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 Indonesia |  South Korea |
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| Embassy of Indonesia, Seoul | Korean Embassy, Jakarta |
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| AmbassadorCecep Herawan | Ambassador (Vacant) |
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Indonesia andSouth Korea established diplomatic relations on 18 September 1973.[1] Both countries share a common vision, values and the will to contribute to the international community asmiddle powers.[2][3] Both countries are members ofG-20 andAPEC. South Korea has an embassy inJakarta and Indonesia has an embassy inSeoul. According to a 2014BBC World Service Poll, 48% of Indonesians view South Korea's influence positively, with 27% expressing a negative view.[4] TheChinese Indonesian merchantChen Yanxiang visited Korea between the 1390s and the 1410s, the first major contact between the two nations.[5]
Fast growing trade and investment enabled the two governments to agree on a strategic partnership in 2006.[3] Indonesia and South Korea have invested in multiple joint military development projects, including theKFX/IFX fighter jet.[6] South Korean firm Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is in final contract negotiations to supply Indonesia with three Type-209 submarines. This will be the largest ever bilateral defense deal, valued at US$1.1 billion.[7]
In 2012, there were about 38,000Indonesian citizens living in South Korea.[8]
In the past, the relations were only developed around trade and investments, such as the forestry and garment sectors. Today the cooperation has been expanded to a number of mega projects and advanced industries. With US$27 billion in bilateral trade, South Korea became the fourth biggest trading partner of Indonesia in 2012. It became the third-biggest foreign investor in Indonesia, with US$1.94 billion in investment.[3]
There are large numbers of South Korean companies that have been investing and operating in Indonesia, such as Miwon (Daesang Corporation),Lotte, Yong Ma,Hankook,Samsung,LG,Kia andHyundai. In 2011, Hankook announced a US$353 million investment into a production plant located in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia.[9]
In 2019, trade between Indonesia and South Korea was worth $15.65 billion, and between 2015 and 2019 South Korean companies invested nearly $7 billion in Indonesia. In December 2020, Indonesia and South Korea signed theIndonesia–Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. It is equivalent to afree trade agreement, though focuses on a broader scope of economic cooperation. Under the deal, Indonesia will scrap 94.8% of tariffs on South Korean products while South Korea will scrap 95.8% of tariffs on Indonesian products.[10][11][12]In May 2023, the central banks of South Korea and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding to promote bilateral trade innational currencies, moving away from theUS dollar as an intermediary. They said in a joint statement that the step is expected to help South Korean and Indonesian corporations to lower transaction costs and exposure to exchange rate risks.[13][14]
Korea and Indonesia have been engaged in a variety of public diplomacy, with exchanges between local governments being the first. Local government public diplomacy, which began in 1961, increased rapidly in the 2000s, centered on friendly exchange projects, and entered a maturity period through the Park Geun Hyen government, which established customized public diplomacy projects there, the Moon Jae Inn government, which enacted the Public Diplomacy Act, and the Moon Jae Inn government, which sought to harmonize autonomy and international cooperation.[1]
Korean companies' investment and expansion in Indonesia also began in the 1960s, and it is encouraging that more Korean companies are gradually fulfilling their responsibilities as members of Indonesian society, free from the economic motives of cost reduction and market development. However, it is necessary to investigate how much Korean companies can respond to sensitive issues such as climate change and carbon neutrality that the Indonesian government is interested in.[2]
Popular South Korean culture are well known in Indonesia, which includeKorean dramas andK-pop. K-pop has become a thing among Indonesian people since the second generation of Kpop. Numerous K-pop performances, such asSMTown Live World Tour III andMusic Bank World Tour, have been performed in Indonesia. The first K-pop concert in Indonesia was held in 2010 duringIndonesia-Korea Week, where the group that attended wasSHINee. Seeing the potential and enthusiasm of fans at that time,SM Entertainment brought back their artists 2 years later, in 2012 SMTown Concert succeeded fillingGelora Bung Karno in Jakarta with50,000 people.
Among the top 10 most searched songs by Indonesians in 2020, three were Korean singers, and Korean dramas, including "Squid Game" and "Wise Doctor Life," were also very popular. In addition, according to the Indonesian Business Center of the Korea Creative Content Agency, Korean food culture, including ramen, chicken, and tteokbokki, has already become part of Indonesians' daily lives. In response, the Korean Cultural Center in Indonesia, along with the Korean Embassy and the Korean Association, visited five major cities in Java in 2019 by food trucks Jawa, a Korean friend, came to Java). In addition, the concert, co-hosted by the Western Java government and the Korean Association in 2022, was highly praised by the governor and leading presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo (Baskhara 2022).[3]
TheKorea Tourism Organization, or KTO, office was opened by the Indonesian government in Jakarta to promote bilateral collaboration and facilitate Indonesians' access to information about South Korea. It's in Central Jakarta, specifically in Sudirman. Whilst the Office of theKorean Cultural Centre, located in Senayan, South Jakarta, was likewise founded by the South Korean government. The Korean Culture Centre was officially opened and launched by South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Kim Young-sun. He also noted that the building of the KCC was a reaction to Indonesians' strong interest inHallyu.[15]
Indonesian volleyball playerMegawati Pertiwi, gained notoriety for playing inJKJ Red Sparks women's team from 2024 to 2025.
PresidentChun Doo Hwan visited Indonesia in July 1981, and in the next year PresidentSoeharto visited South Korea in October 1982. In November 1988 PresidentRoh Tae Woo visited Indonesia. PresidentKim Young Sam visited Indonesia in November 1994. Indonesian PresidentAbdurrahman Wahid visited South Korea twice in 2000, on February and on October, and in the same year, PresidentKim Dae Jung visited Indonesia in November. PresidentMegawati Soekarnoputri visited South Korea in March 2002.
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited South Korea during an APEC Summit in November 2005. In December 2006, PresidentRoh Moo Hyun visited Indonesia to sign a Joint Strategic Partnership between Indonesia and South Korea. President Yudhoyono visited Korea as a state guest in March 2012 and PresidentLee Myung-bak visited Bali to attend the Bali Democracy Forum in November 2012.
The first lady of South Korea,Kim-Keon-hee visited the Korean Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia in September 2023. She shows her support for the Indonesian efforts to promote Korean Culture that related toHallyu. The attendees received souvenirs as gifts from her supporting Busan's bid to host the 2023 World Expo.[16]
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