China and Indonesia trade ties get boost

Indonesia and China are seeing solid progress in their bilateral economic cooperation, with the ties helping bolster expectations that Southeast Asia's largest economy will become a trading hub for the region, an expo forum heard in Jakarta on Thursday.

The remarks were made at a gathering during the 8th China Homelife Trade Show, which opened in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday and runs through Saturday.

Key speakers at the forum included Luo Jie, vice-chairman and secretary of the China Sporting Goods Federation, and Vinsensius Jemadu, deputy for tourism products and events organization at Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.