Hong Kong, (October 11, 2025) – The South China Morning Post (SCMP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Indonesia) to create a platform for dialogue among business leaders of Indonesia, Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong.
This collaboration will combine SCMP’s editorial expertise, convening power and international readership, as well as Kadin Indonesia’s extensive network of over 30,000 member companies and 200 business guilds.
Catherine So, CEO, South China Morning Post, stated, “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. We are eager to foster a trusted, mutually beneficial platform among Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland and Indonesian companies, and we look forward to bringing our flagship China Conference and other initiatives to Indonesia in the coming year.”
Zuraidah Ibrahim, Executive Managing Editor, South China Morning Post, added, “Our journalists have worked hard to develop the SCMP 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.”
As part of this partnership, SCMP and Kadin Indonesia will host the flagship “China Conference: Southeast Asia” in Jakarta in early 2026, marking its debut in Indonesia.
Established in 1968, Kadin Indonesia is the dominant association of enterprises. Anindya Bakrie, Chairman, Kadin Indonesia, highlighted the significance of this strategic collaboration. “We look forward to harnessing the Asean-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Area, supporting China’s Apec leadership next year, and welcoming business leaders to the China Conference: Southeast Asia 2026 in Jakarta. Asia is the world’s growth engine, and stronger ties between Indonesia-Asean and Hong Kong-Greater China will create new opportunities for our businesses and our people. Through this [accord] with the SCMP, Kadin Indonesia is proud to strengthen the investment and trade corridor between our regions, turning shared insights into shared prosperity.”
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The South China Morning Post is a leading global news organisation that has reported on China and Asia for over 120 years. Founded in 1903, the SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing staff of correspondents in Asia and across the globe. The SCMP has received hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence from prestigious organisations such as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. The SCMP also publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.
