1 min read – Is TikTok a Kingmaker in Indonesia’s Election ? It looks like it is, read below to see how. Prabowo Subianto is the favorite candidate to win

2 min read – How is your French? Do you know how to say “stagecoach” in French? ➡ Diligence   The most famous stagecoach was the Concord model, developed by Abbot

2min30 read – I bought a nice car recently. My nephew saw it and loved it, he is 6 years old. Impressed by the car, he eagerly wanted to go

4 min read –   The first time I heard the expression “in a timely manner” was in one of my first business trips to India, in the early 2010s.

2 min read – In a remote Borneo village, Fatimah is looking for the perfect 👠 wedding shoes. No need for hour-long 🛶 boat rides to markets anymore. Now, Shopee

– 1,5 min read – The world’s third-largest democracy goes to the ballot box on 😍 Valentine’s Day 2024. The latest reports and trends on the 2024 Indonesian Presidential elections

2 min read – In Kalimantan province, construction🏗 is underway for Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara. This monumental project, started in 2020, is known as IKN, short for Ibu Kota

1,5 min read – The 32nd International Manufacturing Machinery, Equipment, Materials Exhibition is happening in Jakarta from 6 to 9 December 2023. This exhibition covers Industrial Automation and Logistics, Machine Tools,

2 min read – Which hand should you use when giving your business card in a) Indonesia? b) India? c) China? Understanding cultural nuances is crucial in business. While a

2 min read – When you conduct business abroad, you sometimes engage a local business partner. You are the Principal; the local partner is the Agent.   You want your

2 min read – Corruption is a challenging concept to define. It’s as elusive as love, trust, or morality, with each person having their own interpretation. Pramoedya Ananta Toer is

2 min read – In the push for decarbonization and the transition to electrified transportation, Nickel has emerged as a key metal in batteries. Indonesia, having the world’s biggest reserves

1 min read –  Inalum is Indonesia’s only state-owned primary aluminium plant, also called a smelter. It produces about 270 thousand metric tons of pure metal per year. The original

2 min read – What is the difference between traditional Consultants and Interim Managers? Everybody who has worked in a big corporation has already seen Consultants. They are usually the

1,5 min read – Local Content Requirement, or LCR, is a regulation aiming to boost the national economy by requiring imported products to have a part of their content made

1 min read –  In the previous post we have seen the theory of the Blue Ocean strategy. Let us now look at this concept practically with two examples. B2B Indonesia is

1 min read – It is annoying when people give up before even trying. In business, some companies think they have no chance to compete in the Asian markets. They associate

1 min read – On 10/10/2023 La French Tech Indonesia will hold its annual summit in Jakarta. An event aiming to foster innovation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing within the Tech ecosystem,

1 min read –  TikTok, the popular video app owned by China’s ByteDance, is making strategic moves in Southeast Asia. In some countries, Tiktok faces challenges : it was banned

1 min read – Indonesia will elect a new president in February 2024. It is an exciting time as current President Jokowi’s term comes to an end and discussions about

1 min read –  Among the several raw materials that shape ceramics, none is more iconic than kaolin clay. It possesses unique properties, including a fine particle size and high

1 min read –  Did you know that the global ceramics market is valued at 250 billion USD in 2023 ? It is projected to grow to 360 billion USD

1 min read – Last month, The Economist published an unusual and pleasant article on France’s economic hidden successes. Unusual because we see UK praising France and a journalist writing

1 min read – On this beautiful French national day, CINTASIA is thrilled to announce that we are now, from today official partner of Team France Export (TFE) in Indonesia.