Post signs pact with Kadin Indonesia to set up platform for events, dialogue to foster trade
The South China Morning Post has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, or Kadin Indonesia, to establish a platform for dialogue between the business leaders of Indonesia and the Chinese mainland, including Hong Kong.
The Post, which has been covering China from Hong Kong since its first front page was published in November 1903, will leverage its editorial authority, convening power and international readership, while Kadin Indonesia will mobilise the nation’s business leadership and provide access to its network of enterprises.
The two parties will be equal partners in advancing a range of initiatives, according to the memorandum that was signed on Saturday in Jakarta. The two parties are in active talks to curate a list of topics and speakers for the Post’s flagship “China Conference: Southeast Asia” to be held in Jakarta – the first time for the annual event in Indonesia – in early 2026, said the Post’s Executive Managing Editor Zuraidah Ibrahim.
“Through this strategic collaboration with Kadin Indonesia, we aim to bring valuable insights into the dynamics between China and Indonesia to our global readers, while forging meaningful connections with this region’s key business leaders,” said Catherine So, CEO of the Post. “We are eager to foster a trusted, mutually beneficial platform among Hong Kong, mainland Chinese and Indonesian companies, and we look forward to bringing the Post’s flagship China Conference and other initiatives to Indonesia in the coming year.”
The Post’s 2025 China Conference: Southeast Asia in Kuala Lumpur, attended by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (centre), former Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (fifth right), Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz (fifth left), Malaysia’s Minister of Transport Anthony Loke (fourth left), and Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong, on February 17, 2025. Photo: SCMP
The expansion by the Post into Southeast Asia underscores a push by Hong Kong’s sole English-language broadsheet newspaper to serve the needs of its worldwide readership at a time of closer trade and investment links between the region and the Chinese mainland.
“Our journalists have worked hard to develop the Post as a trusted voice delivering credible coverage of Southeast Asia as well as the region’s ties with China, and we see this initiative as one marker of our success,” Zuraidah said.
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