impacting its sovereignty, including maritime security and the safety of sea passage and fisheries,

Foreign minister Sugiono outlined Jakarta's diplomatic agenda that included peaceful conflict resolution and continued support for Gaza Indonesia will expand its existing defence partnerships and step up its handling of strategic issues impacting its sovereignty,

Indonesia has announced plans to expand existing defence partnerships and step up its handling of strategic issues that could have an impact on its sovereignty. Foreign Minister Sugiono says Jakarta will continue to advocate for the completion of a code of conduct on the South China Sea between ASEAN and China,

Malaysia's trade ministry said it has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, originating or exported from China and Indonesia. The anti-dumping duties range from 6.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise in the region.

"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.

Indonesia on Monday officially joined the BRICS bloc of developing nations, marking a significant expansion of the group's global influence.

The statement also came as the government’s attempt to dismiss worries that its BRICS membership could put Jakarta’s trade ties with the US.

The Ministry of Defense welcomed a military visit from China on Friday, January 10, 2025, aimed to boost relations between both countries.

Brazil, as the BRICS chair this year, released a statement announcing that Indonesia has become a full member of BRICS, which received wide attention from the international community.

Southeast Asia’s equity capital markets reached a grim milestone in 2024, as IPO activity plunged to its lowest in nearly a decade, reflecting the headwinds battering global markets: high interest rates, volatile geopolitics and subdued investor confidence.